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Canas
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“ | Pardon me! I was speaking with an old sailor a few moments ago. He told me that you're planning to travel to Valor. Is that so? Really? And that's why you're playing tag with these pirates? ......I see. In that case, would you mind if I joined you? My name is Canas. I'm a scholar of sorts... | ” | — Canas. |
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Canas (pronounced /ˈkɑnɑs/[key][1]; Japanese: カナス Canas) is a shaman from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. As the only dark magic user available in the game aside from Athos, Canas travels with the group in order to expand his knowledge of the Dread Isle, and subsequently, dragons. Referencing how Blazing Blade is supposed to be a prequel to Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, Canas is a son of Niime and the father of Hugh, two characters appearing in The Binding Blade.
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Role
Pre-game
Canas is from Ilia, and is one son of the famed Mountain Hermit Niime, whom he inherited his dark magic skills from, albeit under strict training from her. In addition, Canas has three brothers, all of whom are also shamans. All three, however, eventually had their dark magic take control of their bodies, rendering them in an almost comatose state; Canas himself notes that it is likely he himself will end up like them if he continues to study dark magic, but he continues because of his own curiosity, aware that his own curiosity may cause the end of him.
At the start of The Blazing Blade, Canas is stated to be married to an anima magic user, to his mother's initial chagrin, and he has an infant son named Hugh; this son, however, is shown in The Binding Blade to instead use anima magic instead of his father's dark magic. Canas's wife is also stated to have had a sister with the given name Iris; while having heard that this sister is deceased, this given name is shared with a member of Nino's own family, her mother's. While noting that Iris is a rather common name, the fact that Canas's wife is an anima magic user and that Nino's family was made up of powerful sages suggests that Canas might be an uncle by marriage to Nino.
In-game
Canas first appears in Chapter 16x/17x. Shortly after Eliwood and his allies engage with Fargus and members of his pirate brigade, Canas appears in order to offer his skills to the lords, due to wanting to visit the Dread Isle; similar to the party, he is also unable to find passage to the island. After helping the lords receive passage to the island, he stays with them to the very end in order to continue learning about areas outside of Ilia.
Post-game
As Canas is explicitly stated to be deceased by Niime in The Binding Blade, Canas has no paired endings, and his sole ending states that he and his wife were killed trying to stop a snowstorm in Ilia. Owing to his death, this leads to his son, Hugh, getting raised by Niime.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Promotion stat gains
Class | HP | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Con | Mov | Weapon level |
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Druid | +4 | +0 | +0 | +3 | +0 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | E, + 40 |
Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
With the exception of Athos, Canas is the only dark magic user in the game, giving him exclusive access to all dark tomes obtained. Unfortunately, outside of the standard Flux tome, most dark tomes are situational. Eclipse has too low of a hit rate to be viable, Fenrir and Gespenst are incredibly heavy, and while Nosferatu can allow him to survive longer on enemy phase it is often too heavy. Luna, the only other notable dark tome, is very strong against late-game bosses, as it ignores resistance. However, generic enemies, even in late-game chapters, often have less resistance than Flux's base might, and Luna's higher accuracy and crit rate are offset by its higher weight. Additionally, Athos is a better Luna user than Canas, as Canas's magic will normally be 24, while Athos will always have 30 magic when he joins, 1 more than even a magic-blessed Canas.
Fortunately, Canas is very capable of just using the basic Flux tome. Canas is well-rounded, with solid growths in HP, magic, and resistance, as well as among the highest defense growths in the game for a magic user (25%, second to only Pent's 30%), in addition to solid starting stats in Magic, Skill, and Resistance. As a result of this defense growth, as well as high resistance (45%) and HP (70%) growths, Canas is one of the more durable magic characters the player can get. Canas's primary stumbling block, however, is his mediocre speed. His base is not high enough to double enemies, especially as Flux weighs him down by 1, and his 35% growth is not high enough for him to catch up quickly. Even early on, he only has a base attack speed of 7, and he cannot follow up on any enemy with 4 or more speed, which are most of the enemies in his debut chapter. As such, it is generally recommended to promote him, as he gains +3 speed and +1 constitution, which allows him to reliably double most enemies. Promotion also gives him access to staves, though with a base E rank, it will take him a while to use more advanced staves.
