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   Keys: Jonah

   Jonah in Episode 6. Aliases Johnathan Mal Nicknames "Private Jonah" by Koko Hekmatyar "Jonah Boy" by Koko's Squad "Misha" (мишка) by Chiquita Status Alive Origin Certain West Asian country Affiliations Koko's Squad Kasper Hekmatyar's bodyguards (former) Mountain Division (former) Occupation Bodyguard Child soldier (former) Relatives Unnamed parents (deceased) Weapons Various Manga debut Chapter 1 Anime debut Episode 1 Japanese voice Mutsumi Tamura (anime) Mie Sonozaki (drama CD) English voice Micah Solusod Johnathan Mar (ジョナサン・マル, Jonasan Maru?), more commonly known as Jonah (ヨナ, Yona?), is a former child soldier and the newest and youngest member of Koko Hekmatyar's squad. He is the deuteragonist of the series.

   Appearance

   Jonah has a medium complexion with short, fair hair and medium-coloured eyes. He has a small scar diagonally underneath his left eye. In the anime, he has medium brown skin and white hair with red eyes. Jonah tends to dress in a dark sweatshirt and shorts, an exception to the rest of Koko's Squad as they with the exception of Koko Hekmatyar typically wear long pants. Jonah has also worn various standard equipment and uniforms when the squad and later Kasper Hekmatyar's bodyguards have been outfitted with them. Several female characters have considered his appearance cute. Two years later, Jonah has grown to be almost as tall as Koko Hekmatyar. Personality

   Jonah tends to be quiet and rarely smiles, and it is unusual for him to laugh. His parents were killed in an attack on his village by its enemies who were armed with weapons sold by Kasper Hekmatyar, Koko's older brother, and he initially wanted revenge for this as well as for the treatment that he received from Kasper before he was recruited. Jonah's recruitment was not completely voluntary, as he exchanged his service in return for Kasper aiding three young orphans that he cares about. From his experiences with Kasper and one of his subordinates, Yusuf Gasud, Jonah developed an overall dislike of arms dealers and hatred of guns. However, his experiences with the squad and Koko have softened him somewhat. Kasper also noted two years later that it would be difficult for Jonah to abandon weapons as he had gotten so used to them.

   Jonah has a maturity beyond his years, having a tendency to largely keep his thoughts to himself and not openly complain. He has a fear of needles, which caused him to delay getting a bullet that had been lodged in his rear end for some time surgically removed until Koko had him to do so to avoid continually setting off metal detectors in airports.[1] Jonah has no compunctions about killing when necessary but could not at first accept the initial human cost of activating Jormungand, 700,000 deaths. However he later accepted it as a cost of achieving world peace after two years when the geopolitical circumstances had changed drastically and the world was torn by wars and terrorism. Like the other members of the squad, Jonah has also developed an eagerness to engage in battle when Koko turns them loose. He has displayed compassion towards younger children, especially the base orphans. He also could not fire on a young pirate because of the boy's age. Unlike some of the older members of the squad who have displayed an interest in Valmet because of her physical attributes, Jonah has not displayed an interest in the opposite sex as he is still a preadolescent, and was not affected when Koko later joined him in the bath. Jonah is not an eager student when it comes to his tutoring sessions and will ditch when he is not in the mood to study, displaying the least interest in science and math. In short, while Jonah's quiet and stoic demeanor along with him rarely smiling and it being unusual for him to laugh may make Jonah seem cold-blooded, Jonah is still an optimistic and caring person at heart and like the rest of Koko's Squad (bar perhaps the Hekmatyars themselves), really lack villainous or even amoral traits despite them relishing killing a bit too much on duty. They are as professional in their jobs as they would be in the military and actually prefer sparing their enemies and try to avoid civilian causalities. Relationships

   03 010 Jonah feeding orphans Jonah feeding the orphans in Chapter 12. While stationed at a base in his home country, Jonah took responsibility for four orphans who had been taken in by the commander, assuming the role of older brother. He was so distraught when one of them, Malka, was killed by Yusuf and the deputy commander in the process of clearing a minefield, that he singlehandedly wiped out the base to get to Yusuf and kill him. After Kasper arrived on the scene and locked him in a shipping container, leaving the fates of the surviving three orphans in doubt, Jonah eventually agreed to exchange his service as a bodyguard for Koko in return for Kasper taking charge of the orphans. Despite his sacrifices for them, he was content with seeing them doing well as international students settled in Japan and turned down Kasper's suggestion that he see them again face to face.

   S2 20 Jonah & Koko Koko being affectionate with a reluctant Jonah in Episode 20. The relationship between Koko and Jonah is unlike that which she has with her other squad members. She tends to lavish him with more physical affection, although he sees this as an impediment to being able to carry out his job as her bodyguard and does not reciprocate. Koko has also tried to get him to open up more and be honest with her even though they may not agree on certain subjects. Early on she entrusted him with acting as her primary bodyguard and after earning her confidence, has allowed him to operate with the other members of the squad.

   Despite their initial surprise at being introduced to him, the squad quickly accepted Jonah and has learned to trust his instincts. They largely treat him as a younger brother but despite his young age, also hold him as accountable as they would anyone older. He is somewhat of an indifferent student, making it difficult for his tutors, Mao, Tojo, and Wiley. Lehm has passed on some of what he knows from experience to Jonah and assumed somewhat of a mentor role, but did not hesitate to draw his gun as soon as Jonah threatened Koko when she revealed the cost of activating Jormungand. Valmet was initially suspicious of Jonah but accepted him after his first mission. The squad missed Jonah during his two year absence and readily welcomed him back.

   Jonah resented towards Kasper for being indirectly responsible for the deaths of his parents, being the boss of Yusuf, and for locking him in a shipping container for several days as a test. Although he vowed to Kasper that he would kill him after their second meeting and had tried to attack him, his feelings towards Kasper had greatly eased by the time that they met again in Japan and he asked to be shown how the orphans were doing. After Kasper took him to their school and he saw for himself that they were doing well, he developed some more trust in Kasper. However Kasper told him that he wanted people to like him, which was why he does not lie. After leaving Koko's Squad and with nowhere to go, Jonah asked to work for Kasper and served under him for two years. Although he did not complain about his situation, Kasper sensed that resentment had been building in Jonah with how he conducted business and anticipated his eventual departure. He allowed Jonah to leave when he asked, but at the same time told him that his inside knowledge of his dealings and combat abilities made him someone to watch out for. He also promised that he and Koko would handle the orphans' education until they reached college.

   Kasper's bodyguards developed an early respect for Jonah after they saw how he had singlehandedly wiped out the base. They easily accepted him when Kasper agreed to let him work with them and Chiquita developed an attachment to him over the two years that they worked alongside each other. The other three, Edgar, Alan, and Poe, were surprised at his departure but deferred to Kasper. Chiquita however was furious with Kasper.

   Jonah gets along with Minami Amada, who is intrigued by his personality. Although he shot Karen Low in defense of Valmet, the two do not bear each other ill will. Abilities

   Despite his young age, Jonah is a highly skilled soldier. He has excellent tactical instincts and is proficient with all manner of firearms, which he can handle accurately despite his small frame. Jonah also used a variety of blade weapons but has not added knife fighting to his list of skills.

   He has a sixth sense of being able to detect an enemy, determine how many there are, determine their approximate location, and because of his background is used to operating in mountainous terrain. Jonah also has an intuitive sense of suspecting and responding to danger and very good reflexes. He is apparently the only person who can eat his own cooking without getting sick. Jonah successfully resisted an attempt by Valmet to drug him with sleeping pills, awakening approximately 20 minutes later and subsequently following her despite feeling groggy.. Koko is having her squad members tutor him in math, sciences, and languages as his schooling was disrupted. He lacks a full grasp of basic math and uses his fingers to calculate. Equipment

   Blade weapons

   AK-47 bayonet: Used during his rebellion at the base. Rubber knife: Used during a sparring session with Valmet. Tactical folding knife: Used during an attempt to kill Kasper on the Atlas. After it was foiled by Chiquita she bent the blade out of shape. Firearms

   S1 10 FNC Jonah firing the FNC at Planina Airport in Episode 10. AK-47: Used during his rebellion at the base. AK-74: Equipped while in the Mountain Division. AKS-74U: Equipped by Kasper Hekmatyar's bodyguards during the timeskip. After leaving Kasper's service, Jonah threw his AKS off a cliff, destroying it. FN FNC: Standard primary weapon after joining Koko's Squad until they converted to the Magpul Masada. FN P90: Equipped after joining Kasper until the conversion to the AKS-74U. OTs-03 SVU: Seized from Lee to cover Valmet, although Jonah was not actually shown using it. History

   S1 01 Jonah in the mountain division Jonah in the Mountain Division in Episode 1. Jonah was orphaned when his village was attacked by its enemies, who had been armed by Kasper. He became a child soldier and served in the Mountain Division, seeing action against the Russians and learning how to slip across borders undetected.[2] He was later posted to a mountain base where several orphans were taken in by the commander. Although he tried to keep them fed, the deputy commander disagreed with this as none of them were soldiers. After Yusuf arrived in the area with an arms shipment that he left on the edge of a minefield, he and the deputy commander forcibly took two of the orphans away including Jonah's friend Malka, to probe for land mines. Jonah tried to intervene but was beaten by the deputy commander for insubordination.

   S1 05 Jonah meets Koko Koko tells Jonah that she will melt his heart of ice in Episode 5. Following Malka's death, Jonah sought to avenge her and kill the person he saw as primarily responsible, Yusuf Gasud. He single-handedly annihilated the garrison and learned that Yusuf was actually an arms dealer, killing him. However when Kasper and his men arrived at the base, Jonah was disarmed by Chiquita and Kasper learned what had happened. He then informed Jonah that he had actually been trying to take the base down by selling them weapons, but now that Jonah had handled this for him, the way was clear for a road to be constructed through the area. Leaving the fate of the three surviving orphans in doubt, Kasper had Jonah locked in a shipping container for days with nothing but water to test him. When he released the boy, Kasper revealed his indirect role in the death of Jonah's parents and that the orphans were still alive. He promised to relocate them in Japan and in return Jonah agreed to become Koko's bodyguard. He later met Koko in a certain Eastern European country and she vowed to melt his heart of ice. Plot

   Fire Hare Arc

   S1 01 Jonah meets the team Jonah meets Koko's squad in Episode 1. After being brought to the squad's hotel by Koko, Jonah recalled his earlier vow to hate weapons and those who sold them and considered the irony of his situation. Koko then assigned him his first mission, the retrieval of MiG-29 upgrades which were being held up in port. After she handed him an M1911 pistol, which was seen by Mao and Wiley, Koko threw open the door to the squad's hotel room and presented him to everyone else. He did not react when they expressed disbelief that he was a child soldier. When Koko asked him if he understood what they had to do, he replied that he did not care and just needed to know who to shoot.

   S1 01 Jonah fires at 2nd car Jonah fires on the second BMW in Episode 1. Jonah accompanied Koko in her Volvo, loading his FN FNC in the back seat. She tried to engage him conversation but he was noncommittal. Despite Koko revealing that she knew about his background as well as the fact that she knew that he hated weapons, Jonah responded that he hated talking, but Koko was not dissuaded. After the Voskhod 6 tailing Koko approached in two BMWs and a van, Jonah asked Koko how she would handle being tailed. When she answered to shoot first, he stood up through the open sun roof and fired on the BMWs, taking out both and pointing out that they were scouts.

   The pursuit continued into nightfall, during which Jonah noticed a Humvee approach them from the left side. After they exited the highway, he saw one of the soldiers in the Humvee aiming at them with a FGM-148 Javelin, calling Koko by her first name to alert her to this. He was able to warn her that they had an anti-tank missile just as he threw and M67 grenade at the same the Javelin was fired, successfully diverting the missile to a parked car. A stuffed toy dog flew out of the destroyed car and landed on Jonah's head, causing him to laugh when he sees what it was. He then fired a burst at the Humvee to force the Javeling gunner down and then sniped him in the head with a single shot, causing the Javelin to fire into the Humvee and destroy it. After the Voskhod 6 pulled back, Koko pointed out to Jonah the contradiction of his situation, as he would need to use a gun and get through her bodyguards if he wanted to target her out of his hatred for arms dealers. At the port he asked why she sold weapons and Koko responded that she did so for world peace. The next morning he cooked breakfast for Koko, Lehm, and Valmet, but they all got sick from his fried eggs, although he himself did not.[3]

   Gunmetal, Calico Road Arc

   S1 01 Jonah executes Kroshkin Jonah executes Kloshkin in Episode 1. A few nights later Jonah was keeping watch in Koko's room when R roused him for his guard duty shift with Lehm, learning from the older man why he chose to work for Koko. The following morning Koko had him accompany her when they went to negotiate with C. K. Kloshkin, giving him a spare pistol on the way over. When they arrived, she told him to behave like her little brother and not to act until she gave the signal. Jonah did not speak during the meeting and when Kloshkin smashed a coffee pot over Koko's head, drew his pistol, but was stopped by Koko. Despite being disarmed by Kloshkin, Koko winked at him. After Kloshkin's sniper team was eliminated and his Hind-D shipment was canceled by the air force, Koko signaled and Jonah drew his pistol and shot Kloshkin in he head. He then examined Koko's head wound, which as superficial despite the bleeding. As they were about to leave she then hugged him from behind and he carried her back to their car piggybank, thinking that he would stick around. That night to cheer him up, Koko wrapped toilet paper around herself and came out as a mummy, surprising Jonah, but he did not laugh.

   Pulsar Arc

   Jonah was assigned to ride on the trailing truck during an arms delivery to a certain Eastern European country bordering Russia and did not react when the local border guards' APC was hit with an anti-tank missile. During Koko's meeting with Pollack, Jonah was sitting quietly by himself and was noticed by Mildo, who came over and was highly amused that he was the newest member of her squad. After Koko refused Pollack's request for a new radar and he called in his men, Jonah quickly pointed his FNC at one of the soldiers and his pistol at Mildo. He kept it trained on her after everyone else had stood down while she pinched his cheek and bid him goodbye.

   S1 02 Jonah laughs Jonah laughs at escaping a battlefield without firing a shot in Episode 2. While leaving the following day, Jonah sat in the back of Koko's Volvo and cocked his pistol after she had told off the escort riding with her. Koko gave him her satellite phone when they neared Orin Pass and he found that she now had reception. After halting at the pass, the sudden appearance of a pair of Russian Hind-Es forced everyone to scatter from the road. Jonah stayed by Koko during the attack and when it was over and they returned to the vehicles, asked her if she would try to sell Pollack additional weapons. At the abandoned factory, he unloaded his FNC when Koko ordered the entire squad to disarm, and when they were running for the border suddenly burst out laughing when he realized that this was the first time that he had left a battlefield without firing a shot. After he explained why he was amused, Koko told him to prepare for action the next time and R pointed out to him that it was useless to talk Koko into things because she was an arms dealer.

   Musica Ex Machina Arc

   While waiting at the airport Jonah noticed that a departing jetliner had a lot of wheels. After Valmet informed him that it had 14 wheels and asked him how many three such aircraft would have, his eventual answer was "a lot". Koko then decided to attempt to remedy his lack of education by having members of her squad tutor him. After arriving in Dubai Tojo took a hand at giving Jonah math lessons. However he was not very engaged and became curious about the list of assassins that HCLI headquarters had forwarded to Koko. After learning about Orchestra, the lesson was interrupted when Lutz and Valmet came in after being drawn by Tojo and Koko laughing at a joke. When Valmet and Koko decided to go out, leaving Jonah to his lessons, he immediately excused himself to go to the bathroom, but ditched, leaving a sign thanking Tojo and packing an MP5K in a backpack. He then set off after Koko and Valmet, on the way seeing Orchestra on the street and noticing Chinatsu at the same time that she saw him.[4] When she tried to point him out to Shisho he hid and followed them without their noticing, having recognised them as Orchestra.

   S1 03 Jonah attacks Jonah attacks Orchestra in Episode 3. When he reached the plaza where Valmet and Koko had stopped to admire an expensive watch, Jonah raced up to the roof where he jumped off and landed on the umbrella attached to the table where Shisho was sitting. At that moment Shisho tried to shoot Koko but the falling umbrella threw off his aime. Pinned down, Jonah was surprised when Koko kissed his cheek and was smiling despite what was going on. After telling him how she saw things, they were able to move when Shisho ceased firing. When the Dubai Police Force arrived on the scene and Orchestra focused on them, Jonah pulled out his MP5K and covered Valmet when she tried to get to them by sheltering behind a ballistic shield. After seeing Valmet apologise to Koko, Jonah tried to take out Orchestra by himself by charging them head on and firing. He was spared at the last second when Lehm snagged him with a rope and reeled him in as Chinatsu deflected Shisho's AKS-47, claiming that Jonah was too cute to kill. Despite being saved Jonah was furious with Lehm, who calmly reacted to his anger by explaining how the squad fought intelligently as professionals, not suicidally. After Koko and Valmet reached them Lehm entrusted him with safeguarding Koko, giving him his headset. They then went ahead while he held up Orchestra and the rest of the squad deployed.

   They made it to the waterfront, where they got into a discussion of guns' corrupting influence. The rest of the squad in the CR-V driven by Ugo found them and acted as a shield when Orchestra arrived in their pickup truck. Despite Mao and R's efforts to target their engine, Chinatsu was able to get the truck into position to fire the M2 Browning mounted in the crew cab. Just before she fired Jonah pushed Koko into the harbour. When they emerged, Jonah readied his pistol as he had lost his MP5K and found that they were pinned down by Orchestra, who were opposite them and sheltered behind a shipping container. After Jonah fired his pistol at them Chinatsu's hat was shot off and she sensed that something was amiss. Shisho however thought that Jonah had shot it off and ignored her plea to pull back, charging out and getting sniped by Lutz. Following his death and Chinatsu's subsequent escape, Scarecrow arrived on the scene with a Dubai Police officer. When Jonah asked Koko what to do after the CIA agent confronted them, Scarecrow kicked him in the face and pitched him into the harbour. Jonah subsequently avoided being confined to the hotel by the police and waited for Koko outside police headquarters. He then pointed out to a greatly relieved Koko that it would be easier for him to protect her if she was not hanging over him after she hugged him. They then went for a walk through Dubai, discussing the nature of the arms trade and the influence of guns on people.

   Three days later while the squad was resting in their hotel room at night, Chinatsu made a second attempt to take out Koko, entering via the roof. Jonah remained hidden around a corner with his pistol drawn while Koko and Lehm dealt with her.

   Vein Arc

   S1 05 Chiquita subdues Jonah Chiquita stops Jonah from attacking Kasper in Episode 5. While at sea on board the Atlas, Jonah realised that his attitude towards weapons remained unchanged and that he felt like Koko was playing him for a fool after having test fired an XM8. When Kasper's cargo ship approached, Koko had Wiley take him inside to prevent the two from seeing each other. Jonah was given an English lesson but the plan was foiled when he and Kasper went to the bathroom at the same time, with Kasper even using the stall next to him. Jonah drew a tactical folding knife and tried to attack Kasper, but was stopped by Chiquita. Kasper calmly accepted this turn of events, having anticipated that his would happen. Jonah then furiously recalled how they had met when Kasper pointed out that it had been three months since the events at the base.

   Afterwards he accompanied Kasper back on deck while being closely watched by Chiquita. Koko was furious with her brother for how he had treated Jonah and tried to literally kick him off the ship. After he departed, Jonah told Koko how he had been locked in a shipping container for days. When she apologised for this he admitted that during that time he realised that he still likes the world and asked her if she does as well. Koko claimed that she could not answer, but gave him a partial hug, which provided the answer for her.

   Sea Route Arc

   03 096 Koko's bathing invitation Jonah rejects Koko's invitation to bathe together in Chapter 14. Jonah cleaned his FNC on deck while Lutz and R cleaned the pilothouse as punishment for leaving the XM8 on deck. Lutz saw him and tried to interest him in joining them but R would have none of it. Jonah left just before Koko arrived to check on them and left his FNC on his bunk, departing before Mao arrived for his science lesson. He ran into Ugo who asked him where Koko was and informed him that Mao was looking for him. Having no intention of participating in his lesson, Jonah climbed to the crow's nest. Here he marveled at the view and decided to make it his secret place. After descending, he ended up in a lounge where R, Tojo, Lutz, and Valmet were. Koko found him here and suggested that they take a bath together, which she claimed would be fun due to the ship's movement. However Jonah replied that she was not a child and to bathe by herself, which Lutz, Valmet, and R considered to be a waste.

   African Golden Butterflies

   In response to a pending attack by Somali pirates, Jonah was stationed in the stern of the Atlas. He spotted a second speedboat approaching, which Koko designated as Contact 3. It was handled by Ugo, who disabled it with an RPG-7 but not before the pirates were able to attach a grappling ladder to the railing. When Jonah noticed it he was about to shoot the boarder but held his fire when he it turned out to be a young boy armed with an AK-47. After the rest of the pirates were handled, Jonah explained to everyone that he got into a fight with the young pirate after letting him board and disarming him, to their collective laughter. Koko had the boy untied and forced him to jump over the side as they were not far from shore, throwing him a lifebuoy.

   {Jonah: Appearance=he has medium brown skin and short white fair hair with red eyes. Jonah tends to dress in a dark sweatshirt and shorts he’s at least 14 years old, an exception to the rest of Koko’s squad. And personality= Jonah tends to be quiet and rarely smiles, and it is unusual for him to laugh. His parents were killed in an attack on his village and is very protective of Koko but doesn’t like her romantically. The relationship between Koko and Jonah is unlike that which she has with her other squad members. She tends to lavish him with more physical affection, although he sees this as an impediment to being able to carry out his job as her bodyguard and does not reciprocate. Koko has also tried to get him to open up more and be honest with her even though they may not agree on certain subjects. Early on she entrusted him with acting as her primary bodyguard and after earning her confidence, has allowed him to operate with the other members of the squad.}}

   Equipment

   Blade weapons

   AK-47 bayonet: Used during his rebellion at the base. Rubber knife: Used during a sparring session with Valmet. Tactical folding knife: Used during an attempt to kill Kasper on the Atlas. After it was foiled by Chiquita she bent the blade out of shape. Firearms

   S1 10 FNC Jonah firing the FNC at Planina Airport in Episode 10. AK-47: Used during his rebellion at the base. AK-74: Equipped while in the Mountain Division. AKS-74U: Equipped by Kasper Hekmatyar's bodyguards during the timeskip. After leaving Kasper's service, Jonah threw his AKS off a cliff, destroying it. FN FNC: Standard primary weapon after joining Koko's Squad until they converted to the Magpul Masada. FN P90: Equipped after joining Kasper until the conversion to the AKS-74U. OTs-03 SVU: Seized from Lee to cover Valmet, although Jonah was not actually shown using it. History

   S1 01 Jonah in the mountain division Jonah in the Mountain Division in Episode 1. Jonah was orphaned when his village was attacked by its enemies, who had been armed by Kasper. He became a child soldier and served in the Mountain Division, seeing action against the Russians and learning how to slip across borders undetected.[2] He was later posted to a mountain base where several orphans were taken in by the commander. Although he tried to keep them fed, the deputy commander disagreed with this as none of them were soldiers. After Yusuf arrived in the area with an arms shipment that he left on the edge of a minefield, he and the deputy commander forcibly took two of the orphans away including Jonah's friend Malka, to probe for land mines. Jonah tried to intervene but was beaten by the deputy commander for insubordination.

   S1 05 Jonah meets Koko Koko tells Jonah that she will melt his heart of ice in Episode 5. Following Malka's death, Jonah sought to avenge her and kill the person he saw as primarily responsible, Yusuf Gasud. He single-handedly annihilated the garrison and learned that Yusuf was actually an arms dealer, killing him. However when Kasper and his men arrived at the base, Jonah was disarmed by Chiquita and Kasper learned what had happened. He then informed Jonah that he had actually been trying to take the base down by selling them weapons, but now that Jonah had handled this for him, the way was clear for a road to be constructed through the area. Leaving the fate of the three surviving orphans in doubt, Kasper had Jonah locked in a shipping container for days with nothing but water to test him. When he released the boy, Kasper revealed his indirect role in the death of Jonah's parents and that the orphans were still alive. He promised to relocate them in Japan and in return Jonah agreed to become Koko's bodyguard. He later met Koko in a certain Eastern European country and she vowed to melt his heart of ice. Plot

   Fire Hare Arc

   S1 01 Jonah meets the team Jonah meets Koko's squad in Episode 1. After being brought to the squad's hotel by Koko, Jonah recalled his earlier vow to hate weapons and those who sold them and considered the irony of his situation. Koko then assigned him his first mission, the retrieval of MiG-29 upgrades which were being held up in port. After she handed him an M1911 pistol, which was seen by Mao and Wiley, Koko threw open the door to the squad's hotel room and presented him to everyone else. He did not react when they expressed disbelief that he was a child soldier. When Koko asked him if he understood what they had to do, he replied that he did not care and just needed to know who to shoot.

   S1 01 Jonah fires at 2nd car Jonah fires on the second BMW in Episode 1. Jonah accompanied Koko in her Volvo, loading his FN FNC in the back seat. She tried to engage him conversation but he was noncommittal. Despite Koko revealing that she knew about his background as well as the fact that she knew that he hated weapons, Jonah responded that he hated talking, but Koko was not dissuaded. After the Voskhod 6 tailing Koko approached in two BMWs and a van, Jonah asked Koko how she would handle being tailed. When she answered to shoot first, he stood up through the open sun roof and fired on the BMWs, taking out both and pointing out that they were scouts.

   The pursuit continued into nightfall, during which Jonah noticed a Humvee approach them from the left side. After they exited the highway, he saw one of the soldiers in the Humvee aiming at them with a FGM-148 Javelin, calling Koko by her first name to alert her to this. He was able to warn her that they had an anti-tank missile just as he threw and M67 grenade at the same the Javelin was fired, successfully diverting the missile to a parked car. A stuffed toy dog flew out of the destroyed car and landed on Jonah's head, causing him to laugh when he sees what it was. He then fired a burst at the Humvee to force the Javeling gunner down and then sniped him in the head with a single shot, causing the Javelin to fire into the Humvee and destroy it. After the Voskhod 6 pulled back, Koko pointed out to Jonah the contradiction of his situation, as he would need to use a gun and get through her bodyguards if he wanted to target her out of his hatred for arms dealers. At the port he asked why she sold weapons and Koko responded that she did so for world peace. The next morning he cooked breakfast for Koko, Lehm, and Valmet, but they all got sick from his fried eggs, although he himself did not.[3]

   Gunmetal, Calico Road Arc

   S1 01 Jonah executes Kroshkin Jonah executes Kloshkin in Episode 1. A few nights later Jonah was keeping watch in Koko's room when R roused him for his guard duty shift with Lehm, learning from the older man why he chose to work for Koko. The following morning Koko had him accompany her when they went to negotiate with C. K. Kloshkin, giving him a spare pistol on the way over. When they arrived, she told him to behave like her little brother and not to act until she gave the signal. Jonah did not speak during the meeting and when Kloshkin smashed a coffee pot over Koko's head, drew his pistol, but was stopped by Koko. Despite being disarmed by Kloshkin, Koko winked at him. After Kloshkin's sniper team was eliminated and his Hind-D shipment was canceled by the air force, Koko signaled and Jonah drew his pistol and shot Kloshkin in he head. He then examined Koko's head wound, which as superficial despite the bleeding. As they were about to leave she then hugged him from behind and he carried her back to their car piggybank, thinking that he would stick around. That night to cheer him up, Koko wrapped toilet paper around herself and came out as a mummy, surprising Jonah, but he did not laugh.

   Pulsar Arc

   Jonah was assigned to ride on the trailing truck during an arms delivery to a certain Eastern European country bordering Russia and did not react when the local border guards' APC was hit with an anti-tank missile. During Koko's meeting with Pollack, Jonah was sitting quietly by himself and was noticed by Mildo, who came over and was highly amused that he was the newest member of her squad. After Koko refused Pollack's request for a new radar and he called in his men, Jonah quickly pointed his FNC at one of the soldiers and his pistol at Mildo. He kept it trained on her after everyone else had stood down while she pinched his cheek and bid him goodbye.

   S1 02 Jonah laughs Jonah laughs at escaping a battlefield without firing a shot in Episode 2. While leaving the following day, Jonah sat in the back of Koko's Volvo and cocked his pistol after she had told off the escort riding with her. Koko gave him her satellite phone when they neared Orin Pass and he found that she now had reception. After halting at the pass, the sudden appearance of a pair of Russian Hind-Es forced everyone to scatter from the road. Jonah stayed by Koko during the attack and when it was over and they returned to the vehicles, asked her if she would try to sell Pollack additional weapons. At the abandoned factory, he unloaded his FNC when Koko ordered the entire squad to disarm, and when they were running for the border suddenly burst out laughing when he realized that this was the first time that he had left a battlefield without firing a shot. After he explained why he was amused, Koko told him to prepare for action the next time and R pointed out to him that it was useless to talk Koko into things because she was an arms dealer.

   Musica Ex Machina Arc

   While waiting at the airport Jonah noticed that a departing jetliner had a lot of wheels. After Valmet informed him that it had 14 wheels and asked him how many three such aircraft would have, his eventual answer was "a lot". Koko then decided to attempt to remedy his lack of education by having members of her squad tutor him. After arriving in Dubai Tojo took a hand at giving Jonah math lessons. However he was not very engaged and became curious about the list of assassins that HCLI headquarters had forwarded to Koko. After learning about Orchestra, the lesson was interrupted when Lutz and Valmet came in after being drawn by Tojo and Koko laughing at a joke. When Valmet and Koko decided to go out, leaving Jonah to his lessons, he immediately excused himself to go to the bathroom, but ditched, leaving a sign thanking Tojo and packing an MP5K in a backpack. He then set off after Koko and Valmet, on the way seeing Orchestra on the street and noticing Chinatsu at the same time that she saw him.[4] When she tried to point him out to Shisho he hid and followed them without their noticing, having recognised them as Orchestra.

   S1 03 Jonah attacks Jonah attacks Orchestra in Episode 3. When he reached the plaza where Valmet and Koko had stopped to admire an expensive watch, Jonah raced up to the roof where he jumped off and landed on the umbrella attached to the table where Shisho was sitting. At that moment Shisho tried to shoot Koko but the falling umbrella threw off his aime. Pinned down, Jonah was surprised when Koko kissed his cheek and was smiling despite what was going on. After telling him how she saw things, they were able to move when Shisho ceased firing. When the Dubai Police Force arrived on the scene and Orchestra focused on them, Jonah pulled out his MP5K and covered Valmet when she tried to get to them by sheltering behind a ballistic shield. After seeing Valmet apologise to Koko, Jonah tried to take out Orchestra by himself by charging them head on and firing. He was spared at the last second when Lehm snagged him with a rope and reeled him in as Chinatsu deflected Shisho's AKS-47, claiming that Jonah was too cute to kill. Despite being saved Jonah was furious with Lehm, who calmly reacted to his anger by explaining how the squad fought intelligently as professionals, not suicidally. After Koko and Valmet reached them Lehm entrusted him with safeguarding Koko, giving him his headset. They then went ahead while he held up Orchestra and the rest of the squad deployed.

