List of characters in the Suikoden series
This is a list of characters in the Suikoden series of video games who have appeared in more than one game of it. It is organized both alphabetically and by game of first appearance.
| Character | Appeared In | Star of Destiny | Number of Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | Suikoden I, II, III | Suikoden I, II, III | 3 |
| Alen | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Antonio | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Beecham | Suikoden II, III | Suikoden III | 2 |
| Bright | Suikoden II, III | Suikoden III | 2 |
| Cleo | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Clive | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Eileen | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Flik | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Futch | Suikoden I, II, III | Suikoden I, II, III | 3 |
| Gadget/Z | Suikoden II, III | Suikoden II, III | 2 |
| Georg Prime | Suikoden II, V | Suikoden II, V | 2 |
| Gremio | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Grenseal | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Hanzo | Suikoden I, II | N/A | 2 |
| Hix | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Humphrey Mintz | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Jeane | Suikoden I, II, III, IV, V | Suikoden I, II, III, IV, V | 5 |
| Kage | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Kasumi | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Killey | Suikoden II, V | Suikoden II, V | 2 |
| Leknaat | Suikoden I, II, III, IV, V | N/A | 5 |
| Leon Silverberg | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Lepant | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Lester | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Lilly Pendragon | Suikoden II, III | Suikoden III | 2 |
| Liukan | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Lorelai | Suikoden I, II, V | Suikoden I, II, V | 3 |
| Lotte | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Luc | Suikoden I, II, III | Suikoden I, II, III | 3 |
| Lucia | Suikoden II, III | Suikoden III | 2 |
| Marie | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Maximillian | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Meg | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Neclord | Suikoden I, II | N/A | 2 |
| Pahn | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Pesmerga | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Retso | Suikoden II, V | Suikoden V | 2 |
| Sarah | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Sasarai | Suikoden II, III | Suikoden III | 2 |
| Sheena | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Stallion | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Star Dragon Sword | Suikoden I, II, III | N/A | 3 |
| Tai Ho | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Tir McDohl | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Ted | Suikoden I, IV | Suikoden IV | 2 |
| Templeton | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Tengaar | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Tesla | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Tuta | Suikoden II, III | Suikoden II, III | 2 |
| Valeria | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Varkas | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I | 2 |
| Viki | Suikoden I, II, III, IV, V | Suikoden I, II, III, IV, V | 5 |
| Viktor | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Vincent de Boule | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Yam Koo | Suikoden I, II | Suikoden I, II | 2 |
| Yuber | Suikoden I, II, III | Suikoden III | 3 |
Suikoden
These are recurring characters whose first appearance was in Suikoden.
Leknaat
Leknaat is a blind seeress who has appeared in every main Suikoden game. She has generally appeared to the protagonist to advise him as to the nature of runes, fate, and the Stars of Destiny. She is also known as the "Keeper of Balance." She is the bearer of the back half of the Gate Rune, a true rune which has kept her alive for more than 387 years as of Suikoden III.
Leknaat and her acclaimed sister Windy was born in the Village of the Gate Rune Clan. Upon the village's destruction at the hands of Harmonia, she lost her sight. She and Windy separated the Gate Rune and fled, going their separate ways.
She eventually came to reside on the Magician's Isle, just northeast of Toran, secluding herself from Windy who sought to acquire True Runes in order to gain power. After the formation of the Scarlet Moon Empire, Leknaat offered her services to as their seer in the form of monthly astrological forecasts. Leknaat also took in Luc after he escaped from Harmonia and took him on as an apprentice.
During Suikoden, she appears often to Tir McDohl and the Toran Liberation Army in times of need. If all 108 Stars of Destiny are recruited, she also resurrects Gremio. Similarly, if all 108 Stars are recruited in Suikoden II, she appears before Riou and Jowy Atreides in the ending in which all 108 Stars are recruited, and Jowy and Nanami are saved.
At some point in time, Leknaat and Luc free Sarah from the Circle Palace in the Crystal Valley and bring the child back with them to the Magician's Isle. Several years later, after the wars in Toran and Dunan, Luc leaves Leknaat. With Sarah, Yuber, and Albert Silverberg, Luc goes on to instigate the Second Fire Bringer War in an attempt to destroy his own True Rune. Leknaat declines to stop him, and after his death, she welcomes his soul back in the ending to Suikoden III.
Leknaat has an unknown relationship with Zerase, a black-hooded figure with ties to the Sun Rune in Suikoden V. There, Zerase converses with Leknaat when explaining the Stars of Destiny to the Prince.
Viki
Viki (ビッキー, Bikkī) is a clumsy girl with a talent for magic and teleportation who appears in each of the five main Suikoden games (and Suikogaiden Vol. 2) as the Chitatsu Star. A similar character named Viki, usually referred to as Young Viki, also appears in Suikoden III. She has generally accidentally warped near the protagonist of each Suikoden, and requested their aid and protection in exchange for her services in teleportation.
Viki bears a Blinking Rune, which allows her to warp people to any location that they have already been before. However, she has a strange tendency to unwillingly warp things, people, and even herself to random locations, particularly after sneezing.[1] Little is known of Viki's past; she describes her home as a “magical land” is a surreal landscape located in an unknown region of the planet, filled with unexplainable phenomena in which space seems to twist over itself, with doors and windows floating in mid air and strange endless corridors.[citation needed]
Viki has not appeared to have aged during the course of the series. It is not clear as if this is due to her bearing a True Rune, or if Viki has been teleporting through time as well. Richmond’s investigations in Suikoden II say that Viki warped directly from the victory feast at the end of Suikoden to the forest in which Riou found her, lending credence to the "warping through time" theory. Additionally, in Suikoden V, she suddenly appears within the Twilight Forest Ruins along with Nash Latkje, breaking a hole through the ruins’ roof because of an accidental transportation (which serves to free Lorelai and Killey from a booby trap). Viki and her companion both disappear shortly thereafter. However, Viki (the one which joined the Prince's group outside the Ceras Lake Ruins) claims not to remember breaking the roof of the ruins, nor having seen Lorelai before. This would be consistent with teleporting back and forth through time if the two events occurred in reverse order from her perspective. Viki's apparent missing of the victory feast in Suikoden becomes something of a running joke in the series; in Suikoden III, IV, and V, she mentions having "missed another meal."
During Suikoden IV, she believes she has seen Jeane before; in Suikoden V, she is sure of it and mentions having "Encountered her lots of times in the past."
