Natsuki Sugiura

**Natsuki Sugiura** (ナツキ・スギウラ *Natsuki Sugiura*, pronounced *Nats-kee*) is a character from *Ginga Force*. She is the third female character of the game, the seventh opponent and protagonist of her own game, *Natsuki Chronicles*.

She is a member of Mitsurugi Security Service's Rapid Deployment Force who sees everything as either right or wrong. She is very serious, always following orders from her superior, Commander Maroon (and the RDF Command Center when he's absent) no matter what. She was ordered to stop the Enforcer codenamed "Hound 1" when the pilots disobeyed MSS orders.

During the Memory segments of *Natsuki Chronicles*, it is revealed that she became friends with Margaret Whitetail during their training days in the MSS Induction Class, 4 years before the events of *Ginga Force*. During a mission where she was sent to stop Alex and Margaret, she was shot down. After realizing she was saved by Specia, Natsuki decides to go against the RDF to save Seven Tier.

During this point of decision, Natsuki decides to attack and destroy the RDF orbital station to create a distraction and give Alex and Margaret more time. After destroying the station, she engages in combat with her former superior, Commander Maroon. After eliminating him, Natsuki crashlands on Seven Tier, and walks out of the ship alive and well, still with thoughts in her mind, but with the relief to know that the Septonium mining operations are over, the vast lands of Seven Tier shine peacefully once more, and their hidden power will remain undisturbed.

### Epilogues and Last Thoughts

Her last thoughts vary depending on which difficulty level Stage 10 is completed.

(Note: The epilogues written are based on the XBOX One release.)

* **EASY:** Crashlands during night time on a barren mountain range. It is revealed that Natsuki landed outside of Central City. She asks to herself "In the end, was what I did right? I wonder when it was that I lost all hope..."

* **NORMAL:** Crashlands during sunrise on a barren mountain range again. This time the game shows Natsuki outside of the space elevator. She asks to herself "What will become of this planet's future? And as for me...Where do I go from here?"

* **HARD:** Crashlands at daytime on a grass covered mountain range. Now the game shows Natsuki and the wrecked Dominator on a forest nearby another space elevator. Natsuki thinks to herself: "Margarette... If you're still alive, maybe one day we'll meet again."
* **EXTREME:** Crashlands at daytime on a barren mountain range between Central City and another space elevator. Natsuki thinks to herself "Right now, all I can think about is moving forward at full speed. Now that I've abandoned everything, what comes next?"

## Vehicles piloted by Natsuki

* FV-A30 Dominator
* FG-G21 Garm (Stage 7 Boss in *Ginga Force* / Stage 7 and Training Stage 3 in *Natsuki Chronicles*)

## Quotes

### Ginga Force

#### Main Menu

* **Chapter 8 Now Loading Screen**
	+ 「ギンガフォース」(*Ginga Fōsu*) (*Ginga Force*)
* **Random off-voice when Story Mode is selected**
	+ 「ストーリーモード」(*Sutōrī Mōdo*) *(Story Mode*)
* **Random off-voice when Gallery Mode is selected**
	+ 「ギャラリーモード」(*Gararī Mōdo*) (*Gallery Mode*)
* **Random off-voice when Score Attack is selected**
	+ 「スコアアタック」(*Sukoa Atakku*) (*Score Attack*)
* **Random off-voice when Option is selected**
	+ 「オプション」(*Opushon*) (*Option*)

