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Yam Koo

Artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

Physical Information

Race

Human

Gender

Male

Birth Date

433

Age

25 (S1)
28 (S2)

Biographical Information

Star

Tenson Star

From

Seika, Toran Republic

Meta Information

Appearances

Yam Koo (ヤム・クー, Yamu Kū) is a supporting character in Suikoden and Suikoden II.

Yam Koo is a fisherman residing around the shores of Lake Toran and the sworn brother of Tai Ho. He often gets dragged along by his sworn brother's whims.

Profile

Appearance

Yam Koo's face was obscured by his messy blond hair, but he was at least attractive to Kimberly, who held a torch for him, despite her marriage to his sworn brother, Tai Ho. His eyes are not visible in any of his artwork, but his Suikoden unique sprites indicate that they are possible grey.

He wore a loose-fitting blue kimono, tied with a dark blue obi. In Suikoden, he wore black boots but by Suikoden II was wearing simple, straw sandals. He also wore a green headband, mostly obscured by his hair. He also wore a necklace.

Yam Koo's weapon is a trident, a type of three-pronged spear. His trident is very similar to that of Tai Ho's with only the hilt being a different color.

Personality

Unlike Tai Ho, Yam Koo tended to be more logical and didn't wish to live his life purely by chance, calling Tai Ho's whims his "Big Brother's madness". Despite this, he would often smile and go along with Tai Ho's whims, despite his complaints.

He had a sense of responsibility as regards Tai Ho, working to ensure that Kimberly did not take advantage of his sworn brother, not realizing her eyes were in fact on him.

During the Dunan Unification War, he became immersed in his fishing, spending much of his time at the docks of the New State Army Headquarters fishing.

History

*sigh* Looks like Tai Ho's wanderlust is kicking in again.

— Yam Koo

Yam Koo was a fisherman from Seika and the sworn brother of Tai Ho. The two met during a gambling brawl and have been friends ever since. Yam Koo was a boat pilot operating out of Kaku at the time of the Gate Rune War.

Yam Koo was swept away in one of Tai Ho's whims when Tai Ho agreed to have he and Yam Koo escort McDohl to Toran Castle after losing a game of Chinchirorin. When Tai Ho joined the Toran Liberation Army, Yam Koo joined along with him, despite his grumblings.

During the war, Tai Ho met Kimberly. Yam Koo, knowing Tai Ho's weakness for women, tried to protect Tai Ho from Kimberly. Following the end of the Gate Rune War, Yam Koo lived near the shores of Lake Toran, where he continued to live a carefree life and enjoyed fishing, oblivious to the fact that Kimberly had her sights set on him, not Tai Ho.

Later, Yam Koo followed Tai Ho to the City-State of Jowston, helping Tai Ho escape his now-wife Kimberly. Tai Ho and Yam Koo met the hero in Coronet Town and helped transport his party to Kuskus Town once Tai Ho lost a game of Chinchirorin.

Later, Tai Ho agreed to join the New State Army, and Yam Koo agreed to go along, with some reluctance. At the New State Army Headquarters, Yam Koo showed his passion for fishing, even encouraging the hero to get into the sport.

He decided not to join Tai Ho in battle during the Dunan Unification War, reasoning that his presence might drive his sworn brother to act more carelessly. His passion for fishing may also have discouraged him from leaving the docks.

Following the war, Yam Koo returned to the Toran Republic, where he enjoyed a life of fishing on Lake Toran.

Game info

Suikoden

Recruitment

Recruited automatically during plot events at the Ancient Castle of Toran.

