Suikoden

The Hero (named by the participant) is the son of a Great Common of the Scarlet Moon Empire, Teo McDohl. Teo is named away to battle a battle in the northlands, leaving his son alone under the guardianship of a number of household associates to start his career within the Imperial Army. The Hero quickly comes to grasp by his missions and affiliation together with his leaders that the corruption inside the Empire's high tier has led to a rustic where its populace is enslaved and unhappy.

Via his pal Ted, he comes into possession of the Rune of Life and Dying (often known as the Soul Eater), one in every of 27 True Runes that govern various facets of the world. The Rune, ruthlessly hunted for by corrupt officials inside the Empire and their manipulators, pressure the Hero and his companions to flee the capital metropolis of Gregminster.

This early chain of events forces the Hero to cross paths with a rebel organisation where he is sheltered, though he is only satisfied of the need to wrestle in opposition to the Empire when the hideout is attacked and sacked by Imperial forces. Recruiting the assistance of Mathiu Silverberg, a former Imperial strategist, the Hero's Liberation Army begins off as a small power working to unite insurgent factions throughout Scarlet Moon, and eventually turns into a power massive enough and highly effective sufficient to deliver down the Empire itself.