Hamson

Hamson
Legend of Mana Remaster artwork Legend of Mana artwork
First appearance	Legend of Mana (1999)
Latest appearance	Echoes of Mana (2022)
Faction	Kristie Group
Role	Support
Gender	Male
Species	Forest people

Hamson is a minor supporting character in Legend of Mana and a recurring character in the Mana series.

Background

21 years of age, Hamson is a member of the Forest People and the childhood friend of Skippie. The classic representation of the "all brawn but hardly any brains" stereotype, Hamson is said to be stupid to a fault, often failing to see the obvious in any situation he is mired in. Alongside Skippie, he works under the employment of Kristie in Geo.

History

Legend of Mana

“A big man who has the muscles, but not the mind for fighting. Stupidly honest and can't seem to see the obvious.”

—In-game Encyclopedia

Huntin' Du'Cate

Sotherbee has gathered Skippie and Hamson to the Jungle for a task Madame Kristie need them to fulfill. The dog explains they must hunt and capture the legendary Du'Cate and get his prized tail for a hefty sum as reward. Skippie is enthusiastic about receiving such a big amount of money, but Sotherbee clarifies that his debt would only go down from 10,000,000 lucre to 9,980,000, making the sly little man think that the anthropomorphic dog has deceieved him and Hamson. The lapdog replies they must pay back what they broke inside the Palace. If the main character speaks with Sotherbee, he will inform them they will reward them 20,000 lucre for each Du'Cate's tail they retrieve.

Moments later, a lilipea dashes around Sotherbee, the latter shouting that each of them are worth 100,000 lucre and that the protagonist should try catching them. The little fellow scurries away before anyone can claim their prey, however. Skippie claims moments later to have found a big animal worth more his fare share of money, but it turns out to be the King of the Jungle and Wisdom, Rosiotti. The hero finds the humongous ape and defeats it, nabbing them his tail. Sotherbee only gives them 500 lucre, however. If the player decides to give the money to Skippie and Hamson, the lapdog will be impressed and give them the Sand Rose artifact instead.

Catchin' Lilipeas

The mercenaries are called once again by Sotherbee to catch lilipeas as Kristie holds a peculiar obssession about them. The dog claims he will grant them 1,000 lucre for each captured lilipea and whoever brings him the most will be promoted as an executive of the Kristie Group.

Skippie and Hamson, however, discover their village and start not feeling to keen on capturing them anymore. They discuss what they could do instead to start their lives anew, both coming up with the titles "Legend of" to name their next personal adventure.

General information

Personality

Befitting the stereotype of the boorish, brawny man with hardly any brains, Hamson is portrayed as a character who prizes brute physical strength over intelligence. All his appearances in various quests evidence this, where he displays a stark ineptness in comprehending even the simplest of instructions, alongside a tendency to flex his arm muscles in a desperate attempt to intimidate and command the respect of the people he interacts with.

Trivia

Hamson's lips were covered by a thick dark beard in the remastered version, which might have been done to prevent racist stereotype accusations. A more subtle but similar change was done to Roger's lips.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Hamson.

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  Hamson encyclopedia entry

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  Hamson portrait (LoM Remastered)

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