History GameBreaker / FireEmblem

*** Two of your units can be generals and the other is mediocore. Generals always suffer in speed and resistance, but Amelia can get 10 extra levels in a class with GOOD speed and resistance. sure her move is a little low, but otherwise her only downfall is magic users.
*** Primarily because Great knight does not do her many favors in terms of stats and the Paladin class stunts her strength for a 2 point increase in speed (not worth it). It also lets her use most of the heavy weapons without penalty and gives her all three weapon classes to boot. The only thing limiting her is her movement rate which is 5.

** Generally Ross is best as Berserker. His strength, skill and luck growths are huge and with 50 levels to cap them, he can easily get them all to max. While he could make a great Warrior, he does best as a Berserker because the berserker has the critical bonus. This means that Ross has a habit of getting a critical hit every other turn and dealing back enough damage to one shot most units and that is with an IRON AXE. Hand him something like the Killer Axe or swordslayer and pretty much NOTHING stands in his way. it also does not help that with 50 levels, his speed and HP are going to be at an all time high (although there is nothing helping his resistance). Probably his worst class is Hero because it limits his strengths and does not confer the critical bonus. He can also walk on water and mountains as a Berserker.(very useful in the stages where they impede your progress)
*** This is not even remotely true. The Berserker admittedly gives you the best stats(but only by a little), but it also completely stops you from using the Ocean Seal on Colm, who uses it better in almost any way, since he is more durable after factoring supports, faster, hits hard AND has thief utility. Colm with it is top tier, while Ross, thanks to low level, will always be weaker than your best units. Even Berserker Ross is destroyed by powerhouses like Cormag, Gerik and even insane Prepromotes Seth and Duessel- there's little point in giving the Ocean Seal to him for a minor boost, since it handicaps your team.
Also, Hero is considered the best class for Ross, since he REALLY needs that extra speed the promotion gives him, and swords is also a surprisingly useful boon- and no Ocean Seal is needed. Ross should never ever be a Warrior or Super Trainee.
*** On the other hand, if you don't intend to play Creature Campaign, he's probably best as a Hero so you can give your Ocean Seal to Colm.

** Much less debatable in the sequel, especially if you imported an endgame Nephenee from FE 9. Her third tier class, [[LightningBruiser Halbredier]] takes her original broken-ness and smashes it UpToEleven.

*** Unfortunately, Luna later got nerfed, ''hard'', in FE8.

** There's just one problem with Canas using Nosferatu: Nosferatu has limited uses. Yuria with a Resire tome in FE4 is far more broken than Canas can ever dream of. Since mooks in FE4 cannot double without a special skill, Yuria is in no danger of being doubled against save for a boss or a Brave weapon wielder, meaning she can survive at least one strike from nearly any enemy. All weapons have 50 uses for extended use without repairing, and Resire can eventually be repaired. Yuria literally cannot die.
*** Hell, it's fun blessing Nosferatu in FE10 and doing the exact same thing with Micaiah.

*** Marksmen pale in comparison to the ''real'' broken classes in FE10, Reavers and Lions. Reavers have the highest Strength Cap of any Beorc class in this game of a whooping 40 STR(Ike's Strength Cap is the only one that comes close, clocking in a very respectable 37 STR, but he's a completely different subject here, most other classes' STR cap ranges between 30-35), and their Colossus skill (Deals damage to equal STR* 3) is a guaranteed 120 DMG if the unit has max STR; seeing how most enemies have no more than 55HP even in the final levels, this is an instant kill to ''anything that doesn't negate the skill outright'' (via Nihil or Mantle), which is ''99% of all enemies in this game''. They are also one of the few classes with high offensive power that can reliably double the auras in the final level, which is extremely useful to the point of necessity. The fact that Axes are actually very good for once doesn't hurt either, there's very little reason not to use at least one of the two Reavers you get (Both are great units, I usually take both to save trouble picking).

* One name can inspire both fear and love: Nephenee. You get her about 1/3rd through FE9 (though the first third goes ''very'' quickly), and many a person no doubt ignored her for being the first cannon fodder Soldier class unit in some time. As it turns out, aside from practically main-character level growths, she comes pre-equipped with Wrath, which gives her great buffs at half HP. Give her Revenge as well, and at half HP she will be ''untouchable''. Give her Vantage instead and you'll get a bit less attack, but even then she's still able to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIuNlvYqeeA clear maps with ease!]]

