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Imhullu
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Imhullu (Japanese: マフー Mafu) is a tome introduced in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. It is the signature weapon of Gharnef, the Dark Pontifex and ally to Medeus, and its power prevents attacks from any weapon but Starlight.
History
There are two differing explanations given for Imhullu, one given in Shadow Dragon and a differing one given in New Mystery of the Emblem. The first is that Gotoh was the guardian of the tome, knowing its immense power could be used for evil; his pupil Gharnef took the book and vanished.[1] The other is that Imhullu was first created by Gharnef, the future Dark Pontifex, during his tutelage under the White Sage Gotoh. Out of envy and wrath over Gotoh picking rival student Miloah as the successor of Khadein and the Aura tome, Gharnef used the Darksphere, one of the gems adorning the Binding Shield, to create Imhullu. In the process of creating Imhullu, Gharnef's heart was sealed in the Darksphere, corrupting him.[2]
Much as the effects of the Darksphere itself can only be countered by the Lightsphere, so too does Imhullu have a weakness to Starlight, a tome forged from the Lightsphere. One who wields Starlight can use its power to pierce the dark protection Imhullu bestows upon its wielder. To this end, Gotoh had Marth gather the components to forge Starlight for use against Gharnef himself.
Stats
In the main Fire Emblem series
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | -- | Tome: Prf* | 14 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 1-2 | 18 | Cannot be sold | -- | Seals non-Starlight enemy attacks. |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 
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Tome: Prf* | 14 | 14 | 70 | 0 | 1-2 | -- | 65,535 | -- | Seals non-Starlight enemy attacks. |
| Shadow Dragon | 
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 A
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14 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 1-2 | -- | 0 | 0 | Nullifies non-Starlight damage dealt by foe when equipped. |
| New Mystery of the Emblem |
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 A
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14 | -- | 80 | 0 | 1-2 | -- | Cannot be sold | 2 | Nullifies non-Starlight damage dealt by foe when equipped. |
In other Fire Emblem series titles
| This section is missing stats, calculations, or growth rates which may be currently unknown. If this information is available, please help improve the page by adding it. |
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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| Heroes (Unrefined) |
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 5★
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14 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 400 SP | -- | Boosts user's Resistance by +3. At start of third turn, deals 5 damage to all foes within a five-column radius of user that do not wield tome weapon skills, and those foes may not counterattack through their following actions. |
| Heroes (Refined: +Effect) |
File:Is feh wpn imhullu refined.png | 5★
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14 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 400 SP 500  200 
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-- | Boosts user's Resistance by +3. At start of third turn, deals 7 damage to all foes within a five-column radius of user that do not wield tome weapon skills, and those foes may not counterattack through their following actions. If user either initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, boosts user's Attack and Speed by +5 each. If user has at least 25% HP at start of combat, boosts user's Attack and Speed by +5 each, and if target is not a tome unit, reduces damage taken from non-Røkkr attacks and area-of-effect special skills by 30% and target cannot counterattack. |
| Heroes (Refined: +Atk) |
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5★
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15 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 400 SP 500 200
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-- | Boosts user's Resistance by +3. At start of third turn, deals 7 damage to all foes within a five-column radius of user that do not wield tome weapon skills, and those foes may not counterattack through their following actions. If user either initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, boosts user's Attack and Speed by +5 each. Grants +2 HP. |
| Heroes (Refined: +Spd) |
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5★
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14 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 400 SP 500 200
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-- | Boosts user's Resistance by +3. At start of third turn, deals 7 damage to all foes within a five-column radius of user that do not wield tome weapon skills, and those foes may not counterattack through their following actions. If user either initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, boosts user's Attack and Speed by +5 each. Grants +2 HP and +2 Speed. |
| Heroes (Refined: +Def) |
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5★
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14 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 400 SP 500 200
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-- | Boosts user's Resistance by +3. At start of third turn, deals 7 damage to all foes within a five-column radius of user that do not wield tome weapon skills, and those foes may not counterattack through their following actions. If user either initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, boosts user's Attack and Speed by +5 each. Grants +2 HP and +3 Defense. |
| Heroes (Refined: +Res) |
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5★
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14 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 400 SP 500 200
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-- | Boosts user's Resistance by +3. At start of third turn, deals 7 damage to all foes within a five-column radius of user that do not wield tome weapon skills, and those foes may not counterattack through their following actions. If user either initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, boosts user's Attack and Speed by +5 each. Grants +2 HP and +3 Resistance. |
| Warriors | 
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?* | ? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
Locations
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
| Unobtainable | Exclusively wielded by Gharnef. |
Mystery of the Emblem
| Unobtainable | Exclusively wielded by Gharnef. |
Shadow Dragon
| Unobtainable | Exclusively wielded by Gharnef. |
New Mystery of the Emblem
| Unobtainable | Exclusively wielded by Gharnef in the main story. |
| Inventory | Gharnef (Playable in Three Assassins only) |
Heroes
| Units | Gharnef: Dark Pontifex |
Warriors
| Unobtainable | Exclusively wielded by Gharnef. |
Other appearances
Imhullu bombarding Cornelius in the anime.
