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4	Members of S.O.N.G and other characters that provide aid to the Symphogears
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6	''Unmarked {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s ahead!''
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9	[[foldercontrol]]
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11	!!2nd Division Mobile Disaster Response Corps / S.O.N.G. ([[FunWithAcronyms Squad Of Nexus Guardians]])
12	[[folder:Miku Kohinata]]
13	See [[Characters/SymphogearSymphogearWielders Symphogear Wielders]] page
14	[[/folder]]
15
16	[[folder:Genjuro Kazanari]]
17	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ch_genjuro.png]]
18	->Voiced by: Creator/HideoIshikawa
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20	Tsubasa's uncle and leader of the 2nd Division Mobile Disaster Response Corps, an organization dedicated to fighting the Noise. A HotBlooded man with insane physical strength which appears to have come from watching action movies. He cares deeply for the Symphogear users and is Hibiki's martial arts teacher as well as Chris's guardian. Revealed in GX to [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo actually be Tsubasa's half-brother]], though whether or not Genjuro himself knows this is unknown.
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22	* BadassNormal: All of his ridiculous strength comes from nothing but ''pure physical training''. Unfortunately, touching a Noise would still kill him.
23	* BigDamnHeroes: ''Twice''--once for Hibiki, the other time for Chris.
24	* BigGood: At 194 cm or just over 6'4" tall, he's the tallest character in the series, as well as the highest authority figure to the Symphogear users.
25	* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: His actual ability. His punches and kicks are so strong that they shatter the ground, and even make cracks in Finé's Nehushtan armor. The man is able to step in on a fight between Symphogear users and stop them! Not only that. He nearly defeats Finé!
26	** In [=AXZ=] he also takes on all of the Symphogears as part of a training session and wipes the floor with them.
27	* ConflictKiller: Stops Tsubasa from fighting Hibiki by punching a {{BFS}}.
28	* CoolUncle: To Tsubasa.
29	* EccentricMentor:
30	** Genjuro teaches Hibiki his unnamed, super-powered SecretArt after she proves unable to bring out her Armed Gear in episode four. Part of the training involves watching action movies and doing forms in {{cosplay}}.
31	** Later in ''G'', when he gives the trio another special training, he ''sings''. And in ''Chinese''! While Hibiki is willing to sing with him, Chris wonders if he's fine with his brain.
32	* FieryRedhead: He's big, he's hammy, and he likes to train. Naturally, Chris just can't stand him, initially.
33	* GlassCannon: Though extraordinarily strong, fast, and dextrous, he is still only a human and therefore lacks the protective abilities of the Symphogears. A stabbing attack that likely wouldn't inconvenience his charges was almost fatal to him. This also makes him completely useless against Noise, which disintegrates unprotected humans on contact.
34	* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Episode 9 of ''G'' has Genjuro and Hibiki performing a cover of the opening theme to Creator/JackieChan's ''Film/PoliceStory'', in its original language, Cantonese.
35	* HotBlooded:
36	** Watch a man teach martial arts to a girl with lines like "Your fists ought to fly like hammers that hit the thunder of the bolt that strucks you!" and the HotBlooded girl responds "I didn't understand a word of that, but I'll try!".
37	** At the end of the TrainingMontage in ''G'', Chris says to herself that those two are too hot.
38	* IKnowMortalKombat: Genjuro's idea of training includes watching action movies and playing fighting games, and trying to copy main characters' moves... [[{{Cosplay}} while being dressed like them]]. It includes trying to teach Hibiki [[Franchise/StreetFighter Hadouken]], by having them both dressed as Makoto and Gouki/Akuma. All of this set to a Badass ''Film/{{Rocky}}''[[SuspiciouslySimilarSong -like theme]].
39	* ImageSong: Two in ''G''. '' Eiyū Kōji'' is a cover of the opening theme of ''Film/PoliceStory'', which he performs with Hibiki. His version of ''Genchaku! Denkō Keiji Ban'' is a cover of Yumi, Shiori, and Kuriyo's song, which is from an anime parody.
40	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: By Finé; thankfully he survives.
