Hawk (Japanese:ホークHawk) is aSilessean mage, andHermina's elder brother. In his searches for his missing father, he travelled through theMunster District and became involved in the struggles against theGrannvale Empire's occupation of the region, joiningSeliph's revolutionary army after liberatingMunster.

Hawk isCed'ssubstitute character, filling his role in the story and gameplay ifErinys died or failed to be married in the course of the first generation.

Biography

Hawk was inMunster Castle at the time ofSeliph's revolution army sweeping theMunster District. By the time Seliph's army had slainBloom atConnacht, Hawk had successfully wrested control of Munster, only to find thatThracian 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 PrincessAltena andCoulter. 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. AsCed'ssubstitute character, Hawk only appears ifErinys wasn't married or was dead at the end ofChapter 5. InChapter 8, Hawk appears as an ally unit affiliated withMunster, guarding Munstercastle, onceConnacht has been seized. He is recruited whentalked to bySeliph.

Starting stats and growth rates

Sage Level 14 Holy Blood -- Movement 6

Recruitment:Chapter 8, NPC, talk withSeliph StatsGrowth 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% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Lightning 5,000Gold Follow-Up Adept Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- B B B B B --

Love growths and events

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

Analysis

Hawk is one of the best substitute units inGenealogy, mostly thanks to his sheer stats. He has very high base stats in most areas, and he has two useful skills:Follow-Up andAdept, 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 inChapter 9 onceArion sends hisWyvern 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 inChapter 10 andEndgame, 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 aRestore 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 aMagic Ring, needed to negate aBarrier Ring) to hitIshtar 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 oneShield 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

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

674

Hawk Genealogy of the Holy War

75

CYL 2 (2018)

752

Hawk Genealogy of the Holy War

38 (−37)

CYL 3 (2019)

634 (−17)

Hawk Genealogy of the Holy War

55 (+17)

CYL 4 (2020)

715 (+13)

Hawk Genealogy of the Holy War

40 (−15)

CYL 5 (2021)

690 (−25)

Hawk Genealogy of the Holy War

47 (+7)

CYL 6 (2022)

642 (−50)

Hawk Genealogy of the Holy War

67 (+20)

CYL 7 (2023)

697 (+55)

Hawk Genealogy of the Holy War

38 (−29)

CYL 8 (2024)

585 (−112)

Hawk Genealogy of the Holy War

71 (+33)

CYL 9 (2025)

564 (−21)

Hawk Genealogy of the Holy War

63 (−8)

CYL 10 (2026)

647 (+83)

Hawk Genealogy of the Holy War

31 (−32)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	525

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Sage Magic (all tomes) Staff (Silence)

Official artwork

• 
  Artwork of Hawk from the Super Tactics Book.
• 
  Artwork of Hawk fromTreasure.
• 
  Artwork of Hawk from theTrading Card Game.

References

This article is part ofProject Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in theFire Emblem series.