Suikoden II/All Characters

The 108 Stars of Destiny
As in all games in the series, the main challenge of Suikoden II is to recruit all 108 characters, called Stars of Destiny. Some of them will join you automatically as the story progresses, but for the most part you will have to find them. You don't need to recruit all of them to finish the game, but if you want to see the best ending, as well as have a more effective army, you'll need to recruit all 108 of them before a certain event. Whenever possible, therefore, scour all the cities and dungeons you pass through in search of new characters to recruit. For some of them, it is enough to talk to them to make them join you, while others will only follow you under certain conditions. Below is the complete list of characters in the game. You can also consult the list of characters you have already recruited on a wall of your castle, where Luc is, in order to see how many characters you are missing and if any of them are dead.

HERO Weapon: Medium range Level: 2 Rune supplied: Bright Shield (after meeting Leknaat) How to recruit: Start the game with him. Description: Obviously he is an excellent character, very balanced. When he attacks, he hits twice. You can place him both in the front and back row. Thanks to the Bright Shield rune he is able to heal the whole group many times and this is very useful in battles against bosses.

GENGEN Weapon: Short range Level: 6 Rune supplied: None How to recruit: He will join you automatically, in the early stages of the game. Description: A rather mediocre fighter, both in attack and defense. However, he is able to perform some very useful Unite attacks, along with Shiro and Gabocha.

MUKUMUKU Weapon: Long range Level 2/3 Rune supplied: None How to recruit: In Kyaro, repeatedly analyze the big tree at the back of Genkaku’s house. Alternatively, you can find it later along the road between Muse and Greenhill. You will have to move on the world map only with the hero or with characters that you cannot exclude from the group. During one of the random battles, Mukumuku will join you. Description: First (and only fundamental) of the flying squirrels. Being an animal, he cannot use weapons and armor. He has a decent long range attack. At first he is quite useful, but then his mediocrity and his poor defense make it preferable to use other characters. He can equip a fire rune, but he’s magically weak.

NANAMI Weapon: Medium range Level: 5 Rune supplied: None How to recruit: In Kyaro, she will automatically join you. Description: Sister of the hero and one of the fastest characters in the game. It is advisable to equip her with a Spark rune. She hits twice, but her attack power is not very high. The fact that in many missions you will be forced to take her with you may seem annoying, but her speed and her decent aptitude for magic make her a valuable ally.

RIKIMARU Weapon: Short range Level: 8 Rune supplied: None How to recruit: You will find him lying on the ground at the entrance to Ryube. Offer him lunch and pay the 3000 potch requested. Description: A strong and very resilient, albeit slow, fighter. Together with Amada he can perform one of the best Unite attacks in the game.

MILLIE Weapon: Long range Level: 3 Rune supplied: Groundhog How to recruit: You will find her in Ryube. She will ask you to help her to find her pet Bonaparte. You will find it in the Ryube forest, to the right of the entrance. You will have to fight it, to tame it. Nothing too difficult. Once that's done, Millie will be permanently enlisted. Description: She has decent magical abilities, but she is far too physically weak. She has a rune that allows her to deal double damage to an enemy, but only once per battle.

KINNISON Weapon: Long range Level: 6 Rune supplied: None How to recruit: In the Ryube woods you will find a nest on the ground. You will be asked if you want to bring it back to the tree: do it. Exit the screen and when you reenter you will find Kinnison. Talk to him and he will join you. Description: Kinnison is a fast and accurate archer, however he doesn't do much damage and his defense leaves something to be desired. However, he can perform some useful Unite attacks with Stallion and his hound Shiro.

SHIRO Weapon: Short range Level: 6 Rune supplied: None How to recruit him: Join the group along with Kinnison Description: A good fighter, powerful and fast. It is also capable to perform some useful United attacks with Kinnison and Gengen. Unfortunately, being an animal, it cannot use weapons and armors.

ZAMZA Weapon: Short range Level: 6 Rune supplied: Fire Dragon How to recruit: You'll need to talk to him in Toto (before it's destroyed) or in South Window (later) with Nanami in the group. Description: Despite his dislikeness, he's a decent striker and has good magical abilities. But he is also slow and inaccurate in hitting. You should only use his rune if you can block the fire-elemental damage it causes.

