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A useful strategy applied by Gensou creators: with 108 established characters in each game; there must be at least one you can find to suit your taste.^_^Here's a brief rundown on some of the main characters.
List of characters on this page currently- Hero Genkaku, Gremio, Cleo, Pahn, Hero Genkaku, Nanami Genkaku, Jowy Atriedes.
In Gensui 1:
Click for larger picMcdohl Or we call him 'Hero' Mcdohl in Gensui (short for Gensou Suikoden) Why the name Hero?
It's because you get to name him, so usually, he's referred to as 'Hero' or 'Shujinko', which means 'main character' in Japanese. In other words, he's quite nameless except for his surname. He is the main character of Gensui 1, and also appears in Gensui 2 as one of the 108 characters (only if you've finished Gensui 1 and saved the data in your Gensui 2 game, which I can't get it to work!! My memory card must be faulty!)Note: He's got a purple scarf tied into his head scarf! How does he sew that in? Or is it just stuffed in?
In Gensui 1:
Mcdohl is the son of the general Teo Mcdohl, and is sent to the palace to work one day. During his errands, he meets Leknaat the Seer, one of the keepers of the Gate Rune, who forsees a little of his destiny.
There, a mysterious connection between Leknaat and Mcdohl is established...Mcdohl is closest to Gremio.
Rune: Soul Eater
Gremio In Gensui 1, Gremio says that he is indebt to the Mcdohl family as Teo Mcdohl saved his life. In return, he helps to take care of the young Hero Mcdohl. His loyalty only belongs to Hero Mcdohl, as he and Mcdohl leaves the castle together and disappears....
Gremio's character is possibly one of the most likeable ones in this series.
The cross scar and long hair reminds people of a particular red-headed rurouni, doesn't it? Due to being a housekeeper for the Mcdohls, Gremio is totally
domestic, skilled in cooking, especially stews. He feels that Hero is like his little brother, or even his own son. Thus, Gremio is probably the closest character to Mcdohl. Oh, he fights great with an axe.I think he makes a wonderful nanny for kids, and he calls Mcdohl 'Young Master' :P
Spoilers below: (highlight to see)
Gremio won't be with you for half of the story. During the rescue of Dr Liukan at the prison, he dies saving the gang from man-eating spores.(ugh) To ressurect him, you must get the the other 107 characters to stay alive. Before the final battle, Leknaat will appear and resurrect Gremio. This way, if you load your Gensui 1 game into Gensui 2, you'll be able to get both Mcdohl and Gremio. When Gremio was resurrected, he was talking about unfinished laundry and a stew recipe he hasn't tried out yet. It really makes me wonder what goes on in his mind before he died...
Cleo Cleo also lives with the Mcdohls. She works for them, together with Pahn, as bodyguards for the young Hero Mcdohl. She is the only girl among the Mcdohl gang, but she sure packs a punch. She is utterly loyal to Hero Mcdohl as well, like Gremio and Pahn.
She believes that she has to fight to protect the ones she love, even if she is a girl.
(that' the scene where she interacts with Hix at the Warriors village)Rune: Fire Rune, given by Leknaat.
Pahn The big guy of the group, I guess. He, together with Cleo, protects the Mcdohl family. At first, his loyalty strongly lies with Teo Mcdohl, but after a while, he decides that what he really wants to do is to be loyal to Hero Mcdohl, no matter how much trouble they will get into by opposing Teo.
He will be an important character as he'll fight Teo one-on-one at one point - make sure you don't lose him in the fight if you want your 107 characters to be intact!He like to eat. That's an obvious fact. There's a particular liking for Gremio's cooking by the Mcdohl gang(Mcdohl, Gremio, Cleo and Pahn)...
Rune: Boar Rune
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Genkaku is the main character of Gensui 2,
Oh, by the way, both Mcdohl and Genkaku does not say anything by themselves in the game. There's always an option or choices of replies your main character can say; in other words, the gamer has quite some control over the personality of Genkaku and Mcdohl. I like Genkaku's weapons (what are they called?); it goes well with Nanami's weapons. ^-^ Genkaku looks more 'naive' than Mcdohl...or should I say more 'blur'? Nevermind. He's got his headband that looks like it's from the Monkey King Sun Wukong from Saiyuuki (Xi1 You2 Ji4).... Genkaku is very close to Nanami Genkaku and Jowy Atriedes. Rune: Bright Shield Rune |
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Nanami Genkaku
Hero Genkaku's older sister. She and Hero was adopted by Genkaku,
thus their surname. She is not Hero's real sister as they're not
of the same blood. Nanami is very protective of her little brother
and will do anything to protect him.
She grew up with Hero and Jowy, the three of them taught how to fight by Genkaku. Often bullying the younger two boys, she get scolded as well, of course. She grows up to be very caring in her own way, but she has a desire - to get away from war, to just find a place where there is no war, where Hero and her and Jowy can live without all the fighting. Spoiler: (highlight to see)
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Jowy (or Joey, Joy, however you spell it) comes from a rich family. He grew up with Nanami and Hero Genkaku in Kyaro and are very close to both of them. He considers Hero and himself to be best friends. He is also quite protective over Hero Genkaku. It is easy to see how close he is to Hero and Nanami as he regards them
as family.
Rune: Black Sword Rune Spoilers: (highlight to see)
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