Hannibal

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Gender Male Race Human Family Corpul (adoptive son) Sharlow (adoptive son*) Nationality Thracian Title(s) General of Thracia The Shield of Thracia Starting class General Appearance(s) Genealogy of the Holy War Thracia 776

“	Manster's army is headed here!? Raydrik...do you take me for a fool? Troops! Dispatch! Show those fools from Manster the wrath of the Armor Knights of Thracia!	”	— Hannibal

(Japanese: ハンニバル Hannibal) is a prominent and renowned Thracian general, widely known as the "Shield of Thracia". A powerful and devoted warrior and the leader of a batallion of armored knights, his sense of honor and justice caused him to question the deceitful motives and actions of Thracia's King Travant, who held his adoptive son Corpul hostage to ensure Hannibal's co-operation against Seliph's liberation army; when Seliph freed Corpul from captivity in the clash with Thracia, Hannibal turned on Thracia and joined Corpul in Seliph's service. At the conclusion of the liberation war, Hannibal entered the service of the unified New Kingdom of Thracia under Leif.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

In the aftermath of the loss of Meace to Seliph's liberation army, Travant travelled to Kapathogia Castle, where Hannibal was stationed, in order to ensure his loyalty in the oncoming clash with the liberation force. When Hannibal questioned the orders and threatened to turn on him, Travant took Corpul* hostage to force Hannibal to obey. Soon after, the fight with Seliph's army began in earnest, and Hannibal chose to stay his hand and observe until the enemy approached, at which point he ordered a charge against them. After Seliph freed Corpul from Kapathogia, Corpul convinced Hannibal to turn on Travant and accompany him in joining Seliph, fighting for the wishes of the people of Thracia rather than for their king's ill means.

Starting stats and growth rates

General Level 20 Holy Blood -- Movement 5

Recruitment: Chapter 9, enemy, talk with Corpul/Sharlow. Stats Growth Rates Max HP 60 Speed 11 Strength 20 Luck 7 Magic 0 Defense 22 Skill 16 Resistance 6 Max HP 60% Speed 10% Strength 50% Luck 10% Magic 5% Defense 30% Skill 10% Resistance 5% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Silver Blade Wing Clipper 5,000 Gold Pavise Adept Vantage Weapon Levels A A B B -- -- -- -- -- --

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Role

Hannibal was stationed at Meace Castle when Leif and the Magi, having escaped imprisonment in Manster, fled in its direction. He received a report that in a brief absence, four "bandits" (actually Finn, Orsin, Halvan and Ronan) had been imprisoned, but was more concerned by his suspicions about Manster's behaviour in the north. Upon receiving word of the Manster army led by Eisenau marching toward Meace (unaware of Leif's presence), he and a squad of armored knights sortied in defense of Meace. After the battle, Leif (assuming a false identity, "Lugh Faris", though Hannibal was entirely aware of his identity) explained his plight, released Leif's captured friends and offered Leif assistance in the form of Carrion escorting him to his western mansion.

Stats

General Level 20 Action -- Authority ★★★★★

Stats Max HP 43 Speed 7 Strength 14 Luck 7 Magic 4 Defense 16 Skill 12 Constitution 19 Movement 7 FCM --

Inventory Skills Silver Lance Silver Bow -- Weapon Levels D A B A -- -- -- -- -- --

Hannibal and a squad of nine Armored Lances emerges from Meace Castle as neutral units after any one allied unit (excluding Leif) escapes the map, if Eisenau has not been defeated yet.

Personality and character

Hannibal is an honorable man; though he takes his role as a knight seriously and respects his lieges, he will nonetheless question orders and methodologies he does not feel to be wise, to the point of willingly turning on Travant in objection to the war with Seliph, which he (correctly) viewed as futile and harmful to Thracia's odds of survival. He bears none of the ill will or aggression toward the Manster District harbored by Travant, and secretly housed a number of refugee Leonster knights led by Dorias in his mansion. He devoted his life in full to the pursuit of his military career, and as such never married; he did, however, adopt Corpul from an orphanage in Darna and considers him to be just as important as any biological child could be.

Love growths and events

Hannibal is not capable of gaining love growth with anyone.

• In Chapter 9, Corpul/Sharlow can talk to Hannibal while he is an enemy, recruiting him.
• In Chapter 9, Sharlow can talk to Hannibal, who gives Sharlow a Berserk.
• In Chapter 9, Seliph can talk to Hannibal. This conversation yields no reward.
• In Chapter 9, Hannibal can talk to Altena, granting her +3 maximum HP.

Endings

Genealogy of the Holy War

Then,
General Hannibal,
Helped him too, and they devoted themselves to the construction of the new country.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Do I really have to fight...? For the sake of Thracia... There's nothing else I can do...	”	— Hannibal, as an enemy in Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

Death quotes

“	This is fate... Aah, my son...	”	— Hannibal, in Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	My son... please live on...	”	— Hannibal, as an enemy in Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Hannibal is currently featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Hannibal
	Thracia's Shield, Hannibal
		"We ought to remain on the defensive. I'd prefer to avoid any needless skirmishes with the enemy."
		Attack: 60	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: General		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		The Renowned General's Treasure: [Always] During your opponent's turn, while you have an ally "Corpul", this unit gains +20 attack. Armor Expertise: [Always] If this unit is attacked by a non- unit, this unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B08-095HN • Artist: Ippei Soeda
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Hannibal .

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English (unofficial)	Hannibal	Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776 fan translation.

Gallery

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  Artwork of Hannibal from Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Artwork of Hannibal from Treasure.

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  Artwork of Hannibal from Fire Emblem Cipher.

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  Portrait artwork of Hannibal from Thracia 776 Illustrated Works.

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  Hannibal's portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Hannibal's portrait in Thracia 776.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.