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}}'''Seneca''' (セネカ, ''Seneka'') is a major character from [[Suikoden Tactics]]. Seneca was an assistant of [[Walter]] who was charged with protecting [[Kyril]] on his travels through the [[Island Nations]] and [[Kooluk Empire|Kooluk]]. | }}'''Seneca''' (セネカ, ''Seneka'') is a major character from [[Suikoden Tactics]]. Seneca was an assistant of [[Walter]] who was charged with protecting [[Kyril]] on his travels through the [[Island Nations]] and [[Kooluk Empire|Kooluk]]. | ||
==Profile== | |||
===Appearance=== | |||
[[File:Seneca design art.png|left|250px|thumb|Seneca reference art and notes.]] | |||
Seneca is described as a beautiful woman. Tall and slender, she wears a sleeveless, blue qipao with black and white striping on her right leg. The colour of her dress is said to compliment her ice-cold attitude in battle and has red piping running along the sides of the slits as well as a single white line running down from the left armpit. She compliments her dress with black, heeled boots as well as black fingerless gloves. | |||
She has green eyes and long brown hair, swept back and tied into a bun save for her fringe, which is brushed towards the left side of her face, almost covering her right eye. | |||
===Personality=== | |||
Seneca held a sharp wit and had a way with words, always prepared with a snappy remark. She is also said to have had a refreshing, care-free personality, which contrasted greatly with that of the much more serious [[Andarc Bergman|Andarc]] who she would constantly tease. She had developed feelings for Andarc, working together over the years, but managed to keep them hidden. | |||
Although she had filled the role of [[Kyril]]'s surrogate mother, especially after the loss of [[Walter]], she disliked the comparison being made opaquely as she had become somewhat sensitive about her age. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Seneca was someone who worked alongside [[Andarc Bergman|Andarc]] under [[Walter]] in the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]] and would later aid in his investigation of [[Rune Cannon]]s following his exile | Seneca was someone who worked alongside [[Andarc Bergman|Andarc]] under [[Walter]] in the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]] and would later aid in his investigation of [[Rune Cannon]]s following his exile. | ||
Knowing that Andarc kept a diary of the groups travels, Seneca would imitate him by declaring her intention to keep a diary of her own, surprising him greatly. She gave up on this after only a few days, regarding the experiment as "bothersome". Andarc would wryly note that Seneca's interests really lay with the contents of his own diary, which he kept private. | Knowing that Andarc kept a diary of the groups travels, Seneca would imitate him by declaring her intention to keep a diary of her own, surprising him greatly. She gave up on this after only a few days, regarding the experiment as "bothersome". Andarc would wryly note that Seneca's interests really lay with the contents of his own diary, which he kept private. | ||
She had helped to take care of Walter's son, [[Kyril]], from a young age and after Walter's death, abided by his wishes to continue to help him. As such, she would become something akin to an elder sister figure and almost a mother to the young Kyril. Kyril, too, regarded her in this light, although Seneca | She had helped to take care of Walter's son, [[Kyril]], from a young age and after Walter's death, abided by his wishes to continue to help him. As such, she would become something akin to an elder sister figure and almost a mother to the young Kyril. Kyril, too, regarded her in this light, although he also stated that he never saw Seneca as a direct replacement for his mother. She would continue to accompany Kyril on his journeys throughout the [[Island Nations]] and the [[Kooluk Empire]]. | ||
==Name and Weapon== | ==Name and Weapon== | ||
Seneca was the name of a Roman philosopher and politician who was a tutor and advisor to Emperor Nero before being forced to commit suicide under suspicion of conspiracy against the emperor. The name comes from the Latin cognomen "senectus" meaning "old". Seneca is also the name of a Native American tribe from the Great Lakes region of North America, the name meaning "place of stones" in this instance. | Seneca was the name of a Roman philosopher and politician who was a tutor and advisor to Emperor Nero before being forced to commit suicide under suspicion of conspiracy against the emperor. The name comes from the Latin cognomen "senectus" meaning "old". Seneca is also the name of a Native American tribe from the Great Lakes region of North America, the name meaning "place of stones" in this instance. | ||
Seneca's crossbow names, "Honeybee" and "Wasp" are both insects of the hymenoptera order, the third largest order of insects in the animal kingdom. | Seneca's crossbow names, "Honeybee" and "Wasp", are both insects of the hymenoptera order, the third largest order of insects in the animal kingdom. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
# [[Rhapsodia Final Archive]] (ISBN 4-8402-3284-9), pages 10-11 | # [[Rhapsodia Official Guide Complete Edition]] (ISBN 4-86155-075-0), pages 50-1 | ||
# [[Rhapsodia Final Archive]] (ISBN 4-8402-3284-9), pages 10-11, 49 | |||
# [[Marugoto! Genso Suikoden Book]] (ISBN 978-4-7577-3673-3), Character Archive page 32 | |||
# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 530 | # [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 530 | ||
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Seneca (セネカ, Seneka) is a major character from Suikoden Tactics. Seneca was an assistant of Walter who was charged with protecting Kyril on his travels through the Island Nations and Kooluk.
Profile
Appearance
Seneca is described as a beautiful woman. Tall and slender, she wears a sleeveless, blue qipao with black and white striping on her right leg. The colour of her dress is said to compliment her ice-cold attitude in battle and has red piping running along the sides of the slits as well as a single white line running down from the left armpit. She compliments her dress with black, heeled boots as well as black fingerless gloves.
She has green eyes and long brown hair, swept back and tied into a bun save for her fringe, which is brushed towards the left side of her face, almost covering her right eye.
Personality
Seneca held a sharp wit and had a way with words, always prepared with a snappy remark. She is also said to have had a refreshing, care-free personality, which contrasted greatly with that of the much more serious Andarc who she would constantly tease. She had developed feelings for Andarc, working together over the years, but managed to keep them hidden.
Although she had filled the role of Kyril's surrogate mother, especially after the loss of Walter, she disliked the comparison being made opaquely as she had become somewhat sensitive about her age.
Biography
Seneca was someone who worked alongside Andarc under Walter in the Scarlet Moon Empire and would later aid in his investigation of Rune Cannons following his exile.
Knowing that Andarc kept a diary of the groups travels, Seneca would imitate him by declaring her intention to keep a diary of her own, surprising him greatly. She gave up on this after only a few days, regarding the experiment as "bothersome". Andarc would wryly note that Seneca's interests really lay with the contents of his own diary, which he kept private.
She had helped to take care of Walter's son, Kyril, from a young age and after Walter's death, abided by his wishes to continue to help him. As such, she would become something akin to an elder sister figure and almost a mother to the young Kyril. Kyril, too, regarded her in this light, although he also stated that he never saw Seneca as a direct replacement for his mother. She would continue to accompany Kyril on his journeys throughout the Island Nations and the Kooluk Empire.
Name and Weapon
Seneca was the name of a Roman philosopher and politician who was a tutor and advisor to Emperor Nero before being forced to commit suicide under suspicion of conspiracy against the emperor. The name comes from the Latin cognomen "senectus" meaning "old". Seneca is also the name of a Native American tribe from the Great Lakes region of North America, the name meaning "place of stones" in this instance.
Seneca's crossbow names, "Honeybee" and "Wasp", are both insects of the hymenoptera order, the third largest order of insects in the animal kingdom.
References
- Rhapsodia Official Guide Complete Edition (ISBN 4-86155-075-0), pages 50-1
- Rhapsodia Final Archive (ISBN 4-8402-3284-9), pages 10-11, 49
- Marugoto! Genso Suikoden Book (ISBN 978-4-7577-3673-3), Character Archive page 32
- Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, page 530