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{{Character | {{Custom thumbnail}}{{Character | ||
|name = Esmeralda | |name=Esmeralda | ||
|jpname= エスメラルダ | |jpname=エスメラルダ | ||
|roname = Esumeraruda | |roname=Esumeraruda | ||
|tab1= S1 | |tab1=S1 | ||
|tab2= CS2-323 | |tab2=CS2-323 | ||
|img=Esmeralda | |img=Esmeralda (S1 character art) | ||
|img2=Esmeralda (Card Stories CS2-323) | |img2=Esmeralda (Card Stories CS2-323) | ||
|art=Kawano Junko | |art=Kawano Junko | ||
|art2=HACCAN | |art2=HACCAN | ||
|star = Chikai Star² | |star=Chikai Star² | ||
|gender = Female | |gender=Female | ||
|race = Human | |race=Human | ||
|dob = 436 | |dob=436 | ||
|age = 22 {{S1}}<br>25 {{SG}} | |age=22 {{S1}}<br>25 {{SG}} | ||
|from = [[Antei | |from=[[Antei]] | ||
|S1= yes | |S1=yes | ||
|G2= yes | |G2=yes | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Esmeralda''' (エスメラルダ, ''Esumeraruda'') is a character in [[Suikoden]]. She is a | '''Esmeralda''' (エスメラルダ, ''Esumeraruda'') is a character in [[Suikoden]]. She is a naïve and idle woman of aristocratic distinction. | ||
==Profile== | ==Profile== | ||
{{quote | Oh well, such is my fate. My beauty is to blame, isn't it? | Esmeralda}} | {{quote | Oh well, such is my fate. My beauty is to blame, isn't it? | Esmeralda}} | ||
===Appearance=== | ===Appearance=== | ||
[[File:Esmeralda (S1 portrait art).png|150px|left]] | |||
Esmeralda's outfit consists of a pure white one-piece dress with an inverted V-shaped opening in the front and a pink skirt underneath, emblazoned with a rose motif. The large polka-dot ribbon at the waist was said to give the outfit a maidenly look. | Esmeralda's outfit consists of a pure white one-piece dress with an inverted V-shaped opening in the front and a pink skirt underneath, emblazoned with a rose motif. The large polka-dot ribbon at the waist was said to give the outfit a maidenly look. | ||
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Esmeralda was a slightly ambiguous and enigmatic but mostly elegant and naïve woman fond of dressing fashionably and luxuriously. Like [[Vincent de Boule]], she appeared to be an aristocrat of the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]], but any details on her noble name or her identity besides her gender seems to be shrouded in mystery. | Esmeralda was a slightly ambiguous and enigmatic but mostly elegant and naïve woman fond of dressing fashionably and luxuriously. Like [[Vincent de Boule]], she appeared to be an aristocrat of the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]], but any details on her noble name or her identity besides her gender seems to be shrouded in mystery. | ||
[[File:Esmeralda misreads the situation.png|220px|thumb|left|The most laid-back kidnapping ever.]] | |||
This included why she was staying at an inn in [[Antei]] during the [[Gate Rune War]]. It is not clear whether she was fleeing the war, hiding from someone, or simply residing at the inn for an extended stay. | This included why she was staying at an inn in [[Antei]] during the [[Gate Rune War]]. It is not clear whether she was fleeing the war, hiding from someone, or simply residing at the inn for an extended stay. | ||
During said conflict, she was invited to join the [[Toran Liberation Army]] at the inn. Esmeralda misunderstood and believed she was being kidnapped, believing her beauty to be a curse which drew the interests of the Liberation Army. | During said conflict, she was invited to join the [[Toran Liberation Army]] at the inn. Esmeralda misunderstood and believed she was being kidnapped, believing her beauty to be a curse which drew the interests of the Liberation Army. | ||
She demanded the [[Opal]] both as a token of good faith and because she refused to undervalue her worth or beauty. The Liberation Army at the time was only comprised of a few and so recruited the unreasonable companion. | She demanded the [[Opal]] both as a token of good faith and because she refused to undervalue her worth or beauty. The Liberation Army at the time was only comprised of a few and so recruited the unreasonable companion. | ||
[[File:Narcissist Tea Time.png|thumb|right|220px|Tea for me but not for thee]] | |||
