Suikoden Tactics/YMMV

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  • Complete Monster: Iskas. His plan culminates in him turning the Evil Eye on Emperor Julius, and also Martin (who is then turned into a fish monster and killed necessarily by Kyril to protect Corselia). Iskas escapes and retreats to the Secret Patriarchal Facility to meet Kyril at the final battle. There he also kills Miranda, who tried to prevent him from harming Corselia by running a sword through him. He was able to survive the attack, however, and killed her in retaliation, in front of Corselia.
  • Demonic Spiders: The Golems encountered at the Obel Ruins. They are strong, durable an can attack from afar with their rocket punch.
  • Game Breaker: Hello, Lazlo! What have you done to that True Rune of yours? Oh, you've taken away the life-draining effect that was its only weakness and now it heals you while you kill things with it instead? No, that's not ludicrously overpowered at all!
  • Goddamned Bats: The "Fly Lizards" enemies, who looks like bats and often come in trios. They are weak, but have a good evasion rate and will nearly always cast a wind elemental spell that put you characters to sleep.
  • Moe: Princess Corselia and Lalacle.
  • Surprisingly Improved Sequel: It's better than Suikoden IV! Really! We swear!
  • That One Attack:
    • "Silent Lake", a wide-ranged Flowing Rune spell used by late game enemies that causes the silence status and gives water affinity to a good range of the battlefield.
    • The "rocket punch attack" from the Obel Ruins Golem. It hits hard and, unlike any other attack, you cannot see its reach range, making it difficult to avoid.
  • That One Sidequest: Guild Quests involving the Obel Ruins are either hard, tedious or just plain repetitive. The ruins have five floors and when you complete it for the first time, the game warps you back to the surface and open new elemental chambers. There are two types of quests involving it: searching for buried items using Rene's "Dig" skill, and getting "Dragon Meat" item drops from dragon enemies that are only found at the elemental chambers, at the bottom of the dungeon.
  • Viewer Gender Confusion: Simone. Also, Tomboy Wendel returns, and happens to be the only female character who won't wear the corset armor.
  • What the Hell, Casting Agency?: Mona Marshall as Kyril. Not as child Kyril. Adult Kyril.
  • The Woobie: Andarc. He's a real worrier, and riddled with guilty angst.