Suikoden Tierkreis Fun Facts

1) Did you know that the first 36 Stars in the Tablet of the Promise bears the Mark of the Heaven, while the next 72 Stars bears the Mark of the Earth?

2) Tanya was one of the earliest character who became part of the Company, but one of the latest Starbearers to be included in the Tablet of Promise. She already commissioned errands earlier in the game, but was never been a Starbearer until she regained her memories.

3) In the original Suikoden series, the Starbearers are called as the 108 Stars of Destiny.

4) Asad always thought of Meruvis as his rival for Chrodechild's attention, but he later confessed that Fredegund can be far more intimidating to get his way in.

5) Sieg is the name given to the main protagonist of Suikoden Tierkreis.

Suikoden Tierkreis

6) Atrie also bears the Tenkai Star just like the other Marica and Sieg. Although it was never mentioned in the story, but it is certain that he is the leader of the group that opposes the One King in his world.

7) A special event is triggered if you bring Buchse to Citro Village before Khemia is recruited.

8) In a duel between two sisters at Pharamond, let Chrodechild use the Strike-Back Mark of the Stars in order to defeat Fredegund easily. This skill enables her to counter-attack her sister's normal strikes.

9) The False Chronicles embedded on Conon's body is called the Cerulean Flux. The word cerulean is probably a derivative of the Latin word caeruleus, which means "blue, deep blue or blue green."

10) When Dirk sacrificed himself to saved the Company, Megion asserted that he felt the presence of Cougar on him during that fateful moment. This claim was also seconded by both Nictis and Asad who knew Cougar personally.

11) Wanderers are easily identified by the eyeglasses and clothes that they wear.

12) Although she never disclosed much information about her past, yet rumor has it that Diadora is actually one of the Wanderers for several reasons. Firstly, she always makes special comments whenever she is deployed with other Wanderers in the Company. Secondly, she wears eyeglasses. Next, she was the first person who coined the word "Rarohenga," which means "hell" in the language of the Wanderers. Finally, she possessed the hidden knowledge of opening Gateways, a unique skill that Wanderers has mastered.

13) Roberto believes that Dirk sudden change of heart towards the Company may have something to do with Cougar who may have shown him the true nature of the One King. At least this is how Roberto wrapped up the whole event in his mind.

14) Tierkreis is a German word which literally means as "zodiac." Thus, some earlier fans of the series speculated that the North American and European released will be most likely called as Suikoden Zodiac.

15) Suikoden Tierkreis is the very first Suikoden title to feature a new universe outside from the original series.

16) "Tears in the Sky" and "Tierkreis" are the respective opening and ending theme songs of Suikoden Tierkreis. Both songs were performed by the Japanese pop icon Satomi Takasugi.

17) It is interesting to note that Erin uses a broomstick in a fight when performing the Family Attack. Her broomstick may have something to do with her role as a support character in the game. Some of the women such as Eunice and Anya also wield broomsticks although they don't fight in battles.

18) Osamu Komuta is the project head of Suikoden Tierkreis' development team and the planner behind Suikoden Tactics.

19) Sometimes when Sieg and Atrie perform the Double-Leader Attack, one can't help but notice that they wield different types of weapons. The reason behind this has something to do with what Sieg is currently using. If he uses a bow then Atrie will also use a bow. But if he change it to a sword then the latter will do the same, so on and so forth.

20) Suikoden Tierkreis is the first Suikoden title that was released for a Nintendo console.