Eric Sagmuz

Eric makes his first appearance.

Eric Sagmuz is a secondary character in Ray Fox who appears in Chapter 5. He's a special agent of the Bureau of Meta Affairs who wa sent to monitor Asuka's team during their mission to Ursa.

## Background

At some point during his career, Eric worked alongside Asuka in a mission. As a result, Asuka gets nervous when he's assigned to her missions and Eric has a poor perception of her.

## Appearance

Eric is a small hamster, about the size of Asuka's ankle. He has a thick moustache and black bushy eyebrows. Eric wears large glasses, is dressed in a light colored suit with a black tie, and black shoes. He also carries a bag with him.

## Personality

Eric is a professional individual who expects professionalism. He arrives early enough to buy tickets for Asuka and her team, and scolds her for arriving late. He's very judgmental, as he looks down on Asuka for her tendency to ignore protocol and believes that Ray being a member of her team will cause more trouble for their work.

Because of his critical personality, judgmental nature, and animosity with SOS, Eric can be hard to work along with as he tends to criticize everyone for minor flaws while refusing to trust them with vital information. This is seen during a briefing where Ray and Asuka asked him valid questions, only to avoid the issue with Asuka and demand Ray to never ask him a question again because he doesn't accept Ray as a Meta Officer.

## History

Eric is tasked by Georgia to oversee the Ursa mission led by Asuka. He arrives to North Central Station and buys the tickets for the whole team. After Asuka arrives, he scolds her for being late. The hamster is not amused the ragtag bunch of misfits that Asuka brought as her team. He's not pleased when Ray is one of the members of the team, as he believes the neo-mutant will cause trouble for the mission. After explaining his role in the mission, Eric spits the train tickets into Asuka's hand and boards the Big Al Express.

Before the train boards, Eric tries to discourage Ray from participating on the mission, but his claims only motivate Ray to take it. Upon being assigned a room, Eric tries to explain the mission to retrieve Maureen Digger. As he gives an explanation, Rose joins in, as they both start interrupting each other to explain the mission. Annoyed with Rose's meddling, he makes her the first infraction of the team, much to her dismay. Later on, Ray and Asuka ask him questions about the mission, which he refuses to share, even going as far as to tell Ray to stay out of the way. He decides to continue the lecture the following morning.

On the next day, Eric is trailed by Asuka and Rose to check his briefcase for the mission and do something about the infraction respectively. Before they can approach him, the two of them are approached by Gomek Topklaw, who tries to assassinate them by taking them to a cargo car. After Asuka defeats Gomek, she resolves to confront Eric as she realizes that the mission is far more dangerous than it should have been.

## Power, Skills, And Abilities

As a special agent of the Bureau of Meta Affairs, Eric has a lot of authority in spite of his size. He's capable enough to assist a B-Ranked misison despite his small size.

* Inspection Skills: Eric's main skill is to inspect the performance and development of Meta Officers on a mission. He's trusted with reviewing the performance of Asuka's team during the Ursa mission.
* Pouch Cheeks: Being a hamster, Eric has the ability to store objects inside his mouth thanks to his large cheeks. He actually stores the train tickets for the Big Al Express before spitting them into Asuka's mouth.
* Hamster Ball: By using his hamster ball, Eric can move slightly faster by making it roll at any direction he wants.

## Trivia

* As a hamster, Eric is one of the smallest characters in the comic, being at about Asuka's ankle.