41	* InASingleBound: He can jump from the ground to the top of a building with a single jump.
42	* InexplicablyAwesome: He lacks any origin for his ridiculous strength and skill, and when asked, his answer is consistently that he watches a lot of action movies.
43	** The closest we get is that [[InTheBlood the Kazanari bloodline]] has some near-inhuman qualities to it, when you look at his father Fudo.
44	* LargeAndInCharge: The tallest character in the series and he commands his respective division.
45	* LargeHam: He can be very dramatic, sometimes.
46	* LetsGetDangerous: The guy with the AnimeHair and pink necktie in charge of MissionControl? He can beat a Symphogear barehanded, as seen in episode 3. Later on, he also takes on Fine herself and wipes the floor with her, forcing her to resort to a cheap shot to win.
47	* TheMovieBuff: Action films, to be exact.
48	* MrExposition: Justified, since he is the leader of the research group. Otherwise, he would leave this trope to Ryoko.
49	* MyGreatestFailure: Being unable to be there for Chris, for whom he is her legal guardian. He does everything in his power to reach out to her, soothe her rage, and [[TheAtoner make up with her for his failure]].
50	* ParentalSubstitute: To the girls. He ain't the TeamDad for nothing.
51	** More specifically, he's the legal guardian of the orphaned Chris and might be for the parent-lacking Tsubasa. Given the absence of Hibiki's family, it's lucky that his paternal instincts extend so widely.
52	* ProperlyParanoid: While genuinely an outgoing person, he has some reservations regarding Ryoko. The thing is, [[BigBad he's right]].
53	* RealMenWearPink: He wears a pink tie.
54	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's a very understanding boss.
55	* RedOniBlueOni: The red to most of his agency's blue.
56	* ShipperOnDeck: If the first OVA is an indication, he seems to ship [[LesYay Hibiki and Miku]] together as seen during the reunion short in said OVA.
57	* ShounenHair: Has matching hair to kick asses.
58	* ShoutOut:
59	** To both [[Franchise/StreetFighter Akuma]] and Creator/BruceLee. While training Hibiki in Season 1 Episode 4, he looks almost like the former, and sometime later during the same TrainingMontage, he and Hibiki wore Lee's iconic yellow-and-black jumpsuit. Come Season 1 Episode 8 he uses fighting moves that evoke both fighters. His training methods, however, are more of a mix between old kung-fu movies (especially Film/DrunkenMaster) and [[Film/{{Rocky}} a certain Italian Stallion]].
60	** In ''G'' Episode 9, there is not only ''another'' Rocky-style TrainingMontage (including Tsubasa and a very unenthusiastic Chris this time!), but he actually sings the theme song of ''[[Creator/JackieChan The Police Story]]'' (in Cantonese!) with Hibiki to accompany it...you'd have to be deaf to think his singing voice ''isn't'' an impersonation of Creator/IsaoSasaki.
61	* TeamDad: He's a very caring person, who can stop the fight between Tsubasa and Hibiki, and comforts the broken Chris. He's also Chris's legal guardian and Hibiki's sensei in terms of martial arts.
62	* ThrowingDownTheGauntlet: Genjuro doesn't usually fight women, but he'll do an exception if said woman wants to hurt someone under his protection.
63	* UnusualEyebrows: Of the forked kind, matching his [[HotBlooded fiery]] [[BoisterousBruiser personality]].
64	* WouldHitAGirl: Genjurou is a gentleman, but he makes an exception for villains.
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66	!XDU
67	* AdaptationalWimp: Sort of. Genjuro in Kanade's parallel-verse isn't into action movies thus he can't perform superhuman level feats as his prime counterpart can. Genjuro is surprised when Hibiki mentions how crazy powerful his other self is.
68	* TookALevelInBadass: And yes, he can. The only thing that stops him from CurbStompBattle anything in the main series is that he lacks the ability to fight the Noise. In XDU one of his parallel-verse gains access to a special gauntlet which used a sort of modified Symphogear technology invented by Fine due to the lack of Symphogear users in this world. It's generated a BattleAura make him able to fight Noise. He Curb-Stomp them as you can be expected. However, the gauntlet can only last in a short span of time and required some time to recharge its power before able to use it again.
