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Sousuke Sagara
Full Metal Panic! character

Sousuke being confronted by Eri Kagurazaka over the possession of his Steyr SPP submachine gun in his bag
First appearance "The Guy I Kinda Like is a Sergeant"
Created by Shoji Gatoh
Voiced by Tomokazu Seki (Japanese)
Chris Patton (English)
Profile
Aliases Kashim, Isegar Sousuke, Sousky Seagal[1], Uruz 7
Age 17[2]
Known relatives Unknown Mother and Father (Deceased)
Andrei Kalinin (father-figure)
General Majhid (adopted father)
Weapons ARX-7 Arbalest
ARX-8 Laevatein
Glock 19/Glock 26[3]
Steyr SPP
Colt M4[4]
Knives (many)
Explosives (many)

Sousuke Sagara (相良宗介 Sagara Sōsuke?) is a fictional character and main protagonist in the light novel, manga, and anime series Full Metal Panic!. The Steyr TMP (Taktische Maschinenpistole/Tactical Machine Pistol is a select-fire 9x19mm Parabellum caliber Machine pistol manufactured by the Austrian born on July 11, 1971, is a Japanese author from Shiga Prefecture, Japan is a popular and very famous Seiyū in Japan. He formerly worked for Haikyou, now he works for Atomic Monkey Christopher David Patton (born March 15, 1971 in Houston Texas) is an American actor who been acting since early childhood and voice acting for This is a list of Fictional characters from the Light novel, Manga, and Anime series Full Metal Panic!. ARX-7 Arbalest is an Arm Slave, a fictional Mecha from the Light novel, Manga, and Anime series Full Metal Panic! ARX-8 Laevatein is an Arm Slave, a fictional Mecha from the Light novel, Manga, and Anime series Full Metal Panic! Glock is the name of a family of Semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by the Austrian company Glock GmbH from Deutsch-Wagram, founded Glock is the name of a family of Semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by the Austrian company Glock GmbH from Deutsch-Wagram, founded The Steyr TMP (Taktische Maschinenpistole/Tactical Machine Pistol is a select-fire 9x19mm Parabellum caliber Machine pistol manufactured by the Austrian A is a Novel with Anime - or Manga -style Illustrations primarily targeting teens and young adults ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly (anime in Japanese, is a series of Light novels written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shikidouji. He was portrayed by Tomokazu Seki in the original anime and by Chris Patton in the English dub. is a popular and very famous Seiyū in Japan. He formerly worked for Haikyou, now he works for Atomic Monkey Christopher David Patton (born March 15, 1971 in Houston Texas) is an American actor who been acting since early childhood and voice acting for English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States

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Overview

Sousuke is an approximately 17 year old [2] sergeant within the paramilitary counter-terrorist force, Mithril. Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world Mithril is a fictional paramilitary anti-terrorist organization in the Light novel, Manga and Anime series Full Metal Panic!. He is a member of the SRT (Special Response Team) of the Western Pacific Battle Group "Tuatha de Danaan" aboard the assault submarine of the same name under the command of Captain Teletha Tessa Testarossa. is a Fictional character from the Light novel, Manga, and Anime series Full Metal Panic!. His call sign is Urzu-7 and his ID number is B-3128, and operates as team pointman as an Arm Slave specialist. Arm Slaves are fictional Mecha from the Light novel, Manga, and Anime series Full Metal Panic! Overview

Sousuke is of Japanese descent, but has no clear nationality. The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan His exact date of birth is also unknown. [2] He has black hair and grey eyes, as well as a small, visible cross-shaped scar on his left chin. He is literate and fluent in both English and Japanese. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities He can also speak some Russian and Persian as well as several local Afghan dialects fluently. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages There are two official languages of Afghanistan, in addition to other languages that are spoken He was raised as a Muslim, but doesn't follow strict interpretations of Sharia law like the people who raised him. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Sharia ( Arabic: ar شريعة) is the body of Islamic Religious law. He is once depicted worrying more about Ramadan than Christmas in the 6th book, but his consideration is depicted on a pure combat basis ("It was a time when Soviet soldiers would lower their guard"). Ramadan or Ramazan ( Arabic: رمضان Ramaḍān) is a Muslim religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic On a daily life basis, Sousuke is depicted as a secular character. Secularism is generally the assertion that governmental practices or institutions should exist separately from Religion or religious beliefs He is shown eating pork and his refusal of alcohol is made, again, on a pure combat efficiency basis, and he clearly shows a genuine distaste for the stuff in "The Second Raid". Pork' is the Culinary name for Meat from the domestic Pig ( Sus scrofa) often specifically the fresh meat but can be used as an all-inclusive He is capable of reciting the Qur'an from memory, probably due to his infancy in a Muslim country, but finds classical Japanese literature, poetry and history extremely difficult to comprehend. The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran Hafith or Hafiz ( Arabic: حافظ قرآن or حافظ plural huffaz) literally meaning 'guardian' is a term used by Muslims in modern The term Muslim world (or Islamic world) has several meanings Japanese literature spans a period of almost two millennia Early works were heavily influenced by cultural contact with China and Chinese literature, often written When Japanese poets first encountered Chinese poetry, it was at its peak in the Tang Dynasty. The written history of Japan begins with brief references in the 1st century AD Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts

