Hugo (Suikoden III)

Hugo

ヒューゴ Hyūgo

Artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

Physical Information

Race

Human

Gender

Male

Birth Date

SY 461

Age

15 (S3)

Height

167cm (5'6") (S3)

Biographical Information

Star

Tensyo Star¹

From

Karaya Village

Family

Lucia (mother)

Meta Information

Appearances

Suikoden III

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

The only son of Lucia, the Karaya Chief. He is an energetic youth accompanied by his steed, a griffon named Fubar.

— Hugo's profile

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

Recruitment Data
How to recruit
Hugo joins automatically at the beginning of Hugo Chapter 1.
Class	Type	Level	Weapon LV
Combat	Young male	12	3

Battle Data

Battle Unit
Category	Data
Type	Young male
Move	30m
Anger	Irascible
Behavior	Aggressive warrior
Size	Normal
Flavor	Normal

Equipment

Equipment Classes
Slot	Class
Helmet	Cap
Armor	Light armor
Shield	Cannot equip
Other	Young male

Starting Equipment
Slot	Piece
Helmet	Feathered Band
Armor	Damaged Leather
Shield	Cannot equip
Other	Sandals Lunch Box 4

Runes

Magic Compatibility
Fire	Water	Earth
◯	◯	◯
Lightning	Wind	Gate
◯	◯	⨉
Sword	Jonguleur	Shield
◯	⨉	◯

Rune Slots
Slot	Rune
Head	Never unlocks
Right hand	Level 35/True Rune will remove any equipped rune in Chapter 4
Left hand	Wind Rune
Weapon	None attached

Skills

Physical Skills

Skill Name	Potential	Level	Begin	Max
Swing	A	1	E	A
Accuracy	A	1	E	A
Damage	C			B
Sharpshoot
Counter-Attack	B		E	B+
Heavy Damage	A	1	D	A
Continual Attack	B	20	E	B+
Freeze

Skill Name	Potential	Level	Begin	Max
Thief
Repel	S			S
Parry	B	40	E	B+
Shield Protect
Armor Protect	D			C
Holy Dash	B			B+
Fighting Spirit
Adrenaline Power

Magic Skills

Skill Name	Potential	Level	Begin	Max
Fire Magic	C			B
Water Magic	D			C
Wind Magic	B	1	E	B+
Earth Magic	B			B+
Lightning Magic	C			B
Shield Magic
Blinking Magic
Magic Repel

Skill Name	Potential	Max
Magic Resist	C	B
Pale Gate Magic
Sword of Magic	C	B
Precision
Magic Rationing
Focus
Chanting Volume
Chanting Purity

Stats

Stat Growth
LV	Grade	LV 1	LV 20	LV 60	LV 99
HP	E	20	170	410	500
PWR	G	12	60	128	150
SKL	D	14	86	182	215
MGC	G	12	60	128	150
REP	E	13	75	163	190
PDF	⨉	⨉	⨉	⨉	⨉
MDF	G	12	60	128	150
SPD	F	13	68	146	170
LUK	F	13	68	146	170

War Battles

War Stats
Stat	Value
Class	Leader
Defeat	Cannot die

War Skills
Skill	Description
Fire Magic	Damage every unit in the area next to this unit.
Water Magic	Heal every unit in the area next to this unit.
Lightning Magic	Can target one unit from two areas away with magic.

Weapon

Weapon Levels
LV	Name	ATK
1	Kwan	6
2		18
3		29
4		41
5	Gwanga	60
6		70
7		80
8		90
9		100
10		110
11	Luft	135
12		144
13		153
14		162
15		171
16		180

Weapon Details
Skill	Description
Type	One-handed sword
Initial LV	3

Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card #	Name	Type	Release
404	Hugo	Leader	Booster Pack Vol.3
CS2-015	Hugo	Leader	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.1
CS2-291	Hugo & Chris & Geddoe	Leader	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3
Non-character cards depicting this character
459	Sindar Door	Mission	Booster Pack Vol.3
461	Duck Village Murder Case	Mission	Booster Pack Vol.3
462	Departure	Mission	Booster Pack Vol.3
463	Little Champion	Mission	Booster Pack Vol.3
464	Escape Vinay del Zexay	Mission	Booster Pack Vol.3
538	Battle of Chisha Village	Mission	Booster Pack Vol.4
539	Counterattack	Mission	Booster Pack Vol.4
CS2-120	Fire Bringer Formation	Mission	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.1
CS2-122	Trial of the Champion	Mission	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.1
CS2-126	Gray World	Mission	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.1
CS2-127	Last Sortie	Mission	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.1
CS2-368	Each Rune	Mission	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3

Gallery

Artwork

Suikoden III artwork by Ishikawa Fumi
Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG artwork by Kaneda Eiji

In-Game

Suikoden III Sony PlayStation 2 portrait
Suikoden III Sony PlayStation 2 portrait
Suikoden III Sony PlayStation 2 portrait

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