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}}'''Griffith''' (グリフィス, ''Gurifisu'')  is a supporting character in [[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]]. A man with a great deal of respect for his men's lives, Griffith was a soldier in the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]] [[Imperial Army]] as well as the [[Toran Liberation Army]].
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}}'''Griffith''' (グリフィス, ''Gurifisu'')  is a supporting character in [[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]]. A man with a great deal of respect for his men's lives, Griffith was a soldier in the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]] [[Imperial Army]] as well as the [[Toran Liberation Army]].


==Biography==
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The commander of the [[Northern Checkpoint]], Griffith is an officer who was, at the time of the [[Gate Rune War]], under the command of [[Kasim Hazil]]<ref>"All right, you go report to General Kasim while I try to stall them." - Griffith ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Due to a plot of [[Mathiu Silverberg]], Griffith found himself taken by surprise by a vastly larger [[Toran Liberation Army]]<ref>" In any case we're badly mismatched." - Griffith ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Seeing that there was no way to win with only the men under his control, Griffith tried to send for reinforcements from Kasim Hazil while he attempted to stall the Liberation Army<ref>"Of course, but some soldiers may prefer not to surrender. So give me some time." - Griffith ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Mathiu Silverberg saw through Griffith's attempts to keep the Toran Liberation Army at bay and ordered the army to attack. Griffith urged his troops to do their best to fight the Toran Liberation Army, but warned them not to waste their lives needlessly<ref>"Troops, do the best you can, but don't waste your lives." - Griffith ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.  
As an officer of the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]], Griffith always posed as a slippery person but in actuality, he cared for the lives of his troops more than his own pride. During the [[Gate Rune War]], this trait was exploited by the [[Toran Liberation Army]] in their attack on the [[Northern Checkpoint]] as Griffith quickly agreed to surrender in exchange for the lives of his men.


Outmatched by the larger army, Griffith quickly surrendered<ref>"All right, all right, we surrender. Lives are precious things." - Griffith ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, and, to his surprise, was offered a position within the Toran Liberation Army. Griffith agreed to do so only if the Toran Liberation Army would spare his men<ref>"Join you? And betray the Imperial Army? Promise me one thing. Will you spare my troops?" - Griffith ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. When they consented to do so, Griffith joined, saying that it mattered little which side of the war he was fighting on so long as he was able to eat<ref>"Then I'll agree to your proposition. Whether I'm fighting for the Imperials or the Liberation Army, it makes no difference to me, as long as I can eat." - Griffith ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Griffith's men quickly joined the Toran Liberation Army along with him<ref>"M-Master G-Griffith, we will follow you." - Soldier ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, which Griffith praised his men for<ref>"What wonderful men you are! Thank you, everybody." - Griffith ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.  
Following his surrender, Griffith joined the Liberation Army and aided the rescue of [[Warren]] from [[Moravia]]. For the remainder of the war, he fought bravely in the [[Former Imperial Team]]. After the war, however, he refused to join the nascent Toran Republican Army and instead started a business, the talents that allowed him to lead his men so well being applicable to more than just warfare.
 
Griffith aided the Toran Liberation Army immediately following his recruitment by aiding them in sneaking into [[Moravia]] by pretending to have captured Mathiu Silverberg<ref>"Look at who I have here. This is Mathiu, Military Strategist of the Liberation Army. I took him prisoner. Let me in. I'd like to report to General Kasim." - Griffith ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
 
Griffith continued to work under the Liberation Army until the end of the war. After the Gate Rune War, Griffith retired from military service, and set up a small business in the newly-established [[Toran Republic]]<ref>"Begins a business." - Griffith's Ending Text ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.  


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Despite changing sides in the war, Griffith still remains a subordinate of Kasim Hazil in the Former Imperial Team unit following Kasim's recruitment.
* Despite changing sides in the war, Griffith still remains a subordinate of [[Kasim Hazil]] in the [[Former Imperial Team]] unit following Kasim's recruitment.


==References==
==References==
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# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 85


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Griffith (グリフィス, Gurifisu) is a supporting character in Suikoden. A man with a great deal of respect for his men's lives, Griffith was a soldier in the Scarlet Moon Empire Imperial Army as well as the Toran Liberation Army.

Biography

Suikoden

Lives are precious things.

— Griffin

As an officer of the Scarlet Moon Empire, Griffith always posed as a slippery person but in actuality, he cared for the lives of his troops more than his own pride. During the Gate Rune War, this trait was exploited by the Toran Liberation Army in their attack on the Northern Checkpoint as Griffith quickly agreed to surrender in exchange for the lives of his men.

Following his surrender, Griffith joined the Liberation Army and aided the rescue of Warren from Moravia. For the remainder of the war, he fought bravely in the Former Imperial Team. After the war, however, he refused to join the nascent Toran Republican Army and instead started a business, the talents that allowed him to lead his men so well being applicable to more than just warfare.

Trivia

References

  1. Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 85

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