The vindicator is the alternate upgrade of the footman, the third-level creature of the Haven town, in Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East. The vindicator has a higher attack and lower defense than the squire, and it Cleaves instead of Shielding others and Bashing. This means that the vindicator does more damage, but it does little to prevent damage to itself and others. A more aggressive unit than the defensive squire.