   They made it to the waterfront, where they got into a discussion of guns' corrupting influence. The rest of the squad in the CR-V driven by Ugo found them and acted as a shield when Orchestra arrived in their pickup truck. Despite Mao and R's efforts to target their engine, Chinatsu was able to get the truck into position to fire the M2 Browning mounted in the crew cab. Just before she fired Jonah pushed Koko into the harbour. When they emerged, Jonah readied his pistol as he had lost his MP5K and found that they were pinned down by Orchestra, who were opposite them and sheltered behind a shipping container. After Jonah fired his pistol at them Chinatsu's hat was shot off and she sensed that something was amiss. Shisho however thought that Jonah had shot it off and ignored her plea to pull back, charging out and getting sniped by Lutz. Following his death and Chinatsu's subsequent escape, Scarecrow arrived on the scene with a Dubai Police officer. When Jonah asked Koko what to do after the CIA agent confronted them, Scarecrow kicked him in the face and pitched him into the harbour. Jonah subsequently avoided being confined to the hotel by the police and waited for Koko outside police headquarters. He then pointed out to a greatly relieved Koko that it would be easier for him to protect her if she was not hanging over him after she hugged him. They then went for a walk through Dubai, discussing the nature of the arms trade and the influence of guns on people.

   Three days later while the squad was resting in their hotel room at night, Chinatsu made a second attempt to take out Koko, entering via the roof. Jonah remained hidden around a corner with his pistol drawn while Koko and Lehm dealt with her.

2. #2Koko

   Keys: Koko, Little lady, Hekmatyar

   {{Koko Hekmatyar (ココ・ヘクマティアル, Koko Hekumatiaru?) is the protagonist of the series. She is the daughter of shipping magnate Floyd Hekmatyar and the younger sister of Kasper Hekmatyar. Koko is an arms dealer and a member of HCLI's Europe/African Weapons Transport Division. She leads a squad of bodyguards with whom she travels the world conducting business. "Jormungand", a secret project between her and her best friend Minami Amada, provides the context behind her actions.

   Koko Hekmatyar: Appearance=A slim, fair skinned young woman with waist-length fair hair styled in a hime cut and light coloured eyes, Koko has white hair with light blue eyes and pale skin in the anime. When she was younger she maintained her hair at chin length and two years later has again cut it to that length. She is very similar in appearance to Kasper Hekmatyar Koko's older brother, although they are not twins. Koko is usually well dressed, as she favors business suits or similar attire, with or without neckties. She also wears a white coat with a feather-like collar. Because she has a tendency to burn when out in the sun, Koko usually wears a broad-brimmed straw hat when outdoors for an extended period of time. Personality=Koko remains a largely enigmatic character, rarely revealing her true state of mind. She normally appears quite cheery and happy and sometimes acts immature when around her subordinates, having a tendency to throw fits when frustrated or angered. However, she is able to rebound quickly and rarely allows herself to remain stuck. Even when in dangerous situations, she is able to keep a clear head and actually smiles when she is in danger. Previously, she was unable to keep her composure when in danger, but made a promise to Echo to do so after he was mortally wounded while protecting her from Hex and her unit. She has since largely masked her true feelings. Koko can be crazed, ruthless and determined.}}

   Koko Hekmatyar in Concept Art Nicknames "Princess" by her squad Status Alive Affiliations HCLI Koko's Squad Occupation Arms dealer Relatives Floyd Hekmatyar (father) Kasper Hekmatyar (older brother) Weapons Pistols Manga debut Chapter 1 Anime debut Episode 1 Japanese voice Shizuka Itō Marina Inoue (drama CD) English voice Anastasia Munoz Koko Hekmatyar (ココ・ヘクマティアル, Koko Hekumatiaru?) is the protagonist of the series. She is the daughter of shipping magnate Floyd Hekmatyar and the younger sister of Kasper Hekmatyar. Koko is an arms dealer and a member of HCLI's Europe/African Weapons Transport Division. She leads a squad of bodyguards with whom she travels the world conducting business. "Jormungand", a secret project between her and her best friend Minami Amada, provides the context behind her actions.

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   A slim, fair skinned young woman with waist-length fair hair styled in a hime cut and light coloured eyes, Koko has white hair with light blue eyes and pale skin in the anime. When she was younger she maintained her hair at chin length and two years later has again cut it to that length. She is very similar in appearance to Kasper Hekmatyar (Koko's older brother), although they are not twins. Koko is usually well dressed, as she favors business suits or similar attire, with or without neckties. She also wears a white coat with a feather-like collar. Because she has a tendency to burn when out in the sun, Koko usually wears a broad-brimmed straw hat when outdoors for an extended period of time.

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   S1 01 Koko's table roll Koko rolls on a table to express her frustration at the gravity of the situation in Episode 1. Koko remains a largely enigmatic character, rarely revealing her true state of mind. She normally appears quite cheery and happy and sometimes acts immature when around her subordinates, having a tendency to throw fits when frustrated or angered. However, she is able to rebound quickly and rarely allows herself to remain stuck. Even when in dangerous situations, she is able to keep a clear head and actually smiles when she is in danger. Previously, she was unable to keep her composure when in danger, but made a promise to Echo to do so after he was mortally wounded while protecting her from Hex and her unit.[1] She has since largely masked her true feelings. Koko can be crazed, ruthless and determined, making her a very dangerous opponent as she will not hesitate to use various means, including deadly force, to reach her ends. However, a single action or statement by her opponent can motivate her to display mercy towards them depending on the circumstances, and she has occasionally been willing to spare them. Koko is unafraid of weapons because she is in the business of selling them and believes that one should not fear one's merchandise. She has a fatalistic attitude towards her own death, feeling that unless it is her time to go, then she will escaped the situation unscathed. Koko is also very charismatic, a trait that she exhibited early when she impressed four older veteran soldiers (Lehm, Wiley, Echo and Valmet) to leave the military and join her.

   For her business dealings, Koko only accepts payment in the form of cash, although she once made an exception by accepting diamonds.[2] She refuses to take any credit and has met attempts to pay her with drugs by having her squad immediately kill the payees. Because of the circumstances of Echo's death, Koko has trouble sleeping during the full moon as it reminds her of the incident. Early on it was suggested that she tends to sleepwalk, but this was only shown once, at the start of the series.[3]

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   S2 20 Jonah & Koko Koko being affectionate with a reluctant Jonah in Episode 20. Koko has a unique relationship with Jonah that is unlike that with any of her other squad members. She generally bestows on him physical affection when they are together, although he does not reciprocate as he believes that this interferes with his ability to protect her. Koko has also kissed Jonah twice, the first time after he saved her from being shot by Shisho, when she kissed him on the cheek while they were being shot, and later full on the lips after joining him uninvited while he was bathing. She had earlier invited him to bathe together while they were on the Atlas but he turned her down, dismissing the idea as childish.[4] She even says to Jonah, “You're the only one I love.” R came to the conclusion that Jonah's true purpose is to act as a shackle on Koko's sanity as she fears turning into a monster as a result of her actions.[5] Although aware of his hatred of weapons and arms dealers when she had Kasper recruit him, Koko respected Jonah's views and worked to change his perspective, although she did not attempt to impose on him. Despite her age and personality, which has earned her the nickname of "Princess", her squad is extremely loyal to Koko and will follow her orders without question, implicitly trusting her judgment. Lehm, who has been with her the longest, typically serves as a voice of reason and is unafraid to voice concerns or objections that he has to Koko's ideas. Valmet is in love with her and Koko considers her a special person, but has deliberately ignored Valmet's open displays of affection. However she has taken advantage of Valmet's feelings for her to fondle her breasts on two occasions.[6] Although she gets along with her older brother Kasper, Koko was aware of the initial hostility with which he was regarded by Jonah and was furious with Kasper with how he and Chiquita treated Jonah when they encountered him on the Atlas. Nonetheless because of their family ties they will support each other when asked.[7] Koko however did not inform Kasper about Jormungand until the second quantum computer was launched and disagreed with his attitude that weapons would never be truly eliminated from the world when it was activated. She has a strained relationship with her father, Floyd Hekmatyar[8], which may stem from being involved in the arms trade from a young age, and did not tell him about Jormungand. Amalia Torohovsky, who was initially an opponent of Koko's, proposed mutual cooperation after conceding defeat and since then the two have worked on a few deals together. Amalia generally treats her like a younger sister, calling her "Koko-chan". Koko does not see Amalia in the same light but maintains a friendly relationship with her as it is more convenient and easier for both of them to be friends rather than adversaries. Although she was targeted by Orchestra, Koko developed a measure of respect for Chinatsu and offered her a position in the squad. After the former swiftly rejected this proposal over her burning desire to avenge Shisho, she tried to shoot Koko with a pistol she had concealed but was shot twice by Lehm. Koko caught her when she fell to her knees, and after she had died, gently laid her down, placed her hand over Shisho's crucifix, and closed her eyes.

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   Having been trained in HCLI's business from a young age, Koko became involved in arms dealing early, starting when she was a teenager. Despite her youth, she was allowed to operate on her own accompanied by her bodyguards. Although she did not receive a higher education[9], her business sense and negotiating is top notch and she is a very successful arms dealer despite later growing to despise the business.

   Koko has excellent instincts and has come to rely on them to see her and her squad through difficult situations. She is also able to quickly size up other people and tends to be spot on with her evaluations, sometimes even when she has not previously had the chance to research the other person's background. She is generally calm when in danger due to the nature of her work, but can get unnerved when she is by herself and without her bodyguards nearby. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of weapons backed up by real world experience and is a hyperpolyglot, speaking several European languages as well as Arabic and Japanese.

   S2 14 Koko test firing Koko test fires the SP 2022 in Episode 14. Unlike her subordinates, Koko typically does not fight, although she has wielded a pistol on three occasions, twice in combat. She is actually a decent shot, being able to put two out of three quick shots from a Sig Sauer SP-2022 into a bullseye with the third just missing.[10] She is also well oriented with her laptop, from conducting business transactions to navigating a Sperwer B in combat. Koko generally directs her squad's actions but also gives them a great deal of initiative. She possesses excellent tactical and strategic sense and can quickly analyse a situation and how to handle it as well as think multiple steps ahead.

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   Koko does not carry weapons and has always borrowed a pistol when she has used one.

   Desert Eagle: Borrowed from Ugo during their pursuit by Dominique. Glock 17: Borrowed from Mao when dealing with a local mafia in Africa that tried to pay with drugs. Sig Sauer SP-2022: Test fired for her squad at R's request. History

   S1 09 Koko with squad Koko with her squad shortly after Mao was recruited in a flashback in Episode 9. Koko's background is largely filled in during the course of the series through flashbacks by other characters. Both she and Kasper were born at sea due to the nature of their father's work and they thus lack any sense of patriotism to a specific country. They were both exposed since a young age to the business of HCLI and have multiple passports and are used to traveling and working internationally. Koko began working in the business since she was at least a teenager and Lehm, Wiley, and Chiquita were the first three members of her bodyguard team.[11] After Chiquita had left, Koko recruited Valmet after she had returned home to Finland and offered her two choices: a domestic life or the key to the world. As her military career was over, Valmet opted for the latter.

   Mao was the next person recruited for the squad after he had been discharged from the army following a training accident. After he joined, Koko learned that he had kept the truth of what he was doing secret from his children. She accepted this, but advised him to make sure that being kind would not undo him and to be proud of his comrades.[12]

   S1 05 Jonah meets Koko Koko tells Jonah that she will melt his heart of ice in Episode 5. While dealing with Ugo's mafia organization, which tried to pay her with drugs, she had Mao and Valmet wiped them out but spare Ugo, because he had reacted by looking away in disgust. When she afterwards tried to probe why he had done this, he refused to disclose why. Nonetheless she offered him a job as her driver.[13]

   After Kasper encountered Jonah, Koko learned about the young child soldier and had him recruit Jonah for her. She later met him in person on the street in a certain Eastern European country and vowed to melt his heart of ice after seeing his expression.

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   Fire Hare Arc

   S1 01 Jonah meets the team Koko introduces Jonah to the rest of the squad. Koko took Jonah to the hotel the squad was staying and briefly told him about his first mission, helping recover a shipment of MiG-29 upgrades being held up in port. After Wiley and Mao saw her hand Jonah a pistol, Koko then threw open the door to their hotel room and introduced him to everyone, to their bewilderment. She then received a status from Tojo on the upgrades and decided to go ahead with recovering them, having Jonah accompany her with Lehm and Valmet providing backup.

   On the way over she called the Vice Minister of Home Affairs but got nowhere with him. Afterwards she tried to talk to Jonah, refusing to take his reticence for an answer and revealing that she knew all about him. After the Voskhod 6 suddenly appeared, Jonah surprised Koko by firing on them first. After the two cars tailing her were dispatched, a Humvee loaded with Voskhod 6 appeared and sideswiped the Volvo and Koko realised who her attackers were. When the chase moved off the highway, Jonah was able to throw a grenade just as a FGM-148 Javelin was fired at them. The grenade diverted the missile into a parked car and Koko was surprised to hear Jonah laugh after a stuffed toy dog that had been in the car flew out and landed on his head. After the Humvee was destroyed and the Voskhod 6 pulled back, Koko pointed out to Jonah the contradiction of his situation, as he would need to use a gun and get through her bodyguards if he wanted to target her out of his hatred for arms dealers. When asked at the port why she sold weapons, her answer was for world peace The following morning Jonah made breakfast for Koko, Lehm, and Valmet as the newest member of the squad, but the three of them got sick from his fried eggs.[14]

   Gunmetal, Calico Road Arc

   A few nights later Koko sleepwalked after Jonah had joined Lehm outside the hotel room for his patrol shift, wandering into the hallway where Lehm redirected her to the bathroom. The following morning, she briefed her squad on the delivery of enough parts to assemble 15 Hind-Ds by another arms dealer, C. K. Kloshkin. Because this intelligence came from headquarters, her pay would be cut unless the situation was resolved. After briefly rolling on the table in frustration, Koko told her squad that they had to stop the shipment. She assigned Tojo and Valmet negotiate with the air force while Lehm, Ugo, Mao, and Lutz backed up her and Jonah.

   S1 01 Koko's piggyback ride Koko getting a piggyback ride from Jonah. En route, Koko gave Jonah a backup pistol as she was concerned about Kloshkin. She then signaled to Ugo for "good hunting" and they separated. She advised Jonah to act discreetly and pose as her little brother, only acting when she signaled him. They met with Kloshkin at his office, where Koko was called by Tojo shortly after he and Valmet had met with Stanistaw Jesensrg. When she instructed him on what to emphasise, Kloshkin was surprised to hear this and was turned down when he asked for some professional courtesy he was turned down. After Koko compared the current situation to something that she had helped set up that he was now taking advantage of and would thus face the consequences, Kloshkin smashed a coffee pot over her head in a rage. However she stopped Jonah from shooting and winked at him after Kloshkin disarmed him. When he suggest that they cooperate with him, Koko flatly dismissed him and suggested that he contact his snipers when he mentioned them again. Soon after she received an update from Tojo that the air force had cancelled its order for the Hinds and signaled for Jonah to execute Kloshkin. He then gave her a piggyback ride back to the car. That night Koko tried to cheer Jonah up at his inability to prevent her from getting hurt by wrapping herself in toilet paper as a mummy

3. #3Lehm

   Keys: Lehm

   Lehmbrick (レームブリック, Rēmuburikku?), more commonly known as Lehm (レーム, Rēmu?), is a former Delta Force officer and the second in command of Koko's Squad as well as its senior member. He is Chiquita's ex-husband.

   {{Lehm: Appearance=Lehm is a fair skinned middle aged man with fair hair and perpetual stubble. The anime depicts him with grey eyes and medium grey hair. Prior to becoming Koko Hekmatyar's bodyguard his hair was a light blond. Lehm's body bears numerous scars from cuts and bullet wounds. Lehm has worn various standard equipment and uniforms when Koko's Squad has been outfitted with them in addition to civilian attire. A heavy smoker, he is rarely seen without a cigarette in his mouth, sometimes even in combat. Personality=As the oldest member of the squad, Lehm has a strong leadership presence and typically acts as a voice of reason. He is able to remain calm under most circumstances and rarely gets flustered. Because of his much wider combat experience, he had no problems with shooting.}}

   Lehm in Episode 17. Aliases Lehmbrick Status Alive Origin United States Affiliations Koko's Squad Delta Force (former) Occupation Bodyguard Delta Force operator (former) Relatives Chiquita (wife, divorced) Weapons Various Manga debut Chapter 1 Anime debut Episode 1 Japanese voice Unshō Ishizuka English voice Christopher Smith Lehmbrick (レームブリック, Rēmuburikku?), more commonly known as Lehm (レーム, Rēmu?), is a former Delta Force officer and the second in command of Koko's Squad as well as its senior member. He is Chiquita's ex-husband.

   Appearance

   Lehm is a fair skinned middle aged man with fair hair and perpetual stubble. The anime depicts him with grey eyes and medium grey hair. Prior to becoming Koko Hekmatyar's bodyguard his hair was a light blond.[1][2] Lehm's body bears numerous scars from cuts and bullet wounds.[3][4] Lehm has worn various standard equipment and uniforms when Koko's Squad has been outfitted with them in addition to civilian attire. A heavy smoker, he is rarely seen without a cigarette in his mouth, sometimes even in combat. Personality

   As the oldest member of the squad, Lehm has a strong leadership presence and typically acts as a voice of reason. He is able to remain calm under most circumstances and rarely gets flustered. Because of his much wider combat experience, he had no problems with shooting Chinatsu, although Lutz himself had earlier been unable to shoot her because of her gender and young age. Because of the nature of his work he has reconciled himself to the possibility of his death and has stated that if he were to be killed in the line of duty that he should not be avenged.[5] However he also strives to ensure that his behaviour as well as that of any of Koko's other bodyguards is at soldierly standards and does not degenerate into thuggery. Relationships

   S1 09 Lehm & Chiquita Lehm and Chiquita with Floyd Hekmatyar in the background in Episode 9. Lehm and his ex-wife Chiquita have had a turbulent relationship, having married and divorced each other repeatedly.[4] After they went their separate ways, the relationship is still cool but they do get along with each other. He is highly trusted and respected by Koko and the other members of the squad and is the only one who can apparently get away with openly voicing his doubts or disagreements with her plans, although it normally takes the form of ribbing. Because of their shared experiences during the Gulf War, he has much mutual respect for Wiley, which grew after the latter joined the squad and became a master with explosives. Lehm also has good relationships with Valmet and Mao as they are among the senior members of the squad. Despite knowing that Valmet dislikes his smoking around her whenever they are in the same vehicle, he still has to be reminded not to light up. Lehm has also acted as a mentor to Jonah, who still has much to learn despite his combat experience. Abilities

   Sniper: Lehm acts the squad's secondary sniper, favouring a Remington Model 700 PSS chambered in 300 Winchester Magnum. He snipes either alone or in conjunction with Lutz although unlike the latter he does not utilise a spotter. Lutz has suggested that when Lehm was younger he was a much better sniper than he himself is.[6]

   Weapons handling: Like most members of the squad, Lehm is proficient with a variety of firearms. His weapons of choice prior to the squad's adoption of standard firearms were a CAR-15 and a Heckler & Koch Mark 23 and he was the only member of the squad to use a suppressor. History

   S2 19 Lehm during the Gulf War Lehm during the Gulf War in a flashback in Episode 19. S2 19 Koko's Squad A young Koko with her squad in a flashback in Episode 19. Lehm was a captain in Delta Force during the Gulf War. He commanded a small squad consisting of himself, Echo, Arkin, and Howe that was assigned to destroy an Iraqi chemical weapons plan within 40 hours. As they needed a demolitions expert, Lehm recruited Wiley for the job and led the raid on the plant. Following its successful demolition, he wrote up a commendation for Wiley. Lehm was afterwards deployed to Somalia where he witnessed a child soldier destroy an AFV carrying 30 men with an anti-tank mine.[7] He rose to the rank of major before leaving the army to go to work for HCLI. He and Chiquita were bodyguards for Koko's father, Floyd Hekmatyar before they and Wiley became among the first three members of Koko's Squad.[8] During this time, Lehm gained a further appreciation for Wiley's abilities and expertise with explosives, as Koko was often a target for would-be assassins, all of whom were foiled by Wiley turning their own bombs against them. Plot

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   01 11 Valmet & Lehm Lehm recalls his experience in Somalia in Chapter 1. When Koko arrived outside the squad's hotel room in a certain Eastern European country with Jonah, Lehm was having a drink behind the hotel room door and was thus hit with it when Koko abruptly threw it open. He recalled his experience in Somalia with the child soldier after Jonah was introduced.[9] Lehm and Valmet were then assigned to accompany her as backup when she drove down to the port to recover the MiG-29 upgrades. During the drive, Lehm asked Valmet what her impressions of Jonah were, but she did not have much time to form any, as the meeting had been too brief. He then annoyed her by lighting up and was forced to put out his cigarette.

   When the Voskhod 6 appeared Lehm reacted calmly when Jonah began firing on their pursuers. An armoured van then maneuvered to separate Lehm and Valmet's CR-V from Koko's Volvo. Valmet was unable to damage it with her FN Minimi and had Lehm bring her in closer so that she could jump to its roof. To cover his approach he fired his pistol at it and backed off when the troops inside fired back at him. After Valmet took out the van's occupants she was picked up by Lehm and they followed Koko on to the port. The following morning Lehm complimented Jonah while he was cooking breakfast on stopping the FGM-148 Javelin that had been fired at them the previous night while he prepared a breakfast of fried eggs, which got everyone except for Jonah sick.

   Gunmetal, Calico Road Arc

   S1 01 Lehm & Jonah Lehm talking with Jonah in Episode 1. A few nights later Jonah joined Lehm for a patrol shift outside the hotel rooms where the squad was staying. On being asked he told the boy why he enjoyed working for Koko as well as his respect for her when she suddenly wandered into the hallway. He then directed her back to the bathroom. That morning after she briefed the squad about the threat posed by C. K. Kloshkin, Lehm, Ugo Lutz, and Mao were assigned to provide security for her and Jonah while they dealt with Kloshkin. On the way over he and the others were happy to hear that Koko had given them permission to hunt. They succeeded in taking out Kloshkin's snipers who had been positioned in the building opposite his office and Lehm told Lutz to hold his fire when the latter suggested that he could shoot Kloshkin. He answered when Kloshkin called and revealed the bombshell that his snipers were dead. Following Kloshkin's execution he and the others returned to the hotel. That night he asked Jonah how things went and reassured him that although she had gotten hurt that this was part of the plan.[10]

   Pulsar Arc

   After the convoy delivering a MIM-104 Patriot launcher to a certain Eastern European country halted, Lehm joined Koko on a nearby hillside and observed that the fighting over the nearby oil pipeline, which they could both see, was why she could not get any reception, as the communications infrastructure had been damaged. Following Koko's meeting with Pollack and Curry, Lehm asked Koko what their plan was after she had been maneuvered into providing Pollack a replacement radar unit.

   S1 02 Lehm finds Lu Lehm finds Lu in the factory in Episode 2. The following night he scouted out an abandoned factory, encountering Lu before bringing the squad in. After Koko offered to clear the way for CCAT, Lehm pointed out to Koko that Pollack's men had surrounded them. During their flight back to their vehicles, he asked Jonah why he was laughing as they ran away.

   Musica Ex Machina Arc

   In Dubai Lehm was relaxing in the squad's hotel room when Koko headed out with Valmet. After they were pinned down by Orchestra he made it to the square and radioed their situation to the rest of the squad. When Jonah tried to take out Orchestra all by himself, Lehm stopped him by snagging him with a rope and pulling him away. He explained how he saw things to an angry Jonah and convinced him that sacrificing himself was not how they operated. He then gave Jonah his headset when Koko and Valmet reached them and bought time for Koko to escape with Jonah by firing his silenced pistol at Orchestra. Chinatsu however sensed the threat and blocked the shots with her ballistic shield. After Shisho sparked a discussion about the true nature of a gunfight with Lehm when they traded fire, he and Chinatsu retreated when they ran out of ammunition. Lehm then helped Valmet walk and they discussed how Orchestra operated. They met the rest of the squad when they arrived in the CR-V and Lehm retrieved his CAR-15 and had Tojo accompany him on foot while Ugo took the others to protect Koko and Jonah.

4. #4Valmet

   Keys: Valmet

   Sophia Velmer (ソフィア・ヴェルマー, Sofia Veruma?), more commonly known as Valmet (バルメ, Barume?), is a former Finnish Rapid Deployment Force officer and the only other female member of Koko's Squad.

   Valmet in Episode 10. Aliases Sofia Velmer Status Alive Origin Finland Affiliations Koko's Squad UNFID (former) Finnish Rapid Deployment Force (former) Velmer family Occupation Bodyguard Military officer (former) Relatives Unnamed father Unnamed brother Unnamed grandfather Weapons Various Manga debut Chapter 1 Anime debut Episode 1 Japanese voice Sayaka Ohara (anime) Ayumi Fujimura (drama CD) English voice Carli Mosier Sophia Velmer (ソフィア・ヴェルマー, Sofia Veruma?), more commonly known as Valmet (バルメ, Barume?), is a former Finnish Rapid Deployment Force officer and the only other female member of Koko's Squad.

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   S1 11 Tattoo A close up of Valmet's tattoo in Episode 11. Valmet is a fairly tall, youthful-looking woman with pale skin, black hair, and fair narrow eyes. In the anime, she has black hair and light yellow eyes. Her hair is hime and was initially shoulder length until she cut it to chin length, since allowing it to grow out. She wears a white eye patch over her missing right eye. On her left shoulder blade is a black tattoo of a winged fist gripping a knife with a Christian cross in the centre of the wings from her time in the Finnish military. While slender in frame with a slim waist, she also sports a well-toned and very muscular build with flared hips, firm buttocks, and broad shoulders. At the same time, she is considered very attractive with a curvaceous and developed figure with well-endowed breasts.

   S1 11 Valmet in FRDF Valmet as a member of the FRDF in a flashback in Episode 11. Valmet is normally seen wearing various standard equipment and uniforms when Koko's Squad has been outfitted with them in addition to various civilian attire, including a black suit and tie when on business. When she was in the FRDF her hair was cut short and she wore either the standard Finnish M/91 fatigues or the M/01 hot weather suit. When she first met Koko Hekmatyar she wore her semi-formal uniform.

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   Coming from a notable Finnish military family, Valmet worked hard to reach the position that she achieved in the FRDF. Her defeat by Chan Guoming in Africa thus dealt her a severe blow as her career was essentially finished. In addition to the blame that she placed on herself for the loss of her men, it is suggested that she had survivor guilt. Discovering who her attacker was and avenging her dead comrades was a major driving force for her. After obtaining her revenge a tremendous burden was lifted from her and she completely dedicated herself to Koko Hekmatyar. Valmet is a tough, fierce, and usually calm and collected individual, though her calmness and composure can quickly change to a more witless behavior due to her idealistic admiration for Koko. Relationships

   Valmet is Koko's most dedicated and loyal subordinate, stemming from when the latter offered her a lifeline after her military career had reached its nadir following the annihilation of her platoon in Africa. She has a crush on Koko and is highly protective of her, displaying concern and worry whenever she feels that the latter is threatened. Although the feeling is seemingly not mutual as Koko mostly ignores it, she does later claim that Valmet is very important to her. As Valmet is the only other woman in the squad the two are typically roommates. Valmet is openly happy to receive any displays of affection or special attention that Koko bestows on her.

   She has the respect of her crew and her being female is not an issue. Valmet and Lehm have a good relationship as two of the squad's senior members and she has opened up to him about her problems. Lehm will occasionally annoy Valmet though by trying to smoke whenever they are in a car together. While R, Lutz, and Tojo are attracted to Valmet, the latter two are also afraid of her given her formidable fighting skills.

   She seems physically attracted to R as well but was not a fan of his sly attempt to fondle her without her consent during a massage, which prompted to a dropkick in his face.

   Valmet has a habit of ribbing Lutz, usually when he sets himself up for this, and has questioned his soldierly abilities more than once when his weaknesses have become apparent. Nonetheless, the two are in each other's company a fair amount and largely get along. Initially suspicious of Jonah, she eventually accepted him and like the rest of the squad generally treats him as a younger brother. He greatly earned her respect by standing up to her after she had gone off on her own to take on the Tashihai Consu in Country D. After Jonah saved her from being shot by Lee, she returned the favour by shielding him from Karen Low, getting shot twice.

   Valmet and Chiquita both respect each other stemming from their time as two of Koko's earliest bodyguards. She does not interact with any of Kasper Hekmatyar's other bodyguards.

   Chan Guoming was the target of Valmet's revenge for years, and she drove herself to become a much better soldier, adopting elements of his fighting style. Karen Low's affiliation with Chan made her an initial enemy of Valmet's and she eagerly confronted her when she recognised Karen's fighting style in South Africa. However, Valmet developed an empathy for Karen after her squad was wiped out, recognising that the latter was now in a similar situation as she was when Chan had annihilated her patrol. After Minami Amada recruited Karen to be her secretary, she and Valmet had to drop their rivalry after their respective bosses prevented them from getting into a second fight. Despite not caring about Mildo's idolisation of her and reluctantly accepting her rivalry, Valmet does not want the latter to go through what she did.

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   S1 12 Valmet in action Valmet takes out two Taishinhai Consu guards in Episode 12. Despite missing an eye, this has not proven to be a liability to Valmet. She is remarkable strong, able to easily subdue a larger man with a single hand, and is fast enough to dodge bullets at close range. Like all the members of the squad she is proficient with a variety of firearms. A master at knife fighting, Valmet excels at close quarters combat, where she can put her strength and speed to deadly effect. Ironically it was her defeat by Chan that drove her to train harder to improve her close combat skills, and she unconsciously began to emulate his fighting style. Valmet can either wield two knives at once or a pistol and a knife, and has bested both Mildo and Karen respectively in this manner. She has also demonstrated the ability to sneak up on a target without them noticing her presence.

