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'''Jowy Atreides''' (ジョウイ ・アトレイド, ''Joui Atoreido'') is a major character and antagonist in [[Suikoden II]] who also appears in both [[Genso Suikogaiden Vol.1]] and [[Genso Suikogaiden Vol.2]]. An adopted noble | '''Jowy Atreides''' (ジョウイ ・アトレイド, ''Joui Atoreido'') is a major character and antagonist in [[Suikoden II]] who also appears in both [[Genso Suikogaiden Vol.1]] and [[Genso Suikogaiden Vol.2]]. | ||
An adopted noble from [[Kyaro Town]]. Jowy Atreides is a close childhood friend of [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the hero]] and [[Nanami]] and as a skilled martial artist. He becomes the bearer of the [[Black Sword Rune]], one half of the [[Rune of Beginning]]. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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Jowy was not an Atreides by birth, but rather the result of a previous relation his mother, [[Rosa Atreides|Rosa]], had before marrying [[Marcel Atreides]]. As such, Jowy was never fully accepted as a family member by his stepfather or stepbrother. Despite this, Jowy had a relatively happy childhood thanks to his friends; [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the son of]] [[Genkaku]] and [[Nanami]]. Young Jowy also held a crush for the young Princess [[Jillia Blight]]. | Jowy was not an Atreides by birth, but rather the result of a previous relation his mother, [[Rosa Atreides|Rosa]], had before marrying [[Marcel Atreides]]. As such, Jowy was never fully accepted as a family member by his stepfather or stepbrother. Despite this, Jowy had a relatively happy childhood thanks to his friends; [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the son of]] [[Genkaku]] and [[Nanami]]. Young Jowy also held a crush for the young Princess [[Jillia Blight]]. | ||
Jowy entered the [[Highland Army]]'s youth division, the [[Unicorn Brigade]], along with his friend | Jowy entered the [[Highland Army]]'s youth division, the [[Unicorn Brigade]], along with his friend and was eventually assigned to [[Tenzan Pass]] following the truce between [[Highland Kingdom|Highland]] and [[City-State of Jowston|Jowston]]. Following the massacre of the Unicorn Brigade by [[Luca Blight]], Jowy washed up in Jowston and was rescued in [[Toto Village]] by [[Joanna]], [[Marx]] and [[Pilika]]. He then went to rescue his friend who was being held by [[Viktor]] and [[Flik]] but ended up being captured as well. | ||
Eventually, the duo escaped and returned to [[Kyaro Town]] only to be captured | Eventually, the duo escaped and returned to [[Kyaro Town]] only to be rejected by his family. Led away by Highland soldiers, Jowy would cry out to see his mother, only to be rebuffed by Marcel and Marco. This would be the last time Jowy would see his family. He and the hero would then be marched through Kyaro as captured spies. Passing through, the carriage of Princess Jillia stopped the procession and interrogated the two as to their motives. Jowy would protest their innocence during this first meeting between the two. | ||
Jowy would be sentenced alongside his friend to be executed as spies. Luckily, they, along with Nanami and [[Mukumuku]] were rescued by Viktor and Flik. Jowy ended up working alongside Viktor's mercenary force and aided Jowston in their struggle against Highland. Following the fall of Viktor's [[Mercenary Fortress]], Jowy received the [[Black Sword Rune]], half of the [[Rune of Beginning]], in the ruins of Toto, while his friend gained the [[Bright Shield Rune]]. | |||
Making their way to [[Muse City]], Jowy and his friends would be arrested and imprisoned for trying to enter the city using [[Alex]]'s pass. That night, while Nanami and Pilika slept, Jowy spoke with the hero, vowing to do whatever it took to prevent the horrors of war befalling those he cared about. | |||
When confronted with the lack of unity and constant infighting between the individual City-States of Jowston, Jowy felt that it would be unable to repel Highland and he began to feel that the only way to save the City-State would be to destroy Highland from within. And so, on an infiltration mission near the Highland border, Jowy was captured and decided to work under Luca Blight. Upon returning to Muse, seemingly to rejoin with his friend and Nanami, Jowy acted more and more secretive and suspicious. This behavior culminated with him assassinating the mayor of Muse, [[Anabelle]], in a bitter struggle before fleeing. | |||
===A New Path=== | ===A New Path=== | ||
{{Quote|Yes, I've got a reason to bear that burden...and I will. |Jowy Atreides}} | {{Quote|Yes, I've got a reason to bear that burden...and I will. |Jowy Atreides}} | ||
Following [[Solon Jhee]]'s execution, Jowy volunteered to command the Highland siege on [[Greenhill City]]. Using the City-State's noted internal friction, he would release the Muse City prisoners of war to Greenhill, causing a strain on supplies and priorities that would eventually cause Greenhill to fall without a fight. | |||
