—Gharnef's battle quote in Chapter 15 in Shadow Dragon
Gharnef (ガーネフ, Garnef, Garnef in the Japanese version) is an enemy character and a dark mage from Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, and their remakes. Gharnef's Imhullu spell makes him immune to attacks; however, a magician using the spell Starlight (created by his former master Gotoh) can kill him.
Profile
He was once a star pupil of Gotoh, along with Miloah, but due to his lack of a caring heart, he was disqualified to become the inheritor of the Aura spell. Out of jealousy, Gharnef stole the Darksphere, which twisted his soul, and crafted from it the spell Imhullu. Sometime afterwards, he visited an orphanage ravaged by war and used the feelings of despair in Eremiya, the orphanage's bishop, to wipe her memories and bewitch her to put other orphans through brutal training to become assassins. Eventually, he put his plans into motion. He took over Khadein by killing Miloah, revived Medeus and his Doluna Empire, and manipulated Michalis into killing his father by spreading a rumor that King Osmond was planning to choose Minerva as his successor. He worked with Doluna and their allies to conquer the world, although he planned to eventually betray them in the end and crush Medeus with the Imhullu spell and the Falchion. He led the attack on Altea (and may have been the one to kill Marth's father Cornelius) in order to gain the Falchion and kidnap Elice, so that he could gain use of the Aum Staff. However, Marth later defeated him and slew Medeus, but Gharnef's soul remained in the Darksphere, allowing his soul to eventually be returned to the land of the living by his heretic followers, albeit without a physical body to inhabit.
When he heard about Hardin's sorrow, Gharnef disguised himself as a merchant and offered him the Darksphere, which twisted Hardin's soul. By using Akaneia's army and Eremiya's assassins, he then gathered four noble sisters, Lena, Maria, Nyna, and Elice, to be sacrificed for Medeus' revival. A member of Marth's army eventually killed him once again with the Starlight spell and thwarted his plan.
In Game
Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi
Base Stats
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Wlv | Mov |
| 10 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Magic Staff | Imhullu | ||||||||
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Base Stats
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Base Stats
Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~
Base Stats
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sorcerer | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 20 | 38 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 6 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
 Tome - A Staff - E |  Imhullu Falchion* | ||||||||
*Drops when defeated
Fire Emblem Awakening
SpotPass
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sorcerer | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 20 | 60 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 6 |
| Skills | Weapon | Starting Items | |||||||
 Hex Anathema Vengeance Tomebreaker Lifetaker |  Tome - A |  Goetia* | |||||||
* Enemy only, joins unequipped.
Quotes
—Gharnef's death quote in Shadow Dragon
—Gharnef's death quote in Mystery of the Emblem Book 2
—Gharnef's death quote in Rouges and Redeemers 3
—Gharnef's death quote in Rouges and Redeemers 3
Trivia
- In Rogues and Redeemers 2, Gharnef is the only villain who appears to express any knowledge of their new allies, instantly recognizing Tiki despite her adult appearance and knowing that it would have taken a great amount of time for her to reach such a level of maturity.
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