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{{Character
|name = Krin
|japanese_name= クリン
|romaji_name = Kurin
|star = Chizoku Star
|image = Krin
|caption = Kawano Junko
|gender = Male
|race = Human
|birth_date = 431
|age = 27 {{S1}}
|S1= yes
}}
'''Krin''' (クリン, ''Kurin'') is a supporting character in [[Suikoden]]. Krin is a thief who attempts to use situations for his own profit.

==History==
{{quote| Hee hee, catch me if you can. | Krin}}

Krin was a petty thief who cannot really be considered anything of a real threat. While skilled at escaping and disappearing, he lacked any real cunning as a thief and was usually dreaming of bigger heists, making him prone to blunders in the present. He was seen operating in [[Lenankamp]], breaking into one house and stealing the savings of another person from their room at the [[Keyaki Inn]].

[[File:Krin offers the group some tea.png|thumb|left|220px|Oh heck yeah, I love tea!]]During the [[Gate Rune War]], he attempted to steal the sword [[Kirinji]] from [[Lepant's mansion]] in [[Kouan]], both directly and by trying to manipulate [[Hero (Suikoden)|McDohl]], only to fail both times. Still, he did not discard his dreams of wealth, instead deciding to join the [[Toran Liberation Army]] having smelled the possibility of a profit from following the group.

He would prove useful during the war in espionage actions, helping to sneak the Liberation Army into [[Moravia]] to rescue [[Viktor]] and [[Warren]]. Even then, his cowardice was clear as he maintained he would abandon the party at the first sign of trouble, much to [[Kasumi]]'s ire. The two had a volatile relationship, with Krin mocking Kasumi for her crush on the hero.

At the end of the war, Krin looted [[Gregminster Palace]] before disappearing with his ill-gotten gains.

==Game info==
{{GS01 CG
|portrait=[[File:Krin (Suikoden portrait).png]]
|name= Krin
|lv= 7
|gender= Male
|unite1= [[Opposites Attrack]]
|partner1= [[Humphrey Mintz|Humphrey]]
|recruit= Recruited automatically following plot events in [[Kouan]].
|body=[[Tunic]]
|items=[[Escape Talisman]]
|shield=no
|ehead= Cap
|ebody= Kenpo
|eother= Male
|HP= G
|PWR= F
|SKL= C
|DEF= G
|SPD= A
|MGC= H
|LUK= H
|unit_name=[[The Thieves]]
|unit_type=Other
|soldiers=5
|atk_com=--
|atk_sub=--
|type= Dart
|wlvl= 2
|element= Wind
|name1= Needle
|name2= Gold Needle
|name3= Super Needle
}}

==Trivia==
* Before his compulsory recruitment, Krin can be found in [[Lenankamp]]. If you bring him back there towards the end of the game, you can find a small scene of him being confronted by one of his victims on the second floor of the inn.

==References==
# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), pages 85-86
# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 45

{{GS01}}{{Short description|Thief whose manipulations often go awry}}
[[de: Krin]]