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However, in [[Solar calendar|SY]] 449, he began to lose interest in his empire when he met the Court Magician, [[Windy]], who physically resembled his late wife. Using Barbarosa's love to her advantage, Windy used her magic to manipulate the empire and soon the nation lost faith in its government and its Emperor as corruption and malaise continued to grow.
However, in [[Solar calendar|SY]] 449, he began to lose interest in his empire when he met the Court Magician, [[Windy]], who physically resembled his late wife. Using Barbarosa's love to her advantage, Windy used her magic to manipulate the empire and soon the nation lost faith in its government and its Emperor as corruption and malaise continued to grow.


[[File:Barbarosa nothing beside remains.png|220px|thumb|right|You can become the Republic's official gardener! Deal?]]The [[Toran Liberation Army]] under [[Odessa Silverberg]] rose up in opposition to the corrupt empire, while Barbarosa deigned not to fight, leaving the [[Gate Rune War]]'s battles largely in the hands of the Five Great Generals. Barbarosa even helped the Toran Liberation Army briefly, allowing [[Futch]] to escape [[Gregminster Palace]] with the [[Black Dragon Orchid]].  
[[File:Barbarosa nothing beside remains.png|220px|thumb|right|You can become the Republic's official gardener! Deal?]]The [[Toran Liberation Army]] under [[Odessa Silverberg]] rose up in opposition to the corrupt empire, while Barbarosa deigned not to fight, leaving the [[Gate Rune War]]'s battles largely in the hands of the Five Great Generals.
 
Barbarosa even helped the Toran Liberation Army briefly, allowing [[Futch]] to escape [[Gregminster Palace]] with the [[Black Dragon Orchid]]. His motivation was likely not to pollute the [[Floating Garden]], a memory of his beloved Claudia, with violence.


At the end of the war, as the Liberation Army marched into Gregminster Palace, Barbarosa made one last stand at defending his empire using the Rugner family treasure, the Sovereign Rune, for the first and only time, to transform into a three-headed [[Golden Hydra]].
At the end of the war, as the Liberation Army marched into Gregminster Palace, Barbarosa made one last stand at defending his empire using the Rugner family treasure, the Sovereign Rune, for the first and only time, to transform into a three-headed [[Golden Hydra]].
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# [[Genso Suikoden Short Story Collection 1]] (ISBN 4-8402-1494-8), pages 149-76
# [[Genso Suikoden Short Story Collection 1]] (ISBN 4-8402-1494-8), pages 149-76
# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), pages 43, 218-9
# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), pages 43, 218-9
# [[Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 151
# [[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.14]] (ISBN 4-7753-0217-5), pages 66-7
# [[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.14]] (ISBN 4-7753-0217-5), pages 66-7
# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 29, 85
# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 29, 85