In addition to being a capable Arm Slave pilot, Sousuke is a specialist in Arm Slave operations and maintenance, improvised explosives, small arms, survival training, anti-armor combat, trap setting and camouflage. Additionally, he is proficient in logistics, demolitions, breach and forced entry, covert intrusion, and hand to hand combat. His background and experience as a guerrilla fighter, and later a mercenary soldier has made him much more sensitive and knowledgeable about tactics and methods more commonly used by guerrillas than government trained regulars.

Sousuke is unfortunately not very good at social interaction off the battlefield. He constantly causes many problems for Kaname Chidori due to his military nature. Kaname Chidori (千鳥 かなめ Chidori Kaname) is a Fictional character from the Light novel, Manga, and Anime series Even in school he carries a gun with him although it is loaded with non-lethal rounds. He is also very bad at blending in with normal members of society due to his nature. That is, he has no readily available "civil" concepts about life, like entertainment or anything recreational and tends to horribly misinterpret the actions of people around him. This is shown throughout the main series when Sousuke is guarding Chidori at Jindai High, and Fumoffu! focuses mainly on this aspect. This part of his personality is indeed one of the main sources of the series' humor.

Sousuke harbors deep feelings for Kaname Chidori, however he conceals them from her due to his inability to express them. Kaname Chidori (千鳥 かなめ Chidori Kaname) is a Fictional character from the Light novel, Manga, and Anime series At the end of Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid, both Sousuke and Chidori have realized that they like each other, but are unable to tell each other. is the second sequel to the Anime TV series Full Metal Panic! after Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu. In the novel, A Dancing Very Merry Christmas, Sousuke realizes that he loves Chidori, but is still unable to find the courage to tell her.

Sousuke was known under various identities, such as Sousuke Seagal (temporarily), Isegar Sousuke and during his time in Afghanistan (Helmajistan in the anime), he was known as Kashim (only two characters refer to him as Kashim, one being Gauron and the other is Zaied, a former comrade from his Afghan days).

Character History

Sousuke Sagara was saved as a child from a crashed Boeing 747 jetliner in the North Pacific by then Spetznaz officer, Andrei Kalinin. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout This is a list of Fictional characters from the Light novel, Manga, and Anime series Full Metal Panic!. His age at this time was approximately 2 or 3 years old. The Soviet nuclear submarine's rescue action was unauthorized, and later officially denied. Officially there was no Soviet involvement, and thus no rescue operation nor survivors. Kalinin's efforts to locate living relatives of the child also failed, as no record of a passenger named "Sagara" existed. It remains unknown if Sagara is the maiden name of Sousuke's mother, or the name written upon the child's clothing is the child's real name. [5] According to the Full Metal Panic! anime's first season, his birthday is 07/07/1984.

From there, Sousuke was taken into the Soviet state child care system as an orphan. He was later taken into a KGB training program for child soldiers. The military use of Children takes three distinct forms children can take direct part in hostilities (child soldiers or they can be used in support roles such as porters spies messengers At (approximately) age 8, Sousuke was trained as an assassin and deployed into Afghanistan (Helmajistan in the anime) to assassinate a local leader of the local resistance army. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, He failed to assassinate his target, and instead was adopted by the man he was sent to kill, General Majhid, who named him Kashim. He became part of the resistance army, fighting against the invading Soviet forces. He learned the use of small arms and basic survival techniques during this time as a guerrilla fighter.

Raised as a guerrilla fighter, he became a skilled AS pilot and soldier. Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes raids etc During this time, the Soviet offensive grew in magnitude with the fresh success of the new Arm Slaves. Arm Slaves are fictional Mecha from the Light novel, Manga, and Anime series Full Metal Panic! Overview In the early stages of the war, Kalinin's forces capture Sousuke. Sousuke and Kalinin are reunited for the first time, eventually leading to Kalinin's decision to desert the Soviet army. Kalinin gives specialized Spetznaz training to Sousuke, from which Sousuke learns Japanese and some Russian.

