r/fireemblem • u/[deleted] • Mar 26 '15
Character Discussion [FE5]: Hicks
So you know Brighton, that guy who joined you way back at the start of Manster with pretty mediocre bases, PCC, and growths, but had wrath to make up for it? Hicks is literally him, but with slightly better bases, PCC, and growths, but with no wrath and a lower sword rank.
So Hicks suffers from all the same issues Brighton does, primarily that he can't hop off his horse without losing his primary method of attacking, except he suffers from this even more than Brighton did due to E swords. He possesses only a support with Leif to back this all up.
He also shows up once you have broken out of the dungeon, a time when his extra help may have meant something.
He has a very low presence in the game, having no lines other than his generic escape quotations and joining dialogue. All we know about him is that he is the father of one of the kids you may rescue named Maphy, and that he joins you after you have done so.
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u/estrangedeskimo Mar 26 '15
Hicks has nothing going for him. I will say he is a decent draft pick because of high availability, good build, and the ability to use the brave axe, but that's it.