The Lord is a class that debuted in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

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What is the significance of the color blue in the design of many Lords in Fire Emblem?

Blue is a key design feature in many Fire Emblem Lords, often seen in their attire and hair. This design aspect has diversified with time, as seen in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade's trio of Lords - Lyn, Eliwood, and Hector. Notably, some Lords like Celica in Fire Emblem: Awakening and Edelgard and Claude in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, break this blue design tradition.

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What are some common aesthetic similarities among the Lords in Fire Emblem?

Fire Emblem Lords typically wear capes and prominently feature the color blue in their attire and hair. Over time, their designs have diversified, as seen in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade with Lords Lyn, Eliwood, and Hector differing greatly in appearance and gameplay. Lords generally start with adequate stats, improving significantly due to solid growth rates and their availability from the game's onset.

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Who are some of the most notable Lords in the Fire Emblem series?

Notable Lords in the Fire Emblem series include Marth, Eliwood, Nanna, Eyvel, Dagdar, Roy, Lilina, Wolt, Lyn, Hector, Ephraim, Eirika, Seth, Ike, and Edelgard. These characters, either starting as Lords or promoted to the class, play central roles in the narrative. Lords, available from the game's start, exhibit solid growth rates and become exceptionally strong.

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How does the Lord class in Fire Emblem differ from other classes?

The Lord class in Fire Emblem distinguishes itself as the personal class of key characters like Seliph, Leif, and Roy, primarily wielding swords. It can advance into various classes, including Knight Lord, Prince, and Master Lord. In Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, the Lord class varies for each protagonist: Lyn's class mirrors the Myrmidon class, Eliwood's class advances to the Knight Lord class, and Hector's class is the first Lord to wield axes.

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What is the role of the Lord class in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light?

The Lord class in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light is exclusive to Marth. It uses swords, including the legendary Falchion, as its main weapon. This class does not have the ability to promote in this game. It was first introduced in this series and serves a supporting role to the main characters.

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Overview

The Lord class is a class found in most entries in the Fire Emblem series, and is frequently a class reserved for the game's lead character or characters, either as their starting class or as their promotion class. The very first lord in the franchise was Marth, the protagonist of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

In general, fans of the series often refer to the lead characters of each entry as a Lord, regardless of whether or not the character is ever a member of that class. In more recent entries, particularly since Fire Emblem Fates, the Lord class has been largely de-emphasized, with the games' respective lead characters adopting personal classes more specifically tailored to them, while prominent secondary leads may adopt the Lord class instead.

Combat

The Lord class has had varying starting stats and stat growths throughout the Fire Emblem series, making each Lord generally unique. Most Lords are required to be be brought into all chapter fights where they are available to be used. Lords are consistently among the best units of the game with good starting stats and solid growths as they are mandatory for most, if not all story battles. They tend to be all-rounder style units with balanced offensive and defensive growth, leading to even averages in final stat allocations. Some Lords may have more specialized growths such as Lyn having higher growths in Speed and Skill/Dexterity compared to Hector, who in turn has higher Strength and Defense than her.

As the central character for each game's narrative, the Lord must survive every single chapter for the story to progress. This does mean that they cannot be used recklessly nor can they be sacrificed to win a battle. Should a Lord or a Lord-equivalent unit fall in battle, these are automatic Game Overs unless a Turn Rewinding mechanic is available. The sole exception to this rule is Lucina. This restriction even applies to Casual Mode, where the Lord cannot have their HP depleted at all, even though other character will retreat when such happens. Lords have unique functions in several games, such as being the only unit capable of Seizing objectives or are one of, if not the only, unit capable of Talking to most units for Recruitment. Later titles also tied access to the Convoy though the Lord equivalent character. As the main protagonist(s) of each game, some final bosses, such as Medeus and Ashera, require specifically the Lord character to defeat them in order to end the game.