   Valmet is highly resilient, particularly after awakening in the hospital despite having been shot twice by Karen and then doing sit-ups after talking with Koko.

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   S1 06 Valmet in Africa A flashback of Valmet after losing her right eye in Episode 6. Valmet is a third generation Finnish Army officer. Her grandfather was a lieutenant general who fought in the Winter War and Continuation War, while her father had also risen to the rank of lieutenant general and became Chief of Staff of the Defence Command. Her brother is a lieutenant colonel in the Utti Jaeger Regiment. Valmet herself rose to the rank of major and commanded a mechanized jäger company in the Finnish Rapid Deployment Force. She served as a member of the United Nations Country D Expeditionary Force, during which her entire Finnish-led UN platoon was singlehandedly annihilated by Chan Guoming. She herself lost an eye in that attack and the only clue that she had as to who her assailants were was that she was attacked by a man wielding two pistols which had been modified to allow knives to be affixed to them.

   S1 11 Valmet accepts Valmet decides to join Koko. After returning home, she faced a board of inquiry. It was after this that she met a young Koko Hekmatyar, who demonstrated a thorough knowledge of her background and offered her two options with her military career essentially over. She could return to her family and settle down into domestic life, or join her and be given the key to the world to find her answers. Because settling down would break her and unable to overcome her guilt at her subordinates' deaths and wanting to discover who had attacked them, Valmet quickly decided to join Koko. Since then she had tried to determine who had wiped out her platoon, but did not have any leads until a chance encounter with Karen Low, Chan's subordinate, years later in South Africa. She is one of the earliest members of Koko's Squad, having joined after Chiquita left and following Lehm and Wiley.[1][2] She was with Koko when the latter was being targeted by Hex and her unit and Koko's tears and whining forced her to briefly halt their escape as Koko lost her composure. However a mortally wounded Echo then stepped in and told Koko that they would protect her, but she had to stop crying and whining.[3]

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   Fire Hare Arc

   S1 01 Valmet vs. Voskhod 6 Valmet takes on the Voskhod 6 with her knife in Episode 1. When Koko introduced Jonah to the squad, Valmet reacted to the revelation that he was a child soldier by trembling as she recalled a prior experience with child soldiers, although what it was was not specified. She and Lehm were assigned to accompany Koko as backup when she drove down to Hewlett Harbour to recover the MiG-29 upgrades. During the drive, Lehm asked Valmet what her impressions of Jonah were, but she did not have much time to form any, as the meeting had been too brief. She then began to get concerned for Koko's safety, as she was alone with a potentially unstable former child soldier. However, Lehm then annoyed her by lighting up, but was forced to quickly put out his cigarette. After the Voskhod 6 arrived on the scene and tried to take out Koko, Valmet attempted to disable the van that was separating both their cars with her FN Minimi, but the van proved too resistant to her fire. She had Lehm get close enough for her to jump onto the van's roof, and after the soldiers inside opened the rear doors to fire at Lehm and force him back, was able to swiftly get inside and take out the occupants. Following this, she rejoined Lehm as they followed Koko to the port. The following morning she hungrily awaited the breakfast that Jonah was preparing but was sickened by it.

   Gunmetal, Calico Road Arc

   A few nights later, Valmet was asleep on a couch in the hotel room when Koko fell onto her while sleepwalking, waking her up. The following morning, she and Tojo were assigned to negotiate with the air force colonel who had agreed to purchase 15 Hind Ds from C. K. Kloshkin. On the way over, she became worried after learning from Tojo about Kloshkin's background. However, she was not as worried about him because she felt that he could take care of himself. During the meeting, Tojo handled the negotiations while she stayed off to the side.

   Pulsar Arc

   She and Tojo were later sent ahead of the rest of the team when they made an arms delivery to a certain Eastern European country south of Russia. The brief border war that erupted for control of a local pipeline forced them to lie low near a valley in a house with the roof destroyed. Valmet suggested that they should have tried to meet Koko at the Orin Pass, but Tojo vetoed the idea because of the nearby fighting. While he kept watch, she rested on a couch and commented that she could not remember the last time she had slept under the stars.

   The following day, Koko led the rest of the team and the two escorts who had been assigned them through some woods where Valmet and Tojo were waiting. Instructing them not to kill the escorts, they burst from hiding and captured both men, with Valmet leaping from a tree onto her target. Koko gave Valmet a hug when she saw her again, which left the latter visibly happy even after Koko had pulled away. That night they reached an abandoned watch factory, where CCAT had arrived first. While Koko met with Curry, Mildo went up to Valmet and told her that she wanted to test her again, but Valmet was not receptive. Mildo's opportunity came when both of them were assigned to scout for Pollack's men who were sent after them.

   S1 02 Valmet wins Valmet defeats Mildo in Episode 2. The two stepped outside and drew their knives for combat. Mildo thought that Koko has slipped, but Valmet still believed in her. Despite wielding two machetes, Mildo was unable to touch Valmet, who was using just a single knife. She revealed that she challenged her in the dark to attempt to use her handicap of having only one eye against her, but was still defeated by Valmet. Valmet commented that Mildo seemed to have gotten slower and suggested that this was due to carrying too many knives. She also revealed that she knew that Mildo was challenged her where she had previously left some of her knives in order to possibly reuse them. When they resumed their assignment, Valmet told Mildo that she did not think that it would be a good idea to get to know more about her. Mildo disclosed her admiration of Valmet and how she overcame what she went through, but Valmet replied that she did not want her to go through what she did. However, Mildo claims that she had nothing to lose and that as a fighter she felt empty, seeking something to fill the void. She then declared that she will challenge Valmet again another time before running ahead, as she sensed that their opponents are just 500 meters away. After receiving Valmet’s warning, Koko had her team prepare to fight and clear a way for CCAT. However, this turned to be a ruse and the soldiers, who wanted to avenge their comrades who had been killed by Mildo, allowed the team to escape.

   Musica Ex Machina Arc

   When they were later at the airport waiting to leave, Jonah observed that a departing jumbo jet had a lot of wheels. When Valmet told him that there were 14 and asked him how many wheels three such aircraft would have, he eventually responded "a lot" after some thought, causing everyone to face fault.

   In Dubai, she and Lutz were drawn in after Koko and Tojo cracked a joke while attempting to teach Jonah math. When Koko wondered why her team was just staying in the hotel room instead of going out, Valmet suggested that Koko go out with her. She was temporarily disheartened when Koko responded that she had wanted to show Jonah around, but perked right back up when Koko decided to prioritize his math lesson over sightseeing. When Koko admired an expensive watch in a window, Valmet mused that other girls Koko’s age would be concerned about clothes and makeup, but thought that the watch would match her best. When Koko announced that she would buy the watch, Valmet immediately offered to buy it for her as a gift. Koko tried to talk her out of it, but Valmet insisted that it would be a symbol of her affection and stepped inside the shop before Koko could stop her. Immediately after this Chinatsu, a member of Orchestra, grabbed Koko's wrist, but was surprised by the latter's response. Valmet came running out to support her which led Shisho, who was seated at a nearby café, to draw his pistol. This caught Valmet's attention and when she called out, Jonah leaped from the roof and fired at Shisho. Chinatsu was able to break free while Valmet took cover. Jonah took Koko behind a concrete planter box for protection while Chinatsu faced off against Valmet.

   S1 03 Valmet injured Valmet is shot in the leg in Episode 3. After the Dubai Police Force arrived and were wiped out by Orchestra, Valmet was able to grab a ballistic shield dropped by the police and tried to rejoin Koko and Jonah. She was forced to stop when Chinatu began shooting at her and returned fire, hitting Shisho in the shoulder. He then began to target her with an AKS-47, pinning her down while Chinatsu picked up a shield to provide cover. Jonah tried to support her with an MP5K he was carrying in a backpack and Valmet made a run for them, but one of Shisho's bullets punched through her shield and wounded her in the left leg. She was forced to shelter behind the planter box but could not reach Koko and Jonah. Valmet apologised to Koko for not being much use and the latter tried to reassure her. Seeing this, Jonah broke cover and directly charges Orchestra while firing in an attempt to save them. He was reeled in by Lehm before he got killed, who also provided enough of a distraction for Koko and Valmet to circle around and reach him. Lehm had Jonah protect Koko while he helped Valmet and met up with the rest of the team. When they arrived, he had Tojo support him and Valmet took his place in the CR-V driven by Ugo and they went ahead to try and protect Jonah and Koko. During the running gunfight with Shisho, she used an MP5 while supporting R and Mao. After their CR-V crashed after being blasted by the M2 Browning that Orchestra had mounted in their pickup truck's rear seat, she and the others withdrew on Koko's signal after Scarecrow appeared. Three nights later she was shown asleep on a couch in the team's hotel room with her left leg bandaged.

   Vein Arc

   While en route to South Africa on the Atlas, Valmet stayed by Koko and gave her her radio when the ship's captain gave an update that Kasper Hekmatyar's freighter was approaching. Koko's reaction prompted her to ask what was wrong and she learned that Kasper was also on the freighter. When he boarded with Chiquita, she greeted the latter.

   Sea Route Arc

   Valmet and Jonah provided security for Koko when she delivered Kasper's shipment of VL MICA missiles in East Africa. Koko later was about to talk to Valmet when she saw her alone, but decided to leave her be. When he saw her by herself, Lehm offered to provide an ear if she needed it, but Valmet reassured him that she would be alright despite her past experiences in Africa. She then happily decided to seek out Koko to help console her, to Lehm's amusement. Later, Valmet, R, and Lutz were disappointed when Jonah turned down Koko's offer to bathe together, considering this a waste.[4]

   African Golden Butterflies Arc

   Valmet spotted incoming Somali pirates and this early warning helped the squad prepare to meet them, earning Koko's gratitude. She did not participate in the ensuing fight but stayed by Koko. Afterwards she commented on Koko's ruthlessness towards the pirates.

   The squad stayed at hotel in East London. The day before Koko was to meet Minami Amada at DIESA, Valmet asked Koko if Minami was still chasing butterflies at the same time that she was convincing Mokoena to accompany her into the mountains. The following morning Valmet was on the roof doing her morning exercises and pondering how many times she had been to Africa before when Jonah found her. She handed him a rubber knife and they sparred, with Valmet using the opportunity to teach Jonah some knife fighting techniques. After he jumped to avoid a thrust she caught him and took him inside.

   S1 07 Karen vs. Valmet Karen vs. Valmet in Episode 7. When trying to track down Minami in the mountains Valmet laughed at Jonah's response to Lutz's question as to how many opponents they were facing and suggested that he train in the mountains with Jonah. When the firefight with Karen's men began Valmet saw Karen through the sight of her Steyr AUG and recognised her dual wield stance as mirroring Chan's. Drawing her knife and pistol, she charged towards Karen and engaged her in combat, shooting down one of her men in the anime.[5] She managed to confront Karen face to face and introduced herself, trying to pry more information about her fighting style out of her. However, Karen refused to talk and Valmet threatened to make her. Although Karen was able to kick her pistol away, Valmet dodged her shots and was able to wound her left arm, disabling it. After Karen flung it at her and managed to graze her head, Valmet charged in when she was in the process of reloading and cut away her belt, injuring her right leg. She quickly seized on Karen's cries of pain and began to question how someone weak like her could be in command when she recalled her own experience after losing platoon years ago. Lehm brought her back to reality and talked her out of torturing Karen to make her talk. Valmet decided to let Karen go and then learned who she was when the latter volunteered this information. Two days later Valmet agreed with Koko on how Africa was beyond grasping and reprimanded Lehm when he tried to smoke in the Touareg.

   Air Route Arc

   At London Heathrow Airport, Valmet confronted a man behind them in the security line when he complained about how long it was taking Jonah to get cleared, grabbing him by the jaw and squeezing, which forced him to his knees. After Koko told her to stop, Valmet justified her actions by claiming that the man had picked on Jonah.

   Mondo Grosso Arc

   In East Sussex, Valmet revealed her disappointment with how Lutz had been the sole casualty back in South Africa and had him and Jonah engage each other in the woods with airsoft paintball guns. After they returned, she counted how many times Lutz had been shot. The following day she accompanied Koko and Tojo to the Country B embassy, where Koko shocked her by commenting on how beautiful she thought Amalia Torohovsky was.

   After Koko discovered that Amalia had beaten her to all the Country B officials that she had planned to meet with, she changed tactics and holed up in her hotel room for two days. Valmet did not have much to do as a result and on the second day was reading the paper when she began to get concerned, as Koko had done nothing but watch TV and eat snacks. However, just before sending an email to Schokolade Koko revealed to her that all her actions within that time had just been an act.

   {{Valmet: Appearance= Valmet is a fairly tall, youthful-looking woman with pale skin, brown hair, and fair narrow eyes. In the anime, she has black hair and light yellow eyes. Her hair is hime and was initially shoulder length until she cut it to chin length, since allowing it to grow out. She wears a white eye patch over her missing right eye. On her left shoulder blade is a black tattoo of a winged fist gripping a knife with a Christian cross in the centre of the wings from her time in the Finnish military. Slender in frame with a slim waist, flared hips, taut buttocks, and broad shoulders, she also sports a well-toned and lightly muscular build. At the same time, she is considered very attractive with a curvaceous and developed figure with well-endowed breasts. Valmet is normally seen wearing various standard equipment and uniforms when Koko's Squad has been outfitted with them in addition to various civilian attire, including a black suit and tie when on business. When she was in the FRDF her hair was cut short and she wore either the standard Finnish M/91 fatigues or the M/01 hot weather suit. When she first met Koko Hekmatyar she wore her semi-formal uniform. Personality= Coming from a notable Finnish military family, Valmet worked hard to reach the position that she achieved in the FRDF. Her defeat by Chan Guoming in Africa thus dealt her a severe blow as her career was essentially finished. In addition to the blame that she placed on herself for the loss of her men, it is suggested that she had survivor guilt. Discovering who her attacker was and avenging her dead comrades was a major driving force for her. After obtaining her revenge a tremendous burden was lifted from her and she completely dedicated herself to Koko Hekmatyar. Valmet is a tough, fierce, and usually calm and collected individual, though her calmness and composure can quickly change to a more witless behavior due to her love for Koko but sadly Koko ignores her by mistake}}

5. #5Lutz

   Keys: Lutz

   Lutz in Episode 24. Status Alive Origin Germany (anime) Affiliations Koko's Squad GSG-9 (anime, former) Occupation Bodyguard GSG-9 sniper (anime, former) Weapons Various Manga debut Chapter 1 Anime debut Episode 1 Japanese voice Wataru Hatano (anime) Takuya Eguchi (drama CD) English voice Greg Ayres Lutz (ルツ, Ruttsu?) is a former police sniper and a member of Koko's Squad.

   Appearance

   A fair skinned man with short fair, spiky hair that is blond in the anime, Lutz has a small scar above his left eyebrow. He has worn standard equipment and uniforms when Koko's Squad has been outfitted with them in addition to various civilian attire. Personality

   Lutz is largely easygoing but can be provoked. As a result of his background as a policeman he became concerned when he noticed that the squad was undertaking kidnappings to complete Jormungand and was the only member to voice his doubts. However when offered the chance to back out he decided to continue on and later affirmed his commitment to Koko. Additionally, he had not previously been in a situation where he had to shoot a female opponent like Chinatsu before, let alone a considerably young one as she was, causing him to hesitate when she appeared in his sights and he later doubted if he could shoot if Koko were threatened again by a woman or a younger person, like Jonah. Lutz has a tendency to put his foot in his mouth with his comments, earning him the rest of the squad's good natured but collective teasing. Relationships

   It is implied that Lutz was the junior member of the squad before Jonah joined as after the latter left, he became the target of their ribbing. Lutz has a mixed relationship with Valmet. On one hand he is attracted to her because of her impressive physical attributes, but at the same time somewhat fearful of her because of her formidable combat skills and aware that she is in love with Koko. This devotion to Koko and the doubts that he has experienced with her actions have sometimes put Lutz and Valmet at odds with how they see their mission as Koko's bodyguards. Valmet also has a habit of ribbing Lutz, usually when he sets himself up for this when he says something that she can jump on. Nonetheless, Lutz respects her highly and out of the other male members of the squad he appears in Valmet's company the most. Although designated as the squad's primary sniper, Lutz greatly respects the older and more experienced Lehm. Abilities

   S2 15 Wiley & Lutz Wiley acting as a spotter for Lutz in Episode 15. Like the other members of the squad, Lutz is proficient with a variety of firearms but his specialty is sniping, for which he favours a Blaser R93 Tactical. He is a highly skilled sniper, able to disable the rifles of two opposing snipers in quick succession by firing single shots into each of their respective rifle barrels. However he also acknowledged that the old Lehm would have performed this feat of shooting much faster.[1] Unlike Lehm, who typically snipes alone, Lutz is usually paired with a spotter, although he can work without one. Because of his police background, he lacks experience operating in wooded or mountain terrain. History

   S1 08 Lutz A flashback of Lutz with the GSG-9 in Episode 8. Prior to joining the squad Lutz was a sniper for an unnamed police anti-terrorist unit and was deployed against terrorists and hostage-takers. In the anime it is suggested to be the GSG-9, implying that he is from Germany. Lutz is the only squad member whose joining HCLI was not dealt with, making the circumstances under which he left police service unknown. Along with Ugo, Lutz is the only other member to not have prior military experience. Plot

   Fire Hare Arc

   He was shown but not named when Koko introduced Jonah as the newest member of the squad and like everyone else was surprised to see that her newest recruit was a former child soldier.

   Gunmetal, Calico Road Arc

   Along with Lehm, Ugo, and Mao, Lutz supported Koko during her negotiations with C. K. Kloshkin. When she signaled that they could hunt, all of them looked forward to doing so. After they eliminated Kloshkin's sniper team, which was positioned in the building opposite his office, Lutz drew a bead on Kloshkin and asked for permission to shoot him, but was turned down by Lehm. Following Kloshkin's death they returned to the hotel.

   Pulsar Arc

   S1 02 Standoff Koko's Squad gets into a standoff with Pollack's men in Episode 2. Lutz acted as Koko's driver when they were delivering some goods to a certain Eastern European country bordering Russia and jokingly warned everyone else that she was mad when she could not get any reception on her phone. When their escorts' APC was suddenly destroyed by an anti-tank missile, he managed to stop the Volvo in time from crashing into the truck in front of it when it swerved to avoid the wreck. After Koko exited to survey the damaged city in the valley below, Lutz tried to get her back but ended up getting out to help form a security perimeter shortly before the squad was surrounded by Pollack's men. During Koko's meeting with Pollack and Curry she refused the major's request for a radar unit, prompting him to call in his mentroops. Lutz quickly responded by covering two of them with an MP5 in one hand and his pistol in another. Koko had to tell him to stand down as he had gotten angry over the development, but no one dropped their guns until Pollack ended the meeting. The following night he unloaded his MP5 when directed to do so by Koko, allowing the squad to escape being surrounded and make a run for it.

   Musica Ex Machina Arc

   S1 04 Lutz's shock Lutz is shocked when he sees how young Chinatsu is in Episode 4. After the squad successfully escaped to Dubai, Lutz and Valmet were drawn into the room where Koko and Tojo were trying to tutor Jonah by their laughter. When Koko wondered why they were all staying inside instead of going out, he replied that it was cozy. Following Orchestra attempt to assassinate Koko, Lutz and Wiley deployed to the roof of a high rise. From here Lutz's first shot nearly got Chinatsu but just missed, blowing off her hat. She suspected something amiss but Shisho thought that Jonah had shot her hat off and charged into the open, getting shot through the heart by Lutz. To make sure that he was dead, Lutz fired a head shot next. Koko then directed them to withdraw unless Chinatsu entered their sights, which she unexpectedly did as she was so unhinged by Shisho's death. However when he saw her Lutz was unsettled by how young she was and was unable to take the shot. Wiley had him shoot Shisho's IMI Negev instead, which galvanized Chinatsu into acting and enabled her to escape. Three days later Lutz watched Lehm shoot Chinatsu when she accessed the roof of the squad's hotel in an attempt to avenge Shisho and complete her mission. Lehm noticed him afterwards and told him that his own experience at having lost five comrades to a soldier just like Chinatsu had enabled him to shoot her.

   Vein Arc

   En route to South Africa on the Atlas, Lutz test fired an XM8 at a towed target and was impressed by the gun's lightness and accuracy. He and R were not impressed when Kasper Hekmatyar's bodyguards themselves test fired it and were glad to see Ugo show them up by firing it one-handed.

   Sea Route Arc

   03 072 R & Lutz cleaning R and Lutz cleaning in Chapter 14. Because he and R had left the XM8 on deck, Koko punished them by making clean the pilothouse. Lutz tried to interest Jonah in cleaning as well, but failed. When Koko came by she got their opinions on the XM8, with Lutz thinking that it was too light. After she declared that their cleaning was done, the pair quickly left, leaving their mops and buckets on deck to Koko's annoyance.

   They were found in a lounge along with R and Valmet after Jonah descended from the crow's nest. When Koko discovered Jonah she suggested that they take a bath together, which which she claimed would be fun due to the ship's movement. The offer instantly piqued the interests of R, Valmet and Lutz, and they considered Jonah's refusal on the grounds that Koko was not a child anymore and to bathe by herself a waste.[2]

   African Golden Butterflies Arc

   When they were attacked by Somali pirates, Lutz along with Wiley and R finished off the speedboat that had been crippled by Wiley's bomb. While on the way to find Minami in the mountains, he complained to Lehm about too many people being squeezed into the car, but this was ignored. When he asked Jonah how many opponents there were, he was embarrassed when the latter revealed that there were eight and stated that he should have felt them himself. Valmet then suggested that he train in the mountains with Jonah. During the ensuing firefight, Lutz was shot in the butt, becoming the squad's sole casualty.[3]

   Air Route Arc

   After Jonah triggered a metal detector at London Heathrow Airport, Lutz supported him when he explained that this was due to having a bullet in his butt.

   Mondo Grosso Arc

   S1 08 Lutz's predicament The squad laughs at Lutz's predicament in Episode 8. While training in East Sussex, Valmet chewed Lutz out when he questioned the viability of training with airsoft paintball guns as he was the only one who had been hit during the firefight with Karen Low's squad in South Africa. In an effort to improve his skills in operating in wooded terrain, Lutz and Jonah were assigned to play capture the flag. Jonah's experience in the mountain infantry gave him an easy advantage over Lutz. Additionally, the latter was too preoccupied in thinking about his failure to shoot Chinatsu in Dubai and wondering what he would do if a similar situation arose again, especially if the attacker looked like Jonah. This and his lack of fieldcraft enabled Jonah to prepare an ambush and stalk him. When he was ready, he shot Lutz in the butt, angering him and leading him on a chase to the ambush site. Here Lutz was completely caught and ensnared, enabling Jonah to pepper him with paintballs at ease while emerging from the training exercise spotless. Back at the shooting range Lutz vowed to improve as the rest of the squad laughed at his predicament.

6. #6Mao

   Keys: Mao

   Mao in Episode 5. Status Alive Origin Unnamed Asian country Affiliations Koko's Squad Unnamed Asian country's army (former) Occupation Bodyguard Artillery officer (former) Relatives Unnamed wife Unnamed son Unnamed daughter Manga debut Chapter 1 Anime debut Episode 1 Japanese voice Go Shinomiya (anime) Hidenori Takahashi (drama CD) English voice Patrick Seitz Mao (マオ, Mao?) is a former artillery officer from an unnamed Asian country and one of the members of Koko's Squad.

   Appearance

   Mao is a slim man with medium dark skin and dark hair. He has worn various standard equipment and uniforms when Koko's Squad has been outfitted with them in addition to various civilian attire. When he was still in the military he wore the standard army camouflage fatigues. Personality

   Although the sole family man of Koko's Squad, this has not impeded Mao in carrying out his duties as one of her bodyguards and like the other members of the squad he has exhibited a predatory nature when Koko Hekmatyar has given them free reign. He is largely calm and is one of the quieter members of the squad. Relationships

   As one of the squad's old hands, Mao is trusted by Lehm, Wiley, and Koko Hekmatyar. Out of Jonah's tutors he has the most trouble getting his student to attend his lessons as the former has a tendency to ditch. Abilities

   Like most members of the squad Mao is proficient with a variety of firearms. As a former artillery officer he has experience with the D-30. He was assigned to give Jonah science lessons. History

   S1 09 Mao in the army Mao (seated, centre) while in the army in a flashback in Episode 9. S1 09 Mao's family Mao's family in Episode 9. A former artillery officer from an unnamed Asian country, Mao is an exception to the rest of the Koko's Squad in that he previously did not see actual combat. He is also the only member to have a family, being married with a son and daughter who resemble his wife and are both younger than Jonah.

   After he was discharged following a training accident that resulted in several deaths, a meeting with Koko in Asia resulted in him joining the squad. However he decided to keep this a secret from his children, and they think that he is still in the army but traveling the world. When Koko learned about this, she accepted it, but advised Mao to make sure that being kind would not undo him and to be proud of his comrades. He was recruited after Lehm, Wiley, and Valmet.[1] Mao and Valmet later killed the leadership of Ugo's mafia organisation when they tried to pay Koko with drugs. Plot

   Fire Hare Arc

   Mao was one of the first squad members to be introduced when he and Wiley were standing guard outside their hotel room when Koko brought Jonah. Like the rest of them he was surprised to see that her newest recruit was a child soldier

   Gunmetal, Calico Road Arc

   A few days later, Mao, Ugo, Lehm, and Lutz were assigned to support Koko during her negotiations with C. K. Kloshkin. After Koko signaled them to hunt, Ugo relayed this information to his passengers, who were excited by the news. Mao and Ugo handled one of the sniper teams while Lutz and Lehm took care of the second one.

   Musica Ex Machina Arc

   S1 04 Mao & R Mao and R firing at Orchestra in Episode 4. In Dubai Mao was cleaning a pistol when Koko wondered why her squad had decided to stay in the hotel room instead of going out. He later accompanied Ugo, R, and Tojo in the CR-V after Koko and Valmet had been targeted by Orchestra. When Koko and Jonah were spotted, Mao asked if they were to be picked up, but Valmet decided to use the CR-V to shield them. During the chase, he and R shot it out with Shisho. Mao noticed that Orchestra had an M2 Browning mounted in the back seat of their pickup truck and was able to warn Koko about it. When Orchestra came around again Chinatsu fired the M2, heavily damaging the CR-V. Its occupants survived a crash that Ugo initiated to stop them and they fled the scene after Koko ordered them to withdraw. Three days later he was shown sleeping in the hotel room the squad was confined to by the Dubai Police Force.

   Sea Route Arc

   Mao diligently searched for Jonah on the Atlas to give him his science lesson but was unable to find him. When he brought this up to Wiley and Tojo they told him that Jonah was good at ditching and would stay hidden if he wanted to.

   African Golden Butterflies Arc

   When Somali pirates attacked the Atlas, Mao manned one of the two miniguns placed on the superstructure and severely damaged the Denel Oryx, preventing it from firing its missiles.

   Anime and manga differences

   Additions

   In the anime Mao was shown with the rest of the squad and Minami Amada watching a Hek-GG rocket launch from a naval launch platform prior to Jonah's addition. The scene with Jonah cooking a meal was changed to dinner and sickened the entire squad.[2] He was shown with Ugo when Koko directed them to focus on Contact 3, one of the speedboats attacking the Atlas

7. #7R

   Keys: R

   R in Episode 13. Aliases Renato Socchi Origin Italy Affiliations Koko's Squad CIA Bersaglieri (former) Occupation Bodyguard CIA mole Bersaglieri intelligence officer (former) Weapons Various Manga debut Chapter 1 Anime debut Episode 1 Japanese voice Katsuyuki Konishi (anime) Tomoyuki Higuchi (drama CD) English voice Ian Sinclair Renato Socci (レナート・ソッチ, Renāto Sotchi?), more commonly known as R (アール, Āru?), was a former Bersaglieri intelligence officer and a member of Koko's Squad. He was also a CIA mole recruited by George Black to infiltrate the squad and played a key role in Operation Undershaft. Recruited following the death of Echo, R became the second member of the squad to be killed in action, also in combat with Hex.

   Appearance

   R was a fairly average height man with short, medium brown coloured hair and light coloured eyes. In the anime his hair is a medium brown and his eyes are light green. R wore various standard equipment and uniforms when Koko's Squad was been outfitted with them in addition to various civilian attire. While in the Bersaglieri he wore the unit's camouflage uniform and combat helmet with black Capercaillie feathers and his hair was cut shorter. Personality

   When around Koko and the other members of her squad, R was typically shown to be relaxed and easygoing, even acting as a voice of reason in several situations. In his dealings with George Black, it was shown that while R has a resolute respect for Koko, he was actually fearful of what she may be capable of. Nonetheless, he cared about Koko to the point where he blew his cover as an undercover CIA operative to save her from Hex. He also worried for Jonah's well being, picking up on the fact that he has a calming effect on Koko and prevents her from doing something drastic. He was also a self-described ladies' man, once stating that he has a different girl waiting for him at every major port in the world. Relationships

   R and George Black developed a close relationship and mutual trust in each other from working together in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This allowed George to infiltrate R into Koko's Squad and the true nature of R's relationship with the CIA remained a secret until shortly before R's death.

   He got along well with Koko Hekmatyar, who gave him his nickname and in turn was the who suggested to her that the boss should always wear a smile. Like Lutz and Tojo, R was attracted to Valmet and once massaged her.

   She seemed receptive to his charm and even blushing until he slyly touched one of her breasts, earning him a kick in the face. He tried to brush this off by claiming to have women in every port but this may have been an exaggeration. Abilities

   Like all the members of the squad, R was proficient with a variety of firearms. During the Bosnian War he had become good at working with the local civilians and obtaining intelligence that was used by George to take out suspected Bosnian war criminals. While this background helped in his acceptance as a replacement for Echo, Tojo, who also came from an intelligence background, fulfilled this as a primary role in the squad. R was also able to mask his true role as a CIA mole for years. History

   S2 13 R joins A flashback of Koko welcoming R to the squad in Episode 13. Renato Socchi served in the Bosnian War as a UN peacekeeper in Bersaglieri intelligence, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant. While still a sergeant he met and began working with George Black. When a family that Renato had been using as a source was in danger of being killed by the local militia, he attempted to save them but it ended up being George who had them taken to safety. He subsequently invited Renato to work for the CIA full time. After Operation Undershaft was put in motion, Renato became the sixth member of Koko's Squad, succeeding Echo. After Lehm welcomed him, Koko told him that she needed him to be better than his predecessor and gave him the nickname of R. Plot

   Fire Hare Arc

   Like the other members of the squad he was surprised to see that Koko's newest recruit was a former child soldier.

