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Graham Cray

グレアム・クレイ Gureamu Kurei

Artwork by Kawano Junko

Physical Information

Race

Human

Gender

Male

Birth Date

SY 263

Age

45 (S4)

Height

185cm (6'1") (S4)

Biographical Information

Family

One unnamed son

Meta Information

Japanese Voice

Nakata Kazuhiro (S4)

Appearances

Suikoden IV

Graham Cray (グレアム・クレイ, Gureamu Kurei) is the primary antagonist of Suikoden IV. Cray is a former strategist of the Scarlet Moon Empire now working to further the Kooluk Empire's Southern Expansion Policy for his own ends.

History

The islands, your lives, you exist only to fulfil our destiny.

— Graham Cray

Scarlet Moon Strategist

Graham Cray served in the Scarlet Moon Empire, where he acted as an aide to Elenor Silverberg. At some point, he inherited the Rune of Punishment and, desperate to rid himself of the rune’s cursed influence, severed his left arm, later replacing it with a prosthetic. The Rune of Punishment then chose Cray’s young son as its next host.

Cray attempted to keep his son’s affliction under control, but during the Man-Hunting Incident his border village was attacked. His son perished while using the destructive rune to annihilate the attackers. Cray was held responsible for the incident and exiled from the Scarlet Moon Empire.

With the loss of his son, Graham became obsessed with reclaiming the Rune of Punishment in order to connect with him again through the rune’s curse. He established the sinister Cray Trading Company to expand his information and resource network, eventually becoming known as the feared "Merchant of Death".

In his pursuit of the Rune of Punishment, Cray aligned himself with the Kooluk Empire, supporting their Southern Expansion Policy and instigating the Island Liberation War. He collaborated with the El-Eal Fortress Governor, encouraging him to aid in the search for the True Rune, ostensibly for the emperor to gift to the Harmonians in exchange for military backing.

Cooperation With Kooluk

When Cray’s subordinate, Ramada, reported an encounter with the pirate Brandeau, Cray began planning to track down the rune. Upon confirming its return to the Kingdom of Obel, he ordered Ramada to seize it from the bearer, showing no concern for the potential loss of life.

As a key Kooluk strategist during the war, Cray devised the plans for the giant Rune Cannon at El-Eal and ordered the destruction of Iluya Island’s surface as a demonstration of its power. He dismissed Troy’s efforts throughout the war, openly mocking his title of "Child of the Sea God".

Once entrenched in El-Eal, Cray secretly imprisoned the Governor. Claiming the Governor was ill, he assumed full control of El-Eal Fortress and the war effort. He dispatched the Governor’s own privateer fleet in a suicide strike against the Allied Forces, heavily taxing their strength.

When Cray discovered Ramada’s espionage at El-Eal, he confronted his former spy. Ramada claimed he had gone into deep cover and returned with valuable intelligence on the Rune of Punishment. Unconvinced, Cray shot him with a poison dart from his prosthetic arm and left him for dead in the fortress basement.

Final Defeat

Despite his efforts, the Empire could not overcome the combined forces of the Island Nations, guided by Elenor Silverberg. Cray seemed unaware of his old mentor’s full involvement until she confronted him during her covert mission to disable the Rune Cannon in preparation for the Final Engagement.

He attempted to kill Elenor with a poison dart, but Ramada—who had survived Cray’s earlier attempt on his life—took the dart instead. Elenor’s infiltration team then fought Cray, forcing him to retreat.

After the 1st Kooluk Fleet’s defeat in the final battle, Graham Cray was confronted by the Hero atop El-Eal. He confessed that he sought the Rune of Punishment to immerse himself in its memories and claimed the Island Nations existed only to fulfill his and Kooluk’s destiny. Activating the Giant Tree, he sought to reclaim what he considered rightfully his.

When the Giant Tree was destroyed and the fortress began to collapse, Cray’s ambitions were left unfulfilled. He was last seen amid the crumbling rubble in confrontation with Elenor and was presumed to have perished in the fall of El-Eal Fortress.

Gameplay

Main article: Graham Cray (enemy)

Graham Cray is fought as the penultimate boss of Suikoden IV. He is fought by the player's secondary infiltration team at El-Eal Fortress, meaning the hero and the party chosen to accompany him is not available for this battle.

Cray fights mainly as a physical bruiser and holds a slight susceptibility to physical attacks over magic attacks. He also holds a slightly greater than average resistance to all attack elements, but especially lightning and darkness magic.

Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card #	Name	Type	Release
CS2-654	Graham Cray	Leader	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.4
Non-character cards depicting this character
CS2-783	El-Eal Fortress	Mission	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.4

References

Genso Suikoden IV Official Guide Complete Edition (ISBN 4-86155-022-X), page 24
Marugoto! Genso Suikoden Book (ISBN 978-4-7577-3673-3)
Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, pages 414-5

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 ==History==
-{{quote | The islands, your lives, you exist only to fulfil our destiny. | Graham Cray}}
+{{Quote|The islands, your lives, you exist only to fulfil our destiny.|Graham Cray}}
+===Scarlet Moon Strategist===
+[[File:Graham Cray mocks Troy.png|220px|thumb|left|This is Cray in "charm mode".]]
+Graham Cray served in the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]], where he acted as an aide to [[Elenor Silverberg]]. At some point, he inherited the [[Rune of Punishment]] and, desperate to rid himself of the rune’s cursed influence, severed his left arm, later replacing it with a prosthetic. The Rune of Punishment then chose Cray’s [[Cray's son|young son]] as its next host.
-[[File:Graham Cray mocks Troy.png|220px|thumb|left|This is Cray in "charm mode".]]Graham Cray served in the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]] where he served as an aide to [[Elenor Silverberg]]. At some point, he would inherit the [[Rune of Punishment]] and desperate to rid himself of the rune’s cursed influence, he would end up severing his left arm, which he would later replace with a prosthetic. The Rune of Punishment would then pick Cray’s [[Cray's son|young son]] as its next host.
+Cray attempted to keep his son’s affliction under control, but during the [[Man-Hunting Incident]] his border village was attacked. His son perished while using the destructive rune to annihilate the attackers. Cray was held responsible for the incident and exiled from the Scarlet Moon Empire.
-Cray attempted to keep his son’s affliction under control but during the [[Man-Hunting Incident]], Cray’s border village was attacked, and his son perished using the destructive rune to decimate the attackers. Cray would be held responsible for the incident and exiled from the Scarlet Moon Empire.
+With the loss of his son, Graham became obsessed with reclaiming the Rune of Punishment in order to connect with him again through the rune’s curse. He established the sinister [[Cray Trading Company]] to expand his information and resource network, eventually becoming known as the feared "Merchant of Death".
-With the loss of his son, Graham would become obsessed with reclaiming the Rune of Punishment in order to connect with his son again through the rune’s curse. He would establish the sinister [[Cray Trading Company]] in order to expand his information and resource network, eventually becoming known as the feared “Merchant of Death”.
+In his pursuit of the Rune of Punishment, Cray aligned himself with the [[Kooluk Empire]], supporting their [[Southern Expansion Policy]] and instigating the [[Island Liberation War]]. He collaborated with the [[El-Eal Fortress]] [[Governor]], encouraging him to aid in the search for the [[27 True Runes|True Rune]], ostensibly for the emperor to gift to the [[Holy Kingdom of Harmonia|Harmonians]] in exchange for military backing.
-In order to track down the Rune of Punishment, he began to work with the [[Kooluk Empire]], lending support to their [[Southern Expansion Policy]] and instigating the [[Island Liberation War]]. He would work with [[El-Eal Fortress]]'s [[Governor]] and encouraged him to aid in the search for the [[27 True Runes|True Rune]], ostensibly for the emperor to gift to [[Holy Kingdom of Harmonia|Harmonia]] in exchange for military backing.
+===Cooperation With Kooluk===
 [[File:Graham Cray replaces the Governor.png|220px|thumb|right|For our safety, the Governor has been placed in super double self-isolation.]]
-When Cray's subordinate, [[Ramada]], reported on his encounter with the pirate [[Brandeau]], Cray began making plans to ascertain the rune's location. When he had finally confirmed the rune had returned to the [[Kingdom of Obel]], he had Ramada attempt to take it from [[Hero (Suikoden IV)|its bearer]] without any regard for the loss of life which would be incurred to transfer the rune back to Cray.
+When Cray’s subordinate, [[Ramada]], reported an encounter with the pirate [[Brandeau]], Cray began planning to track down the rune. Upon confirming its return to the [[Kingdom of Obel]], he ordered Ramada to seize it from the [[Hero (Suikoden IV)|bearer]], showing no concern for the potential loss of life.
