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'''Esmeralda''' (エスメラルダ, ''Esumeraruda'') is a character in [[Suikoden]]. She is a naïve and idle woman of aristocratic distinction.
 
==Profile==
{{quote | Oh well, such is my fate. My beauty is to blame, isn't it? | Esmeralda}}
===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.
 
She wore her blonde hair in long vertical rolls with a huge hair ornament, creating a romantic and dainty image. In her [[Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG]] artwork, she is also depicted wearing a bonnet. Her eyes are depicted as green in [[Suikoden]] and blue in her Card Stories artwork.
 
She was said to look young for her age. Overall, her appearance was very elegant and befitting her aura of a naïve maiden.
 
===Personality===
Esmeralda is described as both naïve and elegant in her mannerisms, as well as somewhat dreamy in terms of her grasp on events. She not only interpreted the [[Toran Liberation Army]] approaching her as an attempted kidnapping, she also would demand to be brought a gift, the [[Opal]] before acquiescing to the supposed abduction.
 
She is also proud of herself and her beauty. Part of the reason for demanding an Opal from the group was because she steadfastly refused to undervalue herself or her worth.
 
Although she spent most of her time in the company of fellow narcissists [[Milich Oppenheimer]] and [[Vincent de Boule]], overall Esmeralda found [[Toran Castle]] to be a wearisome and boorish place for her.
 
==History==
{{quote | Still haven't brought me my opal ring? My patience is limited, you know. | Esmeralda}}
 
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.
 
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.


==Biography==
[[File:Narcissist Tea Time.png|thumb|right|220px|Tea for me but not for thee]]
===Suikoden===
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.
{{quote | Haven't you brought me the "Opal Ring" yet? I'm not that patient, you know. | Esmeralda}}
Esmeralda was a [[Scarlet Moon Empire]] aristocrat convinced of her own beauty<ref>"Well, I suppose that's my fate. And it's all because of my beauty, isn't it?" - Esmeralda ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> who encountered [[Tir McDohl]] in [[Antei]] and convinced herself she was about to become the subject of a kidnapping<ref>"You're planning to kidnap for a ransom, aren't you? How frightening!" - Esmeralda ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> by the [[Toran Liberation Army]]. She allowed herself to be "abducted" in exchange for a rare jewel, the [[Opal]]<ref>"Let's see... I'll do as you say if you bring me the "Opal."" - Esmeralda ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, the delivery of such apparently showing Tir's good faith in the matter<ref>"Now I know you're acting in good faith. I'll come along." - Esmeralda ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Her aristocratic upbringing allowed her to be one of the commanders of the Liberation Army's [[Narcissists|Narcissist regiment]], although she often complained about her surroundings<ref>"I'm sick of this run-down place." - Esmeralda ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.


Following the conclusion of the [[Gate Rune War]], Esmeralda returned home, passing the time peacefully in a garden full of flowers<ref>"Lives a comfortable life with a garden full of roses." - Esmeralda's Ending Text ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
After the Gate Rune War, it appears Esmeralda lived an elegant life in a house with a garden full of roses in Antei as a guest of Milich. Given that she was possibly a former Scarlet Moon Empire noble but lost her nobility following the war, she must have inherited her fortune.
 
Three years following the Gate Rune War, [[Nash Latkje]] would be inadvertently teleported by [[Viki]] to Esmeralda's location while she was attending a tea party for herself, Milich, Vincent and Simone in a flamboyant room.


==Game info==
==Game info==
===Suikoden===
{{GS01 CG
====Recruiting====
|portrait=[[File:Esmeralda (S1 PS1 portrait).png]]
{{Recruit
|image=Esmeralda portrait.png
|name=Esmeralda
|name=Esmeralda
|jp= エスメラルダ
|recruit=Bring the [[Opal]] (found by defeating [[Nightmare (Suikoden)|Nightmares]] in [[Soniere Prison]]) to Esmeralda on the top floor of [[Antei]] inn once the castle is at least Level 2.
|jpt= Esumeraruda
|unit_name=[[The Narcissists (war unit)|The Narcissists]]
|details= Bring the [[Opal]] (found by defeating monsters in [[Soniere Prison]]) to [[Esmeralda]] on the top floor of [[Antei]] inn once your castle is at least level 2
|unit_type=Charge
|soldiers=70
|atk_com=6
|atk_sub=3
|atk_quote=Oh no, I hate violence.
|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==
{{Main|The Narcissists (theme)}}
{{MP3
|title=The Narcissists
|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.
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]].
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
File:Esmeralda (S1 portrait art).png|[[Suikoden]] portrait artwork by [[Kawano Junko]]
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>
===In-Game===
<gallery>
File:Esmeralda (S1 PS1 portrait).png|[[Suikoden]] Sony PlayStation 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>
==Trivia==
* Esmeralda was intentionally designed to be an idle or "useless" character who brought nothing to the [[Toran Liberation Army]], though she does contribute soldiers and ATK value to her war unit, [[The Narcissists (war unit)|The Narcissists]].
==Other languages and releases==
{{flex}}
{{Other Names}}
{{Other Names row|Japanese katakana|エスメラルダ}}
{{Other Names row|Japanese rōmaji|Esumeraruda}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese simplified (HDR)|艾丝梅拉达}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese traditional (HDR)|艾絲梅拉達}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese pinyin|Ài sī méi lā dá}}
{{Other Names footer}}
{{Other Names}}
{{Other Names row|English|Esmeralda}}
{{Other Names row|French|Esmeralda}}
{{Other Names row|German|Esmeralda}}
{{Other Names row|Italian|Esmeralda}}
{{Other Names row|Spanish|Esmeralda}}
{{Other Names footer}}
</div>