Suikoden III introduces an additional Viki who warps into the same mountains that Viki is found at in Suikoden III. She has a similar appearance, albeit a slightly shorter one. While her appearance suggests that she should be younger, her behavior and manners are far more mature than the older Viki's, as she lacks any of the clumsiness and obliviousness that characterizes her counterpart. Her abilities as a magician are at the very least equal to Viki’s. Beyond this, she offers no further information on herself or her relationship with the older girl.
Jeane
Jeane (ジーン, Jīn) is a mysterious runemistress who has appeared in each of the five main games of the Suikoden series as the Chiketsu Star. She also appears in Genso Suikogaiden Vol. 1 and Suikoden Tactics. Very little has been revealed about her past or background in the games so far. While the series has spanned over centuries in-game, she appears to not have aged. The creators of Suikoden have said in an interview that "All of Jeane's family look alike,"[citation needed] though this appears to have been said in a humorous light. Nonetheless, it is not clear whether Jeanes with similar appearance and personality traits (giggling frequently, answering questions evasively, and knowing a great deal about runes) exist, or if they are one ageless person. Many recurring characters, including Viki, Nash, and Futch, seem to believe she is the same person; Nash notes that she "never seems to change." In Suikoden V, Genoh perceives her to be of great age, but is confused by her youthful appearance.
Many of the games have featured a "detective" who can investigate your characters. However, none of these investigations of Jeane have revealed anything beyond the obvious, as the detectives seemingly become confused or intimidated. Suikoden IV has "confessionals" instead of investigations; Jeane "confesses" nothing but seems amused by the scenario.
Jeane bears a Charm Rune which has an unclear effect; it may cause men to be fascinated by or attracted to her, though she seems to manage to do that on looks alone. Some have speculated if it is the Charm Rune itself that causes her to appear so voluptuous and beautiful. In games which Jeane has a form usable in battle (Suikoden IV and Suikoden V), her Charm Rune sometimes causes enemies to protect her instead of attack.
In Suikoden V, Jeane was given a deeper role to play within the game and participates to a small degree in the plot. She appears to have met Zerase before, who seems to respect Jeane's considerable power as a runemistress. Jeane can apparently "force" some runes onto a bearer that usually can only be possessed by a person whom the Rune chooses (i.e., the Twilight Rune). She declined to do the same with the Sun Rune; whether this is because she couldn't or simply refused isn't clear. She also seems to have a connection to very ancient ruins in Falena which used to be from the Old Armes Kingdom, which was destroyed by the Sun Rune a long time ago. The designers also chose to change Jeane's hair color in Suikoden V to ensure that only royals had silver-hair in Falena;[citation needed] her hair is pink instead.
In-game, Jeane's primary role has been to serve as the player's Rune Sage. She sells runes and can remove and equip them from party members. In Suikoden V, she also can convert runes into spell scrolls, a service provided by different characters in other games. Jeane was able to join parties as a support character in Suikoden III, where she was able to improve spellcasters' casting times, and as a character in battle in IV and V. Aside from her permanently affixed Charm Rune, she also bears a (removable) Lightning Rune and has strong affinities for other runes as well. She uses a rod for physical combat.
Apple
Apple is a strategist and historian who took part in the conflicts of each of the first three Suikoden games. She is only a 15 year old student in Suikoden; by Suikoden III she is 33 years old and an experienced historian.
Apple studied strategy under Mathiu Silverberg and aided Mathiu during the Gate Rune Wars. Three years later during the events of Suikoden II, Apple helps Viktor's mercenaries fight against the Highland army. However, her lack of experience and the long odds faced prevent her from being an effective strategist. As a result, she approaches Shu, a fellow student of Mathiu, and begs him to take on the role of chief strategist for the Dunan Unification Army. Apple thereafter assists Shu as a secondary tactician.
After the Dunan Unification War, Apple traveled the world with Sheena, a friend she met during the Gate Rune Wars. Apple would go on to take Caesar Silverberg, a young relative of Mathiu's, as her own student and to follow in Mathiu's footsteps. With Caesar, Apple continues to travel in order to compile information to write a biography on her master. She also briefly marries and divorces soon after.
When Apple and Caesar eventually arrive in the Grasslands, they become involved in the Second Fire Bringer War. While Caesar becomes the chief tactician of the new Flame Champion and the Champion's allied forces, Apple continues to assist him alongside Salome Harras, the strategist of the Zexen Knights. Following the war and after the completion of her book, Apple goes on to open a school in her hometown.
Luc
Luc (ルック, Rukku) is magician and the bearer of the True Wind Rune. He appears Suikoden, Suikoden II, and Suikoden III. During the first two games, he acts as Keeper of the Tablet of the Stars, on which the names of the 108 Stars of Destiny are inscribed, and the primary antagonist in the third game.
Luc was born as a clone of High Priest Hikusaak with his sole purpose in life being to bear the True Wind Rune. Originally raised in Harmonia, he was rescued by Leknaat and lived on the Magician's Isle as her apprentice. He later became acquainted with Tir McDohl and Ted and joins the Toran Liberation Army at Leknaat's urging. Three years later, he agrees to aid Riou during the Dunan Unification Wars, though only at Leknaat's behest. He explains the nature of Beast Rune and the fate of the citizens of Muse to Riou and actively attacks the Harmonian reinforcements granted to Highland, and their leader, Bishop Sasarai.
Sometime after the Dunan Unification War, Luc began receiving visions of a bleak and lifeless future stagnated from the order overpowering chaos from the True Wind Rune and became bitter at his fate as Hikusaak's puppet. Resolving to change this future by destroying the True Wind Rune, realizing full well that his own death will result from this, Luc leaves Leknaat's service after telling her how much he hates her. To achieve his plan, Luc recruits the aid of a powerful magician, Sarah, whom he had rescued from Crystal Valley as a girl, and strategist Albert Silverberg, who furthers aids Luc by summoning Yuber. To succeed, Luc requires the five elemental True Runes: the True Fire Rune, True Water Rune, True Lightning Rune, the True Earth Rune, and True Wind Rune. With Albert's help, he attains political rank within Harmonia as as the Masked Bishop and instigates a war between Harmonia and the Grasslands, home of the Flame Champion and bearer of the True Fire Rune, just as a fifty year truce between the groups end.