Fire Emblem Heroes
Role
Canas is one of the characters added to the game in the The King's Demise update, and was made available to players in the third edition of the Tempest Trials+, "Feud of the Fangs", which initially ran from June 16, 2018 through June 26, 2018. Only one variation of Canas is currently available in Heroes, based on his The Blazing Blade incarnation.
Despite being distributed via the Tempest Trials, which typically distributes units only in four- and five-star rarities, Canas has known full stat setups in three-star rarity.
Canas: Wisdom Seeker
Starting stats
★★★★ ★★★★★
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Initial Stats Level 40 Stats
Note: This unit requires the usage of Trait Fruit to access any flaws and assets. |
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Skill set
Skill set | ||||
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Skill | Unlock | Auto-unlock | SP cost | |
Flux | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | 50 | |
Ruin | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | 100 | |
Rauðrowl | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | 200 | |
Rauðrowl+ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 300 | |
Ancient Codex | ★★★★★ | — | 400 | |
Reciprocal Aid | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | 150 | |
A | Resistance +1 | ★★★★ | — | 30 |
A | HP/Res 1 | ★★★★ | — | 100 |
A | HP/Res 2 | ★★★★★ | — | 200 |
C | Res Tactic 1 | ★★★★ | — | 60 |
C | Res Tactic 2 | ★★★★ | — | 120 |
C | Res Tactic 3 | ★★★★ | — | 240 |
Personality
Canas is demonstrated to be a young man almost completely absorbed in improving his intellect through constant study; in almost all of his support conversations, characters often approach Canas while he is in the midst of reading a tome of some sort, to the chagrin of some. In his only supports where he isn't immediately seen studying, he instead directly asks questions to Renault about the truth behind morphs. True to being a scholar, Canas takes his work very seriously, expressing exasperation when Vaida's mount eats one of his books [2], and he also expresses great interest upon meeting the Mage General of Etruria, Pent[3] At his most passionate, Canas is shown shedding a few tears when he intends to give Nino a book on the hero Roland[4], and upon learning that the mage is illiterate, he gladly teaches her how to read[5].
Owing to being almost completely absorbed in his studies, it is demonstrated that Canas can also sometimes act absent-minded to his surroundings and to the needs of other people. In his supports with Pent, Canas is found looking around the area for a book he has misplaced, in an minor example [6]. A more telling example, however, is seen in his supports with the wyvern rider Vaida. In their A support, Canas attempts to give Vaida a book about "wyvern-mounted combat" and proceeds to give an accurate description of how they operate, as well as his desires to see one in real life, all while seemingly failing to notice that Vaida herself is a wyvern rider[7], and that her mount Umbriel has actually eaten one of his books right in front of him [8]. Socially, Canas can also prove absent-minded; in supports with Nino, the shaman has to be told by the mage that he must spend more time with his infant son Hugh, owing to the latter's potential loneliness.[9] In his supports with Bartre, Canas also accidentally insults the fighter when he asks for a book; knowing that Bartre is not as intelligent as himself, Canas amusingly asks the warrior if he is going to eat it. [10]
In The Binding Blade, Niime provides a different characterisation for Canas than seen above; in her support conversations with Hugh, Niime notes that Hugh's penchance for wanting to have a steely exterior is similar to how Canas supposedly acted, though the shaman shows no such mannerisms in The Blazing Blade. Despite this, she does note that Hugh's inherent kindness does appear to come from his father, which more closely meshes with Canas in the game.
Supports
- Main article:
Canas/Supports
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Endings
Canas, Seeker of Wisdom
Canas returned to his family in Ilia. Some years later, he and his wife died trying to stop a snowstorm. His child was raised by his old mother.
