Shin

シン Shin

Artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

Physical Information

Race

Human

Gender

Male

Birth Date

SY 434

Age

27 (S2)

Biographical Information

Star

Chisatsu Star²

From

The Southlands

Meta Information

Appearances

Shin (シン, Shin) is a character in Suikoden II who also appears in Genso Suikogaiden Vol.1. He is a bodyguard for the House of Wisemail.

History

My loyalty lies not with the office of mayor, not with the House of Wisemail... … but with you, Lady Teresa.

— Shin

Shin served as the bodyguard of Teresa Wisemail, in her capacity as Mayor of Greenhill City, as hired by the Wisemail family. He is a practitioner of the Eight Death Sword and wielded the Tarantula sword, utilizing his Spider Slay technique to great effect in combat.

During the Highland Army advance on the city during the Dunan Unification War, he was the only trained swordsman in the Greenhill army, which was made up entirely of citizen soldiers. He would cooperate with Nash Latkje and when Teresa was captured by the rebellious Muse soldiers, he went with Nash to rescue her.

Following Greenhill's occupation, Shin helped Teresa hide in the forests behind the city and was willing to lay down his life to ensure her safety. Once Teresa had been convinced of the need to leave Greenhill by the New Alliance Army, Shin prevented Highland soldiers from pursuing Teresa, all too willing to risk his life to secure her escape. After this, Fitcher managed to help Shin escape to the New Alliance Army Headquarters, where he was reunited with Teresa.

In reality, Shin's loyalty was to Teresa, rather than her office. He was absolutely loyal to Teresa and was willing to give up his life to protect her. His dedication had grown into a sincere love, but he never fully expressed those feelings as he felt unworthy of her as a swordsman.

As such, following the war, he would leave Greenhill in order to continue honing his skills as a swordsman. He never returned to the city.

Gameplay

Recruitment

Recruitment Data
How to recruit
Shin joins automatically following plot events in Greenhill City.
Castle LV	Type
MISSING INFO	Two-handed sword

Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card #	Name	Type	Release
048	Shin	Commoner	Booster Pack Vol.1
301	Shin	Commoner	Premium Pack
CS2-172	Shin	Commoner	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2
CS2-285	Teresa & Shin	Leader	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3
CS2-438/R048	Shin	Commoner	Remake Booster
Non-character cards depicting this character
155	Rescue Teresa	Mission	Booster Pack Vol.1
CS2-596/R155	Rescue Teresa	Mission	Remake Booster