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True to the [[Suikoden|series]] in general, ''[[Suikoden V]]'' boasts [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]:
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== The Royal Family ==
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* {{spoiler|[[Doomed by Canon]]: If you got Richmond to investigate Georg in ''[[Suikoden II]]'', you already know that Arshtat will be killed by Georg}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Dying as Yourself]]: In her last moments after getting impaled, [[Tear Jerker|she thanks Georg for stopping her (from destroying the country with the Sun Rune), then asks him to watch over her children]]}}.
* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]: The Falenan Royals and their guard's designs borrow from a variety of different cultural styles: Egyptian, Greek and Japanese (especially the knights, who have a definite Samurai vibe) seem to be the main influence, and the concept of a powerful ''female'' ruler mirrors British monarchs [[The Virgin Queen|Elizabeth I]] and [[
* [[A God Am I]]: Due to the Sun Rune's influence.
* [[God Save Us From the Queen]]: As seen when she is under the Sun Rune's corrupting influence.
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* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: Whereas she is demure, polite and kind, her brother Euram is foppish, spoilt and cowardly.
* [[Spoiled Sweet]]: Compared to her [[Smug Snake]] dad and [[Upper Class Twit]] brother, its amazing she turns out so helpful and kind.
* [[The Ugly
=== Chuck ===
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* [[Cavalry Officer]]: Leads the amphibious Dragon Cavalry.
* [[Dragon Rider]]: His speciality, as the head of the Dragon Cavalry.
* [[Four-Star Badass]]: Of the Dragon
* [[Honorary Uncle]]: To Miakis: he was good friends with her father.
* [[Hostage Situation]]: However, it's soon discovered that his inaction is because the Godwins are holding the dragon eggs and foals hostage.
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=== Raja ===
* [[The Captain]]: As a former Admiral of the Queen's Royal Navy, she lends the Prince her naval skills, helping him to victory at Hatred Fortress and the Sol-Falena dam.
* [[Cool Boat]]: She commands Raftfleet from a giant, triple dragon-headed warship named Dahak.
* [[Cool Old Lady]]: She's capable and intelligent without being condescending. Arshtat points out that having her as a friend would be a great benefit.
* [[Cultured Badass]]: Very fond of tea parties.
* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: Her abilities were not recognized during the war because she was a member of the 'lower class'. [[Subverted]] when she rose to Admiral after the war.
* [[Four-Star Badass]]: She's a VERY good admiral.
* [[Get on the Boat]]
* [[Never Mess with Granny]]: Her appointment as Admiral wasn't through nepotism...
* [[A Pupil of Mine Until He Turned to Evil]]: Bahram Luger was her student, until he defected to the Godwins.
* [[Red Baron]]: Her nickname was earned due to her war prowess: "Hurricane Raja".
* [[Spot of Tea]]: She is a big fan of tea parties and often invites older folk like Talgeyl and Sairoh to these civilised events.
=== Lun ===
* [[Action Girl]]: A mixture of her parents
* [[Badass Family]]: Daughter in one.
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: [[Brown Eyes]] and hair.
*
* [[Fishing Minigame]]: One of the competitors, and tends to spend most of it snarking at Subala.
* [[Harpoon Gun]]: She hurls fishing harpoons in combat.
* [[Little Miss Snarker]]: Her father's daughter, through and through.
* [[Lovable Rogue]]: Gets caught stealing when you first meet, but you find out she's actually not a bad person at all
* [[Not So Different]]: [[Played for Laughs]]
* [[Sarashi]]: She sports a traditional Japanese body wrap.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Logg.
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* [[Anchors Away]]: He wields the Shenzhen Iron Anchor
* [[Badass Family]]: Father in one.
* [[Bumbling Dad]]: He tries not to be, but he's a little too eager and a little too dim, and things just don't go well.
* [[Fishing Minigame]]: His specialityL a fisherman by trade, he naturally competes in it.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: His [[Weapon of Choice]] is an anchor.
* [[Lovable Rogue]]: [[Big Fun]] and friendly, but he's also a human smuggler, albeit a benign one.
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Slow as a rock, but that anchor hits hard.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With his daughter Lun.
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: In-universe: his wife is considered so smoking hot that people knew of her outside Raftfleet, and she seemingly didn't show any interest in Logg until she abruptly announced they were marrying, provoking other men of Raftfleet into all but ''attacking'' him out of jealousy.
* [[Zany Scheme]]: He comes up with these pretty quickly.
=== Kisara ===
* [[Action Mom]]: And mom-type to Subala and the rest of Raftfleet.
* [[Almighty Mom]]: Both Logg and Lun do NOT want to cross her.
* [[Badass Family]]: Mother in one.
* [[Black Magician Girl]]: High magical skills and skilled with all types of magic.
* [[Closer to Earth]]: Compared to her far wackier husband and daughter.
* [[Epic Flail]]: She wields a large length of heavy docking rope in combat.
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* [[Innocent Innuendo]]: ...Possibly, depending on how you read her [[Furo Scene]] conversation with Lun and Subala. She may be fully aware of what it sounds like and teasing both of them...
* [[Number Two]]: She's is the Vice-admiral of Raftfleet and serves as Admiral Raja's aide and second-in-command.
* [[What Does She See in Him?]]: She keeps this very much a secret and indeed, the announcement of her engagement to Logg lead to him receiving ''death threats''.
=== Subala ===
* [[A-Cup Angst]]: Has gone from being Lun's friend to her rival based in part on this.
* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: At first glance, she looks far more like an adolescent ''boy'' than a girl.
* [[Anime Hair]]: She sports ''Dragon Ball Z'' style spikes.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: The Prince must best her in a fishing contest if she is to join.
* [[Fan Girl]]: She's instantly smitten with the Prince.
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* [[Pettanko]]: Suffers [[A-Cup Angst]], and has gone from being Lun's friend to her rival based in part on this.
* [[Prongs of Poseidon]]: She wields a trident in combat.
* [[The Rival]]: With Lun, on a variety of matters
* [[Sarashi]]
* [[Second Hand Storytelling]]: Lun allegedly stole her boyfriend, which kicked off their rivalry, although Lun has no memory of this.
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=== Sairoh ===
* [[Chain of Deals]]: For him to join, it is necessary to buy out the salt in other trading posts so the price sky-rockets. He will then ask how the Prince will rectify this. Sell at least 6 salts immediatly to rebalance the market.
** [[So Proud of You]]: He then joins immediately, impressed with the young Prince's business acumen.
* [[Chinese People]]: Complete with conical straw hat and sake gourd.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: The people of Raftfleet love his skills as a trader.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: Like a few other characters in ''Suikoden V'', his recruitment process is particularly [[Trial and Error Gameplay|specific]].
** At least he's not [[Lost Forever]] unlike other characters.
* [[Intrepid Merchant]]: In his youth, he was a legendary trader, and once recruited, sets up a trading post at the HQ.
* [[Promotion to Parent]]: He has taken care of Shinro, his grandson, since the death of his son and daughter-in-law.
* [[Ten-Minute Retirement]]
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=== Shinro ===
* [[Chinese People]]: Has the look.
* [[Nice Guy]]: The worst emotion he expresses is slight annoyance with Godwin's lack of interest in commerce.
* [[Perpetual Smiler]]: He's quite cheerful.
* [[Raised by Grandparents]]: He was taken in by his grandpa Sairoh, following the death of his parents.
* [[Signature Device]]: He's never without his trusty abacus.
* [[We Buy Anything]]: Sell any item, and he'll give a fair price. The only thing he won't deal in is trade goods.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: He wants to be just as good a merchant as Sairoh.
* [[We Sell Everything]]: Once recruited, his item store carries any item that has been found available in any other item store already visited by the Prince, though of course there is [[No Hero Discount]].
