Akio Ishimuro

is one of the main characters of Ultraman Gaia and is the commander of XIG.
==Personality==
Akio has a resolute character, outstanding insight, and first-class planning capabilities and provides accurate instructions to his subordinates and Gamu. In terms of dealing with high-level officials, he responds with an uncompromising attitude toward any issue of principle.
When carrying out missions, he often asks Tsutsumi to planning matters such as the combat operations of the commanding team. However, he sometimes went to the front line himself to command. Although he can make judgments based on various information, he does not seem to be very proficient in scientific topics.
In private, he has an interest in tea ceremonies and sometimes makes tea for Chiba or his team members to drink, and he is familiar with oriental culture.
==History==
===Ultraman Gaia===
Before joining XIG, Ishimuro was a member of the Defense Force Command Headquarters, in the past. Under the assignment of high-level officials, he served as the captain of XIG's aircraft carrier Aerial Base and the supreme commander who commanded the entire XIG team.
At first, he couldn't fully trust Gamu, who had just joined XIG, and took a harsher attitude towards him. However, with Gamu's active actions in the team making achievements, He started to have a strong trust in Gamu.
When Gamu was suspected by XIG of cooperating with Fujimiya, he temporarily deprived Gamu of his XIG status and expelled him from the team because Gamu did not trust the team. However, when he witnessed the scene of Gaia and Agul fighting together, he went to the front line, and based on the judgment of the situation, he concluded that the Radical Destruction Bringer wanted to use the huge power generated by the two Ultras during the battle to destroy the Earth. When he found the seriously injured Gamu, he also indirectly learned the truth that Gamu's other identity is Ultraman Gaia.
After the XIG team and Gaia, who gained new powers, successfully defeated Zoruim, he restored Gamu's XIG status. 
When Mokian destroyed the Aerial Base, he judged that the situation was not good for XIG. After arranging for all the members to evacuate from the base, he ordered the Aerial Base to be directly crashed into Mokian to sacrifice himself. However, at the last moment, he was saved in time by Gaia, transformed by Gamu, and returned to Earth safely. 
In the final battle, he ordered Gaia missions to all XIG members to make Gamu and Fujimiya regain the power of the light of the Earth. 
===Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia: The Decisive Battle in Hyperspace===
When Gamu, who returned to the original world, intended to drive XIG Adventureto another world, he acquiesced in Gamu's decision and agreed to carry out the running test of XIG Adventure. 
===Ultraman Gaia: Gaia Again===
In response to the Gakuzom incident, he assigned Yoneda to pick up Gamu, who was studying in college and asked him and Team Marlin to track the emergency signal from the bottom of the sea.
At the same time, he also asked Captain Tsutsumi to send Team Lightning to the front to fight Baiakuhe. He and the command room witnessed when Gaia returned, and he and Agul defeated Gakuzom. 
==Gallery==
===Ultraman Gaia===
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Akio_Ishimuro_5.png|Akio's family
===Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia: The Decisive Battle in Hyperspace===
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===Ultraman Gaia: Gaia Again===
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===Miscellaneous===
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Akio_Ishimuro_2018_4.jpeg|Ishimuro's original uniform
==Trivia==
*Ishimuro's original uniform was replaced in episode 20. According to Hiroyuki Watanabe, who played Ishimuro, the design of the new uniform was based on Colonel Edward Straker, who appeared in the British science fiction TV series UFO in 1970, and the livery of the Starship Enterprise crew from Star Trek.雑誌『ウルトラマンAGE』Vol.12での渡辺のインタビュー
==References==
Category:Ultraman Gaia
Category:Human Characters
Category:Allies
Category:Male Characters
Category:XIG
Category:Leaders
Category:XIG Members
Category:Ultraman Gaia Characters