Quotes
Death quotes
“ | Ah, what a shame. There was so much more that I wanted to learn... | ” | — Canas |
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“ | Mother... Forgive me... Take care... of... Hugh... | ” | — Canas (finish the game 8 times (all versions), data transfer from The Binding Blade (Japanese version only)[11] |
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Final Chapter: Light quote
“ | Let this battle be forgotten by history... That is all I ask. | ” | — Canas |
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Battle History quotes
“ | Mm... This is the best outcome, is it not? | ” | — Canas, with S or A rank |
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“ | I see. No better than average, are you? | ” | — Canas, with B or C rank |
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“ | You seem to lack even basic skills. | ” | — Canas, with D or E rank |
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Tactician quotes
“ | Actually, this is quite fascinating. Mark, the Nabata wasteland is a bit of a paradise to magic adepts. Stories tell of the many magical artifacts lost in these sands. I'll keep my eyes open. Of course, I'll be fighting as well. | ” | — Canas, in Chapter 22, Eliwood's tale |
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Fire Emblem Heroes
- Main article:
Canas/Quotes (Heroes)
Other appearances
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Canas's official artwork from The Blazing Blade can be viewed in Path of Radiance's extras menu if a copy of The Blazing Blade is connected to a copy of Path of Radiance.
Fire Emblem Cipher
Canas is featured on four cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Canas | |||||
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Heir to the Hermit, Canas | |||||
"The temptation to submit to darkness is great, there is no guarantee that I will not...but I must see the other side." | |||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Druid | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 2 | |||
Eclipse: [Activate] [] Select an enemy, besides the Main Character. Until the end of your turn, that enemy loses -20 attack. Forbidden Magic: [Always] Any [Trigger] skills that can trigger at the start of a player's turn cannot be activated. | |||||
Card #B07-034HN • Artist: Hatori Kyoka | |||||
Researcher of Knowledge, Canas | |||||
"Would you mind if I join you? I've some skill with a form of elder magic... Some call it dark magic, a rather biased term, if I must be blunt." | |||||
Attack: 30 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 1 | ||
Class: Shaman | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
Researching Ancient Magic: [Activate] [] Your opponent must send a card from their hand to the Retreat Area. Then, your opponent must draw a card. Darkness Emblem: [Support] If your opponent has 5 or more cards in their hand, your opponent chooses one card from their hand and sends it to the Retreat Area. | |||||
Card #B07-035N • Artist: Hatori Kyoka | |||||
Unenlightened Smile, Canas | |||||
"Let this battle be forgotten by history... That is all I ask." | |||||
Attack: 60 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 4 | ||
Class: Druid | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 3 | |||
Luna: [Always] During your turn, if your opponent has 4 or fewer cards in their hand, this unit gains +20 attack. Knowledge of Unfathomable Magic: [Activate] [Once per turn] [] Choose up to 2 cards from your Retreat Area, then place them at the top of your deck in any order. | |||||
Card #B13-022SR • Artist: BISAI | |||||
Researcher of Elder Magic, Canas | |||||
"You see, there are several types of magics in the cosmos. Monks practice light magic, mages practice anima magic, and we shamans practice elder magic, which some call dark!" | |||||
Attack: 30 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 1 | ||
Class: Shaman | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
Dark Magic Tome: [Always] During your turn, if your opponent has 4 or fewer cards in their hand, this unit gains +10 attack. Darkness Emblem: [Support] If your opponent has 5 or more cards in their hand, your opponent chooses one card from their hand and sends it to the Retreat Area. | |||||
Card #B13-023N • Artist: BISAI | |||||
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Canas . |
Flavor text
Game | Text (English) |
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The Blazing Blade | A scholar, and a novice
student of ancient magics. |
知識を求めて旅する学者
古代魔法は始めたばかり |
Heroes | Fourth son of Niime, the Mountain Hermit.
