Hawkeye

Hawkeye
Trials of Mana HD artwork Trials of Mana artwork Echoes of Mana artwork Rise of Mana render
First appearance	Trials of Mana (1995)
Latest appearance	Echoes of Mana (2022)
Title(s)	Nevarlan Thief
Homeland	Nevarl Fortress
Faction	The Thieves' Guild
Role	Protagonist
Gender	Male
Relatives	Flamekhan (grandfather) Sandarrow (father) Falcon (mother) Eagle (half-uncle) Jessica (half-aunt)
Species	Human
Status	Alive
Voice actor(s)	Jpn: Yūki OnoTOM HD/EoM Eng: Alejandro SaabTOM HD

“Hah... I can practically smell the treasure from here. Let's go!”

—Square Enix Official Website

Hawkeye is one of the six protagonists in Trials of Mana.

Background

Hawkeye belongs to the Nevarlan Thieves' guild. Both of his parents, Sandarrow and Falcon, died while deserting their faction during the first invasion of Laurent. Raised by his grandfather Flamekhan alongside his children Jessica and Eagle, he eventually became a noble thief robbing from the corrupted upperclass.

History

Trials of Mana

Hawkeye in his opening scene

“NOBLE THIEF OF THE NEVARLAN THIEF GUILD -- Hawkeye hails from the desert fortress of Nevarl, home to a guild of noble thieves. He was raised as the orphaned ward of Flamekhan, the leader, together with Flamekhan's own children, Eagle and Jessica. Hawkeye comes across as a laid-back and charming young man, making it hard to tell when he's being serious. But at his core, Hawkeye is a fiercely loyal friend. Nothing gets past his honed senses and quick wit.”

—Square Enix Official Website

See also: Hawkeye's opening gambit

Returning from a night raid in Sirthan, the young thief in informed by Isabella that the Thieves' Guild is no longer, having been replaced by a kingdom. As the newly formed nation prepares to invade their neighboring kingdom of Laurent, Hawkeye is left dubitative over the king's intentions. He voices his concerns to Eagle who shares his worries and together decide to spy on Flamekhan and his advisor Isabella. The two of them spot the mysterious lady conversing with a shadowy figure and quickly confront her motives. The advisor is revealed to be a powerful sorceress who readily ensnares Eagle, forcing Hawkeye to defeat his best friend. Framed for murder, the young thief is jailed, not before being warned by the witch to keep his mouth shut about what he's observed. Otherwise, Jessica's Choker of Death would activate and kill the poor lady. Hawkeye is then rescued moments after by his feline friend Niccolo, who explains that the Priest of Light might know how to uncurse the young lady. With that in mind, Hawkeye decides to leave his homeland for the Holy City.

Hawkeye shares many story elements with Riesz, who hails from Laurent, the kingdom Nevarl is invading. If either of them is chosen as the main protagonist, the main villain will be the Prince of Mavolia and the last dungeon will be the Dark Castle. After his quest is completed, Hawkeye meets with Jessica and Niccolo in Diin that thieves from all over the world has been coming back to the Nevarl Fortress. Here Flamekhan apologizes for his cruel behavior and promise to rebuild Nevarl to his former glory.

Heroes of Mana

“Falcon and Sandarrow's child, hence Flamekhan's grandchild. In a future world, he would become one of the six heroes destined to save the world from a certain doom.”

—Notebook

Circle of Mana

Hawkeye makes a cameo appearance in the online game, along with several Trials of Mana characters. He appears in 24 sets of cards.