=== Retso ===
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* [[Brotherhood of Funny Hats]]: He was trained by the Black Dragon Clan of chefs, and is one of the 4 masters.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The legendary recipe he covets (explained below).
* [[Fetch Quest]]: He seeks to unlock the mysteries of the legendary ''mythical fish sashimi'', and will only join the Prince if he brings him the ''strange fish'', which can be caught when playing Subala's [[Fishing Minigame]].
* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: Players familiar with ''Suikoden II''{{'}}s epic [[Cooking Duel]] (which occurs ''after'' the events of ''Suikoden V'') will be familiar with what the future holds for Retso (and Shun Min): {{spoiler|Retso makes progress with the Sashimi, and after the war, he perfects the recipe, and locks it away. Years later, he meets the chef Jinkai, who convinces him to use the recipe. Shun Min disagreed with this and stole the recipe, giving it to her lover, ''Suikoden II''{{'}}s Hai Yo, to keep safe. But [[Doomed by Canon|she was killed afterwards]]. Retso blamed Hai Yo for her death and sent members of the Black Dragon Group after him to get the recipe back. But Hai Yo, who had joined Riou's castle in the Dunan Army, [[Cooking Duel|fought off chef after chef]]. Retso decides to handle things himself, and, using his artlike knife work and presentation skills, hypnotizes the judges to make them think he had Made the perfect food. Retso takes the recipe and is about to leave, but Hai Yo tells him the "Moon Bird" recipe is just something to satisfy Jinkai's lust for power. Retso gives Hai Yo another chance, and says he'll return later. After Hai Yo learns Retso's trick, he comes back and Retso fights fair, but loses. Retso realizes Shun Min was right, and returns the recipe to Hai Yo for safekeeping}}. *Phew*
* [[Recurring Character]]
* [[Team Chef]]: His speciality, once recruited.
* [[Unusual Eyebrows]]: A family trait, shaped like quotation marks.
* [[Yellow Peril]]: His look, the mustache, the beautiful daughter etc, but not his personality
=== Shun Min ===
* [[Cheerful Child]]: Sweet and lovely.
* [[Chinese Girl]]: Her outfit invokes this, with its long sleeves and bell-like cuffs.
* [[Closer to Earth]]: Compared to her father, Retso.
* [[Doomed by Canon]]:
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: Despite raising fish for her father to cook, she feels bad about their fate and is often moved to tears if diners can't finish their meals, feeling that her fish had died for nothing.
* [[Kawaiiko]]
* [[The Ugly
* [[Unusual Eyebrows]]: Just like her father's.
== Stormfist
=== Belcoot ===
* [[Badass]]
* [[Bishounen]]: He certainly hooked Marina effortlessly.
* [[Can't Hold His Liquor]]: Sialeeds wonders how he could have spent time in Kanakan as such a lightweight.
* [[Chick Magnet]]: Especially where Marina is concerned....
* [[Continuity Nod]]: His Falcon Rune is, to long-time fans, an indicator of his skill, especially as the rune only ever shows up on one genuinely accomplished swordsman/swordswoman in each game.
* [[Defector From Decadence]]: However, he soon became jaded with the brutal way his fellow fighters were treated and ran away to Kanakan.
* [[For Great Justice]]: His aim is to win the Sacred Games, and thus marry Princess Lymsleia, to ensure the safety of his fellow gladiators in the future.
* [[Gladiator Games]]: He was born and raised to be a gladiator in ''Suikoden'''s very own [[The Thunderdome|Thunderdome]], Stormfist.
* [[Heroic Spirit]]
* [[He's Back]]: Upon his return to Sol-Falena around the time of the Sacred Games, he began to [[Took a Level in Badass|wipe the floor]] with the competition.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Amongst the hottest guys in the series.
* [[Nice Guy]]: He refuses to mention Godwin cheated, mostly because Marina, or her employers, could be hurt by the Godwins.
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: He's very dense when it comes to love and cannot suspect Marina's true feelings for him.
* [[Rescue Arc]]: Stormfist thugs, unhappy with a "foreigner" like Belcoot potentially marrying the Princess, kidnapped him, requiring the Prince and his party to race to the rescue. Their plan foiled, these same thugs then kidnapped Marina, a local girl friendly with Belcoot to lure him into a trap. He rushed to the rescue with the Prince's help and saved Marina.
* [[Slipping a Mickey]]: With Marina safe, he prepared himself for the final against Childerich (the Godwin's champion), but he was drugged by {{spoiler|Marina herself (explained in her entry, below)}} and was unable to fight, allowing the Godwin faction victory in the contest. {{spoiler|He forgives her, and later on (after the coup) points out that this was probably for the best, as the Godwin's would have used some other method, most likely lethal, to get him out of the picture}}.
=== Marina ===
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* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: She certainly doesn't appreciate Hazuki's interest in sparring with Belcoot.
* [[Dogged Nice Girl]]: She's clearly in love with Belcoot, although he is fairly oblivious...
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: {{spoiler|However, this later turns out to be a good thing, as Belcoot notes that the Godwins would have used some other method to get rid of him, and he is lucky to be alive}}.
* [[Meido]]: She works as a maid at the Stormfist Inn.
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: {{spoiler|She was devastated when she finds out that Belcoot was injured because of what she did, to the point of letting out a [[Big No]]}}.
* [[Oktoberfest]]: Her look, especially in her official art, is that of the typical beer-hall serving girl. She's even drawn with a huge platter of ''wurstl'' in one hand, and 4 tankards of beer in the other.
* [[Trauma Inn]]: Her speciality once recruited: she runs the HQ inn.
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: Because of this infatuation, she was seen as a target to eliminate Belcoot by the Godwins.
=== Zegai ===
* [[Badass Back]]: His victory pose.
* [[Barbarian Hero]]: Has the look and prefers nature to civilization. But he is intelligent and knows his weapons.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: He is instrumental in the {{spoiler|Godwin coup, as he is able to fend off Dolph enough for the Prince and Sialeeds to get away}}.
* [[Blade on a Stick]]: He wields a huge guan dao named Sagami.
* [[Darkskinned Blonde]]: He lives outdoors, so his tanned skin isn't unusual.
* [[Gladiator Games]]: He serves as the Barrows family's champion in the Sacred Games.
* [[Heroic Build]]: His abs could probably double as sandpaper.
* [[Loin Cloth]]
* [[Miscarriage of Justice]]: He was disqualified from the Games when, supposedly, Armes informants were talking to him about killing the Queen. In reality, they were just talking in the native Armes tongue, but it was enough to have him sentenced to death. Luckily, Lady Sialeeds pieces together the story and intervenes [[Just in Time]] to save him.
* [[One-Man Army]]: Originally from Armes, he fought off a battalion of 100 Falenan troops whilst poaching across the border.
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]: [[Walking Shirtless Scene]] and a [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]], living as a nomad in the woods. Oh yeah.
* [[Time to Unlock More True Potential]]: His speciality: he runs the combat training centre at HQ.
* [[Underwear of Power]]: A non-fetished example.
* [[Vocal Dissonance]]: He barely speaks, but his high-pitched, perky "Good!" victory quote, does not fit his gruff exterior.
=== Shoon ===
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Unusual for a man, but with his smiling mug, friendly demeanor, and take charge behavior, he certainly qualifies.
* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]: Though he's not a monk.
* [[Commuting on a Bus]]: He's one of the first Stars of Destiny encountered and is a prominent character early on, but he's actually the ''last'' Star to be recruited towards the very end of the game.
* [[Cute Bruiser]]
* [[Duel Boss]]: The first duel in the game. A friendly ceramonial match between him and the Prince to kick off the sacred games.
