Automaton

Automaton is an enemy-only class that appears in Fire Emblem Fates. They are Hoshidan karakuri puppets built for defending the stronghold of their makers, and are equipped with yumi and/or circular saw blades concealed behind their faces in order to do so. As such, they can be considered the Hoshidan equivalent of the Nohrian enemy-only Faceless (melee) and Stoneborn (ranged) classes.

Overview

Automatons are somewhat weaker than other units and have exclusive use of the aforementioned saws, which act similar to Shuriken in that they reduce the enemy's stats if the attack hits during combat. Automatons usually possess skills designed to weaken or entrap their victims for their allies to finish off, with a notable example being the ones in Conquest Chapter 25 that have both Lunge and Seal Defense. They are typically found on the same maps as enemy Mechanists which, along with their description, implies that they control the Automatons.

In-Game

Base Stats

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE14	16	5	0	8	7	0	4	6	5	-	-	?  ?

Maximum Stats

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE14	60	28	25	34	33	20	29	33	5	-	-	A A

Other Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

The Automaton is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

B20-042HN

Trivia

• It is not recommended to gain access to this class via hacking for characters with unique models (such as Corrin or bosses such as Iago) as the battle model will severely glitch out. If the player wants to use them, it's better to capture some generic units and use them instead. Then again, the player might not want to use them anyway due to their extremely slow animations dragging out the battle.
• Unlike most generic enemies, or even most characters for that matter, Automatons do not have a "smiling" portrait for when the upcoming battle is in their favor.
• The Automaton's "damaged" portrait depicts their face cracking. This means that Automatons are the only characters who show physical signs of damage when the upcoming battle isn't in their favor, and not emotional.

Gallery

Automaton in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Concept artwork of the Automaton class.

In-game model of the Automaton class.