In 2006, the fifth installment and the latest in the mainstream series, Suikoden V was released in Japan.

It is a Japanese role-playing game series originally created by Yoshitaka Murayama.

Though the Suikoden games follow an irregular chronological sequence of events, the entire series (except for Tierkreis and Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki ) takes place within the same world among continuing and overlapping histories.

In some cases, several characters appear in multiple installations.

Shui Hu Zhuan is rendered as in Japanese, and read as Suikoden.

Each game centers around relative themes of politics, corruption, revolution, mystical crystals known as True Runes, and the 108 Stars of Destiny 108 protagonists also very loosely interpreted from the source material.

Saved game data can be transferred from Suikoden to Suikoden II, and Suikoden II to Suikoden III ( Suikogaiden Vol.1 can also receive data from Suikoden II, and is transferable to Suikogaiden Vol.2, but only in Japan), and from Suikoden IV to Suikoden Tactics ( Rhapsodia in Japan) and now Suikoden V.

Later, it was released in North America in 1996 (December), and one year after, a European release (March 19977).

In 1998 (September), the game was also released for the Sega Saturn console exclusively in Japan.

The Sega Saturn version had new features, such as a battle coliseum hosted by the character Eikei.

Suikoden I centers around Tir McDohl, son of the great general Teo McDohl.

But after a run in with the Soul Eater Rune and a woman by the name of Odessa Silverberg, he realizes that his very empire is incredibly corrupt, and he must gain allies around the region to stand against his own nation.

As Tir starts his journey, he learns about True Runes and the Soul Eater.

Suikoden II entails that of Riou, who is attacked by his own country to start a war.

He becomes an outcast who joins forces with his enemy, to take down the Highland Kingdom, that of which he once was a part of.

Alternatively, the player can also play as the dog Koroku, who has no part to the story and was added for fun.

As well as one secret character, who the player can play as once they have achieved a certain goal near the end of the game.

The game shows the characters different points of views, with a war brewing, the Grasslands versus the Zexen Confederacy.

Half a year later, in 2005, it was released around the same time in America (January) and Europe (February).

It takes place in the tropical setting of the Island Nations, and involves mostly a new set of characters.

Only four characters return in this installment, with one character only appearing in the first and the fourth game, who played a very important role in the first game.

Razro, is the new user of the Rune of Punishment, a deadly true rune that takes the users soul.

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