Shogo: Mobile Armor Division - Characters

Characters

• Sanjuro Makabe: The protagonist of the game. Sanjuro is a sarcastic, somewhat angsty UCA soldier with a serious disrespect for authority, which earns him the ire of his commanding officer Admiral Akkaraju. He is still recovering emotionally from the death of his lover Kura, although that doesn't stop him from having a relationship with Kura's sister, Kathryn.

• Kathryn Akkaraju: The UCASF Leviathan's communications officer, Kathryn is Sanjuro's primary radio contact as well as his girlfriend. She is responsible for giving Sanjuro most of his mission briefings and objectives over the radio. She seems more emotional and kind-hearted than her tougher, tomboyish sister, Kura.

• Kura Akkaraju: Sanjuro's previous girlfriend, Kura was assumed to have been killed in a Fallen terrorist attack several months before the events of the game. As it turns out, she is alive and well, having been investigating the Fallen as an undercover spy. Kura resurfaces midway through the game, revealing key information about the true nature of the Fallen to Sanjuro, and helping him in his mission.

• Admiral Akkaraju: The leader of the UCA forces on Cronos, and the father of Kathryn and Kura. The Admiral harbors a burning hatred for the Fallen, supposedly because of Kura's death at their hands. As it turns out, however, he knew perfectly well that Kura was alive and unharmed all the time. Thus, his harsh behavior and ultimate decision to commit genocide against the people of Cronos are left somewhat unexplained by the plot.

• Hank Johnson: A friend of Kura's, Hank is a citizen of Cronos who assists Sanjuro through much of the game. He is eventually executed by Ryo Ishikawa.

• Toshiro Makabe: Sanjuro's brother, who disappeared during a Fallen terrorist attack several months prior to the events of the game. It is revealed that Toshiro is in fact the Fallen leader, Gabriel. After the attack, he was captured and taken over by Cothineal, becoming its human avatar.

• Baku Ogata: Sanjuro's childhood friend, Baku also vanished during the Fallen attack along with Kura and Toshiro. Baku became Gabriel's right hand minion Uziel, and holds an insane hatred for Sanjuro.

• Ryo Ishikawa: The president of Shogo Inc, and arguably the game's main antagonist. He is manipulating all sides in the conflict in an attempt to destroy the Fallen so that he can exploit the Cothineal. He is the final enemy fought in the game in both endings, though is significantly easier than Gabriel in the second ending.

• Samantha Sternberg: A young, blue-haired woman soldier, Samantha attacks Sanjuro at several points in the game. Despite apparently being blown up each time, she somehow manages to return again to challenge him. She becomes stronger and more difficult to defeat each time, and in her last appearance she attacks Sanjuro (who is on foot) in her MCA. She plays no significant role in the story.