Walter Barghest

**Walter Barghest** (ウォルター・バーゲスト) is a character who is introduced in *Soukyuu no Fafner Exodus*.

## Biography

Walter is on one of the planes that is ordered to do an aerial strike because of ROE Alpha. Disagreeing with the orders, Walter wants the commander to retract the order because they have troops fighting and thousand citizens present at the destination. He points his gun at the commander but the commander calls him a fool and states that he is striped of his authority, ordering other soldiers to apprehend him. One of the soldiers pushes him to the ground and Walter yells them to stop but to no avail as the aerial strike commences.

Walter is one of the pilots who welcome Tatsumiyajima's expeditionary force to the Srinagar area and introduces himself as a second lieutenant, captain of the Fourth Garrison. Walter is one of the pilots who fights the invading Festum. As ROE Alpha is declared by the headquarters, Walter reminds the other pilot to avoid friendly fire as the safety is now off. Kazuki Makabe rescues the assimilated pilots and Walter couldn't believe that half survived and the ones who died came back, shedding a tear. Walter is impressed by Kazuki and Soushi Minashiro's piloting skills since they defeated the enemy and got ROE Alpha revoked. All the survivors later leave the destroyed Srinagar to find new land. Walter comes into contact with Jonathan Mitsuhiro Bartland at the second camp and warns him that enemies are chasing vehicles coming their way.

Walter is standing watch one night when a huge swarm of Festum attacks them. Walter is fighting the swarm and wonders what kind of battle is going on up in the sky. After the battle is over, some soldiers want revenge for their fallen comrades and Walter mentions that they will get killed since they won't waste any time to prepare a next bombing raid. Later that night, he attends the meeting regarding their next destination and he comments that he can't imagine how many months it will take.

Walter is in the sickbay, pretending to have an injury, when one soldier supporting another soldier enters the tent. They realize it is a trap when they don't smell any blood and one of the soldiers grabs their gun while the other leaves, causing Walter and the hidden soldiers to grab their own guns. They manage to corner the soldier, however, he swallows a poison tablet and Walter tries to stop the poison with Kyousuke Mizoguchi but to no avail. The next day, Walter goes to Akira Nishio, who is standing watch, and advices him to take a rest since he claims he is talking to Hiroto Douma through crossing. Akira responds that he is waiting for the next bomber plane to which Walter responds that it won't be coming until they get word from their spies. Akira mutters that he knows a lot about the topic and Walter reveals that he was part of the crew that bombed their island three years ago during the events of *Soukyuu no Fafner Heaven and Earth*. Akira angrily points his weapon at Walter's Fafner and Walter states that he wants to use his life for another purpose instead of getting shot as payback. Maya Toomi interrupts their conversation and Walter remarks once again that Akira needs to take a break before he flies away from the two Tatsumiyajima pilots.

Walter brings Akira a cup of coffee and wonders what he has written on the amulet. The two silently drink their coffee together when Akira breaks the silence by asking if he hated them. Walter responds that he only bombed their island because he was ordered to and Akira mutters that he can't hate or forgive him. To his surprise, Akira asks him to come to Tatsumiyajima and Walter accepts his invitation as long as Akira allows him to see the island, thanking him. Several weeks later, Walter is seen smiling when Tatsumiyajima contacts them, but the survivors come under attack by both the Festum and the Human Army before they reach the island. Walter saves Maya from Heinz Bittner and latches his Fafner onto Heinz's Fafner, going to some submarines. He then activates the Fenrir program and mutters that he wanted to see Tatsumiyajima before blowing himself up with Heinz and the submarines.

## References

1. ↑ Exodus Episode 1: Visitor
2. ↑ Exodus Episode 6: Blessed Time
3. ↑ Exodus Episode 9: The Two Heroes
4. ↑ Exodus Episode 10: To the Land of Hope
5. ↑ Exodus Episode 12: Children of the Battlefield
6. ↑ Exodus Episode 14: The March for Dawn
7. ↑ Exodus Episode 15: ROE Alpha
8. ↑ Exodus Episode 18: Layering Sins Upon Sins
9. ↑ Exodus Episode 19: The Oath of the Living
10. ↑ Exodus Episode 21: Time of Awakening