Swords are generally the weapon of choice for the Lord class and their equivalents. Some Lords specialize in other weapons such as Hector and Edelgard who use Axes, Ephraim and Dimitri who use Lances, and Claude who uses Bows. Additionally, Rowan and Lianna can use Staves, but Warriors does not treat these as weapons. Also, all Lords usually start out with, or acquire at some point in the story, a powerful weapon that can only be used by them. These weapons usually play an important role in the story or are a necessity to take down the main antagonist of the game.

In Three Houses, the Lord Class is an intermediate class whose growth strengths are Swords, Lances, and Authority, thus Dimitri has the strongest advantage in this class when preparing him for his unique Lord Promotions. Nonetheless, Edelgard and Claude can use it to help with their Authority growths to strengthen their Battalions when attempting to transition them into their unique promotions or higher level classes that use Swords or Lances.

Uniform

The Lord class has varied appearances throughout the franchise as they are unique costuming for the protagonist. Almost all wear regal clothing, but have practical medium armor in the form of breastplates, light pauldrons, and sometimes armor on their gloves and boots. Another common trait are the fact that they wear capes.

There are exceptions to this general design, most notably in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade as Hector wears much heavier armor, though retains the same regal attire and the cape. Lyn especially heavily deviates as she wears no metal armor whatsoever and lacks a cape.

A common marker of the Lord of the game is the integration of the color blue into their design as it is the Player Unit colors. It is usually present in their clothing such as Leif and Roy. Some have Blue colored hair only like Ike and Eirika. Some even have both like Marth and Ephraim. Even in the Lord-equivalent classes for the "Lord" character of each game retains these traits such as Micaiah having a blue scarf and hair ribbon, Corrin having a Blue Cape, and Alear having half blue hair and blue cape. There are three exceptions to the blue color integration however as Celica, Edelgard, and Claude all lack blue in their uniforms.

History in the Series

Historically, most characters of the Lord class are either the main protagonist or otherwise central to the game's narrative. Characters may begin the game as Lords, such as Marth and Eliwood, but it has also appeared as a promotion class for characters like Ike or Edelgard. However, not all games feature the Lord class. Fire Emblem Gaiden, the second game in the series, was the first to not include it. Out of the seventeen main series games, twelve include at least one lead character of the Lord class. Engage features two characters with the Lord class, however they are not the leading protagonists.

Among fans of the franchise, Lord is also used as a general term for the lead protagonist of each game. Most notably, should a "Lord" character die at any point, it triggers an automatic Game Over or forces the player to trigger the Turn Rewinding mechanic if present. Characters who are generally considered "Lord" characters, in that they meet these criteria without either starting as or promoting into a Lord, are Alm, Celica, Sigurd, Micaiah, Corrin, Byleth, and Alear. Instead of the Lord class, these characters tend to have a unique class that only they have or only available to a very specific other individual.

While most games make clear who are the lead protagonists and fit the fan defined definition of a Lord, even when they do not have the class itself, some key playable characters are debated as quasi exceptions. Elincia is sometimes considered a Lord in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn mainly due to the focus on her in Act II. Azura in Fire Emblem Fates is one of the largest contributors to all three routes on par with Corrin. Kris in Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem and Robin in Fire Emblem Awakening are leading deuteragonists of their respective games, but their roles in the stories are in support of the actual Lord wielding characters, Marth and Chrom respectively, who play much larger roles in the narrative, especially Marth.

Among the various versions of the "Lord" status, several consistent tropes appear among them. The most common is their preferential weapon selection with each iteration usually, and eventually, obtaining a powerful signature weapon, which in some games is treated as crucial to defeating their game's respective final boss. Most also have unique access to a weapon early-on in their game that deals effective damage against both Horseback and Armor units that only they can wield. The most common, since most wield swords, is the Rapier. For those who do not primarily wield swords, such as Hector, Ephraim, and Micaiah, they usually have a similar weapon within their preferred weapon type such as Wolf Beil, Reginleif, and Thani respectively.

From Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light to Awakening, the Lord class was a present class for a leading protagonist in each entry, save for the exceptions of Gaiden and Radiant Dawn. Starting from Fates, the Lord class has appeared less frequently for the lead characters. Corrin is a Nohr Prince/ss with no Lord promotion, Alm and Celica, as part of the remake of Gaiden, retained their original Fighter and Priestess classes respectively with no Lord class among their promotions. Byleth has no Lord class in their class set, and their unique class is the Enlightened One, but Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude do have the class and are considered the Lords of their respective routes. Finally, Alear is a Dragon Child, and the Lord class is instead given exclusively to Diamant and Alcryst, who do not play as important of a gameplay or narrative role as Lords prior to them.

Roles in Each Game

The Lord class was first introduced to the series in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, where it is the personal class of Marth. Unable to promote in this incarnation, the Lord class wields swords, including the legendary Falchion.

The Lord class is absent in Fire Emblem Gaiden and Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, and its role is instead replaced by the Fighter and Priestess classes. These two classes are assumed by Alm and Celica respectively, and promote into the Hero and Princess classes.

The Lord class returns in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, where it is again the personal class of Marth and is unable to promote.

In Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, the Lord class is known as the Junior Lord and is the personal class of Seliph. This version of the class wields swords, and promotes into the Knight Lord class when the requirements are met. The Knight Lord is also the base class for Sigurd, Seliph's father.

The Lord class is the personal class of Leif in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, again wielding swords. This incarnation of the class eventually promotes into the Prince class.

In Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, the Lord class is the personal class of Roy, who, like his predecessors before him, wields swords. The class eventually promotes into the Master Lord class when the requirements are met.

Three versions of the Lord class exist in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade for the game's three respective protagonists. Lyn's Lord class resembles the Myrmidon class mechanically. She wields swords and promotes into the Blade Lord class. Eliwood's Lord class is also a sword-wielding unit, but promotes into the Knight Lord class, becoming a mounted unit. Hector's Lord class wields axes, making him the first Lord to not use swords. He eventually promotes into the Great Lord class.

In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, there are again multiple versions of the Lord class, this time split between the twin sibling protagonists Eirika and Ephraim. Eirika uses swords, whereas Eiphraim uses lances. Both eventually promote into their own distinct versions of the Great Lord class.

In Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, the Lord class is the promoted form of the Ranger class, and is the personal class of Ike. This version of the class wields swords and is able to wield the legendary Ragnell.

In Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, there is no formal Lord class. Similar to Fire Emblem Gaiden, the protagonists feature their own unique classes, including Micaiah, a Light Mage, and Ike, a Hero.

In Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem, remakes of the Archanea Series, the Lord class is much the same as it was in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Mystery of the Emblem, wielding swords and unable to promote. These two games permit the Lord class to achieve a maximum level of 30 to compensate.

In Fire Emblem Awakening, the Lord class is the starting class of both Chrom and his daughter Lucina. They both wield swords, though the outfits and attack animations for both are unique. Both can promote into a Great Lord with a Master Seal. Regardless of who Chrom marries, Lucina's potential sibling will not inherit the Lord class.

In Fire Emblem Fates, the class appears only in a non-playable capacity. In the Before Awakening DLC chapter, Chrom appears as an NPC Lord Ally Unit.

In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the Lord class is again a promoted class. It is unique to the playable characters Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude, all of whom begin as the Noble class like many of the game's other player-characters. It is also the class of the non-player character Judith. The three house leaders may only promote into Lord if they pass the required Certification Exam with a D+ Level in Sword Skills and a C Rank in Authority. Because of the breadth of the branching promotion system, none of the three playable Lord candidates are ever obligated to promote or reclass into Lord.

