- There are too many strange things in this world.
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Have you ever given that a thought?
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Lete |
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Lete (レ一テ; Reete) is the Chifuku Star in Genso Suikoden: The Woven Web of a Century.
Profile[]
Background[]
In the world of 200 years ago, she became aware of her own mortality, and secluded herself in Perie Forest to quietly wait for the end of her days to come. She wears the uniform of high-ranking mages of the Holy Imperial Army. Nikumba, the cursed stone craftsman, came to the forest after her, and since somehow they got along pretty well, they sort of ended up living together.
Despite knowing that her lifespan will shorten even more if she uses magic, she's willing to return to the battlefield thrice after the war ended. The first one when she taught Zephon her magic, and the second and third one are when Astrid headed to investigate the appearances of Telluspharma.
Appearance[]
Personality[]
She doesn't show at all that she's preparing for her death, and is almost too calm about it. She always speaks cheerfully about casual topics.
Story[]
Game[]
After meeting and helping Rodric and Seu Jin, Seu Jin told the Hero that many people, like him, suffered because of the war. He knew of someone, nearby, and he offered to introduce them to the Hero.
The Hero traveled to Apiro Hill and he found an older woman, L'aquila, with a young bard, Kleion. L'aquila apologized and told the Hero that during the Telluspharma Interception War she made magic stones from a safe place, comfortably living, but many people that used her stones died. She could not be consoled and asked the Hero to leave her alone. Kleion told the Hero that he should travel to Perie Forest and talk to people there to learn more. There, the Hero met Nikumba and Lete. Although the story was about her, Lete asked Nikumba to tell the Hero about it, as she was not confident should would be able to.
Nikumba told the Hero about the Refiant, and that Lete was the last one. L'aquila blamed herself for the refiant dying, as she made the magic stones they used that reduced their lifespans. The Hero went back to L'aquila, to tell her what he learned. She was genuinely shocked to hear that there was one last living refiant, and rushed to apologize to her. When the Hero arrived in Perie Forest, L'aquiala was apologizing profusely. Even though Lete told her it was nothing to worry about, L'aquila disagreed. She said that in order for everyone to live the only thing she could do was make magic stones, but she was deceiving herself. She knew that if the refiant used those stones they would die. She continued that for someone like her, who could continue living, she didn't know how to apologize. The Hero then got quite angry and asked her why she didn't understand. The magic stones didn't kill the refiant. It was because of the magic stones that the refiant and other magicians were able to fight. Not only magicians and magic stone makers, everyone worked as hard as they could in their own way. Because everyone worked together the world wasn't destroyed. He further explained that what L'aquila was saying meant that what everyone did was wrong. Nikumba agreed and said that L'aquila's words were an insult to everyone who fought in the war.
L'aquila said that was not her intention. Lete explained that she understood and that L'aquila no longer needed to worry. That incredibly hard war was over and everyone must enjoy life from now. If Lete and her friends could do that, it would make her feel very happy. When L'aquila apologized once more, the Hero reminded her that she was wrong. So, she said thank you instead.
The Hero brought Zephon to meet Lete. She told Zephon that he had strange eyes, but she felt like she knew them well. Zephon didn't know how to reply, but Lete had already made up her mind. She knew that he was a magician and wanted to know if he would accept her skill. The Hero tried to stop her by reminding her that she would need to use magic a number of times to teach him. Nimuba agreed, saying that she should consider her life expectancy. But Lete would not listen to them, claiming that they were exaggerating and she would be fine. Using magic once or twice would be nothing, and it sounded like fun. Zephon commented that there weren't many people who thought being with him was fun, and that if Lete was OK with it, he agreed.
After fighting some of the nearby enemies, Zephon was able to master her skill. Lete commented that it was fun and she wanted to see it again. She then quickly fell asleep, scaring the Hero. She woke up and told them not to worry. She hoped that they would come back and visit again, and Zephon encouraged everyone to go home. After they left, Nikumba asked if, sensing her death, she came to the forest to spend the rest of her life in quiet. Lete responded that when she saw the Hero and his friends her feelings changed. Just waiting to die was not fun, and she saw someone who looked like they could learn her magic. She commented that was possible Zephon knew she was tired so he said they should hurry and go home. Although Nikumba thought that Zephon was someone they could not understand, Lete believed that maybe Nikumba understood Zephon a little.
Role in the Game[]
Recruitment[]
- Talk to Seu Jin at Apiro Desert (200 years ago) to learn about L'aquila.
- Go to Apiro Hill (200 years ago) and talk to L'aquila.
- Next talk Kleion there and give him the sapling.
- Go to Perie Forest (200 years ago) and talk to Lete and Nikumba.
- Go back to Apiro Hill and tell L'aquila what you learned.
- Go to Perie Forest and watch the scene between Lete, Nikumba, and L'aquila.
- Talk to Lete again with Zephon in your party. Fight some of the enemies nearby until you learn her skill (you should learn it after 3 tries).
Signature Skill[]
Great Explosion (大爆発) - Damage all enemies.
Unite Attacks[]
She is able to participate in the following Unite Attacks:
- Young Sorceresses: with Myura.
- Wizard Cooperation: with Zephon and Myura.
Trivia[]
- She states that she feels a sense of familiarity with Zephon although they've never met each other before.
- Her name could be romanized:
- Lete, possibly a reference to Lethe, a river in Greek mythology. That river is usually written with a long vowel sound on the end in Japanese (レーテー rather than the レーテ used for her name).
- Räte, the German word used as the name of an organization created around the time of German Revolution.