Level

9

Gender

Male

Range

M

Battle bonds

Good Will
Protects	Tai Ho
Protected By	Tai Ho

Unite Attack
1	Fisherman Attack w/ Tai Ho

Equipment

Equipment Type

Head

Cap

Body

Kenpo

Shield

Can't equip

Other

Male

Starting Equipment
Head	--
Body	Tunic
Shield	no
Other	--
Rune	No rune attached

Stats

State Grades
HP	STR	DEX
E	D	C
CON	SPD	MGC
F	C	G
LCK
E

Stat Growth Rate
LV	HP	STR	DEX	CON	SPD	MGC	LCK
1	20	13	13	12	13	11	12
20	150	68	75	51	75	43	60
60	530	146	163	108	163	88	128
90	700	170	190	130	190	110	150

War

War Stats
Name	Type	Soldiers	Lead ATK	Sub ATK
The Fishermen	Charge	60	11	4

Weapon

Weapon
LV	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
ATK	7	11	15	19	27	33	40	47	56	66	88	97	107	119	136	150

Name	Uranami Spear				Seigetsu Spear						Matsukaze Spear
W Type						W Level					Element
Spear						N/A					--

Unite Attack

Unite Attack
Name	Partner(s)	Target	Damage
Fisherman Attack	Tai Ho Yam Koo	1 enemy	2.0x

Suikoden II

Recruitment

After being approached to travel to Two River City, talk to Tai Ho at the Kuskus Town docks and win 5,000 potch from him in Chinchirorin.

Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card #	Name	Type	Release
068	Yam Koo	Commoner	Booster Pack Vol.1
320	Yam Koo	Commoner	Premium Pack
CS2-191	Yam Koo	Commoner	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2
CS2-458/R068	Yam Koo	Commoner	Remake Booster
Non-character cards depicting this character
CS2-259	Escape Muse	Mission	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2

Gallery

Artwork

Suikoden artwork by Kawano Junko
Suikoden II artwork by Ishikawa Fumi
Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG artwork by Kaneda Eiji

In-Game

Suikoden Sony PlayStation portrait
Suikoden II Sony PlayStation portrait
Suikoden II Windows 95 portrait
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster portrait by Kawano Junko
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Suikoden II portrait

Other languages and releases

Japanese (katakana)	ヤム・クー
Japanese (romaji)	Yamu Kū
Chinese simplified (HDR)	杨库
Chinese traditional (HDR)	楊庫
Chinese pinyin	Yángkù

English	Yam Koo
French	Yam Koo
German	Yam Koo
Italian	Yam Koo
Spanish	Yam Koo

References

Genso Suikoden II 108 Stars Character Guide (ISBN 4-88317-769-6), page 201
Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), pages 18, 288
Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 128
Marugoto! Genso Suikoden Book (ISBN 978-4-7577-3673-3), Character Archive page 58
Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, pages 27, 108, 226

