Juan

Lackadaisical bujutsu instructor of Budehuc Castle
Juan
ジョアン, Joan
108 Stars Tenman Star
Gender Male
Race Human
Age 19 (S3)
Birth Year SY 457
Height 170cm (5'7") (S3)
Appears in

Juan (ジョアン, Joan) is a supporting character in Suikoden III. Juan is the lackadaisical bujutsu instructor of Budehuc Castle.

Profile

A young man teaching martial arts at Lake Castle. He easily falls asleep anywhere.

—  Juan's profile

Appearance

Juan has short blonde hair with a shorn fringe. He is never seen with a leaf in his mouth, which he chews to help him fall asleep easier.

He wears a blue tunic vest with red accents over a white shirt and blue and white pants. Underneath he wears unassuming brown clothing.

Personality

Although said to be motivated by vengeance, Juan's laid-back attitude and reluctance to involve himself in affairs presents him as lazy and shiftless. Regardless, he is an extremely skilled martial artist and even his propensity to falling asleep in battle was said to be a sign of his confidence in his skills.

Juan is also willing to fight when others are placed in danger and he finds it necessary. His lack of enthusiasm is in part due to being let down by previous lords of Budehuc Castle. When suitable invested, he is willing to risk himself in battle against any manner of opponent, no matter how nervous he is.

His drowsiness is apparently caused by the leaves he chews on that grow around the castle, though his overall laziness is seemingly innate.

History

Listen, I'm going to catch forty winks. I'll see you later, if you're still the master.

—  Juan

Juan was a bujutsu instructor who resided at Budehuc Castle. Although talented at martial arts, he could usually be found merely napping throughout the day. He would often be seen chewing on leaves that were said to help him doze off.

Juan's motivation was supposedly the desire to defeat a traveling drifter who passed through his father's dojo, humiliating him in combat. That is the reason he opened his own dojo at Budehuc Castle, in the hopes that this wandering fighter would come and challenge him. Though some would argue that if he truly sought revenge, he would leave to find this drifter.

Despite his lazy reputation, Juan would fight when he felt he was needed. When a Wild Boar attempted to attack the young Thomas-kun on Mt. Hei-Tou it was Juan who first stepped forward to confront the beast, allowing the others to get the child to safety.

Don't wake a sleeping bujutsu master.

He did not place much faith in Thomas as Lord of Budehuc Castle at first, as the several previous appointed lords had bailed on the castle crew. Juan would, however, grow to admire Thomas' efforts and would support him over time. When the Zexen Council attempted to remove Thomas from the position, Juan would even stand up to Leo and Percival of the Six Mighty Knights to protect the young lord.

Juan's actions in particular who galvanize the people of the castle, giving them the hope they needed to protect their home. When the War of the Champions came to Budehuc, Juan would go on to fight as a member of the Fire Bringer.

As a bujutsu instructor, he helped to develop the talents of the many fighters who resided at the castle during the war. He personally tutored such high-profile Fire Bringer members such as the Castle Master Thomas, Lilly Pendragon, and Fred Maximillian. He would also train with Emily, taking her under his wing somewhat.

Following the conflict, Juan would wind up with a heavy increase in disciples as the population of the castle grew. Luckily for him, he was able to delegate their training to Emily, whom he hired on as his assistant instructor. Emily would be continuously upset that Juan skips training to take naps.

Gameplay

Recruitment

Recruitment
Juan joins automatically in Thomas Chapter 1.
Level Gender
7 Male

Battle bonds

Battle Behavior
Ease to Anger Difficult to anger and cool down
Movement Short-range
Battle AI Attack-minded warrior
Unite Attack
1 Fighter Attack w/ Emily
2 Twister Attack w/ Joker, Kenji

Equipment

Starting Equipment
Head Cap
Body Light armor
Shield --
Other --
Rune No rune attached
Equipment Type
Head Bandana
Body Damaged Tunic
Shield Can't equip
Other Gloves
Sandals

Runes

Magic Compatability
Fire Water Earth
Lightning Wind Gate
Sword Jonguleur Shield
Rune Slots
Head Never available
Right Hand Level 17
Left Hand Waking Rune
Weapon Never available

Skills

Free Skill Slots Locked Skill Slots
This character has 4 open skill slots. This character has 3 locked skill slots.

Physical Skills

Skill Name Level Begin Potential Max
Swing A A
Accuracy 1 E B B+
Damage C B
Sharpshoot
Counter-Attack
Heavy Damage 24 E S S
Continual Attack 35 E S S
Freeze
Skill Name Level Begin Potential Max
Thief
Repel 1 E B B+
Parry
Shield Protect
Armor Protect C B
Adrenaline Power
Holy Dash B B+
Fighting Spirit

Magic Skills

Skill Name Level Begin Potential Max
Fire Magic SS A+
Water Magic C B
Wind Magic C B
Earth Magic C B
Lightning Magic C B
Shield Magic
Blinking Magic
Pale Gate Magic
Skill Name Level Begin Potential Max
Sword of Magic D C
Magic Repel
Magic Resistance B B+
Focus
Precision
Magic Rationing
Chanting Volume
Chanting Purity

Support Skills

Skill Name Level Begin Potential Max
Potch Finder
Treasure Hunt
Healing
Cook
Appraisal
Discount
Skill Name Level Begin Potential Max
Bujutsu Teacher B+
Tutor
Rune Sage
Trade In
Bath

Stats

Stat Grades
HP PWR SKL
E A F
MGC REP PDF
H E
MDF SPD LUK
H A G
Stat Growth Rate
LV HP PWR SKL MGC REP PDF MDF SPD LCK
1 20 14 13 12 13 12 14 12
20 170 106 68 51 75 51 106 60
60 410 170 146 108 163 108 170 128
99 500 200 170 130 190 130 200 150

War

War Stats
Leader Support War Skill 1 War Skill 2
Bravery III --

Weapon

Weapon
LV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
ATK 4 14 23 33 43 65 72 79 86 93 100 125 131 138 144 150
Name Min Shunmin Choya
W Type W Level Range
Claws N/A Short


Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card # Name Type Release
450 Juan Booster Pack Vol.3
CS2-103 Juan CS2 Booster Pack Vol.1
Non-character cards depicting this character
543 Headquarters Defense Battle Booster Pack Vol.4
CS2-118 Find the Lost Child CS2 Booster Pack Vol.1


Gallery

Trivia

  • The sleep effect of Juan's Waking Rune can be mitigated with a Yellow Scarf or a Taikyoku Tunic, although this prevents the fury status from occurring as well.
  • Despite a weapon named Shunmin, he does not have any affiliation with the character Shun Min.

References

  1. Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.16 (ISBN 4-7753-0289-2), pages 53-4
  2. Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, page 312
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