Ivanov

Artwork by Kawano Junko

Physical Information

Race

Human

Gender

Male

Birth Date

428

Age

30 (S1)

Biographical Information

Star

Chiyu Star¹

Meta Information

Appearances

Suikoden

Ivanov (イワノフ, Iwanofu) is a supporting character in Suikoden. Ivanov is a skilled artist whose fame reaches from Toran to Falena.

History

Still haven't found it...the color I'm looking for.

— Ivanov

Ivanov is a genius painter, known for his keen senses and excellent sense of color. "Freedom" was always the theme of his works, but he found himself imprisoned in Scarleticia Castle by Milich Oppenheimer, who coveted his abilities. However, while there, Ivanov found himself unable to paint, his lack of freedom destroying his creative energies no matter the environment.

During the Toran Liberation Army's siege on Scarleticia Castle, he beseeched the army to give him his freedom. Following the defeat of Milich and encountering the freedom fighter leader, a reinvigorated Ivanov remarked that he had never seen true freedom and would join the Liberation Army so he could see the real freedom represented by the Liberation Army.

He would use a room at Toran Castle as his studio and with the aid of paints discovered over the course of the Gate Rune War, Ivanov completed a mural of prominent Liberation Army warriors as part of his meditation on freedom. Delighted with the progress he had made on capturing "Freedom", he would gift his binoculars.

Following the end of the war, Ivanov set out on a journey, to try and discover the more colors to express freedom, which had unlimited possibilities in his mind.

Game info

Recruitment

Talk to Ivanov inside Scarleticia Castle following plot events at the same location.

War

War Stats
Name	Type	Soldiers	Lead ATK	Sub ATK
The Fellows	Charge	140	6	2

Gallery

Artwork

Suikoden artwork by Kawano Junko

In-Game

Suikoden Sony PlayStation portrait
Suikoden Sega Saturn portrait
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster portrait by Kawano Junko

Trivia

Ivanov's ending will change depending on whether or not he completes the mural he is painting in Toran Castle.

Other languages and releases

Japanese katakana	イワノフ
Japanese rōmaji	Iwanofu
Chinese simplified (HDR)	伊万诺夫
Chinese traditional (HDR)	伊萬諾夫
Chinese pinyin	Yī wàn nuò fū

English	Ivanov
French	Ivanov
German	Ivanov
Italian	Ivanov
Spanish	Ivanov

References

Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 30
Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 31
Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, pages 24, 33