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Kitsune

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Kitsune

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Concept artwork of a Kitsune from Fates.


Hoshidan. A shape-shifter with a long life span. They have high Spd and Res.

Unit type(s)

Beast

Weapon(s)

Beaststone

Skill(s)

Evenhanded, Beastbane

The Kitsune (Japanese: 妖狐 Youko) is a basic, Hoshido-aligned class which was introduced in Fire Emblem Fates. It is a non-human shapeshifting class which uses beaststones to take the form of a mystical fox in battle.

Kitsune promote to the Nine-Tails class, and their Nohrian counterpart is the Wolfskin. Enemy kitsune, along with their promoted form and their Nohrian counterparts, are among the few playable classes whose generic enemy members are not capturable.

Stats

Base stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Fates 16 5 1 6 8 4 1 4 5 -- Beaststones E

Maximum stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Fates 40 20 18 23 24 24 18 23 7 -- Beaststones B

Miscellaneous data

Game Tier Movement type Weakness Experience CRP Gold Vision Weight mod. Capacity Size Unit type
Fates Base Beasts Image Beast -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
Fates 10/70% 10/45% 0% 15/55% 20/55% 10/30% 0/45% 20/50% -- -- -- --
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Game Skill Learning conditions
Fates Image Evenhanded Learned from level 1 and up.
Fates Image Beastbane Learned from level 10 and up.

Class change

Fates

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
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Kitsune
Using a Image Master Seal after reaching level 10. Image
Nine-Tails

Playable Kitsune

Playable units
Name Game
Kaden FatesBirthrightRevelation
Selkie FatesBirthrightRevelation
Playable Kitsune units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Fates
Hoshidan. A shape-shifter with a long
life span. They have high Spd and Res.
白夜の兵種。人を化かすという長寿の狐。
速さと魔防に優れている。

Trivia

  • Kitsune tails are available as accessories in My Castle.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Kitsune

Kitsune () is the Japanese word for "fox". In Japanese mythology, kitsune are believed to possess great intelligence, long life, and magical abilities.

Japanese

妖狐

Officially romanized as Youko. Literally means "bewitching fox", and is a term used in Japanese to refer specifically to the mythological yokai as opposed to a normal fox.

Spanish

Kitsune

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French

Kitsune

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German

Kitsune

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Italian

Kitsune

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Portuguese

Kitsune

Mentioned in Heroes.

Korean

여우족

Fox tribe

Traditional Chinese

妖狐

Spirit fox; uses the same characters as the Japanese name. Mentioned in Heroes.

Gallery

References

See also

Image This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series.