* Axes in Path of Radiance. Lances in FE9 dominate the enemy ranks (all Soldiers and Halberdiers, all Knights and most Generals, all Wyvern Riders and most Wyvern Lords, and a large fraction of mounted Weapon Knights and Paladins). Due to the Weapon Triangle, axes are the best weapon to use against those enemies. Furthermore, axes are unique in that the Steel Axe is E ranked, while Steel Swords, Steel Lances and Steel Bows are all D ranked, meaning that recently promoted units that gain axes are able to use the Steel version immediately. Why does this matter? Well, Steel weapons give 2 Weapon XP, which means that any unit can quickly build up to A Rank to use the awesome Silver Axes. It's not a coincidence that five of the top tier units on the most common tier list can use axes.

* In FE 10 (Radiant Dawn), class up a Sniper and you've got yourself a Marksman. While not absurdly powerful, they do get all the general stat increases that come with a class up, as well as a boost in range. In a series where most weapons have a range of 1 and most projectiles a range of 2, and in which the enemy always gets to counter-attack if they are using a weapon of adequate range, having someone who can do excellent damage from a range of 3 is quite valuable. That said, it takes a while to train someone up to a Marksman, and they're not invincible.

Do note that depending on the difficulty setting, certain characters can stop being game breakers for various reasons (join time, stats, weapons, supports, and whether or not you already have a character that does the same job as them for starters), especially those of the Est archetype. Why? Well, if you're playing on hard you'll need to ask yourself whether it's really worth it to waste time and experience on a new unit, especially if you've formed a solid team.

Do note that depending on the difficutly setting, certain characters can stop being game breakers for various reasons (join time, stats, weapons, supports, and whether or not you already have a character that does the same job as them for starters), especially those of the Est archetype.

**** The trainees are not gamebreakers in any sence of the word. Each single one is dominated by characters that join stronger and are stronger in the end. Lute is better than Ewan even at max level. Ross is hilariously outclassed by real gamebreaker Gerik, who himself can't hold a candle to characters such as Ephraim route Ephraim(most powerful character in the game) and Ephraim route Cormag. Franz outclasses Amelia in everything but luck, and speed, which they are even in. And this is with tower abuse. Without it, Amelia and Ewan are the worst two characters in the game, while Ross is decent due to joining early, but still mid tier at best.

*** This isn't even remotely true. Canas has serious speed problems, joins underlevelled with a magic type that's too heavy for him, and unless you're killing bosses with Luna, downright inferior to he stellar Thunder spell, which is accurate, powerful, and lightweight. Against non-boss enemies, thunder is generally the best, unless you're Pent, who can carry the mighty Elfire without speed loss. Canas is usually tiered as the worst spellcaster in the game next to Nino, who is garbage. Canas really doesn't qualify as a gamebreaker.
**** Actually, if you're willing to use [[BadassAdorable Nino]] on the map immediately after you get her and work a bit to get her some kills, you can promote her to a Sage by the end of map and watch her max four or five of her stats well before the end of the game. I've had occasions where she soloed Nergal via counterattacks while dealing with the other morphs at the north end of the final map. Honestly, if you look at her growths, she's the BEST Sage in the game.

***** Actually, if you're willing to use [[BadassAdorable Nino]] on the map immediately after you get her and work a bit to get her some kills, you can promote her to a Sage by the end of map and watch her max four or five of her stats well before the end of the game. I've had occasions where she soloed Nergal via counterattacks while dealing with the other morphs at the north end of the final map. Honestly, if you look at her growths, she's the BEST Sage in the game.

**** Actually, if you're willing to use [[BadassAdorable Nino]] on the map immediately after you get her and work a bit to get her some kills, you can promote her to a Sage by the end of map and watch her max four or five of her stats well before the end of the game. I've had occasions where she soloed Nergal via counterattacks while dealing with the other morphs at the north end of the final map. Honestly, if you look at her growths, she's the BEST Sage in the game.

*** This isn't even remotely true. Canas has serious speed problems, joins underlevelled with a magic type that's too heavy for him, and unless you're killing bosses with Luna, downright inferior to he stellar Thunder spell, which is accurate, powerful, and lightweight. Against non-boss enemies, thunder is generally the best, unless you're Pent, who can carry the mighty Elfire without speed loss. Canas is usually tiered as the worst spellcaster in the game next to Nino, who is garbage. Canas really doesn't qualify as a gamebreaker.

* Axes in Path of Radiance. Lances in FE9 dominate the enemy ranks (all Soldiers and Halberdiers, all Knights and most Generals, all Wyvern Riders and most Wyvern Lords, and a large fraction of mounted Weapon Knights and Paladins). Due to the Weapon Triangle, axes are the best weapon to use against those enemies. Furthermore, axes are unique in that the Steel Axe is E ranked, while Steel Swords, Steel Lances and Steel Bows are all D ranked, meaning that recently promoted units that gain axes are able to use the Steel version immediately. Why does this matter? Well, Steel weapons give 2 Weapon XP, which means that any unit can quickly build up to A Rank to use the awesome Silver Axes. It's not a coincidence that five of the top tier units on the most common tier list can use axes.

