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With the Dunan Unification War over and his agreement with Riou fulfilled, Georg Prime vanished once again without trace, his current whereabouts unknown.

==Name==

''Georg'' is the German or Scandinavian form of ''George''. The origin if the name lies in Greek, derived from γεωργός (geōrgós) meaning ''farmer''. His Japanese spelling implies that the name is pronounced in the German and Scandinavian way ([ɡeːɔʁk]), wheras the voice actors of Suikoden V pronounce it the English way ([dʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ]). Its popularity as a name comes from the myths about ''St. George'', who is known as a dragon slayer in Christian mythology.

''Prime'' is an English adjective for ''first in an order'' or ''of highest importance'', stemming from Latin ''primus'' meaning ''first''. As such, it's an attribute widely used in a lot of fields, such as mathematics (prime numbers) or music (the prime being the tonic/key note of a musical scale). Georg is one of the few characters in the Suikoden world to have a last name which shows his high social status he gained as a warrior throughout the years.

==Weapon==

Georg wields a two handed sword in both [[Suikoden II]] and [[Suikoden V]]. In the Japanese versions of both games, the names of the weapon as it upgrades are 風 (Kaze, ''Wind''), 月 (Tsuki, ''Moon''), and 雲 (Kumo, ''Cloud''). The English localization of Suikoden II uses the Romanization of the Japanes enames, wheras the localization of Suikoden V translated the names into their English meaning.

The weapon names most likely reference an old-fashion Japanese idiom, 月に叢雲華に風 (Tsuki ni murakumo hana ni kaze ''As clouds to the moon and winds to the blossom'') which basically means ''Good times won't last long''.<ref>Buchanan, Daniel Crump. ''Japanese Proverbs and Sayings''. Norman: U of Oklahoma, 1965. Print.</ref>

==Trivia==

* You can see Georg's picture as one of the original Six Great Generals in the Suikoden I Instruction Manual.

* You can see Georg's picture as one of the original Six Great Generals in the US [[Suikoden]] Instruction Manual.

* Georg lives up to his nickname "Deathblow Georg" in Suikoden V by having a randomly occurring instant death strike, this is when his regular attack glows red and there is an "electrical" sound. It is not controlled or activated by a rune of any kind. Sometimes (and during boss battles) the attack simply does about 4x damage!

* Georg lives up to his nickname "Deathblow Georg" in Suikoden V by having a randomly occurring instant death strike, this is when his regular attack glows red and there is an "electrical" sound. It is not controlled or activated by a rune of any kind. Sometimes (and during boss battles) the attack simply does about 4x damage.

* While his Japanese name and the spelling of his localized name imply that his name is pronounced the German or Scandinavian way ([ɡeːɔʁk]), the voice actors of Suikoden V pronounce it the English way ([dʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ], ''George'').

==Gallery==

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==References==

# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 51, 596

<li>[[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 51, 596</li>

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 With the Dunan Unification War over and his agreement with Riou fulfilled, Georg Prime vanished once again without trace, his current whereabouts unknown.
+==Name==
+''Georg'' is the German or Scandinavian form of ''George''. The origin if the name lies in Greek, derived from γεωργός (geōrgós) meaning ''farmer''. His Japanese spelling implies that the name is pronounced in the German and Scandinavian way ([ɡeːɔʁk]), wheras the voice actors of Suikoden V pronounce it the English way ([dʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ]). Its popularity as a name comes from the myths about ''St. George'', who is known as a dragon slayer in Christian mythology.
+''Prime'' is an English adjective for ''first in an order'' or ''of highest importance'', stemming from Latin ''primus'' meaning ''first''. As such, it's an attribute widely used in a lot of fields, such as mathematics (prime numbers) or music (the prime being the tonic/key note of a musical scale). Georg is one of the few characters in the Suikoden world to have a last name which shows his high social status he gained as a warrior throughout the years.
+==Weapon==
+Georg wields a two handed sword in both [[Suikoden II]] and [[Suikoden V]]. In the Japanese versions of both games, the names of the weapon as it upgrades are 風 (Kaze, ''Wind''), 月 (Tsuki, ''Moon''), and 雲 (Kumo, ''Cloud''). The English localization of Suikoden II uses the Romanization of the Japanes enames, wheras the localization of Suikoden V translated the names into their English meaning.
+The weapon names most likely reference an old-fashion Japanese idiom, 月に叢雲華に風 (Tsuki ni murakumo hana ni kaze ''As clouds to the moon and winds to the blossom'') which basically means ''Good times won't last long''.<ref>Buchanan, Daniel Crump. ''Japanese Proverbs and Sayings''. Norman: U of Oklahoma, 1965. Print.</ref>
 ==Trivia==
-* You can see Georg's picture as one of the original Six Great Generals in the Suikoden I Instruction Manual.
+* You can see Georg's picture as one of the original Six Great Generals in the US [[Suikoden]] Instruction Manual.
-* Georg lives up to his nickname "Deathblow Georg" in Suikoden V by having a randomly occurring instant death strike, this is when his regular attack glows red and there is an "electrical" sound. It is not controlled or activated by a rune of any kind. Sometimes (and during boss battles) the attack simply does about 4x damage!
+* Georg lives up to his nickname "Deathblow Georg" in Suikoden V by having a randomly occurring instant death strike, this is when his regular attack glows red and there is an "electrical" sound. It is not controlled or activated by a rune of any kind. Sometimes (and during boss battles) the attack simply does about 4x damage.
-* While his Japanese name and the spelling of his localized name imply that his name is pronounced the German or Scandinavian way ([ɡeːɔʁk]), the voice actors of Suikoden V pronounce it the English way ([dʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ], ''George'').
 ==Gallery==
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 ==References==
-# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 51, 596
+<references />
+<ol start="2">
+<li>[[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 51, 596</li>
+</ol>
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