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Hel (tome)

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Hel

FESK Hel.png
Artwork of Hel from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Type

Dark

First game

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Hel (Japanese: ヘル Hel) is a dark tome present only in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, usable only by enemy Dark Mages and Dark Bishops. It possesses the unique ability to reduce its target's HP directly to just 1 in a single strike. It will not deal any damage to units who already are at 1 HP.

Stats

Game Icon Level Might Weight Hit Crit Range Uses Worth WEXP Other effects and notes
Genealogy of the Holy War Is snes02 hel.png Dark magic B -- 28 60 -- 1-2 50 65,535 -- Deals (target's current HP − 1) damage to the target, leaving them with 1 HP.
Does nothing to targets already at 1 HP.
Thracia 776 Is snes03 hel.png Dark magic Prf* -- 20 60 0 1-2 3 -- 1 Deals (target's current HP − 1) damage to the target, leaving them with 1 HP.

Locations

Genealogy of the Holy War

Unobtainable Exclusively wielded by enemy Dark Mages and Dark Bishops. No playable unit can legitimately wield dark magic.

Thracia 776

Capture or Thief staff Chapter 23, enemy AlphandChapter 24, enemy Dark Mage (×5 + ∞) • Chapter 24x, enemy Dark Mage (×128, reinforcement) • Final Chapter, enemy Dark Mage (×69)
(cannot be used by Salem)

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Genealogy of the Holy War
Cuts HP to 1.*
HPを1にさげる
Thracia 776
Is snes03 lock.pngEnemy mages
Reduces target's
HP to 1
Cannot kill*
あたると
HPが1になる

Trivia

  • At 28 Weight, Hel is the heaviest weapon in Genealogy of the Holy War that is not a ballista, long-range tome, or broken weapon.
  • The spell graphics used for Hel in Genealogy of the Holy War uses a part of the intro cutscene of said game, depicting the Loptrian Empire.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English
(unofficial)

• Hel
• Hell

• Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War fan translation.
• Used in the Thracia 776 fan translation.

Japanese

ヘル

Either Hel, the afterlife of Norse mythology, Hel, that location's ruler, or Hell, the disciplinary afterlife of Abrahamic religions. Given the Jugdral duology's tendency toward Norse theming, it is more likely to be named for the former two.

Gallery

References

See also

Dark magic
Basic tomes CarreauFenrirFluxGoetiaHades ΩJormungandMiasma ΔRuinVerrineWorm
Long-range tomes Bohr ΧDeath ΓEclipseFenrirMirePetrifyPoison
Tomes with secondary effects Aversa's NightBanshee ΘDark Spikes ΤEclipseHelJormungandLunaNosferatuQuake ΣSwarm ΖWaste
Regalia and personal tomes ApocalypseBalberithEreshkigalGespenstGleipnirGrima's TruthLoptousNaglfar
Monster attacks Crimson EyeDemon SurgeEvil EyeShadowshotStone
Weapons in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Swords ArmorslayerBalmungBarrier BladeBerserk SwordBrave SwordBroken SwordFlame SwordIron SwordIron BladeLands SwordLight BrandLightning SwordMiracle SwordMystletainnSafeguardSilver BladeSilver SwordSleep SwordSlim SwordSteel BladeSteel SwordThief's SwordTyrfingWind SwordWing Clipper
Lances Brave LanceBroken LanceGáe BolgGungnirIron LanceJavelinRidersbaneSilver LanceSlim LanceSteel Lance
Axes Brave AxeBroken AxeHand AxeHelswathIron AxeSilver AxeSteel Axe
Bows Brave BowBroken BowIron BowKiller BowSilver BowSteel BowYewfelle
Fire BolganoneDrained TomeElfireFireMeteorValflame
Thunder BoltingDrained TomeElthunderMjölnirThoronThunder
Wind BlizzardDrained TomeElwindForsetiTornadoWind
Light AuraDrained TomeLightningNagaNosferatu
Dark Drained TomeFenrirJormungandHelLoptous
Ballistae BallistaIron BallistaKiller Ballista
Staves Broken StaffFortifyHealMendPhysicRecoverRescueRestoreReturnSilenceSleepValkyrieWarp
Unused Weapons CharmGreat BallistaSilence SwordThief
Weapons in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Swords ArmorslayerBeo's SwordBerserk SwordBlessed SwordBragi SwordBrave SwordBroken SwordFlame SwordGreat SwordIron BladeIron SwordKilling EdgeKing SwordLands SwordLight BrandLightning SwordLong SwordLoptr SwordMareeta's SwordMeisterschwertParagon SwordRapierShadow SwordShort SwordSilver SwordSleep SwordSlim SwordSteel SwordVenin EdgeWind Sword
Lances Brave LanceBroken LanceDragon LanceGreat LanceIron LanceJavelinKiller LanceLong LanceMaster LanceRidersbaneShort LanceSilver LanceSlim LanceSteel LanceVenin Lance
Axes Battle AxeBrave AxeBroken AxeDevil AxeHammerHand AxeIron AxeKiller AxeMaster AxePoleaxSilver AxeSteel AxeVenin AxeVouge
Bows Brave BowBroken BowGreat BowIron BowKiller BowLong BowMeisterbogenShort BowSilver BowSteel BowVenin Bow
Fire Drained TomeElfireFireMeteor
Thunder BoltingDire ThunderDrained TomeThoronThunder
Wind BlizzardDrained TomeGrafcaliburForsetiTornadoWind
Light Drained TomeLightningNosferatu
Dark Drained TomeFenrirJormungandHelPetrifyPoison
Ballistae BallistaPoison BallistaIron Ballista
Staves BerserkBroken StaffFortifyHealKiaMagic UpMendPhysicRecoverRepairRescueRestoreRewarpSilenceSleepThiefTorchUnlockWarp
Unused weapons AuraBolganoneDarkness LanceGáe BolgGungnirKiller BallistaLoptousMjölnirValflameWatch