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Halvan

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Halvan

FE776 Halvan.png
Artwork of Halvan from Thracia 776.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Family

Patricia (younger sister) [1]

Starting class

Axe Fighter

Appearance(s)

Yeah, Halvan, I'm sure the village will appreciate your patient attitude while everyone's being rounded up and jailed!
— Osian to Halvan in Chapter 1: The Warrior of Fiana

Halvan (Japanese: ハルヴァン Halvan) is a playable Axe Fighter in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.

Biography

Halvan was with the Fiana Freeblades on a job outside of Fiana when it was attacked by the forces of Munster led by Weissmann, during which Nanna and Mareeta were kidnapped by Raydrik. Halvan worked with the rest of the Freeblades to drive out Munster's forces, after which him and the other members of the Freeblades accompanied Leif to rescue the captives. Halvan was separated from Leif after their assault on Kelbeth fortress when Leif was captured by Raydrik. He, along with Osian and Ronan, was arrested by Hannibal, having been mistaken for bandits, and was held at Meath Castle. They were reunited with Leif when Leif sought refuge in Meath and explained that the captive Freeblades were his friends; there were released and rejoined Leif's liberation army. Later during their attack on Dagdar's bandits in Mount Violdrake, Halvan could potentially persuade Marty to join them. Afterwards, Halvan accompanies Leif's liberation army until at least the liberation of Munster. His involvement, if any, with the war after Leif's forces merged with Seliph's is unknown, as he does not appear in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Role

Halvan is a playable character. He is available from the start of Chapter 1. In this chapter, Halvan can visit the center-eastern house to obtain a Brave Axe. He is removed at the end of Chapter 3. Halvan rejoins at the end of Chapter 7. In Chapter 8, Halvan can talk to an enemy Marty, recruiting him.

Starting stats and growth rates

Portrait halvan fe05.png
Ma snes03 axe fighter playable.gif Axe Fighter
Level 2
Action --
Recruitment: Chapter 1, automatically from the start

Stats Growth Rates

Inventory Skills
Iron Axe Vantage
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances -- Axes D (+10) Bows -- Staves --
Fire magic -- Thunder magic -- FE5RankWind.png -- Light magic -- Dark magic --

Promotion stat gains

Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Con Mov Weapon level
Mercenary +0 +2 +1 +3 +3 +0 +3 +0 +0 Swords+100 WEXP

Supports

Portrait halvan fe05.png
Halvan
Axe Fighter
Supports:
None.

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Bishop
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Supported by:
Portrait eyvel fe05.png
Eyvel
Swordmaster
Bonus:
10

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Bonus:
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Bonus:
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See Support § Super Famicom games for more details on supports.

Analysis

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

Halvan is available from the start of Thracia 776. He is a level 2 Axe Fighter with solid base stats, a high FCM of 4, and the Vantage skill. These traits make him a good combat unit in the early chapters.

Halvan is often compared to Osian since they share availability and classes. But despite their frequent comparison, Halvan is considerably worse than Osian, lacking the Vouge and Wrath. Osain's main strength is his enemy phase, getting two guaranteed criticals against nearly every enemy at 1-2 range, something that Halvan cannot replicate.

Halvan receives the Brave Axe in Chapter 1, but anyone can use it - for example, Dagdar. That said, he can make use of Vantage combined with the Brave Axe. Since Thracia 776 Vantage works even above 50% HP, all Halvan needs to do is enter enemy range. Then, he can kill 1-range enemies on enemy phase before they can damage him.

While Halvan's FCM of 4 is high, no high-crit axes are available early on. The Killer Axe is not realistically available until chapter 14x and is difficult to acquire even then. He can use a Battle Axe earlier in theory, but not only is it still difficult to obtain it requires Halvan to get to B in axes and isn't too reliable with only +10 crit. This is a problem for Halvan, because it prevents him from reaching 100% crit chance on the second attack. Halvan is only supported by Eyvel, who becomes unavailable after the early game. He does not support anyone himself, either.