   Gunmetal, Calico Road Arc

   A few nights later R went to get Jonah for his shift on watch, calmly reacting when the latter quickly drew his pistol in a reflexive action. He advised him to put something warm on due to the cold before going to sleep. The following morning Koko assigned R and Wiley to remain at the hotel to act as a relay between her and HQ when she left to confront C. K. Kloshkin.

   Pulsar Arc

   When Koko vowed to Jonah that the next time he would have plenty of opportunity to fire his weapon, the rest of the squad had a collective laugh and R pointed out to him that he had to watch what he said around Koko as she was an arms dealer.

   Musica Ex Machina Arc

   S1 04 Mao & R Mao and R firing at Orchestra in Episode 4. After the squad received word from Lehm that Koko, Valmet, and Jonah were under attack by Orchestra, R accompanied Mao, Tojo, and Ugo in their Honda CR-V. After picking up Valmet, who traded places with Tojo, they headed for the waterfront, where Koko was fleeing with Jonah. After finding them, they drove alongside to act as a shield. When Orchestra arrived in their GMC Sierra, R was surprised to see that Shisho was armed with an IMI Negev. He, Mao, and Valmet shot it out with Shisho. After Mao had noticed that Orchestra was carrying an M2 Browning in the back seat, he and R were able to damage the Sierra's engine when Chinatsu brought it around for a second pass. Following the incident the squad was confined to their hotel by the Dubai Police Force. R was having a drink and snacking when Chinatsu made a second attempt to assassinate Koko three days later.

   Vein Arc

   While at sea on board the Atlas, Lutz and [R test fired an XM8 by shooting at a towed target. When Kasper Hekmatyar's bodyguards tried their hand at it, neither of them was happy at their cockiness and were both pleased when Ugo grabbed the XM8 and fired it one-handed while eating.

   Sea Route Arc

   03 072 R & Lutz cleaning R and Lutz cleaning in Chapter 14. As punishment for leaving the XM8 out on deck, Koko had Lutz and R scrub the pilothouse. Lutz tried to get Jonah to help them out but R stopped him. When Koko checked up on them she asked their opinions on the XM8, with R thinking that police forces could be equipped with it as it would appear less intimidating. Koko then declared the cleaning done and the two quickly left, leaving their mops and buckets behind to Koko's annoyance. R relocated to a lounge where he was relaxing along with Lutz, Valmet and Tojo when Jonah found them after descending from the crow's nest. When Koko discovered Jonah she suggested that they take a bath together, which which she claimed would be fun due to the ship's movement. The offer instantly piqued the interests of R, Valmet and Lutz, and they considered Jonah's refusal on the grounds that Koko was not a child anymore and to bathe by herself a waste.[1]

   African Golden Butterflies Arc

   When Somali pirates attacked the Atlas, R helped finish off one of the speedboats, Contact 1, after Wiley crippled it with C4. He later drove the Touareg when most of the squad went to look for Minami in the mountains. R was impressed by Valmet's fight with Karen Low and reprimanded Lutz for getting hit. After they located Minami the following day, Lehm had him spread out and watch for a possible ambush.

   Air Route Arc

   When it was revealed that a bullet that Jonah was carrying around in his butt had set off a metal detector at London Heathrow Airport, R asked why he did not have it extracted as it was an outpatient procedure. He face faulted along with everyone else when Jonah replied that he feared the injection more than the surgery.

   Mondo Grosso Arc

   After Lutz was ambushed by Jonah and hit with several paintballs while training in East Sussex, R and most of the squad laughed at him after he returned to the shooting range. Koko later half the squad including R accompany Tojo to Country B.

   Dragon Shooter Arc

   Hill of Doom Arc

   Pendulum Arc

   Dance With Undershaft Arc

   S2 13 George meets with R R meeting with George in Episode 13. R and George returned to Paris where they had a late dinner. R started by informing George that Koko had been targeted by assassins who she had diccovered were sent by the CIA. George clarified that Operation Undershaft was not focused on eliminating her and thus he would not have sent them. R replied that he suspected it was another CIA insider and that if he himself were behind it the risk of his discovery would be too great. He then revealed what he had learned from two years inside the squad about Koko, namely nothing because she was extremely good at concealing her true nature. Concluding that she always operated in a grey area, he observed that her armour had begun to crack after Marguerite Mesner had suggested that she was turning into a dragon herself. George replied that Koko and Minami had to be watched and could both turn into monsters. The meeting lasted all night and both men parted ways at dawn, with George wondering how many rockets Koko had launched. R later rejoined the squad for a delivery to Bosnia Herzegovina. Here their convoy had to stop as they had gotten lost and R talked to Jonah when the latter commented on the beauty of the countryside. When they continued on R thought to himself that he could not betray George.

   S2 14 R & Koko R tells Koko that she does not need to tell him more about her history with Hex in Episode 14. When the squad was later at a shooting range, Koko announced that they would be standardising their weapons, going with the Magpul Masada and SIG Sauer SP 2022. After R asked her to test fire the latter Koko fied three quick shots, putting two in a bullseye with the third just missing. She then declared that whoever scored worse than her would earn a punishment. The squad then went through some drills under Lehm's supervision involving exiting from a moving Touareg. When R came back for some water, Koko asked him about George, who she was investigating. R he revealed that he had met George while stationed in Bosnia and informed her that George likes to eat, surmising that he thought that the "Bookman" nickname referred not so much to George's actual background, but to his tenacity when pursuing an investigation. When R probed as to whether he was involved with hiring Dominique's crew, Koko did not think so, as a section chief would not employ such methods. She then asked if he knew about Hex, who R mistok for being male. He then told her that she did not need to reveal more about her past than she wanted to as he noticed that Hex was a sore subject for her. When he was called back to participate with the rest of the squad in shooting at moving targets, R vowed to protect Koko. He wondered who Hex was while firing his SP 2022 and later sent George an email asking about Hex.

   After arriving in Prague, R called George the next day to follow up as he had not heard back. George replied that he did not answer because she was as highly confidential as he is, but R refused to take this as an answer, countering that he had suspected her behind the recent series of incidents and that she could jeopardise Operation Undershaft. After being reminded that he would find the source, George told R that he will call him back. He later told R that if he was his right arm, Hex was his left as she had been critical to many of his operations and effective against terrorists. When R learned that Jonah is Hex's target, he called Koko on a second phone and learned that she and Jonah are near the hotel. He then yelled at George and shot down the idea of targeting Jonah, arguing bringing him into the squad defied all logic. He claimed that Jonah served as Koko's shackle to her sanity and was tied to her sense of self, providing an escape route that she could use if necessary and that she was still a girl despite her tough exterior. Although George dismissed his analysis, R concluded that despite what he had said, George really wanted to see what Koko would come up with, surprising the latter who laughed at this flash of insight. R then returned to the hotel while begging to be informed of where Hex was. George decided to help him and revealed that Hex was running an independent operation which involved an arranged meeting between Koko and Simunek, having positioned Cutthroat at a market a few kilometers southeast of the hotel. He offers to stop her by calling the Czech Police.

   S2 15 R confesses R admits to Koko that he is an undercover agent in Episode 15. R ran into Lutz but did not let him in on what was going on, going to his room and retrieves his Masada along with a second one, concealing both in a backpack. As R ran to the market he decided not to reveal his true identity to Koko until he took out Hex, arriving on the scene and taking out one of the operatives who was confronting Jonah. Jonah, Koko and R were able to get behind a car as a firefight with Hex and Cutthroat broke out. After giving Jonah the extra Masada, he told Koko that he was George's mole and vowed to leave the squad after taking out Hex. Koko was shocked at the news and yelled for Hex. R then gave her his CIA phone as Jonah's legs went numb from the sedative that he had been injected with. R begged George to help them and he ordered Hex to cease her operation immediately. R then asked that the smart key of nearby Mercedes-Benz S600 be hacked and that Lehm be notified of the situation, both of which George complied with.

8. #8Tojo

   Keys: Tojo

   Tojo in Episode 17. Aliases Akihiko Tojo Status Alive Origin Japan Affiliations Koko's Squad Kasper Hekmatyar's bodyguards (former) SR Unit (former) JSDF (former) Occupation Bodyguard Intelligence officer (former) Weapons Various Manga debut Chapter 1 Anime debut Episode 1 Japanese voice Hitoshi Yanai (anime) Kazuyuki Okitsu (drama CD) English voice Christopher Bevins Akihiko Tojo (東條秋彦, Tōjō Akihiko?), more commonly known by his last name, Tojo (トージョ, Tōjo?), is a former member of the SR Unit and a member of Koko's Squad.

   Appearance

   Tojo is a fair skinned man with short dark hair and light coloured eyes, which are respectively black and light brown in the anime. He is the only other member of the squad to wear glasses other than Wiley. Tojo has worn various standard equipment and uniforms when Koko's Squad has been outfitted with them in addition to various civilian attire. He wears a suit and tie for business meetings. Personality

   Possessing a calm demeanor, Tojo rarely gets emotional, which aids him as a negotiator. Yosuke Hinoki has observed that Tojo always tends to make a mistake when he tries to rush something.[1] Relationships

   S2 18 Yosuke & Tojo talk Yosuke and Tojo talk in Episode 8. Tojo respects Yosuke, his former commander, although he did not let this get in the way of leaving the SR Unit when he felt betrayed that they had resorted to duplicity to conceal their involvement in a black operation in Cuba. After meeting Yosuke again in person in the Bahamas, he reaffirmed his commitment to HCLI despite Yosuke offering him the opportunity to work under him again and become a first class agent. Despite this the two parted on good terms. Tojo did not have any other enduring relationships with the other members other SR Unit, who regarded him as a traitor after he left the unit and began working for Kasper Hekmatyar, although he knew Kurosaka and Kaburagi.

   Tojo worked for Kasper and at some point left to work for his sister Koko, which did not damage his relationship with Kasper. She regards him as a key member of the squad and became suspicious after Yosuke attempted to lure him away despite Tojo's refusal. Tojo is attracted to Valmet because of her shapely figure but is at the same time wary of revealing this because of her formidable combat abilities. When asked why he chose to stay with Koko, he claimed that it was because he gets to work with two beautiful women.[2] Despite his best efforts to tutor Jonah in math, the latter is an indifferent student, which Tojo has accepted. Abilities

   Intelligence specialist: Tojo is a former intelligence officer and can be seen as often with a laptop as with a gun, functioning as the squad's primary intelligence operative. R, who also came from an intelligence background while he was with the Bersaglieri, notably did not fulfill this role although it aided in his qualifications for joining.

   Negotiator: Tojo is also a highly skilled negotiator, as Koko has entrusted him with handling negotiations that she has been unable to participate in herself because her presence was needed elsewhere.

   Weapons handling: Like the other members of the squad, Tojo is proficient with a variety of firearms and capable of handling himself in a fight. History

   S2 18 Kurosaka explains Kurosaka confronts Tojo in a flashback in Episode 18. Tojo was formerly in the JSDF's Central System Management Unit, serving with an electronic warfare unit in Hokkaido before joining the SR Unit. Like all members of the SR Unit, he was officially declared dead, erasing any ties to his past. He was based in Jakarta where he worked under Yosuke, the commander of the SR Unit. Tojo was involved in a black operation that involved assassinating a military officer in Cuba, during which the true nature of the SR Unit became clear to him when the Cuban agents who had assisted them were betrayed to erase any evidence of their own involvement in the operation. He was so distressed at this realisation that Kurosaka had to kick him on board a waiting boat and spell things out for him. Tojo afterwards resigned from the SR Unit after returning to Jakarta. A chance meeting with Koko's brother Kasper however led to his recruitment 20 minutes after he had left. At some point Tojo began working for Koko. Plot

   Fire Hare Arc

   In the anime Tojo was shown during the opening sequence with the rest of the squad and Minami Amada watching a Hek-GG rocket launch from a naval launch platform.[3] After Jonah joined, Koko threw the door open to the squad's hotel room and introduced him to them before asking for an update. Tojo informed Koko that her shipment of MiG-29 upgrades was still being held up in port and that customs was being uncooperative. He suggested that they resort to bribery, but Koko felt that this would cost too much and decided on direct action.

   Gunmetal, Calico Road Arc

   S1 01 Tojo meets with Jesensrg Tojo meets with Jesensrg in Episode 1. A few days later, Tojo and Valmet were assigned to negotiate with Stanistaw Jesensrg, the air force colonel who had agreed to purchase 15 Hind Ds from C. K. Kloshkin. On the way over, he informed Valmet about Kloshkin's intelligence background, leading her to worry about Koko. When he suggested that she worry about him instead, he was rebuffed, as Valmet stated that he could take care of himself. During the meeting, Tojo handled the negotiations. After checking in with Koko during her meeting with Kloshkin, he got Jesensrg to cancel the purchase agreement. Tojo's update to Koko was played on speaker by her to Kloshkin just before she had Jonah execute him. In the anime, he along with everyone else, was sickened by Jonah's fried eggs that night.[3]

   Pulsar Arc

   Tojo and Valmet were later sent ahead of the rest of the squad when they delivered some goods to a certain Eastern European country bordering Russia. The fighting that erupted for control of a local pipeline forced them to hide out in a house with the roof destroyed that overlooked a valley where they could see fighting during the night. Tojo pointed out that it would have been futile to attempt to link up with Koko due to the ongoing fighting and took the first watch while Valmet rested, suggesting that they return to the pass in the morning. The following day he and Valmet helped capture the escorts who Pollack had assigned to watch Koko after she led them into a wooded area.

   Musica Ex Machina Arc

   S1 03 Tojo's reaction Tojo reacts to Jonah's "about 300" answer in Episode 3. While in their hotel in Dubai, Tojo attempted to tutor Jonah in math after Koko had noticed that he was lacking in various general education subjects. After Jonah guessed that the answer to a problem was "about 300", Tojo and Koko had a laugh when they recalled how he had earlier responded to Valmet's question back at the airport as to how many wheels three airliners would have.[4] After Jonah discovered that Koko was looking at a list of assassins that headquarters had forwarded her, Tojo noticed that she had information on Orchestra pulled up. When she accepted Valmet's invitation to go shopping, Koko promised Tojo some beer for watching Jonah. Tojo tried to restart the lesson but Jonah claimed that he had to go to the bathroom. However he did not return soon and Tojo found a thank you note taped to the inside of the bathroom door, as Jonah had ditched to follow Koko and Valmet.

   After Orchestra attacked Koko and Valmet, Tojo joined the others when Ugo drove them to rendezvous with Lehm and Valmet. Lehm had Valmet switch with Tojo and he used his laptop to track Jonah and Koko's position as he and Lehm headed towards them on foot. They caught up when Orchestra cornered the two in the harbour after the CR-V had been destroyed. After Shisho was shot and killed by Lutz, Lehm and Tojo fired at Chinatsu but she was able to dodge their shots and escape. After the squad was confined to their hotel by the Dubai Police Force, Tojo and Ugo were patrolling on the third night when Chinatsu made her second attempt to assassinate Koko.

   Sea Route Arc

   When Jonah ditched to avoid Mao's tutoring session, the latter went looking for him. Tojo and Wiley told Mao when he asked if they had seen Jonah that he would ditch if he was not interested. Jonah later wandered into the lounge where Lutz, Tojo, Valmet, and R were.[5]

   African Golden Butterflies

   After Somali pirates were spotted bearing down on the Atlas by Valmet, Tojo relocated to the bridge where he tracked the attackers' progress. After he informed Koko that Contact 1, a speedboat, was rapidly approaching, a Denel Oryx and then a second speedboat were spotted.

9. #9Ugo

   Keys: Ugo

   Ugo in Episode 23. Status Alive Origin Italy Affiliations Koko's Squad Unnamed mafia organisation (former) Occupation Bodyguard Mafia driver (former) Relatives Unnamed brother Weapons Various Manga debut Chapter 1 Anime debut Episode 1 Japanese voice Kiyoshi Katsunuma (anime) Yūki Ono (drama CD) English voice Cris George Ugo (ウゴ, Ugo?) is an Italian former mafia driver and a member of Koko's Squad.

   Appearance

   Ugo is a tan skinned man with close-cropped dark hair. In the anime he has a more medium complexion and has black hair with green eyes. Physically he is the tallest and largest member of Koko's Squad. He has worn various standard equipment and uniforms when Koko's Squad has been outfitted with them in addition to various civilian attire. While in the mafia he wore a suit, which he has also donned when the occasion requires it. Personality

   Ugo is a reserved individual who often acts as the groups driver rather than a fighter, but can hold his own very well in a fight. As a chauffeur, Ugo puts a great deal of care over his vehicles and often expresses dismay whenever they are damaged during a firefight. Unlike other members of the mafia he worked for, Ugo is disgusted by drugs as they had caused the death of his younger brother, a trait that would ultimately save his life when first meeting Koko. Relationships

   Abilities

   Expert driver: He is the squad's best driver and has excellent defensive driving skills, serving as Koko's chauffeur at times. Piloting:He is also capable of co-piloting an Antonov An-12 and can fly an MH-6 Little Bird helicopter, making him and Wiley the only members of the squad who can fly aircraft. Other: Like all the members of the squad, Ugo is proficient with a variety of firearms. He also has great physical strength, throwing Grégoire through a wall during their fight, and is the only other squad member other than Valmet to wield a squad automatic weapon, using an M249 light machine gun. History

   S1 12 Ugo spared Koko decides to spare Ugo in a flashback in Episode 12. A former mafia driver, Ugo was recruited by Koko Hekmatyar after the organisation he worked for was wiped out on her orders by Mao and Valmet for trying to make their payment with drugs. However Ugo was spared as he had reacted by looking away in disgust when his boss had revealed the drugs because his brother had died from using drugs. This one action prompted Koko to keep him alive and when she asked why he had done so, Ugo did not reveal his reasons, answering that she could imagine why. She decided not to pry further and asked him to join her. Other than Lutz, Ugo is the only other member of the squad who did not have actual military experience prior to joining. Plot

   Fire Hare Arc

   In the anime Ugo was shown during the opening sequence with the rest of the squad and Minami Amada watching a Hek-GG rocket launch from a naval platform.[1] He was shown but not named when Koko introduced Jonah as the newest member of the squad.

   Gunmetal, Calico Road Arc

   S1 01 Koko signals Koko signals Ugo that they can hunt in Episode 1. A few days later, Ugo drove the CR-V carrying Lehm, Lutz, and Mao when all four of them were assigned to support Koko during her negotiations with C. K. Kloshkin. When Koko signaled them to hunt, Ugo relayed this information to his passengers, who were excited by the news. He and Mao handled one of the sniper teams while Lutz and Lehm took care of the second one. In the anime he, along with everyone else was sickened by Jonah's scrambled eggs.[1]

   Pulsar Arc

   During the delivery of several SAMs to a certain Eastern European country bordering Russia, Ugo drove one of the large tractor-trailers. After the border guards' APC which tried to stop them was suddenly destroyed by an anti-tank missile, he managed to swerve and avoid the wreck as the entire convoy halted.

   Musica Ex Machina Arc

   S1 04 Under fire Ugo struggles to maintain control of the CR-V as it is hit by the M2 in Episode 4. After Orchestra attacked Koko and Valmet, Ugo brought the CR-V carrying Tojo, R, and Mao to where Lehm and Valmet were. After Tojo and Valmet switched places, he headed to the waterfront, where they found Koko fleeing with Jonah. He kept the CR-V between them as a shield against Shisho's fire, but when Chinatsu brought their truck around again to fire the M2 Browning the CR-V was hammered. Ugo was forced to deliberately crash it into a pillar along the waterfront to bring it to a halt, after which he and the others escaped on foot. After the squad was confined to their hotel by the Dubai Police Force, Tojo and Ugo were patrolling on the third night when Chinatsu made her second attempt to assassinate Koko.

   Vein Arc

   After Kasper Hekmatyar rendezvoused at sea with the Atlas to transfer a shipment of VL MICAs, his bodyguards took their turn at test firing an XM8 that Lutz and R had earlier used to shoot at a towed target. Seeing their cockiness, Ugo grabbed it and fired it one-handed while eating to show them up

10. #10Wiley

    Keys: Wiley

    Wiley in Episode 5. Aliases William Nelson Nicknames Wiley Coyote Status Alive Origin United States Affiliations Koko's Squad Delta Force (former) 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps (former) Occupation Bodyguard Delta Force operator (former) United States Army officer (former) Weapons Various Manga debut Chapter 1 Anime debut Episode 1 Japanese voice Kenji Nomura (anime) Kazuhisa Tanaka (drama CD) English voice Akron Watson William Nelson (ウィリアム・ネルソン, Uiriamu Neruson?), more commonly known as Wiley (ワイリ, Wairi?), is a former United States Army officer and a member of Koko's Squad.

    Appearance

    Wiley is a dark skinned man with close-cropped hair and five earrings, with three hoops in his left ear and two studs in his right. He has two identical streaks in his hair above his ears originating from when he was grazed by a bullet during a mission in the Gulf War on the right side. As the hair stopped growing due to the scar, he balances this out by shaving an identical streak on the left side. Wiley is the only member of Koko's Squad besides Tojo who wears glasses. He has worn standard equipment and uniforms when the squad has been outfitted with them in addition to various civilian attire. During the Gulf War he wore the Desert Battle Dress Uniform and a bio-hazard suit. Personality

    Wiley genuinely enjoys his role as the squad's demolitions expert and was inspired to hone his craft by Koko Hekmatyar after joining the squad. He can get very excited when it comes to explosives and attempts to come up with more "cool" results to impress the others. He is the only member of the squad shown reading in his spare time. Relationships

    As a result of carrying out a mission during the Gulf War in 1991 with both Lehm and Echo, Wiley developed a great respect and admiration for both men, which was mutual. He got along particularly well with Echo due to the latter's open acceptance of him and open personality. Lehm and Echo's demeanor both before and during the mission played a role in convincing Wiley to join Delta Force.

    S2 19 Wiley & Koko Wiley and a young Koko in a flashback in Episode 19. Lehm's earlier departure from the army to work for Koko and her charisma in turn inspired Wiley and Echo to do the same. Koko sees Wiley as a valuable member of the squad and completely trusts him in all manners regarding explosives, which she learned when she was younger and was targeted by would be assassins. He also typically acts as Lutz's spotter. Wiley has a better relationship with Jonah than the other tutors, Mao and Tojo, as Jonah seems to be more interested in languages than science or math. However although after learning about Wiley's background and seeing him enjoy taking out the surviving Excalibur members with their own suicide bomb, Jonah decided that he had to take Wiley's lessons more seriously from then on. Abilities

    Explosives expert: Wiley's specialty is explosives and he is a genius with all manner of them. His expertise includes defusion, the use of conventional ordnance, and rigging makeshift devices given what he has. This talent was evident during the Gulf War when he was handpicked to help Lehm's Delta Force team destroy a chemical weapons plant in northern Iraq, aided by his architectural major. After joining Koko's Squad he honed his skills with explosives such that he developed a sixth sense for being able to tell where any nearby bombs may be planted. This especially came in handy as Koko was a frequent assassination target when she was younger. Wiley would safely uncover any planted bombs, disconnect the detonation wires, and rerig them up so he could detonate the bombs himself to take out the bombers when they came in to check what was wrong. Wiley is considered so dangerous by the FBI that he is the only other member of to squad be on its black list besides Koko. Piloting: Wiley can fly an MH-6 Little Bird helicopter, making him the only other member of the squad other than Ugo who can fly aircraft. Other: Like most members of the squad, Wiley is proficient with a variety of firearms. He passed the qualifications to become a Delta Force operator but it is not known if he was deployed operationally afterwards. Wiley also functions as Lutz's spotter. History

    S2 19 Watching the factory Lehm and the others watch the factory as Wiley prepares to detonate the charges in a flashback in Episode 19. Wiley comes from a family of architects and attempted to follow in his parents' and grandfather's footsteps by studying architecture at the University of Virginia. However he ended up pursuing a different career by becoming a combat engineer with the 20th Engineer Brigade. The brigade was deployed to Iraq as part of the XVIII Airborne Corps during the Gulf War in 1991 and Wiley was based in Kuwait. After a patrol with his unit during which they saw an A-10 fly overhead with burning oil wells in the distance, he was sought out by Lehm to assist with destroying an Iraqi chemical weapons plant in 40 hours. Accompanying a small Delta Force team consisting of Lehm, Echo, Arkin, and Howe, Wiley was flown by C-130 to an air base in Turkey. He was quickly given the nickname Wile E. Coyote (ワイリー・コヨーテ, Wairī Koyōte?) after the team learned more about his background. En route, Lehm showed Wiley a photo of the plant, their sole piece of intelligence on it, to his consternation. Despite this, he quickly began planning how he would destroy it.

    Following their arrival the air base, the team was flown to a mountain on the border overlooking the plant. With the operators providing cover and swiftly and efficiently taking out the plants' guards, Wiley set to work. While he was preparing the demolitions an injured Iraqi managed to shoot and graze the right side of his head before he was finished off by Echo. Despite the wound Wiley kept working and although the team had not brought enough explosives with them to destroy the plant, Wiley improvised by rigging them to detonate the 250 pound chemical bombs which were in the plant. After retreating to a safe distance, he successfully detonated the bombs, causing the plant to implode. This greatly impressed the Delta operators and following his experience, Wiley applied for and passed the qualifications to become a Delta Force operator.

    He later met up with Echo at Fort Bragg and the two caught up. Wiley's revealation that he compensated for the distinctive horizontal scar caused by his injury by cutting the hair on the other side of his head to match it greatly amused Echo. When Wiley asked about Lehm, he learned that the latter had left the army. After meeting Koko he too decided to leave the army and began working for her. Wiley was one of the original members of the squad along with Lehm and Chiquita. As Koko was a target for assassination by bombers, his skill with bombs and explosives got to the point that he has become even better than them. This enabled him to turn the tables by tampering with the bombs in such a way that the bombers were the ones who ended up getting killed, eliminating any tangible evidence that Wiley was behind their deaths. These results delighted Koko and inspired Wiley to continue improving. Plot

    Fire Hare Arc

    S1 01 Wiley & Mao Wiley and Mao in Episode 1. In the anime Wiley was shown during the opening sequence with the rest of the squad and Minami Amada watching a Hek-GG rocket launch from a naval launch platform.[1] He and Mao were the first squad members to be named when Koko brought Jonah to their hotel room. After he asked who Jonah was, Koko threw the door open and introduced him as the newest member of the squad. Like everyone else, he was surprised to see that her newest recruit was a former child soldier.

    Gunmetal, Calico Road Arc

    After Koko broke the news that C. K. Kloshkin was trying to take advantage of the successful recovery of the MiG-29 upgrades by selling 15 Hind-Ds to the air force and briefly rolled on the table in frustration, Wiley pointed out to Jonah that this meant that she was serious. He and R were assigned to remain at the hotel and coordinate communications as three separate teams would be operating in the field. In the anime he and everyone else was sickened by Jonah's fried eggs.[2]

    Pulsar Arc

    When the squad made a delivery to a certain Eastern European country bordering Russia Wiley was riding on top of the first semi-trailer in the convoy. After their border guards' APC was suddenly destroyed by an anti-tank missile, he threw himself flat and wondered if they had driven into a trap.

    Musica Ex Machina Arc

    S1 04 Wiley & Lutz Wiley spotting for Lutz in Episode 4. In the anime Wiley is shown in the hotel room in Dubai where Tojo was trying to tutor Jonah in math.[3] After Koko and Valmet were attacked by Orchestra, Lehm directed Wiley and Lutz to get to a high point. They positioned themselves on a high rise 900 meters away from the waterfront with Wiley acting as a spotter for Lutz. When Shisho exposed himself, Lutz shot him first through the heart. Wiley confirmed this and had Lutz follow up with a head shot to make sure. Lehm then directed them to pull back unless they could get a clear shot at Chinatsu. She surprised them by actually wandering into the open as she was so distraught at Shisho's death, but Lutz hesitated when he saw that she was a young woman. Wiley instead had him disable Shisho's IMI Negev. Three days later when the squad was resting in their hotel room at night, Wiley was reading a book.

    Vein Arc

    S1 05 Wiley & Jonah Wiley takes Jonah after Chiquita releases him in Episode 5. When Kasper's cargo ship approached the Atlas to deliver a cargo of VL MICA missiles, Koko had Wiley take Jonah belowdecks and tutor him to prevent her brother from running into Jonah. He did not tell Jonah that Kasper would be on the ship and told him a fable titled "The Pike and the Shield" to illustrate the contradiction that Koko had pointed out only an arms dealer would notice. He observed that Jonah seemed to be more interested in languages and allowed him to use the restroom when asked. While waiting outside, he was greeted by Kasper and realised too late that he and Jonah were not supposed to meet, alerting Chiquita. After she stopped Jonah from attacking Kasper, Wiley entered and took charge of him after she let him go. He likely told Koko what had happened afterwards, resulting in her angry eviction of Kasper from the Atlas.

    Sea Route Arc

    Wiley and Tojo were in a lounge together when Mao asked them if they had seen Jonah, who was avoiding him to get out of his science lesson. They pointed out to Mao that Jonah would ditch if he was not interested.

    African Golden Butterflies Arc

    When Somali pirates attacked the Atlas, Wiley crippled one of the speedboats, Contact 1, by throwing a demolition charge of C-4 into it while the pirates were distracted and detonating it. Lutz and R then helped him finish it off.

11. #11Echo

    Keys: Echo

    Echo in Episode 19. Aliases Eckhart Origin United States Affiliations Koko's Squad Delta Force (former) Occupation Bodyguard Delta Force operator (former) Weapons Various Manga debut Chapter 38 Anime debut Episode 14 Japanese voice Kenji Hamada English voice Josh Grelle Eckhart (エッカート, Ekkāto?), more commonly known as Echo (エコー, Ekō?), was a former Delta Force operator and one of the earlier members of Koko's Squad. He was the first member of the squad to die in the line of duty and was succeeded by R.