In Fire Emblem Engage, like in Three Houses, the Lord class is not unique to the protagonist; in fact the Lord class isn't available to the protagonist at all. The Lord class is the starting class of Diamant and Alcryst; Diamant's version of the class uses swords while Alcryst's wields bows. The game will not result in a Game Over should either character run out of hit points.

In Fire Emblem Warriors, the Lord class is the base class for six different characters, making it the most common player-character class in the game. The class acts much the same as in main series titles, being an infantry class that wields swords in combat. The game's two leads, the Lords Rowan and Lianna can also use staves.

In Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, the Lord class, in contrast to both Three Houses and the original Fire Emblem Warriors, is a class that is assigned to only one person for the entirety of the game: Judith, who is an NPC largely tied to the Golden Wildfire route. The class as usual is an infantry unit that wields swords, though Judith specifically favors wielding a rapier.

Other Games

In TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, the Lord class is the promoted form of the Knight Lord class and is exclusive to Runan. The class wields swords and is capable of arming the legendary ☆Seiken Reeve.

In Vestaria Saga I, the Lord is known as the Liege. This class is exclusive to Zade. This class has the Commander skill which increases the accuracy of all allies within three spaces. The Liege can promote into the Archliege.

In-Game

Base Stats

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE1	18	5	-	3	7	7	7	0	7	-	-	Sword	-
FE3	18	3	-	3	4	0	6	0	7	-	-	Sword	-
FE4	30	5	0	5	5	0	5	0	6	-	-	B	-
FE5	18	4	0	2	3	0	2	0	6	5	-	E	-
TS	23	8	4	8	8	0	7	-	6	-	-	5	-
FE6	18	5	5	-	7	7	5	0	5	6	-	D	-
FE7 (Lyn)	16	4	-	7	9	0	2	0	5	5	-	D	-
FE7 (Eliwood)	18	5	-	5	7	0	5	0	5	7	-	D	-
FE7 (Hector)	19	7	-	4	5	0	8	0	5	13	-	D	-
FE8 (Eirika)	16	4	-	8	9	0	3	1	5	8	-	E	-
FE8 (Ephraim)	18	6	-	6	7	0	6	0	5	5	-	D	-
FE9	22	6	3	5	6	0	8	2	7	9	11	C	-
FE11	18	5	0	3	7	0	7	0	7	-	-	E	-
FE12	18	5	0	3	7	0	7	0	7	-	-	E	-
FE13 (Chrom)	18	6	0	5	7	0	7	0	5	-	-	E	-
FE13 (Lucina)	16	5	1	6	8	0	6	1	5	-	-	E	-
FE14	18	6	0	5	7	4	7	0	5	-	-	E	-
FE16	25	9	6	10	10	8	6	3	5	-	-	D+ C	0
FE16 (Judith)	35	17	8	12	14	10	14	10	6	-	-	-	0
FE17 (Diamant)	23	8	1	7	8	3	5	3	4	7	-	B	-
FE17 (Alcryst)	21	7	1	10	7	2	4	3	4	6	-	B	-
FEW (Rowan)	60	7	5	8	8	8	6	6	5	-	-	E	-

Maximum Stats

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE1	52	20	-	20	20	20	20	7	12	-	-	Sword	-
FE3	52	20	-	20	20	20	20	20	20	-	-	Sword	-
FE4	80	20	15	20	20	30	20	15	6	-	-	B	-
FE5	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	-	-	A	-
TS	60	23	19	23	23	30	22	-	12	-	-	20	-
FE6	60	20	-	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A	-
FE7 (Lyn)	60	20	-	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A	-
FE7 (Eliwood)	60	20	-	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A	-
FE7 (Hector)	60	20	-	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A	-
FE8 (Eirika)	60	20	-	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A	-
FE8 (Ephraim)	60	20	-	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A	-
FE9	60	26	20	27	28	40	24	22	7	9	11	S	-
FE11	60	25	25	25	25	30	25	25	32	-	-	A	-
FE12	60	25	20	25	25	30	25	25	32	-	-	A	-
FE13 (Chrom)	60	28	20	26	27	31	25	25	5	-	-	A	-
FE13 (Lucina)	60	28	20	26	27	31	25	25	5	-	-	A	-
FE14	60	33	25	30	31	34	32	29	5	-	-	B	-
FE17 (Diamant)	77	43	23	23	38	25	38	20	4	20	-	B	-
FE17 (Alcryst	68	41	20	41	40	30	29	19	4	15	-	B	-

