Major Song

Major Isun Song is a minor character and later boss of SANABI. She is an old comrade of the Protagonist. She is the final proper boss of the game.
== Behavior ==
As the final proper boss of the game, Major Song proves to be an incredibly challenging fight. She is capable of turning invisible and moving extremely fast, appearing to teleport, and can hover in mid-air for brief periods of time. She will often use a shotgun, rapidly firing it as she teleports around the room, or throw several clusters of grenades at once.
Major Song also utilizes a companion; a large, invincible flaming ball, which she throws around the room. She may also summon it to herself, and use it to project pillars of flames. She also reacts to normal attacks with the Chain Arm and swiftly counters them. As a result, she can only be damaged by charge attacks; even then, she is capable of projecting a shield to defend herself and counterattack if timed improperly.
== Throughout SANABI ==
Major Song first appears after the protagonist's arrival at the military base, acting as the armory's quartermaster. She informs him that his old training grounds are still available, and jokingly advises him to look on the black market for hardware for his Chain Arm, as it is presently considered obsolete. She banters with the protagonist, but addresses him far more seriously when she discovers he ordered "Operation 0." She asks if he would like to leave anything behind, and he leaves her a drawing his daughter made for him.
Major Song is seen again in a flashback scene, where she enters the training room in order to entertain the protagonist's daughter after she enters the base. She makes a display of effortlessly throwing gigantic weights used for training for the daughter's amusement, before she addresses the protagonist, informing him that a security breach up top caused a door to open for his daughter. She begins to posit the idea that his daughter may have been responsible, before the flashback abruptly ends.
==== Mago City ====
In the present day, Major Song intervenes when an automated statue attempts to kill the protagonist and Mari within Mago's headquarters, effortlessly destroying it with a gigantic ball. She ignores the protagonist, instead focusing on Mari, who she insists must accompany her out of the city before it is destroyed. The protagonist attempts to question her, but she responds violently, injuring the protagonist and attempting to kill him. Mari coerces her into sparing the protagonist's life by threatening to commit suicide with a pistol, causing Major Song to reluctantly comply and throw him into an elevator. She promptly disarms Mari and destroys her pistol, before slapping her and presumably taking her into custody.
When the protagonist returns to save Mari, Major Song is waiting for him in the clock tower. She addresses him as an android, and cannot understand what he is saying. She expresses gratitude for him saving Mari's life on multiple occasions, but states that she must carry out her orders, and attempts to kill the protagonist. During the battle, she recognizes the protagonist's fighting style, and accuses them of being responsible for the general's death, enraging her. After a prolonged battle, however, she is ultimately defeated, before Colonel Baek intervenes and dispatches the protagonist.
Baek reveals that he allowed Mari to leave, much to Major Song's chagrin, stating that it was Mari's own decision to make. The two discuss the protagonist's identity as an android, and their familiar fighting style. Major Song disables the protagonist's voice filter on Baek's order, allowing them to communicate. She is shocked to learn that the protagonist knows their identities, and shuts the protagonist down before moving him aboard a plane. While the protagonist is unconscious, she and Baek discuss the possibility that they may in fact be the general.
When the protagonist comes to, she and Colonel Baek salute upon learning his true identity, and inform him of the situation at hand. When the protagonist states his intent to return to the city, Major Song protests, not wanting him to risk his life a second time, but she is told to stand down by the resurrected general. Before his departure, she returns his Silver Tiger medal to him as a parting gift, having inherited it after his death. He informs her that her punches are too weak, and that she should work out more, as a last bit of banter, before departing and leaving her to mourn while Baek comforts her.
Major Song is later seen in the epilogue, after Mari's recruitment into the army, where she escorts Mari to the training grounds. To Mari's shock, she reveals that she has already thrashed a majority of the training area during her own workouts.
== Personality ==
When Major Song is introduced, she is shown to be energetic and tomboyish in nature. She doesn't appear to take her role in the military all too seriously, as she refers the protagonist to search black markets for military equipment and even claims that she'd be "pissed" if she had to return to the military after being discharged. She is respectful to the general, though not without the occasional spot of banter, and is more than happy to entertain his daughter for him, seeming to take great pleasure in playing with her during a flashback.
Major Song displays a more serious side, however, when she appears in the present day, attacking the protagonist without concern or remorse. She coldly addresses Mari, and even mocks her for her concern for the protagonist when she begs for Song to spare his life. Later on, she confesses that she is curious about the protagonist, but firmly states that she has her orders, and attempts to kill him. During her battle, she accuses the protagonist of being responsible for the general's death, and flies into a rage as she threatens them.
Major Song seems to be attached to the general as a comrade. When she discovers that the protagonist has authorized himself for an apparent suicide mission, she expresses great concern for his life (although these memories are later revealed to be false). She is similarly distressed when she discovers that he intends to do the same in the present day, in order to rescue Mari, and she is visibly saddened by his departure.
== Trivia ==
* Major Song's boss theme is titled The Execution The King's order [sic], and is the only track in the game to feature vocalizations.
* Major Song's method of using the large, flaming ball is reminiscent of Yondu's Yaka Arrow from the Marvel comics and movies. Similar to the arrow, both are incredibly fast, defy gravity, can ignite themselves at will, and are controlled by its user via whistling.
* Like the protagonist, Major Song's cybernetic arm appears to switch sides depending on which way she faces. Official artwork shows that Major Song's prosthetic arm is on the left.
* During her boss fight, Major Song breaks her goggles in a fit of rage prior to entering her second phase. However, when on the plane, she clearly has them again.
Category:Characters
Category:Bosses