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TheGreat Master (Japanese:山伏Yamabusi) is anadvanced infantryclass that debuted inFire Emblem Fates. It is aHoshido-aligned class and is aclass change option for theMonk. Great Masters augment their support skills withrods with the ability to fight withnaginata.
Stats
Base stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fates | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | -- |  E E |
Maximum stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fates | 55 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 8 | -- | B A |
Miscellaneous data
| Game | Tier | Movement type | Weakness | Experience | CRP | Gold | Vision | Weight mod. | Capacity | Size | Unit type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fates | Advanced | Mages | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Class growth rates
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fates | 10/85% | 15/50% | 5/50% | 5/50% | 15/55% | 15/30% | 10/40% | 10/50% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Class skills
| Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Fates |  Renewal | Learned fromlevel 5 and up. |
| Fates |  Countermagic | Learned fromlevel 15 and up. |
Class change
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Monk | Using a Master Seal after reachinglevel 10. |  Onmyoji or  Great Master |
| Promotion choice criteria: The player may freely choose. | ||
Notable enemy Great Masters
| Enemy units | |
|---|---|
| Name | Game |
| Azama | Fates |
| Enemy Great Master units in theFire Emblem series. | |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Fates | Hoshidan. An enlightened monk who uses both rods and naginata. | 白夜の兵種。荒行の末に悟りを得た者。 祓串で仲間を癒やし、薙刀で敵を討つ。 |
Trivia
- The Great Master is one of only two explicitly male-only Hoshido classes, the other being the Monk.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Great Master | "Great Master" (大師dàshī in Mandarin Chinese, ordaishi in Japanese) is astyle used when addressing Buddhist monks. |
| Japanese | 山伏 | Officially romanized asYamabusi. Ayamabushi (literally, "one who bows on the mountain") is a Japanese monk of theShugendō religion who lives a solitary hermit life in the mountains of Japan. In addition to their role as holy men,yamabushi also trained in martial arts to further themselves both physically and spiritually, and are known to have participated as warriors in major historic battles of the Sengoku period. |
| Spanish | Gran maestre | Great master |
| French | Grand maître | Great master |
| German | Erzmeister | Archmaster |
| Italian | Sommo maestro | Greatest master |
| Korean | 도사 | Great Master |
Gallery
The generic Great Master portrait inFates.
References
See also
 | This article is part ofProject Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in theFire Emblem series. |
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