Norio/Character

Character

“	You will pay for your crimes before you can get away with it! The deaths of my companions will not be in vain!	”
	—Norio

Norio Tomokawa (友川紀夫, Tomokawa Norio) is the hero of the Pacific Front.

Act One[]

Unshakeable[]

Some time after the Tech Center is infiltrated, Norio will start to send warnings to the Soviet General, before taking temporal joint action with Russians when they reach the Seismic Stabilizer. He can die without compromising the mission.

Act Two[]

Stormbringer[]

“	Commander, the Pacific Front's veteran sky soldier Norio has arrived to support you. You'll find his cryoblaster and missile packs to be a very effective quick reaction weapon.	”
	—Allied intel during Operation: Stormbringer

Norio alongside Siegfried help protect the first Weather Controller and later help clear the Virgin Islands of the PsiCorps' presence. Both heroes can die without compromising the mission.

Paranoia[]

Norio accompanies Tanya to neutralise two Epsilon Tactical Nuke Silos and a Psychic Amplifier in that order to keep the Weather Controller and the Paradox Engine safe. Both heroes must destroy the Nuke Silos within 30 seconds of each other and survive throughout the mission.

Insomnia[]

Norio will arrive just before the Paradox Engine does and falls under control of the player; he's the last of the three Allied heroes to arrive. If he dies, he'll be warped back to the Paradox Engine and returned to the battlefield after a few minutes. After Epsilon forces are destroyed and the Paradox Engine heads further south, Norio will volunteer to intercept the Epsilon forces currently being recalled to Antarctica from the rest of the Southern Hemisphere, and is seen fighting off a group of mind-controlled Wolfhounds and Seawolves.

Reality Check[]

Norio marks his final appearance to confront Libra as the latter prepares to depart the battlefield after the destruction of almost all Allied forces in the area. He is accompanied by a large contingent of Rocketeers, Chrono Legionnaires, and Suppressors with intent to punish the PsiCorps commando in an act of vengeance for her ruthless massacre. Norio himself is significantly more durable, and he is armed with specialized cryo missiles that will slow down Libra upon successful hits. Despite the superior numbers and firepower on his side (Norio even goes as far as ordering mass Zephyr Artillery bombardments, missile strikes, and even a Lightning Storm to be utilized against Libra) he, along with the other Pacific Front soldiers accompanying him, stood no chances against Libra's exponentially enhanced abilities and are ultimately killed off by her.

Special Ops[]

Eclipse[]

Norio will appear as enemy unit and attack the player's forces, the player needs to defeat him.

Digital Demon[]

Norio will lead a small task force to get in touch with the local Kanegawa Industries personnel, and together with the Pacific Front loyalists to destroy the local Chinese and traitors' forces. They disintegrated the opposed Shin Tsurugi Decimator, protected the KI Scientist to extract all the technology and lead the army to retreat to Australia. He must stay alive throughout the mission.

Convergence[]

The commander can command Norio to destroy the Tech Artillery Bunkers and Coal Plants aside the Panama Canal. Norio must stay alive before evacuating.

Gridlock[]

Shortly after the MCVs deploy, Norio and Tanya will arrive via chronoshift to aid Allied forces. Defeat of both heroes will not compromise mission failure.

Parasomnia[]

At the end of the mission, Norio will arrive to guard the captured Libra Clones with local divisions.

Trivia[]

Norio is the first Allied hero who was killed in action.