==References==
==References==
<references/>
# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 38
 
# [[Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 36
{{Top icons
# [[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.13]] (ISBN 4-7753-0182-9), page 42
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# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 28, 246
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|Suikoden III= no
|Suikoden IV= no
|Suikoden V= no
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|Suikogaiden 1= no
|Suikogaiden 2= yes
|Tactics= no
|Card Stories= no
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{{Stars of Destiny (Suikoden)}}


[[Category:Characters in Suikoden]]
{{Navbox S1 characters}}
{{Navbox G2}} {{Short description|Idle woman of aristocratic extraction}}
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Latest revision as of 13:11, 11 January 2025

Esmeralda
Artwork by Kawano Junko
Physical Information
Race
Human
Gender
Female
Birth Date
436
Age
22 (S1)
25 (G1 & G2)
Biographical Information
Star
Chikai Star²
From
Antei
Meta Information
Appearances

Esmeralda (エスメラルダ, Esumeraruda) is a character in Suikoden. She is a naïve and idle woman of aristocratic distinction.

Profile

Oh well, such is my fate. My beauty is to blame, isn't it?

—  Esmeralda

Appearance

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.

She wore her blonde hair in long vertical rolls with a huge hair ornament, creating a romantic and dainty image. In her Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG artwork, she is also depicted wearing a bonnet. Her eyes are depicted as green in Suikoden and blue in her Card Stories artwork.

She was said to look young for her age. Overall, her appearance was very elegant and befitting her aura of a naïve maiden.

Personality

Esmeralda is described as both naïve and elegant in her mannerisms, as well as somewhat dreamy in terms of her grasp on events. She not only interpreted the Toran Liberation Army approaching her as an attempted kidnapping, she also would demand to be brought a gift, the Opal before acquiescing to the supposed abduction.

She is also proud of herself and her beauty. Part of the reason for demanding an Opal from the group was because she steadfastly refused to undervalue herself or her worth.

Although she spent most of her time in the company of fellow narcissists Milich Oppenheimer and Vincent de Boule, overall Esmeralda found Toran Castle to be a wearisome and boorish place for her.

History

Still haven't brought me my opal ring? My patience is limited, you know.

—  Esmeralda

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.

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.

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.

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.

After the Gate Rune War, it appears Esmeralda lived an elegant life in a house with a garden full of roses in Antei as a guest of Milich. Given that she was possibly a former Scarlet Moon Empire noble but lost her nobility following the war, she must have inherited her fortune.

Three years following the Gate Rune War, Nash Latkje would be inadvertently teleported by Viki to Esmeralda's location while she was attending a tea party for herself, Milich, Vincent and Simone in a flamboyant room.

Game info

Recruitment

Recruitment
Bring the Opal (found by defeating Nightmares in Soniere Prison) to Esmeralda on the top floor of Antei inn once the castle is at least Level 2.

War

War Stats
Name Type Soldiers Lead ATK Sub ATK
The Narcissists Charge 70 6 3


Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card # Name Type Release
CS2-323 Esmeralda Free CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3


Music

Main article: The Narcissists (theme)
The Narcissists

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.

Gallery

Artwork

In-Game

Trivia

  • Esmeralda was intentionally designed to be an idle or "useless" character who brought nothing to the Toran Liberation Army, though she does contribute soldiers and ATK value to her war unit, The Narcissists.

Other languages and releases

Japanese katakana エスメラルダ
Japanese rōmaji Esumeraruda
Chinese simplified (HDR) 艾丝梅拉达
Chinese traditional (HDR) 艾絲梅拉達
Chinese pinyin Ài sī méi lā dá
English Esmeralda
French Esmeralda
German Esmeralda
Italian Esmeralda
Spanish Esmeralda

References

  1. Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 38
  2. Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 36
  3. Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.13 (ISBN 4-7753-0182-9), page 42
  4. Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, pages 28, 246
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