Suikoden: The Last Hope
Gensō Suikoden · 幻想水滸伝
An alternate-story hack of the first Suikoden in which Odessa lives and leads the liberation army, with Gremio and Ted saveable and free party management.
What it changes
Shadow501's The Last Hope rewrites key events of the first Suikoden around one question: what if Odessa Silverberg, the founder of the liberation army, survived? She stays in the story with her own scenario and takes part in the war, and two other characters whose fates are normally sealed, Gremio and Ted, can be saved. After the final battle you can go back to the castle and visit Gregminster and the elves' village.
The hack also lets you add and remove party members freely, with a party change option at headquarters, raises the money cap and the rewards of the cups game, adds new helmets and armour, and makes save crystals restore the party. Many events and lines of dialogue were reworked, and a long list of bugs was fixed along the way.
Two versions
The hack comes in two builds. Remastered (version 2.6, September 2026) adds the larger set of changes described above. Original (version 9.9, March 2026) is the culmination of the first project and its plotline; it has its own page.
Playing it
Both patches are made for the American release. Apply the one you want to your own copy of the game following the instructions on the hack's page. Credit to Shadow501, with cover and opening video edits by Kaiseran.