    Appearance

    A fair-skinned man with short-medium coloured hair and eyes, Echo has medium brown hair and blue eyes in the anime. He wore a biohazard suit during the Gulf War as well as various civilian outfits. Personality

    Characterized by his open and gregarious personality, Echo believed that a boss should always be smiling no matter what the circumstances. He was committed to protecting Koko Hekmatyar and placed himself in harm's way to ensure her escape. Relationships

    Echo and Wiley got along particularly well as a result of the former's open acceptance of the latter when they carried out a mission together in 1991 during the Gulf War. Echo's demeanor both before and during the mission played a role in convincing Wiley to join Delta Force. His death had a profound impact on Koko Hekmatyar and she subsequently strove to follow what he had told her, masking her true feelings with a smile and presenting a bold face to her squad. Abilities

    As a member of Delta Force, Echo was a highly skilled soldier and proficient with a variety of weapons. History

    During the Gulf War in 1991, Lehm led a small Delta Force team consisting of Echo, Arkin, and Howe that was assigned to destroy an Iraqi chemical weapons plant in the north within 40 hours. They enlisted the help of Wiley and after he was brought by Lehm, Echo introduced him to the others. During the trip to the plant, he got to know Wiley while the other operators remained largely quiet. However, once they were dropped off at the plant Echo's demeanor shifted and he became all business. However, one of the injured guards managed to draw his pistol and was spotted by Echo, who shot him but not before he gots off a shot that grazed the right side of Wiley's head. Despite this Wiley continued to work, amazing Echo with his focus and concentration. The operators were impressed again when Wiley detonated the charges he had rigged to the chemical bombs in the plant, causing it to implode.

    S2 19 Echo in bar Echo at Fort Bragg in Episode 19. Wiley later found Echo at a bar in Fort Bragg having a drink with a lady friend. When he asked for Lehm, Echo informed him that he had been promoted to major before leaving the army and offered to show him where he was. He then noticed the streaks on Wiley's head and was highly amused that the hair on the side that was grazed had stopped growing, so Wiley had it balanced out on the other side by shaving the opposite side in a similar manner. It is implied that Wiley and Echo subsequently joined Koko's Squad after they saw how Lehm was doing with Koko.

    S2 14 Echo talks to Koko Echo tells Koko that she should always smile in a flashback in Episode 14. About two years before the beginning of the main story, Koko was being pursued through the woods of Eastern Europe by Hex and her team of paramilitaries. Koko panicked while fleeing with Valmet, who was forced to stop and slap her to bring her to her senses. Echo then came across them and promised to protect Koko and not just for the pay. She was alarmed that he had been hit but he told her that in return she had to stop screaming and crying and instead smile, which was how a boss should be. He then confronted Hex after she picked up his blood trail, but she was able to shoot him first. The event was so traumatic for both Koko and Hex that they still have trouble sleeping when the moon is full because it reminds them of that night.

    Echo was later succeeded by R, who was infiltrated into the squad by George Black. Upon meeting him Koko told him that she needed him to be better than his predecessor. Plot

    Hill of Doom Arc

    After Koko had her men wipe out a local gang that had tried to make a payment with cocaine outside Alexandria, the bodies were buried while she and Lehm stood off to the side. He mentioned that the boss should always be smiling as she had promised "him", although he did not mention Echo's name. Koko replied that one cannot keep every promise.[1]

    Anime and manga differences

    In the anime, Echo draws a bead on Hex after vowing that she will not get Koko

12. #12Kasper

    Keys: Kasper

    Kasper Hekmatyar in Episode 16. Status Alive Affiliations HCLI Occupation Arms dealer Kasper Hekmatyar (キャスパー・ヘクマティアル, Kyasupā Hekumatiaru?) is the son of Floyd Hekmatyar and the older brother of Koko Hekmatyar. He is a member of HCLI's Asian Logistics Division and was responsible for recruiting Jonah to serve as Koko's bodyguard.

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    Kasper is a handsome young man with short white hair that is swept to the left and light pale blue eyes, which makes him very similar to Koko, although they are not twins. He is always seen wearing suits.

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    Kasper's resourcefulness, craftiness, and ruthlessness are on par, if not superior to Koko's. He has resorted to cold blooded means such as assassination to achieve his goals, and a typical modus operandi involves maximizing the profits he can get by using his arms deals to eventually open up additional revenue streams. He is also more mature and does not throw fits when things do not go his way, displaying immense patience with Koko's moods. Although not in combat as much as she is, he largely remains calm and composed when in combat situations, relying on his bodyguard skill and experience. Unlike Koko, Kasper genuinely enjoys being an arms dealer and does not believe that Jormungand will completely eliminate conflict, stating that he would find any way to sell arms no matter what the circumstances when the new world arrives. Relationships

    Kasper and Koko largely get along, although openly they tend to be very professional and businesslike when dealing with each other. Nonetheless they will support each other when necessary. Koko however did not inform Kasper about Jormungand until the launch of the second quantum computer as he could potentially have interfered with the project. Kasper does not hate their father as much as Koko does and understands how she feels, but has expressed dissatisfaction with the direction HCLI is headed in.

    He commands the unwavering and unquestioning loyalty of his bodyguards, who have no qualms about how their boss conducts business. Although they are not as loose and easygoing as Koko's Squad, Kasper enjoys traveling the world with them. Chiquita, who commands the team, is highly trusted by Kasper and acts as his right hand, tending to stay close by him and is allowed to speak her mind. While not displaying the same degree of closeness with his other three bodyguards, Edgar, Alan and Poe, Kasper too has an implicit trust in them and collectively the four form a type of surrogate family for him.

    Kasper developed an early respect for Jonah after discovering that he had single-handedly wiped out the garrison of the base he was stationed at to avenge Malka. He decided to negotiate with the boy as an equal and treats him like an adult out of recognition for his maturity. However he also uses the financial control that he has assumed for the base orphans as a subtle means of keeping Jonah in line and prevent him from turning against him. Kasper anticipated that Jonah might leave Koko at some point and suggested that he work for him if he were to leave her service. When this came to pass he quickly accepted Jonah's request. Just as easily, Kasper let Jonah go two years later when he asked to be released, having again foreseen that Jonah would disagree about how he conducted business and want to leave.

    After Tojo left the SR Unit he was recruited by Kasper and joined him in 20 minutes. Although he later left to work for Koko, there is mutual respect between them and Kasper has no hard feelings against him.

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    Kasper's means of doing business sometimes involves using his arms deals to put his customers and their rivals in a position to eliminate each other. This allows him to afterwards return to the area and open up another source of revenue. He used this method to eliminate the base in a Certain West Asian country where Jonah was stationed to clear the way for a highway and later to facilitate the construction of an oil pipeline through a city. Jonah disagreed with Kasper's methods to the point that he eventually could no longer stand to work for him, a situation that did not occur while he was working for Koko the first time.

    Kasper is suggested to be a tough negotiator, as Jonah gained some admiration by being able to reach an agreement with him and to later talk him into taking him to see the three orphans that Kasper had agreed to relocate in Japan. As he has dealings all over Asia, he is implied to be fluent in multiple languages. History

    Both Koko and Kasper were born at sea due to the nature of their parents' work and they thus lack any sense of patriotism to a specific country. They were both exposed since a young age to the business of HCLI and thus have multiple passports and are used to traveling and working internationally. Kasper has his own bodyguard team of four, which includes Chiquita, who apparently began working for him after protecting Koko and Floyd.

    S1 05 Kasper meets with Jonah Kasper and Jonah's first meeting in Episode 5. Three months before Jonah joined Koko's Squad, he rebelled against and wiped out the garrison of the base he was stationed at to avenge the death of a young orphan girl named Malka. After he killed one of Kasper's subordinates, Yusuf Gasud, who had been responsible for her death, Kasper's bodyguards arrived on the scene and Chiquita subdued him without injury. Kasper's helicopter then landed and he immediately met with Jonah. He deduced what had transpired and revealed something of his and Koko’s background, stating that Jonah's betrayal of his former comrades shocked him a little. He dismissed Yusuf's death and admitted that he was attempting to destroy the base by selling the commander weapons, but Jonah had now done the job for him for free. A road enabling the transport of troops, oil, and weapons could now run through where the base was. Kasper then told Jonah that he owed him for killing Yusuf and had him locked in a shipping container with just enough water to sustain him, leaving the fate of the surviving orphans in doubt.

    After several days Kasper opened the container and visited Jonah, revealing that he had sold weapons to the enemies of his villag and was thus inrectly responsible for his parents' death. This provoked Jonah into trying to bite his leg, but he was too weak and grief stricken to do anything serious. Kasper then realised that Jonah had decided to either use him or turn him into an enemy. When Jonah asked about the three orphans, Kasper revealed that they were safe and promised to relocate them in Japan. He then asked what Jonah could offer him in return, and as he had nothing of tangible value, offered to take his combat skills and labour as a bodyguard. Jonah had no choice but to accept and Kasper told him that he would work for his sister Koko.

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    Vein Arc

    Kasper met up with Koko at sea, where he transferred a shipment of VL MICA missiles from his freighter onto hers, the Atlas. Prior his arrival Koko had Wiley hide Jonah to avoid a confrontation but did not tell him that Kasper was coming. Kasper met with Koko and discussed Scarecrow, mentioning that she would encounter the Chinese in Africa. When he went belowdecks to use the bathroom, he and Chiquita ran into Wiley in the hallway and the latter realised too late that he was supposed to hide Jonah from Kasper. Kasper used the urinal right next to Jonah and when he went to wash his hands, was attacked by Jonah with a tactical folding knife. However Chiquita quickly rushed in and was able to stop him from stabbing Kasper. Kasper calmly greeted Jonah when he began to wash up, calling him by his real name, Jonathan. After Chiquita bent the blade of Jonah's knife Kasper told him that he considered this a greeting from when they had met three months before. Following this Kasper left after Koko angrily expelled him for his and Chiquita's treatment of Jonah.

    African Golden Butterflies Arc

    The anime adds a scene of Kasper looking outside a window at night when Karen Low vowed to get her revenge on him.[1]

    Kasper in Asia Arc

    Kasper and his bodyguards next appeared in Southeast Asia where they had lunch at a local restaurant following a tough negotiating session and it began to rain heavily. Prior to eating, he informed them that R had been killed in the line of duty by taking on ten CIA paramilitaries. During the meal, Chiquita asked why things had slowed down and after learning that his other bodyguards were also concerned, Kasper updated them on the situation. He revealed that a covert unit which had nearly been forgotten appeared to be behind the trouble they had recently encountered in attempting to open up a new trade route. However he planned to take them on as they had previously caused trouble for his father. After the storm passed, he informed his bodyguards that Koko would be assisting them and they assassinated Korwit Nualkhair that night under the cover of a typhoon as a preliminary strike against the SR Unit. Kasper then informed Koko that the operation had begun.

    Kasper and Jonah Arc

    Following this event Kasper and his team flew to Narita International Airport, where they met Koko. When Jonah asked how the three orphans from the base were doing, Kasper had Alan get him a rental car to show Jonah himself, surprising everyone else. On the way over he tried to engage Jonah in conversation as the latter had remained silent and he was in danger of falling asleep. They arrived at the international boarding school where the orphans studied and lived and Kasper pointed out that it being a Saturday, the children had a half day and would be returning home. He then took Jonah to the dorm where they saw the three orphans coming back. After informing him about their living situation, he was about to go down to meet the orphans in person, but Jonah declined doing so and they drove back to Narita. On the way Kasper responded to Jonah’s comment that he could be trusted by stating that he should trust no one, but he himself did not lie as he wanted people to like him. He then suggested that Jonah work for him after he left Koko's service.

    At an airport cafe Kasper sat down with Tojo and Koko and informed them that he gotten nowhere when he went through HCLI headquarters, but remembered Tojo when he asked them to meet in Japan. He discovered that the Japanese Ministry of Defence has a covert defense intelligence unit which itself has a division called the Joint Staff 2nd Division Special Research Unit, better known as the SR Unit. He then pulled out a photo of Yosuke Hinoki, the head of the SR Unit, and pointed out that it was Tojo's former outfit.

13. #13Chiquita

    Keys: Chiquita

    Chiquita in Episode 16. Status Alive Affiliations HCLI Kasper Hekmatyar's bodyguards Koko's Squad (former) Occupation Bodyguard Relatives Lehm (husband, divorced) Weapons Various Manga debut Chapter 11 Anime debut Episode 5 Japanese voice Yumi Tōma English voice Clarine Harp Chiquita (チェキータ, Chekīta?) is the head of Kasper Hekmatyar's bodyguard detail. She was previously a member of Koko's Squad and is Lehm's ex-wife.

    Appearance

    Chiquita has fair skin, and short, dark hair with some of her fringe usually falling between her eyes and to the left of her left eye and a tattoo of a Christian Cross encircled by a sun's rays on her right forearm. She also possesses a tall stature, a muscular physique, and a buxom figure. In the anime she has green eyes and black hair. Overall she appears quite youthful despite the implication that she is as veteran a soldier as Lehm. In addition to the standard black combat uniform worn by Kasper Hekmatyar's bodyguards she has worn various civilian outfits. Personality

    Chiquita largely projects a calm demeanor and typically has a lazy smile on her face, but can be ruthless when the situation warrants it. Like the other bodyguards with the exception of Jonah, she has not expressed qualms about how Kasper Hekmatyar conducts business. Relationships

    S1 09 Lehm & Chiquita Lehm and Chiquita with Floyd Hekmatyar in the background in Episode 9. It was revealed by Mao that Chiquita and her ex-husband Lehm have had a turbulent relationship, having married and divorced each other repeatedly.[1] After going their separate ways, they now share a stable professional relationship. She is the most trusted of Kasper Hekmatyar's bodyguard detail and acts as his right hand, usually staying close to him. The other three bodyguards defer to her after Kasper. Kasper also tends to talk to Chiquita the most out of the four and she has more leeway in how they interact. She has a good relationship with Valmet stemming from when they both worked for Koko. Chiquita gave Jonah the nickname of "Mishka" ("bear cub") after learning about his rebellion at the base and became quite attached to him, and was even openly affectionate with him after they worked alongside each other for two years. She was surprised when Jonah asked to be released from service and was upset with Kasper, punching and even kicking the back of his seat after he agreed to let Jonah go, although she accepted his decision. Abilities

    A highly skilled soldier, Chiquita can move very quickly and stealthily. She is proficient with a variety of firearms and skilled in knife fighting. Equipment

    Combat knife: Chiquita uses a combat knife with a serrated edge and blunt tip, making it very effective for slashing. FN P90 TR: The standard primary weapon of Kasper's bodyguards following the MP5. AKS-74U: Equipped by the bodyguards during the timeskip. History

    S2 19 Koko's Squad A young Koko with her squad in a flashback in Episode 19. Chiquita's background was not revealed. She and her ex-husband, Lehm, were previously bodyguards for Floyd Hekmatyar. Along with Wiley, the three of them were the first members of Koko's Squad.[2] Chiquita may have left around the time of Valmet's recruitment as they both share a mutual respect. She then began working for Kasper, making her the only bodyguard to have worked for all three Hekmatyars.

    Three months before Jonah joined Koko's Squad, he rebelled against the deputy commander at the base in a certain Western Asian country where he was stationed in order to avenge the death of Malka by killing Yusuf Gasud. Following Yusuf's death Kasper arrived with his bodyguards then surrounded the warehouse Jonah was in and under the cover of a smoke grenade Chiquita was able to swiftly rush in and subdue him. The rest of the bodyguards then entered followed by Kasper. After meeting with Jonah and realising what had happened, he told Jonah that the latter owed him for killing his men and Chiquita cut his bonds before locking him inside a shipping container. When Kasper entered several days later to talk to Jonah again, Chiquita stood guard outside the open door. Plot

    Vein Arc

    S1 05 Chiquita subdues Jonah Chiquita stops Jonah from attacking Kasper in Episode 5. Chiquita accompanied Kasper when he delivered a shipment of VL MICA missiles to Koko at sea and stayed next to him when he was on board the Atlas. She was greeted by Valmet but did not respond verbally as she was wearing her balaclava, instead flashing an ILY sign with her left hand. When Kasper headed into the ship to use the men's room, she initially stayed outside but quickly entered and stopped Jonah from stabbing Kasper, who had used the urinal next to him. To prove that the knife he had tried to use was ineffective, she bent its blade with her hands and broke it. Afterwards she escorted Jonah when Kasper left, coolly greeting Lehm when she saw him on deck.

    Kasper in Asia Arc

    While in Southeast Asia Kasper wrapped up a difficult negotiating session, after which it began to rain heavily. Chiquita comforted him as she sensed that it had been worse than he had let on. Because of the rain Kasper decided that the group should have lunch to wait out the storm. Before they began their meal Kasper informed everyone that R was killed in action against the CIA. Chiquita led the other bodyguards in raising their glasses in a toast to R before digging in. During the meal she wondered how Tojo and Jonah were doing before asking Kasper why business had been slow. This led him to explain to his bodyguards that HCLI was being impeded by a company who he suspected was ghosts forgotten by the Japanese government.

    S2 16 Chiquita with skull mask Chiquita about to shoot Korwit in Episode 16. Following the meal Kasper commented that the storm was over but Chiquita pointed out that they had seen a cloudburst, signaling the onset of a typhoon. Kasper took this as a good omen and decided to launch the operation against their opponents, revealing that Koko would be assisting them. That night in the midst of the typhoon, Chiquita briefed the other bodyguards on their target, Korwit Nualkhair, who was vacationing at his family's summer villa. They donned masks decorated with a skull pattern and armed themselves with silenced pistols to carry out the assassination. The assassination is expanded on in the anime. Chiquita personally shot Korwit after the others took out three of his friends. The deaths were then staged up to appear to have been caused by a robbery.[3]

    Kasper and Jonah Arc

    Kasper and Koko met at Narita International Airport, where Chiquita stood next to Lehm but did not talk to him. She and the other bodyguards were surprised when Kasper agreed to take Jonah to see the three orphans he had taken charge of. In the anime, she agreed with Koko's decision to wait at a cafe for Jonah and Kasper. Following their return, she sat with Valmet while appearing to notice Lehm, who was seated behind her.[3]

    Castle of Lies Arc

    S2 17 Kurosaka's attack Chiquita blocks Kurosaka's attack in Episode 17. Chiquita remained while the other bodyguards left Kasper to negotiate with Kurosaka in a hotel room in Jakarta. On the pretext of opening her briefcase to retrieve some papers, Kurosaka swiftly drew a katana disguised as her belt and attempted an attack on Kasper. However Chiquita, who was standing behind him, deflected it by throwing up her right foot. Kurosaka attempted a follow up attack but Chiquita maintained her forward momentum and drove her boot into Kurosaka, kicking her over. She then jolted Kasper out of his paralysis by pointing out that Kurosaka had just tried to kill him as she drew her pistol and shot her. After the other bodyguards rushed in, she reprimanded Poe for missing the katana when he had checked Kurosaka and was shocked that the sole of her boot had been sliced off. Kasper and his bodyguards quickly scrambled and leave and he directed them to take out any enemy that they encounter.

    S2 17 Chiquita's handiwork Kasper and the other bodyguards find Chiquita having taken out the SR Unit operatives in Episode 17. When Poe spotted other members of the SR Unit waiting in a stairwell at the end of a corridor he opened fire to pin them down, allowing Chiquita to dash forward and took down all of the operatives with her knife. When Kasper arrived on the scene and calmly commented that combat can be unforgiving and that his people have seen a lot, a bloodied Chiquita observed that he looked happy and he confirmed that he was, as he had really wanted to fight the SR Unit. When he stated that Yosuke Hinoki needed to try harder, Chiquita wondered how he ended up like this. The bodyguards encountered more members of the SR Unit as they continued their escape from the hotel but got away with no casualties.

14. #14Schoklade

    Keys: Schoklade

    Schokolade in Episode 22. Status Alive Origin United States Affiliations CIA Occupation CIA agent Manga debut Chapter 17 Anime debut Episode 7 Japanese voice Ami Koshimizu English voice Brittney Karbowski "Сhocolate" (ショコラーデ, Chokorade?) is a CIA agent working closely with Scarecrow. Schokolade is a code name, meaning "chocolate" in German, a reference to her love of food. Her real name was not diclosed.

    Appearance

    Schokolade is a fair-skinned woman with fair, chest-length, blonde hair and blue-coloured eyes. Her fringe usually falls over the right side of her face, obscuring her right eye. She has worn a variety of civilian outfits but typically favours a short-sleeved shirt and pants. She has also worn more formal attire when the situation warrants it. Personality

    Schokolade has an easygoing personality and is sympathetic to Koko Hekmatyar, which makes her both more amenable to working with her and open to being bribed. She likes to eat and has the habit of sampling the local foods whenever she is in a different country. Relationships

    Despite having to work with Scarecrow, who can be abrasive and insulting, she has gotten used to his put-downs and insults and largely ignores them. She quickly developed a friendly and open manner towards Koko despite the circumstances of their initial meeting, calling her "Koko-chan", and has been much more open to working with her than Scarecrow has. Despite this, she is still involved with gathering intelligence on Koko's movements and tries to keep her surveillance of Koko's Squad secret. Abilities

    S2 20 Schokolade photographing Schokolade photographing the second Märchen factory in Episode 20. Espionage: Schokolade specialises in espionage and has experience in planting bugs and conducting surveillance, acting as Scarecrow's eyes in the field. After deciding to cooperate with Koko she helped her by providing intelligence on the situation between Country A and Country B as well as looking into the Tashinhai Consu for Valmet. Later she tailed Koko's Squad to Japan and the United States. Schokolade has been shown soldering audio bugs in Scarecrow's office a couple of times. History

    Although her position is given as a CIA informant, Schokolade's influence, actions and access to CIA facilities suggest that she is indeed an actual agent. She is based in London. Plot

    African Golden Butterflies Arc

    After Scarecrow learned that Koko would be having dinner with Chan Guoming, he tasked Schokolade with bugging the room that they would be dining in. The two of them had dinner in the restaurant at the same time in order to eavesdrop on the conversation. While Schokolade enjoyed the meal, Scarecrow was unsatisfied with the initial arrangements and was more focused on what Chan and Koko were discussing, putting down Schokolade for not realising that they would be eating in the VIP room. This caused Schokolade to throw a noodle topping at his forehead while she defended her bugging of the room and countered that he was the asshole that everyone had said he would be.

    S1 07 Scarecrow & Schokolade Scarecrow and Schokolade wait for Koko and Ugo in Episode 7. Later in the meal she expressed concern to Scarecrow when Chan mentioned his dealings with Kasper Hekmatyar in Tajikistan. Scarecrow, however, saw this as just the tip of the iceberg as he wanted a more substantial admission from Chan. After Koko went to the women's room she was forced to follow her to see if she made any calls. Schokolade decided to use a stall herself, where she was found by Koko. Koko surprised her by both climbing into the stall as well as knowing who she was. She then told Schokolade to convey Scarecrow a message if she wanted to stay alive. Scarecrow was not happy at this development but when he claimed that Chan was more dangerous than Koko, Schokolade convinced him to cooperate with her despite his reluctance. After both Koko and Chan received word from their respective squads about what had happened when they confronted each other, Koko and Ugo took their leave. They were picked up outside the restaurant by a SuperHind Mk.V that Scarecrow had called in, unwittingly foiling an attempt by Chan to have all four of them shot by a sniper he had positioned on a nearby roof.

    Mondo Grosso Arc

    S1 08 Schokolade with diamond Schokolade decides to keep Koko's diamond in Episode 8. After attending a meeting at the Country B embassy in London over a UAV deal, Koko and Jonah met Schokolade at Hyde Park. She gave Koko some intelligence about the situation between Country A and Country B. As Schokolade was about to leave with the excuse that Scarecrow disapproved of her spending too much time with Koko, Koko gave her a diamond to make sure that the United States did not pull out of the deal. Schokolade was unable to resist and decided to keep the diamond.

    As part of her multi-pronged strike against Amalia Torohovsky Koko had Schokolade go to Germany, where she received numerous dummy messages from Koko in an attempt to throw Amalia off before the real one went through. She then delivered some documents to Koko's contacts in the German military. After this was done she compared how easy this had been compared to the other day with the Spanish. She then eagerly went to get a dinner of sausages and beer.

    Dragon Shooter Arc

    S1 10 Schokolade agrees Schokolade accepts Koko's offer in Episode 10. Schokolade was in Scarecrow's London office soldering something when Koko called him to propose that she hand over Dragan Nikolaevich to him in return for the $5 million bounty that had been placed on him. When he wondered how she had gotten his number Schokolade's positive reaction to learning that it was Koko tipped him off that she was the one responsible. After Scarecrow adamantly refused, Koko then called Schokolade and told her the same thing, with the latter eagerly accepting. Scarecrow was again forced to cooperate and arranged for the United States Navy to dispatch a Marine Special Operations Regiment to make the capture. He and Schokolade monitored the situation from a command centre. Ater Koko sent Dragan's coordinates over Schokolade brought them up, observing that Koko had made things easy for them by leaving Dragan on a hill.

    Hill of Doom Arc

    Serpent Looking Up to the Heavens

    S2 13 Schokolade & Scarecrow Scarecrow and Schokolade observing the rocket launch in Episode 13. Scarecrow and Schokolade showed up at Märchen, causing Mokoena to chase the former while Schokolade tried to hand Karen Low a business card. They both followed Minami and Karen to the Solomon Islands to watch the launch of the 126th and final Hek-GG naval rocket, observing the launch from an island. Schokolade was amazed that Koko was able to pull off the launch and annoyed Scarecrow by suggesting that the islands were uninhabited.

    New World Arc

    The opening of the second of the second Märchen factory was surreptitiously observed by Schokolade, who stationed herself on a hill overlooking the factory armed with a Canon EOS DSLR equipped with a telephoto lens. She photographed the attendees at the opening and reported the event to Scarecrow, who was surprised at the news. He tried to get her to plant a bug on Jonah but she rejected the idea. After the call, Schokolade realised that the factory was in effect Minami's castle.[1] Scarecrow later joined her in South Africa and when he was called by George who agreed with his plan and told him to continue, she pointed out that he was being used, smirking while eating some steamed buns after he told her to shut up.[2]

    Schokolade later trailed Koko's Squad to Japan where she stopped at a park in Higashiōsaka to take a break. After complaining about being sent there during the summer despite the risks of being recognised, she vowed to go ahead as she told herself that she was good at what she did. She then proceeded to enjoy some takoyaki and a cold Coke, causing some neighborhood children to remark on her behaviour. Back in London, Scarecrow got the sense that Schokolade was eating instead of working[3] .

    Warmonger Arc

    Shortly after Jonah was picked up by Kasper, he and his bodyguards encountered Scarecrow and Schokolade in South Africa. Schokolade was forced to look on in terror as Chiquita pinned Scarecrow down and held her knife to his neck while the latter stubbornly demanded to know what the siblings were up to.

    Century of Shame Arc

    Two years later, Schokolade was in Scarecrow's London office soldering a bug and suggested that they back off looking further into Kasper prior to Koko's activation of Jormungand. Scarecrow brushed off her misgivings and told her to continue.

    Anime and manga differences

    When Schokolade is photographing the second Märchen factory she is farther away and the make of camera she is using is changed to "Cannon". When Scarecrow suggests that she could have bugged Jonah a visual is shown of her doing this. She also takes photos of the people outside the factory.

15. #15Hex

    Keys: Hex

    Hex in Episode 13. Status Deceased Origin United States Affiliations CIA Cutthroat 3rd Special Operations Group, Wide Range Communications Platoon (former) Occupation Paramilitary Operations Officer U. S. Army officer (former) Weapons Various Manga debut Chapter 37 Anime debut Episode 13 Japanese voice Aya Hisakawa English voice Jamie Marchi Hex (ヘックス, Hekkusu?) was a CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer and the commander of Cutthroat, working under George Black. She is the antagonist of the Dance with Undershaft Arc.

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    1/2 Loading Pods Loading ad 2/2 A fair skinned woman with medium coloured eyes, Hex had medium coloured hair. When was in the military it was cut to chin length as well as following her confrontation with R in Prague. Before this event Hex had let it grow long. In the anime she has medium brown hair with green eyes. Her right eye was bandaged after it was lost in a showdown with R. Hex wore various military uniforms in the field and favoured long-sleeved shirts and pants as civilian dress. Her figure is emphasised more in the anime, in which her shirts tend to be V-necks.

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    An ardent patriot, Hex was fanatical in her pursuit of suspected terrorists and was given the latitude to operate as she saw fit, which led her to use extreme and brutal methods, including personally executing suspects when they refused to cooperate. This behavior makes her an unhinged and vindictive individual. It is implied that the death of her fiance in the September 11 attacks was largely responsible for her current behavior. She was willing to have sex with Spin to get him to talk and even appeared disappointed when he prematurely kicked her out. Relationships

    S2 14 Hex flashback Hex pursuing Koko in a flashback in Episode 14. After failing to capture or kill Koko Hekmatyar during a night mission in Eastern Europe as well as sustaining her own casualties during the operation, Hex bore a grudge against Koko and was one of her most persistent opponents. She saw her as a terrorist who had to be stopped and repeatedly sent assassins after Koko as she was unaware that she was the target of Operation Undershaft despite being a part of it as this was kept secret from her.

    Hex was brought into the CIA by George Black and became his figurative left hand in combating terrorists. Despite this, during the confrontation in Prague George ultimately prioritised keeping Koko alive and tried to order Hex to cease her operation. However her single-minded obsession with killing Koko ultimately led to her and Cutthroat's demise when she refused and George decided to keep Koko alive, providing support to R and Koko's Squad.

    Spin and Hex both knew each other as they were both part of Operation Undershaft. She commanded the obedience of Cutthroat as she was able to give their lives meaning again, albeit to further her own ends. Two unnamed members who acted as her bodyguards prior to the unit's formation who survived the shootout in Prague remained with her to the end.

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    A highly skilled soldier, Hex was selected for and passed the qualifications to become a member of the 3rd Special Operations Group, Wide Range Communications Platoon. After leaving the military she kept her skills sharp and prided herself on being better than the soldiers under her command. History

    S2 14 Hex at West Point Hex (far right) during her time at West Point. Hex was a graduate of the United States Military Academy and became a member of the 3rd Special Operations Group, Wide Range Communications Platoon, an experimental all-female special operations unit. After the unit was disbanded for political reasons she resigned from the military instead of accepting a promotion to buy her silence and was afterwards recruited by George Black. Hex was stationed in Afghanistan after her fiance was killed in the September 11 attacks. She was involved with the interrogation of terror suspects at a black site in a certain Eastern European country, and would personally execute the suspects if they refused to cooperate. About two years before the main story Hex and her team of paramilitaries pursued Koko through the woods of Eastern Europe. She escaped thanks to Echo's sacrifice, and during the encounter, Hex lost an unknown number of men. The event was so traumatic that both women subsequently have trouble sleeping on nights when the moon is full. Hex began sending various assassins after Koko, all of whom were defeated.

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    Dance With Undershaft Arc

    1.0 Hex seducing Spin in Episode 13. Koko learned from Dominique that Hex was the one who had contracted his crew to assassinate her. She discussed the different types of CIA officer with Jonah, revealing that a Paramilitary Operations Officer was likely the one who had been targeting her. Hex later visited Budapest where she met with Spin, one of George's informants. Despite his initial reluctance to discuss Operation Undershaft, he began talking when Hex started to seduce him, licking his chin and taking her shirt off. However her reaction when she learned that Koko was the target of the operation and decision to go after her regardless turned Spin off and he kicked her out, although Hex was disappointed that they did not finish. She returned to the black site where she continued her interrogations and planned a way to hit back at Koko without killing her, deciding to target Jonah.

