Clive

クライブ Kuraibu

Artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

Physical Information

Race

Human

Gender

Male

Birth Date

SY 434

Age

24 (S1)
27 (S2)

Biographical Information

Star

Tensyo Star²

From

Holy Kingdom of Harmonia

Meta Information

Appearances

Clive (クライブ, Kuraibu) is a supporting character in Suikoden and Suikoden II who also appears in Genso Suikogaiden Vol.1. Clive is a Howling Voice Guild agent who pursued Elza throughout several lands.

Clive a top-class gunner of the Howling Voice Guild. He is in pursuit of Elza, who escaped the organization's grip and killed Kelley, whom he loved like a brother. The gun he carries, Storm, is a special gun and is a sign that he is to head the guild.

Profile

Appearance

Clive was a stern looking man with blond hair and black eyebrows. Elza once noted that his hair and complexion had tanned during his journey,

He wore a large black, hooded cloak which usually concealed most of his body, and his gun, Storm. In Suikoden II, he wore a green short-sleeved shirt and khaki pants beneath his cloak, as well as green boots and a single black, finger-less glove on his left hand. He almost always wore his hood up.

Kawano Junko intended her design of Clive to look wild but felt that with his concealing cloak it was perhaps difficult to tell.

The "Clive Quest" of Suikoden II was originally planned to be included in Suikoden. However, Murayama Yoshitaka would delay the implementation of the plotline due to the Howling Voice Guild's scale and importance as a guild of gun wielders in a world mostly without firearms.

Personality

Clive's means of support were Kelley, Elza, and his life in the Howling Voice Guild. To be denied that life by what had happened between Kelley and Elza filled Clive with a rage that fueled his obsession with tracking down and punishing Elza.

Ruthless, he had little hesitation in threatening or shooting anyone who would obstruct his pursuit. Elza described him as always honest and someone who neither desired nor shunned power and responsibility.

He knew Nash Latkje from his time in the Howling Voice Guide and disliked him, even though his death sentence for leaving the guild was postponed indefinitely.

He did not open up to anyone else. During his time in the Toran Liberation Army, he distanced himself from his colleagues and had little interest in their goal. Even though he had some gratitude towards the hero's help during the Dunan Unification War, he still kept his thoughts to himself for the most part. When Elza fell, however, Clive unleashed his grief and sadness at everything that had happened.

History

My journey won't end until I catch her.

— Clive

Clive is a knight-class gunner of the Howling Voice Guild, skilled in the secret techniques of gunpowder. Picked up by the organization at a young age, Clive underwent rigorous training and was raised to be a loyal combatant and officer of the guild.

Highly reticent, he traveled to the Scarlet Moon Empire in pursuit of a mysterious woman, who had killed the leader of the Howling Voice Guild, Kelley, their best friend and comrade, before fleeing. Encountering the Toran Liberation Army in a chance encounter at the inn in Rikon, Clive would agree to join in hopes of getting clues that would lead him to her.

This search proved mostly fruitless, however; the only clue he found was a grave in Rockland, allegedly of a woman who died on a street. He was not fooled by this attempt to dissuade him in his hunt, however, and instead renewed his vow to find her.

His ability to provide accurate, devastating attacks from a distance in battle greatly served the Liberation Army. Some records point to Clive playing a key in the Battle at Floating Fortress Shasarazade, with this skill allowing the Liberation Army to target the empire's naval officers, throwing Sonya Shulen's ships into disarray.

Ever on the hunt, by the time the Gate Rune War was over, Clive had left the Liberation Army and simply resumed his quest.

Later, he participated in the Dunan Unification War, continuing to gain information about Elza. He caught up to her in Muse City but the fugitive managed to escape, using the hero as a shield to cover her fire. He would also encounter Nash Latkje, whom he disliked, in the city, warning him to watch his back.

From there, Clive would pursue Elza to South Window City only for him to lose her trail. He knew she had gone to Lakewest, but without a ship had no means to pursue her. He would once again meet the hero and, upon learning that he had access to a vessel, agreed to aid the New Alliance Army in return for travel.

In Lakewest, he would receive a taunting note from Elza, while in the Forest Village, he would mistakenly confront a woman Elza had paid to disguise herself as his target. He was also one step behind in Rockaxe but learned her next location; Radat.

As the war continued, Clive showed off the power of his gun, Storm, whose embedded soul and technological advantage allowed him to overwhelm the enemy. In Radat, he finally managed to confront Elza and the two engaged in a duel.

However, at Elza's command, Storm refused to fire, and Clive was wounded in turn, shot through the shoulder and leg. He would survive thanks both to Elza's deliberate avoiding of vital organs and the intervention of Dr. Huan, sore and shocked.

