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'''Krin''' (クリン, ''Kurin'') is a supporting character in [[Suikoden]]. Krin is a thief who attempts to use situations for his own profit.
}}'''Krin''' (クリン, ''Kurin'') is a supporting character in [[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]]. Krin is a rather selfish thief who attempts to use situations for his own profit.
 
==History==
{{quote| Hee hee, catch me if you can. | Krin}}
 
Krin was a petty thief who cannot really be considered anything of a real threat. While skilled at escaping and disappearing, he lacked any real cunning as a thief and was usually dreaming of bigger heists, making him prone to blunders in the present. He was seen operating in [[Lenankamp]], breaking into one house and stealing the savings of another person from their room at the [[Keyaki Inn]].


==Biography==
[[File:Krin offers the group some tea.png|thumb|left|220px|Oh heck yeah, I love tea!]]
===Suikoden===
During the [[Gate Rune War]], he attempted to steal the sword [[Kirinji]] from [[Lepant's mansion]] in [[Kouan]], both directly and by trying to manipulate [[Hero (Suikoden)|McDohl]], only to fail both times. Still, he did not discard his dreams of wealth, instead deciding to join the [[Toran Liberation Army]]. He did not really understand the conflict between the Liberation Army and the [[Imperial Army]], only joining having smelled the possibility of a profit from following the group.
{{quote| Hee hee, catch me if you can. | Krin }}


Krin is a petty thief who attempts to manipulate situations for his own profit. Krin encountered [[Tir McDohl]] in [[Kouan]], where Krin told Tir McDohl and his party that they would never get in to see [[Lepant]], and that he had a much better plan if they wanted to meet Lepant<ref>"You went to Lepant's mansion? Hee hee! You guys would never get in, even if you spent years in front of his house. I have a much better plan. Care to hear me out? You'll get to meet Lepant." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. After Tir McDohl accepted to hear out Krin's plan, Krin told Tir and his party about Lepant's greatest treasures, his wife [[Eileen]] and his sword [[Kirinji]]<ref>"Lepant treasures two things above all else. One is his wife Eileen. The other is the great sword Kirinji." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>; should Tir and his party steal Kirinji, Krin was sure Lepant would quickly be hot on their heels<ref>"So if you steal Kirinji, Lepant will most certainly come after you. Then, after you face him, you can talk to him, or blackmail him, or whatever you like. Understand?" - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. When [[Viktor]] asked how they would go about stealing Kirinji, Krin told Tir McDohl and his party to simply leave that to him and come around to Lepant's house later<ref>"Hee hee. Just leave that to me. Wait here a while, then come on over to Lepant's house. I'll see you later, hee hee." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.  
He would prove useful during the war in espionage actions, helping to sneak the Liberation Army into [[Moravia]] to rescue [[Viktor]] and [[Warren]]. Even then, his cowardice was clear as he maintained he would abandon the party at the first sign of trouble, much to [[Kasumi]]'s ire. The two had a volatile relationship, with Krin mocking Kasumi for her crush on the hero.


When the [[Toran Liberation Army]] members met with Krin later that evening, Krin tied a rope around a tree outside of Lepant's estate for Tir and his party to climb through. Krin did not accompany Tir McDohl and his party, claiming his part was done<ref>"My job is done. Now it's your turn. I'll be waiting here." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. When Tir McDohl and his party retrieved Kirinji, Krin praised them, claiming that they had done very well, as Krin himself had once tried to burgle Lepant but had been unable to overcome Lepant's defences<ref>"You did very well. I snuck in there once myself, but some kind of weird doll appeared, and I ran off without taking anything." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Krin then offered them some tea<ref>"You must be tired. How about some tea?" - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, but Tir McDohl and his party, having recently been swindled by a similar trick perpetrated by [[Ledon]], asked Krin to drink it first<ref>"You go ahead and drink it first." - Viktor ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Krin attempted to refuse, claiming he had not worked and therefore had not gotten tired<ref>"Oh, no, you go ahead. I didn't work, and I'm not tired, hee hee." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]]</ref>, but Tir McDohl and his party were not fooled, and quickly tied Krin to a bed, Viktor calling Krin a scoundrel<ref>"What a scoundrel." - Viktor ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.  
Despite seeming like something of a dolt, Krin was in fact quite shrewd. At the end of the war, Krin managed to loot [[Gregminster Palace]] before disappearing with his ill-gotten gains.