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
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 |name = Yam Koo
-|japanese_name= ヤム・クー
+|jpname= ヤム・クー
-|romaji_name = Yamu Kū
+|roname = Yamu Kū
 |star = Tenson Star
-|tab1 = S1
+|img=Yam Koo (Suikoden II)
-|tab2 = S2
+|caption=Ishikawa Fumi
-|tab3 = CS2-191
-|image=[[File:Yam Koo (Suikoden).png|340x340px]]
-|image2=[[File:Yam Koo (Suikoden II).png|340x340px]]
-|image3=[[File:Yam Koo (Card Stories CS2-191).png|340x340px]]
-|caption=Kawano Junko
-|caption2=Ishikawa Fumi
-|caption3=Kaneda Eiji
 |gender = Male
 |race = Human
-|birth_date = 433
+|dob = 433
 |age = 25 {{S1}}<br>28 {{S2}}
 |from = [[Seika]], [[Toran Republic]]
@@ Line 34: / Line 27: @@
 ===Personality===
-[[File:Yam Koo and Tai Ho fish peacefully.png|220px|thumb|right|The calm before the storm. Or triple. Or piss.]]Unlike Tai Ho, Yam Koo tended to be more logical and didn't wish to live his life purely by chance, calling Tai Ho's whims his "Big Brother's madness". Despite this, he would often smile and go along with Tai Ho's whims, despite his complaints.
+[[File:Yam Koo and Tai Ho fish peacefully.png|220px|thumb|left|The calm before the storm. Or triple. Or piss.]]Unlike Tai Ho, Yam Koo tended to be more logical and didn't wish to live his life purely by chance, calling Tai Ho's whims his "Big Brother's madness". Despite this, he would often smile and go along with Tai Ho's whims, despite his complaints.
 He had a sense of responsibility as regards Tai Ho, working to ensure that [[Kimberly]] did not take advantage of his sworn brother, not realizing her eyes were in fact on him.
-During the [[Dunan Unification War]], he became immersed in his fishing, spending much of his time at the docks of the [[New State Army Headquarters]] fishing.
+During the [[Dunan Unification War]], he became immersed in his [[fishing]], spending much of his time at the docks of the [[New State Army Headquarters]] fishing.
 {{Clear}}
 ==History==
-{{quote| Here we go again with Big Brother's madness. | Yam Koo}}
+{{quote| *sigh* Looks like Tai Ho's wanderlust is kicking in again. | Yam Koo}}
 Yam Koo was a fisherman from [[Seika]] and the sworn brother of [[Tai Ho]]. The two met during a gambling brawl and have been friends ever since. Yam Koo was a boat pilot operating out of [[Kaku]] at the time of the [[Gate Rune War]].
@@ Line 51: / Line 44: @@
 [[File:Yam Koo is dragged into another mess.png|220px|thumb|right|There's no business-like gambling debt business]]Later, Yam Koo followed Tai Ho to the [[City-State of Jowston]], helping Tai Ho escape his now-wife Kimberly. Tai Ho and Yam Koo met [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the hero]] in [[Coronet Town]] and helped transport his party to [[Kuskus Town]] once Tai Ho lost a game of Chinchirorin.
-Later, Tai Ho agreed to join the [[New State Army]], and Yam Koo agreed to go along, with some reluctance. At the [[New State Army Headquarters]], Yam Koo showed his passion for fishing, even encouraging the hero to get into the sport.
+Later, Tai Ho agreed to join the [[New State Army]], and Yam Koo agreed to go along, with some reluctance. At the [[New State Army Headquarters]], Yam Koo showed his passion for [[fishing]], even encouraging the hero to get into the sport.
 He decided not to join Tai Ho in battle during the [[Dunan Unification War]], reasoning that his presence might drive his sworn brother to act more carelessly. His passion for fishing may also have discouraged him from leaving the docks.
@@ Line 59: / Line 52: @@
 ==Game info==
 ===Suikoden===
-{{CharacterGame1
+{{GS01 CG
 |hlevel=4
-|portrait=[[File:Yam Koo (Suikoden portrait).png]]
 |name= Yam Koo
 |lv= 9
@@ Line 78: / Line 70: @@
 |body= [[Tunic]]
 |shield=no
-|unit_name=[[Fishermen]]