    Hex then recruited a team of former American soldiers and PMCs, which was dubbed Cutthroat and included her two bodyguards, for a total of ten. For their initiation, she and Cutthroat personally executed 11 terror suspects and the ten fired their pistols in the air on command after Hex commenced her operation. They traveled to the Czech Republic, where Hex landed at Čáslav Air Base and procured 90,000 rounds of ammunition. With George's help, Hex arranged for Koko to meet with Lieutenant Colonel Simunek of the Czech Air Force to lure her to a market a few kilometers from her hotel. After Jonah was spotted she launched her operation, warning her men that he could not be taken lightly despite his young age.

    S2 15 Hex & R Hex and R fire at each other in Episode 15. Shortly afterwards the Czech Police, who had been contacted by George approached Hex in her car. Cutthroat's attempt to tranquilize and abduct Jonah then went awry when he realised what had happen and managed to shoot Botz. When the police and Hex heard the gunfire she and her men gunned them down at the same time that R arrived on the scene. As a firefight then broke out, Hex deployed her men to cut off Koko and Jonah. She confirmed that R was with them and directed her two sniper teams to take him out as George called her, ordering her to cease her operation immediately. However she flatly refused, citing the possibility of Koko turning into a monster and ruining Operation Undershaft. George however refused to back down and retorted that attacking Koko equated attacking him, surprising Hex. Sniper A drew a bead on R and ]asked Hex for authorization to take the shot but she was unable to answer as she was in shock from learning George's revised position. As Koko was able to get away, Hex yelled for R and they confronted each other, firing at the same time. Although Hex was hit in the right eye, R was killed. The rest of Koko's Squad appeared on the scene and quickly took out both her sniper teams and Hex realised that George had turned on her despite her warning. As the rest of the squad closed in she was jolted out of her stupor and with only two members of Cutthroat left, retreated. However Koko confirmed with HCLI headquarters that they were tracking Hex.

    S2 15 Hex commits suicide Hex about to commit suicide as the bombs near her in Episode 15. Hex went to ground in Iraq with her men but Koko knew where she was and sent a B-52 against her which she heard after her companions returned to their cave with food. As B-52 began its bombing run Hex drew her pistol to shoot herself just before the bombs hit her position, calmly accepting this turn of events and vowing to meet Koko again in hell. The bombing was observed by Lehm, Wiley, and Lutz, and Lehm reported Hex's death to Koko, who was at that moment visiting R's grave in Italy. George also paid a visit to the grave at the same time but it was not until after he had met with Koko and left that he received the news from the CIA that Hex had been killed in Iraq. He observed that he had now figuratively lost both of his arms before having a conversation in his mind with both R and Hex, vowing to prove them both wrong about Koko.

16. #16Amalia

    Keys: Amalia Torohovsky

    Amalia Torohovsky in Episode 20. Status Alive Origin France Affiliations Euro Group DGSE Dassault Occupation Arms dealer Actress (former) Relatives Unnamed husband Manga debut Chapter 21 Anime debut Episode 8 Japanese voice Gara Takashima English voice Lydia Mackay Amalia Torohovsky (アマーリア・トロホブスキー, Amāria Torohobusukī?) is a former actress turned arms dealer. Although the antagonist of the Mondo Grosso Arc, after she reached an arrangement with Koko Hekmatyar she afterwards begins to conduct business with her.

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    Amalia is a middle aged woman with chin length medium coloured hair with part of her fringe falling across her face and has medium coloured eyes. She typically wears long sleeved medium coloured blouses with straight collars and long pants. In the anime she has medium coloured hair and blue eyes.

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    Amalia is a capable arms dealer in her own right, but is not as ruthless as her fellow arms dealers. She was quick to realise that coming to terms with Koko Hekmatyar would be more beneficial than working against her after the latter demonstrated how vicious she could be.

    As admitted by her, she joined the Arms trade primarily out of boredom and the enjoyment of the rush she gets from how dangerous the business can become. Relationships

    Despite her initial rivalry with Koko, when Amalia realised that she had been completely outmaneuvered and defeated, she turned around and was the one to propose cooperating instead of competing. After Koko agreed to sell her back the EAE stock that her shell corporation had bought, the two started to do business together. Amalia generally treats Koko as a younger sister, calling her "Koko-chan", and acts very friendly and open towards her, although the latter is more restrained.

    Amalia has close ties with Dassault and her sole assistant is an unnamed consultant from Dassault who also acts as her chauffeur and bodyguard. He largely plays a support role and tends to stay in the background when Amalia is conducting business. Amalia is also on good terms with the DGSE, which helped her out by forcing George Black to back off on his investigation of her in Rome.

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    Unlike Koko, Amalia lacks practical, real world experience with the weapons that she sells but compensates for this deficiency by using her personal charisma and skills as an actress and has been very successful with this approach. She can also think, plan, and execute strategically. History

    A former stage and film actress, Amalia married a wealthy older man. Although the marriage did not last long due to his death, Amalia gained control of his fortune and afterwards became an arms dealer. Her company, the Euro Group, focuses on the upper end of the arms trade, in particular UAVs. Her arms deals are not as dangerous, necessitating the use of only a single bodyguard.

17. #17Scarecrow

    Keys: Scarecrow

    Scarecrow in Episode 4. Aliases Jerry Schatzberg Status Alive Origin United States Affiliations CIA Occupation CIA agent Manga debut Chapter 9 Anime debut Episode 4 Japanese voice Tōru Nara (anime) Yūki Ono (drama CD) English voice Robert McCollum Jerry Schatzberg (ジェリー・シャッツバーグ, Jerī Shattsubāgu?), more commonly known as "Scarecrow" (スケアクロウ, Sukeakurō?), is a CIA agent.

    Appearance

    A fair-skinned man with short blonde hair, Scarecrow typically wears sportcoats with slacks. His profile photo depicts him wearing a blue suit and tie and he has worn a suit on more formal occasions. Personality

    Scarecrow lacks subtlety and comes off as arrogant and blunt in both words and manner. He gets easily annoyed and does not have much patience, which can be frustrating for him when dealing with other people. Nonetheless, he can be a determined opponent and is very focused on carrying out his mission of shutting down arms dealers such as Koko Hekmatyar. Relationships

    Because of his personality Scarecrow barely gets along with Schokolade and he tends to put her down whenever she says or does something that he disagrees with, although she has gotten used to this and largely ignores his insults. While he was convinced to cooperate with Koko in South Africa, he is still inherently suspicious of her and still attempting to take her down. He also has a somewhat strained relationship with George Black but this has not stopped George from relying on him to provide intelligence. Abilities

    Scarecrow's nickname is a reference to him being the scarecrow that scares away the crows from the gold fields. He has good instincts for tracking down shady deals, which is why the CIA gives him the leeway with which to operate despite his personality. History

    Plot

    Musica Ex Machina Arc

    S1 04 Koko confronts Scarecrow Koko confronts Scarecrow after he punched her in Episode 4. Following Koko and Jonah's narrow escape from Orchestra in Dubai, Scarecrow appeared along with a Dubai Police Force officer. He immediately took charge of the situation, stating that he was there to arrest Koko for her crimes, but did not say who he was, although he claimed to have witnessed the entire firefight earlier. After Scarecrow kicked Jonah into the harbour when he spoke up, Koko signaled the rest of her team to withdraw and she went along to police headquarters. Here Scarecrow was questioned separately but tried to get Koko turned over to him. At the same time, Koko met with the police commander, who told her that Scarecrow was a CIA agent and meant trouble. As the police had a prior relationship with HCLI, they refused to cooperate with Scarecrow and nearly succeeded in getting Koko away before he realised what had happened. He was able to get out of the room he was in and found Koko exiting through the front door. He then punched her in the face before being restrained, vowing to hunt Koko down after she told him that she did not deal with maggots.

    African Golden Butterflies Arc

    At the Abu Dhabi International Airport Scarecrow attempted to question the head of the Tashinhai Consu, Chan Guoming. Before he could get started, however, he received a call from an informant about Koko's whereabouts and had to leave the room. Karen Low took advantage of this to successfully beat up his PMC guard. Scarecrow learned that Koko was traveling on a Ukrainian freighter named Atlas which had already unloaded half its cargo of VL MICA missiles. An additional shipping crate had also been added to the order and Koko was paid in diamonds, not cash. Scarecrow then saw Karen and Chan leave the room and found the guard on the floor, but did not chase after them.

    S1 07 Scarecrow & Schokolade Scarecrow and Schokolade wait for Koko and Ugo in Episode 7. Despite this setback, Scarecrow learned that Chan would be having dinner with Koko and assigned Schokolade to bug the room they would be dining in. The two agents themselves had dinner in the same restaurant while eavesdropping on the conversation. He at first complained that she had not done a good job in setting things up for him, but Schokolade countered by asking who else could have bugged the room. Things started to get interesting for Scarecrow when Chan mentioned Koko's brother Kasper after they start to drink. When Koko went to the restroom, he had Schokolade follow her to try and listen in on any conversations she might have in there. However, Koko caught on to Schokolade and gave her a warning to pass on to Scarecrow. He was not happy to receive it but reluctantly decided to go along when Schokolade suggested teaming up with Koko. He had a SuperHind Mk.V land outside the restaurant to pick up himself, Schokolade, Koko, and Ugo, unwittingly foiling an attempt by Chan to kill them all with a sniper stationed outside on a rooftop.

    Dragon Shooter Arc

    S1 10 Scarecrow agrees Scarecrow agrees to Koko's deal in Episode 10. Scarecrow was in his office in London where Schokolade was doing some soldering work on some electronics when Koko called to inform him that she had a lead on Dragan Nikolaevich, stunning him. Koko offered to give him his location in return for the $5 million reward for him, but Scarecrow flatly refused. Koko hung up on him and then called Schokolade, who quickly agreed to the deal. Despite his reluctance Scarecrow was forced to cooperate and arranged for the United States Navy to dispatch a Marine Special Operations Regiment to make the capture. He monitored the situation from a command centre and after Dragan had been captured by Lehm, Wiley, and Mao, called Koko back to agree to her deal despite his anger over having to do so. She then sent the coordinates for Dragan's location over.

    Hill of Doom Arc

    Schokolade mentioned to Koko that Scarecrow had looked into the Tashinhai Consu's finances, but to his dismay was unable to find anything out of the ordinary.

    Serpent Looking Up to the Heavens

    S2 13 Schokolade & Scarecrow Scarecrow gets a call from George while he and Schokolade are observing the rocket launch in Episode 13. After Karen Low began working for Minami Amada as her third secretary she helped chase away Scarecrow and Schokolade, who had shown up at Märchen. Nevertheless, they tailed Minami and Karen when they went to the Solomon Islands to watch the launch of the 126th and final naval rocket, observing the launch from an island. Scarecrow got annoyed when Schokolade commented that they were in the middle of nowhere before receiving a call from George, who ordered him not to interfere with Koko as Operation Undershaft was still active. However, Scarecrow claimed that he could not hear George due to the noise from the rocket.

    New World Arc

    Scarecrow was back in London when he got word from Schokolade that Minami and Koko had opened a new Märchen factory. This shocked him as Koko was supposed to have been in France negotiating a UAV deal and he wondered whether the toy factory was really a toy factory. Schokolade rejected his nonsensical suggestions to gather direct intelligence about the factory and Scarecrow next called George to update him. George too was surprised and got out of Scarecrow that Koko's Squad was there and that the factory had a small private military guard force protecting it with only Minami going in and out. Scarecrow agreed to continue investigating when George asked to be kept updated.

18. #18George Black

    Keys: George, Bookman

    George Black in Episode 13. Nicknames "Bookman" among others Status Alive Affiliations CIA Occupation Chief of the Europe Division, National Clandestine Service Relatives Unnamed wife Unnamed son Unnamed daughter Manga debut Chapter 36 Anime debut Episode 12 Japanese voice Tsutomu Isobe English voice Mark Stoddard George Black (ジョージ・ブラック, Jōji Burakku?), nicknamed Bookman (ブックマン, Bukku Man?), is the Chief of the Europe Division of the CIA's National Clandestine Service as well as the brains behind Operation Undershaft.

    Appearance

    A fair skinned middle aged man with fair hair that is combed back, George wears glasses and is typically dressed in suits. His eyes are hardly shown and he has a large scar on his left shoulder blade. In the anime he has medium brown hair and dark brown eyes. Personality

    George typically maintains a calm demeanor and rarely gets emotional. He is described by R as having being very persistent with an investigation until he knows everything, having "the obsession of a scholar".[1] He is a hearty eater and works out to stay in shape. Relationships

    From their history of working together R and George had developed a closer relationship than the latter had with his other agents and assets. George tried to keep R alive in order to further Operation Undershaft when Hex launched her operation to kill Jonah, ultimately deciding to side with R over Hex. Once R's cover had been blown he provided support to Koko's Squad and helped her and Jonah escape, leading to the annihilation of Cutthroat. George and Hex were not as close and he turned on her when she refused to obey his orders to call her operation off. Nonetheless he was shocked at her death as it left him figuratively without both of his arms. Abilities

    George has a talent for recruiting people to serve as his agents and manage them for intelligence gathering. It was this ability which has led to his rise within the CIA. He is also fluent in Arabic. Nicknames

    Due to the nature of his work George has several nicknames to the point that he claimed that he sometimes forgets his real name.[2]

    Adib: "Scholar" in Arabic, a reference to his fluency in Arabic, used by people from the Middle East. Bookman: Another reference to his fluency in Arabic. Burattinaio (ブラッディナイオ, Buraddinaio?): "Puppeteer" in Italian, which refers to his skillful manipulation of his assets. Saw: R's nickname for him based on his perception of the CIA. Following R's death George refuses to let anyone else call him Saw. History

    S2 14 George & R George and R in Bosnia and Herzegovina in a flashback in Episode 14. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, George studied Classical Arabic literature as he originally wanted to be a scholar. His career with the U.S. Marines was cut short after he injured his back[3] and it is implied that he has been with the CIA since. During the Bosnian War he was a case officer working on apprehending suspected war criminals. He worked alongside Bersaglieri intelligence, who gave him the nickname Burattinaio. He eventually came into contact with R and they collaborated. After a family that R had been using as a source was in danger of being killed by the local militia, George was the one who had them taken to safety, using the opportunity to invite R to work for the CIA full time. At some point he recruited Hex after she resigned from the U.S. Army.

    George eventually rose to the rank of Chief of the Europe Division of the National Clandestine Service. Some years before the start of the story he conceived Operation Undershaft, which is still ongoing. Its objective is HCLI's logistics network and it focused on Koko Hekmatyar as she is the youngest member of the Hekmatyar family. George was successful in infiltrating R into Koko's Squad as its sixth member.[4] He also investigated Amalia Torohovsky before he was forced to back off by the DGSE.[1] He lives with his family in a suburb of Washington, D.C.. Plot

    Hill of Doom Arc

    Following his typical early morning routine consisting of a run, weightlifting, and breakfast with his family, George drove to CIA headquarters where he informed one of his colleagues that that day's Operation Undershaft was cancelled as he was traveling. After arriving at his office his secretary drove him to Dulles International Airport. On the way he was asked about his Bookman nickname, which he explained as well as some of his other nicknames. After flying to Paris he took a bus to a remote church outside the city where he met R.

    Dance with Undershaft Arc

    S2 13 George meets with R George and R have their dinner meeting in Episode 13. The two had dinner at a restaurant back in Paris where they discussed Koko. After learning that the CIA had hired Dominique's crew to take out Koko, George replied that while this sounded like the CIA, Operation Undershaft would be threatened if R fell under suspicion and was not about eliminating Koko. As R suspected another CIA insider and that the risk to himself if he were behind something similar would be too great, George agreed to find the source. When he wondered what Koko was really like, R informed him that "I don't know" would be his best answer despite being undercover for two years, as she was very good at concealing her true thoughts and emotions. After hearing about her dragon analogy and how she was now starting to fear that she too would turn into a dragon, George admitted that Koko sounded human for now and hoped that she does not turn into a rampaging monster. He expressed concern for Koko's dealings with Minami Amada and that they would both turn into monsters simultaneously. The meeting lasted until dawn and before he left, George asked how many rockets Koko had launched.

    After he returned to Langley, George studied Hex's file. Reflecting on her career and how she had been wrongly treated by the United States, he realised that despite her patriotism she should have been brought in. Nonetheless she was part of Operation Undershaft as she would have otherwise killed Koko along with the terrorists. He then called Hex and asked her if she had used assassins to target Koko. Accepting her denials, he ordered her to keep it that way but later gave the go ahead for her operation targeting Jonah to proceed.

    Serpent Looking Up to the Heavens Arc

    George watched the launch of the 126th and final naval rocket in the Hek-GG system from CIA headquarters. He then called Scarecrow, who was in the Solomon Islands, to order him not to interfere with Koko as Operation Undershaft was still ongoing. He hung up when Scarecrow replied that he could not hear him due to the noise from the rocket launch and wondered how many rockets Koko had launched.

    Dance with Undershaft Arc

    Anime and manga differences

    Trivia

    George's office George's office in Episode 14. The American flag in George's office has 14 stripes instead of 13, an error which appears in both the manga[5] and anime.[6] George placed 23rd in a character poll conducted by Sunday GX which ran from June through September 2012.[7] George's background is similar to that of the Tom Clancy character Jack Ryan. Ryan was commissioned as an officer in the Marines but his career was cut short by a training accident in which his back was injured. He became a history professor at the Naval Academy before later joining the CIA, rising to the position of Deputy Director.

19. #19Mildo

    Keys: Mildo

    Mildo in Episode 2. Status Alive Affiliations CCAT Occupation Bodyguard Weapons Various Manga debut Chapter 3 Anime debut Episode 2 Japanese voice Ayumi Tsunematsu English voice Caitlin Glass Mildo (ミルド, Mirudo?) is one of Curry's two bodyguards.

    Appearance

    Mildo is a fair skinned woman with light brown hair and brown eyes. She typically has sunglasses, tinted rose in the anime, perched on her head even when on a mission but is not shown wearing them. Mildo wore a combat uniform when CCAT made its Stinger delivery and later appeared in civilian dress. Personality

    In many ways Mildo is the opposite of her male counterpart, Lu. She is talkative, easily excitable, and can be highly unpredictable. Mildo appears to be trying to fill an empty void through combat and thus genuinely relishes it. She allowed her annoyance with one of Pollack's men to get the better of her and killed him, forcing Lu to shoot the other one to protect Curry. At the prospect of facing their pursuers outside the watch factory that night, Mildo chuckled after Koko Hekmatyar told the soldiers that those responsible for their comrades' deaths were inside.

    As admitted by her while talking to Valmet, Mildo herself does not hold much expectations for life and genuinely believes that the world was empty, showing her to be a nihilist. She later admitted that the majority of her impulsive actions, such as trying to beat Valmet, picking fights with people at random or even outright killing someone out of the blue, was due to her thinking that doing so would make the world she lives in a little less empty.

    Despite this however, Mildo has shown to have a level of attachment to her employer and has shown to be loyal to him and has admitted to find certain traits of his personality likable, such as his ability to immediately get over difficulties and problems (such as her random outbursts and killings) without issue and move on immediately. Relationships

    Despite annoying Curry with her antics, Mildo respects him and and is highly loyal to him. She barely interacts with Lu but nonetheless gets along with him. She sees Valmet as both an obssessive object of desire and her greatest rival, and seeks to both surpass her and emulate her after what she went through in Country D. Despite getting into a fight with Karen Low, neither of them was completely serious and Mildo does not bear Karen any resentment following her defeat. Mildo is one of several female characters who finds Jonah cute but was treated with caution by the latter, who drew his pistol on her during a brief three way standoff in a Certain Eastern European country. Abilities

    Proficient with a variety of firearms, Mildo can also wield two knives at once, favoring machetes. However she is still outmatched by Valmet and her tendency to carry too many knives on her weighs her down. Mildo is also skilled in hand to hand combat, as seen when she and Karen Low fought.

    As noted by Valmet, Mildo possess an exceptionally strong sense of detection. This is seen where she was able to immediately detect when a group of hostile soldiers were approaching her 500 meters away from her location. With Valmet noting that this talent was what made her truly formidable. History

    Mildo is familiar to Koko's Squad, suggesting that she has been a member of CCAT for some time. Plot

    Pulsar Arc

    She first appeared just after Koko Hekmatyar concluded a deal with Major Pollack for some SAMs, interrupting Pollack's initial attempt to order more equipment. Mildo impulsively hugged Koko, going so far as to rub her face against the latter's before asking where Valmet was. After Curry sat down to talk with Pollack and Koko, Mildo noticed Jonah and laughed when she realised that he was a new member of the team. After Koko turned down Pollack’s request for a radar unit, provoking a standoff between his men and hers, Jonah trained his FN FNC on one of Pollack’s men and his pistol on Mildo. After everyone else dropped their guns, Mildo told Jonah that things had calmed down, pinching his cheek affectionately before CCAT departed.

    When they left town the following day and stopped on the summit, Mildo attacked and killed one of the men Pollack had sent with them with her knives. After Lu took out the second one, Curry furiously asked what happened and was told by Mildo that the soldiers were pissing her off and would not shut up. Despite being chewed out by Curry, Mildo took this in stride and marveled that this was why he was the boss. After Koko's Squad arrived at the abandoned factory where CCAT had holed up later that night, she approached Valmet and after telling lling her that she was obsessed with her, suggested that they fight. Valmet flatly rejected the idea and Mildo complained to Curry, earning a tongue lashing. However Mildo got her wish when he suggested that Valmet and Mildo scout for Pollack's troops.

    The two then stepped outside the factory and drew their knives, with Mildo wielding two machetes while Valmet only used her standard USN MK3 Mod 0.

    Mildo pointed out that she always loses to Valmet and chose a dark setting for the duel to handicap her as Valmet has only one good eye, however she remarked Valmet was still one step ahead and nearly untouchable.

    Ultimately Mildo lost the duel after Valmet knocked the wind out of her with knee to the liver while disarming her, Valmet gave Mildo a lecture while she was gasping for air.

    African Golden Butterflies Arc

    Mildo greeted Koko when she saw CCAT again at DIESA in South Africa.

20. #20Curry

    Keys: Curry

    Curry in Episode 20. Status Alive Affiliations CCAT Royal Air Force (former) Occupation Restaurateur Arms dealer (former) Weapons FN P90 Manga debut Chapter 3 Anime debut Episode 2 Japanese voice Katsuhisa Hōki English voice Kent Williams Curry (カリ, Kari?) is a former Royal Air Force pilot and the head of CCAT.

    Appearance

    Curry is a middle-aged fair-skinned man with fair hair that is combed back. He always wears suits, favouring medium colours. He has light grey hair in the anime. Personality

    Curry is an imposing and commanding hothead. He also has a slimy and manipulative side to him as he uses his RAF and British Military connections to get his business started. Relationships

    Despite the aggravation caused him by Mildo on occasion, she nonetheless respects and is highly loyal to Curry. He also commands the loyalty of the taciturn Lu. Although he and Koko Hekmatyar caused trouble for each other in a certain Eastern European country, their relationship was not damaged and they still get along, which is helped out by their operating in different tiers of the arms trade. Curry is also on good terms with Minami Amada. Abilities

    As an arms dealer, Curry focused on the middle tier of the arms trade, primarily selling small arms. Over time, however, as his fellow arms dealers in this sphere began to be targeted, he was forced to exit the business.

    Curry was forced to fight when CCAT was surrounded by Pollack's men. Despite being heavily outnumbered, they held off the attackers and successfully made it to the airport unscathed. At the end of the series he transitioned from being an arms dealer to becoming a restaurateur, establishing a fancy restaurant.

    Although a Royal Air Force pilot, what type of aircraft he flew was not specified or if he even still flies. History

    S2 20 Curry at work Curry at work in Episode 20. Prior to founding CCAT Curry was a pilot in the Royal Air Force. He afterwards used the connections he had developed to start a second career as a middle-tier arms dealer. CCAT is familiar to Koko's Squad and they have encountered each other when their interests overlap although Curry and Koko are not competitors. Plot

    Pulsar Arc

    CCAT appeared at the town where Pollack was based to make a delivery of refurbished FIM-92 Stingers. Their appearance surprised Koko and she was not happy to see Curry. After the three of them sat down to talk, Pollack asked Koko for a replacement radar unit, as his had been damaged in a bombing by the Russians. Curry regretted that he could not get ahold of one and was joined by Koko. However, he pointed out that as the daughter of a global shipping magnate she must have a lot of influence over HCLI's Europe/Africa Weapons Transport Division and could surely get one. Although Koko tried to shoot the idea down, Pollack provoked a brief standoff before his men and Koko's stood down, refusing to take no for an answer. CCAT then left the scene and departed the following day with an escort of two of Pollack's men.

    S1 02 Curry fires Curry fires on Pollack's men in Episode 2. However, when the stopped at Orin Pass Mildo turned on the escorts, killing one. The surviving soldier threatened Curry before he was taken out by Lu. Curry was livid at Mildo for losing her cool as the escorts' deaths threatened the chances of them leaving safely. He then asked for the map and they later holed up in an abandoned factory where they were found that night by Koko's Squad. Koko met with Curry and learned about the predicament that they were in. Curry had to chastise Mildo when she complained to him about Valmet and he asked Koko if the two of them could reconnoiter. Following their fight and discovery that Pollack's men were closing in, Koko suggested that she and her men clear the way for CCAT, which Curry gratefully accepted. However, when they stepped outside she had her squad unload their weapons before yelling out to the soldiers that CCAT was inside the factory. Wanting to avenge their dead comrades, the soldiers bypassed them to prepare to storm the factory. An enraged Curry quickly armed himself with a pair of FN P90s as he and his bodyguards took the soldiers on. Despite being heavily outnumbered they were able to escape without taking any injuries and made it to the airport the following day, where they were spotted by Koko.

    African Golden Butterflies Arc

    Curry ran into Koko in South Africa at DIESA, where he noticed her first. They briefly talked, during which Curry told her that he would be pulling out of East and South Africa. The sudden arrival of Chan Guoming prompted him and the other arms dealers to suddenly leave, leaving Chan alone with Koko.

    New World Arc

    CCAT later had dinner with Minami Amada accompanied by Karen Low at a Japanese restaurant in Port Elizabeth.

    Century of Shame Arc

    Two years later CCAT was setting up a new restaurant when they felt a wind of change blow by. Curry was studying some papers and looked up but did not comment.

21. #21Lu

    Keys: Lu

    Lu in Episode 13. Status Alive Affiliations CCAT Occupation Bodyguard Weapons Various Manga debut Chapter 3 Anime debut Episode 2 Japanese voice Manabu Sakamaki English voice Jeremy Inman Lu (ルー, Rū?), also written as Liu, is one of Curry's two bodyguards.

    Appearance

    Lu is a slim, fair skinned man with short dark hair. In the anime he is given a more medium complexion and has black hair with blue eyes. His most distinguishing features are the two large diagonal scars on the left side of his face. Lu has worn various civilian outfits and when in the field wore a combat uniform identical to Mildo's. Personality

    In many ways Lu is the opposite of his female counterpart, Mildo, who tends to be garrulous and unpredictable. By contrast he is taciturn and normally maintains a blank expression, hardly betraying any emotions. Despite the circumstances that CCAT finds themselves in, he appears to largely take things in stride and rarely speaks. In the manga he is given slightly more dialogue. Relationships

    Lu is highly loyal to Curry and volunteered to help him with a restaurant when Minami Amada suggested setting one up. Despite the trouble that Mildo gets into they get along although they do not interact with other much. Abilities

    Lu is a skilled soldier and proficient with a variety of firearms. His ability to stay calm whatever the situation helps balance out Mildo, who enjoys combat. History

    Lu is familiar to Koko's Squad, suggesting that he has been a member of CCAT for some time. Plot

    Pulsar Arc

    S1 02 Lu kills escort Lu shoots and kills the second escort in Episode 2. Just after Koko Hekmatyar concluded a deal with Major Pollack for some SAMs, Mildo interrupted the major's initial attempt to order more equipment. Koko was surprised to see both her and Lu, although Lu did not react. When CCAT later stopped on the summit of the mountain pass, Mildo suddenly attacked and killed one of their two escorts. The other threatened Curry before Lu quickly kicked his gun away and shot the man dead. Lu remained noncommittal after Mildo revealed why she had turned on the escort and was chewed out by Curry. CCAT later made their way to an abandoned watch factory, where Lehm discovered Lu while the process of staking it out. He then told the rest of the team that CCAT had invited them in despite Lu having not said anything of the sort. When Pollack's men prepared to attack the factory after being told that CCAT was inside, Lu quietly armed himself with an AKS-74U. CCAT was able to fight their way out despite being outnumbered and made it to the airport just after Koko's Squad. Lu then asked Curry if he could put their bags down.[1]

    African Golden Butterflies Arc

    Koko later ran into CCAT at DIESA in South Africa and again Lu did not react to seeing her.

    Serpent Looking Up to the Heavens

    Lu and Curry were watching the launch of the 126th and final Hek-GG rocket on a computer when Mildo stopped and wondered if the launch was successful.

    New World Arc

    S2 21 Lu volunteers Lu volunteers to learn to cook in Episode 21. When Mildo got into a fight with Karen Low, Lu did not react. After Minami Amada suggested that Curry open a restaurant as a new line of work, he volunteered to learn how to cook and affirmed his commitment to Curry when the latter expressed surprised that Lu would stick with him.

    Century of Shame Arc

    Two years later, Lu and Mildo were carrying boxes into Curry's new restaurant. He saw her comment on a sudden gust of wind that hit them, but did not react himself.

22. #22Chan Guoming

    Keys: Chan Guoming

    Chan Guoming in Episode 8. Aliases Shao Jiang Status Deceased Origin China Affiliations Tashinhai Consu People's Liberation Army (former) Occupation Head of Tashinhai Consu PLA Major General (former) Weapons Dual CZ 52s Manga debut Chapter 15 Anime debut Episode 6 Japanese voice Takaya Hashi English voice Jerry Russell Chan Guoming (チェン・グオメン, Chen Guomen?) was the head of the Tashinhai Consu and a former major general in the People's Liberation Army. He was responsible for single-handedly wiping out Valmet's UNFID platoon in Country D years ago and became the target of her revenge after she learned who her attacker was.

