Colonel Shikishima/manga

Colonel Shikishima
Gender	Male
Date of Birth (Manga)	15 Nov. 1988
Date of Birth (Anime)	15 Nov. 1977
Age	42
Height	203cm
Weight	93Kg
Nationality	Japanese

Colonel Shikishima (敷島大佐 Shikishima Taisa), referred to usually as The Colonel, is the head of the secret government project conducting research on psychic test subjects (including the Esper children, Tetsuo Shima, and formerly Akira). Although he originally appears to be an antagonist, the Colonel is actually an honorable and dedicated soldier committed to protecting Neo-Tokyo from any second onslaught of Akira. He is usually referred to by Kaneda as "The Skinhead", due to his distinctive crew cut.