TheFortress Knight (Japanese:フォートレスFortress) is anadvanced armoredclass which debuted inFire Emblem: Three Houses. It is the successor of the earlierArmored Knight class, acting as an equivalent to the series staple class, theGeneral.

Like the General, the Fortress Knight is defined by its near-impenetrabledefense andHP, granting them strong defensive capabilities at the cost of lowspeed and the lowestmovement. They additionally suffer from poorresistance, making them weak to magical attacks. Their offensive capabilities are respectable thanks to their decentstrength and proficiency withaxes, though this is hamstrung by their low speed making it difficult for them to makefollow-up attacks.

Unusually, there are two variants of the Fortress Knight present in the code ofThree Houses—a standard variant used by almost all Fortress Knights, and a weaker variant used only byGilbert and a lone generic enemy, both of whom use this variant inChapter 5. This second variant appears to correlate toChapter 5, where Gilbert is an NPC unit, and is likely used to allow him and the enemy to retain their appearance in the class, while preventing them from being too powerful.

Stats

Base stats

Miscellaneous data

Game	Tier	Movement type	Weakness	Experience	CRP	Gold	Vision	Weight mod.	Capacity	Size	Unit type
Three Houses	Advanced	Infantry	Armored	--	--	--	--	--	--	1	--

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Three Houses	30/50%	10/20%	0%	0%	−10/−30%	0%	15/60%	0/−20%	5%	--	--	+2 +3 +3
Three Houses (Chapter 5 variant)	30%	20%	0%	0%	-30%	0%	50%	-20%	0%	--	--	+2 +3 +3
Warriors: Three Hopes	25%	15%	0%	0%	0%	0%	30%	0%	5%	--	--	--

Class modifiers

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Three Houses	Axefaire	Innate.
Three Houses	Weight -5	Innate.
Three Houses	Pavise	Class mastery. (150 class Exp required)
Warriors: Three Hopes	Impregnable	Innate.
Warriors: Three Hopes	Lance Buster Lv 3	Innate.

Class change

Three Houses

Base class	Certification requirements	Advanced class
Any class	Level 20 Advanced Seal B, B	Fortress Knight
This class is available for any unit.

Warriors: Three Hopes

Beginner class	Method	Intermediate class	Method	Advanced class	Method	Master class
Fighter	Using anIntermediate Seal after mastering Fighter.	Armored Knight	Using anAdvanced Seal after mastering Armored Knight.	Fortress Knight	Using aMaster Seal after mastering Fortress Knight.	Great Knight

Playable Fortress Knights

Playable units
Name	Game
Gilbert	Three Houses
Edelgard	Three Houses
Playable Fortress Knight units in theFire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Fortress Knights

Enemy units
Name	Game
Gilbert	Three Houses
Dedue	Three Houses,Warriors: Three Hopes
Duke Aegir	Warriors: Three Hopes
Enemy Fortress Knight units in theFire Emblem series.

Notable NPC Fortress Knights

Other units
Name	Game
Gilbert	Three Houses,Warriors: Three Hopes
Dedue	Three Houses
Neutral Fortress Knight units in theFire Emblem series.

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Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Portraits

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  The generic male Fortress Knight portrait inThree Houses.
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  The generic female Fortress Knight portrait inThree Houses.
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  The generic male Fortress Knight portrait inWarriors: Three Hopes.
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  The generic female Fortress Knight portrait inWarriors: Three Hopes.

Screenshots

• 
  A third army Fortress Knight inThree Houses.
• 
  Hilda as a Fortress Knight inThree Houses.

Cipher artwork

• 
  Artwork ofEdelgard as a Fortress Knight.

See also

• Baron
• General

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