    Appearance

    Chan was an elderly man with white hair which was previously dark and fair skin. In the anime, he has dark grey hair and a more medium complexion. He usually wore suits or collared shirts with jackets. Chan used with a cane with a rectangular head that had a dragon motif carved into it. In the anime, the head was enlarged and the motif changed to a floral pattern.[1] Personality

    Normally Chan appeared calm and well-mannered and did not openly display his emotions. However he was actually quite ruthless and when driven, could display his rage. Before he was crippled he enjoyed participating directly in combat despite his high rank, and it is speculated that his premature aging was caused when the ability to do this was taken away from him. Unlike other smokers who have appeared in the series, he favoured cigars. Relationships

    Chan was held in high regard by his subordinates, in particular Karen Low, who greatly admired and respected him and acted as his right-hand woman. He remained largely unaware of the depths of her feelings towards him and was unmoved when she begged him to allow her to continue to serve him in any capacity after she was replaced for her failure to kidnap Minami Amada. Lee acted as his driver and bodyguard prior to replacing Karen and while Lee also respected Chan, the relationship between the two remained that of superior-subordinate. Abilities

    S1 11 Chan in battle Chan in battle in a flashback in Episode 11. Chan specialized in close quarters combat, wielding two CZ 52s at once. These had been modified to accommodate fixed bayonets and Chan developed a unique fighting style which involved rushing in amongst his opponents and using his superior speed to dispatch them using both bullets or bayonets. He was crippled after stepping on a land mine in 2001 and was forced to rely on a cane, but was still able to fight with both pistols, although he had to stand still to do so. History

    S1 11 Chan Chan in a flashback in Episode 11. Before heading Tashinhai, Chan was a major general in the People's Liberation Army. His subordinates such as Karen Low still called him by his prior rank, Shao Jiang (少将, Shàojiàng?) meaning Major General. He previously operated in mainland Asia before relocating to Africa. While here he single-handedly wiped out Valmet's UNFID platoon using his trademark fighting style, taking her right eye in the process. Valmet was the sole survivor and escaped by hiding under the corpses, eluding Chan, who searched for her until the last minute before reinforcements arrived. His failure to find Valmet and kill her off stayed with him as he had not killed her. In 2001 he stepped on a landmine and was crippled in the right leg, prematurely aging. He was stationed in Tajikistan before being posted to Africa, after which his movements became more obscure. Plot

    African Golden Butterflies Arc

    S1 06 Karen & Chan 2 Karen and Chan meeting with Scarecrow in Episode 6. Chan and Karen met with Scarecrow in the Abu Dhabi International Airport. He responded to the CIA agent's bluster in a calm manner, suggesting that Scarecrow was joking when he alleged that Tashinhai was involved in the arms trade. When Scarecrow had to step out to take a call from an informant about Koko Hekmatyar, Karen took advantage of his absence by beating up the PMC guard Scarecrow had brought as backup. Cha calmly lit a cigar and told her to stop before she killed the man or they would have some explaining to do. He then pointed out that she had blood on her face before they both left the room. On the way out, he emphasised to Karen that her mission to capture Minami Amada had to succeed. The two were then shown en route to South Africa.[2]

    At DIESA, Koko met Chan after Curry and the other arms dealers nearby suddenly scattered. Chan asked to meet her over dinner, claiming that his disability prevented him from talking to her at length while standing. Koko quickly accepted and her reaction amused Chan. In the anime, he then told Lee to make sure that Karen and her men got to Minami before Koko's Squad did.[3] That night he hosted Koko at a Chinese restaurant in Port Elizabeth and led the resulting conversation. Unknown to either of them the VIP room they were dining in was bugged and being listened in on by Scarecrow and Schokolade. After he and Koko began drinking wine Chan started to maneuver steer the conversation in the direction he wanted, mentioning that he would like to have dinner with Kasper sometime. He was not amused when Koko countered that her brother's idea of fine dining was fast food, but continued that he found her different from Kasper and suggested that they collaborate. When Koko refused, Chan suggested that he could help her break any prior commitments.

23. #23Karen

    Keys: Karen Low

    Karen Low in Episode 20. Status Alive Origin China Affiliations Märchen Tashinhai Consu (former) People's Liberation Army (former) Occupation Minami Amada's secretary and bodyguard Chan Guoming's head of security/secretary (former) People's Liberation Army officer (former) Weapons Pistols Manga debut Chapter 15 Anime debut Episode 6 Japanese voice Saori Kato English voice Shelley Calene-Black Karen Low (カレン・ロウ, Karen Rō?) is a former People's Liberation Army officer who subsequently served as Chan Guoming's head of security and officially as his secretary before she was replaced in the former capacity by Lee. Following Chan's death she was later taken in by Minami Amada and currently works as her secretary and bodyguard.

    Appearance

    Karen is a fair-skinned woman with dark shoulder length hair and blue eyes.[1] During the two year timeskip her hair has grown out past her shoulders.[2] She has worn a variety of outfits, ranging from a long-sleeved white blouse and grey skirt with black stockings to a short-sleeved black shirt and cargo pants when in the field in South Africa. In her capacity as Minami Amada's secretary her attire is less formal than when she worked for Chan Guoming.

    Karen has been noted to have a cold piercing gaze but still beautiful. Personality

    While she was Chan's secretary, Karen was very focused and determined to help him achieve the Tashinhai Consu's goals, mirroring his ruthlessness. She suffered a severe blow with Chan's death and lost her sense of purpose, greatly mellowing out as a result. This resulted in her accepting Minami Amada's offer to become her secretary as she was left with no viable alternatives and was stuck in Africa. Nonetheless, she has accepted her new role. Relationships

    Karen was fiercely devoted to Chan, who she idolised. Minami observed that this devotion as bordering on a love for him.[1] She saw him as the personification of combat and emulated his fighting style. Her defeat by Koko's Squad tarnished her reputation and she was forced to beg to be allowed to redeem herself, although her pleas fell on deaf ears. Chan's death left Karen bereft of purpose, allowing her to be easily recruited by Minami. Karen accepted the change in circumstances and has come to faithfully act as Minami's secretary and bodyguard.

    S1 07 Karen vs. Valmet Karen vs Valmet nell'episodio 7. Valmet was initially a rival of Karen's as they were enemies when their respective squads faced each other. After Karen's men were wiped out and she was injured but spared by Valmet, she vowed revenge and later had the opportunity to do so in Country D, shooting her several times. However, after recovering from her injuries first, she left Valmet alone after waking up next to her in an Alexandrian hospital room. The two nearly renewed their rivalry after coming face to face aboard an HEAS-SL control ship but were stopped by Koko Hekmatyar and Minami and had to drop it. Karen also got into a fight with Mildo after the latter threatened Minami and beat her up, forcing a concession, but the two did not bear each other any malice as neither was serious about the fight. Likewise, although Jonah had shot her to save Valmet, Karen did not bear him any ill will after he approached her in South Africa. Abilities

    Like Chan, Karen specialised in the dual wield. However following her defeat by Valmet she has not used this fighting style since, carrying only a single pistol. Karen is also skilled in hand to hand combat although what form of martial art she uses is unknown. She has a tolerance for cold temperatures as she was not outfitted with the same arctic gear that her men in South Africa were during their mission to abduct Minami. Equipment

    Customised combat rig Glock 17 SIG Sauer GSRs which can accommodate bayonets that can fit on the Picatinny rail History

    Karen was a lieutenant in the People's Liberation Army serving under Chan, having previously encountered Kasper Hekmatyar's bodyguards in Tajikistan. She thus bore a grudge against Kasper because of her defeat. Plot

    African Golden Butterflies Arc

    S1 06 Karen & Chan 2 Karen and Chan meeting with Scarecrow in Episode 6. Chan and Karen were first introduced while meeting with Scarecrow in the Abu Dhabi International Airport. After she lit Chan's cigar Scarecrow wondered if it was a legitimate Cohiba cigar or fake. She remained silent when he accused Chan of being an arms dealer as he could smell the money, which was almost as good as her, only reacting slightly when Kasper Hekmatyar was mentioned. When Scarecrow left the conference room to take a call from his informant, Karen approached the PMC operator that Scarecrow had brought as his bodyguard. She distracted him by hiking up her skirt before hitting him with a series of attacks he was unable to fend off, taking out her frustration at Scarecrow on him until Chan told her to stop so she would not kill the man. Karen composed herself, took off her bloodied stockings, and cleaned the blood off her face before they left. Scarecrow saw them walk out, but did not follow. Karen confirmed to Chen that their unit had already arrived in South Africa before they boarded their flight.

    When Minami and Mokoena went on their butterfly hunt in the mountains, Karen and her squad monitored her progress. Following the arrival of Koko's Squad she attempted to lay an ambush for them which was ruined when Jonah successfully used the ploy of yelling Minami's name while spraying ahead of him in an attempt to flush them out. One Karen's men panicked, causing the others to return fire and betray their positions. Enraged at this, Karen drew her pistols and fixed bayonets, executing the soldier who had broken under fire. Valmet, who saw this, suddenly recognized Karen's fighting stance as being identical to that which Chan had displayed when he wiped out her UNFID platoon years ago in Country D. She broke cover and ran straight for Karen, engaging in a running firefight with her. The two eventually locked arms when Valmet closed and she introduced herself to Karen, demanding to know about her technique. Karen, however, refused to answer and Valmet vowed to force her to talk.

    S1 07 Karen calls Chan Karen calls Chan in Episode 7. Although Karen managed to kick Valmet's pistol away, she was unable to hit her. While she reloaded Valmet revealed that she uses the same fighting style by the man who wiped out her unit years ago. Despite being armed only with her knife, Valmet dodged Karen's shots and was able to stab her left arm. Karen flung her pistol at Valmet and managed to cut her forehead, but when she tried to reload the second one Valmet dashed in and slashed her leg, cutting away her ammunition belt and crippling her. In response to her cries of pain, Valmet berated Karen for being weak and questioned how someone like her could be in command, but stopped when she recalled her own experience after losing platoon years ago. After Lehm brought Valmet back to reality and talked her out of torturing Karen to make her talk, Karen told Valmet who she was before the latter departed. Valmet decided to let Karen go and then learned who she was when the latter volunteered this information and vowed to kill her. Karen and Lehm then called their respective bosses to apprise them of the situation. The former was apparently recovered and later taken to Tashinhai's base in Country D.

    Hill of Doom Arc

    S1 11 Karen begs Karen begs Chan in Episode 11. After she recovered, Chan relieved Karen of her duties as his secretary and head of security, replacing her with Lee. Karen was crushed by this development and begged for the chance to serve Chan in any way. She was so distraught that Lee was able to pull her off Chan and push her to the ground, and found that she could no longer pull rank on him as they were now equally ranked. Karen pulled herself together and saluted Chan, telling him that she would return the next day.

    On the day of Valmet's attack on the natural-gas processing plant, Karen awoke at the Star Ocean Restaurant in Chinatown due to the heat and departed for the plant after taking a shower. She found the African workers in consternation that Chan and the guards had been wiped out, and was devastated to find him dead in his office with Valmet's knife embedded in his desk. Vowing, revenge, she ran out of the office and drove off, finding Jonah and Valmet on the outskirts of Chinatown. She drew her pistol and opened fire, causing Valmet to shield Jonah and be hit several times. Seeing this, Karen sorrowfully cried out that she hated the world before taking two shots from Jonah.

    Pendulum Arc

    Koko had Valmet and Karen taken to a hospital in Alexandria, where they were placed in the same room side by side. After recovering, Karen awoke in the night and after contemplating a sleeping Valmet next to her, fled the hospital.

    Serpent Looking Up to the Heavens Arc

    S2 13 Minami takes Karen in Minami decides to take Karen in in Episode 13. Karen made it all the way to Port Elizabeth, where she was found in the parking lot of a supermarket where Chan's restaurant used to be by Minami and Mokoena. Minami instantly recognised her and revealed that she knew about her background as well as that she had been in Country D and Alexandria. Karen was unable to effectively respond as Minami bombarded her with questions and offered to make her her third secretary. She was taken back to Märchen and cleaned up, telling Minami what had happened to her. Despite her previous run-in with Koko's Squad, she became Minami's third secretary and helped Mokoena out with chasing away corporate spies and the CIA in the form of Scarecrow and Schokolade as well as trying to track Minami down when she skipped out on an appointment with Malin. One day Minami told her that they would be going to the Solomon Islands.

    Here, she came face to face with Valmet again on an HEAS-SL control ship prior to the launch of the final Hek-GG rocket. Koko commented on her presence but Minami explained Karen's new role. After she approached Valmet a fight was averted when Koko and Minami stepped in.

    New World Arc

    At the opening of the second Märchen factory, Jonah approached Karen and asked her if she was now working for Minami. They were thus seen together by Minami and taken on an impromptu butterfly hunt by her without Koko's knowledge. When she asked what they were talking about, Karen was vague but Jonah admitted that he had shot Karen. Minami quickly dismisses this as Karen was now fine now and admitted that she just took them for a walk. When they saw Koko off at the airport the following day, Minami expressed a desire to grope Valmet's breasts after Koko did the same, and Karen told her that she was not into that sort of thing.

    S2 20 Karen vs. Mildo Karen checks a punch after Mildo concedes in Episode 20. That night they had dinner at a Japanese restaurant with CCAT. Karen remained silent during Minami and Curry's discussion until Mildo threatened to beat up Minami. She then stood up and laid her pistol on the table after Minami told her not to use any weapons. Karen then wrapped a napkin around her right fist as Mildo pointed out that she had lost to Valmet before they began brawling. Karen got the upper hand and was able to pummel Mildo until the latter conceded, allowing the meal to resume. Afterwards, she told Minami that her hand was fine and that neither she nor Mildo had gone all out during the fight.

24. #24Kurosaka

    Keys: Kurosaka

    Kurosaka in Episode 17. Origin Japan Affiliations SR Unit JSDF (former) Occupation SR Unit operative JSDF soldier (former) Weapons Belt katana Manga debut Chapter 45 Anime debut Episode 16 Japanese voice Yuka Komatsu English voice Leah Clark Kurosaka (黒坂, Kurosaka?) was the only known female member of the SR Unit.

    Appearance

    Kurosaka is a fair-skinned woman with long, dark hair parted in the middle, large dark eyes and upturned mouth that gives her a very cat-like appearance, slightly reduced in the anime. She wore various civilian outfits. Personality

    Kurosaka was committed to the SR Unit's mission and had no problems with betraying the Cuban agents who had aided them as she unhesitatingly pointed out the reasons for their betrayal to Tojo. She also accepted the great personal risk of assassinating Kasper Hekmatyar without being able to receive immediate assistance from her backup operatives. Abilities

    Kurosaka used a katana that had been modified to be worn as a belt, allowing her to carry a weapon undetected. She was capable of making a blinding fast draw to attack a target, suggesting a modified form of iaido. History

    S2 18 Kurosaka explains Kurosaka confronts Tojo in a flashback in Episode 18. Like all the members of the SR Unit, Kurosaka was a former member of the JSDF. Some years before she was involved in a black operation in Cuba led by Yosuke Hinoki that included Tojo which targeted a Cuban military officer. She was the last member of the SR Unit to arrive at the rendezvous point in the middle of a storm, having to kick Tojo onto their boat because he was protesting the betrayal of the Cuban agents who had helped them. Kurosaka then grabbed him and explained why they were doing this, as they could not afford to leave any evidence of their involvement in the operation. After Tojo questioned the purpose of the SR Unit and was jeered by his fellow members, further discussion was halted by Yosuke. Plot

    Kasper in Asia Arc

    S2 16 Kurosaka Kurosaka in Nualkhair's office in Episode 16. Kurosaka makes an earlier appearance in the anime, being present in Colonel Nualkhair's office when he called Kasper to give him his response.[1]

    Kasper and Jonah Arc

    Another anime-exclusive scene involved Kurosaka meeting an informant in a Jakarta park. He delivered police photos of the dead Korwit Nualkhair and informed her that the official story was that Korwit had been killed during a robbery during the typhoon which had been raging at the time. Kurosaka suspected something amiss but limited her comments to thanking the man.[1]

    Castle of Lies Arc

    On a conference call in which the other members of the SR Unit called in from separate locations, Kurosaka briefed them on Korwit's death. Yosuke cut it short to confirm that Kasper was behind it as he had received indirect confirmation of HCLI's involvement from his earlier conversation with Tojo. He then informed his people that Koko Hekmatyar was now involved, necessitating a change to Plan K, which would be relaunched as Plan KK. The SR Unit as a result could no longer operate covertly but when he started to talk about conflict the other members immediately volunteered. Yosuke set things in motion.

25. #25Minami

    Keys: Minami

    Minami Amada in Episode 23. Nicknames "Miami" Status Alive Origin Japan Affiliations Märchen HCLI Occupation Scientist Manga debut Chapter 16 Anime debut Episode 6 Japanese voice Megumi Toyoguchi English voice Gwendolyn Lao Minami Amada (天田 南, Amada Minami?), nicknamed "Miami" (マイアミ, Maiami?), is a scientist working for Märchen in South Africa and the best friend of Koko Hekmatyar. She and Koko are collaborating on Jormungand, which provides the context behind Koko's actions.

    Appearance

    Minami is a fair skinned woman with medium, chin length hair and light coloured eyes. In the anime both her hair and eyes are a light brown. Previously her hair was longer when she was younger. She wears glasses with oval frames and can typically be seen smoking a cigarette. Personality

    S1 06 Mokoena & Minami Minami throwing a fit to convince Mokoena to come with her on her butterfly hunt in Episode 6. Minami can be very strong willed and childish, having a tendency to indulge in her hobbies and thus absent herself from important appointments. She is a butterfly fanatic to the point that she once nearly jumped off a cliff in order to catch one of a species she had never seen before, completely forgetting her surroundings.[1] She also decided to try and see a rare butterfly that had been spotted in the mountains over seeing Koko again at DIESA even though the meeting had been booked for a year.[2] However after Jormungand entered a new phase with the construction of a Märchen factory housing a quantum computer, Minami became much more serious and focused about working to complete it.

    She has also displayed a more subdued, yet ruthless side to her personality. Despite working for a children's toy manufacturer, Minami believes that the extinction of a species of butterfly would be far worse than the deaths caused by weapons based on her research, as there are billions of people in the world. She has fully accepted that her research also has military applications and has not resisted being approached by and collaborating with both HCLI and the Tashinhai Consu. As she needed Elena Baburin and Leyla Ibrahim Faiza to complete the project, Minami accepted Koko's means of obtaining their help by kidnapping them. She and Koko have also come to terms with the initial cost of implementing Jormungand, approximately 700,000 people who will die when the system is activated due to the immediate denial of the skies to all types of aircraft.

    Minami also enjoys collecting seashells and fishing. She has expressed an interest in large breasts, in particular Valmet's and Elena's, and smokes Gudang Garam kretek cigarettes, specifically the Surya 16 brand.[3] Relationships

    S2 20 Koko & Minami Koko and Minami talk about Jormungand in a flashback in Episode 20. Minami and Koko are best friends and the relationship goes back several years. They have similar personalities, both regarding themselves as geniuses, and Miami has fully bought into helping Koko fulfill her dream, which she remains very tight lipped about revealing to others. Although she prioritised a hunt for a rare butterfly over seeing Koko again in over a year at DIESA, since then Minami became more available and was at Märchen whenever Koko came by. She also developed an affection for Jonah, finding his quiet yet serious personality intriguing.

    She has three secretaries, Malin, Mokoena, and Karen Low, all of whom she drives to distraction as a result of her whimsical personality and tendency to take off and indulge in her hobbies despite having important appointments booked. Despite this, all three remain loyal to her. She quickly offered Karen a role as her third secretary after finding her in reduced circumstances in Port Elizabeth and learned what she had gone through with Koko's Squad. In recognition of Karen's fighting skills, Minami made her her primary bodyguard, succeeding Mokoena, who had been in this role for some time. After Elena Baburin and Leyla Ibrahim Faiza were kidnapped by Koko to help her, Minami got along with both of them and the three women worked together to create the final piece of Jormungand. Abilities

    Minami is an expert in robotics and the versatility of her designs makes them applicable for both children's toys as well as weapons. One of her designs a life-size robotic butterfly capable of flight. She has also created an anthropomorphic ninja bear that can be controlled by a gamepad. History

    Years before the start of the series Minami met Koko when the latter was 18. They formed a close bond and Koko told Minami that she was her best friend while they were out butterfly hunting. During this hunt, Minami spotted a butterfly that she had never seen before and impetuously leaped after it to try and catch it, but was grabbed by Koko and prevented from jumping off a cliff. Plot

    African Golden Butterflies Arc

    S1 06 Minami cries Minami cries when she realises that she cannot see Koko in Episode 6. Although she was supposed to meet with Koko at DIESA, Minami opted instead to go on an expedition for a rare species of butterfly that had been spotted in the mountains by James, a renowned expert. Mokoena found her packing in her room and tried to talk her out of going. She was saddened at having to miss seeing Koko despite having waited for a year, but prioritised the butterflies. She then perked up and forced Mokoena to come along. In the mountains Minami was surprised that he had armed himself with an AK-47 and remained unaware that she was potentially in danger despite Karen Low and her men getting into a firefight with Koko's Squad some distance away. After they had camped for the night and Mokoena was cooking dinner, Minami told him that she had come to terms with her research being used for military applications and went along as any resistance would be crushed. She had come to this realisation after an AI that she developed for a robot doll for 3 year olds was adapted into a guidance system for missiles. When Mokoena asked why she chose to be involved with the Tashinhai Consu and HCLI, Minami replied that she just could not stop herself, with Chan treating her to such good fried rice as a bonus. She was about to talk about Koko's goals when she noticed that the noodles had boiled over. While this was going on, Koko's Squad was engaged in a firefight with Karen's men, whose ambush Jonah had spoiled by yelling for Minami and spraying his FN FNC at the terrain ahead, getting them to reveal themselves by firing back.

    S1 07 Jonah meets Minami Minami meets Jonah in Episode 7. The following day they arrived in a valley that was home to many butterflies where the weather was much warmer. Minami snagged one with her net, which turned out to be similar to, but not the rare species that she was seeking. She then started to chase after the other butterflies flying around before Jonah popped up from a bush in front of her and told the rest of the squad that he had found her. While they spread out to secure the area Minami realised that they were with Koko and asked Jonah who he was. However back at the Märchen factory the next day Koko found Minami missing again and an apologetic Malin, who revealed that Minami had slipped out to go to the beach in search of shellfish. However she left a note for Koko stating "the basic theory is finished" and to see her again in six months. At the beach Minami and Mokoena were digging for sea shells when the former looked up and saw a jetliner fly overhead.

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    S2 24 Watching launch Elena, Minami, and Leyla watching the launch in Episode 24. Elena, Minami, and Leyla watched the launch of the second quantum computer via live feed on a laptop from the roof of the second factory.

    Century of Shame Arc

    On the roof of the second factory Minami suggested to Karen that they go out and search for butterflies but the latter shot down this idea as Koko had told them to stay put. Minami then suggested that they play mahjong as they had enough players and Karen agreed to play.

26. #26Marguerite

    Keys: Marguerite

    Marguerite Mesner in Episode 24. Nicknames "Maggie" Status Alive Affiliations Outspoken Doctors for Human Rights Occupation Physician Manga debut Chapter 26 Anime debut Episode 9 Japanese voice Midori Takahashi English voice Jessica Cavanagh Dr. Marguerite Mesner (マルグリット・メスナー, Maruguritto Mesunā?), nicknamed "Maggie" (マギー, Magī?), is a physician working with the NGO Outspoken Doctors for Human Rights (ODH).

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    She has cneck length, brown coloured hair with medium brown eyes. She wore a jacket and shirt with long pants and later a lab coat.

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    Marguerite is open and forthright and is committed to ODH's mission despite the risks that this involves, having been prepared to move ahead despite Dr. Leon Riviere's likely loss. She was also unafraid to suggest to Koko Hekmatyar that she might be a dragon herself after realising how close Koko fit the description she had put forward. Her colleagues' wondering if she said something weird again suggests that Marguerite has a tendency to make odd remarks. History

    A veteran member of Outspoken Doctors for Human Rights, Marguerite has worked on battlefields around the world, having seen child soldiers before. It is implied that she is used to having been inserted into war zones clandestinely, as she joked about being accustomed to being transported in a shipping container.

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    Dragon Shooter Arc

    S1 09 Jonah meets Maggie Jonah meets Marguerite in Episode 9. ODH contracted with HCLI to be transported into Republic T's Autonomous Region X and sent a team of ten led by Leon which included Marguerite, the sole female physician in the group. She was apparently the second in command of the team as she assumed a leadership role after Leon was abducted. After Koko agreed to take them and warned them that they might have to be transported in a shipping container, Marguerite spoke up and replied that they were used to it, causing her fellow physicians to laugh. During the flight she introduced herself to Jonah when he looked out the window next to her. When he was called to the cockpit by Koko, Marguerite commented on how cute he was and in response to Tojo's query, responded that she was used to seeing child soldiers on every battlefield. Afterwards she and the other physicians agreed when Leon reminded them of their mission after briefing them about Dragan Nikolaevich. Jonah then asked her to have the other physicians sit behind a tarp in the cargo bay as a precaution to keep them hidden.

    After Dragan appeared at Planina Airport and tried to get Koko to hand the doctors over, Marguerite thought about Jonah reassuring her earlier but was worried about him. She and her colleagues were surprised when Leon decided to reveal himself and try to bail Koko out of trouble but could not tell what was happening after Dragan shot Leon and his men were taken out by Koko's Squad. Following the shootout and while they were in the process of loading a D-30 into the cargo bay, she asked Koko about Leon and apologised when she learned what had happened to him. Koko however brushed this off and pulled out some helmets in preparation for their escape from the airport. During the ensuing flight she was commented that being a shot at was a first for her.

    S1 10 Koko laughs Koko laughs off Marguerite's dragon comparison in Episode 10. Following their escape the ODH team was brought near the refugee camp where they would work. Marguerite told Koko that HCLI would be paid the balance of their fee and that they would leave, but was told by the latter that Leon would be rescued. She heard Koko's remarks on how Dragan had become a figurative dragon and had to be stopped, and after receiving word that Leon had been rescued, told Koko that she thought that she too was a dragon. Koko was momentarily speechless and Marguerite tried to defuse her remark, but Koko responded by laughing it off.

    Dance with Undershaft Arc

    When R met with George Black in Paris, he mentioned that although Koko had brushed off Marguerite's comment at the time, she subsequently began to lose her balance over the fear that she was becoming a monster herself and would lose the people around her.[1]

    Century of Shame Arc

    Two years later, Marguerite was working with a medical team in a war-torn city and adjusting an IV drip when she felt a wind of change, prompting her to look out the window of an operating tent at the sky.

27. #27Leyla Ibrahim Faiza

    Keys: Leyla Ibrahim Faiza

    Leyla Ibrahim Faiza in Episode 22. Nicknames Big Mouth Rabbit Foot Status Alive Affiliations Märchen Information Revolution Network (former) NORDITA (former) Occupation Physicist Hacker Political activist Manga debut Chapter 60 Anime debut Episode 21 Japanese voice Aki Kanada English voice Martha Harms Leyla Ibrahim Faiza (レイラ・イブラヒム・ファーイザ, Reira Iburahimu Fāiza?) is an Egyptian quantum physicist whose abilities as a hacker and leaker of classified information have earned her a reputation as a second Julian Assange. She was kidnapped from CIA custody by Koko Hekmatyar to assist Minami Amada and Elena Baburin with Jormungand.

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    Leyla is a dark-skinned woman with black hair normally worn in a ponytail with her fringe falling to the left over her forehead. She wears hexagonal-framed glasses and usually wears a lab coat over collared shirts and pants.

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    Leyla is a genius at hacking. She earned the nickname, Rabbitfoot because of the fact that she leaves no traces while hacking. Minami Amada describes her as smart but empty. Minami's thoughts on her being empty may stem from Leyla's reserved yet eccentric personality. Relationships

    Despite the circumstances under which she came to work with Minami Amada and Elena Baburin, the three get along with each other.

    Has great hacking skills. ==Abilities== History

    Born into a wealthy family, Leyla completed her graduate studies in theoretical physics and applied mathematics at the University of Cambridge and was involved in social activism. Her graduate thesis was "Social Reforms through Information". While a researcher at NORDITA, Leyla founded the Information Revolution Network. She threw the online world of the Middle East into chaos by hacking into and releasing a multitude of secret agreements and internal documents. Because she left no traces, she gained the moniker "Big Mouth" Rabbit Foot (おしゃべりラビット・フット, Oshaberi Rabitto Futto?). The CIA was able to apprehend her and detained her at Camp No. Her identity was deliberately misreported as "Ibrahim Faiza", a 39-year-old Egyptian male, as she was being illegally held on unrelated charges. Leyla's true identity was known only by a very small handful of insiders, including George Black. During her confinement Leyla had access to a Segway, pool table, exercise equipment, and Playstation 3.[1]

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    New World Arc

    10 67 Leyla at Camp No Leyla at Camp No in Chapter 60. After meeting with Koko Hekmatyar at Dulles International Airport, George suspected that she would be heading to Cuba next. At a briefing with his team, he pointed out that Leyla was actually a woman following an overview of her profile by one of his analysts. To prove it, he pulled up a live feed from Camp No. Leyla was riding her Segway and had just stopped to play video games. George informed his team that she was being illegally detained on unrelated charges, highly classified information. After using a Global Hawk to spy on the second Märchen factory, his deputy commented that they were dealing with a fox, raccoon, and rabbit, referring respectively to Koko, Minami Amada, and Leyla.

    Warmonger Arc

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    S2 21 Leyla at Camp No The revised scene in Episode 21. In the manga Leyla is shown among her amusements and exercise equipment in a game room. She is wearing a shirt with the Playstation buttons and when she decides to play games is holding a remote control and DualShock 3 controller. In the anime, her shirt design is changed to four colored circles and only an exercise ball is seen in addition to the Segway. When she decides to play games she gets off the Segway.[2] The joke that George's deputy makes that they are dealing with a trio of animals in the form of Koko, Minami, and Leyla depicts the three of them as their respective animals, which was not shown

28. #28Shisho

    Keys: Shisho

    Shisho in Episode 4. Affiliations Orchestra Occupation Assassin Weapons Various Manga debut Chapter 6 Anime debut Episode 3 Japanese voice Tsuyoshi Koyama (anime) Hisao Egawa (drama CD) English voice Christopher Sabat "Shisho" (師匠, Shishō?), meaning "Master", "Maestro" or "Teacher" in Japanese, was an unnamed man who was the last original member of Orchestra, an international team of assassins. He and Chinatsu were the antagonists of the Musica Ex Machina Arc.

