Clive

Artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

Physical Information

Race

Human

Gender

Male

Birth Date

434

Age

24 (S1)
27 (S2)

Biographical Information

Star

Tensyo Star²

From

Holy Kingdom of Harmonia

Meta Information

Appearances

Clive (クライブ, Kuraibu) is a supporting character in Suikoden and Suikoden II who also appears in Genso Suikogaiden Vol.1. Clive is a Howling Voice Guild agent who pursued Elza throughout several lands.

Clive a top-class gunner of the Howling Voice Guild. He is in pursuit of Elza, who escaped the organization's grip and killed Kelley, whom he loved like a brother. The gun he carries, Storm, is a special gun and is a sign that he is to head the guild.

Profile

Appearance

Clive was a stern looking man with blond hair and black eyebrows. He wore a large black, hooded cloak which usually concealed most of his body, and his gun, Storm. In Suikoden II, he wore a green short-sleeved shirt and khaki pants beneath his cloak, as well as green boots and a single black, fingerless glove on his left hand. He almost always wore his hood up.

Kawano Junko intended her design of Clive to look wild but felt that with his concealing cloak it was perhaps difficult to tell. The "Clive Quest" of Suikoden II was originally planned to be included in Suikoden. However, Murayama Yoshitaka would delay the implementation of the plotline due to the Howling Voice Guild's scale and importance as a guild of gun wielders in a world mostly without firearms.

Personality

Clive's means of support were Kelley, Elza, and his life in the Howling Voice Guild. To be denied that life by what had happened between Kelley and Elza filled Clive with a rage that fueled his obsession with tracking down and punishing Elza. Ruthless, he had little hesitation in threatening or shooting anyone who would obstruct his pursuit.

He knew Nash Latkje from his time in the Howling Voice Guide and disliked him, even though his death sentence for leaving the guild was postponed indefinitely.

He did not open up to anyone else. During his time in the Toran Liberation Army, he distanced himself from his colleagues and had little interest in their goal. Even though he had some gratitude towards the hero's help during the Dunan Unification War, he still kept his thoughts to himself for the most part. When Elza fell, however, Clive unleashed his grief and sadness at everything that had happened.

History

My journey won't end until I catch her.

— Clive

Clive is a knight-class gunner of the Howling Voice Guild, skilled in the secret techniques of gunpowder. Picked up by the organization at a young age, Clive underwent rigorous training and was raised to be a loyal combatant and officer of the guild.

Highly reticent, he traveled to the Scarlet Moon Empire in pursuit of a mysterious woman, who had killed the leader of the Howling Voice Guild, Kelley, their best friend and comrade, before fleeing. Encountering the Toran Liberation Army in a chance encounter at the inn in Rikon, Clive would agree to join in hopes of getting clues that would lead him to her.

This search proved mostly fruitless, however; the only clue he found was a grave in Rockland, allegedly of a woman who died on a street. He was not fooled by this attempt to dissuade him in his hunt, however, and instead renewed his vow to find her. His ability to provide accurate, devastating attacks from a distance in battle greatly served the Liberation Army.

Ever on the hunt, by the time the Gate Rune War was over, Clive had left the Liberation Army and simply resumed his quest.

Later, he participated in the Dunan Unification War, continuing to gain information about Elza. He caught up to her in Muse City but the fugitive managed to escape, using the hero as a shield to cover her fire. He would also encounter Nash Latkje, whom he disliked, in the city, warning him to watch his back.

From there, Clive would pursue Elza to South Window City only for him to lose her trail. He knew she had gone to Lakewest, but without a ship had no means to pursue her. He would once again meet the hero and, upon learning that he had access to a vessel, agreed to aid the New State Army in return for travel.

In Lakewest, he would receive a taunting note from Elza, while in the Forest Village, he would mistakenly confront a woman Elza had paid to disguise herself as his target. He was also one step behind in Rockaxe but learned her next location; Radat.

As the war continued, Clive showed off the power of his gun, Storm, whose embedded soul and technological advantage allowed him to overwhelm the enemy. In Radat, he finally managed to confront Elza and the two engaged in a duel.

However, at Elza's command, Storm refused to fire, and Clive was wounded in turn, shot through the shoulder and leg. He would survive thanks both to Elza's deliberate avoiding of vital organs and the intervention of Dr. Huan, sore and shocked.

