Genso Suikoden IV: 1 (幻想水滸伝IV ⟨上⟩, Gensō Suikoden IV Jō) is a book published by MediaWorks in 2005.
It is the first part of a three-part light novelization of the events of Suikoden IV. It covers the events of the game from the beginning to the escape of the Headquarters Ship and the occupation of the Kingdom of Obel.
This was the first work to refer to the hero of Suikoden IV as Razro (alt. Razro, or Lazlo), a name that would be used in many subsequent publications and the fandom at large for the character.
Summary
On the island of Razril, a territory of the Dukedom of Gaien, a grand festival is underway to celebrate the birth of a new generation of knights. Among them is Razro, who washed ashore on the island fifteen years ago. Once an orphan, he was taken in by the lord of the land and grew up alongside the lord’s son, Snowe. Now, at last, the two of them have earned their knighthood together.
Their first mission as knights is to escort a large merchant vessel, a duty that should have been dull and uneventful. But out at sea, the feared and merciless pirate Brandeau suddenly appears before their ship…
Set upon the vast ocean, this is the first novelization of the latest entry in the Suikoden series, Suikoden IV!
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