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Suou Uzuki (スオウ・ウヅキ) was the father of Shion and Jin Uzuki, husband to Aoi Uzuki and the son of Ouga Uzuki.
Suou and his wife died in the Miltian Conflict fourteen years prior to the beginning of the series proper.
Personality[]
Suou's relationship with his daughter Shion was one of distance. Consumed by his work, Suou never was able to be with Shion much, leaving his daughter to wait on a swing-set at a playground nearby.
While Suou was not upfront about how he felt about his family, contrary to what Shion initially thought of him, it was his family that drove many of his actions. Suou offered his wife to U-TIC not only so that she'd receive treatment, but out of concern for Shion herself, who he was concerned may go on to suffer from the same fate. [1]
Biography[]
Suou was born in Miltia from Ouga Uzuki and an unknown mother sometime during the first half of the 4700s century T.C.. His father Ouga was a sensei in the art of swordmanship and would later train his nephew Jin and Margulis.
Suou is described in the database of Episode I as a high-ranking official in the Galaxy Federation's Ministry of Energy, serving as supervisor of special operations. He was part of the Federal Advanced Technology Special Inspection Bureau, and was the inspector for Miltia.
By orders of the Federation government, Suou took the duty of inspecting the U-TIC Organization, but he later defected to them in exchange that his wife would receive medical treatment from U-TIC. The Miltian Government was later overthrown in an U-TIC led coup and replaced by a pro-Ormus administration, sparking the Miltian Conflict.
Suou became increasingly guilty about his involvement with the U-TIC, regretting how his own actions allowed for U-TIC to become armed. He leaked Ormus's information to his son Jin, a Federation captain, who then acted as a courier for leaked information that Suou provided.
Suou was against Kevin Winnicot's idea to use the Song of Nephilim born from the Lemegeton translation in order to finally activate the Zohar for the U-TIC Organization. He also opposed Winnicot's idea of using 27-Series Asura against Federation forces, knowing they could easily go out of control.
Death[]
During the Miltian Conflict, Suou ran to rescue his comatose wife and found Shion outside Aoi's room in the Acute Neurosis Treatment Facility. Outside a shattered window was a 27-Series Asura Realian, particularly close to Shion. Trying to push her out of harm's way, Suou shoved Shion into her mother's room and with a firm scowl, shut the door.
As the Asuras closed in, Suou desperately attempted to contact Jin to come rescue Shion and Aoi. His call did not reach Jin, as he was fighting Margulis at that moment. Unable to get in contact with his son, he was killed by the Asuras.
Suou's body was dragged into Aoi's room by the Asuras, where Shion was hiding. When the door opened, Shion at first thought that it was her father entering the room, since she caught a glimpse of his feet. Suou's body was then thrown across the room, leading to Shion's memory of where he is seen slouched over dead in a flashback in Episode I.
After bearing witness to the death of Aoi while hiding under her bed, Shion screamed and resonating with the Zohar in Labyrinthos, ultimately summoning the Gnosis.
Aoi and Suou were given a memorial on a cliff on Second Miltia, which Jin frequented, but Shion refused to visit, seeing it as a useless gesture because visiting it wouldn't bring them back to life.
Due to the psychological trauma, while Shion did not forget the fact that her parents died, she gradually repressed the details of their deaths. Shion also blamed Jin for their parents' deaths, since he didn't arrive to save them in time.
Jin kept Suou's involvement with U-TIC a secret from Shion.
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht[]
During the Encephalon dive, Suou's memory appears, taking Shion home in Miltia's playground.
Another memory appears of his death.[1]
Xenosaga: A Missing Year[]
During the Gnosis Terrorism, Shion learns her father leaked information from the Ormus to the Federation. By then, Shion knew U-TIC was connected to Ormus, but she was still unaware of his reasons.
Shion also discovered Suou once had a lead position in a U-TIC management office. When Sshe saw his name, she felt nothing — no surprise, sadness or anger because somewhere in her heart, she expected it.
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra[]
Suou plays a much larger role in Episode III, as a manifested memory located in Shion's subconscious.
Interacting with Suou while in disguise, she is able to learn more about him and his complex motives — that he truly did want to protect his family. During an interrogation of Shion, when she accuses him of sacrificing his family without a second thought, Suou denies that he didn't mean to sacrifice her, and states that he did what he did to protect his family.
After Shion is interrogated by him, Kevin Winnicot and Margulis, Suou sets Shion free to rescue his daughter during the Third Descent Operation.
Unfortunately, Suou is killed once more by berserk 27-Series Asura Realians, which proceed to murder Aoi. Shion's horror and despair causes the Gnosis to be summoned, as well as Abel's Ark.
Quotes[]
- "What? You're the one who's distorting things. To begin with, when does a mere staff member like you have the right to criticize this project? Know your place!" (to Shion disguised as a U-TIC member)
- "It is true that I'm sacrificing my wife and my family, but I want you to believe me. I just wanted to protect my family, even if it meant making the world my enemy."
Trivia[]
- The trauma Shion received as a result of Suou's death manifests itself into a Gnosis called Tiamat in Episode I.[2]
- Almadel is initially frightened of Jin Uzuki because of his resemblance to Suou.
- Since it was thundering when Suou and Aoi died, as well as when Kevin Winnicot died, Shion developed astraphobia.
Gallery[]
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht[]
Xenosaga: The Animation[]
Xenosaga: A Missing Year[]
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra[]
- ↑ Perfect Guide, pg. 43.