While the Harmonian Army led by Sasarai begins an assault on the Grasslands, Luc, Sarah, Yuber, and Albert move through the Grasslands to obtain the True Runes and take advantage of the unsteady relationship with the Grasslands and the Zexen Confederacy. Yuber assassinates Chief Zepon of the Lizard clan and the Karayan Village is burned to the ground; the incidents are blamed on Knight Captain Chris Lightfellow. Luc moves on in search of the True Fire Rune in Le Buque and the True Water Rune in Alma Kinan; the attempts are thwarted by Geddoe and Chris Lightfellow respectively. When the seal on True Fire Rune is broken in the Chisha lands, Luc attempts to take the rune in the Flame Champion's hideaway but is unable to when the Flame Champion's spirit appears.
Unable to obtain the runes himself, Luc decides to join with Sasarai and the Harmonian Army to conquer the Grassland, obtaining the runes later. The attempt is successful until the new Flame Champion unites the soldiers of Zexen and Grassland. Luc pursues Jimba, the bearer of the True Water Rune; during their fight, Jimba is mortally injured, but destroys Luc's mask and reveals Luc's exact likeness to Sasarai before passing the rune to his daughter, Chris Lightfellow. Having failed to obtain the runes in the Grassland, Luc returns to Crystal Valley takes Sasarai's True Earth Rune and reveals to his "brother" the true nature of their births.
With two True Runes, Luc is confident enough in his position to wrest the runes from Grassland. Luc and Sarah take the remaining three True Runes and move to the Sindar Ritual Site near the Great Hollow to execute their final plan. He prepares for his own destruction until he discovers that Sarah and Yuber have been defeated in combat and Albert has betrayed and left them. Luc ends his own duel with Sasarai; although he hates Sasarai more than anyone else, Luc believes that Sasarai is the only person who can understand just who Luc really is. The other bearers of the True Runes arrive, having reclaimed their runes, and confront Luc in a final stand, where he summons the incarnation of the True Wind Rune along with 'phantoms' of the other elemental runes to do battle.
After his defeat, he lies dying and is joined by Sarah, who confesses her love for him and why she followed him without question. He thanks her, as her love has redeemed him and he finally believes himself to a human and having a soul. They die with each other as the ruins collapse upon them. After death, the souls of Luc and Sarah go to Leknaat, where the seer tells Luc she forgives him and blesses him.
Lorelai
Lorelai is an investigator of the vanished Sindar civilization who appears in Suikoden, Suikoden II, and Suikoden V. She considers herself rivals in this pursuit with both Killey and Zweig. She is 19 in Suikoden V and 28 by the end of Suikoden II (since Suikoden V takes place 6 years before Suikoden, and II 3 years after).
Lorelai is encountered at the Ceras Lake Sindar Ruins in Suikoden V. After being defeated in a duel by the Prince, she joins his forces as the Prince's Dawn Rune proves useful for opening previously sealed ruins, even though this means working with Zweig. After that war, she continued her investigations into the Sindar civilization. In Suikoden, she was met by Tir McDohl's party in Kouan, where she shortly thereafter decided to join his army, though she never mentions anything to do with Sindar. In Suikoden II, three in-universe years later, she is impressed that Riou has recruited Killey and that he "wouldn't join a fool's army." She joins that army as well.
Lorelai has used a number of weapons. In Suikoden, she uses a bow and arrows; in Suikoden II, a halberd owned by Kirke; and in Suikoden V (which happens before the first two in-universe), a whip. She bears a Drain Rune (II, V) and a Lightning Rune (V).
Futch
Futch is a Dragon Knight who appears in Suikoden, Suikoden II, and Suikoden III. He is 11 in the first, 14 in Suikoden II, and 29 in Suikoden III.
A highly skilled Dragon Knight, Futch has been caring for dragons and fighting as a dragon knight his whole life. However, his membership of the Dragon Knights ceased temporarily when his dragon, Black, is attacked by the Court Magician Windy in Suikoden.
In Suikoden II, Futch rescues a baby white dragon at Mt. Rakutei and adopts it as his own, both caring and nurturing it, preventing it from becoming a renegade dragon. He names the dragon Bright after the Bright Shield Rune of Riou, the hero of Suikoden II. Not long after the events of Suikoden II, Futch ventures to the One Temple in Harmonia's Crystal Valley with Humphrey Mintz in search of information concerning dragons.
Several years later, Futch is promoted to the rank of Dragon Knight Regiment Commander and becomes the assistant of Dragon Knight Captain Milia. He is sent by Milia to find her wayward daughter, Sharon, and help the Flame Champion during the Second Fire Bringer War against the forces of Harmonia and Destroyers. Bright comes along as well.
Ted
Ted is Tir McDohl's best friend in Suikoden. Ted also appears in Suikoden IV as a playable character where he is one of the 108 Stars of Destiny. Due to bearing Rune of Life and Death, a True Rune, he is more than 150 years old in Suikoden IV and more than 300 years old in Suikoden.
Ted was born in the "Village of the Hidden Rune." He was the sole survivor of an attack on the village by Windy, Neclord, and Yuber; since then, he has wandered the world with the Rune of Life and Death (previously borne by his grandfather), usually known as the Soul Eater due to its propensity to curse the bearer and those close to him or her.
During the events of Suikoden IV 150 years later, Ted spends some time on the Fog Ship, where he relinquishes his rune to the ship's captain, and decides to spend eternity there. Eventually the Fog Ship came in contact with Lazlo, the hero of Suikoden IV, and the ship's captain tries to convince Lazlo to give up his True Rune: the Rune of Punishment. Lazlo refuses, and Ted helps defeat the Fog Ship's Captain, returning the Soul Eater to him. Ted helps Lazlo throughout the rest of the war with the Kooluk Empire, and vanishes when the war ends. He makes it clear that he fears becoming too friendly with others on the ship. [2]
During the Scarlet Moon Empire's war with Jowston, shortly before the events of Suikoden, Teo McDohl found Ted in the battlefield. Mistaking Ted for a war orphan, Teo invited him to his household, where he and Tir McDohl quickly became friends. The two got along as if they had known each other all along. Ted even accompanied Tir in his earliest quests when he joined the Scarlet Moon Empire Army's Royal Guards under Kraze. However, his rune was discovered by the Court Magician Windy when he used it to protect his friends. Ted suffers a heavy magical wound when he escapes from Windy's clutches. After arriving at the McDohl household, he passes the Soul Eater onto Tir while he himself stayed behind as a decoy. This in the end forced Tir to fight against the Scarlet Moon Empire. Despite this, Ted was kept alive by Windy. Windy summoned Ted at Seek Valley and forced him to ask Tir to surrender his rune. However, due to the fact that the Soul Eater still considered Ted to be its owner, Ted was able to communicate to Tir through the rune. Then, Ted commanded the Soul Eater to take his own soul.
