Reo Mikado

* The Beyond
* Exodus

**Reo Mikado** (御門(みかど) 零央(れお), *Mikado Reo*) is a character who is introduced in *Soukyuu no Fafner Exodus*.

Reo is one of the third generation pilots. He pilots the Fafner, Mark Elf Kai, nicknamed Susanoo.

## Appearance

Reo has black hair and grey eyes. As the years pass by, his hair has grown longer.

## Biography

### *Soukyuu no Fafner Behind The Line*

Reo watches the fireworks with Sui Kaburagi and Mimika Mikagami.

### *Soukyuu no Fafner Exodus*

Reo delivers some pastries to the Rakuen and brings them to the kitchen. Kazuki Makabe wonders if he made them to which Reo responds that he did as his father taught him. Hearing the sound of a door opening, Reo mentions to Kazuki that he has a customer. He later helps out in the cafe. The island gives out an alert when a Human Army transport craft comes close to the island with Festum chasing them and Reo is on the linear car with his friends and the second generation pilots. Sui Kaburagi wonders if they are going to pilot the Fafners to which Reo responds that they will be watching since they haven't done a connection test yet. Reo and the other two third generation pilots pass their connection tests and appear before Canon Hazama in the hangar.

Reo and his friends are presented to their Fafners and are taken aback by the names Canon has given them. Reo and Mimika Mikagami don't really like them or their colors to which Sui assures his friends that Canon will come up with better names and Youko Hazama states that they will consider their requests. They then go over the characteristics of the Fafner and Sui explains everything, interrupting Canon every single time, and his friends silence him by, stating that he talks too much. Some first generation pilots appear before them with Kazuki giving some advice and they proceed to change into their pilot uniforms with Reo a bit hesitant to walk through the scanning hall naked. Reo is the last one to walk up and looks away when he spots Mimika at the top of the stairs. The third generation pilots enter their Fafners and have a training battle against the second generation pilots. Later that night, they receive some good luck charms from Seri Tatekami and Reo puts a photo of Mimika in it before being interrupted by his father. Not sure why he is being called, he tries to leave by saying he is busy until he sees the sword his father is holding. His father confirms it is real, telling him to show the Festum that he is a samurai with a lion's soul, and Reo thanks his father. The next day, Canon gives their Fafners new names to their liking and prepare for their first battle.

### *Soukyuu no Fafner The Beyond*

Reo takes part in the Fifth Operation Azure which objective is to take Soushi Minashiro and the two Esperanto children back, who are abducted by Maris Excelsior. His team launches from the L-Boat and Reo teleports them to the ground where he takes care of the enemies along with Rina Nishio and Mimika Mikagami. Suddenly, Rina loses control over her Fafner and starts to attack her friends, starting with Reo who loses the left side of his Fafner. The other pilots then slowly get assimilated through the crossing but they are quickly freed when Kenji Kondou forces the crossing to cancel. After Izanami explodes, Reo teleports and tries to attack the Festum responsible but a barrier blocks his attack and Susanoo falls to the ground as the Festum teleports away.

Three years later, Reo is one of the pilots who sees Kazuki Makabe with Soushi on Misao Kurusu's boat when he teleports them there. The pilots then take care of Soushi while Kazuki disappears to take some rest. Making their way back to Wadatsumijima, everyone is in a meeting regarding Soushi and Reo tells Mimika that Soushi being very lively isn't the issue at hand. The pilots watch Soushi leaving his room and Mimika notices Miwa Hino following him, pointing at the screen to notify the others. When they are near Wadatsumijima, he comments that Miwa must have asked the command to show the island when Wadatsumijima is on full display.

Back on Wadatsumijima, Reo faces off against Mark Nicht after Azrael makes him land on the island. Reo provokes him to keep attacking him and Soushi does so in response with Reo easily dodging and counterattacking. Reo mutters that he is full of holes when he ends up slicing Mark Nicht's left hand. Mimika calls him out for overdoing it and Reo lets her take a turn to show off her new weapons. After the battle, Mimika and Reo have dinner together with their parents with them wondering about their children's future. They responds that they are thinking about moving in together when they are back on Tatsumiyajima or after they are unable to pilot the Fafner. Reo's father wonders if the Esperanto children have become their enemy to which Reo responds that he doesn't know. Mimika's mother wants the two to retire since she wants to see her grandchildren and Mimika tries to shove the issue to Reo.

## Fafner

Reo pilots the fourteenth Nothung Model Fafner, nicknamed Susanoo, designed by Alvis to combat the Festum and it is modeled after Mark Elf. While piloting Susanoo, Reo uses close combat weapons, the Levin Sword and the Luger Lance, reflecting his own fighting style. After Reo awakens his SDP, Susanoo gains the ability to space-jump by means of zero-dimension relocation, alone or groups. However, due to his SDP, Reo loses parts of his body with holes appearing all over every time he uses it.

Its Nothung Model is later converted to the Einherjar Model, designed by Canon Hazama, which focuses on keeping the pilots in fighting condition for as long as possible by slowing down the assimilation phenomenon. It also powers the pilot's SDP by using several accelerators built in the model which spin when the SDP is being used.

In *Soukyuu no Fafner The Beyond*, in addition to the other sword-type weapons Reo uses, Susanoo has two small built-in swords, each above the two hands to deal more damage up-close.

## References

1. ↑ Exodus Episode 1: Visitor
2. ↑ Exodus Episode 3: The Price of a Conversation
3. ↑ Exodus Episode 4: The Successors
4. ↑ The Beyond Episode 1: Operation Azure
5. ↑ The Beyond Episode 3: Vessel of Destiny
6. ↑ The Beyond Episode 4: The Powerless Ones