Hana (カザハナ, Kazahana in the Japanese version) is a playable character in Fire Emblem Fates and an ally in the Birthright and Revelation route. She is voiced by Yayoi Sugaya in the Japanese version and Karen Strassman in the English version.
Profile
One of the best samurai in Hoshido and a distant relative of the Hoshido royal family, Hana is Sakura's loyal subordinate and personal bodyguard, they have been best friends since childhood.
Personality
Depicted as the stereotypical tomboy, Hana has a terrible sense of self-restraint. This is evidenced through her first appearance on the Hoshido route, where she is observed to argue heatedly with Subaki over who "Sakura's best subordinate" is. Hana cares a great deal about Sakura, even holding some resentment for the Avatar because their kidnapping caused a great deal of sadness to Sakura. However, she later apologizes to them because it was not by their choice that they were kidnapped.
Though a tomboy, Hana still loves cute and girly things, which can be seen in her supports with Hayato. When he receives a bunch of childish and girly gifts from his caretakers in the Wind Tribe, Hana gladly offers to take them off his hands.
Although Hana is considered to be one of the best samurai in all of Hoshido, she does not boast about it; instead, she ensures that she never misses a single day of training. This is due at least in part due to the fact that though she is a retainer to Sakura, she is also a noblewoman in her own right, descended in a long line of samurai who have served the Hoshidan royal family.
Hana is also known to have a very odd sense of taste; in her C support with Saizo, he gives her a manjuu, which according to Saizo are meant to not taste particularly nice, and Hana comments on how great it tastes, much to Saizo's confusion.
Hana enjoys cherry blossoms the most. Her birthday is March 28.
In-Game
Base Stats
As an Enemy
Conquest Chapter 22 - Sakura
| Starting Class | Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Move |
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 Swordmaster
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11 | 35 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 32+1 | 17 | 12 (13-1) | 21 (22-1) | 6 |
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 Duelist's Blow
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Sword - A | Silver Katana Dual Katana | ||||||||
| Starting Class | Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Move |
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| Swordmaster
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11 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 36+1 | 17 | 14 (15-1) | 23 (24-1) | 6 |
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 Rend HeavenDuelist's Blow Armored Blow
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Sword - A | Silver Katana Dual Katana | ||||||||
| Starting Class | Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Move |
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| Swordmaster
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11 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 36+1 | 17 | 14 (15-1) | 23 (24-1) | 6 |
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| Rend HeavenDuelist's BlowArmored Blow
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Sword - S | Silver Katana Dual Katana | ||||||||
Growth Rates
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Luk | Def | Res |
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| 35% | 65% | 10% | 60% | 75% | 40% | 20% | 40% |
◾ Note: Growth Rates are based on the character in their starting class
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Luk | Def | Res |
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| 35% | 65% | 15% | 60% | 75% | 40% | 20% | 40% |
◾ Note: Growth Rates as a Swordmaster
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Luk | Def | Res |
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| 45% | 70% | 10% | 55% | 65% | 35% | 30% | 30% |
◾ Note: Growth Rates as a Weapon Master
Class Sets
Standard Sets
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Friendship Sets
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Partner Sets
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Special Classes
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Supports
- See also: Hana/Supports
Romantic Supports
- The Avatar (Male)
- Kaze
- Jakob
- Hinata
- Azama
- Silas
- Saizo
- Hayato
- Kaden
- Subaki
- Ryoma
- Takumi
- Keaton (Revelation only)
- Laslow (Revelation only)
Other Supports
Overall
Base Class
Hana is the first Samurai character obtained in both Birthright and Revelations, obtained after the second chapter of both routes. Starting off, Hana is extremely fragile and can get killed very easily if not properly handled due in part to her low Health and Defense growths. However, true to the archetype of the Myrmidon character, she is an offensive force thanks to a modestly solid Strength and Skill growth rate and an excellent Speed growth. It should be noted that her Resistance growth is slightly higher than her Defense so she can handle mages much better than Hinata. Her personal skill Fearsome Blow, deals 20% damage to all enemies adjacent to her when she defeat an enemy. She can handle swarms well by using this skill to whittle down defensive units for free. It also works well when taking down Guard Stance units as, upon defeat, the now partnerless enemy unit will suffer the skills effect.
She starts off with Duelist's Blow, giving her more evasion when she initiates combat. At level 10, she will learn Vantage, which can allow her to take down enemies before they take her down. With Fates, the Kodachi is introduced, allowing sword wielders to attack from range. It complements Vantage well as it will allow Hana to counterattack from range if she is caught out, rather than being stuck only using it at close range.
Hana's two promotions are Swordmaster and Master of Arms. Swordmaster highlights her swordsmanship prowess, giving her her only guaranteed offensive skill Astra, which is perfect for nailing enemy units, plus with their high crit rate, Hana can deal huge damage. Swordfaire is also available for more damage when attacking with swords. Master of Arms trades reliability for versatility three weapon types, Swords, Lances, and Axes. Seal Strength can cripple high attack units and when used in tandem with Duelist Blow, can ensure safe kill security for other units. Life and Death is a risky skill that increases damage dealt and taken by 10, which can be both a blessing to take down extremely defensive units, but also makes her even more squishy if she is unlucky.
Secondary Class
Hana's secondary class is the Shrine Maiden class. Overall, she can be more offensively viable as a Priestess than Sakura, but she loses out on more magic potency than her for heals. While the Onmyoji class lacks beneficial skills for a good offensive Hana in her base class and its promotions, her base class and Priestess skills make up for it. Miracle can assist in saving Hana from lethal damage in emergencies. Renewal is a good regen skill with a fixed 20% health recovery, allowing Hana to stay on the front lines a little longer or spare the healers from needing to dote on her. Countermagic is a solid skill to retaliate against mages if she is not wielding a Kodachi.
Friendship Class
Hana has three Friendship Classes from Felicia, Setsuna, and Effie
Partner Class
Quotes
Refer to Hana/Quotes.
Possible Endings
- Hana - Focused Samurai
- After the war, Hana was entrusted with her own division, where she enforced her own training regimen. She remained close friends with Sakura, and trained every day to protect her and Hoshido.
- Hana and Subaki
- Subaki was appointed chief of the pegasus knights and served with a perfect record. His wife, Hana, continued to serve Sakura, brightening all of their lives with her infectious optimism.
Etymology
Kazahana means snowflake in Japanese.
Hana, with certain kanji, can mean either flower (花) or nose (鼻) in Japanese.
Trivia
- Hana was voted as the 21st most popular female on Nintendo's official Fates character poll.
- Hana shares her English voice actress, Karen Strassman, with Mozu, Olivia and Anna.
- If Sakura wins in Beach Brawl, Hana successfully overrides Subaki's plan of Sakura's vacation and gives her the white dress that is seen in her special reward art.
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