HANNA Weapon: Short range Level: 6 Rune supplied: None How to recruit: After Toto is destroyed, talk to her and she will join you. Description: A warrior with high attack power and high defense, albeit slow. She can perform a good Unite attack together with Oulan.

APPLE How to recruit: She will join you automatically, after the destruction of Victor’s fortress. Description: Talking to her you can change the components of the units of your army.

VICTOR Weapon: Short range Level: 22 Rune supplied: None How to recruit: He will join you automatically. Description: He is one of the best fighters in the game, strong in both offense and defense. In many missions you will be forced to take him with you. He is not very skilled with magic, it is better to equip him with some runes to make the most of his abilities.

FLIK Weapon: Short range Level: 22 Rune supplied: Lightning How to recruit: He will join you automatically. Description: A great character. Flik is a good warrior, also skilled with magic. His rune Lightning is very useful against bosses.

TSAI Weapon: Medium range Level: 11 Rune supplied: Unicorn How to recruit: You will have to recruit him in Ryube Wood, on behalf of Victor and Flik. Description: A rather mediocre fighter, both in terms of his attack power and his defense. His rune can still be useful though. Instead, he is very useful in battles between armies, where he provides the very powerful Fire Spear ability.

TUTA Weapon: Long range Level: 3 Rune supplied: Medicine How to recruit: She will join you automatically. Description: A decidedly poor character, from all points of view. Her Medicine rune is more annoying than helpful, because it activates automatically.

ANITA Weapon: Short range Level: 16 or 42, it depends on when you recruit her. Rune supplied: Falcon How to recruit: You will find her at Muse's inn, or later at Banner's. Talk to her repeatedly and always be friendly with her when she asks for antitoxins or a drink. Eventually you can ask her out and she will join you. If you talk her with Valeria in the party instead, she will join you immediately. Description: A normal fighter, with decent magical abilities. If you upgrade her properly she can become especially useful.

GILBERT How to recruit: You will need to damage his unit during the third field battle and make sure he doesn't die. In the next battle he will join you. Description: You can only use him in field battles

BOLGAN Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Fire Breath How to recruit: He will join you automatically. Description: Brother of Rina and Eilie. He has a powerful physical attack, but he is also extremely slow, inept with magic and frequently misses. He is most useful for the Unite attack with his sisters.

RINA Weapon: Long range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Fire How to recruit: She will join you automatically. Description: Very skilled with magic and equipped with a long range weapon. Her attack and her life points aren't the best, but she's still very useful and accurate. She is one of the best sorceresses that you get in the first part of the game.

EILIE Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: None How to recruit: She will join you automatically. Description: Quite similar to her sister Rina. She is slightly weaker magically, but she has a slightly more powerful physical attack. Not bad.

FREED Y Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Lightning How to recruit: He will join you automatically. Description: A mediocre fighter. He has no real flaws, but also no outstanding qualities. He can use a discrete Unite attack with his wife Yoshino.

TEMPLETON How to recruit: You will first meet him in front of Victor's Fortress, after it burned down. Later, you will find him in Toto. Talk to him and he will join you. Description: After recruiting him, you will have the world map at your disposal. If you then go to visit him, in the castle library, he will give you information on the various cities.

LEONA How to recruit: She will join you automatically. Description: By talking to her at the bar, you can change your party members. Sometimes you won't find her: this means that for story reasons you cannot change the group at the moment.

SHU How to recruit: He will join you automatically after many rejections. Description: The strategist of your army. Usually you will have to talk to him to progress the story.

HUAN How to recruit: He will join you automatically. Description: You can only use him in field battles. Here, however, he is extremely useful, as he allows you to heal wounded units.

LUC Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Wind, Pixie How to recruit: He will join you automatically. Description: Luc is a very powerful wizard and also fast. However, you should only use him for magic, as his physical skills are extremely low. Even if he has a short range weapon, you can place him in the back row, thanks to his Pixie rune. You'd better do it, because of his very poor defense. By talking to him, you will be able to see the list of characters you have recruited.

BARBARA How to recruit: She will join you automatically. Description: She will allow you to store items that you don't need to carry with you at the moment, to make room in your inventory. Quite useful.

HILDA How to recruit: You will find her in South Window’s Inn. Talk her and she will join you. Description: She will open an inn in your castle, where you can rest for free.

