History Characters / LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes

* LastVillainStand: In the finale with all Church's big name members dead, their operations stopped and being reduced to just a dozens of members, he leads a suicidal raid against Reinhard's family.

* ObviouslyEvil: In case you couldn't tell the archbishop of a terrorist cult is bad news, his name is De Villiers and he's even nastier than one would expect.

[[folder:Archbishop De Villiers]]

* TheChessmaster: While not quite as smart as he thinks he is, De Villiers still manages to play the Church of Terra, the Empire, Alliance and Fezzan to his tune for some time.

* DragonAscendant: While [[DragonInChief always basically running the show]], De Villiers survives the Grand Bishop's suicide to take over himself, planting his puppet in charge to rule from the shadows for the rest of the show.
* DragonInChief: He's far more involved in the schemes of the Church than the Grand Bishop. De Villiers strings along the organization for his own benefit and with the death of their "leader" quickly places a brainwashed pawn in his place to take power in all but name.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: De Villiers doesn't care about returning mankind to Earth, he's just signing off with the religious extremists because he finds them a convenient avenue to manipulate the Empire and Alliance in the name of getting power for himself.
* FlatCharacter: In contrast to the litany of characters fighting for their belief in ''how'' the galaxy ought to be run, de Villiers seems to believe in nothing but gaining power for the sake of it and his motives never get any deeper than simply wanting to rule everything through the Church, whose beliefs he doesn't even buy into.
* HidingBehindReligion: Even though the Church was a PathOfInspiration, most of its clergy genuinely believed in their tenets of Earth being sacred and were well-known for their asceticism. De Villiers, however, believed nothing of that and saw the Church as simply a tool to seize power. During one episode, he was shown secretly indulging in hard liquors.

* ManipulativeBastard: De Villiers will stop at nothing for personal power and causes countless military conflicts and terrorist attacks just to benefit himself.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "De Villiers" is the official translation used in the novels but it's not uncommon for subtitles to use "De Villie" and "De Ville" instead.

* RedBaron: "Black Fox of Fezzan"

* EveryoneHasStandards: While she's not a particularly moral person, Dominique shows displeasure [[spoiler:after aiding Rubisnky in killing his own son by keeping tabs on Rupert Kesserling.]]

* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Boris makes it clear that he'd rather be making money than getting directly involved in the conflict. He nonetheless helps Yang and his associates out because it's what friends do.

Truniht was the Chairman of the Free Planets Alliance's High Council for much of the series and was generally a very slimy person. His defining characteristic, as commented on by many characters over the course of the series, was his utter shamelessness. Trunicht was willing to do whatever it took to maintain his position and privileges, and did not truly believe in the concept of democracy if it didn't serve his interests.

* ObviouslyEvil: In case you couldn't tell the archbishop of a terrorist cult is bad news, his name is De Villies and he's even nastier than one would expect.

* OddlySmallOrganization: PlayedWith. While the temple on Earth and a couple of branch offices seem to be all they have, their influence is far and wide, extending to various secret proxies and front groups. A few raids by the Empire, however, and they are [[spoiler:almost]] completely wiped out.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: When they're not using disguises or civilian getups, the cultists usually wear nothing but black robes even when attacking soldiers.

* PeekABangs: Her hair is always covering her right eye. Subverted with her Neue These version, where both eyes are uncovered.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Boris comes off generally nonchalant and jaded. He also has a dismissive view of the Earth Church as a band of delusional cultists, having worked with pilgrims going to Earth. The revelations about [[spoiler:their true machinations and Fezzan's role as a Terraist front]], however, genuinely shock him.

* WarForFunAndProfit: In contrast to the Earth Cult, that have greater plans for each side of the conflict, the only thing he cares about is Fezzan's economic stability and how to exploit the both nations ForeverWar for more income.

* TheInformant: He uses Fezzani connections in the galactic underground to both provide valuable intel to Yang's Fleet and deceive Reinhard in whatever way he could. [[spoiler:He also uses these links to help identify Terraists trying to stir trouble.]]

* KnightInSourArmor: He's one of the nicest merchants in Fezzan, who also happens to be a close ally of Yang's Fleet [[spoiler:and later on the Iserlohn Republic]]. He's also incredibly cynical about government, and while opposed to Reinhard, he seems to be doing so more because it's for his friends and associates than any commitment to democracy.

->'''Voiced by''': Yasuhara Yoshito (main series), Creator/MasamiKikuchi (Die Neue These) (Japanese), Creator/MichaelSolusod (Die Neue These) (English)

->'''Voiced by''': Yasuhara Yoshito (main series)

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:If it was anybody else, we would be horrified at an unarmed civilian getting gunned down in cold blood without trial by an Imperial officer, but it's Truniht so it's okay.]]

* ItsAllAboutMe: More than just about everyone else in the series, Trunicht is incredibly egotistical and only ever loyal to himself. He would do ''anything'' if it means personal gain or self-preservation, no matter how reprehensible he is.

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Is shot by Oskar von Reuenthal in his office after taking his shameless selfishness one step too far. Reuenthal may have just fought a losing rebellion against Kaiser Reinhard, but he does ''not'' take kindly to hearing Truniht slandering Reinhard with his "feces-stained tongue."]]