This leads to another problem with Halvan - he has no effective way of dealing with low hit rates. Axes have some of the lowest hit rates in the game, and since his skill growth is low, low hit rates will become a problem for throughout the game. The player can boost Halvan's skill growth with Crusader Scrolls to mitigate this issue. Halvan is one of the best users of the Od Scroll obtained in chapter 6. It grants +30% skill growth, raising Halvan's growth from a low 20% to a good 50%. Having higher skill mitigates Halvan's accuracy problems and increases his crit rate. Every point of crit helps him use his FCM of 4 to its full potential.

Overall, Halvan is a decent combat unit who can contribute, but doesn't add anything unique to the team.

Personality


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Endings

Halvan, Layman Turned Hero
After Eyvel departed Fiana, Halvan took up the role of village leader. He quickly demonstrated his talent for leadership, and Fiana developed and expanded under his wise rule. Nowadays, Fiana is the envy of every village on Thracia's east coast.

Quotes

Death quotes

Ma... Pa... I'm sorry... I... lasted as long as I could...
— Halvan

Escape quotes

Now comes the real battle...
— Halvan

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Halvan is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Halvan
TCGCipher B10-012N.png Quiet Hero, Halvan
Jugdral

Male

Axe
"Settle down. The imperials’ll easily take us all out if we just charge back in unprepared."
Attack: 40 Support: 10 Range: 1 Deploy Cost: 2
Class: Axe Fighter Tier: Base Class Change Cost: --
Fighter's Expertise: [Always] During your turn, this unit gains +20 attack.
Capture: [Trigger] [Flip one bond card] When this unit's attack destroys an enemy, you may pay the cost, and if you do: Draw a card.
Card #B10-012N • Artist: Akihiro Mibuta
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest.
For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Halvan .

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round Placement Character Votes
CYL 1
(2017)
631 Portrait halvan fe05 cyl.png
Halvan
Thracia 776
102
CYL 2
(2018)
759
(+128)
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Halvan
Thracia 776
36
(−66)
CYL 3
(2019)
677
(+20)
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Halvan
Thracia 776
28
(−8)
CYL 4
(2020)
749
(+6)
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Halvan
Thracia 776
22
(−6)
CYL 5
(2021)
787
(+38)
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Halvan
Thracia 776
17
(−5)
CYL 6
(2022)
812
(+23)
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Halvan
Thracia 776
12
(−5)
CYL 7
(2023)
739
(−73)
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Halvan
Thracia 776
25
(+13)
CYL 8
(2024)
868
(+129)
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Halvan
Thracia 776
8
(−17)
Total results This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. 250

Trivia

  • One of the title screen cutscenes in Thracia 776 shows Halvan sparring with Orsin.
  • According to Thracia 776's website, Halvan was designed to look 19 years old.[2]

Etymology and other languages

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

Halvan

Used in the Meet some of the Heroes website.[3]

English
(unofficial)

Havan

Used in the Shaya fan translation

Japanese

ハルヴァン

Officially romanized as Halvan.

Spanish

Halvan

--

French

Halvan

--

German

Halvan

--

Italian

Halvan

--

Portuguese

Halvan

--

Traditional Chinese

哈爾旺

Halvan

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Portrait halvan fe05.png Axe Fighter Ma snes03 axe fighter playable.gif Mercenary Ma snes03 mercenary playable.gif
Bs fe05 halvan axe fighter axe.png
Axe
(Brave Axe)
Bs fe05 halvan mercenary sword.png
Sword
(Steel Sword)
Bs fe05 halvan mercenary axe.png
Axe
(Brave Axe)

References

  1. "Patricia: Hey, hey, have you seen my big brother, Halvan? He's got me awful scared... I hope he's all right..." — Patricia in Chapter 1: the Warrior of Fiana, Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
  2. Character ~登場人物の紹介~, ファイアーエムブレム トラキア776, Retrieved: 11 April, 2017
  3. Meet some of the Heroes, guide.fire-emblem-heroes.com/en-US, Retrieved: April 2, 2022
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