Imhullu

Imhullu (known as Maph or Mafu in the Japanese version) is an evil magic used by Gharnef. It seals all attacks (with the exception of Starlight) and thus, makes Gharnef nearly invincible. It appears in every game of the Akaneia Series, besides Fire Emblem: Awakening.

In the game, there are two Imhullus, one that is wielded by the real Gharnef, and one wielded by the fakes. Through use of a cheating device, both may be obtained. The real Imhullu is true to its effect and negates all damage dealt except for Starlight, while the fake just changes the display damage, but in actual battle does not affect damage.

Imhullu was created from the Darksphere. Gharnef stole Imhullu from Gotoh in retaliation for Gotoh giving the Aura tome to his other star pupil, Miloah, who possessed a caring heart. The spell twisted Gharnef's heart, turning him into what he is now.

Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi

 * Imhullu
 * Tome
 * 18
 * 14
 * 70%
 * 0%
 * 1~2
 * 9
 * Gharnef only, negates foe's attacks
 * }
 * Gharnef only, negates foe's attacks
 * }

[[File:Mafu icon.png]]Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo

 * Imhullu
 * Tome
 * 1
 * 14
 * 70%
 * 0%
 * 1~2
 * 14
 * Gharnef only, negates foe's attacks. Only Gharnef himself receives the invincibility effect.
 * }
 * Gharnef only, negates foe's attacks. Only Gharnef himself receives the invincibility effect.
 * }

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo
* - Shadow Dragon only since weight is unused in Shin Monshō no Nazo.
 * [[File:Maph.png]]Imhullu
 * Tome (Dark Magic)
 * A
 * 14
 * 70%
 * 0%
 * 1~2
 * 4*
 * Nullifies damage from all weapons, with the exception of Starlight.
 * }
 * Nullifies damage from all weapons, with the exception of Starlight.
 * }
 * }

Etymology
In Babylonian mythology -- Imhullu, the terrible wind, was one of the weapons used by the god Marduk to vanquish Tiamat. Mafu means "demonic wind" in Japanese.

Trivia

 * In Monshō no Nazo, the Imhullu Magic is usable with other characters via hacking or cheating, but its invincibility effect works only with Gharnef. It also lacks the dark evil background effect and music when used by anyone other than Gharnef.
 * Although Dulam technically does not have a magic type, it is most similar to dark spells and has thus been categorized with them. This association is made clearer with the release of Fire Emblem: Awakening, where Dark Magic is treated as a subcategory of Tome.