Barbarossa Rugner

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Barbarossa Rugner (IS 406-?) is the Emperor of the Scarlet Moon Empire and one of the main Antagonists in Konami's role playing game Suikoden. He was the Crown Prince of the Empire but was deposed by his uncle, Geil Rugner. This led to the Succession War where he fought his uncle with a small force along with his Six Great Generals and his Strategist, Leon Silverberg. He became Emperor but was changed by Court Magician, Windy. In the end, He was defeated and his Empire was destroyed.

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Name: Barbarossa Rugner
Alias: Golden Emperor
Star of Destiny: None
Date of Birth: Solis 406
Date of Death: None (reported missing)
Age: 49-51(Suikoden I)
Origin: Gregminster, Scarlet Moon Empire (Present Toran Republic)
Race: Human
Height: N/A
Rune: Sovereign Rune (True Rune)
Relations: Claudia (Wife, deceased), Windy (Lover), Geil Rugner (Uncle, deceased), Teo McDohl (Great General, deceased), Milich Oppenheimer (Ex-Great General), Kasim Hazil (Ex-Great General), Kwanda Rosman (Ex-Great General), Sonya Schulen (Ex-Great General), Georg Prime (Ex-Great General)
Affiliation: Scarlet Moon Empire
Previous Affiliations: Scarlet Moon Imperial Army
Events Involved in: Succession War, Jowston-Scarlet Moon War, Kalekka Incident, Gate Rune War
Position: Emperor of the Scarlet Moon Empire
Previous Positions: Noble, Crown Prince of the Scarlet Moon Empire, General of the Scarlet Moon Imperial Army

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[edit] Biography

Called the "Golden Emperor" he was the hero of the Succession Wars who saved Toran from the tyrannical rule of the usurper Geil Rugner. Barbarossa was the crown prince; but Geil, Barbarossa's uncle, pushed a motion through the court to remove Barbarossa's right to the throne while Barbarossa was away fighting Jowston in the Dana area; this

action triggered the Succession Wars. Barbarossa's force was small in the beginning, but with the aid of the Six Great Generals and Leon Silverberg he was able to defeat Geil; despite the death of his wife, Claudia. After he became Emperor he showed that he was a capable administrator by his benevolent rule; but when Jowston attacked again, and public opinion was anti-war, he approved Leon's plan for the "Kalekka Incident". Also, he started to change after he hired the court magician, Windy; Windy looked like Claudia, but Barbarossa also sensed the sadness within her. He allowed her to manipulate him to the point of destroying his own empire; however, in the end he realized the folly of his love for Windy, and leapt from the height of his palace with her in his arms.