** [[Characters/LegenfOfTheGalacticHeroesTheGoldenbaumDynasty The Goldenbaum Dynasty]]

* [[Characters/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroesTheGalacticEmpire The Galactic Empire]].
* [[Characters/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroesTheFreePlanetsAlliance The Free Planets Alliance]].

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Compared to the rest of the Empire, Fezzan is much more analogous to late-20th Century Western European societies, specifically the City of London. Its political and economic position as a go-between for hostile nations is also similar to that of Hong Kong prior to its reunification with China.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Compared to the rest of the Empire, Fezzan is much more analogous to late-20th Century Switzerland and various Western European societies.

* PrivatelyOwnedSociety: Aside from the ''Landesherr'' and a handful of government posts, Fezzan generally comes across as this. With minimal Imperial oversight, its merchants are free to conduct business as they see fit, so long as they stay clear of Adrian Rubinsky’s way.

* PrivatelyOwnedSociety: Aside from a handful of government posts, Fezzan generally comes across as this. With minimal Imperial oversight, its merchants are free to conduct business as they see fit, so long as they stay clear of Adrian Rubinsky’s way.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Boris comes off generally nonchalant and jaded. The revelations about [[spoiler:the Earth Church and Fezzan's role as a Terraist front]], however, genuinely shock him.

* OutOfTheLoop: Despite his connections, prominence in Fezzani circles and general knowledge on the Earth Church [[spoiler:he was clearly not in on the Terraists’ true goals, nor aware of Fezzan’s original intended purpose.]]

* DoesNotLikeShoes: When they're not using disguises, the cultists wear nothing but BlackCloak even when attacking soldiers.

* IHaveManyNames: While formally called the Church of Terra, and its members are known variably as Terraists, the Earth Church, and the Earth Cult.

* AncientConspiracy: Their hands have been involved in a number of Imperial and Alliance affairs for generations. [[spoiler:Which in the end failed.]]

* CreateYourOwnHero: They are indirectly responsible for Yang's and Reinhard's climb in ranks, but later use it to their advantage. Then the advantage stops as both of them get powerful and savvy enough to notice when they are manipulated.

* OddlySmallOrganization: PlayedWith. While the temple on Earth and a couple of branch offices seem to be all they have, their influence is far and wide, extending to various secret proxies and front groups. A few raids by the Empire, however, and they are completely wiped out.

* PathOfInspiration: The Cult plays this up as being the salvation for all mankind. Not to mention that it gives its leaders a network of fanatics and useful idiots at their beck and call.

* TheChessmaster: While not quite as smart as he thinks he is, De Villiers still manages to play the Church of Terra, the Empire, Alliance and Fezzan to his tune for sometime.

* EvilVirtues: As manipulative and ruthless as Adrian Rubinsky is, he ''does'' take his duties as Fezzan's leading figure seriously. His actions [[spoiler:which include abandoning the Earth Church to its fate]] are as much done in Fezzan's financial interests as for his own bid for power.

* ItsAllAboutMe: In the end, his true allegiance is to himself. Nonetheless, he does a good job PlayingBothSides to his and Fezzan's benefit.

* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:The gun in question was pointed at him by his illegitimate son, Rupert. After that son is gunned down by his bodyguards, Rubinsky is clearly shaken by Rupert's death.]]

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: He and Rubinsky have staged a long chain of events that would eventually lead to the Empire's full invasion on the Alliance. As soon as he decides he doesn't need his father anymore, he is shot by Rubinsky's security, and besides a discussion with Dominique, he or his family dynamics are never mentioned again.

* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Told Dominique his plan to overthrow the Terraists and Rubinsky, and was looking for any weaknesses... whom she tells about it right away.
* TheStarscream: To both the Rubinsky and the Terraists.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Tries to pull a Terraist bishop Degsby to his side by making him the ruler of Earth, while also drugging and filming him for blackmail. While the bishop isn't a good guy either, he only laughs at the proposal.

* KnightInSourArmor: He's one of the nicest merchants in Fezzan, who also happens to be close ally of Yang's Fleet [[spoiler:and later on the Iserlohn Republic]]. He's also incredibly cynical about government, and while opposed to Reinhard, he seems to be doing so more because it's for his friends and associates than any commitment to democracy.

* BastardBastard: Is the result of one of Rubinsky's affairs, who doesn't really care about his outside of his talent in politics. He turned into a pretty cruel man.

* TheInformant: He uses Fezzani connections in the galactic underground to both provide valuable intel to Yang's Fleet and deceive Reinhard.

* TheGoodCaptain: In addition to his business ventures, Boris operates the merchant ship ''Berezka'' with a small but loyal crew. [[spoiler:Cazerne later gives Boris a new vessel, ''The Undutiness'', as compensation for the loss of the ''Berezka'' after the latter was destroyed during Julian's sojourn to Earth.]]

* ProudMerchantRace: Fezzani citizen have gained a reputation for being cunning traders and entrepreneurs. This also manifests in negative stereotypes of them being smug to a fault and generally manipulative.

* TheGoodCaptain: In addition to his business ventures, Boris operates the merchant ship ''Berezka'' with a small but loyal crew. [[spoiler:Cazerne later gives Boris a new vessel, ''The Undutiness'', as compensation for the loss of the ''Berezka'' after the latter was destroyed during Julian's sojourn to Odin and Earth.]]