This is a guide on unlocking all four endings in Suikoden 2 HD Remaster. Read on to learn all conditions for all of them including the best ending, and tips to get the best ending for the game.

List of Endings

All Endings and Conditions

Suikoden 2 HD Remaster has four endings which depend on your choices throughout the story and if you have recruited all characters.

Bad Ending: Escape the War

During the war in Tinto, Nanami will ask you to stop fighting and run away from the war. If you agree and leave with her, your companions will attempt to dissuade you as you make your escape but you can keep refusing to achieve the bad ending.

What Happens If You Run Away With Nanami?

Standard Ending: Accept the Proposal

After defeating the final boss, accept the proposal to continue leading the army at the Great Hall to achieve the standard ending.

Alternate Ending: Reject the Proposal

For the alternate ending, reject the proposal at the Great Hall after defeating the final boss. Afterwhich, head to Tenzan Pass and defeat Jowy in a duel twice.

Jowy Atreides Duel Guide and How to Beat

Best Ending: Recruit All Characters

Best Ending Conditions
Recruit All 108 Characters Respond to Nanami Quickly Refuse to Fight Jowy and Choose Defend

Recruit All 108 Characters

The most important condition to get the best ending is recruiting all 108 characters before the battle of Rockaxe. This will open up the options you'll need to get the best ending.

Aside from recruiting them, you'll also need to keep them alive until the end and prevent any permanent deaths from army battles.

List of All Characters and Recruitment Guide

Respond to Nanami Quickly

You must respond to Nanami quickly when she intervenes between you and Lord Gorudo at Rockaxe Castle. You can choose either dialogue option, as it doesn't have any effect. Also make sure to equip Nanami with head and body armor with high defenses before the boss fight with Lord Gorudo.

Lord Gorudo Boss Fight and How to Beat

Refuse to Fight Jowy and Choose Defend Only

After defeating the final boss, go to Tenzan Pass and refuse to fight Jowy in the duel. The duel will still take place anyway.

During the duel, choose to only defend yourself at all times and never use the attack action. Likewise, you must repeatedly reject the rune being offered to you during the fight.

Tips for Unlocking the Best Ending

Tips for the Best Ending
Equip Nanami with the Best Armor Spam the Interact Button Save Before Army Battles Beware of Missable Characters

Equip Nanami with the Best Armor

Always try to equip Nanami with the best armor available to prepare her for the final stages of the story. She will play a key role for the final battle so it's best to keep her equipped with the right runes and equipment.

Spam the Interact Button

The timed options for Nanami that appear before battling Gorudo will disappear after about a second, so it is recommended keep tapping the interact button to have better chances of quickly selecting an option before it disappears.

It doesn't matter which option you choose, as choosing either dialogue option won't prevent you from getting the best ending.

Save Before Army Battles

Recruited characters have a chance to permanently die when participating in Army Battles so you should always save right before engaging in one. Having characters die will prevent you from achieving the best ending.

The chance for characters to die results from choosing the wrong command and losing a turn. Make use of Ninjas and Thieves to predict enemy actions during army battles so you can choose the right commands.

Army Battle Guide

Beware of Missable Characters

There are some recruitable characters you may miss while playing through the game. Check everything you can do before continuing with the story to avoid missing out on some important recruits.

All Missables and Points of No Return

Differences Between Each Endings

The Image Displayed at the End Differs for Each Ending

All endings have a unique image displayed at the end of each scenario's finale. If you want to see all the images for all the endings, it is recommended to have multiple save data for each ending's playthroughs.

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