Henry

"Heck, I always obey orders! Well, except for stupid ones like "don't fight the enemy." If someone tried to tell me that, I'd cut 'em in half and feed them to the crows!"

- Henry in a support conversation with the Avatar.

Henry (ヘンリー Henrī, Henri in the Japanese version) is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Awakening.

He is voiced by Akemi Okamura in the Japanese version and by Bryce Papenbrook in the English version.

Profile
Although he is from Plegia, Henry happily joins Chrom's army because he loves war. In his childhood, Henry's parents did not truly love him and sought to get rid of their son by sending him to an elite magic school. As a result, he has difficulty expressing emotion in any form aside from a smile and is slow to feel pain. Panne also notes his complete lack of humanity when he admits that the only reason he informed her of Gangrel's plan to assasinate Emmeryn was so it wouldn't "waste a perfectly fun war," as Ylisse was "weak enough" as it was. However, despite this he does exhibit positive traits in his supports, such as his complete obedience to his loved ones and is a tender, loving father. Maribelle at one point describes him as "having the oddest ways of putting a person's mind at ease" due to his cavalier yet upbeat attitudes concerning mortality. Olivia describes Henry as liking blood to which he states it is a medical condition, though she knows, due to her theater life, that his smile is fake. He mentions blood in many of his other supports.

Henry gets along well with animals as demonstrated in his supports; when he was a child, he befriended a wolf, but it was unfortunately killed by villagers when it attempted to visit him, causing Henry much grief and to spill their blood. He was also abandoned in a forest for some amount of time as a child, and he cites that as to how he gets along well with animals. In his supports with Panne, he mentions he likes her scent since it reminds him of the animals that raised him, and Panne, oddly enough, is not bothered by his scent. When Henry appears for the first time, he is accompanied by a flock of crows. Tharja mentions that Henry is renowned in Plegia as the silver haired boy with great sorcery, but due to the crows, no one knew of his true identity. In fact he is so attuned to the natural world that he can communicate to living creatures shown by conversing with a flower in his support with Maribelle. According to Henry, his vast magical power stems from his "pure heart".

After the war, if unmarried, Henry is said to have disappeared, never appearing in the pages of history again. If married, he is said to have made a surprisingly good father.

Personality
Henry always has a smile on his face, and is unusually cheerful, but cruel. He has a love for battles, seeking the bloodiest outcome possible and even dreams of having the bloodiest death possible. He seems to lack common scruples, as shown when he was willing to destroy Chrom's entire army if Tharja desired it just to impress her into marriage, or when he offered to kill Chrom and bring suffering to humans for Panne. Despite this he does strike up a good friendship with others and is obedient to his superiors, though will flat out ignore "stupid" orders. He also retains some humanity, showing concern for Olivia when she suddenly was stricken with a curse, frantically repelling the curse and trying to make sure that she was all right. He has the lowest blood pressure of people in the army. His birthday is November 13th.

Normal Mode

 * Henry Dark Mage FE13 Map Icon.png.png Dark Mage
 * 12
 * 28
 * 6
 * 13
 * 14
 * 8
 * 10
 * 12
 * 5
 * 5
 * [[File:FE13Curse.png]] Hex [[File:Crimsoncurse.png]] Anathema
 * [[File:TomeIconFE13.png]] Tome - C
 * [[File:Ruin FE13 Icon.png]] Ruin [[File:Elfire FE13.png]] Elfire [[File:Concoction FE13 Icon.png]] Concoction
 * }

Hard Mode

 * Henry Dark Mage FE13 Map Icon.png.png Dark Mage
 * 12
 * 29
 * 6
 * 14
 * 15
 * 9
 * 10
 * 13
 * 5
 * 5
 * [[File:FE13Curse.png]] Hex [[File:Crimsoncurse.png]] Anathema
 * [[File:TomeIconFE13.png]] Tome - C
 * [[File:Ruin FE13 Icon.png]] Ruin [[File:Elfire FE13.png]] Elfire [[File:Concoction FE13 Icon.png]] Concoction
 * }

Lunatic Mode

 * Henry Dark Mage FE13 Map Icon.png.png Dark Mage
 * 12
 * 31
 * 7
 * 15
 * 16
 * 10
 * 11
 * 14
 * 6
 * 5
 * [[File:FE13Curse.png]] Hex [[File:Crimsoncurse.png]] Anathema
 * [[File:TomeIconFE13.png]] Tome - C
 * [[File:Ruin FE13 Icon.png]] Ruin [[File:Elfire FE13.png]] Elfire [[File:Concoction FE13 Icon.png]] Concoction
 * }