* [[Fan Boy]]: Of Zegai.
* [[Gladiator Games]]: He fights at Stormfist to support his poor family.
** [[Gladiator Revolt]]: Following Godwin's occupation of Stormfist, he leads a faction of gladiators to safety through the Western Woods and eventually joins the Prince's forces.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Heroic Spirit]]: Sees him through a lot of dangerous circumstances.
* [[I Have a Family]]: His family is constantly under watch by his master, so Shoon must obey his master and fight. If he ever tries to flee, his family will be in danger.
* [[It's Personal]]: Joins the Prince's forces to exact revenge for the cruel treatment of his gladiator comrades.
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* [[Kid Hero]]: He's just 14 years old.
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: His combo with Nikea consists of them beating the everloving crap out of one enemy.
* [[Shout-Out]]: He looks like someone out of ''[[Saint Seiya]]''.
=== Gavaya ===
* [[Casanova Wannabe]]: His most overt trait.
* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: Even when competing in fighting tournaments, he never hurts women, withdrawing every time he was pitted against a female contestant.
* [[Dreadlock Rasta]]: His hair, which is worn in very long auburn dreads.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: He uses double hand-axes named in battle.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: He had travelled to Falena to compete in the Sacred Games, but being from Armes, he was denied entry.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Spirited and a dark brick red.
* [[Gladiator Games]]: He is well-known in various fighting circuits and tourneys.
* [[Gotta Catch Em All]]: He needs to be recruited by bringing one of the three all-women unites to meet with him.
* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: For ''every'' woman he meets, unfortunately.
* [[
* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: He's not such a bad guy once you get past his quirks.
=== Nikea ===
* [[Action Girl]]: She's one of the few who'll take on the Prince one-on-one.
* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]: She specializes in unarmed combat.
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: Makes a bit more sense since she's a marital artist.
* [[Big Eater]]: As is required for someone of her musculature
* [[Bodyguard Babes
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: Hits hard, but is always bright and bubbly.
* [[Combination Attack]]: With Shoon.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Despite her cheerful and oblivious nature, she is one of the game's best fighters. She hits hard and can combo up to 5 times if you raise her technique.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: After an initial fight during the Lelcar conscripted boys [[Rescue Arc]], and a subsequent one-on-one duel, she joins the Prince.
* [[Duel Boss]]: Optional, and the Prince doesn't need to win. But she joins ater this.
* [[Fun Personified]]: She's consistantly upbeat, cheerful and enthusiastic.
* [[Gladiator Games]]: She's a professional fighter, making a good living from competing.
* [[Heroic Build]]: Unusual for a woman, but she has it perfectly.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: She can be pretty feisty....
* [[Ignorant of Their Own Ignorance]]: Despite the spirited protestations, she didn't even know that the prize, aside from fame and glory, was that the winner would ''marry'' the Princess.
* [[Large Ham]]: It's hilariously easy to tell when she's going to use a 'Special' attack during her one-on-one battle against the Prince
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: Her combination attack with Shoon, which is only available when they're both in berserk status, basically consists of the two of them going to town on one enemy.
* [[Oh Crap]]: A pretty funny one comes after the fight in Lelcar when she realizes she just attacked the Prince of Falena (
{{quote|'''Nikea''': Uh oh...! That means... I conked the Prince in the head! They'll throw me in the Feitas (river) for sure!
* [[She Is the King]]: Sialeeds almost wishes Nikea ''was'' a man because if she was married to Lym, she figures there would always be something interesting going on.
* [[Straw Feminist]]: She didn't realize women were forbidden to compete in the Sacred Games, and launches into a confused rant, since she says, in Falena, women have the power.
=== Murad ===
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* [[Magic Antidote]]: He worked hard to create an antidote to Raging Nostrum, the Nether Gate drug that drives the consumer into an uncontrollable killing frenzy and leads to death.
* [[The Medic]]: Alongside Silva.
* [[The Smart Guy]]: Skilled enough to make an antidote to Dark Arcanum in six months, a drug that's supposed to be undetectable.
=== Egbert Aethelbald ===
* [[Berserk Button]]: His mad, ranting neuroses are triggered by any mention on the Godwins.
* [[Betting Minigame]]: His speciality. Once recruited, he can be challenged to a game of draughts (checkers) for potch.
* [[Bling of War]]: His military uniform and hat reference the British Army's Rifles Regiment circa early 1800's.
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* [[Cavalry Officer]]: His position in battle, once recruited.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: He's ''definitely'' eccentric, if not borderline [[The Mentally Disturbed|insane]] and lives a [[Beneath the Earth|troglodyte existence]] in the sewers beneath Stormfist.
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: As seen when he launches into a venom-spewed diatribe on the Godwin family.
* [[Conspiracy Theorist]]: Everything is done by the FILTHY DEVIL GODWINS! Everything.
* [[Funny Schizophrenia]]: He seems to flit instantly between being calm and polite, to a foaming lunatic if the Godwins enter his head.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: In war battles, and whenever on a Godwin hating rant.
* [[Impoverished Patrician]]: He is a member of the once proud Aethelbald family, which collapsed over one hundred years ago due to the machinations of the Godwin family.
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Aethelbald is the anglo-saxon name of two English kings and an archbishop.
* [[Quintessential British Gentleman]]: His personality when he's calm.
* [[Rant-Inducing Slight]]: We can't mention this enough:
* [[Talkative Loon]]: He apparently says FILTHY DEVILS! over 100 times just walking around one corner of the sewer.
== Haud Village
=== Josephine/{{spoiler|
* [[Blue Blood]]
* [[The Cast Showoff]]: [[In-Universe]]. Her personal [[Useless Useful Spell|Red Rose Rune attack]] sees the screen darken and a spotlight land on her whilst she pirouettes into battle for a combo attack. The trade-off is that the other party members are unimpressed with her show-boating and enter a "grumpy" status.
* [[Collared by Fashion]]: She wears a velvet choker incorporating a small rose motif.
* [[The Fashionista]]: So she thinks: in fact, she will only join the Prince if he is accompanied by others she considers fellow "fashion divas", namely Sialeeds or Sharmista.
* [[The Fighting Narcissist]]: She's the first lady narcissist available for the active party.
* [[Flower Motifs]]: Specifically roses.
* [[Fluffy Fashion Feathers]]: She wears a fascinator with two huge, white feathers projecting from it.
* [[Gorgeous Period Dress]]: Her outfit and hair-style (or perhaps wig?) reference the opulently decadent Georgian era, including:
** [[Pimped-Out Dress]]
** [[Princess Curls]]: Her hair (or perhaps powdered wig) is piled up in huge coiffure of ringlets.
* [[It's All About Me]]: Whereas her fellow narcissist Esmeralda was obsessed with her own beauty, Josephine is wrapped up in her own sense of style.
* [[Leitmotif]]: The narcissist's theme "Scarleticia Castle" plays whenever the Prince interacts with her.
* [[Parasol of Pain]]: She wields a spike-tipped parasol named Melusine like a [[Royal Rapier|fencing foil]] in combat.
* [[Parasol of Prettiness]]: But see above.
* [[Pink Means Feminine]]: Her whole outfit is different shades of pink.
* [[Royal Brat]]: She is ''particularly'' caustic if the Prince attempts to recruit her without Sialeeds present, and is appalled at his apparent lack of fashion sense. She does mellow a little once recruited.
* [[The Runaway]]:
* [[Shout-Out]]: She's possibly named after Napolean Bonaparte's wife, the first Empress of France.
** She also seems to have aspects of [[Marie Antoinette]].
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* [[The Eeyore]]: He's not the happiest guy around.
