Hugh

Hugh Artwork of Hugh from The Binding Blade. A mage hired into Etruria's service.

Gender Male Race Human Age 22 Family Canas (father) Niime (grandmother) Lugh, Raigh (possible nephews) Nino (possible cousin) Nationality Ilian Starting class Mage Appearance(s) Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

“	I've seen so many kids who've lost the ability to smile in this war. Grown-ups have a lot of issues, but come on, kids have to be laughing! Although it seems like the idiots starting wars don't realize that.	”	— Hugh to Chad in a support conversation.

Hugh (Japanese: ヒュウ Hugh) is a character in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He first appears in Chapter 16.

Hugh is a streetwise young mage from Ilia, who sought out as a mercenary to earn some money. He is the son of Canas and the grandson of Niime.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

Hailing from Ilia, Hugh was hired as a mercenary to fight for the Etrurian forces. However, Hugh becomes deeply concerned when many defectors of the army, such as Roartz and Arcardo, left the army for Bern, since he feels that he will not get his pay. As a result, in the battle against Narcian, he goes to Roy to have him recruit him. However, in order to do so, the player must pay him 10,000 gold, since he claims that he needs medicine for his sick grandmother. If you decline that offer, then he will offer to join Roy's forces again, but this time with 5,000 gold. However, if the player refuses again, Hugh will not join the army.

After the war, many nations attempt to hire Hugh, but he ends up turning down all of their offers, and continued onward with his own life. It turns out that he was really a pain when it came to earning money, but he eventually becomes a great and very powerful mage.

Starting stats and growth rates

Mage Level 15 Affinity

Recruitment: Chapter 16, talk to him with Roy and pay 10,000, 8,000, 6,000, or 5,000 gold.* Stats Growth Rates Max HP 26 Luck 10 Magic 13 Defense 9 Skill 11 Resistance 9 Speed 12 Constitution 7 Movement 5 Aid 6 Max HP 75% Luck 25% Magic 30% Defense 20% Skill 30% Resistance 15% Speed 45% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Elfire Member Card Elixir Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C -- -- --

• Note: If you decline his 10,000 gold offer and take up his 5,000 gold offer instead, each of his stats decrease by one point.

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+4	+4	+2	+1	+0	+2	+2	+1	+1	+1, E

Analysis

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

Hugh joins in chapter 16 as a level 15 mage, with average bases. He can be promoted immediately to gain access to huge promotion gains and become a valuable asset to your team.

Unfortunately, Hugh suffers from some significant flaws: while the monetary cost is not so much of a problem (The Binding Blade being pretty generous with it) you may wish to purchase Angelic Robes and promotion items at the secret shop at the end of his recruitment chapter. Recruiting him can also prove tricky; he comes from the right side of the map, followed closely by Douglas himself, who you must not kill if you want access to the gaiden chapter. Moreover, an annoying bolting mage may threaten Roy's life if you wish to recruit Hugh.

Another problem he faces is stiff competition with Lugh and Lilina, who may be already better than a prepromoted Hugh, and you only have so many Guiding Rings and deployment slots.

However, none of his flaws render him totally unusable. As said already, his bases are average, and his growths are all solid. A 15/1 promoted Hugh has noticeable advantages in HP, Magic, and Defense over 15/1 Lugh on average. His C anima rank allows him immediate access to Aircalibur after promotion or with a little work, and his high magic after promotion makes him a good staff bot.

Hugh doesn't fall off in the late-game, as his Speed growth rate is pretty reliable, and his high Magic, HP and Defense make him quite the dependable unit.

Personality and character

Hugh, as stated by his ending, is quite a pain when it comes down to money and getting paid for what he does. When Roy hires Hugh, he must pay either 10,000 gold or 5,000 gold in order to recruit him, otherwise he will not join the army. He also can tend to be quite avaricious with his pay, since when Chad, an orphan, asks him for a loan of 3,000 gold, Hugh at first refuses, saying that he is only willing to lend money to adults and to good-looking women and girls, as shown in his C support with him. Hugh is also shown to be somewhat gullible and juvenile; when he meets Raigh, a shaman, he lends him his grandmother's Nosferatu tome, but he does not give it back. When they finally meet again, Hugh tries to get it back from him, but he continues to be fooled by his excuses, such as when Raigh claims that he would give it back after he uses it 20 times, which is the exact limit of uses of the tome before it is done. His susceptible personality is also shown when he is fooled by the thief Cath and has some of his money taken from him, although he ironically wanted to give it to her in the first place, as she was planning on giving it to the poor. Hugh also shows a few hints of some arrogance and narcissism, since he theorizes that Niime has not attacked him with her dark magic yet, due to his handsome appearance, or when he gets angry at Chad for calling him a 'Mister,' as this, to him, does not do with his looks, much to Chad's amusement.

When Hugh was still a child, and his father and mother both died protecting Ilia from a snowstorm, he was left in the care of Niime. However, during that time, she treated him severely, such as how she would never heal him if he was ever heard, as revealed in his support conversation with Lugh, where he even goes as far as to calling her "one hell of a bitch." On top of that, she had tried to get him to practice dark magic, but due to lack of progress, Hugh decided to move on to wielding anima magic, much to his grandmother's chagrin. However, this harsh treatment causes Hugh to hold a grudge against her, and he leaves as a mercenary to make some money.

However, despite his somewhat avaricious and naive personality, Hugh is shown to truly be a very kind person at heart, as described by Niime. This is shown when Hugh tries to give Cath the money he earned from joining Roy's army, knowing that she would give it to the poor, or when he gives his Nosferatu tome to Raigh out of sympathy when he found out he was an orphan, although it turns out Raigh steals it later on. He becomes very good friends with Lugh, even though Hugh thought he was his twin brother, Raigh, who he grew to not like very much. Hugh states that Lugh is one of his best friends after he had treated a wound that he received on his elbow, even though it was apparently not that serious. He reveals to Lugh that he is the first person to ever truly care for his well being, and they become great friends. He also turns out to be friends with Chad as well, and comes to respect him, too, since he sees him as a more mature person than he is himself.

Supports

Main article: Hugh/Supports

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See Support § GBA games for more details on supports.

Endings

Hugh, Streetwise Mage
Long: Although many nations sought out his service, Hugh turned them all down and led his life on his own. He always was a pain when it came to money, but his magical abilities allowed him to imprint his name on history's face as a great and powerful sage.

Quotes

Death quote

“	Wait! Me?... No... No way...	”	— Hugh

Battle quotes

“	Whoa! We gotta fight that thing!?	”	— Hugh in the final chapter

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Hugh	Derives from the old German word meaning 'spirit, mind, and intellect.' Many saints from the Middle Ages possessed the name Hugh as well. It is pronounced as 'hew,' and is spelled in Welsh as 'Huw.'
French	Hugh	As above.
Italian	Hugh	As above.

Gallery

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  Artwork of Hugh from The Binding Blade.

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  Hugh attacking as a Mage.

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  Hugh performing a critical hit as a Sage.

References

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