Horses (Japanese:馬horse) are a species of animal widely domesticated byhumans, both in theFire Emblem series andin real life, for use as steeds for a variety of purposes. InFire Emblem games, horses primarily appear as combat mounts used by a variety of mountedclasses, although they also appear as a class of their own inFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.

Characteristics

Physical appearance

The horses of theFire Emblem series are identical to their real-world counterparts: they are large, four-legged, hoofed mammals with distinct snouts, covered in a coat of short hair save for their long manes and tails. They come in a variety of hair colors, including brown, black, gray, gold and white; the coloration and appearance of horses also varies by region, as noted by howGonzalez - aWestern Isles native - commented toDayan, aSacaen, that his horse is of an unfamiliar color.^[1] Horses possess significant strength and stamina, which is the primary reason for their domestication and use by humans.

InFire Emblem, horses are closely related topegasi, a species of winged horse-like creatures which are also widely used as steeds by humans. The exact relationship between the two species does not appear to be known in-universe, and it is uncertain whether pegasus evolved from horses by developing wings or vice versa.^[2]

Notable horses

There are currently three explicitly named horses in the series, much fewer thanwyverns or pegasi.

• Bonnie (Japanese:ボニーBonnie):Beck's horse inNew Mystery of the Emblem.
• Avel (Japanese:アヴェルAvel):Sophie's horse inFates.
• Dorte (Japanese:ドルテDorte): a horse cared for byMarianne inThree Houses.

Horse-mounted classes

Thirty-eightclasses have used horses as mounts throughout theFire Emblem series.

Class data

Horses exist as an individual class only inFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. The class's sole appearance in the course of the game is inPart III, Chapter 3, where a small number of NPC horses are locked up in pens at the start of the chapter. As part of the chapter's objective, the player is encouraged to have theGreil Mercenaries release the horses to run amok in theBegnion senators' camp, and at the chapter's end the player will receive 100-200bonus experience points for every horse to survive the chapter.

The horses themselves have negligible stats and are incapable of attacking on their own.

Base stats

Max stats

Miscellaneous data

Game	Tier	Movement type	Weakness	Experience	CRP	Gold	Vision	Weight mod.	Capacity	Size	Unit type
Radiant Dawn	Base	Cavalry	Mounted	--	--	--	3	+0	15	--	--

Class growth rates

Class change

Radiant Dawn

Flavor text

Trivia

• InPath of Radiance, horses' forelegs bend the wrong way in battle animations. This appears to be an animation error instead of an in-universe trait of the species.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  Artwork of aGold Knight's horse fromThe Complete.
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  Artwork of aCavalier's horse fromThe Complete.
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  Artwork ofAbel, a Cavalier, and his horse fromShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
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  Artwork ofCain, a Cavalier, and his horse fromShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
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  Artwork ofFinn, aLance Knight, riding his horse fromThracia 776.
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  Artwork ofGlade, aDuke Knight, riding his horse fromThracia 776.
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  Artwork ofAlen, a Cavalier, and his horse fromThe Binding Blade.
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  Artwork ofLance, a Cavalier, and his horse fromThe Binding Blade.
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  Artwork ofSue, aNomad, riding her horse fromThe Binding Blade.
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  Artwork ofSin, a Nomad, riding his horse fromThe Binding Blade.
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  Artwork ofDayan, aNomadic Trooper, with his horse fromThe Binding Blade.
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  Artwork ofRath, a Nomad, with his horse fromThe Blazing Blade.
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  Artwork ofSain, a Cavalier, riding his horse fromThe Blazing Blade.
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  Artwork ofSeth, aPaladin, riding his horse fromThe Sacred Stones.
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  Artwork ofDuessel, aGreat Knight, riding his horse fromThe Sacred Stones.
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  Artwork ofOscar, a Lance Knight, with his horse fromPath of Radiance.
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  Artwork ofKieran, anAxe Knight, riding his horse fromPath of Radiance.
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  Artwork ofAstrid, aBow Knight, with her horse fromPath of Radiance.
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  Artwork ofMakalov, aSword Knight, with his horse fromPath of Radiance.
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  Artwork ofGeoffrey, a Paladin, riding his horse fromPath of Radiance.
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  Artwork ofRenning, a Gold Knight, riding his horse fromRadiant Dawn.
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  A horse fromFódlan appearing inWarriors: Three Hopes.

References

See also

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