Elijah Satoh

Elijah Satoh
Personal
Affiliation	Draconis Combine
Career
Profession	Tai-sa

History

Elijah Satoh was a Tai-sa in the DCMS. During the Combine operations on Barlow's End in September 3026, the Ryuken commander Minobu Tetsuhara was badly injured as a result of sabotage thought to be by Davion forces, and Satoh was placed in command of the operation.

Satoh was an arrogant and incompetent officer, refusing to enter the Dragoon's Mobile HQ and ordering a prefabricated hut erected to send the message that he was in charge, not the Dragoons. When the operation encountered far stronger resistance than expected in the form of the White Witches and Eridani Light Horse mercenaries, Satoh proved unable to adapt to the changing situation as the attack unraveled and Combine and Dragoon forces fell back. Satoh insisted on sticking to the plan, regardless of its viability. The Wolf's Dragoons forces aimed at capturing a Davion prototype were instead forced to destroy it and retreat, and Satoh suffered a breakdown, refusing to evacuate or adapt even as his HQ came under attack on the following day. As the Light Horse demanded their surrender, Satoh continued to give orders to subordinates already reported captured or killed, operating off maps hours out of date even as Ryuken headquarters troops fled. At that point, Michi Noketsuna decided Satoh was a liability for the remaining Ryuken and shot him.

Bibliography

• Wolves on the Border