| Agares Blight {{{jpname}}}, {{{roname}}} | |
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| Gender | Male |
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| Race | Human |
| Age | 53 |
| From | Highland Kingdom |
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Agares Blight (アガレス・ブライト, Agaresu Buraito) is a supporting character from Suikoden II. Agares is introduced as the ruler of the Highland Kingdom, although he is quickly marginalised by his son Luca Blight as part of the latter's maniacal plans.
Biography
Suikoden II
Agares Blight was a moderate king who, upon rising to the Highland throne after the passing of his father, Robert, sued for peace during the First Jowston-Highland War. Although not a talented ruler, he held hopes for a more peaceful society and was able to maintain an uneasy peace with the City-State of Jowston. This peace agreement was said to have been his highest achievement. However, such policies led to fierce opposition from within the military and he would later reluctantly entrust the military to his son, Luca.
He was never truly able to love Jillia, due to the nature of her conception and his son, Luca, held him responsible for the madness and eventual death of his wife, Sara. Following this, a grief-stricken Agares failed to place adequate checks on Luca, ironically generating more contempt from his son for being weak-minded as the Dunan Unification War began.
During the Knight's Oath ceremony, Agares drank the Wine of Fealty, containing the blood of the oathbearer as was the tradition. However, Jowy Atreides' blood was poisoned as part of an assassination plot between himself and Luca. Agares realised he had been betrayed but could do not nothing to prevent his death.
References
- Genso Suikoden II 108 Stars Character Guide (ISBN 4-88317-769-6), page 225