History Characters / FullMetalPanic

%%* BelligerentSexualTension: With Kaname.

%%* BodyguardCrush: On Kaname.

%%* ChasteHero

%%* ComedicSociopathy: In ''Fumoffu'' and ''Overload''.

%%* CompletelyMissingThePoint: What he does with pretty much ''everything'' that isn't military-involved.

%%* CuttingTheKnot: His main solution to most problems.

%%* EvenTheGuysWantHim

%%* ForbiddenFruit

%%* GroinAttack: He's ''very'' fond of executing these.

%%* HeyCatch: With a ''hand grenade''.
%%* HeyYouHaymaker

%%* LonerTurnedFriend

%%* MrFanservice

%%* OneManArmy

%%* ShellShockedVeteran

%%* StupidSexyFlanders

%%* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill
%%* TrainingFromHell

%%* XMarksTheHero

%%* BelligerentSexualTension: With Sousuke.
%%* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Tessa's Betty.
%%* BoobsOfSteel
%%* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: While possessed by Sophia]].

%%* ClassRepresentative

%%* DamselInDistress
%%* DecoyHidingPlace
%%* {{Deuteragonist}}

%%* NailsOnABlackboard

%%* OutOfClothesExperience
%%* PaperFanOfDoom
%%* RapunzelHair
%%* ReluctantFanserviceGirl

%%* SchoolIdol

%%* GrayEyes

%%* HandsomeLech

%%* ChainsawGood

%%* GoodBadGirl

%%* PurpleEyes

%%* BadassNormal

%%* GrayEyes

%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

%%* VeteranInstructor: Served as this at Perisher.

* SexySoakedShirt: During the BattleInTheRain in ''The Second Raid''.

* {{BFG}}: Sousuke's newest AS, the Laevatein, is quipped with a ridiculously powerful Multi-purpose Demolition Howitzer cannon. It's intense firepower and huge recoil makes it impossible to use under real-life conditions and normal physics, unless its used in conjunction with the lambda driver which nullify any drawbacks.

The picture on the left is one of those rare moments where he actually resembles [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Bonta-kun]].

* BritsWithBattleships: Mardukas was a submariner in the Royal Navy, his last command being the attack submarine ''HMS Turbulent''.

* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Or at very least Sousuke never did, in contrast to all the other major figures from Amalgam. On his perspective, Gates was yet another faceless enemy pilot who just happened to pilot a red-painted Codarl at the few encounters they had. Worth noting that he is an anime-only character, so its somewhat justifiable.]]

!! Commander Richard Mardukas

!! Commander Belfangan Closeau

!! Gauron

!! Mr. Gates

--> "Gates has broken through! He's no mere racer; his moves are ''pure art''! The machines are rounding the final corner! The audience is going wild!! Will he make it?! CAN HE MAKE IT?!"

!! Leonard Testarossa

* TheArcher: [[spoiler:During the final battle at Merida Island, the Belial is equipped with a large bowgun that can apparently penetrate Lambda Driver forcefields (or else fires so quickly that it can hit before the forcefield fully manifests).]]

* IfICantHaveYou: He won't kill Kaname, but he's not above [[spoiler: slapping her, yelling at her, threatening Sousuke, letting her get BrainwashedAndCrazy, and resetting the world in where Sousuke won't remember her.]] So yeah, he gives off this vibe quite a bit.

* ObiWanMoment: Goes from a VillanousBreakdown to this before the Arbalest's lambda driver disintegrates him completely.

%%* NerdGlasses

* TestosteronePoisoning: He's one of the few people who can get on Sousake's nerves. As a result violence often ensues whenever they're in the same room.

* {{Antihero}}: He's a good guy who willing to do bad things to save the day, such as the willingness to use torture and deception and execute any terrorists detained.

* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler: Sousuke gets a double wammy. He's in Leonard's way of both his plans and winning Kaname over completely. So of course, Sousuke is at the top of Leonard's hit list for two very good reasons. ]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: He was already a mean son of a bitch in the novels, where he shows the beheaded head of Yu Fan's sister to her, but in the anime adaptation he doesn't lose a single minute to prove himself as [[CompleteMonster someone as evil and disgusting as Gauron]]

* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: While using the Arbalest, Sousuke's favorite weapon is a boxer shotcannon, which is essentially a mecha-sized shotgun.

* LoveAtFirstSight: Apparently what he felt when [[{{Shotacon}} he first saw 12-year-old Sousuke]]. He was immediately so smitten with Sousuke that he literally took a double look, immediately parked his jeep, and attempted to [[WifeHusbandry get Sousuke to come with him]]. Four years after being rebuffed and never seeing Sousuke again, he actually manages to recognize Sousuke as soon as he gets a clear view of his face. Scary.

* {{Shotacon}}: Gauron's been after Sousuke ever since the latter was ''twelve years old''. And the things he wants to do to the boy are very, very creepy.

* AlliterativeName: '''S'''ousuke '''S'''agara

* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: What Leonard bitterly keeps wondering about Kaname, citing that Sousuke is a worse choice for a boyfriend because he's [[{{Hypocrite}} killed hundreds of people.]] Of course, if he would sit down and start figuring out [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys exactly what makes]] Sousuke so appealing, maybe he would find it easier to woo women.

* BestialityIsDepraved: Yeah, apart form doing god knows what to the Xia Yu Twins, he likes to spend his time watching videos of little animals such as kittens and squirrels, alone, in the dark,oh and with a tissue box in his hand and naked.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: "Dignity" isn't exactly the word, but the moment it was clear he'd lost, he just sighed and said he needed a haircut...

* ChickMagnet:
** Let's see, there's [[OfficialCouple Kaname]], Tessa, Nami (from the novels), Ena Saeki, Gray, and countless girls from his school (that are just too scared to approach him, but nonetheless fangirl and drool over him). And that's not even getting into how EvenTheGuysWantHim.
** [[AnotherCenturysEpisode Another Century's Episode R]] takes it to a new level with [[spoiler:Sousuke winning over girls and the main character, who is a female android, with just ''Bonta-Kun'']]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCDkjZT726c See for yourself]] (Possible spoilers within).

* {{Expy}}:
** Gets compared to [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Heero Yuy]] a lot, since both are [[TheStoic Stoic]] [[ChildSoldiers Teen Soldiers]]-slash-HumongousMecha pilots who come out of their shells due to {{Bodyguard Crush}}es on {{Ordinary High School Student}}s (namely, Relena and Kaname); the main difference is that Heero lacks Sousuke's comedic awkwardness and can blend into regular society much better.
** Sousuke has some similarities to [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Domon Kasshu]] as well, with his social awkwardness evolving from intense combat training and the similarly placed [[XMarksTheHero scar.]] They share a voice actor, as well, [[spoiler:not to mention the wise mentor who betrays them for the enemy...]]
** Ironically, years later Sousuke would get his own Expy in the ''Gundam'' franchise: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Setsuna F. Seiei]], who unlike Heero actually does have a degree of Sousuke's social awkwardness, as well as a Kurz-like ally and Gauron-like archrival.

* InformedJudaism: Was raised Muslim by the Mujahedin in Afghanistan/Helmajistan, but the only Islamic practice he routinely follows is not drinking alcohol, which might be the result of his state of perpetual paranoia than any religious upbringing.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Happens a lot with Sousuke at school, but special mention to one act in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsW'' must be given; [[spoiler: One of the Zonders from ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' almost doesn't happen, thanks to an overworked theme park mascot finally getting some love from one of the Banpresto OriginalGeneration characters...but then Sousuke show up in the Bonta-kun suit and wreaks havok, putting events right back on track and turning the mascot into EI-13. If only Sousuke knew how to [[HighlyVisibleNinja keep a low profile]]...]]

** Kalinin mentions during their final duel to the death that while Sousuke is good at everything, he can not beat specialists of the area, ei Kalinin in CQC, Melissa in strategy, Kurz in shooting, and Clouseau in AS piloting. Effectively making him JackofAllTrades.

