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'''Esmeralda''' (エスメラルダ, ''Esumeraruda'') is a character in [[Suikoden]]. She is a naive and idle woman of aristocratic distinction.
'''Esmeralda''' (エスメラルダ, ''Esumeraruda'') is a character in [[Suikoden]]. She is a naïve and idle woman of aristocratic distinction.
 
==Profile==
{{quote | Oh well, such is my fate. My beauty is to blame, isn't it? | Esmeralda}}
===Appearance===
[[File:Esmeralda (S1 portrait art).png|150px|left]]
Esmeralda's outfit consists of a pure white one-piece dress with an inverted V-shaped opening in the front and a pink skirt underneath, emblazoned with a rose motif. The large polka-dot ribbon at the waist was said to give the outfit a maidenly look.
 
She wore her blonde hair in long vertical rolls with a huge hair ornament, creating a romantic and dainty image. In her [[Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG]] artwork, she is also depicted wearing a bonnet. Her eyes are depicted as green in [[Suikoden]] and blue in her Card Stories artwork.
 
She was said to look young for her age. Overall, her appearance was very elegant and befitting her aura of a naïve maiden.
 
===Personality===
Esmeralda is described as both naïve and elegant in her mannerisms, as well as somewhat dreamy in terms of her grasp on events. She not only interpreted the [[Toran Liberation Army]] approaching her as an attempted kidnapping, she also would demand to be brought a gift, the [[Opal]] before acquiescing to the supposed abduction.
 
She is also proud of herself and her beauty. Part of the reason for demanding an Opal from the group was because she steadfastly refused to undervalue herself or her worth.
 
Although she spent most of her time in the company of fellow narcissists [[Milich Oppenheimer]] and [[Vincent de Boule]], overall Esmeralda found [[Toran Castle]] to be a wearisome and boorish place for her.


==History==
==History==
{{quote | Haven't you brought me the "Opal Ring" yet? I'm not that patient, you know. | Esmeralda}}  
{{quote | Still haven't brought me my opal ring? My patience is limited, you know. | Esmeralda}}  


Esmeralda is a slightly ambiguous and enigmatic but mostly elegant and naïve woman fond of dressing fashionably and luxuriously. Like [[Vincent de Boule]], she appears to be an aristocrat of the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]], but any details on her noble name or her identity besides her gender seems to be shrouded in mystery.  
Esmeralda was a slightly ambiguous and enigmatic but mostly elegant and naïve woman fond of dressing fashionably and luxuriously. Like [[Vincent de Boule]], she appeared to be an aristocrat of the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]], but any details on her noble name or her identity besides her gender seems to be shrouded in mystery.


[[File:Esmeralda misreads the situation.png|220px|thumb|left|The most laid-back kidnapping ever.]]
[[File:Esmeralda misreads the situation.png|220px|thumb|left|The most laid-back kidnapping ever.]]
During the [[Gate Rune War]], she was invited to join the [[Toran Liberation Army]]. Esmeralda misunderstood and believed she was being kidnapped. Believing her beauty to be a curse which drew the interests of the Liberation Army, she demanded the [[Opal]] as a token of good faith. The Liberation Army at the time was only comprised of a few and so recruited the unreasonable companion.
This included why she was staying at an inn in [[Antei]] during the [[Gate Rune War]]. It is not clear whether she was fleeing the war, hiding from someone, or simply residing at the inn for an extended stay.
 
During said conflict, she was invited to join the [[Toran Liberation Army]] at the inn. Esmeralda misunderstood and believed she was being kidnapped, believing her beauty to be a curse which drew the interests of the Liberation Army.
 
She demanded the [[Opal]] both as a token of good faith and because she refused to undervalue her worth or beauty. The Liberation Army at the time was only comprised of a few and so recruited the unreasonable companion.


She had only a handful of friends such as Vincent and [[Milich Oppenheimer]] (and later [[Simone Verdricci]]) and they commonly took tea together. After the Gate Rune War, it appears Esmeralda lived an elegant life in a house with a garden full of roses in [[Antei]]. Given that she was a former Scarlet Moon Empire noble but lost her nobility following the war, she must have inherited her fortune.
[[File:Narcissist Tea Time.png|thumb|right|220px|Tea for me but not for thee]]
As a member of the Liberation Army, she was not a particularly active recruit, contributing little besides her presence. She had only a handful of friends such as Vincent and [[Milich Oppenheimer]] (and later [[Simone Verdricci]]) and they commonly took tea together.
 
After the Gate Rune War, it appears Esmeralda lived an elegant life in a house with a garden full of roses in Antei as a guest of Milich. Given that she was possibly a former Scarlet Moon Empire noble but lost her nobility following the war, she must have inherited her fortune.


Three years following the Gate Rune War, [[Nash Latkje]] would be inadvertently teleported by [[Viki]] to Esmeralda's location while she was attending a tea party for herself, Milich, Vincent and Simone in a flamboyant room.
Three years following the Gate Rune War, [[Nash Latkje]] would be inadvertently teleported by [[Viki]] to Esmeralda's location while she was attending a tea party for herself, Milich, Vincent and Simone in a flamboyant room.