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70	[[/folder]]
71
72	[[folder:Shinji Ogawa]]
73	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ch_ogawa.png]]
74	->Voiced by: Creator/SoichiroHoshi
75
76	An agent of the 2nd Division who also acts as Tsubasa's manager for her idol cover. He's also a highly-skilled ninja.
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78	* BadassFamily: The final season reveals that he's part of his own clan, the Ogawas, who have many family members spread across the globe, all of them having a variety of capable skillsets.
79	* BadassNormal: Not as much as Genjuro, but he has his moments. Suddenly shows it off extensively in episode 9 of ''G'' (see below), showcasing that he may be more powerful than he looks.
80	** AllThereInTheManual: [[http://symphogear.blogspot.com/2013/07/summary-of-new-keywords-from-g.html Turns out this is justified.]]
81	* BadassInANiceSuit: He always wears a black suit and he shows some action while wearing it.
82	* BigBrotherMentor: Had shades of this towards Hibiki in the earlier parts of Season 1. Arguably, he is this to Tsubasa, being very supportive and loyal to her, and showing concern for her well-being. The fact that he taught Tsubasa at least one of his ninja techniques helps.
83	* BigDamnHeroes: Is in the nick of time to save Miku from a Noise ambush in Episode 10 of season 1.
84	* BridalCarry: In episode 9 of ''G'', he carries Shirabe like this when he rescues her from the battlefield.
85	* DrivesLikeCrazy: We usually don't see how he drives, but [[TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot he drives his car at the speed of the plot]], just in time to save Hibiki and the rest of her classmates and he parked while spinning around twice or thrice at high speed. Normal people wouldn't even survive such driving, but because he lives in a WorldOfBadass, his passenger, Maria, is completely unaffected by that kind of crazy driving.
86	* ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask: In episode 3 of ''G'', Ogawa decides to report back to headquarters while surrounded by a gang of armed thugs. His tone never changes [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome despite the battle heard in the background]], and by the time the scene cuts back to him the thugs are collapsing one by one.
87	* MesACrowd: Part of his repertoire of Ninja techniques includes the ability to produce shadow clones, which he both demonstrates and in episode 6 of ''XV'' he creates ''shadow clones of the Toyota Tercel he's driving'' to throw off Vanessa's aim.
88	* NiceGuy: Has an approachable and amicable way about him, and is quick to advise Hibiki when she first joins. He also has a heroic tendency, between
89	* {{Ninja}}: As revealed in supplementary notes. He can easily overpower yakuzas unarmed [[ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask while making a phone call]], and taught Tsubasa her Shadow Weaving Technique.
90	* RightHandHottie: In his cover as Tsubasa's manager.
91	* ShadowPin: Tsubasa's ''Shadow Weaving'' is actually from Ogawa, a technique that involves a thrown dagger into the opponent's shadow, disabling their movements. As shown in ''GX'', Ogawa can even do this with ''bullets''.
92	* SharpDressedMan: He always wears a black suit.
93	* ShipperOnDeck: If the first OVA is an indication, he seems to ship [[LesYay Hibiki and Miku]] together as seen during the reunion short in said OVA.
94	* TheGlassesComeOff: During serious moments. It's a CharacterTic.
95	* TheReliableOne: Most definitely. He's the one who cleans Tsubasa's room, a ''girl's'' room, despite he's a man.
96	* UndyingLoyalty: Maintains this towards the 2nd Division, but it extends to Tsubasa. His use of the Shadow Weaving Technique to let Tsubasa and Maria make a car getaway in the second episode of GX.
97	* WalkOnWater: In episode 9 of ''G'', where he runs on water with Shirabe in his arms.
98	[[/folder]]
99
100	[[folder:Aoi Tomosato]]
101	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ch_tomosato.png]]
102	->Voiced by: Creator/AsamiSeto
103
104	An agent of the Second Division.
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106	* BadassDriver: In the first episode of AXZ, she shows some impressive skill when she and Sakuya are escaping a giant alchemical serpent summoned by the Bavarian Illuminati.
