Imhullu (Japanese:マフーMafu) is atome introduced inFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. It is the signature weapon ofGharnef, the Dark Pontifex and ally toMedeus, and its power prevents attacks from any weapon butStarlight.

History

There are two differing explanations given for Imhullu, one given inShadow Dragon and a differing one given inNew Mystery of the Emblem. The first is thatGotoh was the guardian of the tome, knowing its immense power could be used for evil; his pupilGharnef 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 studentMiloah as the successor ofKhadein and theAura tome, Gharnef used theDarksphere, one of the gems adorning theBinding 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 theLightsphere, so too does Imhullu have a weakness toStarlight, 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 hadMarth gather the components to forge Starlight for use against Gharnef himself.

Stats

In the mainFire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
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		Tome:Prf*	14	14	70	0	1–2	--	65,535	--	Seals non-Starlight enemy attacks.
Shadow Dragon		A	14	4	70	0	1–2	--	0	0	Nullifies non-Starlight damage dealt by foe when equipped.
New Mystery of the Emblem		A	14	--	80	0	1–2	--	Cannot be sold	2	Nullifies non-Starlight damage dealt by foe when equipped.

In otherFire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (refine: Unrefined)			14	2	400	--	Fenrir	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. At start of turn 3, deals 5 damage to foes not usingred,blue,green orcolorless tomes within 5 columns centered on user and inflicts "unit cannot counterattack" on those foes through their following actions.
Heroes (refine: +Effect)			14	2	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. At start of turn 3, deals 7 damage to foes not usingred,blue,green orcolorless tomes within 5 columns centered on user and inflicts "unit cannot counterattack" on those foes through their following actions. If user initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants +5 each toattack andspeed to user during combat. If user'sHP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +5 each to attack and speed to user during combat, and if foe does not use red, blue, green, or colorless tome, user takes −30% damage (except from Røkkr specials) and foe cannot counterattack.
Heroes (refine: +Atk)			15	2	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. At start of turn 3, deals 7 damage to foes not usingred,blue,green orcolorless tomes within 5 columns centered on user and inflicts "unit cannot counterattack" on those foes through their following actions. If user initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants +5 each toattack andspeed to user during combat. Grants +2 HP.
Heroes (refine: +Spd)			14	2	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. At start of turn 3, deals 7 damage to foes not usingred,blue,green orcolorless tomes within 5 columns centered on user and inflicts "unit cannot counterattack" on those foes through their following actions. If user initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants +5 each toattack andspeed to user during combat. Grants +2 HP and +2 speed.
Heroes (refine: +Def)			14	2	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. At start of turn 3, deals 7 damage to foes not usingred,blue,green orcolorless tomes within 5 columns centered on user and inflicts "unit cannot counterattack" on those foes through their following actions. If user initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants +5 each toattack andspeed to user during combat. Grants +2 HP and +3 defense.
Heroes (refine: +Res)			14	2	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Grants +3 resistance. At start of turn 3, deals 7 damage to foes not usingred,blue,green orcolorless tomes within 5 columns centered on user and inflicts "unit cannot counterattack" on those foes through their following actions. If user initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants +5 each toattack andspeed to user during combat. Grants +2 HP and +3 resistance.

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Warriors		E*	80	--	--	--	--	--	0	--	--

Locations

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Mystery of the Emblem

Shadow Dragon

New Mystery of the Emblem

Heroes

Warriors

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem OVA

InPrince of Aritia, the first episode ofFire Emblem, a flashback shows Gharnef using Imhullu in battle against theFalchion-wielding KingCornelius ofAltea, 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

Trivia

• InChapter 23 ofShadow 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 ofElfire and do not negate damage. Versions of this chapter in earlier games simply have the fake Gharnefs wield regular, undisguised tomes:Swarm inShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, and Elfire inMystery of the Emblem Book 1.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Imhullu fromMystery of the Emblem.
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  Artwork of Imhullu from theTrading Card Game.

Screenshots

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  Gharnef casting Imhullu inShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
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  Gharnef casting Imhullu inMystery of the Emblem.
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  Gharnef casting Imhullu inShadow Dragon.

Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Imhullu fromHeroes.
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  Imhullu as it appears inHeroes.
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  Imhullu as it appears inHeroes.
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  Imhullu as it appears when refined inHeroes.
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  Imhullu as it appears when refined inHeroes.
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  Artwork ofGharnef: Dark Pontifex with Imhullu.

Other appearances

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  Gharnef casting Imhullu inthe anime.

References