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“Hey, don't look at me like that! I'm pretty decent with my magic. You can hire me for 10000 gold.”
—Hugh, offering his services to Roy

Hugh is a playable character from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. Hugh is a mercenary mage; he is the grandson of Niime, the son of Canas, and cousin of Nino.

Profile

He was raised by his extremely strict grandmother and holds a grudge towards her about it. When the Etrurian defectors abandoned their fort, he is so worried about not getting his pay that he goes over to Roy's army for a job. Hugh is portrayed as very naive to the point of being called childish by younger characters like Chad and Raigh, but he is sincere and good at heart.

Hugh must be paid a large sum of money to be recruited. The player has the option of paying him 10,000 gold, but can decline the offer and choose to pay him a lower sum; if the last offer (5000G) is declined, he refuses to join the party. Each time the player declines his offer, his starting stats decrease.

He continued his studies in magic after the war.

In Game

Base Stats

Note: Stats listed are for his highest joining price of 10,000. Every attribute is reduced by 1 for each offer you turn down.

Starting ClassAffinity
FE8 Male Mage Map SpriteMageGBAWindWind
LevelHPMagSklSpdLckDefResConMov
1526131112109975
WeaponStarting Items
AnimaAnima - CElfireElfire
MembercardMember Card
ElixirElixir

Growth Rates

HP S/M Skl Spd Lck Def Res
75% 30% 30% 45% 25% 20% 15%

Promotion Gains

Item Required Promoted Class
Guidingring Guiding Ring FE8 Sage Map Sprite Sage
1 +4 +4 +2 +1 +2 +2 +1 +1
Weapon Levels
Anima +1 Staff E

Supports

See also: Hugh/Supports

Overall

Even with the 10,000G and instant promotion (bought from the chapter 16 secret shop near Zeiss' spawn point), not only will Hugh still have subpar stats at this point in the game, but he also fails to reach A Anima without seeing combat which means he cannot use Bolting for at least a while, and he'll still have only E staves. He's decent overall due to his good speed growth and having the highest constitution than either Lugh or Lilina, which makes him able to double attack with heavier tomes more often and can also serve as a filler healbot.

Character Ending

Hugh - Streetwise Mage (世長けた魔道士)

Although many nations sought out his service, Hugh turned them all down and led his life on his own. He always was a pain when it came to money, but his magical abilities allowed him to imprint his name on history's face as a great and powerful sage.

Trivia

  • On the official Japanese website for Nintendo, Hugh won 11th place out of 80 in the character popularity poll for Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. The male-female vote ratio is 1:1. The voter comments seem to generally focus on his kind and entertaining personality despite seeming greedy and narcissistic.

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