Following the defeat against the Soviet army, Sousuke becomes a mercenary eventually escaping the country with Kalinin. However, they were separated afterwards in Cambodia. Sousuke has since been involved with most of the wars in the Middle East, collectively called the Fifth Middle East War. He built a solid reputation as a soldier during this period, gaining a group of friends. He spent five years as a soldier for hire, further building his combat and survival skills.

Sousuke was eventually scouted and invited to become a Mithril operative. While showing unspectacular skills at the training camp, his actions in the line of fire with an Rk-92 Savage convinced Melissa Mao to include him in the elite SRT unit. It is at Mithril that he is reunited for the second time with Kalinin, this time his commanding officer. As an SRT member he is trained to operate the M9 Gernsback Arm Slave, serving as pointman.

The story of Full Metal Panic! follows Sousuke's active duty with Mithril. In the Siberian tundra, an extraction operation of personnel from a secured research facility was detected and attacked by a mixed force of a Hind Gunship Helicopter and Rk-92 Savages. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Sousuke’s performance in an M-9E was directly responsible for securing the survivor for extraction.

As the first person to operate it, Sousuke becomes the only Mithril pilot able to use the ARX-7 Arbalest. ARX-7 Arbalest is an Arm Slave, a fictional Mecha from the Light novel, Manga, and Anime series Full Metal Panic! This increases his importance within the organization from a mere sergeant to the only soldier who can pilot an Arm Slave equipped with a Lambda Driver. Arm Slaves are fictional Mecha from the Light novel, Manga, and Anime series Full Metal Panic! Overview His current mission to protect Chidori forces him to cope with an unfamiliar and peaceful lifestyle, forcing many awkward and comical situations. His over-protectiveness usually annoys Chidori to no end but later in the story, they grow fond of each other and express their feelings for each other.

Initially, Sousuke was confused with the Lambda Driver-equipped ARX-7 Arbalest and its quirky A. I. , nicknamed "Al". Because of its unreliability in the field and his own internal conflicts, he came to despise the AS. However, Sousuke later resolved his own issues and came to accept the Arbalest and put up with Al. Since then, he has been able to utilize the Lambda Driver at will by concentrating. However, this could not save him from the power of the Belial arm slave piloted by Leonard Testarossa and the Arbalest has since been destroyed. Following the kidnapping of Kaname Chidori and the destruction of Mithril he has become very unstable and will stop at nothing to rescue Chidori.

In the novel, Continuing On My Own, Sousuke tells Chidori that he likes her, but he's afraid because he fears the gulf that exists between them, since she is a Whispered. The Whispered are unique individuals in the Full Metal Panic! universe who possess Black Technology, technology that outstrips the level of technology that At the end of the novel, Chidori is kidnapped by Leonard Testarossa, and Sousuke embarks on a mission to save her. In the novel, Get Together and Make My Day, Sousuke fails to rescue Chidori, but manages to speak with her over a radio as she is being taken away on a helicopter. In this conversation they finally express their feelings of love towards each other. Sousuke promises to save her no matter what and Chidori promises to wait "for years, even hundreds of years" for Sousuke -- they both promise to kiss the moment they are reunited.

In the most recent novel, Approaching Nick of Time, he travels into Soviet territory with Tessa in order to uncover more information about how the Whispereds originated. Leonard also heads to the Soviet facility Sousuke and Tessa are traveling to, with Chidori in tow. At the facility, named Yamsk 11, Chidori's mind is taken over by a personality named Sophia, who appears to be a "Whisperer" who imparts the Black Technology knowledge to the Whispereds. Black Technology is a general term used to describe fictional Technology in the Japanese Light novel, Manga and Anime series Under Sophia's control Chidori, Sousuke, and Tessa are shown an illusion of Chidori shooting and killing the other two. Leonard and Sophia leave Yamsk 11 to go to Merida Island, where Amalgam has built a device to utilize a final ability of the Whispereds.

Trivia

References

  1. ^ This name is a homage to Steven Seagal
  2. ^ a b c Sousuke's age is under considerable debate from fans and sources alike. Steven F Seagal (born April 10 1951 is an American Action movie Actor, producer, writer director, Martial artist Japanese sources note his canon age as 17, while North American sources place it as 16. The actual age (17) was shown in the Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid MITHRIL Report, which was included in the DVD releases of The Second Raid. The novels maintain his exact age as being unknown.
  3. ^ Sousuke's sidearm depends on the basis of the source. He uses the Glock 19 in the manga and in the anime series the Glock 26.
  4. ^ Full Metal Panic, Episode 16 - "The Rising Wind In The Homeland, Part 2"
  5. ^ Voice from the North, November 2004 Issue of Dragon Magazine

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