107	* MissionControl: Her main job.
108	* SciFiBobHaircut
109	* ThoseTwoGuys: With Sakuya.
110	* VitriolicBestBuds: A little dialogue with Sakuya in GX's first episode implies that they have this dynamic.
111	[[/folder]]
112
113	[[folder:Sakuya Fujitaka]]
114	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ch_fujitaka.png]]
115	->Voiced by: Creator/KenjiAkabane
116
117	Another agent of the Second Division.
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119	* MissionControl: His job.
120	* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: During AXZ's second episode when he's carried by Kirika and they ''jump off a cliff'' to a train below, he gives a pretty high-pitched scream.
121	* TemptingFate: In the first episode of GX, he muses to Aoi that he wishes things would stay peaceful and that no major crisis would arise [[{{Retirony}} until his eventual retirement]]. Cue an alarm for strange energy readings indicating the start of ''GX'''s plot.
122	* ThoseTwoGuys: With Aoi.
123	* TwoFirstNames: Both Sakuya and Fujitaka have been used as first names.
124	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Aoi. He shows surprise that she bothered to get him a cup of coffee while they worked overtime.
125	[[/folder]]
126
127	[[folder:Ryoko Sakurai]]
128	[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/153361_1531.jpg]]
129	->Voiced by: Creator/MiyukiSawashiro
130
131	Head Scientist of the 2nd Division MDRC and creator of the Symphogear.
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133	* AmbiguouslyBi: Has a thing for Hibiki and is ''very open'' about it. It doesn't help when she bites Hibiki's ear and then tells her that she ''will be'' the first to [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything pop her cherry]]. Approaches into PsychoLesbian territory since she's the same person who's having an abusive relationship with Chris Yukine. [[spoiler: Her original self, Fine, was in love with Enki.]]
134	* BeehiveHairdo: Her main hairstyle.
135	* DeflectorShield: She's able to erect a barrier to block incoming Noise during episode 5. This is the first indicator that she is the BigBad Finé.
136	* DragonWithAnAgenda: While she researches the Symphogear, she secretly wants to control Hibiki.
137	* DrivesLikeCrazy: She says she [[BlatantLies drives good]].
138	* DyingAsYourself: It's implied that Ryoko turned into her original self briefly before she is turned into ashes since Ryoko's eye color and her voice turns back.
139	* GrandTheftMe: The real Ryoko had her personality overridden twelve years ago when a young Tsubasa activated a relic with her singing.
140	* MsExposition: Since she's the lead researcher and developer for a Symphogear theory ([[{{Egopolis}} which she named after herself]]), this allows her to explain everything after Hibiki settles down.
141	* RoomFullOfCrazy: Has an entire room [[StalkerWithACrush filled solely]] [[LesYay with Hibiki pictures]].
142	* WalkingSpoiler: In season 1 her real self is a major spoiler and the BigBad.
143	[[/folder]]
144
145	[[folder:Elfnein]]
146	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ch_elfnein.png]]
147	->Voiced by: Creator/MisakiKuno
148
149	A girl who looks very similar to Carol, who is on the run from Leiur at the beginning of GX.
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151	* ArtificialHuman: Claims to be a Homunculus that Carol created to aid in the construction of the Château de Tiffauges.
152	* TheAtoner: She wants to protect the world to atone for her "other self", Carol, wanting to destroy everything.
153	* EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler: Summons an alchemic shield to protect herself from Vanessa, and summons Daurdabla to don the Faust Robe, abilities which she wasn't shown to have in the past. Subverted in that it's actually ''Carol'' doing this after taking over her body to save her.]]
154	* EnemyWithout: Inverted. Due to being an incomplete copy of Carol, she's basically a physical representation of the season 3 BigBad before her FaceHeelTurn.
155	* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Goes through one at the end of GX. She starts inhabiting Carol's old body, so her hair is now Carol's gold hue and her bangs face the other way. AXZ shows that she's now started to braid her hair like Carol.
156	* GoodCostumeSwitch: While never truly evil, Elfnein wears a more sensible white blouse once she joins S.O.N.G.
