
Troy catches the Hero eavesdropping, draws steel and easily defeats him in a fight, but then allows the banished knight and his friends to flee. However, the Hero discovers that the ship is actually a military vessel, captained by the Kooluk hero Troy, and that the Hero's former charge Ramada had been a Kooluk spy. Drifting aimlessly on a small boat, the Hero discovers that two of his fellow knights, as well as a wandering merchant, have stowed away to join him.Īs the Hero and his companions drift on the open sea, they come across one of the militaristic Kooluk nation's merchant ships, which takes them on board. Katarina, who assumes command in Glen's stead, believes Snowe's story and sentences the Hero to exile from the island. Snowe arrives just in time to witness Glen's evaporation and blames the Hero for killing him. In the aftermath, the Hero finds the Commander dying, and unwittingly becomes the Rune of Punishment's next bearer. Several enemy fleets attack in succession, finally forcing Glen to repel them with the power of the deadly Rune. Soon after, the knights retreat back to Razril. Glen arrives to save his men, and in that brief moment, the Rune of Punishment is passed from Brandeau to Glen, after which Brandeau evaporates into dust. As a last effort, Brandeau unleashes the power of the Rune of Punishment and attempts to destroy everyone, but a mysterious force shields the Hero from its might. Brandeau then boards the Hero's ship and challenges him to a duel, which the young knight unexpectedly wins. Snowe abandons the ship after being fired upon by "rune cannons," while the Hero decides to brave the attacks and stay, thus inspiring jealousy in his cowardly comrade. During the trip there, they are attacked by Brandeau and his pirates. After the training concludes, the Hero and his fellow knight trainees head home to Razril, where they are to be pronounced full-fledged Gaien knights.Īfter the ceremonial Kindling Ritual and a night of feasting, the Hero awakens the next morning for his first duties as a new knight, including the task of escorting a man named Ramada to the neighboring island of Iluya.

Suikoden IV begins its tale with a training session where the Hero and his best friend Snowe Vingerhut face off against their Commander and Vice Commander, Glen and Katarina respectively, out at sea. ( December 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. On the first play through the game, only a fraction of the world map is viewable, a feature not seen before in a Suikoden Game. There are several mini-games contained within the game, unrelated to the main storyline. The naval forces can be customized to use particular runic elements through choice of captains and commanding officers each element has a weakness and strength over another element. As with previous games in the series, there are individual battles (duels) as well as battles between customizable naval forces. During combat, characters can combine effort in the form of physical "Unite attacks" or runic magic combinations. In contrast to Suikoden III, where the six person party was divided into three controllable groups, Suikoden IV's party consists of four individually controllable characters.
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Suikoden IV is the first game of the series to be set at sea travel on the world map is accomplished by ship. It is the first game in the Suikoden series to feature voice acting for most characters, except the hero.

Suikoden IV retains many of the gameplay concepts pioneered by its predecessors along with changes. ( March 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Konami later produced Suikoden Tactics, a spinoff that serves as a direct prequel, side-story, and sequel to Suikoden IV.


Meanwhile, the Kooluk Empire seeks to expand into the nearby Island Nations. The Rune of Punishment governs both atonement and forgiveness, and is unusual in that it consumes the life of the bearer with use once the previous bearer dies, it immediately jumps to someone nearby. Suikoden IV takes place approximately 150 years before the events of the first Suikoden game, and relates the story of a young boy living on the island of Razril and the Rune of Punishment, one of the 27 True Runes. It was released in August 2004 in Japan, and early 2005 in North America and Europe.
