Hawk

Hawk
; Artwork of Hawk from Treasure.
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Family	Hermina (younger sister)
Nationality	Silessean
Starting class	Sage
Appearance(s)	Genealogy of the Holy War

This article is about the character. For the type of laguz, see Hawk (laguz).

“	See, what happened was I was passing through Munster in my search for Father. I would've moved on, but the people's plight was nothing short of heartbreaking.	”	— Hawk

Hawk (Japanese: ホーク Hawk) is a Silessean mage, and Hermina's elder brother. In his searches for his missing father, he travelled through the Munster District and became involved in the struggles against the Grannvale Empire's occupation of the region, joining Seliph's revolutionary army after liberating Munster.

Hawk is Ced's substitute character, filling his role in the story and gameplay if Erinys died or failed to be married in the course of the first generation.

Biography

Hawk was in Munster Castle at the time of Seliph's revolution army sweeping the Munster District. By the time Seliph's army had slain Bloom at Connacht, Hawk had successfully wrested control of Munster, only to find that Thracian knights were approaching the castle. Encouraging the people of Munster to flee for Connacht, Hawk remained behind to defend Munster from the assault led by Princess Altena and Coulter. In this effort, he was approached by Seliph, who recruited him into the revolution force.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Hawk is a playable character during the second generation. As Ced's substitute character, Hawk only appears if Erinys wasn't married or was dead at the end of Chapter 5. In Chapter 8, Hawk appears as an ally unit affiliated with Munster, guarding Munster castle, once Connacht has been seized. He is recruited when talked to by Seliph.

Starting stats and growth rates

Sage

Level	14
Holy Blood	--
Movement	6

Recruitment: Chapter 8, NPC, talk with Seliph

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP	38	Speed	23
Strength	3	Luck	4
Magic	22	Defense	9
Skill	18	Resistance	17

Max HP	60%	Speed	50%
Strength	10%	Luck	20%
Magic	20%	Defense	20%
Skill	20%	Resistance	10%

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Inventory

Skills

Lightning
5,000 Gold

Follow-Up

Adept

Weapon Levels
	--		--		--		--		B
	B		B		B		B		--

Love growths and events

Hawk
Sage

Lana/Muirne

Initial: 0
Per turn: 3

Larcei/Creidne

Initial: 0
Per turn: 3

Julia

Initial: 0
Per turn: 0

Hermina

Initial: --
Per turn: --

Patty/Daisy

Initial: 0
Per turn: 3

Nanna/Jeanne

Initial: 0
Per turn: 3

Lene/Laylea

Initial: 0
Per turn: 2

Tine/Linda

Initial: 0
Per turn: 3

See love for more details on the love system.

In Chapter 8, Seliph can talk to Hawk after he appears as a partner unit at Munster Castle, recruiting him.
In Chapter 8, Hermina can talk to Hawk after he has been recruited, granting Hermina +1 Luck.
In Chapter 9, Hawk can enter Luthecia Castle after it has been seized to initiate an event with a villager there, granting him +3 Magic and Resistance.
In the Endgame, if they are lovers, Tine/Linda can talk to Hawk at any time, granting him +3 Magic.

Analysis

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

Hawk is one of the best substitute units in Genealogy, mostly thanks to his sheer stats. He has very high base stats in most areas, and he has two useful skills: Follow-Up and Adept, with the former allowing him to double enemies and the latter allowing him to attack extra times in rounds of combat. He has a high Adept activation rate thanks to his high speed, allowing him to one-round enemies that he could not kill with two attacks alone. Hawk's growth rates are very low, with his HP and speed growths being the only solid ones, but because his base stats are very good, that drawback does not impact him very much.

Hawk has a B rank in all magic types (other than dark magic) and in staves, so he can use most tomes and staves available to the player, giving him high flexibility and allowing him to double as a utility unit. He is unmounted, so his mobility is far worse than that of the player's cavalry, but he still has his uses. He can defend the player's castles in Chapter 9 once Arion sends his Wyvern Riders toward them, and he will deal a lot of damage to these wyverns due to their low resistance. Aside from that, Hawk's high resistance is a very useful trait in Chapter 10 and Endgame, which are both littered with enemy magic and status staff users. Hawk can approach these enemies much more safely than most other units, substitutes or not, and he can also use a Restore staff to remove status effects from the player's units. The Restore staff's 10 range somewhat mitigates Hawk's disadvantage in movement compared to cavalry. Furthermore, his base 22 magic coupled with two events that grant +3 magic each (enter Luthecia castle, marry Tine/Linda and talk to them in the Endgame) can ensure he always hits 28 magic, the amount needed (with a Magic Ring, needed to negate a Barrier Ring) to hit Ishtar with a status staff in Endgame.

Because Hawk has solid base stats and a good set of skills, he needs no investment, which distinguishes him from other substitute units, who generally do need investment due to their shortcomings. However, there are some tools he can benefit from. In particular, giving Hawk at least one Shield Ring is a good idea if the player plans to have him enter significant combat, as Hawk's defense of 9 is one of his weakest stats and can be insufficient.

Personality

Hawk possesses a strong devotion to the welfare of others, and despite having no stake in the fight for Munster he gave up on his search for his father in order to help the Munster people.^[1] Even so, he is exceptionally hard on himself, as despite fighting his best he still considers himself a failure for being unable to save everyone.^[2]

Endings

Genealogy of the Holy War

Silesse had long dwelt under the Empire's cruel hand, and so Hawk devoted their life to rebuilding the ruined land.
Assisting them was
[Hawk's wife, if married], his wife,
[...]
all bearing hope-filled smiles.
A breathtaking land... A peaceful people...
Lewyn had devoted his life to protecting the Kingdom of Silesse, and at long last, his decades of work came to fruition.

Quotes

Death quote

“	Can my magic... take me no further? Ahh... What a shame...	”	— Hawk, in Genealogy of the Holy War.

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1
(2017)

674