ALEX How to recruit: He will follow his wife Hilda. Description: He will open a shop in your castle, where you can find all the items you have seen for sale in the shops you have already been to (excluding rare finds).

TAI HO Weapon: Medium range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Killer How to recruit: You must be able to win 5000 potch playing Chinchirochin with him in Kuskus. This can be frustrating because it's just a matter of luck. Description: He is among the best characters who wield a spear, strong and accurate. Equip him with a Unicorn rune, to make the most of his qualities.

YAM KOO How to recruit: He will follow Tai Ho Description: By talking to him, at the port of your castle, you will be able to access the fishing minigame. With this minigame, you can earn some change and, above all, get ingredients for your kitchen.

RICHMOND How to recruit: You can find him in Radat. You can challenge him to Heads or Tails. However, it seems Richmond is unbeatable. Then go and talk to a guy in Radat's bar, who will reveal that Richmond uses a fake coin. Try to challenge him again, using another coin and he will join you. Description: He will find information about new companions for you to recruit.

AMADA Weapon: Medium range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Earth (in his weapon) How to recruit: You will meet him in Radat. You'll have to defeat him in a one-on-one duel to get him to join you and accompany you to Lakewest. Description: Strong and resistant, with a medium range weapon. Unfortunately, he is also slow and inaccurate in hitting. He can use a very useful Unite attack with Rikimaru.

YOSHINO Weapon: Medium range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: None How to recruit: Found in Radat. Talk to her with Freed Y in the group. Description: A fairly weak and insignificant character, without any outstanding qualities. The only advantage of her is the medium-range weapon that allows her to stay in the back row.

ADLAI How to recruit: You'll find him at his home in South Window. He will ask you to bring him a Sacrifical Jizo. When you bring it to him, he will instead want a Wooden Shield and then a Wind rune. Each time he will treat you very badly, so when you bring him the rune you will have a chance to throw it at him. Do this and he will join you. Description: He will provide your castle with a useful lift.

CLIVE Weapon: Long range Level: 16 Rune supplied: None How to recruit: You will have to meet Elza in Muse, after the destruction of Victor's fort. You will find her near the blacksmith's shop. You will discover that she is a criminal that Clive is chasing. After you get the boat to cross the lake, talk to Clive in South Window and he will join you. Description: Very fast, with a long range weapon and foolproof aim. He also has a good ability to dodge enemy attacks. A great character, no doubt.

TAKI How to recruit: Talk to her repeatedly in her home, in Lakewest. After a while she will join you and head to the castle. Description: A practically useless character. If you talk her, she will give you some little advice, but nothing more.

HANS How to recruit: You'll find him in the Two Rivers Inn. He will ask you to open an armory in your castle and will ask you how much he has to pay you. If you tell him that he doesn't have to pay, he will join you immediately, if you want to earn something and ask him for 30,000 potch instead, you will have to return to see him at the inn after some time (usually he will be available after the liberation of Two Rivers). It is not advisable to ask him for 300,000 potch, or you will not be able to have him with you until later in the game. Description: he will open an armor shop in your castle, where you can buy all the protections you have already seen in the other shops you have been to (excluding rare finds).

GABOCHA Weapon: Long range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: None How to recruit: You will find him in Two Rivers, in the Kobold District. You have to talk him with Gengen in the group. Description: A mediocre character, like Gengen, but with a long-range weapon. He can use a very useful Unite attack with Shiro.

RIDLEY How to recruit: He will join you automatically. Description: You can only use him in field battles. He is probably your strongest general.

FITCHER How to recruit: He will join you automatically. Description: A practically useless character, even if likeable.

CHACO Weapon: Medium range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: None How to recruit: After repelling the Highland troops from Two River, he will automatically join you and return the stolen money. Description: Fast and with a good magical defense. However, his attack is mediocre and he has low life points.

SID Weapon: Medium range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Waking How to recruit: There is a hidden room in the sewers of Two River. Immediately after going down the ladder near the waterfall, go left. It seems like a dead end but it is not. You will arrive in a room where you will meet Sid. If you have Chaco in the group, he will join you. Description: A more powerful version of Chaco. It is advisable to remove his Waking rune, which keeps him asleep during battles, until he is hit. If this happens, he will become berserk.

