Talk:Suikoden (video game)

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[edit] Manga references?

Interestingly enough the warrior Anji whose star is the Tenken and found in the pirate's fortress would appear to be a reference to the anime Kenshin, particularly it would appear to be a reference to the Juppongatana, who are the villains in the Kyoto arc. Anji being the fallen monk, The Tenken being the nickname of Soujiro Seta. Then again, maybe it's just a co-incidence and I'm going crazy. :)

Anji of Rurouni Kenshin and Anji of Suikoden are unrelated, apart from sharing the same name. -- Olorin780

[edit] Tir

This hero is not named Tir. The book Hero is named Tir. This is a video game where the Hero is named by the player.

Rockhound 05:00, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

I'll excuse your ignorance. The novel is based on the video game. In the novel, they assigned the protagonist the name "Tir", as it's far more convenient to refer to him by an actual name rather than "McDohl", as he is not the only McDohl. The names for the protagonists of the Suikoden games are always gotten from the novels, and are generally what the majority of the people use. Just like "Riou" for the hero of Suikoden 2, and "Lazlo" for the hero of Suikoden IV. They are widely accepted. Like it or not. It's far more convenient for the gamers to use it as well. --McDohl 11:13, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

I'll excuse your insult. The point stands that this is a videogame, where the main character is given a name by the player. It's an act of personalization. Now, had Konami instead given McDohl, or Hero1, or whatever one would wish to refer him as, the name Tir as the character from the novel had, this would be a moot point. As it stands, they did not, and so the character is a nameless Hero. As far as gamers referring to him as "Tir", he is also referred to as McDohl, being "THE McDohl" in some circles, since the only other family members to play a part in the video game are named. Rockhound 15:47, 24 April 2006 (UTC)