Answer: There are 108 Stars of Destiny in the game, but you can have some more characters aside from them. The additional characters are called non-Stars by most fans. There are 4 Flying Squirrels and 2 Krakens that are not part of the Stars of Destiny.
2) Who is Boris and how do I recruit him?
Answer: Boris is the son of Ridley Wizen. He is a secret character that you can only unlock if his father dies during the Tinto event. If Riou and Nanami decided to abandon the Allied Army and ran away from their responsibilities, then you just let Ridley died at Tinto during the zombie invasion. Shortly after defeating Neclord, Boris will show himself at the Great Hall of the castle and will automatically join the Allied Army.
3) Does Boris possesses another slot among the Stars or is he a non-Star character?
Answer: Neither. Boris will replace his father's slot in the Tablet of Promise.
4) Where was Boris Wizen before he joined up the Allied Army?
Answer: He is studying war strategy in the Nameless Lands, just north of the Grasslands.
5) Rumors has it that you can let Jowy join the Allied Army as a playable character. Is this true?
Answer: No. However, you can let him join the party by using a Gameshark code. There is no way you can recruit him in the Allied Army as if he is bound to be one of them.
6) Why is it Lorelai belongs to the Archer unit when she actually wields a scythe?
Answer: Although Lorelai is only seen with a scythe in party battles, yet she is actually a skilled marksman. In Suikoden I, she used to wield a bow rather than a scythe.
7) Why does Lorelai wield a scythe and not a bow instead?
Answer: The scythe that Lorelai used during the Dunan Unification War is a gift from a former ally during the Toran Liberation War. A farmer named Kirkis, who was once an executioner in the Scarlet Moon Empire gave it to her after the war ended.
8) How can I get Roludia when I only have one more Listening Crystal reserved for a Star of Destiny monster?
Answer: Unfortunately, if you want both Abizaboah and Roludia in your party, then you have no chance to get the best ending in Suikoden II. Roludia is a non-Star character and recruiting her also cost one Listening Crystal. The best way to get her without using a Listening Crystal is by using a Gameshark code.
9) Where can I find the baby Kraken?
Answer: Visit the castle dock after recruiting Abizboah and Roludia in the Allied Army. Chase the baby kraken until he is trapped. Abizboah and Roludia will suddenly show up through Viki's teleport. After a short gibberish conversation, they will let Chuchara join the Allied Army.
10) Who is the youngest member of the Allied Army?
Answer: There will be two youngest member of the Allied Army although one of them is not playable. They are the white dragon Bright and the kraken Chuchara.
11) Who is the youngest member of the 108 Stars of Destiny?
Answer: That would be Mukumuku. He is just 5 years old just like the rest of the members of the Flying Squirrel tribe. Bright and Chuchara are still younger than him, but both of them don't belong to the Stars of Destiny.
12) Who is the leader of the Flying Squirrels?
Answer: According to the private investigator, Richmond, Mukumuku is the leader of the Flying Squirrel tribe that joined the Allied Army.
13) Where can I get the Sunbeam Rune? I heard that it's very rare.
Answer: You can obtain the Sunbeam Rune from the Chief of Crom Village. Talk to him after liberating Tinto from Neclord.
14) What does the word "landlubbers" mean as mentioned by Gin, the Radat sluice gate-keeper?
Answer: Landlubber is a pun for the word "land-lover." A term given by sailors and pirates to those who are not men of the sea.
15) Dr. Huan said a kind soldier helped him escaped from the Highland Army who invaded Muse. Who was that soldier anyway?
Answer: Although it was not mentioned in Suikoden II, it was officially confirmed in the canon that it was Georg Prime who helped him escape from Muse.