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem OVA
In Prince of Aritia, the first episode of Fire Emblem, a flashback shows Gharnef using Imhullu in battle against the Falchion-wielding King Cornelius of Altea, and with it easily kills Cornelius by piercing him through the stomach. The spell is depicted as a large number of glowing dark tendrils, each ending in what looks like a screaming human face, emerging from the Imhullu spellbook, which bombard the target before exploding.
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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| Shadow Dragon | Dark magic that nullifies all attacks on its bearer. | 封印された暗黒魔法。装備すれば敵の攻撃を無効にする |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | Dark magic that nullifies all attacks on its bearer.* | 封印された暗黒魔法。装備すれば敵の攻撃を無効にする |
Trivia
- In Chapter 23 of Shadow Dragon, the fake Gharnefs scattered across the map all wield fake copies of Imhullu; outside of battle, they display the same stats and description as the real Imhullu, but in battle they instead have the stats of Elfire and do not negate damage. Versions of this chapter in earlier games simply have the fake Gharnefs wield regular, undisguised tomes: Swarm in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, and Elfire in Mystery of the Emblem Book 1.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Imhullu |
From the Akkadian imhullu, "atrocious wind", one of the seven winds summoned by Marduk to slay Tiamat in the Babylonian creation myth Enûma Eliš.[3] |
| Japanese |
• マフー |
• Officially romanized as Mafu. From the Japanese 魔風, "demonic wind". |
| Spanish |
Imhullu |
-- |
| French |
Imhullu |
-- |
| German |
Imhullu |
-- |
| Italian |
Imhullu |
-- |
| Portuguese (Brazil) |
Imhullu |
-- |
| Traditional Chinese |
摩忽 |
Mafu |
Gallery
Artwork of Imhullu from Mystery of the Emblem.
Artwork of Imhullu from Mystery of the Emblem.
Imhullu as it appears in Heroes.
Imhullu as it appears in Heroes.
Gharnef casting Imhullu in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
Gharnef casting Imhullu in Mystery of the Emblem.
Gharnef casting Imhullu in Shadow Dragon.
Gharnef casting Imhullu in the anime.
References
- ↑ "Marth: Is Imhullu so powerful a magic, then?
Gotoh: Yes. The mage who wields it cannot be killed; cannot be so much as scratched. I was the magic's guardian once. Knowing its forbidden power could work terrible evils, so I kept it close. But Gharnef, one of my two pupils—Miloah being the other—took the forbidden tome and vanished. Now you are paying for my carelessness. Forgive me. I wish to make amends by teaching you the only way to undo Imhullu's power." — Marth and Gotoh, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon - ↑ "Gharnef, along with Pontifex Miloah, were Lord Gotoh's best pupils. But Lord Gotoh saw Gharnef's weakness, and so he left Khadein and the Aura tome to Pontifex Miloah. Gharnef, overcome by jealousy, stole the Darksphere from Lord Gotoh, and created the Imhullu tome. As a result... His heart was trapped within the Darksphere for all eternity. Wrath and envy led him to ruin." — Wendell, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
- ↑ Babylonian Creation Myth, Then Again..., Published: 2005, Retrieved: 29 January, 2015
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