Ted uses a bow in battle, aside from his rune.
Yuber
Yuber is a mysterious Black Knight who frequently appears in the midst of conflicts. He claims that he is not human and apparently bears the Hachifusa Rune, one of the 27 True Runes. He also has the power to summon powerful monsters, such as the Bone Dragon which appeared in Greenhill during the Dunan Unification Wars. He feels no affection for his employers and works only with them to cause chaos. He harbours a deep hatred toward the other True Runes and actively tries to destroy those who wield their power. Little else is known about Yuber or his origins save that he bears a connection to the Black Knight Pesmerga, who pursues Yuber throughout Suikoden and Suikoden II for unknown reasons.
In Suikoden, Yuber fights on the side of the Scarlet Moon Empire, having been summoned by the sorceress Windy. Windy takes him and vampire lord Neclord as her subordinates as in her search for True Runes. They destroy countless lives for several centuries in the process, including those in the Village of Lycanthropes and the Village of the Hidden Rune. After Windy's death, he apparently disappears.
During the Gate Rune War, Leon Silverberg takes note of Yuber's prowess and learns to summon him himself, which he does in the Dunan Unification War of Suikoden II. In that war, Yuber fights for the Highland Kingdom, but deserts when it becomes clear that Highland will lose. Leon would later compile information on Yuber into a book given only to members of the Silverberg family. Albert Silverberg (Leon's grandson) would later use this book to summon Yuber in Suikoden III to further Luc and his plans. Yuber willingly agrees to help Luc for the simple reason that Luc's plan will bring about mass chaos and death, both of which Yuber is fond of. His physical body is eventually destroyed when the bearer of the True Lightning Rune defeats him in combat at the Sindar Runes in order to reclaim his rune.
Yuber wields a single long sword in his first two appearances in the Suikoden. In Suikoden III, he wields a pair of long thin swords apparently concealed in his sleeves.
Pesmerga
Pesmerga, also known as "He who chases death," is a mysterious Black Knight who is chasing after Yuber for undisclosed reasons. He appears in Suikoden and Suikoden II.
Much like Yuber, Pesmerga is not considered a human and very little about his origins are known. He appears rather fixated on pursuing Yuber, joining both the Toran Liberation Army and the Dunan Unification Army to find Yuber. He finds his nemesis on only one of these two occurrences; following the Scarlet Moon Imperial Army's defeat at Gregminster, a duel between the two ensued with an inconclusive end.
It is rumoured that, in the early stages of Suikoden II's development, Lucia was meant to be recruitable. However, due to production timelines, this idea was cut short and Pesmerga was made recruitable instead.[citation needed]
In battle, Pesmerga uses a two-handed sword known to be imbued with runic powers.
Neclord
Neclord is a vampire. He is in possession of the Blue Moon Rune during the time period of Suikoden and Suikoden II, where he appears. He is more than 400 years old.
Neclord stole the Blue Moon Rune from the Village of the Blue Moon, killing a majority of the vampires, except for a few who decided to prey upon humans. Neclord also joined forces with Windy and Yuber, and together they created wide-spread ruin. Neclord abducts young maidens, and forces them to marry him. Notably, Neclord destroyed the village of Northwind killing all of its inhabitants, save for Viktor who was traveling at the time.
During Suikoden, Neclord takes over a fort in Lorimar and makes a request to the Warrior's Village to send a young girl to be his bride. Tengaar, the daughter of the village chief, is selected to be the sacrifice. After Neclord storms the Warrior's Village and kidnaps Tengaar, the town sets out to rescue her. With the help of Viktor and the Star Dragon Sword, Neclord is defeated by the hero's party, although according to Suikoden II only a doppelganger of Neclord was defeated. Tengaar then joins the Liberation Army.
During Suikoden II, Neclord appears at Northwind again and starts to abduct young women. Viktor, with the help of the Star Dragon Sword and a vampire hunter named Kahn Marley, successfully force Neclord to retreat from Northwind. Neclord eventually moves to the Tinto Republic and abducts a young Lilly Pendragon. With the combined efforts of Riou, Viktor, the Star Dragon Sword, and Sierra Mikain, Neclord is finally defeated. The Blue Moon Rune is then returned to the possession of Sierra, the previous bearer.
Viktor
Viktor (ビクトール, Bikutōru) appears in Suikoden, Suikoden II, and Suikogaiden Vol. 1 as a mercenary who aids the hero and the wielder of the Star Dragon Sword.
Viktor grew up in the fort of Northwindow and was raised by his mother, Helen, and grandmother, Martha, with his brother Wil and Daisy, a war orphan adopted by his family; his father died in a war. He is one of the few survivors of Northwindow's destruction at the hands of Neclord, who turned his family into zombies, save Daisy, who committed suicide believing Viktor had died and to avoid becoming Neclord's bride.
He goes on to live the life of a mercenary in puruit of Neclord and becomes one of the original members of the Toran Liberation Army. He becomes a good friend of the swordsman Flik. Though not easily trusted by its members as a result of his rogue-like tendencies, Viktor is responsible for recruiting Tir McDohl in the army. During the final assault on Gregminster, Viktor and Flik survive and escape, though are believed by other members of the army to have perished.
The two traveled towards Dunan and form a mercenary group for the Jowston city state of Muse, resulting from a promise that Viktor made with Anabelle, Muse's mayor, and establishes a new fort within Muse. His mercenaries become involved in the Dunan Unification War, offering their services to the Dunan Unification Army's leader, Riou after the fall of Muse. During the war, Viktor is finally able to destroy Neclord with the aid of Sierra Mikain and Kahn Marley. Following the war, he and Flik set out on a new adventure.
They end up aiding a young man named Edge to defeat vampires attacking his village; Viktor passes the Star Dragon Sword to Edge after lending it to the young man to defeat the head vampire. He leaves with Flik to go help fight against Harmonia in the Higheast Rebellion.
Flik
Flik (フリック, Furikku) is a swordman known as the "Blue Lightning" and Viktor's best friend. He appears in Suikoden I, Suikoden II and Suikogaiden Vol. 1.
Flik is one of the original members of the Toran Liberation Army and the lover of Odessa Silverberg, the leader of the army. When she dies protecting a child on a surprise attack within their hidden headquarters by Scarlet Moon Empire troops, Flik is visibly distraught and unable to forgive himself for not being there to protect her. During the Gate Rune Wars, he is responsible for the Liberation Army's distratrous attack on Scarleticia Castle, where Milich Oppenheimer kills thousands of their soldiers with poisonous pollen. Flik reluctantly joins the army again after Odessa's death and gradually accepts the new leader, Tir McDohl as he comes to see the same qualities that lead Odessa to name Tir as her successor and becomes one of his most fiercely loyal followers. He and Viktor ensure Tir and his party are able to escape Gregminister after their final assault.