Rank	Attribute	Name	Classes				Quote
SR	技	ホークアイ	シーフ	レンジャー	[光]ワンダラー	[闇]ローグ	「わかってないね。ウソつきはドロボーの始まりっていうが、すでにドロボーの場合は、ウソをつかないんだよ！」 "You don't understand. They say a liar is the beginning of a thief, but if you're already a thief, you don't lie!"
SUR	技	ホークアイ	シーフ	ニンジャ	[光]ニンジャマスター	[闇]ナイトブレード	「…そうだな。明日を信じて、やれる所までやってみよう。オレ達ならきっとやれるハズさ。」 "...That's right. Let's believe in tomorrow and do what we can. I'm sure we can do it."
SUR	技	聖剣オールスターズ	マナの仲間たち	各世界の勇者たち	[光]聖剣の勇者たち	[闇]異世界をつなぐ者たち	様々な世界の勇者たちが手を取り合って、今日も歴史を紡ぐ。聖剣の勇者はあなたが思うよりも、ずっと多いのかもしれない。 Heroes from all over the world join hands and weave history today as well. There may be many more holy sword heroes than you think.
SUR	力	6人の英雄たち	6人の若き男女	噛み合った運命の歯車	[光]世界の英雄達	[闇]世界を救いし者達	6人の運命の歯車が噛み合う時、伝説は真実となり、巨大な陰謀が蠢き出す──。 When the gears of fate of the six people mesh together, the legend becomes true and a huge conspiracy begins to unfold.
SUR	技	ホークアイ[幻影]	シーフ	ニンジャ	[光]ニンジャマスター	[闇]ナイトブレード	「何を水臭いこと言ってるんだよ。お前らはジェシカを助けてくれたんだ。この恩を返さなきゃ、ナバールの義賊の名がすたるってもんさ？」 "What kind of nonsense are you talking about? You guys saved Jessica. If we don’t return this favor, the name of Nevarl’s Guild of Thieves will be ruined, right?."
SUR	技	ホークアイ[砂塵]	シーフ	レンジャー	[光]ワンダラー	[闇]ローグ	「……ほんと融通の利かない大バカ野郎だな。いいぜ、わかった。この俺がその性根を叩き直してやるよ。」 "...You really are an inflexible idiot. All right, I understand. I'm going to beat that shit back."
SSUR	技	ホークアイ	シーフ	レンジャー	[光]ワンダラー	[闇]ローグ	「奴を倒さないと、俺の大好きな王女様が泣いちまうからな。男として放っておけないだろう？」 "If I don't defeat him, my beloved princess will cry. As a man, I can't leave her alone, can I?"
SSUR	技	ホークアイ[収穫祭]	シーフ	レンジャー	[光]ワンダラー	[闇]ローグ	「奴を倒さないと、俺の大好きな王女様が泣いちまうからな。男として放っておけないだろう？」 "If I don't defeat him, my beloved princess will cry. As a man, I can't leave her alone, can I?"
SSUR	技	リース＆ホークアイ	盗賊と王女	優男と女戦士	[光]美男美女の競演	[闇]大切な人のために	優しさの中に、強さがある。強さの中に、優しさがある。大切な人がそこにいるから。 "There is strength in kindness. There is kindness within strength. Because the important person is there."
SSUR	技	ホークアイ[覚醒]	シーフ	レンジャー	[光]ワンダラー	[闇]ローグ	「ごめんなジェシカ、不安な気持ちにさせてしまって……。」 "I'm sorry Jessica, I made you feel uneasy..."
SSUR	技	ホークアイ[大決戦]	シーフ	レンジャー	[光]ワンダラー	[闇]ローグ	「ずいぶんと熱烈な歓迎じゃないか！　胸がドキドキしたよ。」 "It was a very warm welcome! My heart was pounding."
SSUR	技	ホークアイ[英雄]	シーフ	レンジャー	[光]ワンダラー	[闇]ローグ	「休んでろ！　こいつぐらい俺一人で片付けてやる！」 "Get some rest! I'll take care of this guy by myself!"
SSUR	技	ホークアイ[サンタ]	シーフ	レンジャー	[光]ワンダラー	[闇]ローグ	「口説き文句はトリックオアトリート…　なかなかシャレてるよな。　」 "His pick-up line is trick-or-treating...That's quite a joke."
SSUR	技	ホークアイ[情熱]	シーフ	レンジャー	[光]ワンダラー	[闇]ローグ	「君の時間をオレにもらえるかい？」 "Can I have your time?"
SUR	技	ホークアイ[お正月]	シーフ	ニンジャ	[光]ニンジャマスター	[闇]ナイトブレード	「かかってきな、子猫ちゃんたち。俺は遊びでも手を抜かないぜ。」 "Come on, kittens. I won't cut corners when it comes to play."
LGR	技	ホークアイ[雪合戦]	シーフ	レンジャー	[光]ワンダラー	[闇]ローグ	「諦めな。お前らはこのまま俺達を見つけられずに、雪に埋もれて負けるんだよ！」 "Don't give up. You guys won't be able to find us and we'll be buried in the snow and lose!"
LGR	技	ホークアイ[お正月]	シーフ	ニンジャ	[光]ニンジャマスター	[闇]ナイトブレード	「──それに、俺たちはナバール盗賊団の生き方を気に入っているんだ。」 "──Besides, we like the way the Nevarl Guild of Thieves live."
LGR	技	ホークアイ[真]	シーフ	ニンジャ	[光]ニンジャマスター	[闇]ナイトブレード	「ごめんなジェシカ、不安な気持ちにさせてしまって……。」 "I'm sorry Jessica, I made you feel uneasy..."
LGR	技	ホークアイ[真]	シーフ	ニンジャ	[光]ニンジャマスター	[闇]ナイトブレード	「ごめんなジェシカ、不安な気持ちにさせてしまって……。」 "I'm sorry Jessica, I made you feel uneasy..."
LGR	技	ホークアイ[極忍]	シーフ	ニンジャ	[光]ニンジャマスター	[闇]ナイトブレード	「あまりにも口説き方が下手だから見るに見かねたのさ！」 "You're so bad at wooing me that I couldn't bear to watch it!"
LGR	技	ホークアイ[海賊]	シーフ	ニンジャ	[光]ニンジャマスター	[闇]ナイトブレード	「そりゃそうさ、綺麗な女の子を口説くのは男の義務ってヤツだ。」 "That's right, it's a man's duty to seduce a beautiful girl."
LGR	技	ホークアイ[竜将]	シーフ	ニンジャ	[光]ニンジャマスター	[闇]ナイトブレード	「……ああ、そうだ。今のオレはかつてとは違う。」 "...Ah, that's right. I'm different now than I used to be."
LGR	技	ホークアイ[2nd.anniv]	シーフ	ニンジャ	[光]ニンジャマスター	[闇]ナイトブレード	「まかせておけ、オレは死んでもおまえを守る。」 "Leave it to me, I will protect you even if I die."
SLGR	技	ホークアイ[氷忍]	シーフ	ニンジャ	[光]ニンジャマスター	[闇]ナイトブレード	「ルサ・ルカちゃんか。でも、その美しさは女神と見まごうばかりだぜ。」 "Lusa Luka-chan, huh? But her beauty is such that you could almost mistake her for a goddess."

