James McGahren

**James** McGahren (**ジェイムズ**・マクガーレン) is a minor character in Action Taimanin and possibly other Taimanin games.

He supposedly works for an Anti-Nomad Faction in the UFS, the DSO. As his unique design is used for a Task Force G member named the "The Corporal", he may appear first in Taimanin Yukikaze 2.

## Personality

Formal to an almost robotic degree yet amicable. He remains laser focused on the mission objective. He presuming is part of an Anti-Nomad group within the UFS in Action Taimanin.

The Taimanin Yukikaze 2 views Taimanin as outdated and is loyal to Task Force G a pro-Nomad group.

## Appearance

A man with a bald head and black glasses.

## History

Introduced as the Corporal together with the Master Sergeant. They were the bodyguards send for Yazaki Muneichi to bring him to the UFS, that used his information about the Dark World and its technology as a bargain chip. As Muneichi was at this point a criminal fugitive, his escape was done at night, unofficially at Haneda International Airport. The group was stopped by the arriving Taimanin, Yukikaze and Rinko, which were ordered to kill Yazaki for his revealed many crimes. The Corporal and the Sergeant revealed themselves as Cyborg Soliers but were both defeated, with Rinko killing the Corporal and Yukikaze killing the Sergeant.

### Timeline TABA/RPGX

Appears as a Cyborg Soldier that works for Task Force G against the anti demon DSO. He and other "CS" come into conflict with Fuuma Kotaro and die shortly after. His TABA card mentions, explicitly, that he disguises himself as State Department, invading other countries for assassinations.

### Timeline Action

Requesting help from the Taimanin Task Force. This UFS agent requested a rescue or recovery mission, for another UFS research team which including Emily Simmons, that had been overrun by Zombie Creatures on Kotrara Island.

The island that at that point was overrun by monsters, thanks to Momochi Toyo use of the stolen, UFS created, CD Virus. Though, members of the task force question if this is the true reason of the operation, as the corpse of Toyo was also searched by that missing team.

When the Task Force Confronted Emily Simmons, she confirmed that if James was present, it meant that the UFS assumed everybody in the research team was already dead and the mission was more about finding a corpse.

After the Task Force was done on the island and fought a powerful demon named Astaroth, James and his group engaged with her in combat as well, which he survived but suffered heavy loses.

## **Powers/Abilities**

**Main Weapon**: Hand Blades

* **Cyborg Enhanced**
	+ **Scanner**
	+ **Machine Guns**
	+ **Blades**

## Media

* Taimanin Yukikaze 2
* Taimanin Asagi Battle Arena
* Taimanin RPGX
* Action Taimanin

## Trivia

* **Speculation**: Action Taimanin hints that James is not truth worthy and works for "G"
	+ The model used was consistently, only used for the "Corporal", tie and all.
	+ The mission in Action Taimanin first showing him, also mentioned Task Force G for the first time.
	+ James obstructs the true meaning of the mission, is not rescue, but the recovery of the corpse of Momochi Toyo. Though, the Task Force assumes he just put up a show for UFS Pro-Nomad members.
	+ Emily Simmons does not react possessive to James presence.
	+ Emilie's 2 Drone weapons, with which she is seen in the beginning, were discharged. Emiliy brings the drones up in front of James later on, talking about an "Insider enemy" on that mission. (hacking)
	+ Though he does not to reveal to be a cyborg in Action, the fact he survived a fight with Astaroth, implies he must be superhuman.
	+ The second time he is seen in the DSO base, the group talks about insider agents of "G" once more, just for him to walk in.
* Though TY2 does not give much detail about the "The Corporal" outside of him working for a corrupt part of the UFS, which tries to get demonic tech. As his model is used later for Task Force G in TABA and RPGX, it can be assumed, he even back then worked for "G".
* His English TABA card reads: "... Currently working as a spy. He disguises himself as State Department personal..." However, a more clean translation of the Japanese Text would be: "...Spy who infiltrates target countries as an employee of the State Department...". The difference being, **"disguised** **as** State Department" VS **"disguised for the** State Department". As other cards with CS Agents, type cards also mention "FOR" the Department. This seems to be a mistranslation in English. This is relevant because the UFS State Department is Pro Nomad and uses Cyborg Soldiers.

## Notes and references

* https://taimaninarena.wiki.fc2.com/wiki/CA%20type-C