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| {{Image Needed}}The '''Gate Rune War''' (門の紋章戦争 ''Mon no Monshō Sensou''), also known less grandiosely as the '''Toran Liberation War''' (トラン解放戦争 ''Toran Kaihou Sensou''), is a civil war between the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]] and the [[Toran Liberation Army]] in the [[Toran (region)|Toran]] region. The events of the war occupy much of [[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]]. | | {{Image Needed}}The '''Gate Rune War''' (門の紋章戦争 ''Mon no Monshō Sensō''), also known less grandiosely as the '''Toran Liberation War''' (トラン解放戦争 ''Toran Kaihō Sensō''), is a civil war between the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]] and the [[Toran Liberation Army]] in the [[Toran (region)|Toran]] region. The events of the war form the setting of the original [[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]]. |
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| The Gate Rune War were a series of civil uprisings that occurred in the [[Toran (region)|Toran]] region between the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]] and the [[Toran Liberation Army]]. The Toran Liberation Army rose up in arms against the Scarlet Moon Empire in response to the corrupt state of the government<ref>"No big deal. I just gave him a little gift. Imperial soldiers act tough, but money's their weakness. That's the state of things in the Imperial Capital. Corruption is everywhere. Everything's about to come apart at the seams." - Viktor ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref><ref>"Me too. I've just about had it with the corrupt Empire." - Cleo ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
| | 453 saw the establishment of the [[Toran Liberation Army]] by [[Odessa Silverberg]]. The establishment of a formal movement to resist the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]] sparked more open dissension and disarray, marking the beginning of the Gate Rune War. |
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| The Toran Liberation Army began to gain ground and recruits following their victory over [[Kwanda Rosman]] at the [[Battle at Pannu Yakuta Castle]]<ref>"Commander Tir, this battle has made you a man. So many people are willing to join you. Now let's get back to Toran Castle." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. The ranks of the Toran Liberation Army continued to swell as they attracted several prominent Scarlet Moon Empire commanders including Kwanda Rosman<ref>"......... Perhaps the Emperor I knew and trusted disappeared years ago. Commander Tir, let me join your army. My loyalty for Emperor Barbarosa remains firm. But I cannot serve the present Emperor, whoever he may be." - Kwanda Rosman ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, [[Milich Oppenheimer]]<ref>"You are...Teo's son. ....... Commander Tir of the Liberation Army. I have a request. I, Milich Oppenheimer, would like to join your army. The Emperor has been enraptured by Windy's resemblance to his late Empress Claudia. But unlike Empress Claudia, Windy is a sorceress with evil intent. I must stop the Emperor from being misled. So I beg of you. Please let me join the Liberation Army." - Milich Oppenheimer ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, [[Kasim Hazil]]<ref>"......... All right. I surrender." - Kasim Hazil ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, [[Griffith]]<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> and [[Sonya Shulen]]<ref>"All right. I'll join you. But I won't help you fight. I'll stay by your side so I can watch you die." - Sonya Shulen ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Despite gathering many recruits, the Toran Liberation Army often had fewer soldiers than the [[Imperial Army]], despite the defections the Scarlet Moon Imperial Army suffered throughout the war; the Toran Liberation Army only became comparable in force to the core of the Scarlet Moon Imperial Army prior to the [[Battle at Floating Fortress Shasarazade]]<ref>"The Liberation Army is becoming comparable in force to the core of the Imperial Army, still remaining at the capital." - Sanchez ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
| | Odessa would fall in a surprise attack on the Liberation Army hidehout in [[Lenankamp]]. From there, [[Hero (Suikoden)|the son]] of [[Teo McDohl]], one of the Empire's [[Six Great Generals|Five Great Generals]] would take over the mantle of leadership. After several years, the war would end in 457 with the fall of [[Gregminster]]. |
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| The Scarlet Moon Empire Imperial Army suffered defections from many of their most prominent commanders throughout the war. Kwanda Rosman felt that the Emperor had changed from the man he had once followed<ref>"......... Perhaps the Emperor I knew and trusted disappeared years ago. Commander Tir, let me join your army. My loyalty for Emperor Barbarosa remains firm. But I cannot serve the present Emperor, whoever he may be." - Kwanda Rosman ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> while Milich Oppenheimer and Kasim Hazil placed the blame for the changes in Emperor Barbarosa on [[Windy]]<ref>"You are...Teo's son. ....... Commander Tir of the Liberation Army. I have a request. I, Milich Oppenheimer, would like to join your army. The Emperor has been enraptured by Windy's resemblance to his late Empress Claudia. But unlike Empress Claudia, Windy is a sorceress with evil intent. I must stop the Emperor from being misled. So I beg of you. Please let me join the Liberation Army." - Milich Oppenheimer ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref><ref>"You were deceived by that woman. By Windy." - Kasim Hazil ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Despite the growing power of the Scarlet Moon Empire, Emperor Barbarosa remained detached from much of the action of the war, only defending his empire following the Toran Liberation Army's victory in the [[The Last Battle (Suikoden)|last battle]]<ref>"Look at this garden... a beautiful place full of flowers in bloom. This is the end. It is all that remains of my Empire. Tir, I shall protect my Empire. With my own hands!" - Barbarosa Rugner ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. | | The [[Toran Republic]] would be established in the wake of the Scarlet Moon Empire's defeat. |
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| The war was decided during the Battle of Gregminster, where the Toran Liberation Army defeated the last remnants of the Scarlet Moon Empire Imperial Army<ref>"Please watch yourself, Commander Tir. Although the Imperial Army is defeated, the Emperor himself is a very powerful man...cough...cough!" - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. The defeat and subsequent disappearance of Emperor Barbarosa Rugner cemented the victory of the Toran Liberation Army<ref>"Master Liukan, those voices... Have we won?" - Mathiu Silverberg<br>"Yes, undoubtedly." - Liukan ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. The Scarlet Moon Empire was disbanded as a result of the war and the [[Toran Republic]] was founded in its stead, with [[Lepant]] elected to serve as the first President of the Toran Republic<ref>"{{h:title|Elected President of the Toran Republic after Tir McDohl declined|辞退した主人公にかわりトラン共和国、初代大統領に選ばれる}}" - Lepant's Ending Text ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. | | ==Name== |
| | | The war was named the Gate Rune War, due to the presence of both [[Gate Rune]] bearers, [[Windy]] and [[Leknaat]], in the war, offering supporting to the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]] and the [[Toran Liberation Army]] respectively. Typically, it is simply called the Liberation War, or Toran Liberation War. |
| Although the war is regarded as a civil war, foreign intervention played a part. The [[City-State of Jowston]] inadvertently aided the Liberation Army, having been manipulated into invading [[Senan]], a ploy Liberation Army strategist [[Mathiu Silverberg]] had concocted to force an Imperial surrender in the region<ref>"That is correct. I sent Jowston a letter informing them of Imperial Army plans to invade their land. The City-State of Jowston is hungry for this Empire. It's quite easy to manipulate them." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
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| | # [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 366 |
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The Gate Rune War (門の紋章戦争 Mon no Monshō Sensō), also known less grandiosely as the Toran Liberation War (トラン解放戦争 Toran Kaihō Sensō), is a civil war between the Scarlet Moon Empire and the Toran Liberation Army in the Toran region. The events of the war form the setting of the original Suikoden.
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