157	* InTheHood: She keeps the hood of her cloak up while running from Leiur, only taking it off to enlist Chris's help.
158	* MeaningfulName: She actually follows the TarotMotifs as well, though in a less obvious way than the Autoscorers. Her name is GratuitousGerman for "no eleven" which doesn't seem to mean much until Carol's song refers to her as "the unneeded card of Justice" (the eleventh major arcana of the Rider-Waite tarot deck) in her bloody quest for revenge.
159	* TheMole: Carol can see and hear everything Elfnein is currently experiencing whenever she wants. In a twist of this trope, Elfnein is horrified when she finds out about this and begs to be locked away so she doesn't cause any further harm.
160	* MysteriousWaif: Has a small stature and is currently shrouded in mystery as far as her agenda and history goes.
161	* NoBiologicalSex: The medical examination she receives from S.O.N.G. reveals this to be the case, although the cast sticks with using female pronouns for her for the lack of a better option. She also claims that such a thing is normal for homunculi like herself.
162	* OurHomunculiAreDifferent: Explicitly called a homunculus, and as an ArtificialHuman created via alchemy, she certainly fits the bill.
163	* ScienceHero: After joining S.O.N.G., Elfnein becomes its expert in heretical technology and alchemy, doing things like giving the Symphogears access to the Ignite mode and decoding Dr. Ver's [=LiNKER=] recipes.
164	* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her initial appearance has her wearing nothing but that underwear and her cloak. Lampshaded by Chris. It was revealed in a Zesshoushinai skit that her ''entire wardrobe'' was nothing but that outfit. After she joins S.O.N.G., she exchanges it for a LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine that is a bit too big for her.
165	-->'''Chris:''' "What happened to your clothes?!"
166	* TakingTheBullet: Protects Aoi from a piece of the ceiling when Leiur's golem makes a last-ditch attack on S.O.N.G.'s submarine. She gets injured in the process but is able to recover.
167	* TokenMiniMoe: She's physically the youngest and smallest person in the cast.
168	[[/folder]]
169
170	!!Kazanari Clan
171	[[folder:Yatsuhiro Kazanari]]
172	[[quoteright:245:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yatsuhiro_concept_art.png]]
173	->Voiced by: Creator/KazuhiroYamaji
174
175	Tsubasa's father and Genjuurou's brother, and a senior diplomat/lawyer. Tsubasa is actually his half-sister on their father's side.
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177	* AbusiveParents: Averted; his cold treatment of Tsubasa is his way of making it easier for her to leave the Kazanaris and pursue her dreams.
178	** ToughLove: He emotionally neglected Tsubasa for years to help her, but all it seemed to do was cause Tsubasa to grow up emotionally stunted.
179	* BadassFamily: Is yet another addition to the prestigious Kazanaris. Unlike his relatives, however, he's shown to be experienced not in combat, but in diplomacy - he was responsible for effecting Maria's transfer to [=SONG=] and the reason overall for [=SONG=]'s relative freedom and discretion when it comes to acting, despite being a UN agency.
180	* {{Expy}}: His relation and role to Tsubasa are just like [[Series/KamenRiderBlade Kei Karasuma]]
181	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He shields Tsubasa from Fudo's bullet, saving her life and encouraging her to continue singing and protecting people before dying.]]
182	* ItRunsInTheFamily: Just as Tsubasa pulled a CruelToBeKind act on Hibiki in G, Yatsuhiro is revealed to have done something similar to Tsubasa in the past.
183	* PoorCommunicationKills: Averted. Since although it takes ten years of estrangement for Tsubasa to figure out why her father acts cold towards her and only with Maria's help, no one dies because of it.
184	* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:He shields Tsubasa from being shot by Fudo in ''XV'' Episode 9 and he pays for it with his life.]]
185	[[/folder]]
186
187	[[folder:Fudou Kazanari]]
188	[[quoteright:336:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fudo_concept_art.png]]
189	-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/{{Mugihito}}
190
191	The original head of Section 2, father of Yatsuhiro and Genjuro, and grandfather of Tsubasa. He's actually Tsubasa's biological father.