Following the Gate Rune Wars, Flik and Viktor remain missing for several years. Flik ends up helping Viktor form a mercenary force for the Jowston city state of Muse at the request of its mayor, Anabelle and establish a fortress as their headquarters. They become involved in the Dunan Unification Wars; Flik winds up commanding the mounted archers and is charged with several often discreet missions, such as spying in Greenhill and rescuing Riou and Teresa Wisemail in Muse.
When Highland is finally defeated, both Flik and Viktor resumed to their travels. During the Higheast Rebellion, they support Teresa Wisemail, the new president of the Dunan Republic, and Shu, in order to end the conflict.
Clive
Clive is a Knight Class Gunner in the country of Harmonia's Howling Voice Guild. He appears in Suikoden, Suikoden II, and Suikogaiden Vol. 1; he is 24 years old in the first, and 27 in the second.
Clive was born and raised in the "Tower", where the Guild takes up residence. He grew up alongside Kelley and Elza, who also trained as gunners under the Guild Elder, Master Sauro. The three became best friends, and as they grew older, occasionally lovers as well. The three of them also passed the Knight Class Gunner test at the same time, meaning that all three were potentially eligible for the position of Guild Master.
Feeling threatened, the existing Elders rigged a duel between Kelley, their choice for Guild Master, and Elza, who had gained the acceptance of the Guild Master's sentient rifle Sturm. The two were pitted against each other with the Guild's sacred dual pistols, Stern and Mond. The duel took place early in the morning, and Clive, who had spent the previous night with Elza, slept through it, unaware of what was transpiring. Clive later awoke to find Kelley dead, Elza missing, and the Elders telling him that one of his best friends was responsible for murdering the other.
Swearing vengeance, Clive then set off with the gun Sturm with the intent of finding Elza and killing her for her betrayal. During his search, he also acts as an agent for Harmonia. He monitors and aids the hero's forces in both Suikoden and Suikoden II. In Suikoden II, it is possible for the player to finish Clive's hunt for Elza as an optional sidequest. If done, Clive and Elza duel at Sajah, Elza's hometown. There he learns the truth from Elza as she lays dying. The guns in Kelley and Elza's duel had been rigged, with Stern loaded and Mond unloaded, and Kelley had been told by the Elders to take Stern. Unwilling to become their puppet, he took Mond instead. His dying words to Elza were "I loved you and Clive."
Similarly, Elza rigged the guns and chose Mond in her duel with Clive, seeking punishment for her crime. She dies in Clive's arms while telling him to return to the Guild, as it is "the only place for (him)" and become Sturm's keeper. Eventually, he does, and becomes the new Guild Master.
Leon Silverberg
Leon Silverberg is a military strategist. He appears in Suikoden as a Star of Destiny and in Suikoden II as an antagonist. He is 45 years old in Suikoden.
A member of the famed Silverberg family, Leon is one of the most well-known strategists in the world. During the Succession War of the Scarlet Moon Empire, he became chief tactician to Emperor Barbarossa Rugner at the urging of his nephew, Mathiu. To legitimize Scarlet Moon's war against the Jowston region, Leon orchestrated the Kalekka Incident, where the entire town was slaughtered. Following Scarlet Moon's victory, Leon quietly withdrew from the public eye and took up residence in Kalekka, which lay in ruins.
Leon continues to live in Kalekka until he is approached by Mathiu during the Gate Rune Wars to aid the Toran Liberation Army in their attack on the fortress of Shasarazade. Following the Gate Rune Wars, however, he once again returns to his life as a private citizen in Kalekka.
Three years later, Leon is approached by Jowy Atreides Blight to become a strategist of the Highland Army during the Dunan Unification Wars and successfully orchestrates the death of Luca Blight. During the war, he summons the demon Yuber to aid the Highland. Leon continues to work for the Highland. He escapes from L'Renouille after Highland's fall; it is currently not established what happens to him afterward.
Leon, as a strategist, strongly believes that a war should be ended as quickly as possible, regardless of how much suffering results, in order to reduce human casualties. To this end, he will take actions even of questionable morality and despises politics as they interfere with tactical decisions. However, despite his profession and ability, Leon despises being a member of the Silverberg family because they are only recalled in times of war.
His grandsons, Albert and Caesar, would go on to play key roles as tactical advisors during the Second Fire Bringer War.
Kasumi
Kasumi is a character in Suikoden and Suikoden II, with a light appearance in Genso Suikogaiden Vol. 2. She is 16 in Suikoden and 19 in Suikoden II.
Kasumi was born and raised in the ninja hamlet of Rokkaku in the border between the Scarlet Moon Empire and Jowston (later known as Dunan). Growing up under the guidance of Hanzo, the head of Rokkaku, she became friends with Sasuke, who had a crush on her.
When Rokkaku distanced itself from Scarlet Moon during the Gate Rune War, Teo McDohl’s forces were ordered to destroy the hamlet and kill all inhabitants. Kasumi managed to flee in the commotion and escaped towards Toran Castle to request help from the Liberation Army. Believing her comrades to be dead, she became a member of the rebellion, serving as a spy for Mathiu Silverberg and secretly developing a crush on the army’s leader, Tir McDohl.
Nearing the war’s end, she was reunited with Hanzo and the Rokkaku survivors that had been in hiding since the attack and was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the village upon the battle’s completion to help in the reconstruction. Kasumi became a liaison between Rokkaku and the newly created Toran Republic government, although she was known to take occasional trips to Banner Village in Jowston, which Tir was using as a temporary home.
Three years later, she commanded Toran’s forces to support the Dunan Unification Army by President Lepant’s orders. She took two of her colleagues from Rokkaku with her, Sasuke and Mondo. Once the war ended, she settled in Rokkaku, apparently visiting Gregminster at least once a week.
Kasumi’s last appearance was shortly after the war’s end, when Nash Latkje witnessed her and Tir having a conversation under a tree.
Kasumi and Tir’s relationship is a popular matter of speculation for many fans. During the games, she is too shy to reveal her feelings although she appears to keep in contact with him. One of the last scenes in Suikogaiden Vol. 2 shows both of them talking under a tree, with Tir talking about his childhood and Ted, which may suggest that they are at least close to each other.