==Game info==
==Game info==
{{CharStats
{{GS01 CG
|portrait=[[File:Esmeralda (portrait).png]]
|portrait=[[File:Esmeralda (S1 PS1 portrait).png]]
|name= Esmeralda
|name=Esmeralda
|recruit= Bring the [[Opal]] (found by defeating [[Nightmare (Suikoden)|Nightmares]] in [[Soniere Prison]]) to Esmeralda on the top floor of [[Antei]] inn once your castle is at least Level 2.
|recruit=Bring the [[Opal]] (found by defeating [[Nightmare (Suikoden)|Nightmares]] in [[Soniere Prison]]) to Esmeralda on the top floor of [[Antei]] inn once your castle is at least Level 2.
|unit_name= [[Narcists]]
|unit_name=[[The Narcissists (war unit)|The Narcissists]]
|unit_type= Charge
|unit_type=Charge
|soldiers= 70
|soldiers=70
|atk_com= 6
|atk_com=6
|atk_sub= 3
|atk_sub=3
|atk_quote= Oh no, I hate violence.
|atk_quote=Oh no, I hate violence.
|def_quote= Oh my, how mean of you.
|def_quote=Oh my, how mean of you.
}}
}}


==Genso Suikoden Card Stories==
==Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG==
{{CardBioList
{{CS head}}
|name= Esmeralda
{{CS list|CS2-323|[[Esmeralda (CS card CS2-323)|Esmeralda]]|{{Free}}|[[CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3]]}}
|number=CS-323
{{CS foot}}
|image= Esmeralda (CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3)
|expansion=CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3
|attack= 0
|soldiers= 0
|construction= 1
|redirect= Esmeralda (CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3 57)
}}


==Music==
==Music==
{{Main|The Narcissists (theme)}}
{{MP3
{{MP3
|title=Theme of Narcissism
|title=The Narcissists
|file=Theme of Narcissism (Suikoden)
|file=Theme of Narcissism Suikoden
}}
}}Esmeralda's theme is "The Narcissists". She shares this song with both [[Vincent de Boule]] and [[Milich Oppenheimer]]. Unusually, it does not play when you first encounter Esmeralda in [[Antei]] or at any point before her recruitment.
Esmeralda's theme is "Theme of Narcissism". She shares this song with both [[Vincent de Boule]] and [[Milich Oppenheimer]]. Unusually, it does not play when you first encounter Esmeralda in [[Antei]] or at any point before her recruitment.


Following recruitment, the song will play whenever the player speaks to Esmeralda at [[Toran Castle]] and will continue playing until the player either returns to the center of the castle or speaks with [[Kasios]]. It is song 28 on disc 1 of the official [[Genso Suikoden Original Game Soundtrack]].
Following recruitment, the song will play whenever the player speaks to Esmeralda at [[Toran Castle]] and will continue playing until the player either returns to the center of the castle or speaks with [[Kasios]]. It is song 28 on disc 1 of the official [[Genso Suikoden Original Game Soundtrack]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
File:Esmeralda (S1 portrait art).png|[[Suikoden]] portrait artwork by [[Kawano Junko]]
File:Esmeralda (S1 character art).png|[[Suikoden]] character artwork by [[Kawano Junko]]
File:Esmeralda (Card Stories CS2-323).png|[[Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG]] artwork by [[HACCAN]]
</gallery>
===In-Game===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Esmeralda.png|[[Suikoden]] artwork by [[Kawano Junko]]
File:Esmeralda (S1 PS1 portrait).png|[[Suikoden]] Sony PlayStation portrait
File:Esmeralda (Card Stories CS2-323).png|[[Genso Suikoden Card Stories]] artwork by [[HACCAN]]
File:Esmeralda (S1 SAT portrait).png|[[Suikoden]] Sega Saturn portrait
File:Esmeralda (S1 HDR portrait).png|[[Suikoden I&II HD Remaster]] portrait by [[Kawano Junko]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
* Esmeralda was intentionally designed to be an idle or "useless" character who brought nothing to the [[Toran Liberation Army]], though she does contribute soldiers and ATK value to her war unit, [[The Narcissists (war unit)|The Narcissists]].
==Other languages and releases==
{{column
|1=
{{Other Names}}
{{Other Names row|Japanese katakana|エスメラルダ}}
{{Other Names row|Japanese rōmaji|Esumeraruda}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese simplified (HDR)|艾丝梅拉达}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese traditional (HDR)|艾絲梅拉達}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese pinyin|Ài sī méi lā dá}}
{{Other Names footer}}
|2=
{{Other Names}}
{{Other Names row|English|Esmeralda}}
{{Other Names row|French|Esmeralda}}
{{Other Names row|German|Esmeralda}}
{{Other Names row|Italian|Esmeralda}}
{{Other Names row|Spanish|Esmeralda}}
{{Other Names footer}}
}}


==References==
==References==
# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 38
# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 38
# [[Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 36
# [[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.13]] (ISBN 4-7753-0182-9), page 42
# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 28, 246
# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 28, 246


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Latest revision as of 14:29, 25 November 2023

Esmeralda
エスメラルダ, Esumeraruda
108 Stars Chikai Star²
Gender Female
Race Human
Age 22 (S1)
25 (G1 & G2)
Birth Year SY 436
From Antei
Appears in

Esmeralda (エスメラルダ, Esumeraruda) is a character in Suikoden. She is a naïve and idle woman of aristocratic distinction.