* [[Fetch Quest]]: Like all other appraisers in the series, he must be brought a certain mystery item in order for him join. The item in question is a painting by the legendary artist Ivanov of ''Suikoden I'' fame.
* [[Grail in the Garbage]]: The painting in question is often found out in the wilderness after it's dropped by random monsters.
* [[Hustler]]: He views himself as something of a con-man, especially amongst the wealthy, gullible citizens of Haud, as he has no real interest in appraising. Given the quality of 'art' by the 'artists' of Haud, it's not hard to see why.
=== Cornelio ===
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* [[Ambiguously Human]]: He bears a rather creepy resemblance to the Do Re Mi elves he covets...
* [[Battle Theme Music]]: Having him in your party changes the battle music to a more orchestral piece.
* [[Cartoon Conductor]]: The elves certainly qualify Cornelio.
* [[Fetch Quest]]: He demands that the Prince return his elves one by one, thereby [[Putting the Band Back Together]].
* [[Monster Roommate]]: He had assembled a bizarre orchestra of (normally dangerous) Do Re Mi elves in his Haud Village home, which were defeated and dispersed by the Prince when he entered his house.
* [[Music and Sound Effects]]: His speciality: talking to him lets the player hear the various tunes used throughout the game.
* [[Not Good with People]]: Type 2!
* [[Sour Supporter]]: He has a habit of refering to nearly all other members of the Prince's army as "mediocrities". He's not a bad person, however, just really, really, ''really'' proud of his musical talent to the point of narcissism.
* [[Summon Magic]]: He wields the unique Do Re Mi Rune, which allows him to summon Do Re Mi elves to attack or put enemies to sleep.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: Has this dynamic with Josephine.
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* [[Nice Hat]]: He sports a large straw hat, which seem to be common attire amongst the people of Lordlake.
* [[Older and Wiser]]: Once recruited, he provides the Prince with sage council.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: He's the only one polite to the Prince on the royal inspection.
* [[Spot of Tea]]: He enjoys taking tea with Raja.
* [[Stolen Good, Returned Better]]: When the Prince returns water to Lordlake, he gratefully joins his cause.
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=== Goesch ===
* [[Big Guy]]: Broad shouldered, although the hat makes him look taller too.
* [[Carry a Big Stick]]: More like ''tree-branch''.
* [[Farm Boy]]: Grows a vegetable garden.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Hard to make out with his hat, but he's got very dark red hair. And is quite passionate.
* [[Green Thumb]]: His speciality. He sets up a little farm at the HQ, complete with a vegetable patch and fruit orchard.
* [[Grumpy Bear]]: He gets a ''lot'' nicer when he finds out the royal family wasn't entirely responsible for Lordlake's plight.
* [[In Harmony with Nature]]: Can't wait to farm once he gets to a greener pasture.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Like many residents of Lordlake, he sports a large straw hat.
* [[Patriotic Fervor]]: Towards Lordlake
* [[Stolen Good, Returned Better]]: When the Prince returns water to Lordlake, he mellows out and joins his cause.
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* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]: You may get an urge to hit him when you initially met him.
* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]: He's certainly got a lot of pluck, even venturing into the dangerous Withered Forest to find water.
* [[Mouthy Kid]]: Status and prestige don't intimidate him.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Like many residents of Lordlake, he sports a large straw hat.
* [[Patriotic Fervor]]: Towards Lordlake
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: He aggressively voices his disgust about the treatment of Lordlake by the Queen.
* [[Stolen Good, Returned Better]]: Once water is returned to Lordlake, he joins the Prince's cause.
* [[Tagalong Kid]]: After the Prince promises to return water to Lordlake, he insists on helping out.
* [[Tsundere]]: Interestingly, he's a tsun for one part of the story, and dere for the rest, regardless of the people speaking to him.
* [[Unwanted Rescue]]: He's thoroughly ''unhappy'' when the Prince saves him from a pack of marauding Ulse.
=== Silva ===
* [[Amicably Divorced]]:
* [[Dressed to Heal]]: Complete with lab-coat.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: She doesn't exactly know what bedside manner is.
* [[The Medic]]: Once recruited, she serves as the Prince's army physician,
* [[Shoot the Messenger]]: Initially, she reserves particular contempt for the Prince, using him as a whipping post to voice her feelings about the treatment of Lordlake by the Queen.
* [[The Snark Knight]]: She ostensibly lacks ''any'' form of bedside manner.
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* [[Character Filibuster]]: When he first encounters the Prince, who is incognito at the time, he blurts out his identity (several times) and has to be hushed by Kyle.
* [[The Good Chancellor]]: He's the leader of the Central islet, which traditionally supports the Royal Family.
* [[Mediator]]: His thankless job is to mediate between the factions on Lelcar and their disagreeing leaders
* [[Nice Guy]]: Constantly tries to mediate.
* [[Rescue Arc]]: He calls for the Prince's aid after Godwin, via Orok of the western islet, starts to forcibly recruit young Lelcar men to support their cause.
=== Volga ===
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: Tries to be subdued, and not very good at it.
* [[A Father to His Men]]: He helped raise Lelcar orphans in days gone by, including Kyle.
* [[For Great Justice]]: He has a genuine sense of responsibility and devotion to his morals.
* [[The Good Chancellor]]: He's the leader of the
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: When the eastern inlet boys are kidnapped, he's mounting a solo mission to find them.
* [[Rescue Arc]]: He supports the Prince and Wasil in their attempts to halt Orok's recruitment drive, mentioned above.
=== Orok ===
* [[Dirty Business]]: Does his best to minimize it, but recognizes it as necessary.
* [[Head-in-The-Sand Management]]: Initially. He is the leader of the western islet, which solidly follows the Godwins.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Mostly because his village got torched.
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: He knows that his position would make him seem an enemy to the others of Lelcar, but he knows there is no other choice. If Zahhak was allowed to do things directly, things would be a lot worse.
* [[Necessarily Evil]]: Tries to minimize the problems by working with the Godwin.
* [[Rescue Arc]]: The Prince finds Orok and the conscripted boys. After the Prince defeats his hired bodyguard
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: He disappears mysteriously just before the successful completion of Lelcar's rebuilding, and was not seen again.....
* [[You Said You Would Let Them Go]]: Zahak, angry at Orok's betrayal, sets fire to Lelcar despite promising to leave the town alone. Having witnessed the above, Orok performs a [[Heel Face Turn]] and respectfully joins the Prince.
=== Mohsen ===
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* [[No Hero Discount]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: It could be unintentional, but he's a dead-ringer for Dr Phil....
* [[We Buy Anything]]: That isn't a trade good.
* [[We Sell Everything]]: He sells armor that is available from any other armor store already visited.
== Sable ==
=== Dinn ===
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: His unite attack with Belcoot.
* [[Clear Their Name]]: He helps the Prince [[Clear My Name|clear his name]] when Roy, who is the Prince's [[Criminal Doppelganger]], gives the Prince a bad name through his misdeeds in the region.
* [[Devoted to You]]: He cares for Solis's daughter Salisha above all else.
* [[Hachimaki]]
* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]: He wields a katana named Shamz al-Zuha, a name taken from ''1001 Arabian Nights''.
* [[The Middle East]]: Sable has a definite, Moroccan/Arabian feel to it.
* [[Nerves of Steel]]: Utterly unflappable, but he does like chasing Armes back to their hometown.
* [[The Stoic]]: Very much so, he's consistently stern and steely.
=== Solis Raulbel ===
* [[Beleaguered Bureaucrat]]: Managing the border town keeps his hands full.
* [[Blue Blood]]: He is Lord of Sable.
* [[Comes Great Responsibility]]: He is among one of the few of the nobility in Falena that has not
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Polite, helpful, and listens to reason.
