SEITARO SAKAKI

The old-school master mechanic responsible for keeping Section 2's Labors alive after the pilots finish abusing them. Sakaki treats vehicle maintenance like a craft, his mechanics like an unruly apprenticeship, and damaged equipment like a personal insult. His threat to throw the entire maintenance crew into the sea is practically part of the morning routine. He understands machinery by sound, touch and decades of experience, but the software-heavy future represented by modern Labors is increasingly Shige's territory, giving the maintenance shop its own small generational story.