As a member of the Liberation Army, she was not a particularly active recruit, contributing little besides her presence. She had only a handful of friends such as Vincent and [[Milich Oppenheimer]] (and later [[Simone Verdricci]]) and they commonly took tea together. | As a member of the Liberation Army, she was not a particularly active recruit, contributing little besides her presence. She had only a handful of friends such as Vincent and [[Milich Oppenheimer]] (and later [[Simone Verdricci]]) and they commonly took tea together. | ||
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{{GS01 CG | {{GS01 CG | ||
|portrait=[[File:Esmeralda (S1 PS1 portrait).png]] | |portrait=[[File:Esmeralda (S1 PS1 portrait).png]] | ||
|name= Esmeralda | |name=Esmeralda | ||
|recruit= Bring the [[Opal]] (found by defeating [[Nightmare (Suikoden)|Nightmares]] in [[Soniere Prison]]) to Esmeralda on the top floor of [[Antei]] inn once your castle is at least Level 2. | |recruit=Bring the [[Opal]] (found by defeating [[Nightmare (Suikoden)|Nightmares]] in [[Soniere Prison]]) to Esmeralda on the top floor of [[Antei]] inn once your castle is at least Level 2. | ||
|unit_name= [[The Narcissists (war unit)|The Narcissists]] | |unit_name=[[The Narcissists (war unit)|The Narcissists]] | ||
|unit_type= Charge | |unit_type=Charge | ||
|soldiers= 70 | |soldiers=70 | ||
|atk_com= 6 | |atk_com=6 | ||
|atk_sub= 3 | |atk_sub=3 | ||
|atk_quote= Oh no, I hate violence. | |atk_quote=Oh no, I hate violence. | ||
|def_quote= Oh my, how mean of you. | |def_quote=Oh my, how mean of you. | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG== | |||
{{CS head}} | |||
{{CS list|CS2-323|[[Esmeralda (CS card CS2-323)|Esmeralda]]|{{Free}}|[[CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3]]}} | |||
{{CS foot}} | |||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
{{Main|The Narcissists (theme)}} | |||
{{MP3 | {{MP3 | ||
|title=The Narcissists | |title=The Narcissists | ||
|file=Theme of Narcissism Suikoden | |file=Theme of Narcissism Suikoden | ||
}} | }}Esmeralda's theme is "The Narcissists". She shares this song with both [[Vincent de Boule]] and [[Milich Oppenheimer]]. Unusually, it does not play when you first encounter Esmeralda in [[Antei]] or at any point before her recruitment. | ||
Esmeralda's theme is "The Narcissists". She shares this song with both [[Vincent de Boule]] and [[Milich Oppenheimer]]. Unusually, it does not play when you first encounter Esmeralda in [[Antei]] or at any point before her recruitment. | |||
Following recruitment, the song will play whenever the player speaks to Esmeralda at [[Toran Castle]] and will continue playing until the player either returns to the center of the castle or speaks with [[Kasios]]. It is song 28 on disc 1 of the official [[Genso Suikoden Original Game Soundtrack]]. | Following recruitment, the song will play whenever the player speaks to Esmeralda at [[Toran Castle]] and will continue playing until the player either returns to the center of the castle or speaks with [[Kasios]]. It is song 28 on disc 1 of the official [[Genso Suikoden Original Game Soundtrack]]. | ||
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===Artwork=== | ===Artwork=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Esmeralda.png|[[Suikoden]] artwork by [[Kawano Junko]] | File:Esmeralda (S1 portrait art).png|[[Suikoden]] portrait artwork by [[Kawano Junko]] | ||
File:Esmeralda (Card Stories CS2-323).png|[[Genso Suikoden Card Stories]] artwork by [[HACCAN]] | File:Esmeralda (S1 character art).png|[[Suikoden]] character artwork by [[Kawano Junko]] | ||
File:Esmeralda (Card Stories CS2-323).png|[[Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG]] artwork by [[HACCAN]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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File:Esmeralda (S1 PS1 portrait).png|[[Suikoden]] Sony PlayStation portrait | File:Esmeralda (S1 PS1 portrait).png|[[Suikoden]] Sony PlayStation portrait | ||
File:Esmeralda (S1 SAT portrait).png|[[Suikoden]] Sega Saturn portrait | File:Esmeralda (S1 SAT portrait).png|[[Suikoden]] Sega Saturn portrait | ||
File:Esmeralda (S1 HDR portrait).png|[[Suikoden I&II HD Remaster]] portrait by [[Kawano Junko]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||