* [[Time to Step Up Commander]]: He called the Prince in order to fix a problem, and joins with his cause.
=== Roy ===
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Quickly develops a crush on Lyon, while completely failing to notice that Faylen has a crush on ''him''.
* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: When challenging the Prince, he proclaims that he'll take his place if he wins.
* [[Bishonen]]: He DOES copy the Prince.
* [[Criminal Doppelganger]]: When first encountered, he's masquerading as the Prince because Euram hired him to smear his name. He agreed to do it because he hated the Prince.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Duel Boss]]: And he looks exactly like the Prince. It's weird.
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Twin]]: The only one who can instantly recognizes him as a fake is Lyon}}.
* [[Eyes of Gold]]: He has these when you first meet him probably for the PLAYER to tell the difference between him and the Prince. Any other time that he is in costume, or out of it, his eyes are a bluish-gray same as the Prince.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: In one path (see [[Killed Off for Real]] below), he knowingly walks into a rigged duel in the Prince's place, ''wins'' the duel, then gets shot full of arrows.
* [[It Amused Me]]: Claims this as his motivation for
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: If
* [[Large Ham]]: Twice when acting as the
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]
* [[The Rival]]: Considers the
=== Faylen ===
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: Doesn't like anyone muscling in on Roy.
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Dark reddish-purple hair and eyes.
* [[Fastball Special]]: Throws a boomerang, although she doesn't have the Long Attack row like Sialeeds or Sharminsta.
*
*
* [[Street Urchin]]: Just like Roy.
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]:
=== Faylon ===
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* [[Grievous Harm with a Body]]: As seen in his unite attack with his sister, which sees him hurl Faylen at the enemies.
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Non-romantic, brother-sister version.
* {{spoiler|[[
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* [[Power Fist]]: He wields a huge metal glove in combat named Clobberific.
* [[Stout Strength]]: He can pick up and throw Faylen in a [[Fastball Special]].
* [[Street Urchin]]: More like mountain urchin.
== The Island Nations Federation ==
=== Skald Egan ===
* [[Ambadassador]]: He is the official representative of the Island Nations, an area thoroughly realized in ''Suikoden IV''.
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: Cool, likes to play tricks, and devoted to justice.
* [[The Captain]]: He is is the Captain of the flagship of the Obel Maritime Fleet.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: The Island Nations story arc references ''Suikoden
* [[Disappeared Dad]]:
* [[Flaw Exploitation]]: He takes advantage of his daughter Bernadette's steely adherence to procedure, cajoling her into going along with his schemes by presenting a much wilder option so she will compromise and go for a subtler approach, but still go ahead with it
* [[Gondor Calls for Aid]]: Usually, he remains [[Heroic Neutral]] on internationl matters, but after the Prince helps to stop a group of pirates from burning down the Nirva Lighthouse in his territory, he joins the Prince's cause.
* [[I Shall Taunt You]]: He is ''constantly'' bantering with his daughter Bernadette, and arguably goes a little far sometimes, but he is well meaning, and his teasing is likely done as a [[Secret Test of Character|secret test of her character]].
* [[Military Maverick]]: He is often at odds with the Obel Maritime Council, and does things without their approval... much to Bernadette's disapproval.
* [[Strong Family Resemblance]]:
* [[Those Two Guys]]: He and daughter Bernadette exhibit this
=== Bernadette Egan ===
* [[Action Girl]]: Takes charge as a Princess of the Island Nation's should.
* [[Closer to Earth]]: Compared to her rambunctious father.
* [[Consummate Professional]]: Particularly when set next to her father.
* [[Hello, Nurse!]]: Kyle and Wasil are quite taken with her after she joins.
* [[Knife Nut]]: She wields throwing knives in combat.
* [[The Lancer]]: She serves as her father Skald's adjutant.
* [[Magic Knight]]: She is equally skilled in both magic and combat.
* [[Secret Other Family]]: {{spoiler|She has no idea that Ferid is her brother and that the Prince is therefore, her nephew}}.
* [[The Stoic]]: To compare with her [[Military Maverick]] of a father.
* [[Strong Family Resemblance]]: {{spoiler|Her father, brother Ferid, niece Lymsleia and she all share similar features, hair and eye coloring}}.
* [[
=== Yahr ===
* [[Anime Hair]]: He sports a crown of spikes, with a shoulder-length mullet...... in silver.
* [[Bruiser with a Soft Center]]: He loves Chisato's puppet shows.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: His whole story arc is a reference to the dangers of rune cannons, which is fully explored in ''Suikoden Tactics''.
* [[Destroy the Evidence]]: He comes to realize the danger that rune cannons present, and views them as a bad influence. He even went so far as to not report and even destroy rune cannons he finds.
* [[Dismantled MacGuffin]]: He was sent on a special mission to find and gather the few remaining Rune Cannon shells for the Island Nations.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: He wields twin swords in combat.
=== Nelis ===
* [[The Atoner]]: She joins Yahr's missions to make up for the misdeeds of her ancestor.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Her whole story arc is a reference to the dangers of rune cannons, which is fully explored in ''Suikoden Tactics''.
* [[Famous Ancestor]]: She is descended from Pablo of ''Suikoden IV'' fame, the mage responsable for aiding the creation of rune cannons over 150 years prior.
* [[Dismantled MacGuffin]]: She accompanies Yahr on his special mission, detailed in his entry above, helping him to [[Destroy the Evidence]].
* [[The Hard Hat]]: She wears a peculiar (and not especially flattering) bullet-shaped helmet incorporating a cape.
* [[Number Two]]: She is Yahr's adjutant.
=== Chisato ===
* [[Actual Pacifist]]: Despises violence, and even the thought chills her.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Her puppet shows reference the Island Nation's historical events played out in ''Suikoden IV'', with one starring the pirate Brandeau and Princess Flare of Obel.
* [[Friend to All Children]]: She makes puppet shows for children, but she deeply loves them too.
* [[Girl Next Door]]: Has the vibe, except for being an unattached woman.
* [[The Red Baron]]: She's known as "the woman of 1000 voices", which is itself a [[Shout-Out]] to Mel Blanc, the legendary cartoon voice actor with a seemingly endless repertoire.
* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Despite her performing talents, she's painfully shy.
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=== Shula Valya ===
* [[Aloof Big Brother]]:
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Never stated, but he seems fond of Cius.
* [[Beauty Mark]]: Just below his left eye.
* [[Bishounen]]: Nifsara certaily thinks so.
* [[Bodyguard Babes]]: Sharmista and Nifsara are his personal protectors.
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: Especially if you're Cius, who refers to him as an "androgynous freak".
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=== Sharmista ===
* [[Bodyguard Babes]]: She is Shula's secretary and protector.
* [[The Fashionista]]: She impresses even Josephine with her sense of style.
* [[Hello, Nurse!]]: Her beauty garners a lot of attention throughout the Prince's Army, especially from Kyle who expressed an interest in her.
* [[Purity Personified]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The Blue Oni to Nifsara's red.
* [[Rings of Death]]: She wields a Chakram in exactly the same manner as Sialeeds.
* [[Sim Sim Salabim]]:
** [[Meaningful Name]]: In reference to the above, her weapon upgrades as: Agneya, Asani, Sudarsana. The names refer to Hindu deities of war.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Combat-wise
* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]
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* [[Beauty Mark]]: Below her left eye.
* [[Blade on a Stick]]: She wields a long spear.
* [[Bodyguard Babes
* [[Brotherhood of Funny Hats]]: Once recruited, she forms a (slightly ridiculous) secret society with Lin Fa called the ''Secret Alliance for the Protection of Pretty Hunks In Real Endangerment (SAPPHIRE)'' whose motto is ''Observe! Protect! Observe Some More!!''.