* TrashTalk: A tactic he uses several times in the series, and [[CharacterExaggeration more frequently in Super Robot Wars]]. He's particularly fond of calling people amateurs. His diatribes get very vicious for a protagonist.

* {{Expy}}: Of [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Misato Katsuragi]], naturally, down to sharing the same voice actor in the English version.

* TheGlassesComeOff: An unusual variation. He keeps his glasses on, but everyone around him knows you have to watch out for his hat. The moment wears it backward, [[LetsGetDangerous he's about to kick ASS.]]

* FirstNameBasis: It doesn't matter who, he calls ''everyone'' by their most familiar name possible. And pretty much everyone is shown to be disturbed, creeped out, or annoyed by it. He calls Kaname "Kana-chan" (something only Kyoko, her best friend, calls her), he calls Dunnigan by the name "John" (which causes Dunnigan to get pissed off, only for Gauron to ''threaten Dunnigan with castration'' if Dunnigan doesn't let him call him that), calls Kalinin by the name "Iwan" (something no one else calls him)... and then there's the pet names he has for poor Sousuke.

* AlasPoorVillain:
** [[spoiler:After he's killed, Sousuke clearly isn't happy about his passing and laments not getting to talk with him more. Teletha is also seen putting flowers by his grave later.]]
** In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV'', he's given a more respectable TearJerker when he [[spoiler:sacrifices himself to seal the fate of [[Anime/CrossAnge Embryo]], even knowing he'll never be forgiven for his actions.]]

* DoIReallySoundLikeThat: As smug as he is, in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV'', he utterly unnerved by [[Anime/CrossAnge Embryo]]. [[spoiler:To the point Leonard stabs/shoots Embryo in the end, knowing there's no going back.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV'', he's utterly unnerved over [[Anime/CrossAnge Embryo]]. [[spoiler:When he tries to pull off his mad harem schemes with every LoveInterest, including Kaname herself [[{{Lolicon}} underaged girls]], Leonard shoots the man for his troubles. He even expresses utter disdain for himself for witnessing Embryo.]]

%%* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon

* PetTheDog: ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV'' features him without abusing Kaname, [[spoiler:pulling off a HeroicSacrifice against Embryo to protect every LoveInterest of the cast, and willing providing info to stop his plans]].

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:After being defeated by Sousuke the two begin to talk to one-another, with Sousuke hoping he can break through to Leonard and Leonard buying time to activate the island's self destruct button on his remote. Neither are successful, as Leonard is shot dead by Kalinin, mid-sentence. Even Sousuke states he wishes they had more time to talk.]]

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:After he's killed, Sousuke clearly isn't happy about his passing and laments not getting to talk with him more. Teletha is also seen putting flowers by his grave later.]]

[[folder:Teletha "Tessa" Testarossa]]

%%* EvilSoundsDeep

A former friend of Sousuke's from their time as guerillas, Zaied served as something of a mentor to the younger ChildSoldier, and the two of them grew closer than brothers. While Sousuke and several others were away from camp, Zaied and the other guerillas were apparently killed in a raid by Gauron's mercenaries. Sousuke does encounter Zaied again though, during the "Wind Blows At Home" arc. Zaied is revealed to have survived, and is now on Gauron's payroll. [[spoiler: Zaied eventually reveals that he is the one who lead Gauron to the guerilla camp in the first place, and is killed by Sousuke shortly afterwards]].

[[spoiler: She was the daughter of the chief scientist at Yamsk-11 and used as a test subject for TAROS. The experiment that killed her resulted in the creation of the Whispered and the destruction of Yamsk-11.]]

[[spoiler: When Leonard brings Kaname to the Omni-Sphere, a remnant of Sophia takes over her mind. Sophia then assists Leonard in creating TARTAROS in order to change the world.]]

%%* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter

* TragicVillain: [[spoiler: She was just a normal girl, until she was accidentally killed in the TAROS experiment]].

* CrossdressingVoices: He is voiced by Creator/MamikoNoto in the anime.

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