+|unit_name=[[The Fishermen]]
 |unit_type=Charge
 |soldiers=60
@@ Line 93: / Line 85: @@
 |protectors= [[Tai Ho]]
 }}
+===Unite Attack===
+{{Unite start}}
+{{Unite entry|[[Fisherman Attack]] | {{CharacterIcon|Tai Ho|S1|HDR}} {{CharacterIcon|Yam Koo|S1|HDR}} | 1 enemy | 2.0}}
+|}
 ===Suikoden II===
-{{CharacterGame2
+{{GS02 CG
 |hlevel=4
-|portrait=[[File:Yam Koo (Suikoden II portrait).png]]
 |recruit= After being approached to travel to [[Two River City]], talk to Tai Ho at the [[Kuskus Town]] docks and win 5,000 [[potch]] from him in [[Chinchirorin]].
 |name= Yam Koo
 }}
+==Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG==
+{{CS head}}
+{{CS list|068|[[Yam Koo (CS card 068)|Yam Koo]]|{{Commoner}}|[[Booster Pack Vol.1]]}}
+{{CS list|320|[[Yam Koo (CS card 320)|Yam Koo]]|{{Commoner}}|[[Premium Pack]]}}
+{{CS list|CS2-191|[[Yam Koo (CS card CS2-191)|Yam Koo]]|{{Commoner}}|[[CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2]]}}
+{{CS list|CS2-458/R068|[[Yam Koo (CS card CS2-458)|Yam Koo]]|{{Commoner}}|[[Remake Booster]]}}
+{{CS break}}
+{{CS list|CS2-259|[[Escape Muse (CS card CS2-259)|Escape Muse]]|{{Mission}}|[[CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2]]}}
+{{CS foot}}
 ==Gallery==
+===Artwork===
 <gallery>
 File:Yam Koo (Suikoden).png|[[Suikoden]] artwork by [[Kawano Junko]]
 File:Yam Koo (Suikoden II).png|[[Suikoden II]] artwork by [[Ishikawa Fumi]]
-File:Yam Koo (Card Stories CS2-191).png|[[Genso Suikoden Card Stories]] artwork by [[Kaneda Eiji]]
+File:Yam Koo (Card Stories CS2-191).png|[[Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG]] artwork by [[Kaneda Eiji]]
+</gallery>
+===In-Game===
+<gallery>
+File:Yam Koo (S1 PS1 portrait).png|[[Suikoden]] Sony PlayStation portrait
+File:Yam Koo (S2 PS1 portrait).png|[[Suikoden II]] Sony PlayStation portrait
+File:Yam Koo (S2 WIN portrait).png|[[Suikoden II]] Windows 95 portrait
+File:Yam Koo (S1 HDR portrait).png|[[Suikoden I&II HD Remaster]] portrait by [[Kawano Junko]]
+File:Yam Koo (S2 HDR portrait).png|[[Suikoden I&II HD Remaster]] [[Suikoden II]] portrait
 </gallery>
+==Other languages and releases==
+{{flex}}
+{{Other Names}}
+{{Other Names row|Japanese (katakana)|ヤム・クー}}
+{{Other Names row|Japanese (romaji)|Yamu Kū}}
+{{Other Names row|Chinese simplified (HDR)|杨库}}
+{{Other Names row|Chinese traditional (HDR)|楊庫}}
+{{Other Names row|Chinese pinyin|Yángkù}}
+{{Other Names footer}}
+{{Other Names}}
+{{Other Names row|English|Yam Koo}}
+{{Other Names row|French|Yam Koo}}
+{{Other Names row|German|Yam Koo}}
+{{Other Names row|Italian|Yam Koo}}
+{{Other Names row|Spanish|Yam Koo}}
+{{Other Names footer}}
+</div>
 ==References==
 # [[Genso Suikoden II 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-88317-769-6), page 201
-# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 288
+# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), pages 18, 288
 # [[Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 128
 # [[Marugoto! Genso Suikoden Book]] (ISBN 978-4-7577-3673-3), Character Archive page 58
 # [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 27, 108, 226
-{{Suikoden}}
+{{Navbox S1 characters}}
-{{Suikoden II}}
+{{Navbox S2 characters}}
 {{Short description|Sworn brother of Tai Ho. Women want him, fish fear him}}
 [[de:{{PAGENAME}}]]

Stat Growth Rate
LV	HP	STR	DEX	CON	SPD	MGC	LCK
1	20	13	13	12	13	11	12
20	150	68	75	51	75	43	60
60	530	146	163	108	163	88	128
90	700	170	190	130	190	110	150

Stat Growth Rate
LV	HP	STR	DEX	CON	SPD	MGC	LCK
1	20	13	13	12	13	11	12
20	150	68	75	51	75	43	60
60	530	146	163	108	163	88	128
90	700	170	190	130	190	110	150

Stat Growth Rate
LV	HP	STR	DEX	CON	SPD	MGC	LCK
1	20	13	13	12	13	11	12
20	150	68	75	51	75	43	60
60	530	146	163	108	163	88	128
90	700	170	190	130	190	110	150