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Hawk (character)

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Hawk

FESK Hawk 02.png
Artwork of Hawk from Treasure.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Family

Hermina (younger sister)

Nationality

Silessean

Starting class

Sage

Appearance(s)

I wandered into Munster while looking for our father, and the people were so bad off I just couldn't leave them.
— Hawk, to Hermina

Hawk (Japanese: ホーク Hawk) is a Silessean mage, and Hermina's elder brother. In his searches for his missing father, he travelled through the Munster District and became involved in the struggles against the Grannvale Empire's occupation of the region, joining Seliph's revolutionary army after liberating Munster.

Hawk is Ced's substitute character, filling his role in the story and gameplay if Erinys died or failed to be married in the course of the first generation.

Biography

Hawk was in Munster Castle at the time of Seliph's revolution army sweeping the Munster District. By the time Seliph's army had slain Bloom at Connacht, Hawk had successfully wrested control of Munster, only to find that Thracian knights were approaching the castle. Encouraging the people of Munster to flee for Connacht, Hawk remained behind to defend Munster from the assault led by Princess Altena and Coulter. In this effort, he was approached by Seliph, who recruited him into the revolution force.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Hawk is a playable character during the second generation. As Ced's substitute character, Hawk only appears if Erinys wasn't married or was dead at the end of Chapter 5. In Chapter 8, Hawk appears as an ally unit affiliated with Munster, guarding Munster castle, once Connacht has been seized. He is recruited when talked to by Seliph.

Starting stats and growth rates

Portrait hawk fe04.png
Ma snes02 sage playable.gif Sage
Level 14
Holy Blood --
Movement 6
Recruitment: Chapter 8, NPC, talk with Seliph

Stats Growth Rates

Inventory Skills
Lightning
5,000 Gold
Follow-Up
Adept
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances -- Axes -- Bows -- Staves B
Fire magic B Thunder magic B FE4RankWind.png B Light magic B Dark magic --

Love growths and events

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Hawk
Sage
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Lana/Muirne
Initial: 0
Per turn: 3
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Larcei/Creidne
Initial: 0
Per turn: 3
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Julia
Initial: 0
Per turn: 0
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Hermina
Initial: --
Per turn: --
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Patty/Daisy
Initial: 0
Per turn: 3
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Patty/Daisy
Initial: 0
Per turn: 3
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Nanna/Jeanne
Initial: 0
Per turn: 3
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Lene/Laylea
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
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Tine/Linda
Initial: 0
Per turn: 3
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Tine/Linda
Initial: 0
Per turn: 3
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See love for more details on the love system.

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Hawk is one of the best substitute units in Genealogy, mostly thanks to his sheer stats. He has very high base stats in most areas, and he has two useful skills: Follow-Up and Adept, with the former allowing him to double enemies and the latter allowing him to attack extra times in rounds of combat. He has a high Adept activation rate thanks to his high speed, allowing him to one-round enemies that he could not kill with two attacks alone. Hawk's growth rates are very low, with his HP and speed growths being the only solid ones, but because his base stats are very good, that drawback does not impact him very much.

Hawk has a B rank in all magic types (other than dark magic) and in staves, so he can use most tomes and staves available to the player, giving him high flexibility and allowing him to double as a utility unit. He is unmounted, so his mobility is far worse than that of the player's cavalry, but he still has his uses. He can defend the player's castles in Chapter 9 once Arion sends his Wyvern Riders toward them, and he will deal a lot of damage to these wyverns due to their low resistance. Aside from that, Hawk's high resistance is a very useful trait in Chapter 10 and Endgame, which are both littered with enemy magic and status staff users. Hawk can approach these enemies much more safely than most other units, substitutes or not, and he can also use a Restore staff to remove status effects from the player's units. The Restore staff's 10 range somewhat mitigates Hawk's disadvantage in movement compared to cavalry. Furthermore, his base 22 magic coupled with two events that grant +3 magic each (enter Luthecia castle, marry Tine/Linda and talk to them in the Endgame) can ensure he always hits 28 magic, the amount needed (with a Magic Ring, needed to negate a Barrier Ring) to hit Ishtar with a status staff in Endgame.

Because Hawk has solid base stats and a good set of skills, he needs no investment, which distinguishes him from other substitute units, who generally do need investment due to their shortcomings. However, there are some tools he can benefit from. In particular, giving Hawk at least one Shield Ring is a good idea if the player plans to have him enter significant combat, as Hawk's defense of 9 is one of his weakest stats and can be insufficient.

Personality

Hawk possesses a strong devotion to the welfare of others, and despite having no stake in the fight for Munster he gave up on his search for his father in order to help the Munster people.[1] Even so, he is exceptionally hard on himself, as despite fighting his best he still considers himself a failure for being unable to save everyone.[2]

Endings

Genealogy of the Holy War

Silesse had long dwelt under the Empire's cruel hand, and so Hawk devoted their life to rebuilding the ruined land.
Assisting them was
[Hawk's wife, if married], his wife,
[...]
all bearing hope-filled smiles.
A breathtaking land... A peaceful people...
Lewyn had devoted his life to protecting the Kingdom of Silesse, and at long last, his decades of work came to fruition.

Quotes

Battle quotes


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Death quote

This is the limit of my power...? ...how regretful...!
— Hawk, in Genealogy of the Holy War.

