—Canas talking to Nino in their supports
Canas is a playable character in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. He is the father of Hugh and son of Niime, and possibly Nino's uncle by marriage, as his wife's deceased sister Iris bears the same name as Nino's mother and by extension possibly the great uncle of Raigh and Lugh.
The only recruitable Shaman, and potentially Druid, in the game, he can be recruited during Chapter 16x in Eliwood's Story or Chapter 17x in Hector's Story by visiting a home in the Port of Badon. Upon learning that the heroes want to reach the Dread Isle, he offers his services since he also wants to go there.
Profile
Son of the famed Mountain Hermit Niime, he inherited the ancient magics has been passed down in his family for generations, albeit under strict training from her. In Canas' supports with Pent, it is revealed he has three brothers, but all of them eventually had their dark magic take control of their bodies, rendering them in an almost comatose state. Canas himself notes that it is likely he himself will end up like them if he continues to study dark magic, but though he is afraid of suffering the same fate of his brothers he continues because of his own curiosity, aware that it may cause the end of him.
At the start of The Blazing Blade, Canas is stated to be already married to an anima magic user, to his mother's initial chagrin, and he has an infant son named Hugh. Canas's wife is also stated to have had a sister with the given name Iris; while having heard that this sister is deceased, this given name is shared with a member of Nino's own family, her mother's. While noting that Iris is a rather common name, the fact that Canas's wife is an anima magic user and that Nino's family was made up of powerful sages suggests that Canas might be an uncle by marriage to Nino.
He first appears in Badon, shortly after Eliwood and his allies engage with Fargus and members of his pirate brigade. Due to wanting to visit the Dread Isle, but unable to find passage to the island, he offer his skills to the party. After helping them, he tags along in order to continue learning about areas outside of Ilia.
Afterwards, he died along side his wife while trying to stop a snowstorm before the events of The Binding Blade, leading to his son getting raised by Niime.
Personality
Though masters of the ancient dark arts usually have a scary demeanor, Canas has a gentle, good-natured nature who, by having the tendency to read on the battlefield, causes him to be unintentionally absent-minded to his surroundings and to the needs of other people. This is revealed in almost all of his support conversations, with other characters approaching him while he is in the midst of reading a tome, as his responses often revolve around him ardently describing the contents of his readings, oblivious to the bewilderment and sometimes chagrin of his conversational partners.
A passionate scholar, Canas' curiosity knows no bounds, since despite being a practitioner of elder magic, Canas also recognises the value of Anima magic, which he compliments as aesthetically rich. To this end, he even expresses deep admiration for one of its most prominent practitioners, Pent, in their support conversations. However, he does not think too much of the fact he is the successor to the notorious Mountain Hermit, despite her fame.
In-Game
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Description: A scholar, and a novice student of ancient magics.
Base Stats
| Starting Class | Affinity | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shaman |  Anima | ||||||||
| Level | HP | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Con | Mov |
| 8 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
 Dark - B |  Flux Secret Book Vulnerary | ||||||||
Growth Rates
| HP | S/M | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70% | 45% | 40% | 35% | 25% | 25% | 45% |
Promotion Gains
| Item Required | Promoted Class | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guiding Ring or  Earth Seal
|
 Druid
| |||||||
| 1 | +4 | +0 | +0 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 |
| Weapon Levels | ||||||||
+40  E
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Supports
- See also: Canas/Supports
Overall
Canas joins a bit later than Erk and Lucius, but he is one of two recruitable characters capable of using Dark Magic, the other being Athos, who joins during the final chapter and thus is irrelevant to the majority of the game.
Regardless, his stats will usually be rather average, though he is a bit bulkier than other magic units. His speed, in any case, can become problematic when combined with the high weight of dark magic tomes in The Blazing Blade. However, once he starts gaining levels, the effects of Nosferatu and Luna can become very useful in taking down Mages, bulky units like Generals, and bosses with high resistance like Sonia and Limstella, especially since his high rank in Dark Magic allows him to use them as soon as you get them.
Since he joins one chapter before your first Guiding Ring, it is mentionable that he only requires two more level-ups to promote and start building up his staff rank, which starts of rather low with an E-rank and should be raised as quickly as possible to at least a C-rank so you get another healer in your army.
Fire Emblem Heroes
- Wisdom Seeker
- Fourth son of Niime, the Mountain Hermit. Devoted entirely to research and reading. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.
