Minoru Genkawa

is a guest character who appeared in Ultraman Blazar. He is the Commander of GGFJ Command Office, and Retsu Haruno's superior.
==Personality==
Genkawa is regarded as having an exceedingly serious personality. He approaches any potential unknowns with an overbearing attitude, which is distinctly evident in his speech and demeanor, exuding a sense of threat and intimidation.
Within the organizational structure of GGFJ, he holds the highest decision-making authority. He has the capability to issue orders and demand subordinates' compliance, while also requiring the Chief of Staff to oversee decisions regarding troop readiness and operational planning, thus holding a pivotal leadership position within the entire organization.
==History==
===Ultraman Blazar===
Upon its initial appearance, as predicted, a mysterious entity was expected to approach Earth from space in 30 hours. To formulate a countermeasure, Genkawa within the GGFJ's CP, ordered the launch of KEM to intercept and down this entity. However, due to discharges emitted by the entity, all KEM projectiles melted and evaporated. In response to this situation, Genkawa believed it was evidently not an ordinary meteorite. Subsequently, Chief of Staff Retsu Haruno ordered a second attack using thermobaric warheads, but once again, it ended in failure.
Despite Haruno dispatching SKaRD and requesting Earth Galon to wait on the ground to buy time for a third missile attack and using the multifunction laser to switch to convergence mode to target the entity, the entity altered its trajectory in an unnatural manner and evaded the laser, arousing suspicion. Eventually, the fallen sphere began to move and transformed into a peculiarly shaped kaiju known as "Gebalga."
However, when Earth Galon launched an attack against Gebalga, Gebalga suddenly roared, releasing a powerful electromagnetic energy. Upon witnessing SKaRD's full-scale retreat via live footage, Genkawa was considerably disappointed with the team's performance and ordered the launch of the third attack missile. However, Gebalga's electromagnetic field instead destroyed all missiles within its range.
Upon seeing Ultraman Blazar fleeing, he declared the mission's termination procedure and, before leaving the CP, sternly demanded that Haruno formulate a new operational plan.
That night, in response to Gebalga, SKaRD devised a new strategic plan. With assistance from the Weapons Development Department, they formulated an "Extermination Operation for the Neutralization of Gebalga's EMP Organs." After Haruno submitted the operational plan to Genkawa, it received his approval, allowing SKaRD and SMB to engage in coordinated operations.
In the end, the operation successfully neutralized Gebalga's EMP capabilities, and Blazar reappeared, defeating Gebalga once again. After exchanging a smile and a gesture of gratitude with Haruno, he and other GGF personnel left the CP.
When 15-20 meter-class Taganular reappeared in Canada, Australia, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and other locations, Genkawa assumed command of the response and issued orders to SKaRD to provide support in the battle. Despite the successful annihilation of all Taganulars in this event, Genkawa believed that SKaRD's mission performance violated GGF's orders, leading to the dismissal of Haruno, who bore all responsibility.
The "third wave," Varallon, attacked by Taganular, ultimately crashed onto the moon, sequentially deploying bombs. Genkawa ordered SKaRD to use Earth Garon Mod.4 to annihilate Varallon and assumed command as the commander in the countermeasure mission. However, halfway through, his former superior, Yu Dobashi, took over half of the command.
However, when the countermeasure mission against Varallon on the moon with Earth Garon failed, Varallon crashed into Tokyo, causing catastrophic destruction to the city. Simultaneously, thirteen spherical objects appeared in moon orbit, forming a fleet heading towards Earth. Genkawa asked Tsuchihashi if he knew anything, but Tsuchihashi deflected the topic, requesting Genkawa to convey "the fourth wave is coming" to GGF headquarters in the United States, prompting GGFs worldwide to prepare for interception.
At this moment, Haruno and Emi Aobe entered the command center, revealing intelligence about the fleet's identity. With Genkawa's permission, he learned the entire truth about V99 and the entire event. After Tsuchihashi relinquished command, Genkawa, along with Haruno, jointly issued the order to cease the attack on V99 and announced that GGFJ would cease interception, shifting to a defensive posture. This subsequently influenced GGFs worldwide to suspend their interception postures one by one.
==Gallery==
===Ultraman Blazar===
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==References==
Category:Ultraman Blazar
Category:Ultraman Blazar Characters
Category:Allies
Category:Human Characters
Category:Male Characters