Profile

Oh well, such is my fate. My beauty is to blame, isn't it?

—  Esmeralda

Appearance

Esmeralda's outfit consists of a pure white one-piece dress with an inverted V-shaped opening in the front and a pink skirt underneath, emblazoned with a rose motif. The large polka-dot ribbon at the waist was said to give the outfit a maidenly look.

She wore her blonde hair in long vertical rolls with a huge hair ornament, creating a romantic and dainty image. In her Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG artwork, she is also depicted wearing a bonnet. Her eyes are depicted as green in Suikoden and blue in her Card Stories artwork.

She was said to look young for her age. Overall, her appearance was very elegant and befitting her aura of a naïve maiden.

Personality

Esmeralda is described as both naïve and elegant in her mannerisms, as well as somewhat dreamy in terms of her grasp on events. She not only interpreted the Toran Liberation Army approaching her as an attempted kidnapping, she also would demand to be brought a gift, the Opal before acquiescing to the supposed abduction.

She is also proud of herself and her beauty. Part of the reason for demanding an Opal from the group was because she steadfastly refused to undervalue herself or her worth.

Although she spent most of her time in the company of fellow narcissists Milich Oppenheimer and Vincent de Boule, overall Esmeralda found Toran Castle to be a wearisome and boorish place for her.

History

Still haven't brought me my opal ring? My patience is limited, you know.

—  Esmeralda

Esmeralda was a slightly ambiguous and enigmatic but mostly elegant and naïve woman fond of dressing fashionably and luxuriously. Like Vincent de Boule, she appeared to be an aristocrat of the Scarlet Moon Empire, but any details on her noble name or her identity besides her gender seems to be shrouded in mystery.

The most laid-back kidnapping ever.

This included why she was staying at an inn in Antei during the Gate Rune War. It is not clear whether she was fleeing the war, hiding from someone, or simply residing at the inn for an extended stay.

During said conflict, she was invited to join the Toran Liberation Army at the inn. Esmeralda misunderstood and believed she was being kidnapped, believing her beauty to be a curse which drew the interests of the Liberation Army.

She demanded the Opal both as a token of good faith and because she refused to undervalue her worth or beauty. The Liberation Army at the time was only comprised of a few and so recruited the unreasonable companion.

Tea for me but not for thee

As a member of the Liberation Army, she was not a particularly active recruit, contributing little besides her presence. She had only a handful of friends such as Vincent and Milich Oppenheimer (and later Simone Verdricci) and they commonly took tea together.

After the Gate Rune War, it appears Esmeralda lived an elegant life in a house with a garden full of roses in Antei as a guest of Milich. Given that she was possibly a former Scarlet Moon Empire noble but lost her nobility following the war, she must have inherited her fortune.

Three years following the Gate Rune War, Nash Latkje would be inadvertently teleported by Viki to Esmeralda's location while she was attending a tea party for herself, Milich, Vincent and Simone in a flamboyant room.

Game info

Recruitment

Recruitment
Bring the Opal (found by defeating Nightmares in Soniere Prison) to Esmeralda on the top floor of Antei inn once your castle is at least Level 2.

War

War Stats
Name Type Soldiers Lead ATK Sub ATK
The Narcissists Charge 70 6 3


Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card # Name Type Release
CS2-323 Esmeralda Free CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3


Music

Main article: The Narcissists (theme)
The Narcissists

Esmeralda's theme is "The Narcissists". She shares this song with both Vincent de Boule and Milich Oppenheimer. Unusually, it does not play when you first encounter Esmeralda in Antei or at any point before her recruitment.

Following recruitment, the song will play whenever the player speaks to Esmeralda at Toran Castle and will continue playing until the player either returns to the center of the castle or speaks with Kasios. It is song 28 on disc 1 of the official Genso Suikoden Original Game Soundtrack.

Gallery

Artwork

In-Game

Trivia

  • Esmeralda was intentionally designed to be an idle or "useless" character who brought nothing to the Toran Liberation Army, though she does contribute soldiers and ATK value to her war unit, The Narcissists.

Other languages and releases

Japanese katakana エスメラルダ
Japanese rōmaji Esumeraruda
Chinese simplified (HDR) 艾丝梅拉达
Chinese traditional (HDR) 艾絲梅拉達
Chinese pinyin Ài sī méi lā dá
English Esmeralda
French Esmeralda
German Esmeralda
Italian Esmeralda
Spanish Esmeralda

References

  1. Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 38
  2. Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 36
  3. Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.13 (ISBN 4-7753-0182-9), page 42
  4. Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, pages 28, 246
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