Me? I think it's high time for a military leader in a fictional anime to be based off of my favorite military commander, or one of them: U.S. General Douglas MacArthur. He had the look of a General down pat: the sunglasses, the worn uniform, the hat (gotta love that hat), the pipe, oh man it's so cool. Not to mention that MacArthur has the unique place in history of being the most successful and blundering military commander at the same time. He was totally unprepared for the Japanese when they invaded the Philippines (where my grandpa was captured). However, he led the way back through a great strategy of "hitting them where they ain't", which is maneuvering around the Japanese defenses, going where they aren't prepared, etc. Then there is the maneuver he is most famous for....INCHON. Surrounded by the North Korean troops, MacArthur lands U.S. troops behind enemy lines at the last place the enemy expects...the intraversible beach of Inchon. So successful is it that the U.S. practically overran NK. Then came his final failure....the false prediction that Red China would sit idly by.
I, though, still like MacArthur and though he had many failures (and an ego the size of planet Earth itself), he still had successes and was one of many men used by God to roll back the tyranny of the Axis powers. In fact, it should really be God credited for all the victories, since the Allies could have easily lost WW2.
Oh yes, and who can forget General Patton.
