Percival Fraulein

パーシヴァル・フロイライン Pāshivuaru Furoirain

Artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

Physical Information

Race

Human

Gender

Male

Birth Date

SY 450

Age

26 (S3)

Height

178cm (5'10") (S3)

Biographical Information

Star

Chiki Star

From

Iksay Village

Meta Information

Appearances

Suikoden III

Percival Fraulein (パーシヴァル・フロイライン, Pāshivuaru Furoirain) is a supporting character in Suikoden III. Percival is one of the Six Mighty Zexen Knights.

History

One of the six renowned Zexen Knights. He excels at handling horses and is known as the "Swordsman of Gale".

— Percival's profile

Percival is one of the renowned Six Mighty Knights, the most skilled of the Zexen Knights. He wielded a double-edged, one-handed sword, but slightly longer so as to be used from horseback. His talent at handling horses and his speed on horseback has earned him the nickname of the "Swordsman of Gale". He was also popular with women due to his good looks, charming personality, and snappy banter.

Raised in Iksay Village, Percival was still known as "Percy" to its residents. He was one of very few knights to have come from a commoner background, which tended to give him a flexible view on things, allowing him to offer up unique ideas and insights easily.

He joined the Knights as a common soldier but became one of the Six Mighty Knights at the behest of Knight Commander Galahad, who had observed Percival's skills on the field of battle. After becoming one of the Six Knights, he became a rival of Borus Redrum but eventually the two forged a bond as comrades.

During the War of the Champions, Percival became concerned concerned about Chris, who has collapsed from exhaustion , and invited her to his hometown's harvest festival. In the village, he was greeted by his old childhood nickname, Percy. Chris would tease Percival in return by calling him Percy, embarrassing him while cheering up the beleaguered knight commander.

Later, Percival would lead the siege of Budehuc Castle alongside Leo. Although under the orders of the Zexen Council, Percival was reluctant to act after witnessing the resistance of the castle residents to remove Thomas as the castle lord. He would agree to back down, much to Leo's consternation. Percival also realized that Salome most likely had a plan in mind and wanted to wait until it was carried out, showing his flexible attitude.

During the War of the Champions, Percival fought valiantly and bravely, without ever losing his cool, contributing greatly to the cause of the Fire Bringer. Following the war, Percival returned to his home village before rejoining the knights when war broke out, his skills as sharp as ever.

Gameplay

Recruitment

Recruitment Data
How to recruit
Percival joins automatically during Chris Chapter 1.
Class	Type	Level	Weapon LV
	Male	26	7

Battle Data

Battle Unit
Category	Data
Type	Male
Range	MISSING INFO
Move	Short-range
Anger	Irascible
Behavior	Attack-minded warrior
Flavor	MISSING INFO

Unite Attacks
Name	Members
Knight A Attack	Borus, Percival
Knight B Attack	Borus, Chris, Leo, Percival

Equipment

Equipment Classes
Slot	Class
Helmet	Helmet
Armor	Heavy armor
Shield	Cannot equip
Other	Male

Starting Equipment
Slot	Piece
Helmet	Fine Helm
Armor	New Armor
Shield	Cannot equip
Other	Boots Water Amulet Medicine A 6

Runes

Magic Compatibility
Fire	Water	Earth
◯	◯	◯
Lightning	Wind	Gate
◯	◯	⨉
Sword	Jonguleur	Shield
◯	◯	◯

Rune Slots
Slot	Rune
Head	Never unlocks
Right hand	Water Rune
Left hand	Never unlocks
Weapon	None attached

Skills

Physical Skills

Skill Name	Potential	Level	Begin	Max
Swing	B	1	D	B+
Accuracy	A	1	E	A
Damage	B			B
Sharpshoot
Counter-Attack	B	35	E	B+
Heavy Damage
Continual Attack
Freeze

Skill Name	Potential	Level	Begin	Max
Thief
Repel	C	1	D	B
Parry	A	1	C	A
Shield Protect
Armor Protect	B			B+
Holy Dash
Fighting Spirit	B			B+
Adrenaline Power

Magic Skills

Skill Name	Potential	Level	Begin	Max
Fire Magic	C			B
Water Magic	B			B+
Wind Magic	C			B
Earth Magic	C			B
Lightning Magic	B			B+
Shield Magic	C	53	E	B
Blinking Magic
Magic Repel

Skill Name	Potential	Max
Magic Resist	C	B
Pale Gate Magic
Sword of Magic	B	B+
Precision
Magic Rationing
Focus
Chanting Volume
Chanting Purity

Stats

Stat Growth
LV	Grade	LV 1	LV 20	LV 60	LV 99
HP	E	20	170	410	500
PWR	F	13	68	146	170
SKL	E	13	75	163	190
MGC	G	12	60	128	150
REP	F	13	68	146	170
PDF	⨉	⨉	⨉	⨉	⨉
MDF	F	13	68	146	170
SPD	F	13	68	146	170
LUK	H	12	51	108	130

Weapon

Weapon Levels
LV	Name	ATK
1	Einst	6
2		18
3		29
4		41
5	Ghegenwelt	60
6		70
7		80
8		90
9		100
10		110
11	Zukenft	135
12		144
13		153
14		162
15		171
16		180

Weapon Details
Skill	Description
Type	One-handed sword
Range	MISSING INFO
Initial LV	7
Runes	None attached

Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card #	Name	Type	Release
421	Percival	Commoner	Booster Pack Vol.3
CS2-051	Percival	Commoner	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.1
CS2-287	Percival & Borus	Leader	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3
Non-character cards depicting this character
464	Escape Vinay del Zexay	Mission	Booster Pack Vol.3
465	Harvest Festival	Mission	Booster Pack Vol.3

Gallery

Suikoden III artwork by Ishikawa Fumi
Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG artwork by Miki Sato

Trivia

Percival's weapon upgrades as Einst, Ghegenwelt, Zukenft. These are transcriptions of the German words for Past, Present, Future. The latter two are incorrect, correctly transcribed they would be Gegenwart and Zukunft.
Percival does relatively well as a combat mage. As far as skill upgrades allow everything reaches B or A levels. He gets the unique skills Continual Attack, Parry and Shield Magic.
Percival participates in the Knight A attack with Borus when not mountaed. He can also participate in the Knight B attack with Chris, and Borus or Leo. This only works when the party are mounted on horses.
His first name is a reference to the Arthurian knight Parzival. His last name is incorrectly transcribed German for Miss. Correctly, it would be Fräulein.

References

Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.14 (ISBN 4-7753-0217-5), pages 14-5
Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, pages 278, 337