Suriyawong
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| Suriyawang | |
| NA | |
| Status | |
| Nicknames | Suri, Surley, Surry |
| Occupation | Unknown |
| Known relatives | Virlomi(wife) |
| Characteristics | |
| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Unknown |
| Eye color | Unknown |
| Hair color | Unknown |
| Skin color | Unknown |
| Unusual features | Unknown |
| Born | {{{born}}} |
| Died | {{{died}}} |
| Appearances | |
| Shadow of the Hegemon Shadow Puppets Shadow of the Giant | |
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[edit] History
Suriyawong is a graduate of Battle School who served in Dragon Army. Following the Formic wars, Suriyawong has been given a place of prominence in the Thai military. Although initially threatened by Bean's presence, Suriyawong and Bean quickly become friends as they train and lead their elite company of Thai soldiers. The two of them lead their company on several daring raids. He participates in the successful operation to rescue Petra Arkanian from the grasp of the expansionist Chinese.
In Shadow Puppets, Suriyawong is ordered by the Hegemon Peter Wiggin to rescue Achilles, the psychopath whose actions resulted in the occupation of his homeland. Suriyawong disobeys his orders slightly: instead of rescuing Achilles directly, he instead slides him a knife, telling him to solve his own problems. Fearing for the life of Virlomi, whom he has come to love, he warns her to flee from the compound before Achilles arrives. After successfully bringing Achilles within the Hegemony compound, Suriyawong serves Achilles faithfully, to such an extent that all other characters in the story begin to question his allegiance. However, it is revealed that he has served Achilles only to be in a position to betray him and cement his downfall, which happens during the fateful confrontation between Achilles and Bean. Achilles, weaponless against Bean's gun, orders Suriyawong to shoot Bean, but Suriyawong once again slides Achilles a knife, telling him to solve his own problems.
He is absent during most of Shadow of the Giant. He leads the troops trained by Bean in defense of Nubia, after which he is mostly involved in the Thai resistance to foreign control, and is the commander of the force that defeats Virlomi's Indian army, and successfully returns Virlomi to her senses. He later would marry her.
[edit] Notes
- Suriyawong's nationality is Thai; he was one of 3 Thai students in Dragon Army.
- Suriyawong was part of the Thai royal family.
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[edit] Quotes
- "So the colonial powers have decided to use India and Thailand to fight their surrogate wars," Shadow of the Hegemon page 237 of 451
- "Then as one free man to another, welcome to the service of Thailand." - - Shadow of the Hegemon page 230 of 451
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