TETSU How to recruit: You'll find it in Lakewest. You will need to talk to him while you are in toasty status. The simplest way is to use fried tacos. Description: He will equip your castle with baths, where you can see some comic skits.

SHILO Weapon: Long range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Poison (in his weapon) How to recruit: You find him in Lakewest. After the events of Two Rivers, he will join you if your castle is level 2 and if you manage to win 5000 potch playing Chinchirochin against him. Description: A fairly powerful and accurate archer. He will allow you to play Chinchirochin in your castle.

HAI YO Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: None How to recruit: After the battle of Two River he will present himself at your castle, on the terrace. Description: He will open a restaurant in your castle. Thanks to the restaurant you can order food to keep in your inventory, earn money thanks to your menu and above all, access the fun Cooking Contest. You can also use him as a fighter, but he's absolutely useless.

OULAN Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Angry Dragon How to recruit: Head to Kuskus with a party of all women (except of course the hero) and approach the group of men. The bad guys will attack you, but Oulan will step in to save you. From that moment on she will join you. Description: A good fighter, strong in both attack and defense. She can perform a useful Unite attack with Hanna.

STALLION Weapon: Long range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: True Holy Rune How to recruit: You can find him in Radat. He will challenge you to a running race. To win, you must first successfully escape (or bribe) from at least 50 battles. After beating him, he will join you. Description: The fastest character in the game. With him in the group you can move fast on the world map, which is quite useful. You will also be able to escape with 100% chance of success from all battles (except those that are part of the plot evolution). It is also very accurate in hitting. But his attack power is not that high.

HIX Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Exertion (in his weapon) How to recruit: First of all, you'll need to meet Hix and Tengaar at the Lakewest Inn. Later, you will meet them at Kobold Village. Here you will have to go through a short and easy mission with him. Once done, he will join you. Description: A not very strong fighter, but accurate in hitting and fairly fast. Better to use him together with Tengaar.

TENGAAR Weapon: Long range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Earth How to recruit: She will join you along with Hix. Description: A good sorceress, with a long range weapon. Thanks to her Earth Rune, she can cast useful support spells.

EMILIA How to recruit: You will find her at Greenhill university. You have to trust her and reveal who you really are. Description: If you bring her books, she'll let you read them.

TERESA How to recruit: She will join you automatically. Description: You can only use her in battles between armies. Teresa's unit has archers capable of striking very far (albeit not very powerful).

SHIN Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Spider Slay How to recruit: He will join you automatically. Description: He has a powerful attack and is very accurate in hitting. But he also has a terrible defense, which doesn't allow him to survive the toughest battles.

NINA Weapon: Medium range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: None How to recruit: She will join you automatically. Description: A discreet sorceress, with a medium range weapon. She can perform a fairly useful Unite attack with Flik.

MEG Weapon: Long range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Trick How to recruit: You will find her on the border of Muse and Greenhill after saving Teresa. Talk to her and she will join you. Description: A weak fighter, without strong qualities. She is only useful for the Unite with her robot Gadget.

GADGET Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: None How to recruit: It joins you along with Meg Description: This robot fighter has excellent defense and a decent attack. With Meg it can perform a very powerful Unite attack. Obviously, it cannot use weapons.

LEBRANTE How to recruit: You'll find him at the appraisal shop in Radat. He will join you if your castle is level 3 and if you bring him a Celadon Urn (you can buy it in Gregminister if you haven't already found one). Description: He will open an appraisal shop in your castle, but will charge 400 potch for each appraisal.

JEANE How to recruit: After saving Teresa, you will find her at the Two Rivers runes shop. Talk to her and she will join you. Description: She will open a rune shop in your castle, where you can buy all the runes you have already seen for sale elsewhere (excluding rare finds).

YUZU How to recruit: You will find her at Kobold Village. You will have to help her find her sheep (nothing easier). Description: She will take care of the animals you bring her. In this way, you will get new ingredients for the restaurant.

WAKABA Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: White Tiger, Fire (in her weapon) How to recruit: You will find her at the Forest Village. Talk to her and she will join you. Description: She is very fast, powerful and accurate in hitting. Her only flaw is her low defense, however she has a lot of Hit Points.

TONY How to recruit: You will find him at the Forest Village. Just talk to him. Description: He will give you the possibility to play Whack-A-Mole.

