TheDeathgoyle (Japanese:デスガーゴイルDeathgargoyle orバルログBalrog) is an enemy-exclusivemonsterclass which was introduced inFire Emblem Gaiden (although they were not a separate class from Gargoyles inGaiden) and so far only appears in it, its remakeEchoes: Shadows of Valentia, andThe Sacred Stones. They are a species of flying,lance orscythe-wielding reptilian monster and are a magically-enhanced variant of theGargoyle monster species. They are classified as anadvanced class and the"promoted" version of the Gargoyle. They tend to appear in the later parts of the games instead of regular Gargoyles, inGaiden appearing for a single map in Act 5.

As a flying class, Deathgoyles act as a monster equivalent of the playableFalcoknight,Wyvern Knight, andWyvern Lord classes. They have highstrength,speed, anddefense, and with their highmovement and ability to fly without being hindered byterrain, they are adept at quickly closing in and swarming the player's army in numbers. However, inThe Sacred Stones, their nature as a flying class makes them vulnerable tobows and theWind Sword. Additionally, since they have lowresistance, they are easily defeated bymagic.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
The Sacred Stones	23	8	--	5	8	0	9	1	7	11	A
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	34	15	--	11	16	0	10	10	7	--

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
The Sacred Stones	60	27	--	25	23	30	28	22	15	25	S

Miscellaneous data

Class growth rates

Class skills

InEchoes: Shadows of Valentia, Deathgoyles are equipped with passiveskills that mark them as promotedTerror units, as well asflying units.

Class change

Gaiden

Base class
Gargoyle

The Sacred Stones

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Gargoyle	Promotion defined, but no item assigned.	Deathgoyle

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Base class
Deathgoyle

Flavor text

Trivia

• InFire Emblem Gaiden,gargoyles (including deathgoyles) are depicted as wielding scythes in their battle sprites, despite that scythes do not exist as a properweapon type in that game, or in any other game in theFire Emblem series. Thescythe becomes their monster weapon of choice inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
• InFire Emblem Gaiden, the Deathgoyle does not exist as a class; all Deathgoyles are genericGargoyles, with Deathgoyle being the units' names. This trait is shared with theLich andEntombed; their differing palette is a result of all Deathgoyles having alevel greater than 9.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Deathgoyle fromEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Portraits

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  The generic Deathgoyle portrait inThe Sacred Stones.
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  The generic Deathgoyle portrait inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Screenshots

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  A Deathgoyle as it appears in battle inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Cipher artwork

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  A Deathgoyle in artwork ofLyon.

References

See also

• Gargoyle

This article is part ofProject Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in theFire Emblem series.