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193	* AbusiveParents: Hoo boy. Rather than name either of his sons as his heir, he impregnates his elder son's wife in the name of a "pure bloodline", resulting in Tsubasa. He's also the one responsible for Tsubasa spending much of her early life as a lab rat for Symphogear tests, and comes very close to [[WouldHitAGirl killing her]] during their duel in ''XV''.
194	* BadassNormal: Has no powers of his own, no Gear, just a CharlesAtlasSuperpower that lets him fight Tsubasa's Ame no Habakiri on equal terms.
195	* BigBad: [[spoiler: He's revealed to be the one controlling Noble Red in XV for his own goals and then the role is hijacked from him by Shem-Ha in Episode 9]].
196	* ChekhovsGunman: After being set up in ''GX'' he arrives in a big way in ''AXZ'' and especially ''XV''.
197	* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:He tries (key word being "''tries''") to take control of Shem-Ha's powers by attempting to brainwash her into being his pawn. Shem-Ha breaks out thanks to Noble Red's interference and she then proceeds to show everyone why she's the bigger threat.]]
198	* TheDreaded: The only one to actually make the HotBlooded ''[[BadassNormal Genjuro]]'' get quiet and obviously scared and nervous. Yatsuhiro is also quite timid around him, while Tsubasa gets very quiet; though in her case she shows signs of quiet rebellion culminating, after Miku first speaks up, calling him out for the first time.
199	* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He's an utter bastard that fully believes that songs are incapable of saving anything and that only immense power can protect things. [[spoiler:Even as his villainous plans to acquire divine power in order to protect Japan fail time and time again to the power of songs, and even when that unleashed divine power gets defeated by said songs as well, he's still unable to understand ''how''.]]
200	* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler:Shem-ha]] has a view of HumansAreBastards but [[spoiler:she]] didn't attack anyone yet when [[spoiler:she]] first appeared. Thanks to Fudo's attempts to brainwash [[spoiler:her]], [[spoiler:Shem-ha]] is now on the warpath and [[spoiler:she]] makes her first move: [[spoiler:reactivating the Frontier on the Moon.]]
201	* HateSink: Ooh boy. Every time he appears on the screen, the audience wants nothing more than for somebody, anybody to go and punch his face in.
202	* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler: Not only is Fudou a believer in this, he gladly embraces it as being ''correct'', as he claims that only a true monster without room in their heart for anything other than their own empowerment for their own goals would have the strength needed to protect Japan.]]
203	* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He ends up killing his own son Yatsuhiro in ''XV'' Episode 9 when the latter takes a bullet for Tsubasa.]]
204	* HonorRelatedAbuse: There's Tsubasa's entire childhood to look at, as well as his sons and daughter-in-law. He also treats his subordinates in SONG as "family," meaning, should he feel sufficiently "dishonored", there will be hell to pay.
205	* IHaveNoSon: He makes it abundantly clear the only one he sees fit to carry on his bloodline is Tsubasa and not either of his sons. The moment she turns on him, he decides that she is also not worthy, and decides to shoot her as punishment.
206	* ILetYouWin: [[spoiler: Intentionally leaves himself wide open to Amalgalm Tsubasa's attack so that he can go down in history as a Protector of Japan, not unlike how Dr. Ver tried to do the same back in G to go down as a "hero", and make Tsubasa into a true "monster" worthy of protecting the nation in his place. Genjuro even makes sure he doesn't die for similar reasons, in addition to making sure Tsubasa [[HeWhoFightsMonsters doesn't end up going down the same road Fudou did.]]]]
207	* TheIrredeemableException: Aside from Adam Weishaupt, Fudou is the only major antagonist in the series to have no redeeming values, no character growth, and not even [[PetTheDog a small moment of decency]]: he remains a monstrous, absolutist old bastard to the end, insisting that all the lessers of humanity are too weak to guide their own destinies without a strong leader reigning over them with the power of gods, and that his means of "protecting Japan" were the correct ones.
208	* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: With how abhorrent a human being Fudou is from the moment of his introduction, it seems like this would be an impossible trope for him, but when he's backed into a corner in ''XV'', he finds a way to descend to all-new depths of repugnance.
