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{{Character
|name = Tetsu
|jpname= テツ
|roname = Tetsu
|star = Chiyu Star¹
|img=Tetsu
|caption=Ishikawa Fumi
|gender = Male
|race = Human
|dob = 419
|age = 42 {{S2}}
|from = [[Lakewest]], [[Dunan Republic]]
|family = [[Goro]] (Son)
|S2 = yes
}}
'''Tetsu''' (テツ, ''Tetsu'') is a character in [[Suikoden II]]. He is a devoted bathmaker and the father of [[Goro]].

==History==
{{Quote| Young people these days don't know how to take care of themselves. Only taking a bath once a day.... | Tetsu}}

Tetsu is a [[bath]] maker from [[Lakewest]]. Tetsu is extremely passionate about baths and bathing, coming up with new designs for new and different types of baths. He cared for baths more than eating and was very much an old-school craftsman with a stubborn streak. In 457, he had a son, [[Goro]], who would also grow up to become a bath maker and saw his father as his greatest rival.

Tetsu considered himself an out of work bath maker when he met [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the leader]] of the [[New State Army]], but he was so impressed with his [[toasty]] looks that he offered to make custom baths for the [[New State Army Headquarters]]. The sight of people toasty from a warm bath would brighten even his most dour moods.

He encouraged people to decorate their baths, saying the best bath was that which felt like home. His greatest joy was to build such baths and to see people comfortably soaking in them.

Following the [[Dunan Unification War]], Tetsu returned to Lakewest, where he began work on the largest bathhouse in the [[Dunan Republic]]. Years later, his son challenged him to a Bath Match which Tetsu won. This would inspire Goro to build a new bath made of new materials.

==Gameplay==
{{GS02 CG
|recruit= Speak with Tetsu in his home in [[Lakewest]] while a party member has the [[Toasty]] status effect (most easily gained from [[Fried Tacos]] from [[Kobold Village (Suikoden II)|Kobold Village]]).
|name= Tetsu
}}

==Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG==
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{{CS list|084|[[Tetsu (CS card 084)|Tetsu]]|{{Craftman}}|[[Booster Pack Vol.1]]}}
{{CS list|336|[[Tetsu (CS card 336)|Tetsu]]|{{Craftman}}|[[Premium Pack]]}}
{{CS list|CS2-242|[[Tetsu (CS card CS2-242)|Tetsu]]|{{Craftman}}|[[CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2]]}}
{{CS list|CS2-491/R084|[[Tetsu (CS card CS2-491)|Tetsu]]|{{Craftman}}|[[Remake Booster]]}}
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
File:Tetsu.png|[[Suikoden II]] artwork by [[Ishikawa Fumi]]
File:Tetsu (Card Stories CS2-242).png|[[Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG]] artwork by [[Enami Katsumi]]
</gallery>

===In-Game===
<gallery>
File:Tetsu (S2 PS1 portrait).png|[[Suikoden II]] Sony PlayStation portrait
File:Tetsu (S2 WIN portrait).png|[[Suikoden II]] Windows 95 portrait
File:Tetsu (S2 HDR portrait).png|[[Suikoden I&II HD Remaster]] [[Suikoden II]] portrait
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* Tetsu has five different bath designs you can choose: Drum, Cypress, Marble, Jungle, and Open Air.

==References==
# [[Genso Suikoden II 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-88317-769-6), page 150
# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 182
# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 181

{{GS02}} {{Short description|Bath maker who loves seeing people 'toasty'}} [[de:Tetsu]]