Retsu Haruno

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==Personality==
Haruno is regarded as having a serious and radical personality. He takes a rather ruthless stance when it comes to the extermination of kaiju, consistently adhering to the goal of complete eradication with no compromise. As an important Chief of Staff within GGFJ, given recent signs of ineffectiveness in the organization's kaiju-fighting efforts, he has taken proactive measures. This includes a dedication to developing more powerful weaponry to enhance military capabilities.
Furthermore, he goes to great lengths to provide support and assistance to SKaRD, including timely adjustments to meet the needs of real-world combat situations. However, he often gets stressed out from dealing with GGFJ's absurd demands and SKaRD members' insubordination, particularly after Emi Aobe infiltrated Test Facility 66 to uncover the truth behind Project V99.
Although he has a stern attitude and would often give burdening tasks to Gento, Retsu Haruno has a secret soft spot for dogs.
Based on his conversation with Emi Aobe, it appears that he has a close friendship with Emi's father, Tatsuki Aobe.
==History==
===Ultraman Blazar===
Despite possessing a long history as an Earth defense organization, the Global Guardian Force began showing signs of incompetence in dealing with kaiju that have been appearing more frequently and around the world. To efficiently analyze kaiju and devise effective counter plans against them, GGFJ Chief of Staff Retsu Haruno secretly established the Special Kaiju Reaction Detachment unit. In addition, he ordered the development of a kaiju-type robot artillery as part of the unit's anti-kaiju arsenal.
Chief of Staff Haruno was at the Central Command Post when he assessed the Bazanga Elimination Operation. Having observed Captain Gento Hiruma's actions, Haruno chose him as the special unit's commander. After the operation, Gento was summoned to the chief of staff's office to receive his transfer notice and further instructions. At the same time, the official name for the unidentified Ultraman was agreed upon among the two.
While the members of the detachment were familiarizing themselves with their workplace, Haruno phoned them to deliver reports of an aquatic kaiju. One GGF failure to eliminate the kaiju after another prompted Haruno to deploy the SKaRD. Despite Gento's protests, Haruno gave no second thought to his decision. After the Battle of Gedos, the SKaRD members reported to the hangar of Earth Garon. There, the chief of staff issued the first official order to the unit; the members were ordered to use Earth Garon and defeat a kaiju before Ultraman Blazar could.
In the following period, he issued an order to Yasunobu, demanding that the emergency repairs on the damaged Earth Garon be completed within "24 hours."
During the Demaaga response operation, he served as the commander at GGFJ CP with the objective of eliminating the emerging Demaaga threat. He employed intelligence about Baby Demaaga to confine the attack area and subsequently launched an offensive against Demaaga. He also personally issued attack orders to SKaRD.
When Ultraman Blazar suddenly intervened to halt the attack, he didn't display surprise but instead calmly assessed the situation. After the Demaaga parent and child were secured, he left the CP expressionless.
Upon its initial appearance, as predicted, a mysterious entity was expected to approach Earth from space in 30 hours. In order to formulate a countermeasure, Haruno, within the GGFJ CP, issued orders to Commander Minoru Genkawa to launch KEM missiles to intercept and shoot down the entity. However, due to the discharge emitted by the entity, all KEM warheads melted and evaporated. Subsequently, Haruno ordered a second attack using thermobaric warheads, but this also ended in failure.
Haruno dispatched SKaRD and requested Earth Garon to be deployed on the ground for a third missile attack to buy time. Despite Earth Garon switching to aggregate mode and targeting the entity with its multifunctional laser, the entity unnaturally altered its trajectory and evaded the laser. Eventually, the plummeting sphere began to transform into a peculiar kaiju known as "Gebalga."
Throughout the entire battle, Haruno witnessed the retreat of SKaRD through live cameras in real-time, leading to criticism from Genkawa, despite him ordering the launch of the third attack missile. However, Gebalga's EMP destroyed all missiles within its range. After Blazar escaped, Genkawa sternly demanded that Haruno formulate a new action plan before leaving the CP, leaving Haruno alone with intense anger.
That night, he went to the SKaRD CP to reprimand the team's behavior and expressed dissatisfaction with SKaRD's performance of not having individually defeated any Kaiju since its establishment. To address Gebalga, SKaRD had no choice but to formulate a new strategic plan. With the assistance of the Weapons Development Department, they devised an "Extermination Operation for the Neutralization of Gebalga's EMP Organs." When Haruno submitted the operational plan to Genkawa, it received Genkawa's approval, enabling SKaRD and SMB to engage in coordinated operations.