Lepant quickly found Tir McDohl and his party, having been notified by Krin where Tir would be so that Lepant could capture them in their sleep<ref>"Heh heh. I told him where you were. So you'd get captured in your sleep." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. When Tir, Lepant, and the others returned to [[Toran Castle]], Krin came along with them, joining the Toran Liberation Army.
==Game info==
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Krin served the Toran Liberation Army throughout the war, performing some reconnaissance with [[Kasumi]]. The two caught [[Taggart]] wandering around Toran Castle<ref>"Kasumi and Krin captured him hanging around the castle." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Krin was sure that Taggart was a spy, and that was the reason that he would not say a word<ref>"I'm saying that I have a hunch. He's a spy for sure. That's why he won't talk." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Kasumi was more doubtful of Krin's hunch, claiming that it had not been the first time his instincts had been wrong<ref>"What are you talking about? Don't you trust my instincts?" - Krin<br>"Your instincts? Don't make me laugh. Thanks to your instincts, we almost got captured by the Imperials, remember?" - Kasumi ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> and that Taggart's silence was not necessarily proof that he was a spy. Krin teased Kasumi for how ladylike she attempted to be in front of Tir McDohl, claiming that for her it was a lost cause<ref>"Hee hee, how ladylike you try to be in front of Tir. But for you it's a lost cause." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Later in the [[Gate Rune War]], Krin and Kasumi were sent on a reconnaissance mission into [[Scarlet Moon Empire]] territory, where they were able to determine there was an intelligence leak in the Toran Liberation Army, though they were unable to determine where the leak was<ref>"While you were away, I sent Kasumi and Krin on a reconnaissance mission into Imperial territory. According to their report, it appears that there is an intelligence leak somewhere in our army." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
File:Krin (S1 character art).png|[[Suikoden]] artwork by [[Kawano Junko]]
</gallery>


Following the [[Battle at the Northern Checkpoint]], Krin was chosen as one of Tir McDohl's party members for the rescue of Viktor and [[Warren]] from [[Moravia]], along with Kasumi<ref>"This mission will be carried out by yours truly, Commander Tir, Kasumi, Krin, Griffith, and three others." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Krin wondered whether their plan to enter Moravia Castle would work, saying that he would escape by himself should it fail<ref>"Is this really going to work? If it doesn't, I'll escape by myself, hee hee." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Kasumi asked whether Krin would really leave Tir behind<ref>"What a thing to say, Krin. You'd leave Master Tir behind?" - Kasumi ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, but Krin merely laughed and replied he did not know<ref>"Hee hee, I duno." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Krin aided the party during their infiltration of Moravia by tying a rope between spires<ref>"Hee hee, I'll take care of it." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. When they encountered Viktor and Warren's cells, Krin taunted them, wondering if they should stay there longer to cool off<ref>"Hee hee, why don't you stay a little longer and cool off?" - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> and telling them to catch Krin should they be able to<ref>"Hee hee, catch me if you can." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. However, Krin's taunting was ruined when Kasumi opened the cells, and Krin claimed he had only been joking<ref>"Whoaaa! I-I was just k-kidding." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Prior to the [[Battle at Floating Fortress Shasarazade]], Krin dreamt of stealing a great deal of treasure, so much that Krin could not carry it all<ref>"Mmmmmmm......snore.... Wow...treasure... Too much to carry... Hee hee hee hee hee..." - Krin ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
===In-Game===
<gallery>
File:Krin (S1 PS1 portrait).png|[[Suikoden]] Sony PlayStation portrait
File:Krin (S1 SAT portrait).png|[[Suikoden]] Sega Saturn portrait
</gallery>


Following the end of the Gate Rune War, Krin stole [[Gregminster Palace]]'s treasures, then quickly vanished<ref>"Steals Gregminster Palace's treasure and vanishes." - Krin's Ending Text ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
==Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG==
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{{CS list|226|[[Krin (CS card 226)|Krin]]|{{Craftman}}|[[Booster Pack Vol.2]]}}
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{{CS list|CS2-504/R226|[[Krin (CS card CS2-504)|Krin]]|{{Craftman}}|[[Remake Booster]]}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Before his compulsory recruitment, Krin can be found in [[Lenankamp]].
* Before his compulsory recruitment, Krin can be found in [[Lenankamp]]. If you bring him back there towards the end of the game, you can find a small scene of him being confronted by one of his victims on the second floor of the inn.
 
==Other languages and releases==
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==References==
==References==
<references/>
# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), pages 85-6
 
# [[Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 53
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Latest revision as of 16:21, 23 November 2023

Krin
クリン, Kurin
108 Stars Chizoku Star

Illustration Kawano Junko
Gender Male
Race Human
Age 27 (S1)
Birth Year SY 431
Appears in

Krin (クリン, Kurin) is a supporting character in Suikoden. Krin is a thief who attempts to use situations for his own profit.

History

Hee hee, catch me if you can.

—  Krin

Krin was a petty thief who cannot really be considered anything of a real threat. While skilled at escaping and disappearing, he lacked any real cunning as a thief and was usually dreaming of bigger heists, making him prone to blunders in the present. He was seen operating in Lenankamp, breaking into one house and stealing the savings of another person from their room at the Keyaki Inn.

Oh heck yeah, I love tea!

