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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.
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==History==
}}'''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.
{{quote| Teehee! Come and get me if it bugs you so much! | 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 Castle]] 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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|itemsInt=[[Escape Talisman]]
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|armorClass=Kenpo gi
|hp=G
|str=F
|dex=C
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|spd=A
|mag=H
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|weaponName2=Golden Needle
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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>.
==Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG==
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{{CS list|226|[[Krin (CS card 226)|Krin]]|{{Craftman}}|[[Booster Pack Vol.2]]}}
{{CS list|CS2-504/R226|[[Krin (CS card CS2-504)|Krin]]|{{Craftman}}|[[Remake Booster]]}}
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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>.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
File:Krin (S1 character art).png|[[Suikoden]] artwork by [[Kawano Junko]]
</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>.
===In-Game===
<gallery>
File:Krin (S1 PS1 portrait).png|[[Suikoden]] Sony PlayStation portrait
File:Krin (S1 SAT portrait).png|[[Suikoden]] Sega Saturn portrait
File:Krin (S1 HDR portrait).png|[[Suikoden I&II HD Remaster]] artwork by [[Kawano Junko]]
</gallery>


==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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{{Other Names}}
{{Other Names row|Japanese (katakana)|クリン}}
{{Other Names row|Japanese (romaji)|Kurin}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese simplified (HDR)|克林}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese traditional (HDR)|克林}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese pinyin|Kè lín}}
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{{Other Names}}
{{Other Names row|English|Krin}}
{{Other Names row|French|Krin}}
{{Other Names row|German|Krin}}
{{Other Names row|Italian|Krin}}
{{Other Names row|Spanish|Krin}}
{{Other Names footer}}
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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 12:50, 10 October 2025

Krin
クリン Kurin
Artwork by Kawano Junko
Physical Information
Race
Human
Gender
Male
Birth Date
SY 431
Age
27 (S1)
Biographical Information
Star
Chizoku Star
Meta Information
Appearances

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

Teehee! Come and get me if it bugs you so much!

—  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 Castle 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 Data
How to recruit
Recruited automatically following plot events in Kouan.
Castle LV Type Level Weapon LV
Automatic Male 7 2

Battle Bonds

Good Will
Action Character(s)
Protects Protects no one
Protected by Protected by no one
Unite Attacks
Name Members
Opposites Attrack Humphrey, Krin

Equipment

Equipment Classes
Slot Class
Helmet Cap
Armor Kenpo gi
Shield Cannot equip
Other Male
Rune
Slot Rune
Runes None
Starting Equipment
Slot Piece
Helmet None
Armor Tunic
Shield Cannot equip
Other None
None
Items Escape Talisman

Stats

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

War Battles

Unit Details
Class Info
Unit The Thieves
Unit Type Other
Defeat Cannot die or be wounded
War Stats
Stat Value
Leader ATK ——
Sub ATK ——
Soldiers 5

Weapon

Weapon Levels
LV Name ATK
1 Needle 6
2 8
3 11
4 Golden Needle 20
5 25
6 31
7 35
8 39
9 45
10 Heavyweight Needle 69
11 78
12 89
13 99
14 113
15 128
16 150
Weapon Details
Skill Description
Type Dart
Range Long
Initial LV 2
Runes None attached

Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

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


Gallery

Artwork

In-Game

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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