Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen/Classes

There are 76 different classes in the game, plus the "Hero of Legend" or "Opinion Leader". Such classes can be grouped into families; furthermore, some families are related because members of one family can recruit members of a stronger family. This leaves four main groups.

From a different point of view, there are 36 different "end-of-line" classes.

Class alignment
An important role-playing aspect of Ogre Battle is the alignment of the units. This is an attribute ranging from 0 to 100. A high alignment represents holiness, a low alignment is evil.

In order to change class, it is necessary not only that a character has a sufficient level of experience and charisma, but also that his/her alignment is in a specific range. This section summarizes the alignment requirements for each class.

It is advisable to form units with classes that have similar alignment.

In the sub-sections below, the value between brackets is the alignment range required to upgrade the class. In some instances, a special item is required instead of level/charisma/alignment range.

Holy classes
Holy characters should fight enemies of the same level (chivalrous!) or higher (heroic!) to get even higher alignment; they fight better in daylight; they will increase your reputation when they liberate a city.

Note that a Knight can be turned into an evil Vampyre if he's equipped with a Blood Kiss.

Evil classes
Evil characters should fight enemies of lower level (it is evil to bully the weak!) to get an even lower alignment; they fight better at nighttime; they should not liberate cities, because they would decrease your reputation.

In daytime, Tigermen and Werewolves revert to their human form (basic Fighter), while Vampyres sleep in their coffin.

Sorcerers and Liches can summon undead units (Skeleton, Ghost, Wraith, Phantom) anywhere, not only in towns.

Neutral classes
Neutral characters require more attention, because you want to keep their alignment at an intermediate level.

Princess
The Princess class is independent from alignment: it can be obtained by equipping an Amazon with a Royal Crown.

Iron Golem
The Iron Golem can only be obtained in two ways: (1) In Antalia, if you find and liberate a hidden Temple; (2) in Organa, if you meet it as a neutral character and befriend it.