During the Gate Rune War, he attempted to steal the sword Kirinji from Lepant's mansion in Kouan, both directly and by trying to manipulate McDohl, only to fail both times. Still, he did not discard his dreams of wealth, instead deciding to join the Toran Liberation Army. He did not really understand the conflict between the Liberation Army and the Imperial Army, only joining having smelled the possibility of a profit from following the group.

He would prove useful during the war in espionage actions, helping to sneak the Liberation Army into Moravia to rescue Viktor and Warren. Even then, his cowardice was clear as he maintained he would abandon the party at the first sign of trouble, much to Kasumi's ire. The two had a volatile relationship, with Krin mocking Kasumi for her crush on the hero.

Despite seeming like something of a dolt, Krin was in fact quite shrewd. At the end of the war, Krin managed to loot Gregminster Palace before disappearing with his ill-gotten gains.

Game info

Recruitment

Recruitment
Recruited automatically following plot events in Kouan.
Level Gender Range
7 Male L

Battle bonds

Good Will
Protects This character does not protect anyone
Protected By This character is not protected by anyone
Unite Attack
1 Opposites Attrack w/ Humphrey

Equipment

Starting Equipment
Head --
Body Tunic
Shield no
Other --
Rune No rune attached
Equipment Type
Head Cap
Body Kenpo
Shield Can't equip
Other Male

Stats

State Grades
HP STR DEX
G F C
CON SPD MGC
G A H
LCK
H
Stat Growth Rate
LV HP STR DEX CON SPD MGC LCK
1 13 12 13 11 14 12 12
20 95 51 75 43 97 60 60
60 410 108 163 88 202 80 80
90 580 130 190 110 240 185 185

War

War Stats
Name Type Soldiers Lead ATK Sub ATK
The Thieves Other 5 -- --

Weapon

Weapon
LV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
ATK 6 8 11 20 25 31 35 39 45 69 78 89 99 113 128 150
Name Needle Gold Needle Super Needle
W Type W Level Element
Dart N/A Wind


Gallery

Artwork

In-Game

Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card # Name Type Release
226 Krin Booster Pack Vol.2
CS2-504/R226 Krin Remake Booster


Trivia

  • Before his compulsory recruitment, Krin can be found in Lenankamp. If you bring him back there towards the end of the game, you can find a small scene of him being confronted by one of his victims on the second floor of the inn.

Other languages and releases

Japanese (katakana) クリン
Japanese (romaji) Kurin
Chinese simplified (HDR) 克林
Chinese traditional (HDR) 克林
Chinese pinyin Kè lín
English Krin
French Krin
German Krin
Italian Krin
Spanish Krin

References

  1. Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), pages 85-6
  2. Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 53
  3. Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, pages 45, 85
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Other playable characters Odessa Silverberg • Ted
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Locations
Scarlet Moon Empire
Arus Banner Mountains • Fortress of Kwaba • Floating Fortress of Shasarazade • Gregminster (Floating Garden • Gregminster Palace • Scarlet Moon Inn) • Lenankamp (Keyaki Inn) • Magician's Island • Mt. Seifu • Mt. Tigerwolf • Rockland • Sarady • Tolna Canal
Dana Banner Mines • Banner Mountains • Kalekka • Kirov • Rokkaku Hamlet • Secret Factory
Dragon Knight's Domain Dragon Knights' Fortress • Dragon's Den • Seek Valley
Gouran Fortress of Garan • Great Forest Village • Kaku • Kouan • Seika
Great Forest Dwarf Trail • Dwarves' Vault (Dwarf Mines) • Forest of Illusion • Kobold Village • Lukie Ende Towayo • Pannu Yakuta Castle • Village of the Dwarves • Village of the Elves
Kunan Antei • Rikon • Scarleticia Castle • Soniere Prison • Teien
Lorimar Fortress of Lorimar • Liukan's Hermitage • Neclord's Castle • Qlon Temple (Cave of the Past) • Warriors' Village
Senan Fortress of Duha • Fortress of Rakan • Moravia • Northern Checkpoint • Pirate's Fortress
Lore
Events Gate Rune War (Battle at Pannu Yakuta Castle • Battle at Fortress of Garan • First Battle at Scarleticia Castle • Second Battle at Scarleticia Castle • First Battle with Teo • Second Battle with Teo • Battle at the Northern Checkpoint • Battle at Floating Fortress Shasarazade • The Last Battle) • Kalekka Incident • New Liberation Army's Founding Day • War of Succession
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True Runes Dragon Rune • Gate Rune • Night Rune • Rune of Life and Death • Sovereign Rune • True Wind Rune
Terms Astral Predications • Binoculars • Blueprints • Bronze Axe • Clift • Dragon King Sword • Earring • Engine • Fake Orders • Final Battle • Fire Spear • Flowing Water Cane • Great Contract • Hikusaak • Karak • Kilauea Shulen • Kirinji • Lake Toran • Mathiu's Letter • Moonlight Herb • Prakk • Qlon (priest) • Rokkaku Hamlet • Sadhna Stream • Tolna Canal • Toran (region) • Village of the Hidden Rune
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