Confronting Elza at Jowston Hill, Clive was unable to get her to reveal why she had spared his life. She set the stage for their final confrontation, Sajah Village, a small village on the northwestern frontier of the Highland Kingdom, before leaving. Clive's gun once more refused to fire as she walked away.

At the end of the war, Clive would meet Elza for their final confrontation in Sajah Village. The two Guild members had a graceful duel. Both would fire their shots, but only Elza fell, as she had planned all along.

On the verge of death, Elza told Clive the truth about the death of Kelley four years prior and the manipulative forces behind it all; how Kelley and Elza had been forced into a duel, how Kelley had allowed himself to be killed, and how Clive was chosen to cover it all up.

After a respectful burial for the woman he hunted, Clive returned to the Guild and took the position of Guildmaster. Whether Clive accepted the necessity of the deaths of his friends, or if he intended to reform or challenge the guild as its leader is known only to himself.

Game info

Suikoden

Recruitment

Recruitment Data
How to recruit
Clive has a 1 in 2 chance of appearing on the ground floor of the Rikon inn (1 in 8 in the original or PSP remaster). Talk to him to recruit him.
Castle LV	Type	Level	Weapon LV
LV 4	Male	47	13

Battle Bonds

Good Will
Action	Character(s)
Protects	Protects no one
Protected by	Protected by no one

Equipment

Equipment Classes
Slot	Class
Helmet	Cap
Armor	Light armor
Shield	Cannot equip
Other	Male

Rune
Slot	Rune
Runes	None

Starting Equipment
Slot	Piece
Helmet	None
Armor	Magic Robe
Shield	Cannot equip
Other	Cape None
Items	None

Stats

Stat Growth
LV	Grade	LV 1	LV 20	LV 60	LV 90
HP	D	24	170	600	770
STR	C	13	75	163	190
DEX	A	14	97	202	240
PROT	F	12	51	108	130
MAG	G	11	43	88	110
SPD	C	13	75	163	190
LCK	H	12	60	80	185

War Battles

Unit Details
Class	Info
Unit	The Experts
Unit Type	Bow
Defeat	Can die

War Stats
Stat	Value
Leader ATK	9
Sub ATK	4
Soldiers	30

Weapon

Weapon Levels
LV	Name	ATK
1	Wind	6
2		8
3		11
4	Storm	20
5		25
6		31
7		35
8		39
9		45
10	Tornado	69
11		78
12		89
13		99
14		113
15		128
16		150

Weapon Details
Skill	Description
Type	Dart
Range	Long
Initial LV	13
Runes	None attached

Suikoden II

Recruitment

Recruitment Data
How to recruit
During the first plot-mandated visit to Muse City following events at the Mercenary Fortress, enter the overhanging arch in the city's north-west for a scene then attempt to leave the city for another scene. After visiting Lakewest for the first time, talk to Clive in South Window City and he will join.
Castle LV	Type	Level	Weapon LV
LV 1	Male	16 note	7 note

Battle Data

Battle Unit
Category	Data
Range	Long
Type	Male
Size	Male
Anger	Even-tempered
Panic Level	2
Flying	No

Good Will
Action	Character(s)
Protects	Protects no one
Protected by	Protected by no one

Equipment

Equipment Classes
Slot	Class
Helmet	Cap
Armor	Light armor
Shield	Cannot equip
Other	Male

Starting Equipment
Slot	Piece
Helmet	None
Armor	Guard Robe
Shield	Cannot equip
Other	Leather Cape Boots Sacrificial Jizo

Runes

Elemental Affinities
Fire	Water	Earth
D	E	D
Lightning	Wind	Holy
D	D	D
Darkness	Gate	Overall
D	E	G

Rune Slots
Slot	Rune
Head	Never unlocks
Right hand	Level 1
Left hand	Never unlocks
Weapon	None attached

Stats

Stat Growth
LV	Grade	LV 1	LV 20	LV 60	LV 90
HP	E	20	170	290	410
STR	E	12	60	94	128
DEX	A	14	97	150	202
PROT	F	12	51	80	108
MAG	G	11	43	66	88
MDEF	E	12	60	94	128
SPD	C	13	75	119	163
LCK	G	11	43	66	88

Weapon

Weapon Levels
LV	Name	ATK
1	Wind	6
2	Wind	9
3	Sturmschuss	12
4		20
5		25
6		31
7		37
8		43
9	Zyklonschuss	48
10		70
11		83
12		95
13		108
14		119
15		130
16		140

Weapon Details
Skill	Description
Type	Dart
Range	Long
Initial LV	7 note
Runes	None attached

Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card #	Name	Type	Release
111	Clive	Free	Booster Pack Vol.1
362	Clive	Free	Premium Pack
CS2-208	Clive	Free	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2
CS2-332	Clive	Free	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3
CS2-523/R111	Clive	Free	Remake Booster
Non-character cards depicting this character
CS2-362	Hunter and the Hunted	Mission	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3