* [[Femme Fatale]]: Her vibe.
* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: She is well known to chase after pretty young boys, which is the reason she joined the incredibly [[Bishounen]] Shula's brigade in the first place, and is in hog-heaven at the castle HQ....
* [[Really Gets Around]]: Lelei brands her a "harlot" in minutes of meeting her...
* [[Red Oni, Blue
* [[Shotacon]]: She likes her boys young and cute, even lamenting to the Prince that he will eventually grow older and more masculine.
* [[Sim Sim Salabim]]:
** [[Meaningful Name]]: In reference to the above, her weapon upgrades as: Shataghanta, Shakti, Pinaka. Each of these refers to aspects of Hindu mythology.
* [[The Tease]]
=== Maha Sparna ===
* [[The Baroness]]: Has all of the criteria, although not any form of sexpot.
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Following defeat by the Prince's army after her miss-judged alliance with the Godwins, she destroyed the Sable-Armes border gate in order to ensure that she would not be pursued. Her cowardly actions trapped the Southern Mountain Corp and made their retreat impossible - {{spoiler|leading directly to Jidan's death and her own disgrace back home...}}
* [[Evil Matriarch]]: Of the Armes Darja Clan.
* [[Evil Plan]]: She rides into battle when Godwin makes a deal with Armes. If Armes will help subjugate the Prince's forces, then Armes will gain all former Barows territory after the war ends. {{spoiler|She attacks the Castle HQ, but findS the castle empty. The Prince then counter-attacks with the aid of the Dragon Cavalry and by activating the sluice gate on Ceras Lake to flood the castle. Most of the Armes troops are useless, abandoning their weapons to escape the flooding castle}}.
* [[Humiliation Conga]]
* [[Ice Queen]]: And certainly an unsympathetic one.
* [[Sim Sim Salabim]]: Her look (and that of most Armes characters) seems to owe its origns to the Indian subcontinent.
=== Jidan Guisu ===
* [[An Axe to Grind]]: He wields a huge axe.
* [[The Berserker]]: {{spoiler|Having been abandoned by Maha, and thoroughly trounced by the Prince, he makes one last ditch attempt at victory, but is slain in combat}}.
* [[Dastardly Whiplash]]: ....his look, although ''fat bastardly''-whiplash is probably more apt.
* [[Fat Bastard]]: He's bloody enormous....
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]: Following Maha's cowadice, detailed above}}.
* [[Number Two]]: To Maha Sparna.
* [[Sim Sim Salabim]]: His look (and that of most Armes characters) seems to owe its origns to the Indian subcontinent.
* [[Villain Ball]]: As Maha's goon, his nefarious plans are consistantly thwarted by the Prince's forces.
=== Nakula ===
* [[Badass]]
* [[Big Guy]]: He towers over most.
* [[Blade on a Stick]]: He wields the God Spear.
* [[Different As Night and Day]]: Nakula has an estranged twin brother. They had a falling out over Nakula's bloody quest for vengeance.
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* [[Gotta Catch Em All]]: There's only a relatively short time window to recruit him and his out-of-the-way placement doesn't help.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: He is persuaded to join the Prince as he too is out to destroy Nether Gate (see below).
* [[Heroic Build]]: The skimpy clothes helped.
* [[Heroic Sociopath]]: While on the Prince's side, he's still a bloodthirsty asshole. Justified by both his backstory and the fact that its pretty clear his vengeance is all he has left.
* [[The Promise]]: A dark take. {{spoiler|At the end of the game, he promises he will return to Falena to kill Sagiri after dealing with the Nether Gate forces left in Nagarea. She accepts
* [[Revenge]]: After his father was murdered by {{spoiler|Sagiri whilst she was still a child assassin of Nether Gate}}, he swore vengeance and vowed to bring down the entire organization.
* [[Revenge Before Reason]]: Nakula don't care about the circumstances of Sagiri and the other children-turned assassins, he just wants to kill them all to avenge his father's death.
* [[Stalker Without a Crush]]: He follows Sagiri around, and is often found waiting outside whatever room she is in. This becomes particularly poignant at moments such as before massive battles, where most of the characters are spending time with their friends and loved ones. Nakula has nothing left but his hatred, and Sagiri is a living symbol of that hate.
* [[Undeathly Pallor]]: His skin is an odd, sickly colour, which lends him a slightly unsettling look.
* [[Villainous Valour]]: While fighting for Armes he holds off the entire Falenan army, seemingly to buy his lord a chance to escape. Lord Solis rewards Nakula's bravery by sparing his life and having him treated for his wounds.
* [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: Of a sort. He was wounded in the initial battle with Armes
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=== Isato ===
* [[The Archer]]
* [[Bald of Awesome]]: There's not a hair on his head.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: After the
* [[Black Sheep]]: How he is viewed by fellow elf
* [[The Champion]]: To Lady Haswar
* [[Forest Ranger]]: When he catches Logg and Lun panning for gold in the sacred Lunas river, he advocates strict punishment to be taken against the Raftfleet father and daughter so as to set an example to others.
* [[Hidden Elf Village]]: He hails from the secret village of Alseid, accessible only to elves.
* [[In Harmony with Nature]]
* [[Nature Hero]]: He originally became a cleric in order to preserve the North Woods of Lunas from gold mining which would have had dire consequences for the eco-system as well as the elven village of Alseid, from which he hails.
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* [[Pointy Ears]]
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: In a conversation with Mathias and Dinn, he notes that his loyalty to Haswar had nothing to do with gender or romance.
* [[Undying Loyalty]]: To Lady Haswar
=== Urda ===
* [[Absolute Xenophobe]]: Her defining characteristic.
* [[The Archer]]
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Really hates humans.
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: And how.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: She sports long, flowing locks.
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: Oh boy, she really, ''really'' hates humans and is conspicuous amongst the Suikoden series' elf population in her [[Absolute Xenophobe|absolute xenophobia]].
* [[Ice Queen]]: ...Without a hint of defrosting.
* [[Our Elves Are Better]]: Very much her way of thinking.
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* [[Drop the Hammer]]: He wields a large mining pick in battle.
* [[Great Escape]]: He's integral in helping to recruit Lucretia during the [[The Alcatraz|Agate Prison]] [[Rescue Arc]], making good use of his digging skills.
* [[Little People]]: Dwarves.
** [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same]]: The ''Suikoden'' series' take on the dwarfish race is pretty much as expected, (although slightly more whimsical than other examples), being stout, gruff, good at digging, with a fondness for gemstones, etc.
* [[Made of Iron]]: His hit points are predictably high.
=== Dongo ===
* [[Adopt the Dog]]: Realising his use, the Prince takes him on as the castle HQ blacksmith shortly after.
* [[The Apprentice (trope)|The Apprentice]]
* [[Beneath the Earth]]: His home at the Dwarf Camp.
* [[The Blacksmith]]: His speciality, he runs the smithy at castle HQ once recruited.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: His boss Wabon treats him very badly and actually fires him for pursuing his interest in up-grading weapons.
* [[Fetch Quest]]: His sharpening abilities increase if the hero brings him various power hammers: Iron, Silver, Gold and platinum.
* [[Little People]]: Dwarves.
** [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same]]: See Gunde's entry above.
* [[Sorting Algorithm of Weapon Effectiveness]]: He can level up character's weapon abilities.
=== Wabon ===
* [[Bad Boss]]: He treats Dongo very harshly, even firing him for his interest in forging weapons.
* [[Beneath the Earth]]: His home at the Dwarf Camp.
* [[The Blacksmith]]: His speciality
* [[The Engineer]]: His other specialty is mining carts. His carts can take the player as far west as Sauronix Castle, or to the castle HQ.