Base Stats
Rarity:
 | Title | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisdom Seeker | |||||
| Group | |||||
 Infantry | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 16 34 | 10 30 | 4 26 | 3 19 | 9 31 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
 Rauðrowl Reciprocal Aid |  Tome | ||||
Skills
Weapon
| Name | Prerequisite | Might | Range | Effects | SP Cost | Default | Unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire
|
- | 4 | 2 | - | 50 | - | - |
| Elfire
|
- | 6 | 2 | - | 100 | - | - |
| Rauðrowl
|
- | 6 | 2 | During combat, unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res boosted by number of adjacent allies x2. | 200 | 
|
- |
| Rauðrowl+
|
Rauðrowl
|
10 | 2 | During combat, unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res boosted by number of adjacent allies x2. | 300 | 
|
|
Weapon Refinements
- Rauðrowl+
| Type | Stats | Effects | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
+2 HP +2 Mt |
During combat, unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res boosted by number of adjacent allies x2. |
350 SP 500  50 
|
|
+2 HP +1 Mt +2 Spd |
During combat, unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res boosted by number of adjacent allies x2. |
350 SP 500 50
|
|
+2 HP +1 Mt +3 Def |
During combat, unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res boosted by number of adjacent allies x2. |
350 SP 500 50
|
|
+2 HP +1 Mt +3 Res |
During combat, unit's Atk/Spd/Def/Res boosted by number of adjacent allies x2. |
350 SP 500 50
|
Assist
| Name | Prerequisite | Range | Effects | SP Cost | Default | Unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reciprocal Aid
|
- | 1 | Swap HP with adjacent ally (neither unit can go above their max HP). | 150 |
|
- |
Passive
| Name | Prerequisite | Effects | SP Cost | Unlocked | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Resistance +1
|
- | Grants Res +1. | 30 | - | A |
 HP Res 1
|
Resistance +1 or  HP +3
|
Grants HP +3, Res +1. | 100 |
|
A |
 HP Res 2
|
HP Res 1
|
Grants HP +4, Res +2. | 200 |
|
A |
 Res Tactic 1
|
- | At start of turn, grants Res +2 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if number of that ally's movement type on current team ≤2. |
60 | - | C |
 Res Tactic 2
|
Res Tactic 1
|
At start of turn, grants Res +4 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if number of that ally's movement type on current team ≤2. |
120 |
|
C |
 Res Tactic 3
|
Res Tactic 2
|
At start of turn, grants Res +6 to allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. Granted only if number of that ally's movement type on current team ≤2. |
240 |
|
C |
Quotes
—Canas' death quote in The Blazing Blade.
Note: This death quote is unlocked by clearing the game 8 times, or transferring save data from The Binding Blade in the Japanese version.
—Canas' final chapter quote in The Blazing Blade.
Heroes
Possible Endings
Canas - Seeker of Wisdom
Canas returned to his family in Ilia. Some years later, he and his wife died trying to stop a snowstorm. His child was raised by his old mother.
Non-Canon Appearances
Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)
Canas is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:
Etymology
This may be a reach, but the name 'Canas' may be a transliteration of the Scottish name 'Knox,' which means 'round hill.' In medieval Scottish, the 'k' and the 'n' of the name Knox would both be pronounced as distinct phonemes [k] and [n]. Knoll's name also means 'small hill.' Additionally, 'canas' in the Spanish language mean 'grey hairs' or 'white hairs', and in Latin, 'canas' means 'bright', suggesting the ancient source of his power and a reference to his scholarliness.
Trivia
- On the level Living Legend, Canas will remark about finding artifacts in the desert. He also mentions the great amount of magic wielders in the desert.
- Canas is quite similar to Etzel; they are both users of dark magic, they both wear monocles, and they both appear in a somewhat late gaiden chapter.
- Although Canas uses Dark magic, his affinity is Anima. This alludes to his quest for knowledge, not power.
- Canas's personality seems to have drastically changed at some point, as Niime describes him in a support with Hugh as being similar to her son, "[trying] to be bad, but he can't deny his good heart". It is unknown if she was referring to him as an adult, or him as a younger man, however. Perhaps she simply meant that Hugh is trying to be bad, but that he cannot help resembling Canas instead.
- On the Choose Your Legends voting results, Canas placed at 113th place.
- On the Choose Your Legends Round 2 voting results, Canas placed at 89th place. This makes Canas the third highest voted character from Fire Emblem Blazing Sword not in Fire Emblem Heroes after Nils in second and Louise in first.
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