Devoted entirely to research and reading. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. |
【山の隠者】ニイメの四男。
知識の探究に余念がなく読書を欠かさない。 (登場:『ファイアーエムブレム 烈火の剣』) |
Meet some of the Heroes entries
Choose Your Legends placement history
Round | Placement | Character | Votes |
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CYL 1 (2017) |
113 | Canas The Blazing Blade |
2,450 |
CYL 2 (2018) |
89 (−24) |
Canas The Blazing Blade |
2,827 (+377) |
CYL 3 (2019) |
272 (+180) |
Canas The Blazing Blade |
831 (−1,996) |
CYL 4 (2020) |
307 (+14) |
Canas The Blazing Blade |
474 (−357) |
CYL 5 (2021) |
303 (−4) |
Canas The Blazing Blade |
299 (−175) |
CYL 6 (2022) |
277 (−28) |
Canas The Blazing Blade |
352 (+53) |
CYL 7 (2023) |
239 (−38) |
Canas The Blazing Blade |
264 (−88) |
CYL 8 (2024) |
262 (+23) |
Canas The Blazing Blade |
243 (−21) |
Total results | This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. | 7,740 |
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Trivia
- Canas, along with Ninian, Hawkeye, and Lyn, has two different death quotes. However, whereas the other three have had known criteria for their alternative death quotes, the criteria for changing Canas's death quote was only recently discovered. To get this alternate quote to appear, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade's playthrough counter must be at eight or above. In the Japanese version, a Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade save transfer with the game completed to at least Chapter 22 could also make the quote appear, though this is not possible in international releases.[11]
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Canas |
"Grey or white hairs" in Spanish;[12] indeterminate origin, with the surname "Canas" having three possible origins.[13] |
Japanese |
カナス |
Officially romanized as Canas. |
Spanish |
Canas |
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French |
Canas |
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German |
Canas |
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Italian |
Canas |
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Portuguese |
Canas |
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Traditional Chinese |
卡納斯 |
Canas |
Gallery
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Official artwork
Artwork of Canas from Blazing Blade.
Heroes artwork
Cipher artwork
References
- ↑ Canas in Fire Emblem Heroes
- ↑ "Canas: Hey! That's a very rare book! And it's mine!" — Vaida and Canas B support, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
- ↑ "Canas: Afternoon, Lord Pent!
Pent: Here is the book I borrowed. It was truly fascinating!
Canas: I am glad it pleased you." — Pent and Canas B support, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade - ↑ "Canas: You see, books take us to fascinating new places... Oh, I really do think you and I will be fast friends...sniff...
Nino: You don't have to cry..." — Nino and Canas C support, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade - ↑ "Nino: Really?! But...won't it interrupt your studying?
Canas: Of course not. You see, teaching illuminates the minds of both master and student... I will teach you everything I can!" — Canas and Nino C support, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade - ↑ "Canas: ...Mmm. I wonder where it went? If I dropped it, it should be around here..." — Canas and Pent C support, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
- ↑ "Canas: Ah, well, excuse me. I thought I would bring a book today that you might find interesting... It is about wyvern-mounted combat...
Vaida: Wyverns?
Canas: Yes. Do you know of them? They are rather mysterious creatures. According to this book, they are all white and normally appear in lakes... And it says that they cry "Scraw!" from time to time. Just once, I sure would like to see a real one..." — Vaida and Canas A support, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade - ↑ "Vaida: Umbriel! Tasty, tasty! Eat it up!
Canas: No, please don't... Ohh... Ohh... Why does he have to devour it as if it were so...appetizing?" — Vaida and Canas B support, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade - ↑ "Canas: Oh, all right. But since I am still on a quest for knowledge, I can't just return home now...
Nino: Canas!!
Canas: Y-yes?
Nino: You shouldn't waste your time wandering when your son is at home waiting for you...He needs you!" — Canas and Nino B support, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade - ↑ "Bartre: Don't worry about it! It's no bother for me! In exchange, you can just lend me one of those books!
Canas: A-A book?
Bartre: Yeah. Maybe... a skinny one.
Canas: ...... Are you...going to...eat it?
Bartre: Are you calling me stupid!?
Canas: No! Nothing of the sort!" — Bartre and Canas A support, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade - ↑ 11.0 11.1 Canas' alternate death quote (spoilers?), FEuniverse.us, Retrieved: May 12, 2017
- ↑ canas translation in English | Spanish-English dictionary, Reverso Dictionary, Retrieved: March 30, 2013
- ↑ Canas Last Name Origin, Surname Database, Retrieved: March 30, 2013
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