** Defense pales in comparison to the other two, but it says something that enemies in ''[[NintendoHard New Mystery Lunatic]]'' generally don't get any difficulty-triggered boosts to the stat whatsoever, among other indicators to try to avoid letting the stat be overpowered throughout the series. What causes it to be broken is that it reduces damage by the EXACT VALUE. In OneHitKill favoring environments, this means that the stat can make or break battles because a unit with a high value will survive and proceed to kick the opponent's butt. But if multiple hits are needed to kill a unit, ''every additional point is equal to more HP per hit'', and having a higher HP pool merely compounds how powerful Defense can be. [[ItGotWorse It gets better]]: there is the possibility of not being damaged anyway via evasion. And if the opponent's attack isn't high enough anyway, it just gets laughed off as the opponent has their ass handed to them.

* The [[OneStatToRuleThemAll 2 Stats To Rule Them All]]: Speed and Physical Defense.
** First, Speed, as it is generally worse, because if your Speed amount is higher than the targeted enemy's by enough points (read: only a few at most in ANY game), you will double attack or (if applicable) double counterattack. If you have good attack, which is likely with decent micromanagement, expect the opponent to be torn to shreds. (Granted, surplus points are useless except for some extra evasion, but if you even have any surplus that would otherwise be noteworthy, the character is overleveled or [[CripplingOverspecialization lopsided]] to begin with.)
** Physical Defense pales in comparison, but it says something that enemies in ''[[NintendoHard New Mystery Lunatic]]'' generally don't get any difficulty-triggered boosts to the stat whatsoever, among other indicators to try to avoid letting the stat be overpowered throughout the series. What causes it to be broken is that it reduces damage by the EXACT VALUE. In OneHitKill favoring environements, this means that the stat can make or break battles because a unit with a high value will survive and proceed to kick the opponent's butt. But if multiple hits are needed to kill a unit, ''every additional point is equal to more HP per hit''. [[ItGotWorse It gets better]]: there is the possibility of not being damaged. And if the damage input isn't high enough anyway, it just gets laughed off as the opponent has their ass handed to them.

* Think that's bad? ''Fire Emblem 7'' had the Luna tome. It's a tome that IGNORES RESISTANCE and does damage based on the user's Magic Power alone, and also has an abnormally high critical rate. Both these aspects would make decent dark magic spells on their own, but combined, they make the ultimate boss slayer. Give [[LastDiscMagic Athos]] a Luna Tome, use one speedwing on him, and beef up his critical hit rate with Thor's Ire, and you can kill the Dragon in 2 turns, MAX!

** First, Speed, as it is generally worse, because if your Speed amount is higher than the targeted enemy's by enough points (read: only a few at most in ANY game), you will double attack or (if applicable) double counterattack. If you have good attack, which is likely with decent micromanagement, expect the opponent to be torn to shreds.
** Physical Defense pales in comparison, but it says something that enemies in ''[[NintendoHard New Mystery Lunatic]]'' don't get any difficulty-triggered boosts to the stat whatsoever, among other indicators to try to avoid letting the stat be overpowered throughout the series. What causes it to be broken is that it reduces damage by the EXACT VALUE. In OneHitKill favoring environements, this means that the stat can make or break battles because a unit with a high value will survive and proceed to kick the opponent's butt. But if multiple hits are needed to kill a unit, ''every additional point is equal to more HP per hit''. [[ItGotWorse It gets better]]: there is the possibility of not being damaged. And if the damage input isn't high enough anyway, it just gets laughed off as the opponent has their ass handed to them.

* The [[OneStatToRuleThemAll 3 Stats To Rule Them All]]: Strength, Skill and Physical Defense.
** First, Strength. While it's nice to be able to double attack (requires attacker to have double the speed of the enemy), or critical (triples damage done, has a lot of factors in making one happen), they're not going to help you if your strength is low. After all, two times zero or three times zero is still zero. Meanwhile, there are special weapons that can help you attack twice or critical anyways.
** Second, Skill. This is what makes sure whether or not you'll hit. Needless to say, it's invaluable. A unit with high strength and skill (and speed as well if you're going for GodMode) is basically a killing machine.

* The [[OneStatToRuleThemAll 2 Stats To Rule Them All]]: Speed and Physical Defense.
** First, Speed, as it is generally worse, because if your Speed amount is higher than the targeted enemy's by enough points (read: only a few at most in ANY game), you will double attack or (if applicable) double counterattack. If you have good attack, expect the opponent to be torn to shreds.