Kasumi (Suikoden)
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Kasumi is a playable character in Konami's role-playing games Suikoden I, and Suikoden II.
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[edit] Statistics
- Name: Kasumi
- Star of Destiny: Chikyu
- Age: 16 (Suikoden I), 19 (Suikoden II)
- Origin: Rokkaku
- Race: Human
- Height: 160 cm / 5'2"
- Rune: Shrike Rune
- Family: Unknown
- Affiliation: Ninja Village of Rokkaku, Toran Republican Army
- Previous Affiliations: Toran Liberation Army, Dunan Unification Army
- Events Involved in: Gate Rune War, Dunan Unification War
[edit] Biography
Kasumi was born and raised in the ninja hamlet of Rokkaku in the border between Scarlet Moon (present Toran) and Jowston (present Dunan). Growing up under the guidance of Hanzo, she became friends with Sasuke, who had a crush on her.
When Rokkaku distanced itself from Scarlet Moon during the Gate Rune War, Teo McDohl’s forces were ordered to destroy the hamlet and kill all inhabitants. Kasumi managed to flee in the commotion and escaped towards Toran Castle to request help from the Liberation Army. Believing her comrades to be dead, she became a member of the rebellion, serving as a spy for Mathiu and secretly developing a crush on the army’s leader, Tir McDohl.
Nearing the war’s end, she was reunited with Hanzo and the Rokkaku survivors that had been in hiding since the attack and was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the village upon the battle’s completion to help in the reconstruction. Kasumi became a liaison between Rokkaku and the newly created Toran Republic government, although she was known to take occasional trips to Banner Village in Jowston, which Tir was using as a temporary home.
Three years later, she commanded Toran’s forces to support the Dunan Unification Army by President Lepant’s orders and took two of her colleagues from Rokkaku, Sasuke and Mondo with her. Once the war ended, she settled in Rokkaku, apparently visiting Gregminster at least once a week.
Kasumi’s last appearance was shortly after the war’s end, when Nash Latkje witnessed her and Tir having a conversation under a tree.
[edit] Weapons
Kasumi employs a pair of steel claws in Suikoden I and throwing knives in Suikoden II. Both weapons share the same name.
- Sakura (Level 1-4)
- Big Sakura (Level 5-10)
- Max Sakura (Level 11-16)
[edit] Trivia
- Kasumi and Tir’s relationship is a popular matter of speculation for many fans. During the games, she is always far too shy to reveal her feelings although she appears to keep in contact with him. One of the last scenes in Suikogaiden Vol. 2 shows both of them talking under a tree, with Tir talking about his childhood and Ted, which may suggest that they are at least close to each other.
| Preceded by Kasumi |
Chikyu Star | Succeeded by Lilly Pendragon |
