Suikoden

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## Story Summary from Theria.net

### Stage I - To Lake Suwa.

Seiji, Ryo, and Shin are on the train to either the mountains for a camping trip or to Ryo's trip. It's to help Ryo recuperate. Seiji spends most of his time reading (and reading aloud) a guidebook to the area.

The next day, Ryo takes the other two to see some springs that Seiji read about in the guidebook. (Ryo calls him a guidebook once too.) The springs would freeze over on cold nights.

### Stage II - The Warlord of Ice.

When there, they don't see any people and then realize that everything is frozen over. Suddenly an icy wind starts up and they began to freeze. Calling their undergear, they find a person contemplating the icy landscape. The stranger introduces himself as Toryūki. After calling their yoroi, Ryo tells the other two to leave Toryūki to him. Ryo uses So En Zan  but it doesn't faze Toryūki and Ryo nearly collapses from exhaustion. (He still hasn't recovered yet.) Then Seiji tells Ryo to step down and let him take care of the youja. Korin Ken can't cut Toryūki's ice so Seiji calls on Rai Ko Zan which gets reflected since it is light. Instead, Toryūki attacks, KoReiHa, and Seiji begins to become iced over. Seiji tells Shin to ChoRyuHa Toryuki but Shin hesitates. When he does try it, his attack turns to ice. Ryo wants to try again but Seiji tells him it's useless, only Shin's ChoRyuHa can work. Ryo catches on or misunderstands Seiji's words, he tells Shin to do the attack again with Ryo's SoEnZan. They do it, and this time Ryo gets hit by his reflected attack. Toryūki KoReHa-s Ryo and traps him in a prison of ice.

### Stage III - Shin's 'Trust'.

Shin's thinking of what will happen. All of Japan will be frozen over, the water and fish too. Toryūki asks why doesn't Shin escape? Shin says he won't escape, he won't escape because the others believe in him. Shin asks Toryūki why he is freezing everything and Toryūki replies, "To keep it beautiful. You wouldn't understand." Shin retorts that Toryūki is the one that doesn't understand. Toryūki "You think you can save the world, beat the youja. But you don't have the power." Shin "We won't give up as long as the youja are here. This is a battle for life." Toryūki "Well said. But how can you beat ice?" Shin thinking "Ryo, Seiji, Touma, Shuu. Am I really a yoroi soldier? I believe in your powers. I want to save everyone. So everyone can live." Toryuki, wondering at Shin's silence, asks "What do you plan to do? ChoRyuHa is useless." Shin "I'll defeat you even if it costs me my life. CHORYUHA." This time, he breaks the ice to Toryuki's astonishment. Shin "You can do anything you put your mind to. I can't forgive for killing everything. Let's do it. ChoRyuHa!" Toryūki "KoReiHa!" And Shin's attacks breaks through Toryūki's attack and defenses.

### Stage IV - Omiwatari (‘God’s Crossing’).

Shin saves Seiji and Ryo. Toryuki congratulates Shin. Shin tells him this is the power of the heart. Toryuki wonders if the Troopers can beat the youja. Though youja, Toryūki wanted to freeze the springs over to preserve it because this place was once his home. When he dies, he vanishes but all the ice begins cracking, freeing whatever was trapped underneath it or in it.

### Stage V - Epilogue.

The three Troopers are on the way back. Shin wonders if Toryūki could still be alive. They all agree to fight for peace.

## Suikoden Gallery

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1. ↑ Suikoden Summary by theria, Theria.net https://theria.net/archive-top.html. Accessed June 20, 2022.