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Hugo (ヒューゴ, Hyūgo) is one of the protagonists of Suikoden III. He is a young warrior of the Karaya Clan whose search for the Flame Champion helps him to realise his own potential as a hero.
History
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Hugo is the only son of Lucia, chief of the Karaya Clan. He is said to have inherited the martial prowess of his mother and was one of the best horse riders in the Karaya Village. He was born shortly after the conclusion of the Dunan Unification War.
He had been friends with his griffin, Fubar, since he was four years old and was tutored in fighting by Sgt. Joe. Like most Karayan males, he wielded the jambiya, a type of dagger which had a distorted blade.
Just prior to the outbreak of the War of the Champions, Hugo was sent to Vinay del Zexay as a peace envoy perceeding talks between the Six Clans and the Zexen Federation. Shortly after this, war broke out and Hugo rushed back to Karaya only to find it ablaze, attacked by the Zexen Knights. There, his best friend Lulu was killed by Chris Lightfellow.
Following this, he began to track down the legendary Flame Champion before rejoining Lucia and the survivors of the Karaya at the Great Hollow. Tracking the trail of the Flame Champion to Budehuc Castle and Chisha Village, Hugo began to desire to become stronger, in order to protect what was important to him.
Finally, after reaching the Flame Champion's Hideaway, Hugo would inherit the True Fire Rune, the rune of the Flame Champion. Although he managed to thwart the attempts of Luc to capture the rune, Harmonian forces would soon start searching for the rune, beginning a massive invasion of the Grasslands.
Unable to repel the Harmonian forces, both Grasslands and Zexen forces began to fall back under Hugo was able to unite the disparate forces under the banner of the Fire Bringer as successor to the Flame Champion. Based at Budehuc Castle, this new Fire Bringer would successfully stave off Harmonian invasion.
The true threat, however, was Luc, who managed to take not only Hugo's True Fire Rune but the True Runes of both Geddoe and Chris Lightfellow as well. Sasarai was able to inform Hugo of Luc's plan to destroy his own True Wind Rune, which would potentially annihilate the Grasslands and gave his location at the Ceremonial Site. This site would be the location of a final, all-out battle where Luc would be defeated, and Hugo would reclaim his rune.
Following the war, Hugo, who had grown from a boy into a true leader through his many trials and experiences, would succeed Lucia as leader of the Karaya Clan. While working to rebuild the Karaya Village, he would strive to form a bond of friendship between the Karaya, Zexen and Harmonia.
Gameplay
Recruitment
Battle bonds
| Battle Behavior | |
|---|---|
| Ease to Anger | Difficult |
| Movement | Short-range |
| Battle AI | Attack-minded warrior |
| Unite Attack | |
|---|---|
| 1 | ' w/ This character has no Unite attack |
Equipment
| Starting Equipment | |
|---|---|
| Head | Feather Band |
| Body | Damaged Leather |
| Shield | Can't equip |
| Other | Sandals Lunch Box 4 |
| Rune | No rune attached |
| Equipment Type | |
|---|---|
| Head | Cap |
| Body | Light armor |
| Shield | -- |
| Other | -- |
Runes
| Magic Compatability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fire | Water | Earth |
| ◯ | ◯ | ◯ |
| Lightning | Wind | Gate |
| ◯ | ◯ | ⨉ |
| Sword | Jonguleur | Shield |
| ◯ | ⨉ | ◯ |
| Rune Slots | |
|---|---|
| Head | Never available |
| Right Hand | Level 35/True Rune will remove any equipped rune in Chapter 4 
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| Left Hand | Wind Rune |
| Weapon | Never available |
Skills
| Free Skill Slots | Locked Skill Slots |
|---|---|
| This character has 4 open skill slots. | This character has 4 locked skill slots. |
Physical Skills
| Skill Name | Level | Begin | Potential | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 1 | E | A | A |
| Accuracy | 1 | E | A | A |
| Damage | — | — | C | B |
| Sharpshoot | — | — | — | — |
| Counter-Attack
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1 | E | B | B+ |
| Heavy Damage
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1 | D | A | A |
| Continual Attack
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20 | E | B | B+ |
| Freeze | — | — | — | — |
| Skill Name | Level | Begin | Potential | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thief | — | — | — | — |
| Repel | — | — | S | S |
| Parry
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40 | E | B | B+ |
| Shield Protect | — | — | — | — |
| Armor Protect | — | — | B | D |
| Adrenaline Power | — | — | — | — |
| Holy Dash | — | — | B | B+ |
| Fighting Spirit | — | — | — | — |
Magic Skills
| Skill Name | Level | Begin | Potential | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Magic | — | — | C | B |
| Water Magic | — | — | D | C |
| Wind Magic | 1 | E | B | B+ |
| Earth Magic | — | — | B | B+ |
| Lightning Magic | — | — | C | B |
| Shield Magic | — | — | — | — |
| Blinking Magic | — | — | — | — |
