Oh man I'm gonna try not to tldr here. The short answer is that Togusa's my favorite. Even when I saw the original movie as a kid, I was very curious about a guy who would be non-cybernetic in a cyborg special ops unit. And then SAC hit, and right from the first episode, we see Togusa's role in the team, how critical he is to what they do. He's still got the human connectedness with the outside world. While the Major is usually very data-driven, he's going and physically re-looking at crime scenes, trying to think of people's perspectives. He's still very grounded in the real world (Hey, Togusa, that's the answer to the question you asked the Major about why you're on the team that she always avoids.)

And they couldn't have cracked the Laughing Man case without him. They needed somebody else who valued information off the net, or things that can't be reproduced digitally. Also, god damn is he a smartass sometimes. I also really like his perspective on his own skills, as a detective, and with a firearm. He'd never upgrade. He's got a lot of reasons why, but it means he wants to make sure his skill is on par with his teammates, who are sort of cheating. That idea of physical development and pushing yourself to be better appeals to me a lot.

So what's something you're looking forward to doing with Ryoga?