

This may be the reasoning behind the name change. Upon promotion, Lance Knights change into パラディン Paladins, while Armor Knights change into ジェネラル Generals.The word 重歩兵 (Juuhohei) is composed by the characters for 重 "heavy" 歩 "walk" and 兵 "soldier". The character that comes equipped with the Knight Band (重歩兵の腕輪/Heavy Infantry Bracelet), Gatrie, belongs to the アーマーナイト Armor Knight class.It comes equipped by Oscar, who belongs to the ランスナイト Lance Knight class. The 騎士 (Kishi), in 騎士の腕輪 (Kishi no Udewa), means "knight" in Japanese, with the first character being a counter for horsemen.竜騎士の腕輪 Ryuukishi no Udewa/ Dragon Knight BraceletĬuriously enough, in the localized version, the Paladin and Knight Bands have their names exchanged from the original Japanese. 天馬騎士の腕輪 Tenma Kishi no Udewa/ Pegasus Knight Bracelet

重歩兵の腕輪 Juuhohei no Udewa/ Heavy Infantry Braceletīoosts Strength and Defense growths by 5% The remaining three are acquired by defeating specific bosses. Eight appear in the inventories of select playable characters and will become available to the player when they are recruited. There are a total of eleven bands in the game. Characters can only equip one band at a time. Each band is based on a specific class and when equipped by a character will affect stat boosts that occur when that character levels up. A Band (腕輪 udewa - bracelet bangle) is a special equipment type that appears exclusively in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance.īands become available for use in Path of Radiance when starting a second playthrough.
