Ku-Tsung

Ku-Tsung (コウトン, Kouton) and his brother, Ku-Embra, are NPCs encountered in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. They are two of Kaocho's generals and comprise a boss encounter in Ayuthay.

Personality
Despite being a powerful warrior in personal combat, Ku-Tsung is noted for his lack of leadership prowess, to the extent that his troops do not realize that he has gone missing. Compared to Ku-Embra, he is considered to be the more reasonable person. Though he is initially dismissive of Matthew's party, he comes to respect them as worthy opponents, unlike Ku-Embra, who continues to dispise the Adepts.

Story
King Wo placed Ku-Tsung and Ku-Embra in charge of the invasion of Ayuthay. Despite an initial success, the battle came to a standstill when the people of Ayuthay hid themselves underground. As a result, the generals and their troops stand around Ayuthay aimlessly waiting for orders from King Wo. Matthew's party will only be allowed into the kingdom after he presents Wo's Letter to the guards. Matthew gives Wo's Letter to Ku-Tsung, who learns that King Wo has ordered that Matthew's group help with the assault on the city. However, this idea is rejected by Ku-Embra (much to the relief of the group). Instead, the generals order the Adepts to rid the palace of "evil spirits". The generals leave, and Matthew's group takes the opportunity to sneak off to find a way into Ayuthay to meet with Amiti

The Generals later fight the Adepts when they attempt to leave Ayuthay with Amiti. Following their defeat, they will be imprisoned in Ayuthay's jail. Should the player speak to Ku-Tsung, he will express respect for the Adepts' abilities.

Late in the game, if Ayuthay is visited after the Grave Eclipse, both of the generals' corpses will be seen near the ancient tree, having been slain by the shadow monsters spawned by the eclipse. Should the player use Spirit Sense on either of the corpses, the generals will reveal that they hid a Treasure Note in the walls of Kaocho palace. When found, the Treasure Note provides clues to finding the Lost Ship.

As a Boss
Ku-Tsung has 831 HP, 208 Attack, 49 Defense, and 76 Agility. In terms of Resistance, he is weak against all elements. He fights alongside Ku-Embra, and both must be defeated for the player to win the battle.

In battle, Ku-Tsung can use the following techniques:
 * Attack: He hits one party member with his sword. Medium damage.
 * Pure Hatred: A vicious body charge. High dmg. Deals 1/2 of the damage dealt back to Tsung.
 * Gong of Battle: Raises defense for Tsung/Embra by a LOW amount.


 * Dragon Spark: Hits three people. Medium/High damage.

In place of one of the above techniques, Ku-Tsung also has the option of using one of the following items: When Ku-Embra and Ku-Tsung are felled, they reward 1647 experience points, 762 coins, a Plump Dumpling, and a Rice Ration.
 * Gunpowder Bomb: Hits three people, Med dmg.
 * Rice Ration: Ku-Tsung heals for low health.

Strategies
While Ku-Tsung is fairly powerful, he has less HP that Ku-Embra. In addition, Ku-Tsung is more oriented towards Defense and Support, and will heal himself and his brother when their HP is lowered. For these reasons, he is generally the first targeted, as the battle becomes much easier when one opponent is felled. While most of Ku-Tsung's attacks are of moderate power, the player should beware of his Pure Hatred and Dragon Spark attacks, which deal high damage. However, Pure Hatred will also deal damage back to Ku-Tsung, which can assist the player in the battle.

Like Ku-Embra, he is weak against all elements, and thus attacks of any element can be used without fear. By this point, the player should have access to Judgment and Thor, if they have collect all available Djinn, and may also have access to Boreas if the player's Mercury Djinn are shuffled around. The player should have an Adept prepared to heal the party, due to the powerful attacks of the Generals.

Quotes

 * At Ayuthay:
 * Soldier: "Excuse me...? Generals?"
 * Ku-Tsung: "We're busy right now!" / Ku-Embra: "We must purge the evil spirits!"


 * Ku-Tsung: "King Wo writes that Matthew here has come with his companions to help us with their Psynergy."
 * Ku-Embra: "Hah! You puny people? Help us with Psynergy? I'll believe that when I see it! They look like a pack of pups, not powerful Adepts!"
 * Ku-Tsung: "But the letter IS from King Wo. His Majesty cannot be wrong."


 * Ku-Tsung: "We've found you, vile traitors!"


 * Ku-Tsung: "They have made a mockery of the Kaocho military, General Ku-Embra!"
 * Ku-Embra: "How dare you toy with Kaocho's greatest generals? I cannot tolerate this insolence!"
 * Ku-Tsung: "Nor I." / Ku-Embra: "Now take your punishment, you mongrels!"


 * Ku-Tsung: (After being defeated) "So you truly are powerful Adepts..."


 * Ku-Tsung: (If spoken to in Ayuthay's prison) "This defeat doesn't tarnish my honor, Matthew. It's rare to face a great foe in combat, and I'll never forget you Adepts for the rest of my life."

Trivia

 * Ku-Tsung appears to be based off of Xiahou Dun (read in Japanese is Kakōton), a historical Chinese military figure. Xiahou Dun lost his left eye (said to have been shot by an arrow in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms), which is reflected by Ku-Tsung's eyepatch. Likewise, Ku-Embra appears to have been based off of Xiahou Dun's brother Xiahou Yuan.

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