Suikoden Tactics: Difference between revisions

▲* [[The Atoner]] - Andarc, for {{spoiler|[[Shoot the Dog|slaying Walter]] after he was turned into a fishman and almost killed Kyril.}} Also, {{spoiler|Snowe Vingerhut.}}

▲* [[Battle Couple]] - Akaghi and Mizuki, though they [[Everyone Can See It|insist]] [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|otherwise]].

▲* [[Big Damn Heroes]] - Kyril ends up on ''both'' ends of these; one memorable example has {{spoiler|Selma, Paula and Jewel show up with [[The Cavalry]] while riding Giant Owls.}}

▲* [[Cute Mute]] - Yohn, who combines this with [[Petting Zoo People]].

▲* [[Dramatic Irony]] - Late in the game, Kyril {{spoiler|kills a fishman to defend Corselia, finally overcoming the mental block that's prevented him from doing so in the past... only to realize he just slew her father, mirroring the trauma that ''caused'' said mental block in the first place.}}

▲* [[Faceless Masses]] - Non-named characters still get portraits, but nobody who isn't important to the plot has any ''eyes''. Not even the Mercenaries you fight now and then...{{spoiler|and can eventually recruit into your team.}}

▲** Their weapons are equally faceless. "Sword." "Bow." "Heaven Star Kitten Kaleidoscope? Oh, hi Named Player Character."

▲* [[Final Death]] - Plot-vital characters are actually immune to this; no matter how much punishment they take, they'll never suffer [[Final Death]]. The ''other'' stars, though, ''can'' fall victim to this, and will let you know via dramatic [[Last Words]].

▲* [[Fish People]] - [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Fishmen]].

▲* [[Gameplay Ally Immortality]] - As mentioned above, anyone with a speaking role in the plot ''can't die'' in battle, making them good [[Meat Shield|Meat Shields]]. However, ''some'' characters who join ''seem'' like they should have this, but don't... {{spoiler|Like, say, [[Heel Face Turn|Heel Face Turners]] Beck, Ornela and Roget...}}

▲* [[Heel Face Turn]] - {{spoiler|Beck, Ornela and Roget}}.

▲* [[Heroic BSOD]] - Kyril goes through a major one after {{spoiler|witnessing his father's [[Painful Transformation]] and death. Having the ship blow up didn't help much, either.}}

▲* [[Heroic Mime]] - Averted. Kyril TALKS. {{spoiler|And suddenly, so does Lazlo}}.

▲* [[How We Got Here]] - The first few chapters are set ''before'' the events of ''[[Suikoden IV]]'' and provide some critical [[Backstory]].

▲* [[Lady of War]] - Ornela.

▲* [[Non-Action Guy]] - A few recruits that you can call into battle can't fight (or aren't very good at it), but provide various support skills and bonuses. For instance, Rene, a [[Meganekko|Glasses Girl]] who can locate and unearth [[Pirate Booty|buried treasure]].

▲* [[Obviously Evil]] - {{spoiler|Iskas}} and {{spoiler|Heinz}} are both clearly trouble.

▲* [[Old Save Bonus]] - Transferring data over from [[Suikoden IV]] lets you recruit {{spoiler|Lazlo and Snowe. Lazlo, fresh off the [[Multiple Endings|Best Ending]], promptly becomes <s>a bit of</s> a [[Game Breaker]]. Snowe is...a guy with a sword}}.

▲** {{spoiler|He's also the only person to not be turned into a mindless monster.}}

▲* [[Owl Be Damned]] - Giant Owls serve as flying mounts.

▲* [[Private Military Contractors]] - The four mercenaries led by a [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|blue-haired]] elf.

▲* [[Start of Darkness]] - Brandeau, a seemingly one-shot villain who gave Glen in IV the Rune of Punishment, has one here. We see how he {{spoiler|loses his best friend Edgar (Kika's boyfriend), involuntarily acquires the Rune of Punishment from a [[Complete Monster]] of a [[Pirate]] (Steele), loses one of his eyes and saw his [[Sidekick]] Peck transfigured into a goblin-like creature. He left Kika's crews after being too overcame with guilt, and returns in IV as the [[Ax Crazy]] pirate.}}

▲* [[Weapon of Mass Destruction]] - The Rune Cannons in general.

▲* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] - The Patriarchal Faction.

▲* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] - Iskas.

▲* [[White Magician Girl]] - Corselia, your youngest recruit {{spoiler|and a [[Rebellious Princess]]}}

▲* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]] - Happens to {{spoiler|Roget}} after they're put in charge of more fishmen than they can actually ''control''.