Glen Ogawa

Dr. Ogawa is the administrative head of α-Project andβ-Project. While he recognizes the importance of these projects, especially in the advent of the T'lan invasion, he nevertheless feels great guilt and shame for the deaths of so many test subjects. Dr. Ogawa is the first person Derrick sees at the beginning of BREAKDOWN. While lying semi-conscious, Dr. Ogawa informs Derrick, "You're our last chance." When Derrick later meets him in the future, he is seen lamenting over the many graves of failed test subjects.

Dr. Ogawa is initially unaware of Derrick's recovery. He is glad to learn that Derrick is alive and that some success came out of α-Project. He appears to feel conflicting emotions as both a scientist and the surrogate father of the β-Project test subjects. He cares very deeply for all of his subjects and presented those that survived β-Project with a ceremonial combat knife. This act likely finds its roots in Japanese tradition [name/source] as Dr. Ogawa is of Japanese ancestry and the facility is located in Japan. Beginning with the launch of the T'lan rockets, Ogawa recognized the inevitable fate of humanity. Knowing this, he focused all efforts into the long-term goal of developing what he believed to be humanity's only chance at defeating the T'lan, the Ultra-Accelerator. Research and development for the Ultra-Accelerator built upon the data gathered from both α-Project and β-Project. During this time, many β-Project subjects were sacrificed simply to buy time for humanity.

Being a highly intelligent man, Ogawa sees both the present and future for what they are, and as such maintains a stoically realistic perspective. He recognizes many of the hypotheticals involved in the concept of "Time-Travel" and is distinctly aware of the possibility of multiple timelines. He questions the possibility that even if the past were able to be changed, the reality he lives in may continue to exist. This concept is later confirmed when Nexus is destroyed.