VIKI Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Blinking How to recruit: As you walk along the Forest Path, towards Matilda, she will teleport in front of you. Give her the option to teleport to your castle (first or second option). Description: One of the most useful characters in the game. She will allow you to teleport directly to any city you have already been to (except Gregminster and those occupied by the enemy). She has a 5% chance of mistake. In the party, she is a good sorceress, but she is physically very weak and she has a short range weapon.

FUTCH Weapon: Medium range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: None How to recruit: As soon as you arrive at the Highway Village, you will have to complete his mission, looking for a new dragon. Description: A fairly fast and accurate fighter, with a medium range weapon. However, his attack is not the best and his defense leaves much to be desired.

HUMPHREY Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: None How to recruit: He joins you along with Futch. Description: A great character. He has an iron defense and a lot of hit points, as well as a good physical attack. Of course, like many strong characters, he is slow and not very good with magic.

MIKLOTOV Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Kinght, Wind (in his weapon) How to recruit: He will join you automatically. Description: A good warrior, strong and resilient, with a high hit point value.

CAMUS Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Rage How to recruit: He will join you automatically. Description: Slightly less physically strong than his companion Miklotov, but more skilled with magic. He also possesses a powerful magical rune. Very helpful.

KIBA How to recruit: After defeating him in war, you will have to repeatedly refuse to execute him. Eventually he will join you. Description: You can only use him in battles between armies. He is the general with the best defense.

KLAUS How to recruit: Same as for his father Kiba. Description: You can only use him in battles between armies.

SIMONE Weapon: Long range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Rage How to recruit: You will find him at the port of Radat. You will have to bring him a Rose Brooch. You will find it for sale at Banner Village, among the rare finds. Description: A character skilled with magic and equipped with a long-range weapon. It's not bad. Beware of his poor defense.

VALERIA Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Falcon How to recruit: In Gregminster you will have to choose between her and Kasumi. Description: As in the first game of the series, Valeria is an excellent fighter. Strong, fast and accurate. She can also perform a useful Unite attack with Anita. The only problem is that you might prefer Kasumi, as she will let you have the two ninja characters earlier.

KASUMI Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Shrike How to recruit: In Gregminster you will have to choose between her and Valeria. Description: She is very quick and accurate in hitting, however she doesn't do much damage. She also has very low defense and short range weapon: bad combination. The only real advantage of her is that she will let you recruit Mondo and Sasuke earlier.

SHEENA Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Earth How to recruit: He will join you automatically. Description: He has a good attack and decent magical abilities. It's not bad.

LORELAI Weapon: Medium range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Draining, Sleep (in her weapon) How to recruit: You can find her in Gregminster. She will join you if you already have at least 60 recruits. Description: She has a decent attack and is quite fast, but more importantly, she has great magical power. She is one of the few characters who can use the Blue Gate rune. Among the best wizards in the game.

GORDON How to recruit: You will find him at the Gregminster Trading Post and you can ask him to join you. However, Gordon will ask you to earn at least 50.000 potch by trading first. This can be extremely annoying, also because the only way to know the amount earned is to ask him in Gregminster and you cannot teleport to this city. Description: He will open a general trade shop in your castle.

MONDO Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Mayfly How to recruit: You will have to access the hidden village of Rokkaku. On your way to Gregminster, just after the screen with stairs, look carefully in the trees to the south. You will find a hidden passage that will lead you to Rokkaku. To enter, however, you must have a level 3 castle and Kasumi in the group, otherwise you will be kicked out. Otherwise, if you don't have Kasumi with you, your castle must be level 4. The village head will entrust Mondo and Sasuke to you. Description: He is a white ninja, fast, quite powerful and accurate in hitting. It's not bad. Unfortunately, his magical abilities are very poor.

SASUKE Weapon: Long range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Killer How to recruit: See above Description: A very fast and accurate ninja with a long range weapon. However, his attack power and his defense are not particularly high.

CONNELL How to recruit: You will meet him in the Forest Village. Talk to him with a Sound Set in your inventory. Description: Lets you change the window sounds.

BADEAUX Weapon: Medium range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Howling How to recruit: You will find him along the Forest Path between Greenhill and Matilda. Talk to him with Shiro in the party. Description: A rather average character, but with a medium-range weapon and skilled against beasts. He will give you two Listening Crystals, which you will need to recruit two more characters.