-As a key figure of the Kooluk forces during the war, it was Cray who laid out the plans for the giant [[Rune Cannon]] at El-Eal and also ordered the destruction of the surface of [[Iluya Island]], as a demonstration of its power. He was dismissive of [[Troy]]'s efforts throughout the war, mocking his title of "Child of the Sea God".
+As a key Kooluk strategist during the war, Cray devised the plans for the giant [[Rune Cannon]] at El-Eal and ordered the destruction of [[Iluya Island]]’s surface as a demonstration of its power. He dismissed [[Troy]]’s efforts throughout the war, openly mocking his title of "Child of the Sea God".
-Once he had secured himself in El-Eal, he would secretly imprison the Governor. Claiming that the Governor was ill, Cray would assume total control of El-Eal Fortress and the continued war effort. He would send the Governor's own privateer fleet to attack the [[Allied Forces]] in a [[Mysterious Fleet|suicide strike]], taxing the Allied Forces greatly.
+Once entrenched in El-Eal, Cray secretly imprisoned the Governor. Claiming the Governor was ill, he assumed full control of El-Eal Fortress and the war effort. He dispatched the Governor’s own privateer fleet in a [[Mysterious Fleet|suicide strike]] against the [[Allied Forces]], heavily taxing their strength.
-As the war continued, Cray would discover Ramada engaged in espionage at El-Eal. Confronting his former spy and demanding to know why he had gone silent before returning now, Ramada tried to convince Cray he had gone into deep cover and was now returning with valuable information on the Rune of Punishment. Unwilling to trust him, Cray would shoot Ramada with a poison dart from his prosthesis and leave him for dead in the basement of El-Eal.
+When Cray discovered Ramada’s espionage at El-Eal, he confronted his former spy. Ramada claimed he had gone into deep cover and returned with valuable intelligence on the Rune of Punishment. Unconvinced, Cray shot him with a poison dart from his prosthetic arm and left him for dead in the fortress basement.
+===Final Defeat===
 [[File:Graham Cray desires the Rune of Punishment.png|220px|thumb|left|I, too, wish to hang out in purple fog with dust people.]]
-But for all his efforts, the Empire could not defeat the combined forces of the [[Island Nations]], guided by his old mentor, Elenor Silverberg. Although Cray was apparently unaware of Elenor's full involvement until she confronted him herself during her covert mission to deactivate the giant Rune Cannon in preparation for the [[Final Engagement]].
+Despite his efforts, the Empire could not overcome the combined forces of the [[Island Nations]], guided by Elenor Silverberg. Cray seemed unaware of his old mentor’s full involvement until she confronted him during her covert mission to disable the Rune Cannon in preparation for the [[Final Engagement]].
-He would attempt to kill Elenor with a poison dart but Ramada, who had survived his attack previously, would take the dart instead. Following this, Elenor's infiltration team would fight Cray, forcing him to retreat.
+He attempted to kill Elenor with a poison dart, but Ramada—who had survived Cray’s earlier attempt on his life—took the dart instead. Elenor’s infiltration team then fought Cray, forcing him to retreat.
-After the 1st Kooluk Fleet was defeated in the final battle, Graham Cray would be confronted by the hero atop El-Eal. There, he would explain that he wanted the Rune of Punishment back so he could indulge himself in its memories. He also explained that he saw the role of the Island Nations as to help fulfill his, and Kooluk's, destiny, nothing more. He would activate the [[Giant Tree]], hoping to at last regain the rune he saw as his by right.
+After the 1st Kooluk Fleet’s defeat in the final battle, Graham Cray was confronted by the Hero atop El-Eal. He confessed that he sought the Rune of Punishment to immerse himself in its memories and claimed the Island Nations existed only to fulfill his and Kooluk’s destiny. Activating the [[Giant Tree]], he sought to reclaim what he considered rightfully his.
-However, when the Giant Tree was defeated and began to break apart, exploding violently, the fortress began to collapse around him, leaving his dearest wish unfulfilled. He was presumed to have died in the collapse of the fortress, having been last seen in a confrontation with his mentor, Elenor, amidst the crumbling rubble.
+When the Giant Tree was destroyed and the fortress began to collapse, Cray’s ambitions were left unfulfilled. He was last seen amid the crumbling rubble in confrontation with Elenor and was presumed to have perished in the fall of El-Eal Fortress.
 ==Gameplay==