Suikoden V: Difference between revisions

The main character is [[Hello, Insert Name Here|the prince]] of Falena's royal house of Falenas; a figurehead who mostly gets sent on unimportant ceremonial missions for the Queendom (since he's not in line to the throne). That is, until a coup d'état forces him out of Falena and into hiding. With his little sister forced to act as the head of a puppet government, it's up to our scrappy royal-in-exile to step out of the shadow of those who would manipulate him for their own ends and gather an army to take back his homeland and restore order to the Queendom.

 

 

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*** Bingo. It also sends a clear message that the system, which caused the problem in the first place, is changing.

* [[Brotherhood of Funny Hats]]: Sisterhood, in this case. Nifsara and Linfa form a secret society dedicated to protecting pretty boys: the Secret Alliance for the Protection of Pretty Hunks in Real Endangerment ([[Fun With Acronyms|SAPPHIRE]]). Their motto is: "To observe! To protect! To observe some more!"

* [[Can't Hold His Liquor]]: Belcoot, of all people. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Sialeeds and Georg that they wonder if the guy is REALLY from Kanakan, a place well known for its liquor. {{spoiler|He's not. He's actually a native Falenan, who escaped slavery and then was trained to become a master swordsman in Kanakan.}}

* [[Catch Phrase]]: Mathias usually finishes sentences about your enemies by describing how he will exact final retribution to said enemy and cast their loathsome corpse into nearby swamps, bogs, rivers, or other bodies of water. It's almost a [[Running Gag]].

* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: Poor Gavaya.

* [[Hope Spot]]: The entirety of the Sacred Games is full of these. {{spoiler|Hey, the Godwins rescue you from certain death by shipwreck! They might not be plotting against the Queen after all! Well, actually, yes they are, as shown by a cutscene. But wait, they still have to win the Sacred Games to put their plan into action, and the Barrows family gladiator is a much better fighter than theirs! Nope, the Godwins frame said gladiator as being an Armes spy and get him disqualified. But wait, a [[Dark Horse]] foreigner comes out of nowhere and gets to the semifinals! He's also a better fighter than the Godwin's, to boot. Too bad the Godwins enact a plot to drug him so their gladiator wins the tournament.}}

{{quote| '''Boz Wilde:''' Sometimes justice is just a pretty word, other times it's three feet of steel to the face.}}

* [[Hot Shounen Mom]]: Arshtat, oh yeah, Arshtat.

* [[Multiple Endings]]: Aside from the [[108|108 Stars]] endings (and yes, there's a few variations on that!), and the not-so-good endings where the player didn't [[Guide Dang It|track everyone down]], there are several premature endings the player can stumble across.

* [[Murder, Inc.]]: Nether Gate. {{spoiler|Comes complete with ''[[Four Is Death|four]]'' defectors who can join your party.}}

* [[Mysterious Waif]]: Eresh

* [[Mythology Gag]]: The alternate outfits worn by the Prince, Lyon and Kyle during certain sections of the plot are meant to invoke the outfits worn by McDohl, Cleo and Viktor in [[Suikoden I|the original game]]. You also get to go to an [[Suikoden IV|Island Nations]] city and fight a battle there with a remix of [[Suikoden IV]]'s battle soundtrack. Not to mention the recurring characters.

** There's also Roog and Miakis, though that may be one-sided.

* [[Shoot the Dog]]: {{spoiler|Georg to Arshtat. There's a good reason for it.}}

* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: The prince and Princess Lymsleia; Euram and Luserina Barrows; Faylon and Faylen.

* [[Small Girl, Big Gun|Small Girl Big Weapon]]: Faylen and her boomerang; Lu and her crossbow...