The main character and his best friend Jowy are about to return home to Kyaro Town when suddenly, a surprise attack happens and all of the unit is massacred by the 'State Army' except for the Hero and Jowy.
You are a soldier in the Unicorn Brigade of the Highland Royal Army. The protagonist and his best friend, Jowy Atreides, each gain one half of the Rune of the Beginning, one of the 27 True Runes of the Suikoden setting, and become caught up in the intrigues of the invasion and the dark fate of those who bear the halves of that Rune. The player controls a quiet protagonist whose name is chosen by the player (named Riou in the Japanese novelization and Drama CD adaptation and Tao in the manga adaptation) he is the adopted son of Genkaku, a hero who saved the City-State of Jowston in a war against Highland years ago. Suikoden II takes place years after the events of the original Suikoden, and centers around an invasion by the Kingdom of Highland of the City States of Jowston. The game features a vast array of characters, with over 100 characters usable in combat and many more who move the plot forward. It was released in 1999 in North America. Suikoden II (pronounced SWEE-KO-DEN) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation video game console and the second installment of the Suikoden video game series.