Growth Rates

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE3	30%	30%	-	30%	30%	0%	30%	30%	-	-	-	-	-
FE4	100%	30%	10%	30%	30%	0%	30%	10%	-	-	-	-	-
FE5	50%	20%	3%	15%	10%	10%	15%	-	0%	15%	-	-	-
FE6	90%	45%	-	40%	45%	45%	15%	12%	-	-	-	-	-
FE7 (Lyn)	90%	45%	-	40%	45%	45%	15%	20%	-	-	-	-	-
FE7 (Eliwood)	90%	45%	-	40%	45%	45%	15%	15%	-	-	-	-	-
FE7 (Hector)	90%	45%	-	40%	45%	45%	15%	12%	-	-	-	-	-
FE8 (Eirika)	90%	45%	-	40%	45%	45%	15%	20%	-	-	-	-	-
FE8 (Ephraim)	90%	45%	-	40%	45%	45%	15%	15%	-	-	-	-	-
FE9	90%	45%	20%	40%	45%	45%	15%	20%	-	-	-	-	-
FE11	40%	15%	-10%	20%	20%	0%	5%	-5%	-	-	-	-	-
FE12	40%	15%	-10%	20%	20%	0%	5%	-5%	-	-	-	-	-
FE13	40%	20%	0%	20%	20%	-	10%	5%	-	-	-	-	-
FE14	15%	15%	0%	5%	20%	10%	15%	0%	-	-	-	-	-
FE16	20%	0%/15%	0%	10%	0%	0%	0%/10%	0%	-	-	-	+2 +1 +2	10%
FE16 (Judith)	30%	10%	0%	10%	10%	0%	20%	0%	-	-	-	+2 +1 +2	10%
FE17 (Diamant)	15%	20%	0%	10%	10%	5%	10%	0%	-	0%	-	-	-
FE17 (Alcryst)	10%	10%	0%	25%	10%	5%	10%	0%	-	0%	-	-	-
FEW3H (Judith)	20%	0%	0%	15%	0%	0%	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	15%

Class Modifiers

Class Skills

	Skill	Requirements
TS	Continue Charisma	Class Skill of Lord class. Class Skill of Lord, Hide Hunter, Prince classes.
FE9	Aether	Occult skill of the Lord class; assign with the Occult Scroll.
FE13	Dual Strike+ Charm	Learnt at Level 1. Learnt at Level 10.
FE16	Charm Resistance +2 Subdue	Class Ability of Lords. Mastery Ability of Lords. Mastery Ability of Lords.
FEW3H	Axe Buster Lv 2	Class skill.

