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As far as public perception is concerned, the Kalekka Incident was the massacre of [[Kalekka]]'s civilians by the [[City-State of Jowston]] as part of their continued invasion, an attempt to take advantage of the internal turmoil caused by the recent [[War of Succession]] in the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]]. However, the truth is that it was an ingenious strategy concocted by [[Leon Silverberg]], then the strategist of the Empire. | As far as public perception is concerned, the Kalekka Incident was the massacre of [[Kalekka]]'s civilians by the [[City-State of Jowston]] as part of their continued invasion, an attempt to take advantage of the internal turmoil caused by the recent [[War of Succession]] in the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]]. | ||
However, the truth is that it was an ingenious strategy concocted by [[Leon Silverberg]], then the strategist of the Empire. Although Leon Silverberg is often blamed for the incident by those who knew the truth, it must be remembered that it was [[Barbarosa Rugner|Emperor Barbarosa]] who approved the strategy proposed to him. | |||
The massacre at Kalekka was caused by the [[Imperial Army]]. They were also unaware of their true role, having been told they were to surprise the enemy troops that had supposedly already taken the town. When news of the massacre broke out, it enraged the people of the Empire and renewed their morale that had been drained by war with Jowston and the previous civil war. | The massacre at Kalekka was caused by the [[Imperial Army]]. They were also unaware of their true role, having been told they were to surprise the enemy troops that had supposedly already taken the town. When news of the massacre broke out, it enraged the people of the Empire and renewed their morale that had been drained by war with Jowston and the previous civil war. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 03:25, 23 June 2013
The Kalekka Incident (カレッカの虐殺事件, Karekka no Gyakusatsu Jiken, Massacre of Kalekka) was an event that happened several years before the events of the first Suikoden game.
Information
As far as public perception is concerned, the Kalekka Incident was the massacre of Kalekka's civilians by the City-State of Jowston as part of their continued invasion, an attempt to take advantage of the internal turmoil caused by the recent War of Succession in the Scarlet Moon Empire.
However, the truth is that it was an ingenious strategy concocted by Leon Silverberg, then the strategist of the Empire. Although Leon Silverberg is often blamed for the incident by those who knew the truth, it must be remembered that it was Emperor Barbarosa who approved the strategy proposed to him.
The massacre at Kalekka was caused by the Imperial Army. They were also unaware of their true role, having been told they were to surprise the enemy troops that had supposedly already taken the town. When news of the massacre broke out, it enraged the people of the Empire and renewed their morale that had been drained by war with Jowston and the previous civil war.
References
- Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 66