HOI Weapon: Medium range Level: 35 Rune supplied: Technique (in his weapon) How to recruit: You will find him at Radat's tavern while he is posing as you. Help him. Description: A rather pathetic and useless character, without any stand out qualities.

AYDA Weapon: Long range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Great Hawk How to recruit: You can find it at Forest Village. To recruit her you will need to have a Listening Crystal with you, given to you by Badeaux. You will have to fight the griffins and save Feather. Description: A fast and accurate archer, very useful both in groups and in field battles.

FEATHER Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Shining Wind How to recruit: Same as for Ayda. Description: It is the first of the beasts that you can recruit and the only one you must necessarily recruit if you want to have all 108 Stars of Destiny. For the other, you can choose between Sigfried and Abizboah. Sigfried is a formidable fighter and has a powerful magical rune. Unfortunately though, being a beast, he occupies the place of two characters in the group.

SIGFRIED Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: White Saint How to recruit: You will need to go to the Unicorn Forest behind the Kobold Village, where you went for the Hix and Tengaar mission. You need to have a Listening Crystal in your inventory and a "pure maiden" in your party. So choose a pure girl among those you have recruited (certainly not Rina). At the bottom of the forest you will find Sigfried, who will join you. Note: if you recruit Siegfried you will no longer be able to recruit Abizboah and vice versa, as you will have run out of Listening Crystals. Description: Another mythological fighter, strong and with a powerful rune, which however will force you to carry one less character with you.

KAREN Weapon: Medium range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Twin Ring, Sleep (in her weapon) How to recruit: You can find her at the Kuskus bar. You will have to be able to dance following her directions. Description: She will allow you to access the dance mini-game in your castle. As a fighter, she is pretty useless and low on defense.

MAX How to recruit: He will meet you at the South Window entrance. Description: You can only use him in battles between armies. He is still quite useful, as a general.

ANNALLEE How to recruit: She will be kicked out of the South Window Inn. Follow her, you will find her near the town hall and ask her to sing for you. When she's done, ask her to sing again and she'll join you. Description: Talking to her will allow you to listen to some of the game's soundtracks. Nothing else.

KILLEY Weapon: Medium range Level: 38 Rune supplied: Fire How to recruit: You will find it at South Window. You will need to tell him about Alex and his interest in the Sindar. Go back to your castle and head to Alex. Killey will be there. Return to the South Window to meet him again and repeatedly ask him to join you. Eventually he will. Description: A decent fighter. He strikes twice just like the hero, he has good defense and is also quite fast.

TOMO Weapon: Medium range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Unicorn How to recruit: Return to Tsai's house after defeating Luca Blight, with Tsai in the group. You will meet his daughter Tomo, who will join you. Description: An improved version of her father Tsai. More powerful and faster. They can perform a good Unite attack together.

BOB Weapon: Medium range Level: 38 Rune supplied: Rabid Fang How to recruit: You will find him in Two River, in the Kobold District. You must have at least 80 recruits before he joins you. Description: Thanks to his rune, he can transform into a werewolf. In this form he is truly a formidable fighter. The problem is that it takes him one turn to transform. In human form, instead, he is rather mediocre.

KOYU Weapon: Medium range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Gale How to recruit: He will join you automatically. Description: He's pretty fast, but that's all. Otherwise, he is poor in both offense and defense.

LONG CHAN CHAN Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: White Tiger, Thunder (in his weapon) How to recruit: You'll need to enter Crom Village with Wakaba in your party. You will see him running away from the innkeeper for not paying the bill. He will take refuge behind the item shop. Talk to him and he will join you. Description: An improved version of Wakaba, which is already not bad. Very strong and fast. His defense isn't the greatest, but he has hit points to spare, so this shouldn't be a problem.

RAURA How to recruit: You will find her in Tinto. She will join you if you already have Jeane at your castle. Description: She will turn your runes into magical scrolls. Rather useless and also expensive.

TENKOU How to recruit: You will find him in Crom. Talk to Him with a window Set in your inventory. Description: He will allow you to change the look of the game dialogs.

KAHN Weapon: Medium range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Resurrection, Magic Drain (in his weapon) How to recruit: He will temporarily join you to help you get the Star Dragon Sword. Later in the game, he will join you automatically. Description: A good character, with a decent attack, a medium-range weapon, and most importantly, high magic power. His Resurrection Rune is very useful against certain bosses.