In battle, Kasumi employs a pair of steel claws and a Shrike Rune.
Sheena
Sheena is the son of Lepant and Eileen. He appears in Suikoden, Suikoden II, and Genso Suikogaiden Vol. 2. He is 16 during Suikoden, and 19 during Suikoden II.
Sheena is a flirt who is constantly chasing after young women. After the events of Suikoden II, he went home to his parents, but was sent away by Lepant. He goes off, traveling towards Crystal Valley with Oulan as his bodyguard. He found Apple on the way, and tags along with her, claiming that he is her.
In one village, he hits on Jonah, the daughter of Butz, and goes on a date with her. She is unfortunately kidnapped by a renegrade dragon. With the help of Nash Latkje, Humphrey Mintz and Futch, Sheena is able to rescue Jonah and then resumed his travels towards Crystal Valley.
Sheena is rumoured to be the husband Apple briefly married and divorced after he had an affair.[citation needed]
In battle, Sheena uses a sword. In Suikoden II, he uses the Kirinji sword of his father, who passed it onto him.
Hix and Tengaar
Hix is a warrior-in-training from the Warrior's Village; Tengaar is his fiancée and daughter of the chief of the Warrior's Village, Zorak. They appear in Suikoden, Suikoden II, and Suikogaiden Vol. 1. Hix is three years older than Tengaar; he is 18 when she is 15 in Suikoden. They end up joining the player's armies in both games, and aiding Nash in Genso Suikogaiden.
Hix uses a sword named after Tengaar, as is the tradition of the Warrior's Village to name their swords after what is most dear to them). Tengaar uses throwing knives.
Humphrey Mintz
Humphrey Mintz is a character in Suikoden, Suikoden II, and Suikogaiden Vol. 2. Humphrey is one of the original members of the Liberation Army. He is 32 in Suikoden and 35 in Suikoden II.
Humphrey was a lieutenant of the Scarlet Moon Empire's Elite Guards. However, he quits after killing his superior during the Kalekka Incident and has been a fugitive ever since. He was one of the original members of the Toran Liberation Army. During the Gate Rune Wars, he is asked by Joshua Levenheit to take care of Futch, and he agrees.
He later joined the Dunan Unification Army while travelling to the "One Temple" in Crystal Valley with Futch. After the war, he leaves telling no one of his whereabouts.
In battle, Humphrey uses a two-handed sword, which he gives to Futch after retiring.
Valeria
Valeria is a character in Suikoden and Suikoden II. She is 26 years old in Suikoden and 29 in Suikoden II.
Valeria was born in a small village in the Great Forest. She always wished to make it big in the real world and has been practicing swordsmanship since her youth. By luck she was able to study the Falcon Style Fencing under master Roundier Haia in Kanakan and perfected the style. After that, she entered the Scarlet Moon Army and was placed under Kwanda Rosman as a Lieutenant. However, when Kwanda started burning the forest with the Burning Mirror, Valeria decided to defect and tried to convince the Elves to stand up against him. However, she was instead captured and imprisoned by the elves. In prison she mets the Hero, McDohl, and decides to join forces with the Liberation Army. The party escaped with the help of Sylvina and they were able to win the trust of the Dwarves. As the party was heading back to Toran Castle, they were ambushed by Imperial Soldiers. The soldiers demanded that the rebels hand over Valeria and Valeria volunteered to leave. However, the Imperial Soldiers broke the agreement and tried to capture the Hero. Just when all hope was lost, Mathiu Silverberg brought the Liberation Army with him to attack Pannu Yakuta. The Imperial Soldiers scurried off in terror. Valeria was freed and after the Liberation Army defeated Kwanda's army in battle, Valeria volunteered to enter Pannu Yakuta to defeat Kwanda Rosman. Shortly after, Pannu Yakuta was liberated.
Since then, Valeria was a powerful force within the Liberation Army and after they were victorious, Valeria was named as one of the new Six Great Generals for the Toran Republic. In her new capacity, she participated in Toran's war against Tinto and South Window and was also chosen as the general for the military aid sent to the Dunan Allied Forces by the orders of President Lepant. After she came to Dunan, she met with her rival, Anita. Anita was also a student of Roundier Haia and the two often got into fights due to their different ideas on being a swordmistress. However, they could always be found in the bar, drinking together. After Suikoden II, Valeria went back to Toran to continue her duties.
Valeria uses a weapon similar to a rapier and a sword combined.
Maximillian
Maximillian is a character in Suikoden and Suikoden II. He was former leader of the Knights of Maximillian which rose to fame during the Succession War. Devoted to the highest standards of virtue, the knights were disbanded after the war by the Scarlet Moon Empire due to their anti-corruption stance. Despite this Maximillian did his best to continue to his best to fight evil, usually with the help of his sidekick, Sancho. He fought bravely in the events of both Suikoden and Suikoden II for the player's armies finally retiring; he was 62 during Suikoden and 65 in Suikoden II. Some time between the end of the Dunan Unification War and the Second Fire Bring War fifteen years later, Maximillian died peacefully. His grandson, Fred Maximillian, appears in Suikoden III and continues to fight the good fight in his memory.
His visual style, as well as his servant Sancho, seem to be inspired by Don Quixote, the fictitious knight in the book of the same name by Miguel de Cervantes.
Meg and Gadget
Meg is a trickster who appears in Suikoden, Suikoden II, and Genso Suikogaiden Vol. 2; she is 13 in the first, and 16 in the second. She wanted to learn her uncle Juppo's trade , whom she discovered had joined the Liberation Army during the Gate Rune War. Despite joining the army to be closer to him, Juppo never did teach his niece. Instead, he made a mechanical companion for her, Gadget, and told her to go traveling after the end of the Gate Rune War. Meg did so, and three years later, she joined the forces of Riou in the events of Suikoden II. (Gadget only appears in Suikoden II.)
After the Dunan Unification War, the two traveled to Crystal Valley with Millie. Gadget has the ability to locate itself using a satellite global positioning system, and could turn into "Super Karakuri Maru"--thanks to the combined efforts of Meg, Tenkou, Jeane, Adlai, Toni, and a few others.
In Suikoden III, Gadget Z appears, a remodeled version of Gadget.[citation needed] It travels with Belle, thought to be the daughter of Meg by an unknown father.
