 Nash also returns in "Suikoden III"; outside Japan, "Suikoden III" is Nash's first appearance in the series.The "Suikogaiden" games were made by a separate development group at Konami.After "Duel at Crystal Valley" was completed, the "Suikoden III" team and the "Suikogaiden" team merged and began work on both "Suikoden IV" and "Suikoden V".