Rise of Mana

Hawkeye & Riesz

Hawkeye is a recruitable monster pet in Rise of Mana.

Echoes of Mana

“Hawkeye hails from the desert fortress of Nevarl, home to a guild of noble thieves. He was raised as the orphaned ward of Flamekhan, the leader, together with Flamekhan's own children, Eagle and Jessica. Hawkeye comes across as a laid-back and charming young man, making it hard to tell when he's being serious. But at his core, Hawkeye is a fiercely loyal friend.”

—Square Enix Official Website

Hawkeye is a character and drawable unit. He currently has two known variants. He is the first unit to join the hero twins in battle as the guide for the opening tutorial, which takes place in the Nevarl Fortress.

See also: Hawkeye (Pride of Thieves)

See also: Hawkeye (Sentiments for a Friend)

General information

Physical appearance

Hawkeye is a young man with tanned skin and dark purple hair with a ponytail with white ribbons and a white headband on his forehead. He wears a sleeveless white tank underneath his red shirt and black pants with white leg warmers and brown boots and wears white wristbands.

Personality

While possessing a cunning character and uttering witty remarks, Hawkeye still displays numerous moments of selfless heroism and is seen deeply caring about others, especially when it comes to his immediate circle. Both the original and the HD version depict him as a womanizer, as he is seen flirting multiple times with the opposite sex.

He is also portrayed as despising royalty and nobility, as he views those of higher station as uppity and condescending. Those beliefs probably stem from his thieving upbringing.

Profile and statistics

In the 2D version, Hawkeye starts with high Dexterity and Luck, with average Strength, Stamina, Intelligence, and Luck. He is the only character whose normal attack can be dealt twice in quick succession. Should the player take his light path, the young thief will be granted Luna and Dryad support spells, as well as non-elemental trap moves. In his dark path, however, Hawkeye will learn elemental ninja techniques that lowers his opponents' stats.

