Endings

''These are the endings for Fear & Hunger. To see the endings for Fear & Hunger 2: Termina, see Termina Endings.''

In classic RPG fashion, Fear & Hunger has multiple endings. There are 9 in total - 5 normal (A-E) and 4 character-specific endings (S).

Normal Endings
Normal Endings (A-E) are common endings that can be achieved with any character on any difficulty.

Ending A - "The God of Fear & Hunger"
To achieve this ending, the player has to keep the Girl in their party, enter the mouth of the God of the Depths, and reach the pile of corpses at end of the the Gauntlet. The Girl will transform into the God of Fear and Hunger and initiate a battle. Winning this battle achieves Ending A.

Ending B - "The Older One"
As for Ending B, the player must reach the pile of corpses at the end of the Gauntlet. This time however, the Girl must not be in the party. Instead, a battle with Traces of Gro-goroth will begin. If the battle is won, Gro-goroth will ask the party why they persist in fighting. Regardless of which answer is given, Ending B is achieved.

Ending C - "The Yellow King"
For this ending, the player must rescue Le'garde and keep him in their party. Then, they must reach Ma'habre, acquire the Tormented, Endless, and Enlightened Souls, and kill François. The player can then sit on the Throne of Ascension, which teleports the party to the Void. In the Void, the player may explore for a while and recover their party members before a sudden battle with Sylvian. After surviving the battle, the player must reach Le'garde, who has become the Yellow King. Rejecting his offer will trigger a battle. After winning, Ending C will play.

Ending C-II - "The Prophecy"
After following the path for Ending C, the player must accept the offer of the Yellow King and kneel before him. Doing so will achieve Ending C-II.

Ending D - "A New God"
As for Ending C, the player must reach Ma'habre, acquire the Tormented, Endless, and Enlightened Souls, kill François, and sit on the Throne of Ascension. However, the player must not have Le'garde in the party. After arriving in the Void and battling Sylvian, the player will encounter a new, godly version of their chosen character. They will be asked a series of questions, but regardless of the chosen answers, Ending D will be achieved.

Ending E - "Escape?"
After finding Le'garde, dead or alive, it becomes possible to leave the dungeon through the starting area. Doing so will trigger Ending E.

S Endings
S Endings are special, character-specific endings that can only be achieved when playing in hard mode and are not possible if the player becomes The Marriage or The Abominable Marriage.

The Mercenary: Ending S - "Happy Ending"
As the Mercenary, the player must find all three treasures from the maps of Isayah in Ma'habre, the last of which is the King's Crown. Then, the player should leave the dungeon through the starting area.

The Knight: Ending S - "The true god of Fear and Hunger"
As the Knight, the player must find Le'garde dead and then resurrect him with the Rebirth of the Beloved spell.

The Dark Priest: Ending S - "The enlightenment"
As the Dark Priest, the player must befriend Nosramus and acquire the Soul Anchor, then follow the path for achieving Ending C-II. During the dialogue with the Dark Priest's godly self, the player should choose to resist ascension.

The Outlander: Ending S - "The god of ultra-violence"
As the Outlander, the player must obtain every unique type of soul in the game. This means having to face many difficult encounters, acquiring several empty scrolls, and solving the tomb statue puzzle. Once these souls are acquired, the player must interact with Le'garde's corpse and then leave the dungeon through the starting area.

Events Connected to Fear and Hunger 2: Termina's Canon
Although Fear and Hunger has multiple endings, several of these endings may be considered non-canonical because they contain events and details inconsistent with the canon present in the second game, Fear and Hunger 2: Termina:


 * The God of Fear & Hunger exists in Fear and Hunger 2: Termina, meaning that The Girl must have been brought to the Heart of Darkness to ascend to godhood.
 * By extension, it is impossible for all four protagonists of Fear and Hunger to have canonically survived: at least one of them would have died during The Girl's ascension to godhood.
 * Various details in Fear and Hunger 2: Termina suggests that Ragnvaldr may have survived and escaped the dungeons of Fear and Hunger:
 * One of the Festival of Termina participants, August, may be a descendant of Ragnvaldr:
 * August's family hails from the Kingdom of Oldegård; August says that he is 1/4 Oldegårdian. Ragnvaldr also hails from Oldegård.
 * Ragnvaldr has been described as a wanderer; August describes himself to be nomadic, travelling often and never settling down.
 * August bears a resemblance to Ragnvaldr.
 * August shares the Tormented Soul with Ragnvaldr.
 * August is proficient with the use of a bow, like Ragnvaldr.
 * In Fear and Hunger 2: Termina, if August is still alive when the player enters an encounter with Moonless, he will intervene during the battle to end the conflict. He will then explain that Moonless is an "old family acquaintance". If August's mind is read, it's revealed that August considers her to be "more of a sibling". As Moonless only becomes a friendly ally in Fear and Hunger when recruited by one of Fear and Hunger's four playable protagonists, this suggests that August is related to one of them, as it would otherwise be unlikely for August's family to be acquainted with Moonless.
 * August appears to be aware of Kaiser's true identity, is hostile toward Kaiser, and possesses knowledge about the Festival of Termina and other arcane details surrounding it. Given the limited access most people have to this knowledge, and August's hostility toward Kaiser, it's likely that he was granted access to this information by a third party who's also hostile toward Kaiser.
 * By the time of Fear and Hunger 2: Termina, many people have stopped believing in the existence of supernatural creatures. This suggests that, for one reason or another, the prevalence of these creatures has declined, to the point that most people have never seen any and believe them to be myths. One potential reason for the decline of these creatures is Ragnvaldr exterminating many of them: in Ragnvaldr's S ending, he dedicates himself to stopping the spread of evil creatures.
 * Enki survived and escaped the dungeons of Fear and Hunger, as in Fear and Hunger 2: Termina he wrote the Skin Bible describing the God of Fear & Hunger.
 * Le'garde, in one way or another, survived and escaped the dungeons of Fear and Hunger.
 * In Fear and Hunger 2: Termina, when fought in the White Bunker, if the spell Rot is cast on Le'garde (as Kaiser) his true form will be revealed: a bloody, skinned creature. This suggests that the events of D'arce's S-ending are canon to the Termina canon, as in D'arce's S-ending Le'garde is resurrected as a skinned creature.
 * The beast Moonless survived and escaped the dungeons of Fear and Hunger
 * Nas'hrah survived and escape the dungeons of Fear and Hunger.