Halvan is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. He is a member of the Freeblades of Fiana, and Osian's best friend. He resides at Fiana with his sister, Patricia.

Profile

Halvan first appears in Chapter 1, where he joins Leif and Eyvel on their mission to quell Raydrik's invasion of Fiana and save Nanna and Mareeta. Halvan can visit his home in this chapter, where his sister Patricia will gift him an axe that she had obtained from what she describes as "a strange old lady" who had emerged from a lake.

Halvan, along with the rest of the Freeblades of Fiana, is later separated from Leif and Eyvel in Chapter 3, as the prince is captured by Raydrik. Vowing to save Leif, Halvan, along with Osian and Ronan, embark on a quest to Munster, but are captured by Hannibal's patrolling troops when they are found roaming around Munster Castle. The trio regains their freedom at the end of Chapter 7 on Leif's behest.

In Chapter 8, Halvan can speak to Marty to recruit him to Leif's cause. Speaking calmly, he will ask Marty if he truly intends to betray Dagdar and Eyvel, which proves to be more than enough to convince the man to join Leif's army.

Halvan then goes on to continue supporting Leif in his cause to liberate Northern Thracia from the Grannvale Empire. He returns to Fiana thereafter, where he becomes the leader of the village, his wise rule causing it to prosper and flourish.

Personality

Calm and collected, Halvan is able to retain his cool even in the most stressful situations. This can be seen in Chapter 1, where, in contrast to Osian's insistence to rush out and fight the bandits invading Fiana, he rationally urges him to calm down and reassess the situation.

In-Game

Recruitment

Name	Class	Chapter	Affiliation	Recruit
Halvan	Axe Fighter	1	Player	Automatically from the start

Base Stats

Starting Class
Axe Fighter
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Bld	Mov	LS	MS	FCM
2	28	7	0	7	7	2	5	12	6	0	0	4
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Ambush				Axe - D (10)				Iron Axe

Growth Rates

Promotion Gains

Item Required				Promoted Class
Knight Proof				Hero
1	+2	+1	+3	+3	+3	0	0
Weapon Levels
D

Support Bonus

Supported by

Character	Bonus
Eyvel	10%

• Supports give a bonus to Hit, Critical, Avoid, and Dodge
• Supporting characters must be within a three tile radius for the support to come into effect

Overall

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

As one-half of the Axe Brothers, one might expect Halvan to follow in the footsteps of Dagdar and Osian. Unfortunately, he falls short, with several flaws that prevent him from being worthwhile long-term.

A major disappointment is the Brave Axe from Chapter 1—while Osian's Vouge is a personal weapon, Halvan's Brave Axe is not, meaning there's no real reason to give it to him when Dagdar makes far better use of it. Fortunately, Halvan has serviceable enough early-game combat that his lack of a personal weapon isn't much of an issue.

Halvan's problems only surface when he rejoins your team, where his lack of a niche is on full display. He doesn't have the ferrying utility of Brighton or Hicks, nor is his combat as good as Osian or Fergus, nor does he have the bulk of Dagdar or Xavier. To make matters worse, Galzus and Ralf are about as effective as a trained up Halvan, which further discourages players from using him long-term. The only other Axe user that Halvan is better than is Marty, who is already seen as a joke unit.

Overall, Halvan isn't terrible, but he's completely outclassed. His early-game contributions are respectable, but beyond that, there's no reason to use him outside of favoritism.

Quotes

Ending

Halvan - The Quiet Hero (しずかなる勇者 Shizukanaru yūsha)

After Eyvel departed Fiana, Halvan took up the role of village leader and Commander of the Freeblades. He quickly demonstrated his talent for leadership, and Fiana developed and expanded under his wise rule. Nowadays, Fiana is the envy of every village on Thracia's east coast.

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Halvan is illustrated in the trading card game with the following cards:

B10-012N

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	631	Thracia 776	102
CYL2	759 ↓128	Thracia 776	36 ↓66
CYL3	560 ↑199	Thracia 776	28 ↓8
CYL4	565 ↓5	Thracia 776	22 ↓6
CYL5	487 ↑78	Thracia 776	17 ↓5
CYL6	501 ↓14	Thracia 776	12 ↓5
CYL7	407 ↑96	Thracia 776	25 ↑13
CYL8	434 ↓27	Thracia 776	8 ↓17

CYL9

389 ↑45

Thracia 776

10 ↑2

Trivia

• Halvan's sister gives him the Brave Axe after she claims that a woman near a lake gave it to her. This implies that the woman who gave Halvan's sister the axe is possibly the same one who gave Lex his Brave Axe in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

Gallery

Halvan, as he appears in the fourth series of the TCG as a Level 10 Axe Fighter.

A portrait of Halvan from the Thracia 776 Illustrated Works

Halvan's portrait.

Halvan as a Fighter