In the HD version, Hawkeye boasts excellent Luck, but average to mediocre Strength, Stamina, Intellect, and Spirit. His starting abilities can make him play with status effects and increase the chance of finding items after combat. Goin along his light classes further explore the stat increase manipulation and the ability to gain or keep items. On the opposite side, his dark path focuses on exploiting enemies' elemental weakness, as well as inflicting debuffs and harmful status effects.

Character Class

Below is a list of Hawkeye's classes. The first class change takes place at Level 18, while the second one takes place at Level 38, with the latter requiring specific items acquired from ??? Seeds.

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 1	Thief
Lv. 18	Ranger		Ninja
Lv. 38	Nomad (Lucky Dice)	Rogue (Wicked Dice)	Ninja Master (Precise Dice)	Nightblade (Dusk Dice)
Post-Game (remake only)	Wardenkeep (Loyal Sphere)		Vigilante (Loyal Sphere)

Note: Class 4 path is dependent upon the path of the Class 2 switch. All Class 3 abilities learnt are retained.

Class Strikes

Below is a list of skill attacks Hawkeye learns across his different classes:

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 1	Poison Dagger (Thief)
Lv. 18	Swallow Throw (Ranger)		Shadow Slash (Ninja)
Lv. 38	Dance of Roses (Nomad)	Slash Fury (Rogue)	Shadow Menace (Ninja Master)	Split Slash (Nightblade)
Post-Game (remake only)	Petal Crossfire (Wardenkeep)		Shackle Sting (Vigilante)

Locked Abilities

Below is a list of locked abilities Hawkeye inherits upon class change:

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 18	Item Master Ranger		Focus Ninja
Lv. 38	Voltage Nomad	Plunder Rogue	Life and Death Ninja Master	Cuttthroat Nightblade
Post-Game	About-face Wardenkeep		Dark Zone Vigilante

Note: Locked abilities are exclusive to the HD remake.

Moves

Hawkeye is second in the group for having a wide variety of spells and skills at his command, where nearly all of his penultimate classes fill up the Item Ring to its maximum of 12.

Below is a table of spells Hawkeye learns across his different classes:

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 1	n/a (Thief)
Lv. 18	Arrow Rain Spikes Sleep Flower Change Form (Ranger)		Shuriken Water Diversion Fire Diversion Dirt Diversion Thunder Technique (Ninja)
Lv. 38	Sleep Flower + Change Form + Poison Bubble Lunatique Crystalline Lunar Radiance Nature Aura Half Eclipse Wall Moon Energy (Nomad)	Sleep Flower + Change Form + Rockfall Mines Silver Dart Hatchet Throw Hurlbat Rocket Launcher Axe Bomber Grumpkin (Rogue)	Shuriken + Water Diversion + Fire Diversion + Dirt Diversion + Thunder Technique + (Ninja Master)	Poison Cloud Fire Cloud Needle Shower Weapon Smack Dark Rain (Nightblade)

• Note: When Hawkeye changes class into either a Nomad or a Rogue, his Sleep Flower and Body Change spells will be upgraded to be able to target all enemies. Likewise, when he changes class into a Ninja Master, all spells learnt as a Ninja will also be upgraded accordingly.

Abilities

Below is a list of abilites Hawkeye can learn depending on his current class: Note: Abilities are exclusive to the HD remake.

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 1	Sturdy Ward Off Interception Toxic Limit Break Victory CS Boost Enigma Lucky Find (Thief)
Lv. 18	Sturdy II Stand Ground Interception II Special Effect Move MP Saver Ambush II (Ranger)		Sturdy II Stand Ground Interception II Weak Point Chain Ninja Ninja SP Boost (Ninja)
Lv. 38	Attack Boost All II Ward Off II Defense Boost All Heal CS Boost II Critical Damage Pinpoint II (Nomad)	Super Trap Ward Off II Defense Help II Toxic Trap Trap CS Boost (Rogue)	Super Ninja Trick Ward Off II Victory Heal II Weak Point II Chain Ninja II Ninja Sp Boost II (Ninja Master)	Reactionary Ward Off II Victory Heal II Special Effect II MGC DEF Down All 1-Hit CS Boost (Nightblade)
Post-game	Attack Boost All III Defense Help III Defense Boost All II Special Effect III Toxic II Damage MP Boost II Critical Damage II Critical Damage II (Wardenkeep)		Reactionary II Ward Off III Defense Boost All II Special Effect III Weak Point III Damage MP Boost II Retribution Enigma II (Vigilante)

