sagara sousuke

Age: 17
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 66 kg
Blood type: A
Distinguishing features: X-shaped scar on left cheek
Rank: Sergeant
Codename: Urzu 7
Hobbies: Fishing, Reading
Weak subjects: Kobun, Japanese history
Sousuke is a roughly 17-year-old sergeant in the paramilitary counter-terrorist organization, Mithril. He serves as part of the SRT (Special Response Team) within the Western Pacific Battle Group "Tuatha de Danaan." His call sign is Urzu-7 and his ID number is B-3128. As a team point-man, he specializes in Arm Slave operations.
Besides being a skilled Arm Slave pilot, Sousuke excels in various areas including Arm Slave maintenance, improvised explosives, small arms handling, survival training, anti-armor combat, trap setting, and camouflage. Furthermore, he has expertise in logistics, demolitions, breach and forced entry, covert intrusion, and hand-to-hand combat. His background as a guerrilla fighter and later a mercenary soldier makes him well-versed in tactics commonly used by guerrillas rather than those trained by governments.
However, Sousuke struggles with social interactions outside of combat situations. He frequently causes issues for Kaname Chidori due to his military mindset. Even at school, he carries a gun loaded with non-lethal ammunition. Blending in with regular society poses a challenge for him; he tends to follow Kaname obsessively and exhibits stalker-like behavior such as jumping off trains to keep an eye on her. Lacking basic civilian concepts like entertainment or recreational activities, he often misinterprets others' actions, considering someone who ends a relationship a high-level tactician, for example. This aspect of his personality generates much of the humor in the series, particularly highlighted in the Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu! episodes.
During his time with the guerrillas, Sousuke was known as Kashim, a name given to him by Majido, a strategist from Helmajistan's guerrilla forces. It is believed that he adopted the name Sagara Sousuke after leaving Helmajistan. While there, he had a close friend named Zayid.