The hero would infiltrate Greenhill City in order to locate and rescue [[Teresa Wisemail]]. During the mission, Jowy would encounter his old friend again. He tried to warn his friend off of continuing his fight, promising that he would take care of Luca Blight and the ambitions of Highland. With his friend's refusal, Jowy began to realize the two were truly on different paths now. | |||
Letting his old friends escape almost gave [[Rowd]] an opportunity to eliminate the young upstart but [[Culgan]] and [[Seed]] would ward Rowd off. Aware of Jowy's desire for true peace, the two generals pledged themselves to him. This was the moment when Jowy, who has been fighting a lonely battle, gained some true friends in his cause. | |||
=== | After achieving success in Greenhill, Jowy requested the hand of Jillia Blight in marriage. He won Luca's trust by planning a foolproof assassination of [[Agares Blight]], thus giving Luca the throne. But Luca's kingship did not last long. Conspiring with [[Leon Silverberg]], Jowy cooperated with the [[New State Army]], under the command of his friend, to murder Luca. | ||
===Jowy Blight=== | |||
{{Quote|It's what I always hoped for, and I want to believe I'm brave enough to accept fate.|Jowy Atreides}} | {{Quote|It's what I always hoped for, and I want to believe I'm brave enough to accept fate.|Jowy Atreides}} | ||
Although aided by Leon Silverberg, Jowy gradually began to lose ground during the war, partly because he found himself unable to execute some of Leon's more ruthless tactics and also because his body was weakened by the Black Sword Rune, which he was using to restrain the power of the [[Beast Rune]] that Luca had sought to unlock. | After Luca's demise, the marriage ceremony between Jillia Bright and Jowy took place, with Jillia gifting him the title King of Highland. Though he knew that his was an inglorious path, Jowy was committed to following it to the end, both for those who believed in him and those who had fallen victim to his plots. At this point, however, Jowy felt that any attempt at peace would be futile with tempers raging between the citizens of both nations and so made it his goal to unite the Dunan region under the flag of one nation in order to bring peace. | ||
Although aided by Leon Silverberg, Jowy gradually began to lose ground during the war, partly because he found himself unable to execute some of Leon's more ruthless tactics and also because his body was weakened by the Black Sword Rune, which he was using to restrain the power of the [[Beast Rune]] that Luca had sought to unlock. | |||
In one brazen attempt to shore up Highlander morale, Jowy would appear to ritually sacrifice Jillia to the Beast Rune in front of a crowd of cheering soldiers. Although 'Jillia' in this case was a well-made mannequin provided by Leon, Jowy found the entire exercise tasteless, if a necessary piece of theater. | |||
Eventually pushed back beyond its pre-war borders, the Highland Army made one final stand at [[L'Renouille]] before being defeated. As the end of the war loomed, Jowy would meet one final time with Jillia and Pilika. Securing the safety of Jillia and Pilika by making a residence for them in [[Holy Kingdom of Harmonia|Harmonia]], Jowy spent some final tender moments with them both, before escaping to Tenzan Pass where he awaited his friend and prepared to fight him in one final battle. | |||
At Tenzan Pass, however, the hero refused to fight, and took several harsh blows from Jowy before the latter collapsed, dying from his overuse of his Black Sword Rune. Fortuitously, [[Leknaat]] appeared and used the power of the [[108 Stars]] to heal Jowy's body. Finally the long conflict between the two friends had come to a resolution. The two returned to Kyaro where they were reunited with Nanami, who both Jowy and his friend thought had perished at [[Rockaxe Castle]]. With the three best friends reunited at last, the group set off on a journey to see the world. | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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*Jowy wields a Star Staff during his tenure in your group. The second and third levels of his weapon, the Heaven Staff and Heavenly Star Staff, can only be obtained through some sort of game-hack. Jowy departs long before his weapon can be modified that high, and when he makes one more return appearance later in the game, he is using an unnamed sword. | *Jowy wields a Star Staff during his tenure in your group. The second and third levels of his weapon, the Heaven Staff and Heavenly Star Staff, can only be obtained through some sort of game-hack. Jowy departs long before his weapon can be modified that high, and when he makes one more return appearance later in the game, he is using an unnamed sword. | ||
*Jowy's name is misspelled as "Joei" at some point in conversations by both Pilika and Nanami later in the game. | *Jowy's name is misspelled as "Joei" at some point in conversations by both Pilika and Nanami later in the game. | ||
==References== | |||
# [[Genso Suikoden II 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-88317-769-6), pages 86-7, 220-1 | |||
{{Suikoden II}} | {{Suikoden II}} | ||