Promotions

	Base Class	Promotion Method	Promoted Class
FE4	Junior Lord	Choose the "Class Change" option in the Home Castle when the relevant unit reaches Level 20.	Lord Knight
FE5	Lord	Complete Chapter 18.	Prince
TS	Knight Lord	Complete either Chapter 26 or 26B	Lord
FE6	Lord	Complete either Chapter 21 or Chapter 21x.	Master Lord
FE7 (Lyn)	Lord	Use a Heaven Seal when she reaches Level 10+.	Blade Lord
FE7 (Eliwood)	Lord	Use a Heaven Seal on Hector's route when he reaches Level 10+ or complete Chapter 28 on his route.	Knight Lord
FE7 (Hector)	Lord	Use a Heaven Seal on Eliwood's route when he reaches Level 10+ or complete Chapter 29 on his route.	Great Lord
FE8 (Eirika)	Lord	Choose to promote her when prompted in Chapter 16 or use the Lunar Brace when she is Level 10+.	Great Lord
FE8 (Ephraim)	Lord	Choose to promote him when prompted in Chapter 16 or use the Solar Brace when he is Level 10+.	Great Lord
FE9	Ranger	Complete Chapter 17.	Lord
FE13 (Chrom)	Lord	Use a Master Seal when he reaches Level 10+.	Great Lord
FE13 (Lucina)	Lord	Use a Master Seal when she reaches Level 10+.	Great Lord
FE16	Any class	Use an Intermediate Seal on a Level 10+ Edelgard, Dimitri or Claude and pass the Lord Certification Exam.	Lord
FE17 (Diamant)	Lord	Use a Master Seal when he reaches Level 10+.	Successeur
FE17 (Alcryst)	Lord	Use a Master Seal when he reaches Level 10+.	Tireur d'élite
FEW	Lord	Use a Master Seal on a lord.	Great Lord
FEW (Marth)	Lord	Use a Master Seal on Marth.	Lodestar
FEW (Lyn)	Lord	Use a Master Seal on Lyn.	Blade Lord

Notable Lords

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Shadow Dragon

• Marth - The prince of Altea who was forced to take refuge in Talys after his kingdom was conquered. A kind young man, he's not afraid to take up arms to protect those he holds dear.

Mystery of the Emblem and New Mystery of the Emblem

• Marth

Genealogy of the Holy War

• Seliph - Son of Sigurd and Deirdre. Forced to take refuge in Isaach after his father's death, he grew up never knowing his parents. He will eventually lead a crusade against Grannvale.

Thracia 776

• Leif - Son of Quan and Ethlyn. A rash young man whose greatest wish is to avenge his parents' death by Travant's hand. He judges himself very harshly.

The Binding Blade

• Roy - Son of Eliwood and heir of house Pherae. A young, yet brave, boy who despite the age is already at the head of the troops of Pherae due to his father's illness.

The Blazing Blade

• Lyn - Heir of house Caelin, raised in Sacae after her mother ran away from home and without knowledge of her heritage. Independent and optimistic, she has no problem to spill blood if it means protecting those she holds dear.
• Eliwood - A gentle young man, heir of house Pherae. He will leave home in order to find his missing father. Deeply dislikes fighting and would rather avoid any bloodshed.
• Hector - Brother of the Marquess of Ostia and childhood friends with Eliwood. Hot-headed and brash, he constantly butt heads with others, especially with Lyn. Despite that, he has shown to deeply care for his friends.

The Sacred Stones

• Eirika - The elegant princess of Renais, forced to escape after her home was invaded and conquered. Despite the naive and pacifistic nature, she's not afraid to fight and kill if necessary. Ephraim's twin sister.
• Ephraim - Eirika's brother and prince of Renais. Unlike his sister, he enjoys fighting and behaves more like a soldier than a prince. His apparently rash decisions hide a sharper mind than one might expect.

Path of Radiance

• Promotion for: Ike

Awakening

• Chrom - Prince of Ylisse and Lissa and Emmeryn's brother. Leader of the Shepherd, a unit created to help the people around the kingdom. He behaves nothing like a prince, but certainly has the determination of one.
• Lucina - Chrom's daughter who travelled from the future in order to defeat the Fell Dragon Grima. Initially posing as a masked man named Marth, she will eventually reveal herself for who she truly is.

Fates

• Chrom

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Amiibo recruits)

• Marth
• Roy
• Lucina
• Corrin (Male and Female)

Three Houses

• Judith - A noble from House Daphnel, who has a close relationship with Claude. A skilled fighter known as the Hero of Daphnel.
• Possible promotions for: Edelgard, Dimitri, Claude

Engage

• Diamant - Crown Prince of Brodia. An honorable young man who takes great pride in himself and his people. He's a very serious man and is versed in many arts but has hidden insecurities beneath his exterior.
• Alcryst - Second Prince of Brodia and Diamant's younger brother. He's incredibly self-deprecating and pessimistic due to always comparing himself to his brother, but is also very caring towards his friends. He wishes to have more confidence in himself.

