| Icon | Name | Description | Weapon(s) | Promotion |
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Villager | Common village folk with poor combat abilities |  |
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Cavalier | Soldiers who race across battlefields on their steed |  |
Paladin |
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Paladin | Experienced Cavaliers who can handle any battlefield | |
Gold Knight |
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Gold Knight | Glorious knights who possess exceptional mobility | |
Skogul * |
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Soldier | Basic foot-soldiers who carry a lance into combat | |
Knight |
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Knight | Fortified foot-soldiers who excel on the front-lines | |
Baron |
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Baron | Boasts overpowering attack and unrivaled defence | |
Spartan * |
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Mercenary | Hired swords who make battlefields their home | |
Myrmidon |
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Myrmidon | Masters of the sword who possess great skill | |
Dread Fighter |
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Dread Fighter | Possesses impressive abilities and a resistance to magic | |
Villager, Yasha * |
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Archer | Bow-wielding soldiers that can attack from a distance |  |
Sniper |
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Sniper | Archers that can confidently attack from great distances | |
Bow Knight |
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Bow Knight | Riders who possess both exceptional range and mobility | |
Oliphantier * |
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Fighter | A foot-soldier with extremely well-rounded stats | |
Hero |
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Hero | A hero known far and wide; can wield swords and bows | |
Conqueror * |
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Mage | Wielders of Black Magic who can unleash powerful spells |  |
Sage (M), Priestess (F) |
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Sage | A magnificent wielder of advanced magic spells |  |
Guru * |
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Pegasus Knight | Highly mobile knights who fight astride pegasi | |
Falcon Knight |
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Falcon Knight | Sacred knights with the ability to banish Terrors | |
Harrier * |
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Cleric | Maidens dedicated to the gods; can wield White Magic | |
Saint |
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Saint | Purehearted maidens who possess great healing abilities | |
Exemplar * |
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Priestess | A beautiful mage fighter dedicated to the gods | |
Princess (Celica), Enchantress * |
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Princess | The Princess of Zofia; rightful inheritor of the crown | |
Rigain * |
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Boy/Girl | Common village children | |
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* DLC only
Overclasses (DLC)
| Icon | Name | Description | Weapon(s) | Promotion |
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Skogul | One who has mastered the path of a honorable knight | |
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Spartan | One who has mastered the path of an armored knight | |
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Harrier | A maiden who has mastered the path of an airborne knight | |
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Enchantress | A maiden who has mastered the path of a mage fighter | |
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Exemplar | A maiden who has mastered the path of a holy servant | |
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Yasha | One who has mastered the path of a mystical warrior | |
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Oliphantier | One who has mastered the path of a bow knight | |
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Guru | One who has mastered the path of wisdom. | |
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Rigain | A maiden who has awakened to the path of benevolence | |
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Conqueror | One who has awakened to the path of conquest | |
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NPC-only (amiibo)
| Icon | Name | Description | Weapon(s) |
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Lord (Marth) | A valiant leader who commands armies to battle | |
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Hero (Ike) | A skilled swordsman hailed as a national hero | |
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Lord (Lucina) | A valiant leader who commands armies to battle | |
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Tactician (Robin) | A wise tactician that can also wield swords and magic | |
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Lord (Roy) | A valiant leader who commands armies to battle | |
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Lord (Corrin) | A valiant leader who commands armies to battle | |
Enemy-only
| Icon | Name | Description | Weapon(s) |
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Fiend | Knights from the demon realm with fearsome strength | |
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Brigand | Barbaric thugs who cause mayhem with their axes |  |
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Arcanist | Vile sorcerers who harness fiendish magic | |
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Cantor | High-ranking sorcerers within the Church of Duma | |
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Witch | Tragic women sacrificed to the Church of Duma | |
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Revenant | Corpses aroused from their graves via magic |  |
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Entombed | Highborn corpses aroused from their graves via magic | |
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Tomblord | Furious corpses of former heroes; full of experience | |
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Bonewalker | Skeletal warriors who linger eternally on the battlefield | |
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Lich | Ancient bones reanimated by foul sorcery | |
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Gargoyle | Statues with their own minds and capability of flight | |
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Deathgoyle | Bronze statues with their own minds and capability of flight | |
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Necrodragon | Dragon corpses reanimated by magic; capable of flight | |
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White Dragon | Powerful dragon corpses reanimated by sorcery | |
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Mogall | Monsters that resemble eyeballs; can divide endlessly | |
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Fell God | Duma’s true dragon form | |
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Mila’s Servant | The ephemeral form of Mila’s Servant | |
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Duma’s Apostle | The ephemeral form of Duma’s Apostle | |
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Dracul | A mighty undead who resides in the dark abyss | |
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Titan | An ancient giant who endlessly roams the lands for survivors | |
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Garuda | A strange, shining bird that dispatches foes with speed | |
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Guardian | Knights who honour their mission since ancient times | |
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Vestal | A priestess sacrificed to the dark god during ancient times | |
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Fafnir | A gigantic dragon that has survived since ancient times | |
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Dagon | A rare dragon that lives in the water; apparently tasty | |
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Balor | A fearsome evil eye; said to be a demon god’s eye | |
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Deimos | The remains of a famous shaman; wields purging flames | |
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Fire Dragon | Fire-breathing dragons found all across Archanea | |
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Fell Dragon | A bringer of destruction born via ancient alchemy | |