#### Chapter 7

* **Boss Fight**
	+ 「やっと追いついた」(*Yatto oitsuita*) (*I've finally caught up to you.*)
	+ 「ハウンド１、止まりなさい」(*Haundo Uan, Tomari nasai*) (*Hound 1, halt your trajectory immediately.*)
	+ 「これは重大な服務規定違反です」(*Kore wa jūdaina fukumu kitei ihandesu*) (*You are committing a serious violation of your duty.*)
	+ 「マーガレット、いったいどうしてこんな事を？」(*Māgareto, Ittai dōshite kon'na koto o?*) (*Margaret, why are you doing this?*)
	+ 「にわかには信じがたい話ですね」(*Niwakani wa shinji gatai hanashidesu ne*) (*That story is a little hard to believe.*)
	+ 「理由はなんであれ、命令違反は命令違反です見逃せません」(*Riyū wa nandeare, meirei ihan wa meirei ihandesu minogasemasen*) (*Whatever the reason, you are violating the law. I can't allow it.*)
	+ *No. Stop now.*
	+ *Sorry, but I can't let this go.*
	+ *If you won't stop, I will make you.*
* **After losing 50% of energy**
	+ 「もうこれ以上は・・・・・・」(*Mō koreijō wa*) (*This is enough...*)
	+ 「マーガレット、止まってください」(*Māgareto*, *Tomatte kudasai*) (*Margaret, I can't let this go on.*)
	+ 「無理矢理でも、止めます」(*Muriyari demo, tomemasu*) (*I will stop you by any means.*)
* **Defeated**
	+ 「っ・・・・・・、マーガレット・・・・・・」(*Ugh......, Māgareto......*) (*Ngh... Margaret...*)

### Natsuki Chronicles (XBOX One)

* **Title Screen (Both XBOX One and PlayStation 4)**
	+ 「ナツキクロニクル」(*Natsuki Kuronikuru*) (*Natsuki Chronicles*)
* **Turning Point**
	+ *No... Margarette...*
	+ *Why it did have to come to this?*
* **Stage 4 Briefing (Both XB1 and PS4)**
	+ 「またこのパターンか・・・・・・」(*Mata kono patān ka*) (*There he goes again...)*
* **Stage 4 - After defeating Magenta**
	+ *(Yet another sacrifice to add to the total.)*

## Gallery

### Ginga Force

Normal LookUpsetSerious/Sad LookCharacter Profile - Natsuki Sugiura"Beyond The Truth" AchievementMargaret and NatsukiSerious Look again (Larger size)
### Natsuki Chronicle - Prologue Mini-manga

*Natsuki Chronicle* - Prologue Mini-manga (Part 1)*Natsuki Chronicle* - Prologue Mini-manga (Part 2)*Natsuki Chronicle* - Prologue Mini-manga (Part 3)*Natsuki Chronicle* - Prologue Mini-manga (Part 4)
### Natsuki Chronicles

Normal LookSerious LookEyes ClosedSmilingSurprisedUpsetTitled Art for *Natsuki Chronicles*.Title-less artwork for *Natsuki Chronicles*.Natsuki and the Dominator in the "Poster" for *Natsuki Chronicles*.Natsuki and the Dominator in Rising Star Games promotional art.Natsuki out of the wrecked Dominator (Easy Epilogue).Close-up of Natsuki at the end of Chronicles Mode (Easy Epilogue).Natsuki out of the wrecked Dominator (Normal Epilogue).Close-up of Natsuki at the end of Chronicles Mode (Normal Epilogue).Natsuki out of the wrecked Dominator (Hard Epilogue).Close-up of Natsuki at the end of Chronicles Mode (Hard Epilogue).Natsuki out of the wrecked Dominator (Extreme Epilogue).Close-up of Natsuki at the end of Chronicles Mode (Extreme Epilogue).Full body pic of NatsukiKey Art of Natsuki by Yukino Umesato
### Other

Natsue Sasamoto and Natsuki SugiuraEarly artwork for *Natsuki Chronicle* in Shooting Gameside Vol.11
## Curiosities

* Natsuki is 24 years old and is 1,57m tall.
* She is the second character in *Ginga Force*, only female and lone protagonist to have a japanese name.
* In the order of appearance, Natsuki is the sixth female character, while in *Natsuki Chronicles* she's the first one as the protagonist of the game.
* Natsuki is the lone character who doesn't have a portrait in the Chapter Select screen, as the game puts both Margaret and Alex in the portrait when Chapter 7 is selected.
* Natsuki saying "Ginga Force" during the loading screen of Chapter 8 as one of the random off-voices breaks the pattern of the stage antagonist saying it in their respective stage. A possible reason could be to keep her as a surprise element since the game bosses were criminals instead of MSS/RDF personnel.
* Her voice samples for the game's menus are unlocked after clearing Chapter 7.
* While in *Ginga Force* she looks like an adult with a younger voice, in *Natsuki Chronicles* is the opposite: she looks like a young girl with an adult voice, it is possible that Natsue Sasamoto reworked the character's voice.