    Appearance

    Shisho was a fair skinned man with short, medium coloured hair and a goatee with light coloured eyes. In the anime he has medium brown hair and brown eyes. One of his most notable physical characteristics was his teeth, with were all sharp, suggestive of his predatory nature. He always wore a gold crucifix and typically wore a shirt and pants, adding sunglasses when in Dubai. His appearance is most likely a reference to the infamous video game franchise Postal Personality

    S1 03 Shisho closeup A close-up of Shisho in Episode 3. As suggested by his sharp teeth, Shisho was a predator and enjoyed engaging in firefights with his targets. He is suggested to have been psychopathic in the anime, as demonstrated by his massacre of the attendees at an opera because he did not enjoy the prima donna's singing. Incongruously however, he also wore a crucifix which he kissed following this event. One of his biggest weaknesses was his tendency to be brash as well as to mock and underestimate his opponents. Shisho believed in the Orchestra ethos that various weapons functioned as "instruments" to be played depending on the circumstances and tended to use musical metaphors when talking about a mission. Relationships

    S1 03 Orchestra Chinatsu protecting Shisho with a ballistic shield as he fires. The relationship between Chinatsu and Shisho was hinted at in the manga following his death which completely unnerved her. She berated him for ruining up her life and leaving her while in tears and vowed revenge on Koko's Squad. The relationship was given more complexity in the anime, in which Shisho was shown as having killed Chinatsu's parents, but was impressed after she had shot him and decided to spare her although he could easily have killed her. He took Chinatsu under his wing and trained her to become a first rate assassin, growing to implicitly trust her judgment, and the two made a formidable combination. Abilities

    Shisho was proficient with a variety of firearms, especially light machine guns and assault rifles. His combat style, characteristic of Orchestra, emphasised overwhelming the opposition with firepower. However he had a tendency to get caught up in a firefight and lacked the same degree of situational awareness that Chinatsu had, making him reliant on her to protect him and act as a cooler head. He could also speak fluent Italian, suggesting that he was Italian himself. History

    One of the eight original members of Orchestra, Shisho was the last one left after his fellow assassins were killed. How he and Chinatsu began working together was not explained in the manga and the only hint was when upon Shisho's death, Chinatsu cried out that he messed up her life.

    S1 04 Shisho & Chinatsu Shisho kisses Chinatsu in Episode 4. The anime provides a backstory on the pair's meeting. Chinatsu attended an opera performance with her parents that Shisho was also present at. During the performance, he shot the prima donna dead because he disliked her singing before pulling out an IMI Negev he had concealed under his trench coat, firing into the audience. Chinatsu's parents were killed while shielding her. When Shisho stopped firing, Chinatsu picked up his his pistol and shot in in the shoulder Stunned to see someone still alive who had not fled, Shisho boldly approached Chinatsu while she still had the pistol leveled at him. However she could not fire again out of fear, and when he got next to her, Shisho took her face in his free hand and kissed her cheek, telling her that the gunshot was a nice sound.[1]

    S1 04 Master & Chinatsu's first mission Shisho and Chinatsu's first mission together in a flashback in Episode 4. The first job that Shisho and Chinatsu did together was to target a mafia boss who lived across a river, which they had to ford. Chinatsu did not like the feeling of her wet clothes below the waist, so she secretly took her underwear off and on that day was spot on with her shooting. Shisho praised her for killing more people than him and she began to believe that going commando made her more accurate, disdaining to wear underwear when on a mission since, although he did not learn about this habit of hers until later. Plot

    Musica Ex Machina Arc

    S1 03 Shisho & Chinatsu with mafioso Orchestra sets up their target for a tortuous death. Shisho and Chinatsu tracked down one of their mafioso targets to the desert of the United Arab Emirates outside Dubai and wiped out his guards but kept him alive to prepare him for a tortuous death. Shisho was openly disappointed that het had fled to such a remote place and let them down by being so easy to take down, claiming that a fish on a hook put up more of a fight. After Chinatsu finished rigging a pistol with a timer to fire into the mafioso's leg, he used some straps to secure the man to a chair so that he could not escape. As they walked back to Dubai, he told Chinatsu that they would pick up their next contract while they were in the area. She refused to tell him where her panties were and offered to seduce him, but he flatly rejected the idea as she was too young for him.

    In Dubai Shisho pointed out to Chinatsu in Italian that a killer needed to walk while looking at the sky and give himself a broad view unless he was searching for land mines. He then told Chinatsu to get rid of her hat as it impeded her vision, but she refused. When she saw Jonah Chinatsu tried to point him out to Shisho but the former had vanished. Shisho reminded her that they needed to focus as their target was in the city. This turned out to be none other than Koko Hekmatyar, who Chinatsu confronted when she and Valmet were admiring a high end designer watch in a store window. Koko's unexpected angry reaction forced Chinatsu to back off, allowing Shisho to take a shot at her from a nearby cafe table. However this was foiled by Jonah leaping off the roof and landing on the umbrella of the table that Shisho was at, spoiling his aim. Shisho continued firing to keep the two pinned down while he had Chinatsu cover Valmet.

    S1 03 Chinatsu deflects Shisho's aim Chinatsu deflects Shisho's aim. The arrival of the Dubai Police Force momentarily distracted Orchestra but they were handled when Chinatsu used her Chinatsu Cannon Special against them. Valmet was able to grab a ballistic shield and hit Shisho in the shoulder, prompting him to turn an AKS-47 on her. One of the shots punched through the shield and hit her in the leg but she was able to make it to where Koko and Jonah were. After seeing Valmet apologise to Koko for not being able to help, Jonah tried to take on Orchestra by himself and charged them head on while firing his MP5K. Shisho eagerly took him on and Jonah was nearly on top of them before he was snagged by a hook and rope thrown by Lehm while Chinatsu deflected Shisho's aim, claiming that Jonah was too cute to kill. A police sniper team then tried to deploy on a nearby building but they were too close and were spotted and quickly wiped out by Shisho, who boasted that they would need a long range sniper rifle to be taken out.

    Lehm then fired at Orchestra to cover Jonah and Koko's escape but Chinatsu blocked his shots with the shield that she had picked up. Shisho helped brace the shield due to the stopping power of Lehm's Heckler & Koch Mark 23 and returned fire, yelling at Lehm to stop ruining his magnum opus by mixing in the wrong sounds. Lehm was amused with the musical analogy and countered that a gunfight was a farting contest: messy, loud, and shameful. Shisho ran out of ammunition and Chinatsu convinces him to pull back or they would lose Koko. As they fell back he wondered why she did not use her Chinatsu Cannon Special but she had run out of grenades. Chinatsu reminded Shisho that they still had a machine gun, which cheered him up and he responded by praising Chinatsu. They then decided to also kill Jonah.

    S1 04 Negev Shisho shoots it out with Koko's Squad. With Chinatsu driving their GMC Sierra, Shisho took up position in the bed armed with an IMI Negev. They caught up to where Koko and Jonah were running along the waterfront shielded by the CR-V carrying four of the bodyguards and Shisho traded fire with R, Mao, and Valmet but neither party hit anyone. Chinatsu circled around and approached to deploy the M2 Browning mounted in the crew cab. However Jonah pushed Koko into the harbour and they were not hit, although the CR-V was hammered and Ugo was forced to crash it. The Sierra had been heavily damaged by R and Mao and Orchestra had to abandon it.

    S1 04 Shisho headshot Lutz fires a head shot to insure that Shisho is dead. They positioned themselves adjacent to a shipping crate and Shisho fired at Jonah when he took a peek over the harbour wall. After Jonah fired his pistol at them Chinatsu's hat was shot off and she sensed that something was wrong, causing her to beg Shisho to fall back. However, he brushed off her warning and stepped out, getting shot through the heart by Lutz. To make sure that Shisho was dead after he had fallen to his knees, Wiley had Lutz follow up with a head shot.

    Chinatsu was devastated by Shisho's death, screaming that he had ruined her life and now left her alone. She was so distraught that she wandered into the open but Lutz could not bring himself to shoot her and instead he disabled the dropped Negev when Wiley noticed his hesitation. The shot drove Chinatsu to the ground and she retrieved Shisho's crucifix and Beretta 8000 and was able to escape despite being fired at by Lehm and Tojo, bidding Shisho farewell while fleeing in the back of a passing pickup truck.

    Three days later Chinatsu made another attempt to go after Koko but was met by her on the roof of her hotel at night, with Lehm covering her, although Chinatsu did not know Koko's backup was. After agreeing to trade information, she revealed why she had stopped wearing underwear on her missions going back to what had happened on the first hit she and Shisho did together. Koko tried to recruit her, but Chinatsu replied that she would never forgive her and would target her again. She made an attempt to shoot Koko but was shot by Lehm. After her death Koko placed Shisho's crucifix in her left hand and placed it over her chest before closing her eyes.

29. #29Chinatsu

    Keys: Chinatsu

    Chinatsu in Episode 3. Origin Japan Affiliations Orchestra Occupation Assassin Relatives Unnamed parents (anime only) Weapons Pistols Chinatsu Cannon Special Manga debut Chapter 6 Anime debut Episode 3 Japanese voice Ai Shimizu (anime) Akemi Kanda (drama CD) English voice Lindsay Seidel Chinatsu (チナツ, Chinatsu ?) was a young woman who was the first and only female member of Orchestra, an international team of assassins. She and Shisho were the antagonists of the Musica Ex Machina Arc.

    Appearance

    Chinatsu was a fair-skinned young woman with shoulder length medium coloured hair and eyes. In the anime, she has light brown hair and light red eyes. One of her targets described her eyes as indicating that she was nuts.[1] She wore a light coloured, short sleeved button up shirt with a tie, dark gloves, a dark skirt, and dark socks and shoes, giving her a schoolgirl appearance. She also had a medium coloured slouch hat which had three Xs on the front of the crown that was given to her by Shisho. She wore this with the side brims up secured by the chinstrap.

    She is often seen not wearing panties except during her final confrontation with Koko. She has stated that not wearing panties increases her accuracy when shooting a gun. - Episode 04 Personality

    Chinatsu was a presumably normal person until she met and began working with Shisho, although her background was not revealed in the manga. In the anime, Shisho killed her parents when he massacred the attendees at an opera performance. She earned his respect by shooting him, although she could not bring herself to fire a second time even though he placed himself squarely in her sights and did not attempt to defend himself or shoot her. After he spared her, she apparently accepted her new role and trained under him, becoming a highly skilled assassin in her own right and undergoing a dramatic personality change, displaying signs of Stockholm syndrome. Chinatsu accepted Orchestra's ethos as artists who brought death to their targets and grew to enjoy killing, having a tendency to lick her lips when she anticipated making a kill. After Shisho praised her for killing more people than him during their first mission together, she developed the superstition that going commando made her more accurate, and thus stopped wearing her underwear when on missions. Nonetheless, when she learned from Koko Hekmatyar why the latter sold arms, she considered her crazy. Relationships

    S1 04 Chinatsu's reaction Chinatsu vows revenge on Koko's Squad for killing Shisho in Episode 4. The relationship between Chinatsu and Shisho was hinted at in the manga following his death which completely unnerved her. She berated him for ruining up her life and leaving her while in tears and vowed revenge on Koko's Squad. The relationship was given more complexity in the anime, in which Shisho was shown as having killed Chinatsu's parents, but was impressed after she had shot him and decided to spare her although he could easily have killed her.[2] He took Chinatsu under his wing and trained her to become a first-rate assassin, growing to implicitly trust her judgment, and the two made a formidable combination.

    Chinatsu accepted this dramatic change in her circumstances and eventually, Shisho’s attention and welfare became very important to her. Although she saw his death coming, she was so unhinged by it that she was left herself completely open and even wandered into Lutz's line of fire, although he could not bring himself to shoot when he saw that she was a young woman. Her reactions and words immediately following his death suggest that she had developed a psychological dependence on him while paradoxically still harbouring a deep resentment for killing her parents and messing up her life. However after escaping Koko's Squad, Chinatsu then focused on getting revenge by trying to finish Orchestra's original mission of assassinating Koko. Despite Koko's offer to join the squad, Chinatsu admitted that she could never forgive her for killing Shisho and would target her again within three days. Abilities

    02 106 Chinatsu somersault Chinatsu executes a somersault to dodge Tojo and Lehm's fire in Chapter 9. Chinatsu primarily used pistols, although she also wielded the Chinatsu Cannon Special, a single shot 40 mm grenade launcher. She had very good instincts and excellent situational awareness, which combined with her much cooler head in combat, allowed her to reign in the more uncontrollable Shisho, who had a tendency to get caught up in the fighting. She was also acrobatic and proved to be a difficult target to hit even when both Tojo and Lehm were gunning for her. Chinatsu had also become very good at rigging weapons such as pistols in such a way so as to deliver the most pain possible to a target before killing them. She also became fluent in Italian. History

    S1 04 Master & Chinatsu's first mission Shisho and Chinatsu's first mission together in a flashback in Episode 4. Chinatsu's history prior to working with Shisho was not revealed in the manga and was only hinted at when she cried out that he had messed up her life after he had been shot by Lutz. Following the deaths of seven of the other members of Orchestra she became the group's first and only female member as well as the eighth and final member.

    S1 04 Chinatsu at opera Chinatsu with her parents in Episode 4. The anime gives Chinatsu a backstory and expands on how she met Shisho. She was attending an opera performance with her parents when Shisho, who was also in attendance, shot the prima donna dead because he disliked her singing. He then pulled out an IMI Negev and began to fire into the crowd. Chinatsu's parents were killed trying to protect her. When he stopped firing, she was able to shoot him in the shoulder with his pistol. Stunned to see someone still alive who had not fled, he then brashly approached her while she still had the pistol leveled at him. However Chinatsu could not fire a second shot out of fear, and when he got next to her, Shisho took her face in his free hand and kissed her cheek, telling her that the gunshot was a nice sound.[2]

    The first job Chinatsu and Shisho did together was to target a mafia boss who lived across a river, which they had to ford. She did not like the feeling of her wet clothes below the waist, so she secretly took her underwear off and on that day was spot on with her shooting. Shisho praised her for killing more people than him and she began to believe that going commando made her more accurate, refusing to wear underwear when on a mission since. Plot

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    Orchestra carried out a mission in the desert of the United Arab Emirates near Dubai, which also involved targeting a runaway mafioso. After wiping out his men, they injured him but kept him alive. Chinatsu rigged a pistol with a timer that would empty its magazine into the man's knee, giving him a prolonged death and making an example out of him. While she was setting this up the mafioso noticed that her eyes marked her as insane. He also noticed her lack of underwear, interpreting this as a perversion. After Chinatsu set the timer and they left, Shisho suggested that they head to Dubai to take on their next assignment. He then asked Chinatsu where her panties were, but she answered that it was a secret. She offered to expose herself to him, but Shisho flatly turned her down.

    S1 03 Koko confronts Chinatsu Koko confronts Chinatsu in Episode 3. After the two arrived in Dubai, Shisho began speaking to Chinatsu in Italian about the field of vision that one could cover while walking, telling her to take her hat off as it impeded this. However, she quietly vowed to herself that she would not, as he had given to her. She then spotted Jonah sitting on the sidewalk and thinking him cute, tried to point him out to Shisho, but when she did so, he was gone. The two eventually caught up with Koko and Valmet while they were looking at an expensive watch in a store window. After Valmet went inside to buy it, Chinatsu confronted Koko and grabbed her wrist, asking her why she sold weapons even though she knew that it would one day kill her. Koko surprised Chinatsu by directly confronting her and yelling that she would not reveal this until Orchestra proved that they could kill her. Chinatsu was forced to break free from Koko's grip and maneuvered her so that Shisho could shoot her. However, Jonah then leaped from the roof and landed on the umbrella over the table that Shisho was sitting at, forcing the umbrella down and causing Shisho to miss.

    S1 03 Chinatsu deflects Shisho's aim Chinatsu deflects Shisho's aim in Episode 3. He had Chinatsu keep Valmet pinned down when she emerged. As she did so, she wondered if Jonah was the boy she had seen earlier and was protecting Koko, who she realised she disliked. Shisho then told her that she knew what she was thinking as he continued to fire at Koko and Jonah. When they were able to move, Chinatsu recognised Jonah and her hatred of Koko grew. She then retrieved her Chinatsu Cannon Special and was about to use it on them but the arrival of the Dubai Police Force caused her to turn it on them and fire all of her grenades. She then gleefully pointed out to Shisho that the wrecked police car was upended. Valmet then tried to join Koko and Jonah, drawing Orchestra's fire. Chinatsu then picked up a ballistic shield that had been dropped by the police and covered Shisho when Jonah fired his MP5K at them to cover Valmet. When he charged them, Shisho had the opportunity to kill him when he got closer but at that moment Lehm snagged him with a rope to trip him up and Chinatsu deflected Shisho's aim, claiming that Jonah was too cute to kill. Lehm was able to drag Jonah away unmolested. After Shisho took out a police sniper team that had positioned themselves overlooking the square, she agreed with his taunt that a long range sniper rifle would be needed to take them out.

    Mondo Grosso Arc

    Chinatsu later appeared in a flashback when Lutz, then on a training exercise in East Sussex, England, questioned his inability to shoot her at the time because of her age and gender.

    Trivia

    Chinatsu placed 9th in a character in a poll conducted by Sunday GX which ran from June through September 2012, making her the highest-ranking antagonist in the poll and the only one to appear in the top 10.[3] She is the only character who Koko tried to recruit after Jonah joined. Her name can be translated from Japanese as "eternal summer". Maybe it's a little Easter egg that she will die young.

30. #30Liliane

    Keys: Liliane

    Liliane (リリアーヌ, Ririānu?) is a young assassin and the only female member of Dominique's crew.{{Liliane: Appearance= Liliane is a young girl with blonde hair that has pink stripes at the end. She has green eyes in the anime. Personality= Liliane is an unhinged girl who enjoys combat. She's very energetic and childish.}}

    Liliane in Episode 11. Status Alive Origin Japan Affiliations Dominique's crew Occupation Assassin Weapons Remington Model 870 Manga debut Chapter 30 Anime debut Episode 11 Japanese voice Kana Asumi English voice Lara Woodhull Liliane (リリアーヌ, Ririānu?) is a young assassin and the only female member of Dominique's crew.

    Appearance

    Liliane is a young girl with blonde hair that has pink stripes at the end. She has green eyes in the anime. ADVERTISEMENT Personality

    Liliane is an unhinged girl who enjoys combat. She's very energetic and childish. Relationships

    It's unknown how she got in the team of Dominique, but she's the youngest one of the team. Abilities

    She can use a firearm and she's very acrobatic and fast. Plot

    Hill of Doom Arc

    Trivia

    Liliane placed 11th in a character in a poll conducted by Sunday GX which ran from June through September 2012.[1] She is the third highest ranking antagonist after Scarecrow and Chinatsu. Liliane when translated means a very skinny girl who is usually very shy. This somewhat describes Liliane.

31. #31Elena Baburin

    Keys: Elena Baburin

    Elena Baburin in Episode 21. Nicknames Babu Status Alive Affiliations Märchen Republic J (former) Occupation Physicist Manga debut Chapter 57 Anime debut Episode 21 Japanese voice Rena Ueda English voice Kristi Kang Elena Baburin (エレナ·バブーリン, Erena Babūrin?) (Russian: Елена Бабурина) is a physicist specialising in quantum optics. She was kidnapped by Koko Hekmatyar to assist Minami Amada with Jormungand.

    Appearance

    Elena is a fair-skinned woman with light coloured, short hair. She had fair coloured eyes and freckles. In the anime, she is a light blonde and has light blue eyes. She usually wears lab coats. Relationships

    Despite the circumstances under which she came to work with Minami Amada and Leyla Ibrahim Faiza, the three get along with each other and call Elena "Babu" (バブーちゃん, Babū-chan?). Abilities

    History

    Elena was abducted a few years before and held in a Republic J military research facility. Plot

    New World Arc

    S2 21 Elena meets Koko Elena meets Koko in Episode 21. Despite Elena's confinement, Koko's Squad obtained intelligence that she would be transported by convoy and moved to abduct her. Deploying via helicopter, the convoy was attacked and the escort killed. Unscathed, Elena was flown to a cargo ship where she came face to face with Koko Hekmatyar. She was then taken to South Africa, where she apparently settled into her new role assisting Minami Amada, as evidenced by her relaxed demeanor with Minami and Karen Low in the outdoor onsen when the CIA used a Global Hawk to spy on the second Märchen factory.[1] She later determined that Link 16 was being used by Night Nine to communicate with Torrey Plame after their GPS was jammed during the squad's abduction of Leyla.[2]

    Warmonger Arc

    Minami, Elena, and Leyla watched the launch of the rocket carrying the second quantum computer from the roof of the second Märchen factory via live feed on a laptop. Elena joined in when Minami teased Leyla about shedding tears of joy that her redesign of the quantum computer had succeeded.

    Anime and manga differences

    S2 21 Elena dossier Elena's dossier. In the anime, a dossier on her that is pulled up by George Black shows that she has the patronym Andreyevna (Russian: Андреевна) and includes more background on how she is a leader in her field. She is also shown looking at Jonah during the flight back and getting off the Little Bird before coming face to face with Koko.[3] The anime censors Elena's nudity while she is in the onsen and also changes her posture, as she is reclining with her eyes closed. In the manga, she is sitting up and talking to Minami.

32. #32Malin

    Keys: Malin

    Malin in Episode 6. Status Alive Origin South Africa Affiliations Märchen Occupation Secretary Manga debut Chapter 16 Anime debut Episode 6 Japanese voice Satowa Tanaka English voice Melinda Wood Allen Malin (マリン, Marin?) is one of Minami Amada's three secretaries.

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    She is a dark skinned woman with short dark hair and fair coloured eyes, Malin usually wears dresses.

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    She has an extremely polite personality. This is the most apparent when she is seen bowing up and down to Koko, apologizing on Minami's behalf when she escapes her way before her meetings. Relationships

    Malin seemingly gets along well with Minami, Mokoena and Karen Low. Abilities

    Unlike her colleagues, she hasn't displayed any combat abilities but appears to be competent enough to be Minami's secretary. History

    Malin's history was not revealed. Plot

    African Golden Butterflies Arc

    At DIESA meeting, Malin shows up, explaining that Minami will be absent and starts bowing in apology but Koko reassures her that it isn't her fault. She also reveals that Chan and Karen were frequent visitors of Minami, who has dined with them in Port Elizabeth. However she has has been reticent about what they have discussed. She also gives Koko the GPS coordinates of where she will be.

    At the Märchen factory the next day Koko finds Minami missing again and Malin doing her usual bow, who reveals that Minami slipped out to go to the beach in search of shellfish.

    Dance with Undershaft Arc

    Karen learns from Malin that Minami has escaped from a scheduled meeting to go fishing.

    New World Arc

    At the scene at Port Elizabeth Airport, she and Mokoena were present (manga only).

33. #33Mokoena

    Keys: Mokoena

    Mokoena in Episode 6. Status Alive Origin South Africa Affiliations Märchen Occupation Secretary Bodyguard (former) Weapons AK-47 Manga debut Chapter 16 Anime debut Episode 6 Japanese voice TakahiroFujiwara English voice Chris Rager Mokoena (モコエナ, Mokoena?) is one of Minami Amada's three secretaries. He also served as her bodyguard until he was replaced in this capacity by Karen Low.

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    A large, dark skinned man with close-cropped dark hair and fair coloured eyes, Mokoena usually wears polo shirts and cargo pants. He donned a parka when he accompanied Minami Amada into the mountains. His eyes are given a darker shade in the anime.

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    Like all of Minami's secretaries Mokoena is conscientious and patient, two necessary traits required for working with their boss, who can cause a lot of trouble for her subordinates. He tries to act as the voice of reason when needed but Minami usually gets her way. Relationships

    Mokoena gets along well with Minami and she has revealed to him her attitudes about the weapons applications for her inventions. Although she can try his patience at times with her antics, he does not complain and although he has done his best to get her to adopt a more cautious approach when he has felt it prudent, nonetheless is faithful to her and accompanies her where she goes. He appears to get along with Malin and Karen Low although the latter replaced him as Minami's bodyguard. Abilities

    His weapon of choice is an AK-47 and his understanding of how the mountains were distorting the sounds of the firefight between Koko's Squad and Karen's men suggest that Mokoena has some sort of military background. While his large size could be intimidating, Karen's wider experience and combat skills resulted her in succeeding Mokoena as Minami's bodyguard.

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    Mokoena's history was not revealed, but it is implied that he may have some combat experience. As one of Minami's two original secretaries his role became that of being Minami's bodyguard, accompanying her wherever she went. This included her meetings with the Tashinhai Consu over weapons development, although he refused to disclose the nature of the meetings to Malin. Plot

    African Golden Butterflies Arc

    While Minami was packing for her butterfly expedition in the mountains, Mokoena tried to get the attention but as she was listening to music on an iPod he had to open the door to her room. Startled, Minami wondered why he was not packed. He replied that she ha an appointment with Koko Hekmatyar at DIESA the following day that has been marked down for a year despite her stated intention to go mountain climbing that afternoon. This caused Minami to throw a tearful fit when she realised that she would be unable to meet Koko as she prioritised the butterflies.

    After calming down, she told Mokoena that the military applications of her inventions did not compare to the extinction of butterflies, as there are 6.6 billion people on Earth. Although he tried to dissuade her from going with the news that the mountain she wanted to climb is covered in snow, she pulled out a GPS unit and a laptop displaying a report by butterfly expert Dr. James and refused to accept no for an answer. He was forced to pack and accompany her, arming himself as a precaution with an AK-47.

    When they reached the mountains, Mokoena expressed his doubts that they would find any butterflies, but Minami remained optimistic. She was surprised to see that he was armed, which he explained was for her protection. Unbeknownst to either of them during their hike they were under observation by Karen's squad while at the same time Koko's Squad was attempting to locate them.

34. #34Floyd Hekmatyar

    Keys: Floyd Hekmatyar

    Floyd Hekmatyar in Episode 9. Status Alive Affiliations HCLI Occupation Head of HCLI Relatives Kasper Hekmatyar (son) Koko Hekmatyar (daughter) Manga debut Chapter 3 (mentioned) Anime debut Episode 2 (mentioned) Floyd Hekmatyar (フロイド·ヘクマティアル, Furoido Hekumatiaru?) is the head of HCLI and the father of Kasper and Koko Hekmatyar.

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    Floyd was only shown once from behind. He is a fair skinned man with a short crop of silver hair similar to his children that is combed back. He was seen wearing a business suit.

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    According to both of his children, Floyd himself is highly amoral, materialistic and perhaps even outright evil, this is seen where he had raised both of his children to be arms dealers since they were young in order to use them to make profit and has stated to never be satisfied with any of his projects only until it begins making profit. Further alluding to his immense materialism and greed.

    Floyd himself has also been implied to be highly secretive and has been stated to be a difficult person to understand and get a read on, this is seen where where Chiquita, despite having spent years as his bodyguard, was unable to truly understand his motivations or his reasons for his actions.

    Despite these faults however, it has been implied that like his son and daughter, Floyd possess immense charisma and intelligence that cause people to be follow him despite these faults. His intelligence and cunning is seen during the incident regarding the Outspoken Doctors for Human Rights, where Koko instantly realized that Floyd had long since anticipated the reaction of the Balkan Dragons to the doctors entry into their country and took full advantage of it in order to put the CIA in his debt, callously manipulating and putting his daughter, her body guards and the doctors, in danger in order to gain further pull with the US government.

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    Floyd has a strained relationship with his daughter Koko, with Koko even showing to outright hate him, which may partly explain why she worked to bring an end to all war through Jormungand. Koko herself is noted to refuse to speak or even contact her father, with her usually just speaking to his employee's in HCLI about Floyd's activities and Floyd similarly just have them pass on what he wants to say to Koko. Their strained relationship is also shown where Koko refers to him by name. Kasper has not complained about him in the same way, but like with Koko, has implied to have a distant relationship with him, despite working more closely with professionally. However, despite this, Kasper has expressed dissatisfaction with the direction that HCLI is going under Floyd's leadership.

    Chiquita and Lehm worked together as Floyd's bodyguards before becoming his children's bodyguards. As noted by Chiquita, despite working for him for years, she never was able to truly get a grasp on his motivations and understand what he was really after. Hinting that despite having spent years working together and the two being close to him, Floyd kept himself emotionally distant from his bodyguards and maintained a strictly professional relationship with them, unlike their relationships with his son and daughter.

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    Not much is revealed about Floyd's background and he remains a shadowy figure throughout the series, playing an indirect role. What is known is that due to the nature of their father's work, both Kasper and Koko were born at sea on a cargo ship but their mother was never mentioned otherwise. They were both groomed at an early age to participate in HCLI's business, as Koko is shown to have already been involved in the arms trade and been accompanied by bodyguards since she was a teenager.[1]. Both Lehm and Chiquita were Floyd's bodyguards before working for his children in the same role.

    The SR Unit had previously blocked Floyd from expanding into Southeast Asia, which Kasper later heard about when he came up against them. Plot

    Pulsar Arc

    When Koko tried to deny Pollack's request for a replacement radar, Curry suggested that her position as both Floyd's daughter and a member of the Europe/Africa Weapons Transport Division did give her the capability to get one if she wished. Despite refusing again and a brief standoff that ensued when Pollack tried to intimidate her, she pretended to agree to the order while plotting to escape a certain Eastern European country.

    Dragon Shooter Arc

    S2 10 Koko talks to Floyd Koko talking about her father in Episode 10. Floyd was later revealed to have arranged for Koko to transport the ODH doctors into Autonomous Region X of Republic T, anticipating that she would encounter trouble with the Balkan Dragons. She later confirmed his involvement when talking to HCLI headquarters after having dropped off the doctors minus their leader, Leon Riviere, near the refugee camp they were to work at. Floyd himself talked to Koko and after briefly pointing out her lack of respect for him, revealed that he wanted to gain influence with both ODH and the CIA. Koko would also come out a winner as she was after the $5 million reward for Dragan Nikolaevich. He informed her that Scarecrow had mobilised the U. S. Navy to help with Dragan's capture before wishing her good luck.[2][3]

    Serpent Looking Up to the Heavens Arc

    At the launch of the 126th and final Hek-GG rocket in the Solomon Islands Minami Amada asked Koko why her father was not there. Koko replied that he was not interested in the process and would be happy when the system began to generate a profit.

    Castle of Lies Arc

    While escaping from his hotel in Jakarta after the SR Unit launched Plan KK, Kasper mentioned that he had heard that they had previously given his father trouble, which provided some additional motivation for him to fight them

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