General Tovar (トバル将軍 Tobaru shōgun) is a hawkish Peruvian military general who has led the anti-guerrilla campaign since the administration that preceded President Duarte's government in Peru. He has become closer to Duarte in recent times and has waged further war against guerrillas and villages despite the president's unpopularity.
Appearance[]
Tovar is an older Hispanic man with a tall build, tan skin, and short black hair. He wears a general's uniform consisting of a peaked cap, a dark-colored military jacket, a light-colored dress shirt, and a dark-colored necktie.
Eda Initial Stage history[]
Little King of The South[]
When President Duarte took office, General Tovar was generally quiet for a while but began to approach the president later in his administration when the country's left-wing guerrillas increased their attacks throughout the country.[1] In order to reinforce the military's standing, the general vied with Melgar of the Intelligence Bureau for the president's favor.[2] However, Tovar could not carry out attacks without the president's approval.[1] At a later time, when President Duarte suspected that the guerrillas were allied with the parliamentary opposition coalition and the CIA based on information from the Intelligence Bureau,[3] he decided to illegally keep power by carrying out a self-coup. Allying with the country's military to back him up, Duarte approved of Tovar's operation to crush the guerrillas and suppress political dissent. Subsequently, Tovar sent out a couple of helicopters to strike the guerrillas' stronghold and sent troops to attack the adjacent village simultaneously.[4]
During the attacks, Luciana managed to escape the stronghold as it was being destroyed, whereas many villagers in Casilda's village were arrested or executed.[1] At the presidential hall during the attack, Tovar briefly spoke to the president. As he walked in the hallway afterward, he came across Melgar and smugly greeted him, asking what was wrong. The annoyed Melgar asked what he did to get under the president's skin. Rebuffing the notion, Tovar replied that the operation was ordered by the president and not necessarily his own intention. Melgar muttered that he said that all the time, causing Tovar to warn him to watch his tone. Declaring that the president's authority from then on rested with the military, the general added that it did not belong to an intelligence service that had not made any gains in the fight against the guerrillas. Finishing their talk, Tovar mockingly advised him to keep the president in a good mood by using his best talking points.[2]
About a day or so later, the U.S. government forced President Duarte to end his self-coup under threat of being deposed by force. At the presidential hall, Tovar accompanied him in a meeting with the American ambassador Alcock, Eda and Jaden to discuss the president's future. Tovar listened to the skeptical Duarte ask what they wanted in return for renormalizing relations and keeping his presidential position. Eda answered that he must withdraw all of his troops from the city and end any further repression of the opposition coalition. Furthermore, she threatened to expose the military's slaughter of civilians in the name of counterterrorism if he refused to accept the terms, specifying that the U.S. had witnesses ready to testify against him if he was willing to create a scandal. Angered, Tovar yelled that they would not accept such demands, urging Duarte to keep the troops stationed since withdrawing would be a disgrace to the military.
The general additionally claimed that if they let up, the opposition would likely reconnect with the guerrillas and threaten their regime. Addressing the president, Tovar angrily and rhetorically asked what guarantee they had that the U.S. would not betray them. Smirking, Eda remarked that the opinion of the president was more important than what the military thought. Sitting back and advising him to calm down, President Duarte admitted to Tovar that the deal was not too bad compared to the uncertainty of the political wind's direction. Duarte informed him that he was appreciative of his work and promised to repay him some day, but the general was infuriated. After the meeting, Tovar stormed off, but not before insulting the president as a spineless opportunist and a "crooked bastard." When Tovar left, President Duarte decided to have Paula spy on the general to keep an eye on him, especially if he did any unusual activity.[5]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eda Initial Stage Chapter 23: Little King of The South Part 3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eda Initial Stage Chapter 24: Little King of The South Part 4
- ↑ Eda Initial Stage Chapter 21: Little King of The South Part 1
- ↑ Eda Initial Stage Chapter 22: Little King of The South Part 2
- ↑ Eda Initial Stage Chapter 29: Little King of The South Part 9