Susumu Kodai
Susumu Kodai is a fictional character appearing in Space Battleship Yamato. In the Star Blazers localization, he is known as Derek Wildstar, also known as Jason Kodai in the English dub of the Space [Battleship Yamato (1977 film)|first Yamato movie].
Character commentary
In the series, he is the leader of the Battle Group, and later serves as the deputy captain. In Farewell to [Space Battleship Yamato], he is promoted to Captain following the death of Captain Okita. He is also the captain in Space Battleship Yamato III.His older brother is Mamoru Kodai, captain of the Yukikaze.
According to Leiji Matsumoto's notes in the paperback edition of "Space Battleship Yamato," Kodai was originally supposed to resemble Nobotta Ooyama of "Otoko Oidon," or Futoshi Adachi of "Ganso dai Yojohan o Monogatari." He was redesigned at the sponsors' request to make him "cool like Hiromi Go."
His name comes from the hero of Matsumoto's earlier work, "Kousoku Esper," Susumu Kodai. Additionally, Matsumoto's younger brother is named Susumu Matsumoto.
Remake animation
In this series with the first work of Space Battleship Yamato 2199 work of "Space Battleship Yamato", the settings were reconstructed from the original animation series The tactics department, the position was the tactical chief, the rank became lieutenant. Born in 2178 July 7Appearance in the play (remake animation)
; Space Battleship Yamato 2199; Cartoon version
; The novel version
Also involved in things that were not deeply involved in animation, such as:
; Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Star Cruising Ark
; ''Space Battleship Yamato 2202">Space Battleship Yamato (2010 film)">Space Battleship Yamato 2202''
Appearance in the play
; Space Battleship Yamato; Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato
; Space Battleship Yamato II
; Yamato: The New Voyage
; Be Forever Yamato
; Space Battleship Yamato III
; Final Yamato
; ''Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection''
Live-action movie
In the live-action film Space Battleship Yamato, Kodai is 33 years old and was born on October 31, 2166. He was the Ace of the Cosmo Zero Corps. On one mission, he led his team to shoot down the Gamilas planetary bombs headed for Earth. He accidentally deflected a bomb into the path of an orbiting space station where his parents lived, which resulted in their deaths.Kodai quit the Earth Defense Force after the incident and started living as a scavenger for rare metals on the radioactive Earth. One day, a space capsule with an artifact crashes nearby. The impact destroys his radiation suit but the artifact saves him. He is later picked up by the military for decontamination and debriefing.
He re-enlists in the military after hearing the call for volunteers for a mission to Iscandar to retrieve the terraforming device. He is assigned to the Yamato and is appointed the ship's tactical officer. Although initially reluctant and believing himself unworthy, Kodai would later take on the role of acting captain of the Yamato.