Akio Watanabe

Major Akio Watanabe was a field grade officer in the UNSC Marine Corps.
==Biography==
===Early career===
Watanabe served in the ONI Prowler Corps during the Human-Covenant war. He disapproved of using torture as a means of interrogation not only because it was ineffective, but because he had personal experience with it as well: he had scars from insurrectionist torture running from his wrists to his elbows, and he also had scars around his neck. The Prowler Corps rescued him from torture, and thus he became very loyal to them.Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 96
===Charybdis IX===
In 2535, Watanabe proposed the 's mission to go to Charybdis IX and track and eliminate the source of smuggled Covenant weaponry. He was, for the most part, disliked by the Midsummer Night's crew due to the fact that he was quiet and secretive, spending most of the journey to Charybdis IX in his personal quarters. He had read the Carver Findings and agreed with them: Watanabe believed that the colonies were a powder keg due to their innumerable cultures and religions, and that a constant war, such as the Insurrection, was inevitable. He often compared the Insurrection to the Rainforest Wars.Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 113
After Petty Officer Jeffries' Pelican was shot down over the Scyllion Warehouse District, Watanabe helped Lieutenant Jacob Keyes snap out of his guilt trance and back into reality.Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 126 Watanabe was killed by insurrectionist Jason Kincaide while defending the crew's extraction point alongside Keyes and ONI agent Captain Corinthia Hansen.Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 130 His death was avenged by Keyes, who killed Kincade in retaliation.
==Personality==
Watanabe was known for his cold approach toward individuals and for his single-minded focus on his mission. Those treated by him in such a way still felt pangs of sadness when Watanabe died, however.
==Appearances==
*Halo: The Cole Protocol 
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==Sources==
Category:UNSC Marine Corps Personnel
Category:ONI Personnel
Category:Deceased characters
Category:Halo: The Cole Protocol