In the end, the operation successfully thwarted Gebalga's EMP capability, and Blazar also defeated Gebalga. However, after the mission, Haruno contacted an unidentified individual and informed them that the "second wave has been repelled."
Recently, a Kaiju codenamed "Deltandal" has been wreaking havoc globally with supersonic flight, generating powerful shockwaves that have damaged the infrastructure of multiple cities, even leading to the downing of GGF reconnaissance aircraft. Earth Garon was unable to catch up with it in the air, and it was eventually forced to retreat due to fuel constraints.
Upon returning to CP, Haruno criticized SKaRD for its inability to effectively respond to Deltandal and provided a stern assessment of the entire team. He also warned Gento that he needed to produce results, or SKaRD might face dissolution. Emi confronted Haruno, questioning him about the mention of former GGFJ director Yu Dobashi and Test Facility 66 in the "V99" files. However, Haruno cautioned her against investigating Dobashi any further and informed her that her actions could put SKaRD in jeopardy. Emi fueled by anger at Haruno's rebuke, steadfastly declared her determination to continue seeking the truth.
Shortly after, Haruno contacted Gento via the phone, requesting him to closely monitor Emi and prevent her from engaging in any unauthorized actions. Gento found this request perplexing, but he decided to prioritize addressing the threat posed by Deltandal.
After the conclusion of the Deltandal incident, Emi once again headed to Test Facility 66 for an investigation. However, at this juncture, Haruno arrived to prevent her. Emi expressed her discontent with Haruno's interference and pressed him about whether the casualties and missing individuals from the incident also fell under the highest level of secrecy. She accused Haruno of knowing all along that she was searching for her father but choosing to remain silent. The two engaged in a heated argument, and under Haruno's firm command, Emi ultimately left the scene in anger, leaving behind a silent Haruno standing in place.
Upon confirming Irugo as a space monster, Haruno issued instructions to SKaRD, requesting the termination of the Irugo investigation and ordering the team to stand by. Haruno, emphasizing that "understanding the actions of team members is also the responsibility of a captain," left the CP after conveying these instructions to Gento.
However, subsequently, due to SKaRD's disregard for the stand-by order and their subsequent attack on Irugo, Haruno issued a notice, highlighting the team's actions and sternly criticizing the significance of SKaRD's existence. He questioned all team members for not achieving any results in the battles of the past few months and emphasized that, in addressing incidents, it ultimately relied on Blazar to defeat the monsters again. If such occurrences persist, the significance of SKaRD's existence will come under scrutiny.
While members of SKaRD have expressed trust in Blazar, asserting that Blazar is their companion, Haruno straightforwardly questioned, "Do you think such a statement would be accepted?" Following this, he issued a prohibition on SKaRD's mobilization. Later, Gento learned from Dobashi that Haruno had been suspended from duty, leading to the prompt cancellation of the prohibition imposed on SKaRD.
After Taganular's countermeasure operation, GGFJ raised objections to SKaRD impeding the overall offensive, resulting in Haruno being relieved of duty for bearing full responsibility for SKaRD.
Before heading to the moon to confront Varallon, Gento visited Haruno's residence. He conveyed a message from Emi, attempting to persuade Haruno to return. However, Haruno sternly asserted that Emi is Gento's subordinate and must be personally restrained by Gento. After Gento saluted and departed, with the assistance of Dobashi's subordinates a while earlier, Haruno began reading Tatsuki's diary discarded by Dobashi.
After reading the diary left by Tatsuki, he learned all the truths about V99 and instructed the surveillance team under Dobashi to rescue the imprisoned Emi. Subsequently, he entered the GGFJ CP with Emi, revealing all the truths about V99 to Genkawa, the higher-ups, and members of SKaRD.
When Dobashi relinquished the commander's authority, he regained command and announced to the global GGF: "The fourth wave has gone," indicating that GGFJ would cease interception and shift to a defensive posture. This also led GGFs worldwide to suspend their interception postures one by one.
After the V99 fleet left Earth, Varallon was also defeated by Blazar. He and Emi shared a final smile, watching as Tsuchihashi left the CP.
=== Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown ===
Though not seen physically, it is mentioned that Haruno became the Director of GGFJ after the events of the Third Wave. He was also the one who gave permission to the SKaRD to act independently during the incident involving Necromass Co..
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==References==
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