Fire Emblem Warriors

• Rowan - One of the princes of Aytolis along her sister Lianna. Has the bad habit of acting before thinking and is a hot-head by nature. He'd rather be a knight than a king.
• Lianna - Rowan's sister and princess of Aytolis. Far more toughtful than her brother, which sometimes cause them to butt heads. Just like Rowan, she has no interest in taking the throne.
• Darios - Prince of Gristonne and childhood friend with Rowan and Lianna, who also worked as their fighting instructor and academic teacher. He's viewed as an older brother by the twins.
• Chrom
• Lucina
• Marth
• Lyn

Warriors: Three Hopes

• Judith

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

• Promotion for: Runan

Vestaria Saga I

• Zade - Second son of the late duke of Redessa, a vassal state in the kingdom of Meleda.

Trivia

• Mechanically, the Seize command in Genealogy of the Holy War is restricted to the Lord class tree, rather than specific characters, though only Sigurd and Seliph have access to this class tree.
• Genealogy of the Holy War is the first game in the series to feature more than one playable Lord.
• The Blazing Blade is the first game in the series to give the player the ability to deploy more than one playable Lord in the same map, although only the viewpoint character can seize a castle/throne.
• Judith is the first NPC Lord in the mainline games.
• Darios is the first antagonistic character to use the Lord class with his appearance in the spin-off Fire Emblem Warriors.

Gallery

Battle model of Marth, a Lord from Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

Battle model of Marth, a Lord from Mystery of the Emblem.

Battle model of Seliph, a Junior Lord from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Battle model of Leif, a Lord from Thracia 776.

Attack animation of Roy, a Lord from The Binding Blade.

Attack animation of Lyn, a Lord from The Blazing Blade.

Attack animation of Eliwood, a Lord from The Blazing Blade.

Attack animation of Hector, a Lord from The Blazing Blade.

Attack animation of Eirika, a Lord from The Sacred Stones.

Critical animation of Ephraim, a Lord from The Sacred Stones.

Battle model of Ike, a Lord from Path of Raidance.

Attack animation of Marth, a Lord from the DS titles.

Chrom as a Lord in Awakening.

Battle model of Lucina, a Lord from Awakening.

Edelgard as a Lord in Three Houses.

Battle model of Edelgard, a lord from Three Houses.

Battle model of Dimitri, a lord from Three Houses.

Battle model of Claude, a lord from Three Houses.

Battle model of Claude, a Lord from Fire Emblem Three Houses

Battle model of Edelgard, a Lord from Fire Emblem Three Houses

Alcryst as a Lord in Engage.

Map sprite of the Lord class from Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

Map sprite of the Lord class from Mystery of the Emblem.

Map sprite of the Junior Lord class from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Map sprite of the Lord class from Thracia 776.

Map sprite of the Lord class from TearRing Saga.

Map sprite of the Lord class from The Binding Blade.

Map sprite of Lyn's Lord class from The Blazing Blade.

Map sprite of Eliwood's Lord class from The Blazing Blade.

Map sprite of Hector's Lord class from The Blazing Blade.

Map sprite of Eirika's Lord class from The Sacred Stones.

Map sprite of Ephraim's Lord class from The Sacred Stones.

Map model of the Lord class from Path of Radiance.

Map sprite of the Lord class from Shadow Dragon.

Map sprite of the Lord class from New Mystery of the Emblem.

Map sprite of Chrom's Lord class from Awakening.

Map sprite of Lucina's Lord class from Awakening.

Map sprite of Rowan's Lord class from Warriors.

Map sprite of Lianna's Lord class from Warriors.

Map sprite of Darios's Lord class from Warriors.