Equipment

Hawkeye wields a variety of knives, be it from daggers to even double bladed sets that join at the pommel, akin to thief swords as found in other future Square titles. Later knives as Hawkeye progresses in classes include utilitarian and multi purpose knives as a Ranger, focusing on its nature and foresting theme, while Ninja classes come to bear exotic and class exclusive codenamed knives forged to help them train and fully utilize their secretive ways of Ninjutsu.

Weapons Flint Knife Dagger Baselard Rondel Blade Sharktooth Steel Dagger Misericorde Katara Parry Dagger (Light) Karura (Dark) Crystal Blade Elfin Dagger (Light) Ashura (Dark) Blue Gale Mythril Knife (Light) Yasha (Dark) Dance Dagger Rugged Blade (Light) Bishamon (Dark) Mercury Dirk Sylvan Knife (Light) Taishaku (Dark) Sheol Dagger Crescent Dirk (Light) Acala (Dark) Crimglare (Light/Dark) Oricalcut (Nomad) Foeslayer (Rogue) Terralex Dirk (Ninja Master) Finalblow (Nightblade) Fraenir (Wardenkeep) Agni (Vigilante)

Body Armor Cotton Kilt Fatigues Camo Cloak Thief Cloak Soft Leathers Skanda Cloak Chain Tunic Radiant Cape Elf Vest Gale Cloak Fluorspar Vest Cloak Mantle (Light) Black Robe (Dark) Thief Cuirass (Light) Ninja Garb (Dark) Muted Tunic (Light/Dark) Ghost Cuirass (Nomad) Wolf Pelt (Rogue) Sneaky Vest (Ninja Master) Black Garb (Nightblade) Mentor Garb (Wardenkeep) Abyssal Hood (Vigilante)

Headgear Leather Cap Turban Feather Cap Faerie Cap Bear Galea Black Hood Dark Goggle Jester Cap (Light/Dark) Wind Cap (Nomad) Wolf Galea (Rogue) Stealth Hood (Ninja Master) Ruby Mask (Nightblade) Faerie Circlet (Wardenkeep) Sorrow Regalia (Vigilante)

Accessories Cicada Earrings Thief Bangle Cobra Earrings Talisman Dryad Ring (Light) Mist Charm (Dark) Wishbone (Light/Dark) Luck Card (Nomad/Rogue) Stealth Charm (Ninja Master/Nightblade) Chromlech (Wardenkeep) Fatimeye (Vigilante)

Non-Mana appearances

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

Hawkeye appears in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius as a rare summon.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Riesz is a spirit alongside Hawkeye. Their spirits are held by Sheik and a Mii Sword Fighter and the battle takes place in the Great Bay.

Gallery

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

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  Trials of Mana artwork

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  Echoes of Mana artwork

Trivia

• Hawkeye's ultimate weapon for his Nomad Class, the Orichalcon, has its design based on the dagger portion of the Japanese tool, the kyoketsu shoge. In addition, the real life tool itself is also a hint to the Nomad Class, as its name translates "to run about in the fields and mountains". Incidentally, the kyoketsu shoge is known to be a weapon also associated with ninja.

• Hawkeye's weapons for his Ninja Class, are all derived from the Japanese names of Buddhist deities; this also serves as a reference to the Japanese Buddhism lore of horiki, which was said to be a fantastical power derived from devoted practice of Buddhism said to draw upon the power of the Buddha himself to perform amazing feats, and was also said to have been practiced heavily by ninjas through the worship of the buddha Fudo Myou, who also personified absolute patience and persistence.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ホークアイ Hōkuai	Hawkeye
Spanish	Falco	diminutive of Falcon
French	Hawkeye
German	Adlerauge	Eagle Eye