Futch

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108 Stars Chibi Star
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Gender	Male
Race	Human
Age	11 (S1) 14 (S2) 29 (S3)
Height	177cm (5'10") (S3)
From	Goya, Dragon Knight's Domain
Appears in	Suikoden Suikoden II Suikoden III

Futch (フッチ, Fucchi) is a supporting character in Suikoden, Suikoden II, and Suikoden III.

Futch is a Dragon Knight and the partner of Black and Bright.

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Personality

When it came to dragons, Futch was very kind-hearted and caring towards them. The grief of losing Black, his partner since childhood, however, cast a deep shadow on Futch's heart.

Humphrey Mintz would help Futch understand that though it was noble to grieve for Black, it should not keep him from his future, nor would it be a betrayal of Black's memory to one day partner with a new dragon. After finding Bright and rescuing Kent on Mt. Rakutei, Futch was able to move on from his grief and look to the future.

Biography

Hold on tight, or you'll fall off. Not that I'd mind if one of you did fall off. —  Futch

Where's my Futch & Black at the theatre scene?

Futch was a 9th Rank Dragon Knight who was partnered with the dragon Black. During the Gate Rune War, Futch and Black were hired to escort the Imperial Guard to Magician's Island.

Later, Futch was reunited with the leader of the Toran Liberation Army and helped to wake the dragons of their sleeping sickness. Futch rushed off to gain a needed ingredient, the black dragon orchid, from Gregminster Palace's Floating Garden. As Futch was leaving, Windy attacked him using magic; Black was killed but Futch survived with the black dragon orchid intact.

After Futch woke, Joshua Levenheit told Futch that, as he had lost his dragon, he could no longer stay with the Dragon Knights. Joshua Levenheit asked Humphrey Mintz to look over Futch and following the end of the Gate Rune War, Futch departed with Humphrey on a journey.

Futch and Humphrey headed toward Crystal Valley to research dragons but were slowed by the Dunan Unification War and were forced to stay in Highway Village. Futch befriended Kent and would share stores of dragons and the Dragon Knights with him.

When Kent failed to return home, Futch took part in a search for him on Mt. Rakutei. After rescuing Kent from an attacking Harpy, they found what appeared to be a dragon's egg. Futch was hesitant to, as he still missed Black terribly, but once the egg hatched he eventually christened the new pup Bright.

Futch and Humphrey joined the New State Army to repay its leader for his help in searching for Kent. After the war, Humphrey and Futch continued on their journey to the One Temple in Crystal Valley in order to research Bright's unique coloring and undersized body to confirm his dragon status.

During their journey, a wild dragon would attack Milit Village, where they were staying. Futch and Humphrey would help Nash Latkje and others fight against the wild beast, while Bright seemingly opened a portal to the World of Wings and Scales, potentially confirming his dragon status. Following the battle, Futch and his friends would continue their journey.

Eventually, having regained his status as a Dragon Knight, Futch would work hard over the years and rise to the class of 4th Rank Dragon Knight and Vice-Commander of the Knights of the Dragon's Den. Humphrey would pass on his sword to him and Futch would wield it in battle from that point on. Seen as reliable and dependable, he was tasked with taking care of Sharon, the daughter of the knight's leader.

He was sent to the Grassland during the War of the Champions to aid in reconnaissance against the forces of Harmonia. Once the war was over, he would return to the Dragon Knight's Domain and begin studying towards becoming a 3rd Rank Dragon Knight.

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Gallery

• Suikoden artwork by Kawano Junko

  Suikoden artwork by Kawano Junko

• Suikoden II artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

  Suikoden II artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

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  Genso Suikogaiden Vol.2 artwork by Yashioka Sho

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  Genso Suikoden Card Stories artwork by Yashioka Sho

• Suikoden III artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

  Suikoden III artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

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  Genso Suikoden Card Stories artwork by Iwasaki Minako

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  Genso Suikoden Card Stories artwork by Miki Sato

Trivia

• Futch's weapons in Suikoden and Suikoden II, Verserk, Sigmund, and Sigurd all stem from Norse mythology, although Verserk is a poor translation of Berserker. In Norse mythology, Sigmund was the father of Sigurd, the slayer of Fafnir.

References

1. Genso Suikoden II 108 Stars Character Guide (ISBN 4-88317-769-6), pages 180-1
2. Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), pages 241-2
3. Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.7 (ISBN 4-7753-0044-X), pages 42-6, 52
4. Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, pages 347-8