Media: video game: “Suikoden II”
Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Platform: Computer, PlayStation 1, PlayStation Portable
Description:
Early in the game, after being granted permission to recruit party members, there is a woman in blue named Millie in Ryube village, who is looking for her lost pet named Bonaparte. Upon taking the right path of the forest north of Ryube, Bonaparte can be found, and appears to be a small six-eyed creature, though does not resemble its real-world counterpart, being dubbed a “groundhog.”
When Millie approaches Bonaparte, it will engage in battle. Bonaparte is an easy enemy with only one attack: it dives into the ground, re-emerges in a larger form and inhales a party member, chewing them a few times before spitting them out. It is possible to delay recruiting Millie, hence the fight against Bonaparte to nearly the end of the game.
Once Bonaparte is defeated, Millie is reunited with her hungry pet and regains her Groundhog Rune, an ability in which Bonaparte will use its signature ability to chomp on would-be enemies for double damage, though only once per battle.
Once the character Richmond is recruited, he can investigate the other party members. If Millie is investigated repeatedly, he will say “Y…you won’t believe this… I saw Millie actually go ‘inside’ Bonaparte and take a nap in there!”
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