Genso Suikoden: Soul Eater 1
幻想水滸伝 ソウルイーター ⟨上⟩ Gensō Suikoden Souru Ītā Jō
Dust jacket cover by Kawano Junko
Format Information
Pages
248
Successor
Genso Suikoden: Soul Eater 1 (幻想水滸伝 ソウルイーター ⟨上⟩, Gensō Suikoden Souru Ītā Jō lit. Genso Suikoden Soul Eater Beginning) is a book published by Kadokawa Shoten in 1999.
It is the first part of a three-party light novelization of the events of Suikoden. It covers the events of the game from the beginning to the player's party meeting Mathiu Silverberg in Seika.
Content list
| Page # | Title | Author/Illustrator |
|---|---|---|
| Chapters | ||
| 15 | 0 - Magician's Island 魔術師の島, Majutsushi no Shima | |
| Leknaat begins her readings for the Astral Predications and is alarmed to discover that the 108 Stars are beginning to gather and that she and Luc will be involved. | ||
| 24 | 1 - Scarlet Moon Empire 赤月帝国, Akatsuki Teikoku | |
| Teo McDohl attends an audience with the emperor and is dispatched to the north. Tir is assigned to the Imperial Guard. That night, the McDohl household host a dinner in both their honors. | ||
| 49 | 2 - Imperial Guard 帝国近衛隊, Teikoku Konoe-tai | |
| Teo departs on his mission, hoping his son will be okay in his absence. Tir is brought down to earth by his new commander, Kraze Miles and he and his entourage depart for Magician's Island with Futch and Black. | ||
| 64 | 3 - Magician's Tower 魔術師の塔, Majutsushi no Tō | |
| Tir's entourage receive the Astral Predications from Leknaat, who feels a connection with Tir. Returning to Gregminster, Kraze dismisses the party and orders them to report back tomorrow for a mission to Rockland. | ||
| 82 | 4 - Rockland ロックランド, Rokkurando | |
| The entourage arrive at Rockland and find it under attack by the Mt. Seifu bandits. Driving Varkas and Sydonia away, they rescue the bandit's captives; Grady and Kanaan. | ||
| 100 | 5 - Chivalrous Bandits of Mt. Seifu 清風義賊, Seifū Gizoku | |
| The entourage (and Kanaan) are brought to Mt. Seifu by Haruna but Kanaan's carelessness causes the group to fall into a trap. Encountering a Queen Ant while trying to find a way out, Ted is forced to reveal the secret of the Soul Eater. Afterwards, the group storms the bandit fortress and defeat Varkas and Sydonia but Tir allows them to leave once he hears of Grady's corruption. | ||
| 132 | 6 - Targeted Rune 狙われた紋章, Nerawareta Monshō | |
| Knowing the truth, Tir releases the bandits. Kanaan is furious and returns to Gregminster with the entourage. There, he dismisses everyone for incompetence except Ted, ordering the boy to accompany him to Commander Kraze. Later, a wounded Ted returns, passing on the Soul Eater to Tir. Pahn leads the Imperial Guard to the McDohl manor. | ||
| 156 | 7 - Escape From the Imperial Capital 帝都脱出, Teito Dasshutsu | |
| Escaping at Ted's behest, Tir, Gremio, and Cleo seek refuge at Marie's inn. They plan to journey north to get Teo's help. Viktor helps them escape the capital and in exchange they agree to a meeting in Lenankamp. | ||
| 172 | 8 - Liberation Army 解放軍, Kaihō-gun | |
| Viktor brings Tir, Gremio, and Cleo to Lenankamp and reveals that he is a member of the Toran Liberation Army. | ||
| 204 | 9 - Successor of the Will 遺志を継ぐ者, Ishi o Tsugu Mono | |
| Odessa falls and Tir's entourage are forced to flee once again. Finding Mathiu Silverberg, he reveals that Odessa's will was for Tir to succeed her as leader of the Liberation Army. | ||
Differences from the game
- Tir McDohl "chooses" the following dialogue options from Suikoden:
- "Yes, your majesty", during the audience with Emperor Barbarosa.
- Tir does not meet Commander Kraze until the day of his first mission.
- Luc does not summon a Golem to fight the party. He simply teleports the entourage into Magician's Tower.
- The entourage begin their mission to Rockland the day after returning from Magician's Island, not immediately upon their return.
- The entourage fight off an attack from the Mt. Seifu bandits upon arriving in Rockland and rescue Kanaan and Grady.
- The entourage are lured into a trap on Mt. Seifu and must escape from the tunnels beneath the mountain, rather than just running through it as a normal dungeon.
- Learning the truth of Grady's corruption, Tir releases the captured bandits.
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