209	* KarmaHoudini: Not once has he ever had to face consequences for his despicable, and often illegal, actions. [[spoiler:Until ''XV'' Episode 9, that is.]]
210	* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:His days as a KarmaHoudini finally ran out in ''XV'' Episode 9. First, the episode sees Noble Red derailing his plans by freeing Miku/Shem-ha, thus foiling his attempts to brainwash her in order to take control of her power. Then he is defeated by Tsubasa in a fight and Genjuro stops her before she can kill him. Finally, he gets to witness the fruits of his hubris when Shem-ha reactivates the Frontier that is on the Moon, putting not just Japan but ''the entire world'' in danger once again. As a result, he's arrested and detained for his actions in Episode 10.]]
211	* KillingIntent: The moment Genjuro and other Agents of S.O.N.G. enter the same room as him in the Kazanari Manor, he flares a massive surge of this for a split second. [[spoiler: During his fight with Tsubasa, his aura as a whole takes the shape of an Oni Wielding a sword, as an extension of his previous flash of intent.]]
212	* KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler: When his plans go haywire, he's arrested and Shem-Ha is now left loose on the world, rather than resist, he accepts that for his own safety and the fact that he had little to no alternatives to a peaceful surrender following his defeat anyway, he has to comply with his arrest, and is last seen straight-jacketed in his prison cell, smirking as he reaffirms his belief that Japan and the world cannot be protected by songs.]]
213	* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler: TheStinger of Episode 3 of XV reveals that he is the one aiding the remnants of the Bavarian Illuminati in exchange for delivering him artifacts.]]
214	* TheNeidermeyer: The most classic definition. He is so wrapped up in his irrational belief that his bloodline alone has some kind of bizarre "sacred duty" to be the sword protecting Japan from all enemies, foreign and domestic, that he provides absolutely zero aid to SONG, whether in terms of materials, personnel, or intelligence, and has in fact actively hindered SONG on several occasions, yet the moment SONG faces a defeat or setback, he immediately takes it as an unforgivable personal insult because his bloodline's "honor" has been trampled. There's his behavior under the PointyHairedBoss entry, and the worst part, SONG has to suffer his intolerable behavior and attitude because if he feels sufficiently "dishonored," he can and will have SONG's funding cut, leaving the entire organization dead in the water, both figuratively and literally, until he learns he has no idea what he's doing and presses everybody back into service without even an apology or an update on the situation.
215	* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Despicable as he is, he does genuinely believe in protecting Japan from all potential threats. But he's disturbingly similar to Dr. Ver in that he wants to go down as a hero that protected his country, [[spoiler:regardless of how many people has to die for it to happen as seen when he ordered Noble Red to kill everyone that attended Tsubasa and Maria's concert in ''XV'' Episode 2]], and his idea of a "safe Japan" is a nation where [[spoiler: the "weak" commonfolk are put under [[MindControl a mental control]] by the godlike power he'd extract from Shem-ha, forced to live in the way their leader deems productive and strengthening to their nation.]] Utlimately he is motivated by {{Pride}} in the idea of his bloodline's "sacred honor" and the idea of Japan as the strongest, most well defended nation on Earth rather than any true care for the country and its population.
216	* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: Fudou ends up being responsible for killing his elder son Yatsuhiro, something he expresses zero remorse for and even gives him pleasure since he'd already [[IHaveNoSon disowned him]] a bit earlier.]]
217	* PointyHairedBoss: As if his self-righteous zealotry wasn't enough reason to hate him, every time SONG has to report to him, he can only bark orders, insults, and berate the people fighting to keep the world safe for what he sees as shortcomings, regardless of their efforts, results, or situation. To top it off, he doesn't have a clue on how to do anything but ''look'' important, and preach about how "sacred" his bloodline is and how it's the job of the said bloodline to protect Japan.
218	* PosthumousCharacter: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Though he doesn't show up outside of a brief moment in Tsubasa's flashback in GX, season 4 reveals he's unfortunately still alive.
