Gadget Rune

Gadget Rune からくりの紋章, Karakuri no Monshō
Type	Attack rune
Appears in	Suikoden Suikoden II Suikoden III Suikoden V

The Gadget Rune (からくりの紋章, Karakuri no Monshō), translated as Trick Rune in Suikoden and Suikoden II, is a rune which appears in several games of the Suikoden series.

Information

This rune was attached to Juppo during the Gate Rune War. The rune gave the bearer the ability to create, control, and manipulate a mechanical doll. These dolls do not function without the use of the rune.

The origin of this rune is unknown, but some theorize that it is a mechanical being created by Juppo in the shape of a rune. The rune mark itself looks as if it has a segmented head, torso, and hands, almost like a diagram.

Meg would later inherit the rune from Juppo, using it during the Dunan Unification War. Meg's use of the rune was restricted to once per battle and with more power behind it, perhaps due to her own tinkering.

During the War of the Champions, Gadget Z would wield this rune. It would allow him to merge with a giant robot, causing great destruction to his foes, but at the cost of his own health and balance.

Data

Data
Cost	0 potch
Drop	Death Machine (Dwarves' Vault)
Equipped	Juppo
Found	No location in-game contains this rune.
Sold	No store in-game sells this rune.

Attack
1	Trick Rune Deals 1.5x damage to one enemy. Damage element will reflect weapon element.

Data
Cost	0 potch
Drop	No enemy drops this rune.
Equipped	Meg
Found	No location in-game contains this rune.
Sold	No store in-game sells this rune.

Attack
1	Trick Rune Deals 3x damage to one enemy. Once per battle.

Data
Cost	0 potch
Drop	No enemy drops this rune.
Equipped	Gadget Z
Found	No location in-game contains this rune.
Sold	No store in-game sells this rune.

Attack
1	Gadget Rune Deals 0.4x damage to all enemies. User loses 50% of their HP and has the Unbalance status.

Data
Cost	0 potch
Drop	No enemy drops this rune.
Equipped	Sorensen
Found	No location in-game contains this rune.
Sold	No store in-game sells this rune.

Effect
1	Gadget Rune Deals 0.4x damage to all enemies.

Trivia

• Called the Trick Rune in the first two games, the Japanese word karakuri does mean trick, but it is also a term used for mechanical dolls and string puppets and forms part of the Japanese name for Gadget and Gadget Z.

References

1. Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 64
2. Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.8 (ISBN 4-7753-0081-4), page 28
3. Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, pages 38, 139, 292

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