Fumihiko Makabe

* The Beyond
* Exodus
* Heaven and Earth
* Original

**Fumihiko Makabe** (真壁(まかべ) 史彦(ふみひこ), *Makabe Fumihiko*) is a character who is introduced in *Soukyuu no Fafner*. He is the current commander of Alvis.

## Appearance

Fumihiko has light brown hair and grey eyes. He almost always wears his Alvis uniform but he can occasionally be seen wearing casual clothes when he is off-duty which consists of tank top with pants paired with a pair of sandals. During *Soukyuu no Fafner The Beyond*, he uses a crutch to support himself while walking.

## Biography

### *Soukyuu no Fafner*

Fumihiko is claying when Kazuki leaves for school. Upon sensing something, he goes outside, breaking his work, and wonders if they found the island. He then goes to Alvis and watches the battle against the Festum unfold. During the battle, Kouzou Minashiro says that he is going to use Kazuki and Fumihiko closes his eyes in response. Kouzou then asks Fumihiko to take charge while he needs to go to the third hangar to release the weapons. Fumihiko watches his son's first battle which ends in their victory and Fumihiko asks for a damage update. Before going home, he visits Chizuru Toomi to talk about Kazuki's physical condition. Kazuki comes home to Fumihiko's surprise and decides to cook their dinner, with Kazuki stating he didn't rinse the rice. After dinner, Fumihiko is claying when he confirms to Kazuki that he knew about the island and wants him to go to bed early. He then looks at his photo album while he recalls the results from earlier, apologizing to his late wife. The next day, he attends the funeral and watches Mark Elf's battle system test.

### *Soukyuu no Fafner Exodus*

Fumihiko asks for an update when a Human Army's transport craft is approaching the island and the operators bring him up to date. He orders to maintain course and to have the Fafners on stand, telling them not to strike since they haven't discovered the island yet. However, Alvis receives a call from Chizuru Toomi with the news that Miwa Hino wants them to help the airplane. Hearing that, Fumihiko orders to lower the speed and remove the reflective camouflage of the island. Fumihiko orders to lock the enemy in by closing the shield when the airplanes are in reach. He then watches the second generation pilots fight the enemy with granting Maya Toomi to board Mark Sieben and allows help from the Human Army. After the battle is over, Fumihiko goes to greet the visitors and is surprised to hear that Narain Wiseman-Bose is also a pilot, also learning that Kazuki is a hero to them. He then allows Miwa and Emery Almond to meet each other and learns that the two girls have been in communication with Narain also telling him about Emery and her past.

### *Soukyuu no Fafner The Beyond*

Fumihiko is aboard the R-Boat and in charge of the Fifth Operation Azure. With everything in place, he orders to start the operation. After the operation fails, he says that they need to find a way to recover or else both their homeland and the world will perish.

## Trivia

### Etymology

* The name **Fumihiko** means "history" (史) (**fumi**) and "boy, prince" (彦) (**hiko**).
* Fumihiko's surname **Makabe** means "real, genuine" (真) (**ma**) and "wall" (壁) (**kabe**).

## References

1. ↑ Episode 1: Paradise -The Beginning-
2. ↑ Episode 2: Confession -Life-
3. ↑ Exodus Episode 1: Visitor
4. ↑ Exodus Episode 2: The Name of Hope
5. ↑ The Beyond Episode 1: Operation Azure