219	* PrinciplesZealot: He is so utterly convinced that his bloodline has some kind of bizarre divine mandate to protect the land of Japan, or rather the sacred ideals Japan as a nation, that he will do any and every nasty thing he has to in order make it happen. Including raping Tsubasa's mother in order to produce Tsubasa, and forcing the girl into becoming a Symphogear user and a near lifetime of being a lab rat.
220	* RedEyesTakeWarning: His eyes glow a mysterious red [[spoiler:after revealing he poisoned the blood Noble Red needs to live since he no longer needs them]].
221	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Combined very heavily and inextricably with ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney. Because he, personally, has the entire Japanese economy by the short hairs, he can outright demand The Diet to do whatever the hell he wants. So if he feels "dishonored" for any reason, and he feels you aren't bowing and scraping enough, kiss your livelihood goodbye.
222	* ShadowDictator: While The Diet is calling the shots in public, he's the one controlling The Diet. So even when the political fallout inevitably occurs, the politicians get shuffled around, but nothing ever truly changes.
223	* SlasherSmile: [[spoiler: Pulls this off often and to a very nightmarish degree throughout Episode 9 of XV. Dr. Ver would be proud.]]
224	* StartOfDarkness: While he was never ''nice'', he truly descended into villainy when Adam destroyed the Kazanari Institute in [=AXZ=].
225	* StrongFamilyResemblance: Looks like an older version of his sons.
226	** UncannyFamilyResemblance: Tsubasa looks uncomfortably identical to him. Given the background of her birth...
227	* StrongerThanTheyLook: Perhaps not too surprising considering who his [[BadassNormal son is]] but Fudou is shockingly powerful for an old man [[spoiler:able to hold an alchemist like Millaarc back just by grasping her arm which shocks and unnerves her. He then proceeds to defeat Genjurō in ''XV'' Episode 9 by punching his son in the gut and performing a SpinningPiledriver on him that leaves Genjurō's head buried in the dirt. He can also hold his own against Tsubasa and it takes Tsubasa using Amalgam to overpower Fudo.]]
228	* TautologicalTemplar: Since protecting Japan is a noble goal, he honestly believes that any and everything he does in pursuit of that goal is beyond reproach. There is no way to change his mind on this, at all.
229	* TheyJustDontGetIt: Season 4 ends with ''a nuclear missile'' being launched by America at Japan to bring the threat of the Symphogear and their enemies to an end. He not only completely ignores the fact that all the other nations on the planet are now willing to take any and all measures, including burning Japan to the ground, if need be, but actually doubles down on seeking out the very powers that triggered the attack, completely neglecting the fact that the nuke was only stopped by a HeroicSacrifice.
230	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In season 4, when Hibiki has been cocooned inside an energy barrier, he orders the JSDF to fire at the cocoon, without any idea of how the cocoon works, or its intended function, pointedly ignoring the protests of SONG, who were desperately trying to figure it out, and extract Hibiki safely. This triggers a chain of events that makes the US president order a nuclear strike on Japan. If the series was just the tiniest bit more cynical, Japan would have been blasted into a crater, it would have been entirely his fault, and he'd go to his grave cursing the gods, because he's firmly of the opinion that he did his duty, in spite of all the empirical evidence otherwise.
231	* WorldsStrongestMan: Despite his age, Fudou is so strong that he can fight Symphogears with nothing but a katana, displaying strength and speed that even outclasses Genjurō's. [[spoiler: It takes Tsubasa using Amalgalm to win against him and break his sword, which he's utterly shocked by. He then switches gears to getting Tsubasa to strike him down instead in order to go down in history as a hero not unlike Dr. Ver.]]
232	* WouldHitAGirl: Even leaving aside his [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom actions nearly killing everyone in Japan]]. [[spoiler: The instant Tsubasa turns on him, not only does he [[IHaveNoSon disown her entirely from his bloodline]] but nearly puts a bullet in her head, stopped only by Yatsuhiro TakingTheBullet for her instead. This leads to a duel where Fudou starts off having every intent on killing her before changing tactics and [[IletYouWin letting her kill him instead once Tsubasa activates her Amalgalm abilities]].]]
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