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'''Esmeralda''' (エスメラルダ, ''Esumeraruda'') is a character in [[Suikoden]]. She is a naive and idle woman of aristocratic distinction. | '''Esmeralda''' (エスメラルダ, ''Esumeraruda'') is a character in [[Suikoden]]. She is a naive and idle woman of aristocratic distinction. | ||
==Profile== | |||
Esmeralda's outfit consists of a pure white one-piece dress with a V-shaped opening in the front and a pink skirt underneath, emblazoned with a rose motif. The large polka-dot ribbon at the waist was said to give the outfit a maidenly look. | |||
She wore her hair in long vertical rolls with a huge hair ornament, creating a romantic and dainty image. She was also said to look young for her age. Overall, her appearance was very elegant and befitting her aura of a naïve maiden. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
{{quote | Haven't you brought me the "Opal Ring" yet? I'm not that patient, you know. | Esmeralda}} | {{quote | Haven't you brought me the "Opal Ring" yet? I'm not that patient, you know. | Esmeralda}} | ||
Esmeralda | Esmeralda was a slightly ambiguous and enigmatic but mostly elegant and naïve woman fond of dressing fashionably and luxuriously. Like [[Vincent de Boule]], she appeared to be an aristocrat of the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]], but any details on her noble name or her identity besides her gender seems to be shrouded in mystery. | ||
This included why she was staying at an inn in [[Antei]] during the [[Gate Rune War]]. It is not clear whether she was fleeing the war, hiding from someone, or simply residing at the inn for an extended stay. | |||
[[File:Esmeralda misreads the situation.png|220px|thumb|left|The most laid-back kidnapping ever.]] | [[File:Esmeralda misreads the situation.png|220px|thumb|left|The most laid-back kidnapping ever.]] | ||
During | During said conflict, she was invited to join the [[Toran Liberation Army]] at the inn. Esmeralda misunderstood and believed she was being kidnapped, believing her beauty to be a curse which drew the interests of the Liberation Army. | ||
She demanded the [[Opal]] both as a token of good faith and because she refused to undervalue her worth or beauty. The Liberation Army at the time was only comprised of a few and so recruited the unreasonable companion. | |||
As a member of the Liberation Army, she was not a particularly active recruit, contributing little besides her presence. She had only a handful of friends such as Vincent and [[Milich Oppenheimer]] (and later [[Simone Verdricci]]) and they commonly took tea together. | |||
After the Gate Rune War, it appears Esmeralda lived an elegant life in a house with a garden full of roses in Antei as a guest of Milich. Given that she was possibly a former Scarlet Moon Empire noble but lost her nobility following the war, she must have inherited her fortune. | |||
Three years following the Gate Rune War, [[Nash Latkje]] would be inadvertently teleported by [[Viki]] to Esmeralda's location while she was attending a tea party for herself, Milich, Vincent and Simone in a flamboyant room. | Three years following the Gate Rune War, [[Nash Latkje]] would be inadvertently teleported by [[Viki]] to Esmeralda's location while she was attending a tea party for herself, Milich, Vincent and Simone in a flamboyant room. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Esmeralda was intentionally designed to be an idle or "useless" character who brought nothing to the [[Toran Liberation Army]], though she does | * Esmeralda was intentionally designed to be an idle or "useless" character who brought nothing to the [[Toran Liberation Army]], though she does contribute soldiers and ATK value to her war unit, [[The Narcissists (war unit)|The Narcissists]]. | ||
==Other languages and releases== | ==Other languages and releases== | ||
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# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 38 | # [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 38 | ||
# [[Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 36 | # [[Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 36 | ||
# [[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.13]] (ISBN 4-7753-0182-9), page 42 | |||
# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 28, 246 | # [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 28, 246 | ||