Growth Rates

 * 95%
 * 40%
 * 50%
 * 60%
 * 55%
 * 40%
 * 50%
 * 30%
 * }

Supports
Romantic Supports
 * The Avatar (Female)
 * Lissa
 * Sumia
 * Sully
 * Maribelle
 * Miriel
 * Cordelia
 * Panne
 * Nowi
 * Tharja
 * Olivia
 * Cherche

Other Supports
 * The Avatar (Male)
 * Frederick
 * Ricken
 * Henry's children

Class Sets

 * Dark Mage - Promotes to Sorcerer or Dark Knight
 * Barbarian - Promotes to Warrior or Berserker
 * Thief - Promotes to Assassin or Trickster
 * Dread Fighter - Requires Dread Scroll

Inheritance
Henry has a Male-only class: Barbarian. If he marries someone who produces a daughter, then his daughter will inherit the following class instead.
 * Troubadour - Promotes to Valkyrie or War Cleric

Base Class
Henry is the second recruitable Plegian Dark Mage. Henry is a bit lopsided being having a slightly lower magic and speed growth than Tharja. However Henry has a better skill growth, which makes him perfect to abuse Vengeance and Ruin. As a Sorcerer he has much more balanced caps than Tharja with an average of 42 for all stats but strength which is not needed for mage-style classes. As a Dark Knight, Henry's strength growth gives him the option to attack with Swords better than Tharja; however, this means he will also have to drop Dark Magic in exchange for this class. Slow Burn can help Henry hit and dodge enemies better, despite his high skill and Lifetaker can help him recover health while using Vengeance.

Henry's magic support stat boosts in Pair Up and growth rates makes him a good support character for most mage characters like Tharja, Miriel, and the Avatar and for their children.

Reclassing
Henry is best off in his base class branch, but his other available classes do give quite a bit. As a Trickster, Henry can acquire Acrobat, which he can easily abuse as a Dark Knight to run past forests and forts without the movement penalties. The sword ranking acquired during the level ups can help as well. Although Vaike is a better option to reclass into a Barbarian due to his axe specialty, Henry can nab Despoil, which will activate a bit more often than expected as he levels up in both the Barbarian and Dark Mage branches. Henry can also nab Gamble, as well as Wrath if he promotes into a Berserker, which are both complemented by his decent skill growth.

If promoted through both the Warrior and Berserker class branches, Henry can be used as a very effective target for oncoming enemy forces. As a Sorcerer, he can combo quite easily with skills like Vengeance, Wrath, and Counter in conjunction with Nosferatu or Aversa's Night tomes to restore his lost HP.

Event Tiles

 * "I've seen a man transform into a raven before. Maybe with enough study..." (exp)
 * "If practice makes perfect, then an extra bit of practice is perfectly fine by me." (weapon exp)
 * "Ooh, mysterious object!" (Item)

Asking

 * "You fight really funny. We should try taking on the enemy together!" (team up)
 * "We all need a dream worth dying for. Or a death worth dreaming about! What's yours?" (dreams)
 * "You look happy as a hog! Were you out there playing with the crows too?" (happy)
 * "Hey, I'm bored! Got any ideas about how to pass the time?" (free time)

Replying

 * "All right. We'll sweep up the enemy with my curses and your skills!" (team up)
 * "I want to die a horrible, bloody death that's completely painless....I don't like ouchies." (dreams)
 * "Oh, no. I was just playing hide-and-seek with the nicest black cat. It's my lucky day!" (happy)
 * "I collect crow feathers. Maybe if I gather enough, I can fly. Fingers crossed!" (free time)

Asking - Married

 * "(name), I love you so much, my spleen hurts. ...I hope that's normal." (love)
 * "(name), you're as cute as a dead puppy. I'm head over heels for you!" (compliment)
 * "What have you got there, (name)? And why are you trying to hide it?" (gift)

Replying - Married

 * "I love you too! Since that's settled, can I hex you so you can't look at other guys?" (love)
 * "Don't worry. I won't die a gory death just yet. And no curse will ever part us!" (promise)
 * "Oh, I made this trinket out of dread animal parts. You want it? It'd look good on you." (gift)

Asking - Child

 * "What's the future like, (name)? Do pegasi evolve into aquatic creatures?" (story)
 * "(Name), why don't we have a little mock battle? I promise not to curse you!" (train)
 * "(name), can I get you anything using the horrible power of dark magic?" (gift)
 * "You look beat, (name). Want me to work out some knots? ...With a fork?" (concern)

