Atsushi Sawazaki (澤崎 敦 Sawazaki Atsushi) was the former chief cabinet secretary of the Kururugi administration and the leader of Japanese government-in-exile.
Character History[]
First Season[]
Prior to the start of the series, Sawazaki fled to the Chinese Federation after Japan surrendered to Britannia, forming a government-in-exile. After the civil unrest caused by Zero, he announces the resurrection of Japan from the Fukuoka Base, Kyushu. He along with General Tsao plan on using Kyushu as a starting point to take back Japan. However, Suzaku Kururugi's Lancelot and Zero's Gawain manage to take the Base and capture the minister while he tries to flee away back to the Chinese Federation. He is last seen taken in custody with other former members of the Japanese Government by the Britannian forces. He was later executed by them for his actions.
Etymology[]
- The name Atsushi means "kindness, honesty/honest" (敦).
- Atsushi's surname Sawazaki means "marsh" (澤) (sawa) and "cape, peninsula" (崎) (saki/zaki).
Trivia[]
- His surname was pronounced Sawasaki in the anime, but later renamed as Sawazaki in Oz the Reflection.