* [[Grumpy Old Man]]
* [[Little People]]: Dwarves.
** [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same]]: See Gunde's entry
* [[Old Master]]: He is one of the Dwarf elders.
* [[Sorting Algorithm of Weapon Effectiveness]]: He can level up character's weapon abilities from within the active party.
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* [[Beneath the Earth]]: Her home at the Dwarf Camp.
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: How she is viewed by her fellow dwarves.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Initially, she had little respect for humans, typically referring to everyone as just 'human'.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: In an iteration of the ''Suikoden'' series that features some ''major'' [[Trial and Error Gameplay]] recruitment across the board, hers is perhaps the most specific, requiring a preternatural level of far-sightedness. She must be accompanied to a ''specific'' {{spoiler|1F window at the Lunas enclave}} before she'll join, and given the amount of buildings with windows in the game, this seems ''incredibly'' abstruse.
* [[Little People]]: Dwarves.
** [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same]]: Averted in her case: she's a relatively rare example of a ''female'' member of a group often depicted as a [[One-Gender Race]].
* [[Video Game Interface Elements]]: Her speciality: she can change the colour (and design) of the in-game menu windows.
=== Bergen ===
* [[The Apprentice (trope)|The Apprentice]]: Under Levi.
* [[Cheerful Child]]
* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: Poor Bergen
* [[Informed Attractiveness]]: A young dwarf, he is considered attractive amongst his kind, or so he claims.
* [[Little People]]: Dwarves.
** [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same]]: He represents an example of a dwarven child.
* [[Treasure Hunter]]: His speciality
=== Byakuren ===
* [[Bond Creatures]]: Once recruited.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Once defeated, it is revealed she does not want to leave her home and so joins the Prince's cause.
* [[Friendly Rivalry]]: Being a female creature, she considers Miroon and Flail as her rivals in love.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Her name translates to "white lotus" from Japanese.
* [[Monster Allies]]: A recruitable giant snake.
* [[Sea Monster]]: A large snake that inhabits the Ceras Lake.
* [[Snakes Are Sexy]]
* [[Throwing Down the Gauntlet]]: She was understandably furious about her Ceras Lake home being drained, and attacks the Prince on the HQ jetty.
=== Genoh ===
* [[Absent-Minded Professor]]: His advanced age means he has trouble recalling anything in particular.
* [[Bond Creatures]]: Once recruited.
* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: He ''insists'' on his potential companions having respect for the elderly and this shows up in his recruitment process, where the Prince must be accompanied by an "old" character (Levi, Alhazred, etc) who is leveled up to at least 95% of the Prince's current level.
** [[Continuity Nod]]: If the player brings [[Older Than They Look|ambiguously old]] character like Jeane or Zerase instead, he will sense an old person but will feel mistaken because they look young!
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Has very high base HP, Def
* [[Mistaken for Gods|Mistaken For A God]]: He is deeply respected by all beavers, who refer to him as "Boss".
* [[Monster Allies]]: He's a giant tortoise.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: As seen when he requests a decade or so in order to converse with older members of the Prince's army.
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]: He is regarded as something of a myth, with only Fuwalafuwalu's father claiming to have met him in living memory.
* [[Squashed Flat]]: His "Oops!" unite attack with Viki sees her teleport him (accidently) upside down a few feet above the enemy
* [[Translator Buddy]]: He acts as this for Byakuren, impressing on her the heroic nature of the Prince's cause, which helps to convince her to join.
* [[Turtle Power]]: He has more HP, strength, luck
=== Fuwalafuwalu ===
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* [[Anatomy Arsenal]]: The beavers use their buck-teeth to gnaw through the hulls of enemy ships in battle.
* [[Blinding Bangs]]
* [[Civilized Animal]]:
** [[Funny Animal]]
** [[Intelligent Gerbil]]
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* [[Made a Slave]]: Following the Lordlake up-rising, he and his fellow beavers were enslaved by the Godwins and forced to build Hatred Fortress.
* [[Older and Wiser]]: He is the leader of the beavers, ruling from Beaver Lodge.
* [[The Unpronounceable]]: At first glance.... Fuwa... WTF??
=== Maroon ===
* [[Anatomy Arsenal]]: As above.
* [[Civilized Animal]]:
** [[Funny Animal]]
** [[Intelligent Gerbil]]
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* [[Anatomy Arsenal]]: As above.
* [[Cheerful Child]]
* [[Civilized Animal]]:
** [[Funny Animal]]
** [[Intelligent Gerbil]]
* [[Drop the Hammer]]: She wields a mallet and ball
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Averted in her case
* [[Genki Girl]]
* [[Meganekko]]: Wear round glasses.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: She finishes all sentences with a musical "nuoh" sound, which according to her "doesn't really mean anything".....
=== Miroon ===
* [[Anatomy Arsenal]]: As above.
* [[Bathtub Bonding]]: Certain combinations of characters and antiques placed within the baths will activate a variety of mini scenes.
* [[Blinding Bangs]]: Miroon's eyes are covered by her bangs.
* [[Civilized Animal]]:
** [[Funny Animal]]
** [[Intelligent Gerbil]]
* [[Furo Scene]]: Her speciality
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: She wields her bath-house brush in combat.....!
* [[Informed Attractiveness]]: She's considered a peerless beauty by other beavers.
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=== Moroon ===
* [[Anatomy Arsenal]]: As above.
* [[Awesome Anachronistic Apparel]]: In ''Suikoden'''s medieval setting, he's incongruously dressed in a 1950's style biker jacket, sunglasses and carries an ''electric'' guitar.
* [[Battle Theme Music]]: Including him in the active party changes the battle theme to a [[Crowning Music of Awesome|guitar-driven, speed-metal remix]].
* [[Big Brother Worship|Big Sister Worship]]: For whatever reason, the ''only'' person he will actually not act out to is his seemingly mild-mannered older sister Meroon. She's the only person that can convince him to join the Prince as well.
* [[Civilized Animal]]:
** [[Funny Animal]]
** [[Intelligent Gerbil]]
* [[Cool Shades]]
* [[Fantastic Racism]]:
** [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: Like Urda, he absolutely ''despises'' humans and is not shy to show it, blaming them ''all'' for..... well, anything.
* [[Ineffectual Loner]]: He's encountered in isolation at the deserted Braska Mine, where there are few, if any, humans around.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: His guitar
* [[Jerkass]]
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* [[Anatomy Arsenal]]: As above.
* [[The Atoner]]: He was the one who designed Hatred Fortress, and feels terrible guilt towards the people of Lordlake. He joins the Prince to help him destroy it and clear his conscience.
* [[Civilized Animal]]:
** [[Funny Animal]]
** [[Intelligent Gerbil]]
* [[Drop the Hammer]]: He wields a large croquet mallet in battle.
* [[The Engineer]]
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Averted in his case too
* [[The Smart Guy]]: Of the beavers.
* [[Smart People Wear Glasses]]
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=== Lin Fa ===
* [[The Barnum]]: She tricks people into playing cards, with money often involved, and cheats, thereby getting herself some money to pay off her debt.
* [[Betting Minigame]]: Her speciality. The Prince can play her at the card game "Blind Man's Bluff" for potch.
* [[Bi the Way]]: Is not above seducing women, especially to worm her way out of a debt.
* [[Chinese Girl]]: Dresses like one.
* [[Brotherhood of Funny Hats]]: Once recruited, she forms a (slightly ridiculous) secret society with Nifsara, called the ''Secret Alliance for the Protection of Pretty Hunks In Real Endangerment (SAPPHIRE)''.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: The player must best her at cards in order for her to join.
* [[Dragon Lady]]: In training.
* [[Femme Fatale]]: She is very manipulative.
