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Solon Jhee (ソロン・ジー, Soron Jī) is a minor antagonist in Suikoden II. A member of the powerful Jhee noble family, Solon quickly rose through the military ranks and presided over several early campaigns of the Dunan Unification War.

History

Ha. Today was just a greeting. Tomorrow, your head will be decorating the walls of this city!

— Solon Jhee

Solon Jhee was the second son of the esteemed Jhee family, a powerful noble family within the Highland Kingdom. Despite hailing from a prominent family, both his father and elder brother lacked faith in his political acumen, leading him to pursue a career in the Highland Army instead. As a result he had something of a complex about proving himself. He ascended to the position of command within the 4th Royal Highland Army, leading Highland's initial offensives against the City-States of Jowston.

Notably, Solon achieved the rank of general at a young age. However, his relative lack of experience and considerable pride, likely stemming from his noble heritage, became apparent in his leadership style. Though by no means incompetent, he was known to lack prudence and discretion, and his ambitious pursuit of rapid success sometimes rendered him careless.

His position was somewhat insecure as despite being commander of the 4th Army based on Luca's backing even before Luca assumed complete control of the military, some officers, such as Culgan and Seed, seemed to view him as someone who only received his position due to his family connections. However, as Luca continued his backing of him after assuming the position of commander-in-chief, it would seem he had at least some potential as a military leader.

During the Dunan Unification War, Solon faced a series of successive setbacks, with one of the most critical being his ill-fated attack on the old ruins at North Window. Unfamiliar with naval warfare, Solon failed to consider the possibility of being flanked from the lake shore. This oversight proved disastrous, as enemy units arrived by ship, nearly encircling his forces before he was forced to retreat.

In the wake of this crushing defeat, Solon Jhee found himself unable to placate Luca Blight's wrath. As a consequence, he was swiftly sentenced to beheading, ending his life in disgrace.

Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card #	Name	Type	Release
019	Solon Jhee	Leader	Booster Pack Vol.1
274	Solon Jhee	Leader	Premium Pack
CS2-144	Solon Jhee	Leader	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2
CS2-394/R019	Solon Jhee	Leader	Remake Booster
Non-character cards depicting this character
171	Invade South Window	Mission	Booster Pack Vol.1
CS2-612/R171	Invade South Window	Mission	Remake Booster

Gallery

Suikoden II artwork by Ishikawa Fumi
Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG artwork by Chiyoko

In-Game

Suikoden II Sony PlayStation portrait
Suikoden II Windows 95 portrait
Genso Suikoden Card Stories Game Boy Advance portrait
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Suikoden II portrait

References

Genso Suikoden II 108 Stars Character Guide (ISBN 4-88317-769-6), page 225
Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 161
Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.5 (ISBN 4-88317-884-6), page 45
Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.9 (ISBN 4-7753-0088-1), page 88
Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, page 173

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 {{Quote|Ha. Today was just a greeting. Tomorrow, your head will be decorating the walls of this city!|Solon Jhee}}
-Solon was the second son of the Jhee family, a powerful noble family formerly within the [[Highland Kingdom]]. Since his father and elder brother did not have faith in his political skills, he chose to enter the [[Highland Army]] and rose to the command of the [[4th Royal Highland Company]], leading Highland's initial attacks against [[City-State of Jowston|Jowston]].
+Solon Jhee was the second son of the esteemed Jhee family, a powerful noble family within the [[Highland Kingdom]]. Despite hailing from a prominent family, both his father and elder brother lacked faith in his political acumen, leading him to pursue a career in the [[Highland Army]] instead. As a result he had something of a complex about proving himself. He ascended to the position of command within the 4th Royal Highland Army, leading Highland's initial offensives against the [[City-States of Jowston]].
-As he became a general at a young age, Solon was lacking in experience and had a large amount of pride. It was also said he lacked prudence and discretion while leading his men.
+Notably, Solon achieved the rank of general at a young age. However, his relative lack of experience and considerable pride, likely stemming from his noble heritage, became apparent in his leadership style. Though by no means incompetent, he was known to lack prudence and discretion, and his ambitious pursuit of rapid success sometimes rendered him careless.
-In the [[Dunan Unification War]], Solon was let down by a series of successive setbacks, most importantly when he attacked the [[New State Army Headquarters|old ruins at North Window]]. Having no experience with naval battles, Jhee did not factor in the possibility of being flanked from the lake shore. This is exactly what happened, with units arriving by ship and almost surrounding Jhee before he retreated.
+His position was somewhat insecure as despite being commander of the 4th Army based on Luca's backing even before Luca assumed complete control of the military, some officers, such as [[Culgan]] and [[Seed]], seemed to view him as someone who only received his position due to his family connections. However, as Luca continued his backing of him after assuming the position of commander-in-chief, it would seem he had at least some potential as a military leader.
-Following this disastrous defeat, Solon Jhee failed to pacify Luca Blight's anger and was ordered to be beheaded immediately, ending his life in disgrace.
+During the [[Dunan Unification War]], Solon faced a series of successive setbacks, with one of the most critical being his ill-fated attack on the old ruins at [[North Window]]. Unfamiliar with naval warfare, Solon failed to consider the possibility of being flanked from the lake shore. This oversight proved disastrous, as enemy units arrived by ship, nearly encircling his forces before he was forced to retreat.
-==Genso Suikoden Card Stories==
+In the wake of this crushing defeat, Solon Jhee found himself unable to placate [[Luca Blight]]'s wrath. As a consequence, he was swiftly sentenced to beheading, ending his life in disgrace.
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+==Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG==
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+{{CS list|274|[[Solon Jhee (CS card 274)|Solon Jhee]]|{{Leader}}|[[Premium Pack]]}}
-|image= Solon Jhee (Starter Box)
+{{CS list|CS2-144|[[Solon Jhee (CS card CS2-144)|Solon Jhee]]|{{Leader}}|[[CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2]]}}
-|attack= 0
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 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 File:Solon Jhee.png|[[Suikoden II]] artwork by [[Ishikawa Fumi]]
-File:Solon Jhee (Card Stories CS2-144).png|[[Genso Suikoden Card Stories]] artwork by [[Chiyoko]]
+File:Solon Jhee (Card Stories CS2-144).png|[[Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG]] artwork by [[Chiyoko]]
+</gallery>
+===In-Game===
+<gallery>
+File:Solon Jhee (S2 PS1 portrait).png|[[Suikoden II]] Sony PlayStation portrait
+File:Solon Jhee (S2 WIN portrait).png|[[Suikoden II]] Windows 95 portrait
+File:Solon Jhee (CS GBA portrait).png|[[Genso Suikoden Card Stories]] Game Boy Advance portrait
+File:Solon Jhee (S2 HDR portrait).png|[[Suikoden I&II HD Remaster]] [[Suikoden II]] portrait
 </gallery>
 ==References==
+# [[Genso Suikoden II 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-88317-769-6), page 225
 # [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 161
+# [[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.5]] (ISBN 4-88317-884-6), page 45
+# [[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.9]] (ISBN 4-7753-0088-1), page 88
+# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 173
-{{GS02}} {{Short description|Hot headed general of the 4th Highland Army}}
+{{Navbox S2 characters}} {{Short description|Hot headed general of the 4th Highland Army}}