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{{Quote| Your strength also has been forged through hard battle. I would be pleased to walk along the same path as you. | Genshu}} | {{Quote| Your strength also has been forged through hard battle. I would be pleased to walk along the same path as you. | Genshu}} | ||
Genshu is a swordsman obsessed with swords. Genshu was born into the warrior caste in his homeland, along with his younger brother, [[Tesshu]]. Together they trained, with Genshu being judged the less talented of the two. Diving ahead with | Genshu is a swordsman obsessed with swords. Genshu was born into the warrior caste in his homeland, along with his younger brother, [[Tesshu]]. Together they trained, with Genshu being judged the less talented of the two. Diving ahead with reckless abandon in an attempt to bridge the gap, the two become known as ''The Wise and Foolish Siblings'' due to Tesshu's natural talent and humility and Genshu's wild hotheaded drive to win at any cost. His inferiority complex made him rude and surly, although he always loved and respected his brother. | ||
Eventually, Genshu would leave his home village, following a path of increasing his strength by fighting in life-and-death duels, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Vowing to make him see the error of his ways, Tesshu left his village and challenged Genshu while masked. Genshu would win the duel, despite being wounded himself, only for his brother to reveal himself and open his eyes to the killer he had become. | Eventually, Genshu would leave his home village, following a path of increasing his strength by fighting in life-and-death duels, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Vowing to make him see the error of his ways, Tesshu left his village and challenged Genshu while masked. Genshu would win the duel, despite being wounded himself, only for his brother to reveal himself and open his eyes to the killer he had become. | ||
Distraught, Genshu continued to wander, ending up as a sellsword in [[Ling Hua Town]] around the time of the [[Gate Rune War]]. He would come to tutor [[Liu Mei]] in the way of swordplay, training her to gain revenge on the man who murdered her father. It was not until Liu Mei refused to kill her foe after defeating him, despite Genshu's | Distraught, Genshu continued to wander, ending up as a sellsword in [[Ling Hua Town]] around the time of the [[Gate Rune War]]. He would come to tutor [[Liu Mei]] in the way of swordplay, training her to gain revenge on the man who murdered [[Liu Shao|her father]]. It was not until Liu Mei refused to kill her foe after defeating him, despite Genshu's urging, that he shook himself out of his despondency and took to heart his brother's plea for peace, leaving Ling Hua Town. | ||
Genshu encountered [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the leader]] of the [[New State Army]] during the [[Dunan Unification War]] in [[Coronet Town]]. Impressed with his sharpened weapon, Genshu joined the New State Army, feeling they shared similar ideals | Since that time, Genshu had kept his sword sheathed. He encountered [[Hero (Suikoden II)|the leader]] of the [[New State Army]] during the [[Dunan Unification War]] in [[Coronet Town]]. Impressed with his sharpened weapon, Genshu joined the New State Army, feeling they shared similar ideals and deciding to follow the way of the sword again. | ||
After the war, Genshu returned to his wandering life, his whereabouts unknown. | Genshu particularly enjoyed being close to the [[Star Dragon Sword]], which he was said to almost worship. In fact, he was enamored by stories about any famous swords, spending much time talking with [[Shin]] about the subject. | ||
After the war, Genshu returned to his wandering life, his whereabouts unknown. Although he had taken open the sword once more, it is said that he would never let unnecessary blood be drawn by it again. | |||
==Game info== | ==Game info== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
# [[Gensosuikoden Short Story Collection 4]] (ISBN 4-8402-2106-5), pages 99-166 | # [[Gensosuikoden Short Story Collection 4]] (ISBN 4-8402-2106-5), pages 99-166 | ||
# [[Gensosuikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 151 | |||
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