SIERRA Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Darkness, Thunder (in her weapon) How to recruit: She will join you automatically. Description: She has very high magical power as well as good physical attack (she strikes twice). Unfortunately she also has bad defense and a short range weapon, which will force you to put her in the front row.

GIJIMU Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Double Beat How to recruit: He will join you automatically after beating Neclord. Description: A strong and resistant fighter (he strikes twice), but also slow, inaccurate in striking and inept with magic. The typical character with only brute strength.

LO WEN Weapon: Long range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Water, Down (in her weapon) How to recruit: She will join you automatically after beating Neclord. Description: Definitely the best of the three bandits. In fact, she has a good HP value and she is the most powerful archer in the game.

MARLOWE How to recruit: He will join you automatically after beating Neclord. Description: A completely useless character. You will not be able to use it in any way.

HAUSER Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: None How to recruit: He will join you automatically after beating Neclord Description: Strong, resilient, and with many hit points. His only shortcoming is the low magic defense, which can create problems in the later stages of the game, when many of the enemies attack with magic.

JESS How to recruit: Ask him to join you after he tells Hauser to follow Fitcher. Description: You can only use him in battles between armies.

ABIZBOAH Weapon: Short range Level: 46 Rune supplied: Blued Drop How to recruit: You will find it in the depths of Tinto Cavern, where there is a pond. You must still have a Listening Crystal with you, so you haven't enlisted Sigfried. Use the crystal if you want to recruit Abizboah. Description: He has a lot of HP and the most powerful attack in the whole game. However, he also has poor magic defense and misses very frequently. Besides, he takes up two spaces.

PICO How to recruit: You'll find him at the Greenhill Tavern after the liberation. He will join you if you have already recruited Annallee. Description: Adds new songs to Annallee's repertoire.

GEORG Weapon: Short range Level: Approximately 10 levels higher than you Rune supplied: Killer How to recruit: You can find it along the path between Drakemouth and Tigermouth after defeating Neclord. You'll have to agree with him when he says you mustn't give up fighting Description: He is the strongest physical fighter in the game, as well as one of the best characters. He is however inept with spells.

MAZUS Weapon: Short range Level: Approximately 10 levels higher than you Rune supplied: Blue Gate, Thunder, Fire How to recruit: You will find him in the Tinto Cavern. He will only join you if you already have more than 100 recruits. Description: He's the most powerful wizard in the game, so an excellent character. He has a short-range weapon, but that's not a big deal.

GANTETSU Weapon: Short range Level: 27 Rune supplied: Blue Gate, Thunder, Fire How to recruit: You can find him in South Window. After defeating Neclord, he will challenge you to a push contest. Beat him and he will join you. Description: He is a good mage and also has a good defense. The problem is that he is obtained too late in the game to be of any use to you.

ALBERTO How to recruit: You'll find him in Tinto. He will join you if you have already recruited Annallee and Pico. Description: He completes the repertoire of songs.

TESSAI How to recruit: You will find it at Kuskus' blacksmith shop after defeating Neclord. Talk to him with Victor in the group and he will join you. Description: He will open a blacksmith shop in your castle, where you can have your weapons sharpened. Bring him the hammers, to allow him to upgrade them more and more.

JUDE How to recruit: You can find him in Greenhill. He will ask you to bring him some clay. Head to Forest Village and talk to the guy east of the elder's house to get some. Description: He will build the statue of the guardian god of the castle. However, you will have to bring him the various plans.

GENSHU Weapon: Short range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Swallow How to recruit: Head to Coronet port by boat to meet him. He will only join you if you have a level 15 weapon (bring the Silver Hammer to Tessai) and a level 4 castle (more than 100 recruits) Description: Genshu is an improved version of Shin, with better defense. Together with him, he can perform a very powerful Unite attack.

PESMERGA Weapon: Short range Level: about 10 levels higher than you Rune supplied: Counter, Rage How to recruit: When your castle is level 4 (that is when you have more than 100 recruits), you will find him in the final room of the Cave of Wind, where you had taken the Star Dragon Sword. Talk to him and he will join you. Description: Probably the best character in the game after the hero. Very powerful in both offense and defense, accurate in hitting and with good magical abilities. His only small defect is that he is a little slow, but with a Spark Rune you can fix that too.

