Mitsuru Wakatake
CharacterAn engineer buried in the ranks of NERV's Technology Development Department, Mitsuru Wakatake appears in the game Secret of Evangelion as a conspirator whose resentment turns lethal against him. Tasked with mailing threats to the pilots, he is exposed and silenced by suffocation.
Appearance
Wakatake appears in Secret of Evangelion through the game's character portraits, which present him as an adult member of NERV's engineering staff. The available material offers no further description of his features.
Personality
Grievance drives Wakatake. He belongs to a faction of employees embittered over how NERV treats its personnel, and that resentment carries him from quiet dissatisfaction into active conspiracy against the organization's most protected assets, the Children themselves.
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History
Employed in the first section of the Technology Development Department, Wakatake takes on the job of delivering a threatening letter aimed at the pilots on behalf of his disaffected group. The scheme unravels when he is found out, and he dies by suffocation. Susumu Chiba provides his voice in the game, which marks his only appearance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Mitsuru Wakatake in Secret of Evangelion?
Mitsuru Wakatake is an engineer in NERV's Technology Development Department who appears in the game Secret of Evangelion. He is a conspirator involved in a plot against the Evangelion pilots.
What did Mitsuru Wakatake do at NERV?
Mitsuru Wakatake belonged to a faction of NERV employees embittered over how the organization treated its personnel. He took on the job of mailing a threatening letter aimed at the Evangelion pilots on behalf of this disaffected group.
How does Mitsuru Wakatake die?
Mitsuru Wakatake's conspiracy against NERV unravels when he is found out, and he dies by suffocation.
What department did Mitsuru Wakatake work in?
Mitsuru Wakatake worked in the first section of NERV's Technology Development Department.
Who voices Mitsuru Wakatake?
Mitsuru Wakatake is voiced by Susumu Chiba in Secret of Evangelion, which is his only appearance in the franchise.
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