Shin

シン Shin

Artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

Physical Information

Race

Human

Gender

Male

Birth Date

SY 434

Age

27 (S2)

Biographical Information

Star

Chisatsu Star²

From

The Southlands

Meta Information

Appearances

Shin (シン, Shin) is a character in Suikoden II who also appears in Genso Suikogaiden Vol.1. He is a bodyguard for the House of Wisemail.

History

My loyalty lies not with the office of mayor, not with the House of Wisemail... … but with you, Lady Teresa.

— Shin

Shin served as the bodyguard of Teresa Wisemail, in her capacity as Mayor of Greenhill City, as hired by the Wisemail family. He is a practitioner of the Eight Death Sword and wielded the Tarantula sword, utilizing his Spider Slay technique to great effect in combat.

During the Highland Army advance on the city during the Dunan Unification War, he was the only trained swordsman in the Greenhill army, which was made up entirely of citizen soldiers. He would cooperate with Nash Latkje and when Teresa was captured by the rebellious Muse soldiers, he went with Nash to rescue her.

Following Greenhill's occupation, Shin helped Teresa hide in the forests behind the city and was willing to lay down his life to ensure her safety. Once Teresa had been convinced of the need to leave Greenhill by the New Alliance Army, Shin prevented Highland soldiers from pursuing Teresa, all too willing to risk his life to secure her escape. After this, Fitcher managed to help Shin escape to the New Alliance Army Headquarters, where he was reunited with Teresa.

In reality, Shin's loyalty was to Teresa, rather than her office. He was absolutely loyal to Teresa and was willing to give up his life to protect her. His dedication had grown into a sincere love, but he never fully expressed those feelings as he felt unworthy of her as a swordsman.

As such, following the war, he would leave Greenhill in order to continue honing his skills as a swordsman. He never returned to the city.

Gameplay

Recruitment

Recruitment Data
How to recruit
Shin joins automatically following plot events in Greenhill City.
Castle LV	Type	Level	Weapon LV
Automatic	Male	32	9

Battle Data

Battle Unit
Category	Data
Range	Short
Type	Male
Size	Medium
Anger	Phlegmatic
Panic Level	3
Flying	No

Unite Attacks
Name	Members
Swordman Attack	Genshu, Shin

Good Will
Action	Character(s)
Protects	Protects no one
Protected by	Protected by no one

Equipment

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

Starting Equipment
Slot	Piece
Helmet	Headgear
Armor	Chain Mail
Shield	Cannot equip
Other	Mega Medicine 3 Belt of Strength

Runes

Elemental Affinities
Fire	Water	Earth
C	X	C
Lightning	Wind	Holy
C	B	D
Darkness	Shield	Non-Elemental
C	X	X

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

Stats

Stat Growth
LV	Grade	LV 1	LV 20	LV 60	LV 90
HP	E	20	170	290	410
STR	D	13	68	107	146
DEX	B	14	86	134	182
PROT	F	12	51	80	108
MAG	F	12	51	80	108
MDEF	G	11	43	66	88
SPD	E	12	60	94	128
LCK	B	14	86	134	182

War Battles

War Stats
Stat	Value
ATK+	+1
DEF+	+0

War Skills
Skill	Description
Critical	May cause double damage.

Weapon

Weapon Levels
LV	Name	ATK
1	Tarantula	7
2		9
3		12
4		15
5	Death Tarantula	19
6		31
7		39
8		46
9		55
10		64
11	Ray Tarantula	73
12		97
13		111
14		129
15		147
16		160

Weapon Details
Skill	Description
Type	Two-handed sword
Range	Short
Initial LV	9
Runes	None attached

Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card #	Name	Type	Release
048	Shin	Commoner	Booster Pack Vol.1
301	Shin	Commoner	Premium Pack
CS2-172	Shin	Commoner	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2
CS2-285	Teresa & Shin	Leader	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3
CS2-438/R048	Shin	Commoner	Remake Booster
Non-character cards depicting this character
155	Rescue Teresa	Mission	Booster Pack Vol.1
CS2-596/R155	Rescue Teresa	Mission	Remake Booster