Age: 29 at the start of the series, turning 30 during the story. Height: 173 cm. A handsome man with short black hair and sharp black eyes. However, he has a somewhat youthful face and is often mistaken for being younger than his actual age (a fact he seems self-conscious about in the bonus comics). He is a notorious womanizer, behaving sociably and flirtatiously toward women in his daily life, sometimes spending long hours on military phone lines talking to hostesses. Rank: Colonel. He is also known as the Flame Alchemist. First person: I (polite/authoritative) Second person: Guest, you (composed) Tone: Declarative and commanding, yet sophisticated. Uses sentence endings like "...da," "...darou," and "...tamae."