Others
As noted above, Suikoden II carried over a considerable number of characters from Suikoden. As an easter egg for those with a clear file from the original Suikoden saved on the memory card, Tir McDohl, the main character of Suikoden, is optionally recruitable in Suikoden II (though not as a Star of Destiny). Other minor characters appear as Stars of Destiny in both. Templeton is a cartographer who joins the 108 Stars of Destiny when found amongst the ruins of Toto Village. Vincent de Boule is a foppish aristocrat. Hanzo is the head of the ninja village of Rokkaku. Yam Koo and Tai Ho are oath brothers and fishermen.
Stallion is an elf from Toran who seeks "to become the fastest person alive."[3] He bears the "True Holy Rune" (later re-translated as the Godspeed Rune in Suikoden V) which allows him to move quickly.
Cameos in other games
Alen, Antonio, Cleo, Eileen, Grenseal, Kage, Lepant, Lester, Liukan, Lotte, Marie, Pahn, Sarah, Tesla and Varkas all make small cameo appearances in Suikoden II; their roles are much more pronounced in Suikoden.
Suikoden II
These are recurring characters whose first appearance was in Suikoden II.
Lucia
Lucia is the Chief of the Karaya Clan of the Grasslands. She is 21 years old in Suikoden II and 36 years old in Suikoden III. She is a Star of Destiny only in Suikoden III. She wields a whip in battle.
Lucia became chief of the clan after her father and previous chieftain, Kianu, was poisoned by Gorudo and Alec Wisemail during a peace meeting. In the middle of the Dunan Reunification War, she decides to join forces with Jowy Atreides on the condition that the Karayans would be granted land. Her ulterior motive, however, is actually to take revenge on those who murdered her father and works as an assassin for the Highland.
After the defeat of the Highland Army at L'Renouille, Lucia returns to the Grasslands. She eventually forgives Greenhill and Teresa Wisemail, Alec's daughter and current mayor of Greenhill, for her father's death. She later gives bith to a son, Hugo, who would eventually succeed her as the chief of the Karaya clan after her resignation.
Georg Prime
Georg Prime is renowned throughout the Suikoden world as the most skilled swordsman in the world, with a colorful past; he was once one of the Six Great Generals of the Scarlet Moon Empire, a member of the Ebony Moon Knights in the Grasslands, and also one of the Queendom of Falena's Queen's Knights. His is 29 years old in Suikoden V and 38 years old in Suikoden II.
During his career as a member of the Queendom of Falena's Queen Knights, Georg was involved in an incident where he bore the responsibility as the one who assassinated Queen Arshtat Falenas. Although it is known to the royal family that the truth of the incident was that under Ferid Egan's request, Georg had to slay the Queen to prevent her from destroying Falena in her frenzied state due to the Sun Rune, the fact remained that he was the one who killed the Queen, and to the general public, that is an undisputed fact. As such, Georg had to leave Falena and was considered missing until he appeared once again during the Dunan Unification War to lend his skill to Riou as one of the Infantry Generals. After the fall of Highland he once again continued his travels his whereabouts unknown.
Georg is a practitioner of Iaijutsu (a form similar to Battoujutsu). With this form, he swiftly and accurately draws his blade and slays his enemy, then returning it to his saya (scabbard) in one clean, smooth motion. He only draws his blade when he is sure that his enemy will die. Although he wears a patch, his face and eye are actually completely unharmed. He tells the story of being saved by Ferid after taking a strike to his face near the left eye and explains that he only wears it to keep himself from becoming overconfident. He also bears a Killer Rune.
Oddly enough, he has a severe weak spot for cheesecake. In fact there are always six cheesecakes in his inventory whenever he joins the player.
Lilly Pendragon
Lilly Pendragon is the daughter of President Gustav of Tinto and an opinionated young woman who is always able to view events in a light most favorable to herself. She is 6 years old in Suikoden II and 21 years old in Suikoden III. She is a Star of Destiny only in Suikoden III.
During Suikoden II, young Lilly was kidnapped by Neclord and used as a hostage and to be raise as his bride. However, she was freed by Riou and Sierra. Several years later, she would meet Chris Lightfellow at a Zexen society ball.
By the time of Suikoden III, she is old enough to travel herself and is accompanied by two bodyguards, Samus and Reed. She is investigating rumors of the Fire Bringer's resurgence for Tinto in a somewhat decadent and budget-unfriendly fashion. She falls in with Hugo's band while in the Duck Clan village.
Offering payment, she travels with them to the Lizard Clan Great Hollow by way of an underground passage, where they meet the Masked Bishop, Sarah, Albert Silverberg, and Yuber. Lilly identifies them as evil based on sight, and advocates an aggressive posture towards them, after which Albert recognizes her and a battle with Yuber breaks out. At the Great Hollow, Lilly "remembers" that she does not have the funds available any more to pay Hugo, as it has all been spent on expensive hotels and the like. She heads to Budehuc Castle partially in an attempt to find a Tinto trader to collect the needed money from; there, she and Hugo meet Thomas and Caesar Silverberg. Lilly leaves again to find the money after escaping Budehuc, and Hugo eventually decides he can wait no longer for the unreliable Lilly to return.
Lilly later comes to Brass Castle to meet the new Flame Champion, where (if the Flame Champion is not Geddoe) she is surprised to find she already knows the Champion. She aids the allied Grassland/ Zexen forces afterward.
In combat, Lilly wields a rapier.
Sasarai
Sasarai is a bishop of Harmonia and bearer of the True Earth Rune. He appears in both Suikoden II and Suikoden III leading Harmonian forces into neighboring territories. Despite his position, he is actually a fairly kind and nonchalant person. He is 17 years old in Suikoden II and 32 in Suikoden III.
In the world of Suikoden, a person cannot possess more than one True Rune at any given time. In order to bypass this limitation, High Priest Hikusaak, the spiritual leader of Harmonia, created clones of himself to use as living containers for the True Runes. Thus, Sasarai and his "brother" Luc were created to bear the True Earth Rune and the True Wind Rune, respectively, which Harmonia had acquired. Sasarai was trained from his early childhood to become a bishop of the Harmonian Church, a position of extremely high rank within the Harmonian theocratic government, yet was never told of his true nature.
In Suikoden II, he leads Harmonian reinforcements intended to support Highland's campaign over the City States of Jowston. His involvement was short-lived however, as his forces were devastated by Luc when he used his True Wind Rune in a surprise attack, forcing him and his troops to retreat back to Harmonia. Shortly after, he become involved in the struggle for power within the Howling Voice Guild, where he aided Nash Latkje in his revenge against Zaj Quilos in the events of Genso Suikogaiden.