VINCENT Weapon: Medium range Level: Approximate to your level Rune supplied: Wind How to recruit: You can find him in Radat, in the same place where you recruited Simone. He will join you only if you have Simone in the party, a level 4 castle and you have already faced the battle of Muse. Description: A character similar to Simone. The only outstanding feature of him is the high magical defense. He can still perform a good Unite attack with his friend Simone.

Other Characters
The following characters are not part of the 108 Stars of Destiny. They are in fact optional to recruit or will only join your party temporarily.

JOWY Weapon: Medium range Level: 2 Rune supplied: Black Sword (after meeting Leknaat) How to recruit: Start the game with him. Description: Jowy is a great character. Together with the hero, he can perform the most powerful Unite attack in the whole game. He will also come in possession of a very powerful magical rune. However, you can only use it in the early stages of the game (and in an unforgettable battle later in the game).

MAKUMAKU Weapon: Long range Level: Approximate to Mukumuku's level Rune supplied: None How to recruit: You will have to walk on the world map along the road between Two River and Greenhill only with the hero and Mukumuku. During one of the random fights, Makumaku will join you. Description: A weaker version of Mukumuku, but with higher magical power.

MIKIMIKU Weapon: Long range Level: 33 Rune supplied: None How to recruit: You will have to walk on the world map along the road between Greenhill and the Forest Village with only the hero and the other squirrels recruited. During one of the random fights, Mikimiku will join you. Description: A weaker version of Mukumuku, but faster.

MEKUMEKU Weapon: Long range Level: 33 Rune supplied: None How to recruit: Same as for the previous squirrels, but you have to walk along the road between Greenhill and Matilda. Description: A stronger version of Mukumuku, but he misses often.

MOKUMOKU Weapon: Long range Level: 40 Rune supplied: None How to recruit: Same as for the previous squirrels, but you have to walk in a clearing south of the Forest Village (you will recognize it without problems) Description: The best of the flying squirrels.

MCDOHL Weapon: Medium range Level: 46 Rune supplied: Soul Eater How to recruit: First of all, you must have a saved state of Suikoden 1 just before the final fight. When you start a new Suikoden 2 game, it will ask you if you want to load in Suikoden 1 data. Do it. After defeating Luca Blight head to the Banner Village and talk to Ko, the kid who always talks about you. He will tell you that there is someone who looks a lot like you who stays at the inn and who is always fishing. Try to head towards the pier behind the inn, but Gremio (if you resurrected him in Suikoden 1) or Ellie, the innkeeper's daughter (if you didn't) will rush to stop you. Then talk to Ko again and convince him to find a diversion. Talk to Gremio/Ellie again and he will rush to save Ko. This will take you to McDohl at the wharf. McDohl will join you, but Ko will be in trouble by now. Save him and you will have the gratitude of McDohl. Description: He is the best character you can have, strong in all aspects and without weaknesses. The only problem is that if for some reason he drops out of the group you'll have to go back to Gregminster to have him back with you.

RULODIA Weapon: Short range Level: 40 Rune supplied: Blue Drop and Flowing How to recruit: You have to to go with Abizboah in the group to the same place you found him, in the Tinto Cavern. However, you must still be in possession of a Listening Crystal and use it. Rulodia is not part of the Stars of Destiny, so if you recruit her you will no longer be able to get all 108 characters, as you will have run out of Listening Crystals. Therefore, it is inadvisable to enlist her. Description: A slightly weaker version of Abizboah, but with better magic defense and more accurate in hitting.

CHUCHARA Weapon: Short range Level: 40 Rune supplied: None How to recruit: You will find him at the port of your castle after recruiting Abizboah and Rulodia. Description: Chuchara is practically immune to physical attacks, but very vulnerable to magical ones. His attack is also very weak.

BORIS How to recruit: In case you have chosen to escape from Tinto with Nanami by abandoning the war, you will have to head to Drakemouth, where Nanami will lead you to a hut. Here you will be joined by Shu, Victor, Apple and Flik, who will try to convince you to go back to fighting and will inform you that in the meantime Ridley died in battle. You have to agree to go back. After the end of the Tinto events, Boris will introduce himself as Ridley's son and join you. Description: You can only use him in battles between armies and he will take the place of his father Ridley. He's not as strong as him though.