* [[The Gambler]]: Plays the Blindman's Bluff, a [[Betting Minigame]].
* [[I Have Boobs - You Must Obey!]]: She's hot and knows it, often employing her seductress skills to [[Flaw Exploitation|get out of trouble]] when the cards don't go her way.
* [[Lovable Rogue]]
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: She's all sulky smiles, and has a sexy, sultry attitude.
* [[Qipao]]: She wears a sexy, clingy Chinese dress in purple that incorporates a dragon motif.
=== Taylor ===
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* [[Mini-Dress of Power]]
* [[Simple Staff]]: She wields the Lovely Baton in combat.
* [[Street Performer]]: She travels with her leopard companion
* [[Waif Fu]]
=== Ernst ===
* [[Animorphism]]:
** [[Involuntary Transformation]]: He was cursed by the Beast Rune and transformed in a lycanthrope.
* [[Bishounen]]: In his human form.
* [[Chick Magnet]]: Lin Fa and Nifsara showed an interest in him, wondering if he was cute enough in normal form to be a target for their group
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
* [[Find the Cure]]: He and Norma are desperate to track down a wizard powerful enough to cure him. Levi offers his assistance as he is keen to take the rune for himself,
* [[Loyal Animal Companion]]: To Norma, in his leopard form.
* [[Morphic Resonance]]: In his human form, he retains leopard spots across his shoulders and torso.
* [[Non-Human Sidekick]]: To Norma. Subverted, as he is a human.
* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]]: He's a were-''leopard''.
* [[Panthera Awesome]]
* [[Street Performer]]: In his leopard form, he earns potch by showing off how intelligent an animal he is by appearing to solve arithmetic problems.
** [[Hustler]]: However, this is merely a ruse
=== Takamu ===
* [[Curious as a Monkey]]: He dreams of mapping Falena's entire underground water vein.
* [[Fantasy World Map]]: His speciality
* [[Miscarriage of Justice]]: He was imprisoned at Agate by the Godwins on the grounds that maps that maps are war secrets.
* [[Scarily Competent Tracker]]
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* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]: He spends most of his time in Rainwall's tavern getting plastered.
* [[Just Following Orders]]
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: His main purpose is to reveal the details of the Lordlake uprising
* [[Odd Friendship]]: He forms an unlikely bond with Bastan once recruited, over their shared bad experiences with the Barows.
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* [[Ice Queen]]: She's frosty and serious, and show's a special contempt for Nikea who she feels beneath her and Gavaya, who was so persistent in his marriage proposals that she actually drew her sword to him.
* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: She wields a katana named Ishima.
* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: She has an intense (fairly one-sided) rivalry with Belcoot, as he is the only swordsman to ever best her in combat.
* [[The Rival]]: To Belcoot.
* [[Samurai]]: Her look, albeit a female variation.
* [[To Be a Master]]: Improving her fighting skills is her life's goal.
* [[Triang Relations]]: Marina is highly suspicious of her seemingly professional interest in Belcoot, thinking it may well be more than that..... she may well have a point.
=== Raven
* [[Cunning Like a Fox]]
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: He then joins the Loyalist forces, suitably impressed the Prince managed to catch him.
* [[Evil Albino]]: He has white hair/eyebrows, and eyes of a pink-ish colour.
* [[Impossible Thief]]: He's an expert thief.
* [[Invisibility Cloak]]: He is aided mostly by his Raven Rune, which makes him completely invisible in low-light conditions.
* [[Memento MacGuffin]]: His signature thefts are the family trees of the Falenan nobles, including Solis Raulbel of Sable.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: His weapons upgrade as Rook, Carrion Crow, Nevermore. The latter being a [[Shout-Out]] to Edgar Allen Poe's famous poem (Quoth the raven, "Nevermore").
* [[Ninja]]: His look.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: His real name is unknown.
* [[The Rival]]: As expected, [[Great Detective]] Oboro is hot on his heels, refering to him (derisively) as "Crow".
* [[Villain Ball]]: He's is finally caught after Egbert's ancient and valuable Aethelbald family tree is used as bait, and he becomes trapped in the HQ store-room.
* [[Wolverine Claws]]: He wields a clawed glove in combat.
=== Alhazred ===
* [[Anime Hair]]: He sports zig-zagging, lightning bolt shaped beard, eyebrow and head hair.
* [[Encyclopedia Exposita]]: His speciality
* [[Fetch Quest]]: He requests the Prince's help in questing for the Book of Condemnation, an incredibly dangerous book he wants to keep secure... it even ''attacks'' he and the Prince when it is finally found.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: His recruitment process is a veritable [[Sidequest]] in itself, and again, like with many other ''Suikoden V'' characters, it requires a great deal of foresight (and luck) to complete the long chain of triggered events without a guidebook.
* [[The Illegible]]: His writing script is so ornate that it is impossible to decipher.
* [[Secretly Wealthy]]: He comes across as a book peddler, but he's actually incredibly rich.
* [[Shout-Out]]: His name (and storyline) is one big shoutout to Abdul Alhazred, a fictional character in H. P. Lovecraft's [[Did You Just Index Cthulhu|Cthulhu mythos]]. In the books, Alhazred was the author of the Necronomicon, an evil book whose possessors fell victim to an unpleasant end, including Alhazred himself.
* [[Smart Guy]]
* [[Stout Strength]]: He's not bad in combat, despite his rotund build.
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=== Haleth ===
* [[Betting Minigame]]: His speciality
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: A former administrator at Hershville, he is known for looking the other way regarding smuggling, as long as he can take a cut.
* [[The Gambler]]
* [[The Nondescript]]: Arguably. In a series that (on the whole) has excellent character design, he's pretty bland and unmemorable, which actually makes sense, given that he ''has'' to be as bland as possible to be able to do his smuggling business well.
* [[Wild Card]]: He actually made several bets with other administrators, placing his money on a victory for the Prince's forces, and so joins to keep an eye on proceedings.
=== Leknaat the Seer ===
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: She and her sister have entirely disparate names
* [[Amulet of Concentrated Awesome]]: She is the keeper of the Gate Rune, a True Rune that has the power to open portals to other worlds and dimensions. It was split in two following an attack on her village of the Gate Rune Clan by Harmonia. She kept the back half, her sister Windy kept the front half.
* [[Blind Seer]]: Her role is to provide astrological projections.
* [[Cool Teacher]]: To her young apprentice
* [[Eyes Always Shut]]
* [[Hermit Guru]]: She lives in splendid isolation on the Magician's Isle, away from the prying eyes of her sister.
* [[Inexplicably Identical Individuals]]: Like Jeane and Viki, she is a constant presence is the ''Suikoden'' world and turns up in every single game.
* [[Mysterious Past]]: She is aquainted with Zerase, acknowledging her when she first appears before the Prince.
* [[Power Floats]]: Seen only in ''Suikoden V'', where she levitates each time she appears.
* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: The locks of her hair are long enough to fall halfway down her torso, while the back extends all the way to the floor.
** [[Shiny Midnight Black]]
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: The power of the Gate Rune has granted her unnatural long-life.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Zerase acknowledges that she has been "given her an order" when Leknaat asks her to aid the Prince, implying that she is possibly the leader of their [[The Omniscient Council of Vagueness|mysterious group]], which includes: Jeane, Zerase, Eresh and Simeon in the series thus far.
* [[Spirit Advisor]]: In each game, she'll appear at key moments in the protagonist's journey to offer insight about the Rune they've been chosen to bear and how it will shape their destiny.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]
* [[The Watcher]]: She acts as an inspirational guide to all the heroes.
* [[Woman in White]]: As her appearance and mannerism suggests, she's a walking enigma. Little is known about her - from her true age, to the extent of her abilities - despite her prominence throughout the series.
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