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round Placement Character Votes
CYL 2
(2018)
752
(+78)
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Hawk
Genealogy of the Holy War
38
(−37)
CYL 3
(2019)
634
(−17)
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Hawk
Genealogy of the Holy War
55
(+17)
CYL 4
(2020)
715
(+13)
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Hawk
Genealogy of the Holy War
40
(−15)
CYL 5
(2021)
690
(−25)
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Hawk
Genealogy of the Holy War
47
(+7)
CYL 6
(2022)
642
(−50)
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Hawk
Genealogy of the Holy War
67
(+20)
CYL 7
(2023)
697
(+55)
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Hawk
Genealogy of the Holy War
38
(−29)
CYL 8
(2024)
585
(−112)
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Hawk
Genealogy of the Holy War
71
(+33)
Total results This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. 431

Etymology and other languages

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

Hawk

Used in official websites.

English
(unofficial)

Hawke

Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War Project Naga fan translation.

Japanese

ホーク

Officially romanized as Hawk. Romanized instead as Hoak in the Super Tactics Book.

Spanish

Hawk

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French

Hawk

--

German

Hawk

--

Italian

Hawk

--

Portuguese

Hawk

--

Traditional Chinese

霍克

Hawk

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Portrait hawk fe04.png Ma snes02 sage partner.gif Sage Ma snes02 sage playable.gif
Bs fe04 hawk sage magic.png
Magic
(all tomes)
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Staff
(Silence)

References

  1. "Hermina: I'm here looking for you! What could I do... You never once returned home after you left!
    Hawk: I'm sorry, Hermina. I wandered into Munster while looking for our father, and the people were so bad off I just couldn't leave them.
    Hermina: That's just like something you'd do, Hawk.
    " — Hermina and Hawk, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
  2. "Munster had a great number of children seized and sent to the shrine in Miletos. I was unable to prevent it... I'm no hero, sir. I'm a coward if anything." — Hawk, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Project Characters.png This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Playable characters First gen. AlecArdenAyraAzelleBeowolfBrigidChulainnClaudDeirdreDewEdainErinysEthlynFinnJamkeLachesisLewynLexMidirNaoiseQuanSigurdSilviaTailtiu
Second gen. AltenaAresArthur/AmidCed/HawkCoirpre/CharlotDiarmuid/TristanFebail/AsaelloFee/HerminaFinnHannibalIucharIucharbaJuliaLana/MuirneLarcei/CreidneLeifLene/LayleaLester/DeimneNanna/JeanneOifeyPatty/DaisyScáthach/DalvinSeliphShannanTine/Linda
Non-playable characters First gen. AidaAlvaAnnandArvisAzmurBatuByronCalfCigyunEldiganEthniaEvaEveGrahnyeImcaKurthManananMariccleOifeyLahnaRingShannanTravantVictor
Second gen. AnnaFelipeJakeLewynPalmarch
Bosses First gen. AndreyBeowolfBordeauxChagallCimbaethClementCuvuliDaccarDiMaggioDíthorbaDonovanDuvallElliotEldiganErinysGerrardJacobiJamkeLamiaLombardMacbethMagornMyosMunnirPamelaPapilioPhilipPizareReptorSandimaSlayderVajaWaltzZane
Second gen. AltenaAnguillaArionArvisBanbaBaranBlegBloomBovisBoyceBramselBrianCanisCoulterDagonDanannDistlerDracoEquusEriuFisherFotlaGallusHannibalHaroldHildaIshtarIshtoreIucharIucharbaJavarroJudahJuliaJuliusJuphielKanatzKutuzovLizaMabelManfroyMaykovMengMorriganMuhammadMusMusarOvisOvoPorcusRiddellRobertoRodanSchmidtScipioSimiaTine/LindaTigrisTravantZagam
Background characters BaldrBragiCedDáinnFjalarGairHeimHoðrForsetiLoptousMaeraNagaNálNjörunOdSalamanderThrudUllr
Holy Weapons BalmungForsetiGáe BolgGungnirHelswathLoptousMjölnirMystletainnNagaTyrfingValflameValkyrieYewfelle
Chapters First gen. P: Birth of a Holy Knight • 1: Lady of the Forest • 2: Crisis in Agustria • 3: Eldigan, the Lionheart • 4: Dance in the Skies • 5: Doorway to Destiny
Second gen. 6: Heir of Light • 7: Beyond the Desert • 8: The Wyvern Knights of Thracia • 9: For Whose Sake • 10: Light and DarkE: End of the Holy War
Locations JugdralAed Desert (Dahna) • Agustria (Bragi TowerNordionOrgahil) • Grannvale (BelhallaChalphyDozelEddaFriegeVelthomerYngvi) • Isaach (Tirnanog) • Munster District (ConnachtLeonsterMunsterUlster) • MiletosSilesseThraciaVerdane
Groups, objects and events 12 crusadersAed MassacreBattle of BelhallaChild huntsCross KnightsFall of LeonsterFinal Holy WarHoly BloodHoly WarKnight brigades of GrannvaleLanceritterLoptr Church (DeadlordsLoptrian Empire) • Miracle of DahnaQuintessence
Lists ChaptersCharactersClasses (Class change) • Hidden map eventsItemsScriptsSkillsWeapons
Related topics TreasureGenealogy of the Holy War ExceedŌsawa manga adaptationFujimori manga adaptationSuzuki novelizationHeir of LightName chart • Other games (Mystery of the EmblemThracia 776Awakening) • Timeline