Tetsu

Tetsu

Artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

Physical Information

Race

Human

Gender

Male

Birth Date

419

Age

42 (S2)

Biographical Information

Star

Chiyu Star¹

From

Lakewest, Dunan Republic

Family

Goro (Son)

Meta Information

Appearances

• Suikoden II
  

Tetsu (テツ, Tetsu) is a character in Suikoden II. He is a devoted bathmaker and the father of Goro.

History

Young people these days don't know how to take care of themselves. Only taking a bath once a day.... —  Tetsu

Tetsu is a bath maker from Lakewest. Tetsu is extremely passionate about baths and bathing, coming up with new designs for new and different types of baths. He cared for baths more than eating and was very much an old-school craftsman with a stubborn streak. In 457, he had a son, Goro, who would also grow up to become a bath maker and saw his father as his greatest rival.

Tetsu considered himself an out of work bath maker when he met the leader of the New State Army, but he was so impressed with his toasty looks that he offered to make custom baths for the New State Army Headquarters. The sight of people toasty from a warm bath would brighten even his most dour moods.

He encouraged people to decorate their baths, saying the best bath was that which felt like home. His greatest joy was to build such baths and to see people comfortably soaking in them.

Following the Dunan Unification War, Tetsu returned to Lakewest, where he began work on the largest bathhouse in the Dunan Republic. Years later, his son challenged him to a Bath Match which Tetsu won. This would inspire Goro to build a new bath made of new materials.

Gameplay

Recruitment

Recruitment

Speak with Tetsu in his home in Lakewest while a party member has the Toasty status effect (most easily gained from Fried Tacos from Kobold Village).

Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card #	Name	Type	Release
084	Tetsu	Craftman	Booster Pack Vol.1
336	Tetsu	Craftman	Premium Pack
CS2-242	Tetsu	Craftman	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2
CS2-491/R084	Tetsu	Craftman	Remake Booster

Gallery

Artwork

• 
  Suikoden II artwork by Ishikawa Fumi
• 
  Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG artwork by Enami Katsumi

In-Game

• 
  Suikoden II Sony PlayStation portrait
• 
  Suikoden II Windows 95 portrait
• 
  Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Suikoden II portrait

Trivia

• Tetsu has five different bath designs you can choose: Drum, Cypress, Marble, Jungle, and Open Air.

References

1. Genso Suikoden II 108 Stars Character Guide (ISBN 4-88317-769-6), page 150
2. Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 182
3. Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, page 181

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