In Suikoden I HD Remaster, duel dialogue signals the opponent’s next move. Counter an Attack with Special Attack, a Defend with Attack, and a Special Attack with Defend. The phrase lists below cover the three encounters documented for the remaster: the Hero versus Kwanda Rosman, Pahn versus Teo McDohl, and the Hero versus Teo McDohl.
How to read duel dialogue
Before you choose a command, the opponent speaks. Treat the line as a clue to the action they are about to take, then choose its counter:
| Opponent’s move | Your counter |
|---|---|
| Attack | Special Attack |
| Defend | Attack |
| Special Attack | Defend |
Konami’s official duel description confirms the three commands and says damage is calculated according to the advantage or disadvantage of each character’s action. It does not provide a phrase-by-phrase dialogue guide; the mappings and examples below come from the secondary Shortcut G Station Suikoden I HD Remaster guide.
Hero versus Kwanda Rosman
Choose the counter shown for the move each line indicates. These are remaster dialogue examples.
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Kwanda will Attack: choose Special Attack
- “You’re good. Can you withstand this?”
- “Grrr! You are good, son of Teo! Now it’s my turn!”
- “Hahaha! Puny attacks like that won’t work on me!”
- “You shall taste the sharpness of my blade!”
- “You don’t stand a chance! But I shall show no mercy!”
- “You got me! Perhaps I have underestimated you.”
- “At a loss, are you? But I’ll show you no mercy!”
- “Well done. But can you take this?”
- “What’s the matter? If you won’t attack, then I will!”
- “That’s nothing!”
Kwanda will Defend: choose Attack
- “It’s no use! I see through your attack!”
- “Come on, your turn! Come at me with everything you’ve got!”
- “How cautious you are… As befits a leader.”
- “Think you can break through my impenetrable defenses, do you?”
- “Come on, you’re boring me. Show me what you’ve got!”
- “You got me! But not this time!”
- “Now it’s your turn. Come on!”
- “Pretty good. How about another one?”
- “Carefully…”
- “What now?”
Kwanda will use Special Attack: choose Defend
- “Victory is decided in an instant! I shall put my all into this strike!”
- “Haha, come on! Once more!”
- “Very well… If that’s how you want it!”
- “This is going nowhere. Very well… Prepare yourself!”
- “Impossible! How are you able to dodge my attacks?!”
- “The next one won’t be so easy!”
- “Well done. You’re a worthy opponent. Now it’s my turn!”
- “Here we go again!”
- “Take this!”
- “I’ll get you!”
Pahn versus Teo McDohl
During Pahn’s duel with Teo, use the same counter cycle; the following are the guide’s remaster dialogue examples.
Teo will Attack: choose Special Attack
- “This is getting nowhere… Here I come!”
- “Saw through my attack, did you?”
- “Is that all you’ve got? Now it’s my turn!”
- “Pathetic, Pahn. Let me show you how it’s done!”
- “My sword is still sharp as ever!”
- “You got me with that one, Pahn… Now it’s my turn!”
- “Do you see how we’re mismatched?”
- “Pretty good, Pahn.”
- “The numbness in my hands, it’s real.”
- “All you can do is defend, Pahn? No mercy!”
Teo will Defend: choose Attack
- “Come at me, Pahn!”
- “It seems I lost my cool. I must be more careful…”
- “This next one will not get past me!”
- “Impressive, Pahn, seeing through my attack like that. I must be more cautious.”
- “All right, do it again!”
- “Come on, Pahn. See if you can kill me.”
- “Do you give up?”
- “What’s the matter, Pahn? How about another round?”
- “You’re a smart one, Pahn.”
- “You’re better than I thought.”
Teo will use Special Attack: choose Defend
- “I shall finish this with one strike.”
- “Impossible… Take this, then.”
- “You have shown me your techniques… Now, I shall show you mine!”
- “If you will not come at me… then I shall come to you!”
- “My most powerful technique…”
- “Can you dodge my blade, Pahn?”
- “Excellent, Pahn. You’re a real fighter. Here’s another!”
- “Finish me with a single blow!”
- “The next one will be more painful.”
- “That’s… no good.”
Hero versus Teo McDohl
The Hero’s duel with Teo has its own documented set of lines. The responses remain Attack, Special Attack, and Defend according to the same counter cycle.
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Teo will Attack: choose Special Attack
- “Do you understand now just how great the difference in our strength is?”
- “Is that all you’ve got? Now it’s my turn!”
- “This is going nowhere… Here I come!”
- “Always on the defensive… That will not bring you victory!”
- “Did you see that coming?”
- “That was nothing. Now it’s my turn.”
- “That was pretty good. Now it’s my turn.”
- “The numbness in my hands, it’s real!”
- “You’re soft… soft! This is how you attack!”
- “Here I come, my son.”
Teo will Defend: choose Attack
- “Come at me and show me how strong you’ve become.”
- “Impressive, seeing through my attack like that… I must be more cautious myself.”
- “Show me how strong you have become!”
- “The leader of the Liberation Army… No wonder you are cautious.”
- “Hmm? Finished already?”
- “Good, try it again!”
- “I mustn’t underestimate you.”
- “I underestimated you! What’s wrong? Another round?”
- “I’ll see you coming next time!”
- “I’m losing my cool. I must be more cautious!”
Teo will use Special Attack: choose Defend
- “My most powerful technique…”
- “My sword is the sword of His Majesty the Emperor. I shall not hold back!”
- “This one will hit its mark!”
- “If you will not come at me… then I shall come to you!”
- “Think you can surpass me, do you?”
- “I’m delighted, my son. You’re quite a warrior. But here’s another!”
- “My deadly sword…”
- “Now that I’ve seen what you’ve got, I’ll show you what I can do.”
- “The next one will be more painful.”
- “Hmmm. Here I come again!”
What to do when a line is not listed
The guide offers a rule of thumb, not an official Konami rule or a guarantee for every possible line:
- Plain aggression tends to signal Attack.
- Caution or an invitation for you to strike tends to signal Defend.
- Talk of a killing blow, a deadly sword, an ultimate technique, or using all one’s might tends to signal Special Attack.
Use those cues as a fallback when a line is unfamiliar, rather than treating any single word as conclusive. The detailed phrase mappings are from a secondary guide; Konami’s system page confirms how the commands and damage advantage work but does not verify these individual lines.
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The phrase lists are labeled for Suikoden I HD Remaster and use its retranslated dialogue. The guide warns that dialogue and item names differ from the original 1996 PlayStation version, so these quotations should not be used as a phrase table for that release. The guide documents three duels, but does not establish that its lists include every line present in the game.
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