Editing Fire Emblem (section)

=== Lord ===
The class of most main characters, with only a few exceptions. Since the class is unique to each game, it varies wildly between titles. Stats wise they ''tend'' to be above-average in most areas, with a few trading speed for defense or vice versa, especially in titles with multiple Lords. They tend to promote later in the game as part of the story.  Lords typically start the game with a special weapon that deals super effective damage against heavy armor and cavalry units and/or end it with a special weapon that does super-effective damage against all of the above plus monsters and the final boss. This mechanic frequently shows up in ''Cipher'' on one of their lower cost cards as a damage bonus against these unit types.

In games with one Lord, the Lord is usually a sword-wielding infantryman with very well-balanced stats, comparable to a Mercenary.  In games with multiple Lords, the individual Lords tend to carve out niches as their own custom variants on existing classes; refer to ''The Blazing Sword'', where Eliwood begins the game as a traditional Lord, Lyn as a faster, crit-focused variant comparable to a Myrmidon, and Hector a bulky axe-wielder rather like a Fighter. Their promotions diverge further, with Eliwood's Knight Lord, Lyn's Blade Lord, and Hector's Great Lord promotion variants essentially representing a souped-up Paladin, Swordmaster, and General, respectively, with different weapon proficiencies compared to their inspirations.