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{{quote| Affable fellow. Anyway, that there is Marksman Sydonia. | Varkas}} | {{quote| Affable fellow. Anyway, that there is Marksman Sydonia. | Varkas}} | ||
Sydonia was raised as a spectacle in a | Sydonia was raised as a spectacle in a traveling show, lured away from his parents as a child, due to his unique teleport powers. He could teleport short distances by concentrating on his left hand. | ||
One day, that group would be raided by [[Guin]]'s bandits. Initially distrustful, he began to open up to [[Varkas]] who ensured his safety in captivity, even having his collar removed by [[Lee]]. He disliked his name being used as it was also the word used to activate the magical shock collar that kept him in check, when the person speaking it held a ring magically connected to the collar. | |||
When he learned that the acrimony between Varkas and Guin had spilled over into physical confrontations, he offered to teleport to Guin at night and stab him to death. Varkas would dismiss the idea, not wanting Guin to die, and also not wanting to use Sydonia's power as a tool. | |||
When Guin poisoned Varkas and then tried to murder him, Sydonia would use his teleportation to stop Guin from reaching his blade. Varkas would strike down Guin, and Sydonia and Lee would have [[Hodai]] cure Varkas. Since then, he has worked under Varkas in the group, as his second-in-command. | |||
[[File:Sydonia won't go it alone.png|220px|thumb|left|Couldn't you teleport and then untie Varkas?]] | [[File:Sydonia won't go it alone.png|220px|thumb|left|Couldn't you teleport and then untie Varkas?]] | ||
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* Sydonia may be an in-name only reference to the demon Asmodeus, as his name is very close to "Sydonai", a Romanian word name for the demon. | * Sydonia may be an in-name only reference to the demon Asmodeus, as his name is very close to "Sydonai", a Romanian word name for the demon. | ||
* Sydonia is the only character in Suikoden that teleports when attacking. | * Sydonia is the only character in Suikoden that teleports when attacking. | ||
* Sydonia shares the same battle sprite as [[Quincy]]; their sprite is a simple | * Sydonia shares the same battle sprite as [[Quincy]]; their sprite is a simple pallet swap with minor differences. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
# [[Genso Suikoden Short Story Collection 1]] (ISBN 4-8402-1494-8), pages 177-218 | |||
# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 129 | # [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 129 | ||
# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 59, 78 | # [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 59, 78 |