Replying - Child

 * "I mostly just sling curses and hang out with crows. But I'm not about to add deadbeat dad to my list of hobbies! I'll take care of you. Even if I die a horrible death, I'll protect you from the... Hey, why the long face?" (story)
 * "Okay, but my magic is kind of scary, so we should set up a safe word first." (train)
 * "Really? How about a sick weapon I can use to maim people and protect you?" (gift)
 * "Wow, you see right through me. ...Wait, does that mean I finally turned invisible?!" (concern)

Level Up

 * "I’m a hex of a lot stronger now. GET IT?" (6+ stats up)
 * "My body is pulsing! I wonder if it’ll explode!" (4-5 stats up)
 * "When did I grow that?" (2-3 stats up)
 * "Nya ha! I didn't learn a thing!" (0-1 stats up)
 * "I'm done growing... but still no sixth finger..." (0-1 stats up, most stats capped)

Class Change

 * "This looks so silly! Can I keep it?"

Armory

 * "Yay! Excessive spending!" (buying)
 * "Should we mention the hex or just sell it as is?" (selling)
 * "Ooh! Put spikes on it! Make it something brutal!" (forging)

Greetings

 * "I sure do love lunchtime, and ripping thumbs off!" (day?)
 * "Hey, Avatar. You think I'll melt my eyeballs if I stare at the sunset?" (evening)
 * "Happy birthday, Avatar! Good thing you lived to see it!" (Avatar's birthday)

Greetings - Married

 * "Hello, Avatar. Hope you're having a sidesplitting day!" (day)
 * "Hello, Avatar. You're not going to sleep yet, are you?" (night)

Confession
"I'll love you with every ounce of my blood, till I die. Ooh... when do you think that'll be?"

- Henry's confession quote.

Final Chapter
"I know the darkness is warm and delicious...But too much of a good thing is just bad!"

- Henry's final chapter quote. "Oh, NICE! I'm still bleeding in, like, twelve different places! Look at all that blood..."

- Henry's quote after Grima was defeated by Chrom "Just DYING to die, aren't ya! Yeah, well over my dead body! My bloody, crumpled corpse... All bruised and broken... Mmm..."

- Henry reassuring the Avatar for their choice if he is her husband. "Hey, Avatar, everyone's dying to see you alive. We're sick to death of death! That reminds me of a good one: two Risen, a wyvern, and a priest walk into a bar-"

- Henry's quote after the Avatar's sacrifice of killing Grima

Support Boost

 * "Brace yourself."
 * "Go get 'em!"
 * "Try not to die!"
 * "Careful."
 * "Ooh, ugly!"
 * "Good times!"
 * "This isn't so bad!"

Dual Strike

 * "Oopsie!"
 * "Have some more!"
 * "Me! Me! Me!"
 * "Just die already!"

Support Guard

 * "Nice try!"
 * "Close shave!"

Critical Hit

 * "Have some death!"
 * "Special delivery!"
 * "Hahahahaha!"
 * "I'm gonna kill you!"

Defeated Enemy

 * "Ehehe!"
 * "Yeah, blood!"
 * "Line 'em up!"
 * "Bye bye!"

Partner Defeats Enemy

 * "Do that again!"
 * "That was awesome!"

Death/Retreat Quote
"Argh, this is the end for me... So dark... So quiet... So beautiful..."

- Henry's death quote (classic mode)

"Nya ha, That got me good! I can't see with all this blood in my eyes... I better go..."

- Henry's retreat quote (casual mode)

VS. Merric (Xenologue Lost Bloodlines 2)
Henry: "Oh boy! You look like you're capable of all kinds of horrible torment."

Merric: "I studied in Khadein. Would you like a demonstration?"

Henry: "Why don't we both go? Ready? On three. One...two..."

VS. Merric (Xenlogue Lost Bloodlines 3)
Henry: "Ooh! You look tough! I'm going to get splattered all over the place!"

Merric: "Er, if you know that, ought you not surrender? Ought you not leave?"

Henry: "What, and miss the best part? Not a chance! Nya ha ha!"

Trivia

 * Coincidentally, both the date Henry was born and Chapter where he is recruited falls on the 13th, a number commonly perceived to bring misfortune.
 * Ironically, November 13th is World Kindness Day.
 * When Henry steps on an event tile, sometimes he mentions that he once saw a man transform into a raven, probably referencing the Raven Tribe from the Tellius Series.
 * Henry shares his Japanese voice actress, Akemi Okamura, with Emmeryn.