Janaff

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Janaff Artwork of Janaff from Path of Radiance.

Gender Male Race Laguz Starting class Bird tribe (Hawk) (Path of Radiance) Hawk (Radiant Dawn) Appearance(s) Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn

“My homeland of Phoenicis is bordered by the South Sea. It's a wonderful place to live. There aren't that many of us, and everyone gets along... I've seen many countries with my own eyes, but Phoenicis is the best!” —Janaff talking to Lucia in a support conversation

Janaff (ヤナフ Yanafu) is a playable character from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. Due to possessing an impeccable sense of sight, he thus serves as the 'eyes' of the Hawk King Tibarn. Janaff is also a good friend of Ulki's.

Janaff's appearance belies his actual age of 110 years, causing him to often be mistaken for a child.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Role

Janaff is introduced to be one of Tibarn's right-hand men in this game, where he is often sent out on errands to conduct surveillance on vast areas of land on his master's behalf.

When Reyson later joins the player's army in Chapter 18, Janaff, alongside Ulki, is instructed to serve as his bodyguard. When Naesala appears as an enemy unit in the next preceding chapter, Janaff is capable of convincing him to leave the battlefield, where he reveals that Ike's forces have managed to rescue Reyson and Leanne from Duke Tanas' grasp.

Janaff will then remain with Ike's forces until the game concludes.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

Janaff makes a re-appearance in this game, resuming his position as the 'eyes' of Tibarn and an advisor to Reyson. He plays a very minor role in the game, and only speaks a few lines.

Janaff will stay with the Laguz Alliance for the rest of the game, and may be brought into the Tower of Guidance to face off against Ashera.

Personality and character

Despite being older than Ulki by at least five years, Janaff often behaves like a child. He sports an enthusiastic and friendly personality, a trait that is particularly accentuated when he interacts with other bird laguz. Despite his bubbly personality, however, Janaff is easily offended, as can be observed by a support conversation he shares with Oscar, where he responds to the latter's politeness with hostility.

Janaff is initially prejudiced towards the Beorc, loathing them for the discrimination they have exhibited towards the laguz race. He later changes this perception of his after remaining in Ike's army for a prolonged period of time in Path of Radiance. This may be observed in a support conversation he shares with Lucia, where he reveals that his hatred for Beorc has subsided after meeting her.

Death quote

“Ouww... I've been beaten. Sorry, but I've got to return to Phoenicis. I don't want to slow anyone down.” —Janaff's retreat quote in Path of Radiance if Ulki and Reyson are still able to participate in battles

“Ugh... How stupid... I thought I'd have...seen it coming...” —Janaff's death quote in Radiant Dawn.

Battle quotes

Hawk King's Eyes As the new king's right arm, Janaff so eagerly trained his men that he often skipped meals, weekends, and sleep.

Etymology

Yanaf (also Yanuf) is a Himyarite (an extinct language once spoken in Yemen) name meaning "exalted", and was used in the names of several kings of Himyar.

Trivia

In Fire Emblem: Awakening, Nowi finds an injured bird and tries to nurse it back to health during her support conversations with Stahl. She decides to name it "Janaff" in their B-rank conversation.

References

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