About Hodgkin
Hodgkin is an 
S Level 
Graveborn 
Warrior hero in AFK Journey. A brutal Warrior who deals AoE damage without regard for teammates' safety.
Gender Male/Race Undead/Height 183 cm (6 ft.)/Voice actor 藤間つよし [JP]
Tier list ratings
Hero stats
Base stats
Base stats before gear, charms and the Exclusive Weapon. Bars compare with the strongest hero at the same ascension and level. Lv 240 is the cap before the Resonating Hall.
EX weapon stats
HP, ATK, Phys DEF and Magic DEF add that share of the hero's base stat; the other stats are flat. Bars show progress toward EX +29. Rivalry Stats only count in Rivalry Mode. The weapon skill upgrades at EX +5, +10 and +15. The Rivalry Mode skill unlocks at EX +27. Compare every weapon
Skills
1000 EnergyHodgkin fires a cannon at each enemy hero in sequence, dealing 320% ATK damage to the hit enemy and their adjacent enemies. Allies adjacent to the hit enemy will also take 100% ATK damage. If any unit is hit by the cannon more than twice, the damage from subsequent hits is reduced to 20%. Hodgkin can fire at least 5 cannons with this skill.
Level 2: Increases cannon damage to 330% ATK. (Unlocks at Level 51)
Level 3: Increases cannon damage to 340% ATK. (Unlocks at Level 111)
Level 4: Increases cannon damage to 350% ATK. (Unlocks at Level 171)
Level 5: Increases cannon damage to 360% ATK. (Unlocks at Level 231)
18sHodgkin enters an ethereal state for 8s, during which he is immune to physical damage and recovers 70% ATK HP per second. Passive. When Hodgkin casts Cannon Fire, he immediately enters the ethereal state for 4s.
Level 2: Recovers 80% ATK HP per second during ethereal state. (Unlocks at Level 71)
Level 3: Recovers 90% ATK HP per second during ethereal state. (Unlocks at Level 131)
Level 4: Recovers 100% ATK HP per second during ethereal state. (Unlocks at Level 191)
9sHodgkin deals 240% ATK damage to enemies within a 2-tile arc and steals 70 Energy from them.
Level 2: Increases damage dealt to 260% ATK and Energy stolen to 80. (Unlocks at Level 91)
Level 3: Increases damage dealt to 280% ATK and Energy stolen to 90. (Unlocks at Level 151)
Level 4: Increases damage dealt to 300% ATK and Energy stolen to 100. (Unlocks at Level 211)
Hodgkin increases his ATK by 9% during battle. His ATK increases by an extra 6% during his ethereal state.
Level 2: Hodgkin increases his ATK by 12% during battle. His ATK increases by an extra 8% during his ethereal state.
Level 3: Hodgkin increases his ATK by 15% during battle. His ATK increases by an extra 10% during his ethereal state.
Hodgkin reduces the Phys DEF of enemies hit by the cannon by 15%, up to 2 stacks, for 10s.
Level 2: Hodgkin gains 400 initial Energy. During Cannon Fire, for each enemy hit by the cannon at least 2 times, he recovers 150 Energy and reduces that enemy's Vitality by 80 for 10s.
Gains a shield that absorbs 8% HP damage for 6s when dealing Ultimate damage to an enemy.
Level 2: Increases the shield value to 9% HP.
Level 3: Increases the shield value to 10% HP.
Level 4: Increases the shield value to 11% HP.
Level 5: Increases the shield value to 12% HP.
Level 6: Increases the shield value to 13% HP.
Level 7: Increases the shield value to 14% HP.
Level 8: Increases the shield value to 15% HP.
Progression systems
Hodgkin summons 2 Dead Tide Warriors affected by voidbound magic around him when a battle begins, each inheriting 60% of his HP and 100% of his other stats, and can only launch normal attacks. When a unit affected by voidbound magic is defeated, they trigger an explosion that deals damage equal to 120% ATK plus an extra 10% of the defeated unit's max HP to the adjacent enemies. This extra damage cannot exceed 200% ATK of Hodgkin's ATK. The targeted enemies also lose 200 Energy.
Skins
Story
Affinity Tales
- Whenever a loud horn sounds on the high seas, and a huge ship looms out of the fog, everyone knows who's coming. They hide and pray that the ravager of the deep, Hodgkin, would not set his undead eyes on them.
- Being born as lowly as an insect isn't tragic. The real tragedy is that these lowly creatures cannot help but kill and destroy each other. In order to not get trampled on in this world, Hodgkin pursues all means of increasing his power.
- After replacing his soft human arm with an indestructible hook, Hodgkin experienced the benefits of this type of sacrifice for the first time. He now firmly believes sacrifice brings strength.
- Bonnie was the first Graveborn that Hodgkin created with the Bantus Void Relic. Although her skills in battle are outstanding, he was not satisfied. He believed that Bonnie had a fatal flaw. Her heart was not ice cold to his liking.
- Hodgkin once raised a falcon, which was blind in one eye like him. The bird cared for him and always found new prey for him out on the open seas. But when the falcon grew old, he did not hesitate to feed it to a kraken.
- In order to survive around Hodgkin, you must learn to think like him. You can be disloyal, but you have to be useful to him. Otherwise you will end up with the fate as his falcon.
- How to cheat death had always been a puzzle that Hodgkin yearned to solve. He found his answer when he found a Graveborn during a robbery. After hours of torture, Hodgkin learned of the Bantus Void Relic.
- Hodgkin is very happy with his undead form. As a graveborn, he doesn't need to eat, doesn't feel pain, never gets tired, and, of course, he's immortal. Even if he is defeated, he always has another chance at his enemies.
- The morning sun and the waves of the sea could never wave away the scent of blood that's accumulated on the Immortal. Hodgkin is particularly fond of this smell and proclaims that it's proof of his strength.
- In the dangerous waters of the open seas, the weak are destined to be devoured by the strong. That's the reason why Hodgkin never shows mercy. To be weak is a sin in itself.