Haitaka

Haitaka (ハイタカ) is a capturable boss character in Fire Emblem Fates in the Conquest route.

Profile
Haitaka is a General of Hoshido. He occupies and defends the Fort Dragonfall. Haitaka is a proud general, desiring to show his skilled spearmanship.

Growth Rates

 * 55%
 * 65%
 * 5%
 * 60%
 * 60%
 * 20%
 * 45%
 * 35%
 * }
 * Note: Growth Rates are based on the character in their joining class

Max Stat Modifiers

 * +1
 * 0
 * +2
 * +2
 * -2
 * -2
 * 0
 * }

Class sets
Spear Fighter promotes to Spear Master or Basara.

Conquest Chapter 9: Another Trial

 * -|Normal=


 * -|Hard=


 * -|Lunatic=

Overview
As a boss, Haitaka is surprisingly competent for an unpromoted foe, but he is not extremely menacing. Ideally the player should attempt to capture him with Niles. This will require a bit of patience on this part, as Niles might have trouble landing the finishing blow on him without killing him during enemy phase by mistake, or dying in the process. Ideally, the player should position Elise adjacent to Niles (but out of Haitaka's range),and pair Niles with someone who will help him survive the encounter. The player should heal Niles as needed, and should use Azura's song to allow Niles to retreat just in case he fails to land a capturing blow.

As a playable character, Haitaka may be recruited as soon as Chapter 10, provided that the player either waits an extremely long amount of time, or by visiting and battling other people. If the player has not yet completed Paralogue 1 and Invasion 1, they could also recruit him by persuading after chapter 9, then once after each of those two battles. This is highly recommended because of his skillset, especially his Rally Defense which proves to be extremely helpful in the upcoming chapters. His Seal Defense can also be used to weaken stronger opponents to allow your units to finish them off quickly.

Haitaka's base class is the Spear Fighter. His promotions are the Spear Master and Basara classes. From the Spear Fighter class, Seal Speed will work nicely along with his Seal Defense, and Lancefaire helps out his damage output. Since his normal classes have access to lances, Lancefaire compliments it nicely. From the Basara class, Haitaka can learn his only offensive skill, Rend Heaven, and Quixotic to help increase his chances of activating it.

Quotes
"Hey there, Nohrian pawn. Care for a little lesson in Hoshidan combat?"

- Haitaka's pre-battle quote.

"How...mortifying..."

- Haitaka's death quote

Defeated by Player/Enemy
"How did I..."

"What...?!"

Etymology
Haitaka is the Japanese name for the Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus).

This bird-based naming convention is shared with Kumagera, another capturable Hoshidan general.