Ghintec

Infobox animanga character
name = Jinto Lynn
series = Crest/Banner of the Stars


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creator = Morioka Hiroyuki
alias = Linn Syun-Rock Dreu Haider Jinto
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nationality = Abh/Martine
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title = Count
relatives = Rock Lynn (father, deceased)

Linn ssynec Rocr Dreuc Haïder Ghintec (also known as Jinto) is a major character and the main narrator of the novels "Seikai no Monshou (also known as Crest of the Stars) I, II, and III", and "Seikai no Senki I, II, III and IV"--all written by Morioka Hiroyuki. He is also the main male protagonist of the anime series based on the novels.

Background

Born Jinto Lynn on planet Martine (spelt as "Martinh" in Baronh) of the Hyde star system ("Haïdec" in Baronh), he was the son of Rock Lynn, a politician who eventually became president of the Hyde star system. It was during his administration that the Abh empire was able to annex the Hyde stellar system into its territory through an invasion. Making his own ideas more valuable than the rights of the people of Martine, Rock Lin made a deal with the leaders of the invading forces that the territorial lord of Hyde shall be chosen amongst the people of Martine. The leader of the invading forces agreed to this however this meant that an election cannot be held making Rock, as the current leader of Martine, the natural choice to become its territorial lord. Because of this, Rock Lynn, and with him, Jinto, rose to the ranks of Abh nobility as Count of Haïdec.

His name now spelt in its Baronh form as Ghintec instead of Jinto, Ghintec was sent to Planet Delct of the County of Bhorach to learn Baronh and Abh culture from Imperial citizens. Approximately seven years later, in Abh reckoning, he was leaving Bhorach for a military college in Lacmhacarh, the capital of the Empire, to continue his education. It was on his leaving Delct that he was able to meet Lamhirh, granddaughter of the Abh "spunej" (empress) Ramaj, who was then a flyer trainee of the Imperial Space Navy. The novels, and the anime, are basically chronicle the evolving personalities of the two and their evolving relationship with each other.

Ghintec's full name can be rendered in English as "Ghintec (ssynec Rocr) Linn, Count (Dreuc) of Haïdec". Before his father's death (and his inheriting of his title and fiefdom) Ghintec's full name was Linn ssynec Rocr "Ïarlucec" Dreuc Haïder Ghintec. The term "Ïarlucec" indicated that he is an heir to a title and fiefdom.

External links

* [http://www.crestofthestars.com/ Crest of the Stars] - The official site from Bandai.
* [http://www.animeondvd.com/discdata/essential/cots.html Crest of Stars] - The overview of Crest of the Stars with excerpted scenes
* [http://www.ex.org/5.1/17-anime_seikai.html Seikai no Monshou] - the review of original Japanese version (or Seikai no Monsho)
* [http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Shrine/4777/Seikai/seikai.html Seikai no Monshou (Crest of the Stars)] by Ito Nobutoshi - the Abh language and society, the hierarchy of the Abh Empire and Space Navy, and their fictional science
* [http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=416 Review of Crest... on THEM Anime]
* [http://www.dragonweyr.com/crest/index.html Crest of the Stars: Odyssey] - A major Crest of the Stars resource
* [http://www.abhnation.com The Abh Nation] - practically the best information and community site dedicated to the Seikai series.
* [http://seikai.wikia.com/wiki/Jinto_Linn Wiki: Jinto Linn] - Seikai Wiki Article on Jinto Linn