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Norio Tomokawa
Hero
Faction	Pacific Front
Role	Hit-and-run assault Anti-air
Armament	Cryo rifle (against infantry) 6x missiles (against vehicles, aircraft, ships and structures)
Tier	3
Tech level	10
Properties
Hit points	270 650 in Paranoia 480 in Insomnia
Armor type	Flak
Speed	45 (flying) 52 (flying) in Paranoia
Sight radius	10 12 in Paranoia
Training
Cost	$1500
Estimated train time	0:53 (base 0:54)
Train time multiplier(s)	0.65 (all infantry) 1.5 (all heroes)
Trained at	Allied Barracks
Requires	Robot Ops Control Center Tech Center
Combat
Ground	40 (cryo rifle) 45-22.5 * 6 (270-135 total) (missiles)
Ground modifiers	Cryo rifle: 125% vs. Basic/Animal 100% vs. Flak and Drone 80% vs. Plate/Cyborg Missiles: 100% vs. Medium/Harvester, Heavy, (Big) Light Structure and ((Very) Big) Defensive Structure 70% vs. (Big) Heavy Structure 65% vs. Light
Air	40 (cryo rifle) 45-22.5 * 6 (270-135 total) (missiles)
Air modifiers	Cryo rifle: 125% vs. Scout Ravens 100% vs. Rocketeers, Norio, Gyrocopters, Cosmonauts and Uragan Missiles: 100% vs. Medium Aircraft and Heavy Aircraft 65% vs. Light Aircraft
Cooldown	1 frame (0.07 in-game seconds) (cryo rifle) 40 frames (2.7 in-game seconds) (missiles)
Range	8 (both weapons) 0.3 (missiles radius)
Function
Ability	Cryo rifle reduces the speed of infantry by 25% for 10 frames (0.7 in-game seconds)
Veteran bonus	+40% hit points
Elite bonus	+40% firepower +25% speed
Notes	Limited to one for each player Self-healing Cannot be mind-controlled Immune to confusion rays
Miscellaneous
Artist(s)	ImP_RuLz
Voice actor	Garrick P.

“	Heaven's net is wide, but lets nothing through.	”
	—Norio warns his enemies

Norio Tomokawa (Japanese: 友川 紀夫, Tomokawa Norio), or simply known as Norio, is the hero of the Pacific Front.

Official description

After graduating from Waseda University, Tomokawa initially found employment as a police officer assigned to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Anti-Riot Squad division before joining the Japanese Rocketeer division. Due to outstanding acts of courage in the field, Norio quickly rose through the ranks, eventually being selected as the prime candidate for the Pacific Front's latest developments in armored flight suits.

Norio uses the "Garuda" power armor of which only a few were made. Capable of flying at incredible speeds, Norio is well-equipped to deal with air and ground threats, freezing enemy infantry with a built-in cryo rifle and destroying enemy armor and aircraft with a burst of guided missiles. The suit also allows Norio to resist an amazing amount of anti-aircraft fire, though concentrated fire will eventually overwhelm him.

Overview

“	Behold, the sun rises!	”
	—Norio on the offensive

Essentially a much more powerful Rocketeer, Norio is the fastest unit in the game. His speed is his major advantage (which is even faster than the Hummingbird), as he can perform hit and run attacks with his 'Garuda' power armor. His main weapon is a cryo beam which can slow down and eventually freeze any infantry making him a decent anti-infantry unit. His second weapon is a MLRS which allows him to deal high damage not only to buildings and vehicles but aerial units as well.

Thanks to this flexibility and speed, Norio can be a force to be reckoned with. Despite that, Norio is not invincible. While he can absorb a decent amount of damage, he can't last too long against heavy anti air unit and defense. While he is decent against buildings, he can't out-range AA defences.

Appearances

“	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

Act One

• In 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

• In 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.
• Norio accompanies Tanya in Paranoia 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.
• In 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.

Assessment

Pros	Cons
Effective against all types of unit and structures. Extremely mobile, fastest flying unit in the game. Very effective at harassing enemy units. Can attack both aerial and ground targets. Fast rate of fire. Can self-heal. Being a hero, cannot be mind-controlled, as well as immune to confusion rays.	Still very fragile. Cannot outrange most AA weapons. Vulnerable to any anti-aircraft fire. Only one may be present at a time.

Trivia

• He is a direct reference to the Japanese voice actor Norio Wakamoto: his last name is a simple reversal of "Wakamoto" and his voice and background closely resemble that of Wakamoto's.
• Norio is the only Allied hero that is not available in the Infantry Only game mode.
• Norio is the only hero unit that does not have specific panic quotes when he comes under intense fire.

See also

• Tanya
• Siegfried