Kurotowa

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Kurotowa is a fictional character in the manga and anime Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. An officer in the military of Torumekia, he has achieved distinction and come up through the ranks by his own efforts, without family connections. He is placed by the Vai Emperor as chief of staff to Princess Kushana, on whom he is expected to spy, and eventually help to eliminate. He is astute enough to realize that as a commoner with no connections to the nobility, participating in the schemes of the royals will only get him killed as soon as he is no longer needed. He decides that his chances of survival are greater with Kushana than with the Emperor, and he switches allegiances. His paths keep crossing with those of the heroine, Nausicaa.

Kurotowa prides himself in being a cynical survivor - but he, like most people, feels himself irresistibly attracted to the idealism and purity of spirit of Nausicaa and feels a compulsion to follow and help her.