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The '''Northern Checkpoint''' (きたのせきしょ, ''Kita no Sekisho'') is a fortress which appears in [[Suikoden]]. It is a citadel located between the regions of [[Kunan]] and [[Senan]].
The '''Northern Checkpoint''' (北の関所, ''Kita no Sekisho'') is a fortress which appears in [[Suikoden]]. It is a citadel located between the regions of [[Kunan]] and [[Senan]].


==Suikoden==
==Information==
The Northern Checkpoint is built over the [[Sadhna Stream]] separating [[Senan]] and [[Kunan]] and as such is the only way to gain entrance to the mostly desolate region of Senan.
The Northern Checkpoint was built over the [[Sadhna Stream]] separating [[Senan]] and [[Kunan]] and as such was the only way to gain entrance to the mostly desolate region of Senan.


During the [[Gate Rune War]], the [[Battle at the Northern Checkpoint]] occurred here when what was assumed by [[Scarlet Moon Empire|Imperial]] spies to be [[Toran Liberation Army]] training exercises turned into a surprise all-out attack on the checkpoint. [[Griffith]] was in command of the Northern Checkpoint during the war.
During the [[Gate Rune War]], the [[Battle at the Northern Checkpoint]] occurred here when what was assumed by [[Scarlet Moon Empire|Imperial]] spies to be [[Toran Liberation Army]] training exercises turned into a surprise all-out attack on the checkpoint. [[Griffith]] was in command of the Northern Checkpoint during the war.


The checkpoint quickly fell to Liberation Army in the resulting [[Battle at the Northern Checkpoint]].
The checkpoint quickly fell to Liberation Army in the resulting [[Battle at the Northern Checkpoint]].
 
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==Music==
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The Northern Checkpoint shares "Gate" as its theme with most "fortress"-style locations throughout the game, including the [[Fortress of Kwaba]], [[Pannu Yakuta Castle]], the [[Fortress of Garan]], the [[Fortress of Lorimar]], [[Moravia]], and the [[Floating Fortress of Shasarazade]].
The Northern Checkpoint shares "Gate" as its theme with most "fortress"-style locations throughout the game, including the [[Fortress of Kwaba]], [[Pannu Yakuta Castle]], the [[Fortress of Garan]], the [[Fortress of Lorimar]], [[Moravia]], and the [[Floating Fortress of Shasarazade]].
==Other languages and releases==
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{{Other Names}}
{{Other Names row|Japanese kanji|北の関所}}
{{Other Names row|Japanese hiragana|きたのせきしょ}}
{{Other Names row|Japanese rōmaji|Kita no Sekisho}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese simplified (HDR)|北关}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese traditional (HDR)|北關}}
{{Other Names row|Chinese pinyin|Běi guān}}
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{{Other Names}}
{{Other Names row|English|Northern Checkpoint}}
{{Other Names row|French|Poste de contrôle nord}}
{{Other Names row|German|Nördlicher Kontrollpunkt}}
{{Other Names row|Italian|Frontiera del nord}}
{{Other Names row|Spanish|Control Fronterizo Norte}}
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==References==
==References==
# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 72
# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 40
# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 40


{{GS01}} {{Short description|Checkpoint blocking passage to the region of Senan}}
{{Navbox S1 locations}} {{Short description|Checkpoint blocking passage to the region of Senan}}

Latest revision as of 12:33, 2 January 2025

Northern Checkpoint
Basic Information
Region
Appearances

The Northern Checkpoint (北の関所, Kita no Sekisho) is a fortress which appears in Suikoden. It is a citadel located between the regions of Kunan and Senan.

Information

The Northern Checkpoint was built over the Sadhna Stream separating Senan and Kunan and as such was the only way to gain entrance to the mostly desolate region of Senan.

During the Gate Rune War, the Battle at the Northern Checkpoint occurred here when what was assumed by Imperial spies to be Toran Liberation Army training exercises turned into a surprise all-out attack on the checkpoint. Griffith was in command of the Northern Checkpoint during the war.

The checkpoint quickly fell to Liberation Army in the resulting Battle at the Northern Checkpoint.

Music

Gate

The Northern Checkpoint's theme in Suikoden is the song "Gate", which is song 16 on disc 2 of the Genso Suikoden Original Game Soundtrack.

The Northern Checkpoint shares "Gate" as its theme with most "fortress"-style locations throughout the game, including the Fortress of Kwaba, Pannu Yakuta Castle, the Fortress of Garan, the Fortress of Lorimar, Moravia, and the Floating Fortress of Shasarazade.

Other languages and releases

Japanese kanji 北の関所
Japanese hiragana きたのせきしょ
Japanese rōmaji Kita no Sekisho
Chinese simplified (HDR) 北关
Chinese traditional (HDR) 北關
Chinese pinyin Běi guān
English Northern Checkpoint
French Poste de contrôle nord
German Nördlicher Kontrollpunkt
Italian Frontiera del nord
Spanish Control Fronterizo Norte

References

  1. Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 72
  2. Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, page 40