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Imhullu
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Imhullu (Japanese: マフー Mafu) is a tome introduced in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. It is the signature weapon of Gharnef, the Dark Pontifex and ally to Medeus, and its power prevents attacks from any weapon but Starlight.
History
There are two differing explanations given for Imhullu, one given in Shadow Dragon and a differing one given in New Mystery of the Emblem. The first is that Gotoh was the guardian of the tome, knowing its immense power could be used for evil; his pupil Gharnef 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 student Miloah as the successor of Khadein and the Aura tome, Gharnef used the Darksphere, one of the gems adorning the Binding 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 the Lightsphere, so too does Imhullu have a weakness to Starlight, 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 had Marth gather the components to forge Starlight for use against Gharnef himself.
Stats
In the main Fire Emblem series
Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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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 other Fire Emblem series titles
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Game | Icon | Type | Might | Range | SP cost | Refine cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
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Heroes (refine: Unrefined) |
14 | 2 | 400 | -- | Fenrir | -- | ✗ | Grants +3 resistance. At start of turn 3, deals 5 damage to foes not using red, blue, green or colorless 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 using red, blue, green or colorless 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 to attack and speed to user during combat. If user's HP ≥ 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 using red, blue, green or colorless 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 to attack and speed 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 using red, blue, green or colorless 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 to attack and speed 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 using red, blue, green or colorless 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 to attack and speed 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 using red, blue, green or colorless 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 to attack and speed 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 |
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Warriors | ?* | ? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Locations
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Unobtainable | Exclusively wielded by Gharnef. |
Mystery of the Emblem
Unobtainable | Exclusively wielded by Gharnef. |
Shadow Dragon
Unobtainable | Exclusively wielded by Gharnef. |
New Mystery of the Emblem
Unobtainable | Exclusively wielded by Gharnef in the main story. |
Inventory | Gharnef (Playable in Three Assassins only) |
Heroes
Method | Data |
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Unit (★★★★★) | Gharnef: Dark Pontifex |
Warriors
Unobtainable | Exclusively wielded by Gharnef. |
Other appearances
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem OVA
In Prince of Aritia, the first episode of Fire Emblem, a flashback shows Gharnef using Imhullu in battle against the Falchion-wielding King Cornelius of Altea, 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
Game | Text (English) |
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Shadow Dragon | Dark magic that nullifies all attacks on its bearer.
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封印された暗黒魔法。装備すれば敵の攻撃を無効にする
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New Mystery of the Emblem | Dark magic that nullifies all attacks on its bearer.*
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封印された暗黒魔法。装備すれば敵の攻撃を無効にする
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Heroes (Unrefined) |
Grants Res+3. At the start of turn 3, deals 5
damage to non-magic foes within 5 columns centered on unit, and inflicts status on those foes preventing counterattacks through their next actions. |
魔防+3
3ターン目開始時、自身を中心とした縦5列以内の 魔法以外の敵に反撃不可の状態異常を付与 (敵の次回行動終了まで) かつ、5ダメージを与える |
Heroes (Refined) |
Grants Res+3. At the start of turn 3, deals 7
damage to non-magic foes within 5 columns centered on unit and inflicts status on those foes preventing counterattacks through their next actions. If unit initiates combat or unit is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat. |
魔防+3
3ターン目開始時、自身を中心とした縦5列以内の 魔法以外の敵に反撃不可の状態異常を付与 (敵の次回行動終了まで) かつ、7ダメージを与える 自分から攻撃した時、または、 周囲1マス以内に味方がいない時、 戦闘中、攻撃、速さ+5 |
Heroes (Refined: +effect) |
At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants
Atk/Spd+5 to unit during combat, and also, if foe is non-magic, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of-effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by 30% and foe cannot counterattack. |
戦闘開始時、自身のHPが25%以上なら、
戦闘中、攻撃、速さ+5 戦闘開始時、自身のHPが25%以上、かつ 敵が魔法以外の時、 敵は反撃不可、かつ 受けた範囲奥義のダメージと、 戦闘中に攻撃を受けた時のダメージを30%軽減 (巨影の範囲奥義を除く) |
Trivia
- In Chapter 23 of Shadow 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 of Elfire and do not negate damage. Versions of this chapter in earlier games simply have the fake Gharnefs wield regular, undisguised tomes: Swarm in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, and Elfire in Mystery of the Emblem Book 1.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Imhullu |
From the Akkadian imhullu, "atrocious wind", one of the seven winds summoned by Marduk to slay Tiamat in the Babylonian creation myth Enûma Eliš.[3] |
Japanese |
• マフー |
• Officially romanized as Mafu. From the Japanese 魔風, "demonic wind". |
Spanish |
Imhullu |
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French |
Imhullu |
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German |
Imhullu |
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Italian |
Imhullu |
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Portuguese |
Imhullu |
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Traditional Chinese |
摩忽 |
Mafu |
Gallery
Artwork of Imhullu from Mystery of the Emblem.
Gharnef casting Imhullu in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
Gharnef casting Imhullu in Mystery of the Emblem.
Gharnef casting Imhullu in Shadow Dragon.
Gharnef casting Imhullu in the anime.
References
- ↑ "Marth: Is Imhullu so powerful a magic, then?
Gotoh: Yes. The mage who wields it cannot be killed; cannot be so much as scratched. I was the magic's guardian once. Knowing its forbidden power could work terrible evils, so I kept it close. But Gharnef, one of my two pupils—Miloah being the other—took the forbidden tome and vanished. Now you are paying for my carelessness. Forgive me. I wish to make amends by teaching you the only way to undo Imhullu's power." — Marth and Gotoh, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon - ↑ "Gharnef, along with Pontifex Miloah, were Lord Gotoh's best pupils. But Lord Gotoh saw Gharnef's weakness, and so he left Khadein and the Aura tome to Pontifex Miloah. Gharnef, overcome by jealousy, stole the Darksphere from Lord Gotoh, and created the Imhullu tome. As a result... His heart was trapped within the Darksphere for all eternity. Wrath and envy led him to ruin." — Wendell, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
- ↑ Babylonian Creation Myth, Then Again..., Published: 2005, Retrieved: 29 January, 2015
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