Luca is a bloodthirsty madman who developed a strong hatred for Jowston at a young age after witnessing his mother's rape by thugs hired by City-State capital Muse to attack the Highland royal envoy.Ī variety of characters from the original Suikoden appear in Suikoden II. The antagonist for the majority of the game is Luca Blight, heir to the throne of Highland. In acquiring one half of the Rune of the Beginning, he is destined to become leader of the newly rebuilt Jowston Army, and also to oppose the holder of the other half of the Rune of the Beginning, Jowy Atreides. The protagonist of Suikoden II (whose name is decided by the player at the start of the game) goes from being a member of a youth brigade in the Highland Kingdom to being the leader of its opposition, the New Alliance Army. New features to the game not found in the original include: New tactical, turn based war battles which offers total control, upgraded graphics and new special effects on spells and animations, 108 characters to help you in your quest, each with a different ability and purpose, the option to use your Suikoden data from the first game to unlock hidden storylines and an improved and unique "castle building system" exclusive to Suikoden. You must once again bring together the 108 stars of destiny and put an end to the war.Īnd so begins the epic saga that is Suikoden II, the next episode in Konami's amazing Suikoden series. After being exposed to treachery, power, greed, everything that come with war, the two must struggle with their own destined path. But something goes terribly wrong and the two are cast off, branded traitors to their country. Overjoyed by talks of the end of the war, all the two can think about is finally returning to their hometown, Kyaro. The main character and his childhood friend, Jowy, are soldiers in the war and are sent to oversee the treaty talks. After much fighting a peace agreement is finally formed between the two sides. The Highland Empire, ruled by the Blight family, has instigated a war with the peaceful city-state Jowston. Now, three years after the fall of Barbarosa, a new war threatens the peaceful land. Such was the setting for Konami's sleeper RPG triumph, Suikoden. They forged a land of unity and peace and for the time everything was calm. Together they gathered recruits to amass the 108 stars of destiny and overthrew Barbarosa. Son to one of Barbarosa's generals, Teo McDohl, joined with Odessa and headed up the Liberation Army. Tired of his tyranny and oppression, a woman named Odessa Silverburg rose up and formed a revolution to end Barbarosa's evil reign.
In a time long ago, an unjust ruler by the name of Emperor Barbarosa took control of a peaceful land with an iron fist.