| Pale Gate Magic | — | — | — | — |
| Skill Name | Level | Begin | Potential | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sword of Magic | — | — | C | B |
| Magic Repel | — | — | — | — |
| Magic Resistance | — | — | C | B |
| Focus | — | — | — | — |
| Precision | — | — | — | — |
| Magic Rationing | — | — | — | — |
| Chanting Volume | — | — | — | — |
| Chanting Purity | — | — | — | — |
Stats
| Stat Grades | ||
|---|---|---|
| HP | PWR | SKL |
| E | G | D |
| MGC | REP | |
| G | E | |
| MDF | SPD | LUK |
| G | F | F |
| Stat Growth Rate | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV | HP | PWR | SKL | MGC | REP | MDF | SPD | LCK | |
| 1 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
| 20 | 170 | 60 | 86 | 60 | 75 | 60 | 68 | 68 | |
| 60 | 410 | 128 | 182 | 128 | 163 | 128 | 146 | 146 | |
| 99 | 500 | 150 | 215 | 150 | 190 | 150 | 170 | 170 | |
War
| War Stats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leader | Support | War Skill 1 | War Skill 2 | ||||
| ◯ | ⨉ | — | -- | ||||
Weapon
| Weapon | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| ATK | 6 | 18 | 29 | 41 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 110 | 135 | 144 | 153 | 162 | 171 | 180 |
| Name | Kwan | Gwanga | Luft | |||||||||||||
| W Type | W Level | Range | ||||||||||||||
| One-handed sword | N/A | Medium | ||||||||||||||
Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG
| Card # | Name | Type | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 404 | Hugo |  Leader
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Booster Pack Vol.3 |
| CS2-015 | Hugo | Leader
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CS2 Booster Pack Vol.1 |
| CS2-291 | Hugo & Chris & Geddoe | Leader
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CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3 |
| Non-character cards depicting this character | |||
| 459 | Sindar Door |  Mission
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Booster Pack Vol.3 |
| 461 | Duck Village Murder Case | Mission
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Booster Pack Vol.3 |
| 462 | Departure | Mission
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Booster Pack Vol.3 |
| 463 | Little Champion | Mission
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Booster Pack Vol.3 |
| 464 | Escape Vinay del Zexay | Mission
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Booster Pack Vol.3 |
| 538 | Battle of Chisha Village | Mission
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Booster Pack Vol.4 |
| 539 | Counterattack | Mission
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Booster Pack Vol.4 |
| CS2-120 | Fire Bringer Formation | Mission
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CS2 Booster Pack Vol.1 |
| CS2-122 | Trial of the Champion | Mission
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CS2 Booster Pack Vol.1 |
| CS2-126 | Gray World | Mission
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CS2 Booster Pack Vol.1 |
| CS2-127 | Last Sortie | Mission
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CS2 Booster Pack Vol.1 |
| CS2-368 | Each Rune | Mission
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CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3 |
Gallery
Artwork
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Suikoden III artwork by Ishikawa Fumi -
Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG artwork by Kaneda Eiji
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In-Game
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Trivia
- Hugo's weapon upgrades as Kwan, Gwanga, Luft. Luft is German for air, the origin of the first two names is unknown.
- Hugo does not get a traditional unite attack, but if paired with Fubar they will act as a mounted unit in battle.
- Both the licensed Suikoden III manga and the Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia state that Hugo inherited the True Fire Rune.
- Hugo is self-conscious about his height and sometimes hung from his windowsill at Budehuc Castle in a desperate attempt to grow taller.
- If Belle is recruited during Hugo's Chapters, the scene plays out differently. She seems to have immediately developed a crush on him, and this affection will continue through letters if he is selected as Flame Champion. She acts shyly if you speak to her as Hugo, and she will confess her feelings toward him to Koroku.
- Hugo is the only one of the three possible Flame Champions to be able to use all three of the True Runes available among them. Naturally if selected for Champion he will bear the True Fire Rune, if Chris Lightfellow is selected he will instead bear the True Water Rune, finally, if Geddoe is selected, then the True Lightning Rune will pass to Hugo, as Geddoe cannot use more than one True Rune.
- Even though fans and publications favor him as the new Flame Champion, he doesn't have the highest Fire Magic skill of all three candidates: His skill maxes out at B, while Geddoe can achieve a B+.
References
- Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, pages 299, 345