Confronting Elza at Jowston Hill, Clive was unable to get her to reveal why she had spared his life. She set the stage for their final confrontation, Sajah Village, a small village on the northwestern frontier of the Highland Kingdom, before leaving. Clive's gun once more refused to fire as she walked away.

At the end of the war, Clive would meet Elza for their final confrontation in Sajah Village. The two Guild members had a graceful duel. Both would fire their shots, but only Elza fell, as she had planned all along. On the verge of death, Elza told Clive the truth about the death of Kelley and the manipulative forces behind it all, how Kelley and Elza had been forced into a duel, how Kelley had allowed himself to be killed, and how Clive was chosen to cover it all up.

After a respectful burial for the woman he hunted, Clive returned to the Guild and took the position of Guildmaster. Whether Clive accepted the necessity of the deaths of his friends, or if he intended to reform or challenge the guild as its leader is known only to himself.

Game info

Suikoden

Recruitment

Clive has a 1 in 8 chance of appearing on the ground floor of the Rikon inn once the castle is level 4 (90+ Stars recruited). Talk to him to recruit him.

Level

47

Gender

Male

Range

L

Battle bonds

Good Will
Protects	This character does not protect anyone
Protected By	This character is not protected by anyone

Unite Attack
1	None w/ This character has no Unite attack

Equipment

Equipment Type

Head

Cap

Body

Light armor

Shield

Can't equip

Other

Male

Starting Equipment
Head	--
Body	Magic Robe
Shield	no
Other	Cape
Rune	--

Stats

State Grades
HP	STR	DEX
D	C	A
CON	SPD	MGC
F	C	G
LCK
H

Stat Growth Rate
LV	HP	STR	DEX	CON	SPD	MGC	LCK
1	24	13	14	12	13	11	12
20	170	75	97	51	75	43	60
60	600	163	202	108	163	88	80
90	770	190	240	130	190	110	185

War

War Stats
Name	Type	Soldiers	Lead ATK	Sub ATK
The Experts	Bow	30	9	4

Weapon

Weapon
LV	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
ATK	6	8	11	20	25	31	35	39	45	69	78	89	99	113	128	150

Name	Wind			Storm						Tornado
W Type						W Level					Element
Dart						N/A					Wind

Suikoden II

Recruitment

During the first plot-mandated visit to Muse City following events at the Mercenary Fortress, enter the overhanging arch in the city's north-west for a scene then attempt to leave the city for another scene. After visiting Lakewest for the first time, talk to Clive in South Window City and he will join.

Level

16 note

Gender

Male

Size

M

Range

L

Anger

N

Panic

2

Fly

No

Battle bonds

Good Will
Protects	This character does not protect anyone
Protected By	This character is not protected by anyone

Unite Attack
1	' w/ This character has no Unite attack

Equipment

Equipment Type

Head

--

Body

Guard Robe

Shield

Can't equip

Other

Leather Cape
Boots
Sacrificial Jizo

Starting Equipment
Head	Light helmet
Body	Light armor
Shield	--
Other	--
Rune	No rune attached

Runes

Elemental Affinities
Fire	Water	Earth
D	E	D
Lightning	Wind	Holy
D	D	D
Darkness	Gate	???
D	E	2

Rune Slots
Head	Never available
Right Hand	Level 1
Left Hand	Never available
Weapon	Never available

Stats

Stat Growth

LV

Grade

1

20

60

90

HP

E

20

170

290

410

STR

E

12

60

94

128

MAG

G

11

43

66

88

CON

F

12

51

80

108

MDEF

E

12

60

94

128

DEX

A

14

97

150

202

SPD

C

13

75

119

163

LCK

G

11

43

66

88

Weapon

Weapon
LV	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
ATK	6	9	12	20	25	31	37	43	48	70	83	95	108	119	130	140
Name	Wind		Storm						Tornado
W Type						W Level					Range
Dart						N/A					L

Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card #	Name	Type	Release
111	Clive	Free	Booster Pack Vol.1
362	Clive	Free	Premium Pack
CS2-208	Clive	Free	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2
CS2-332	Clive	Free	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3
CS2-523/R111	Clive	Free	Remake Booster
Non-character cards depicting this character
CS2-362	Hunter and the Hunted	Mission	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3