Fifteen years later, in Suikoden III, Sasarai leads an expeditionary force into the Grasslands following the rumor of the reappearance of the Flame Champion. The expedition quickly escalates into an invasion, egged on by the recently appointed Masked Bishop's actions during that time. Harmonian forces overwhelm the Safir Clan, but they are stalled at the Chisha lands after Sasarai loses a duel with Hugo of the Karaya Clan. Later on, though, both the Chisha and Duck clans fall to the Harmonian onslaught; they are stopped only at Brass Castle, and only due to withdrawing a large number of their forces to not risk them all being destroyed by the True Fire Rune.
Luc soon reveals his betrayal of Harmonia by forcibly taking Sasarai's True Earth Rune, as well as revealing their nature as clones of Hikusaak. Sasarai then allies himself and Harmonia with the new Flame Champion's forces to defeat Luc.
Killey
Killey is a researcher of the Sindar in Suikoden II and Suikoden V known for his affronting demeanor. He hails from a tribe that lives in northern Falena. His crimson clothing symbolizes the legendary red bird in his tribe. In his tracking of the Sindar he has crossed paths with Lorelai (a fellow Sindar-seeker) several times.
In Suikoden V, an 18-year old Killey is one of the runologists hired by Marscal Godwin to investigate the Sun Rune. He is seen as too curious and suspicious by the Godwins, and is sent to Agate Prison, where the player may talk to him if they choose to before he escapes via picking the lock. Killey later appears near the Lake Castle, where Lorelai and Zweig recognize him. He is taken to see the Sealed Room, where he watches the Dawn Rune in action. He then leaves, describing the Prince, Lyon, Lorelai, and Zweig as "idiots". He later joins the Prince's forces anyway after meeting again at the Sindar Ruins in the west of Falena.
In Suikoden II, Killey (now 27) joins the Allied Forces to interrogate Alex on his findings in the Sindar Ruins behind the White Deer Inn. Alex tells him what his treasure is, and Killey understands what Alex meant, that family, love and life are more important than any amount of gold. He continues his search for Sindar artifacts and his rivlary with Lorelai, heading to Kanakan after the events of Suikoden II.[4]
Killey uses throwing knives as his weapon along with a Rage Rune in Suikoden V. In Suikoden II, however, he wields a pair of short swords with a Water Rune.
Tuta
Tuta is a traveling doctor who appears in Suikoden II and Suikoden III. In Suikoden II, he apprenticed under Huan at the city of Muse. His tasks were mainly delivering medicine to Huan's clients and sometimes Tuta made very long journeys. At Muse, Tuta was told by Huan to join Viktor's Mercenaries in order to gain some experience. Since then, he became a part of the Allied Forces as a field medic.
After the war, he continued his apprenticeship under Huan. Upon finishing the apprenticeship, he journeyed throughout the world to small villages in search of people needing medical care. When the Harmonian Army invaded the Highland Region after losing Highland as a friendly nation, he went there to take care of injured soldiers on the battlefield. It was there that his operation wasn't enough to save the life of a nurse's husband. The nurse, Mio, became his student. His travels took him to the Grasslands for the events of Suikoden III, where he joined the Fire Bringer with Mio. After the war, he and Mio accompanied Hallec to his village to give the residents medical care.
Cameos in other games
Beechum, Lucia's second-in-command, has an extremely minor role assisting her in both Suikoden II and Suikoden III. Retso makes a cameo appearance in Suikoden II at a cook-off with Suikoden's Antonio and Lester; he is a Star of Destiny in Suikoden V as a cook. His daughter Shun Min (according to Suikoden V) does not appear in Suikoden II, but is referred to as "Shin Mun."
Suikogaiden
The Genso Suikogaiden side stories contain many characters that appear in Suikoden II.
Nash Latkje
Nash Latkje is the main character of both volumes of Genso Suikogaiden as the titular "Swordsman of Harmonia". He appears in Suikoden III as well. He is 22 during Suikogaiden and 37 in Suikoden III.
Nash is the eldest son of the powerful and well-known Latkje family of Harmonia. As a first class citizen, he grew up surrounded by everything he needed, including the love of his parents and his sister, Julie, alongside his aunt, Lena Suphina, who is only three years older than him. His family's strict views on education resulted in Nash being sent to the Howling Voice Guild for training under Master Sauro.
After enduring two years of intensive training, he enters the Temple Guards and masters the use of his family heirloom - the Double Snake Sword, Grosser Fluss. His parents both die soon after from a mysterious illness, though Julie becomes engaged with Zaj Quilos, the adopted son of the Quilos family. Nash investigates his father's death, finding that he had been slowly poisoned by a squire-class gunner called "Zaj of the Black Moon". On the eve of Julie's wedding, Nash confronts Zaj, who admits to poisoning Nash's father to take over the Latkje household. Nash is forced to kill him and flees the Crystal Valley. The Latkje family falls from grace and Julie is taken under the protection of a Harmonian high priest.
Nash joins the Harmonian Southern Border Defence Force. In an investigation in Jowston concerning the True Runes, he encounters Sierra Mikain, who searches for Neclord and her former companion, Rean. He winds up aiding her in a fight against Rean, though she leaves him afterwards to pursue Neclord. While helping Teresa Wisemail of Greenhill fight against the Highland Kingdom, Nash discovers that Zaj is still alive and intends to kill him. He returns to the Crystal Valley to duel Zaj; after Nash wins, he disappears.
Sometime within the next fifteen years, Nash marries, or he claims to have in Suikoden III. Although he frequently mentions his "missus", whom he considers a handful, she is never seen or mentioned by name. Speculation and hints from Nadir's play in Suikoden III suggest it may be Sierra Mikain.
As Nash Clovis, he resurfaces in the Grasslands and accompanies Chris Lightfellow at the request of Salome Harras as she searches for her estranged father. In truth, he is an agent of Harmonia, likely working for Sasarai, investigating the Fire Bringers, specifically Chris' father, the bearer of the True Water Rune, and the Masked Bishop.
Trivia
- Gordon from Suikoden II and Gordon from Suikoden III have the same name, but are not the same character.
- Viki, Jeane, and Leknaat are the only three characters that have appeared in every (main) Suikoden to date. Of these, Leknaat is the only one of them to not be a Star of Destiny.
References
- ^ For instance, to a locked storeroom in the Ceras Lake Ruins in Suikoden V.
- ^ Comment Box from Ted: "If you've got no business, don't come approach me. Please."
- ^ Stallion's ending in Suikoden II.
- ^ Killey's ending text in Suikoden II: "Journeyed to Kanakan south of the Toran republic in search of the mystery of the Sindar."