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* PsychopathicManchild: She believes that the AEUG plan to make the sky fall. She's a girl in her late teens with the fears of a little girl. On the other hand, she's explicitly stated as being among the few survivors of Zeon's ColonyDrop at the start of the One Year War; being traumatized and having a phobia of similar experiences is kind of understandable, and the Zeon's Cyber Newtype treatments likely made it all worse.
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* TheAce: A dark example of the trope to the villains' side. Scirocco is a brilliant commander, diplomat and fighter, constantly gaining more territory and winning battles for the Titans. Unfortunately for his ostensible superiors, the only thing on his mind is his personal advancement.
* AcePilot: Scirocco pilots the suits he designs flawlessly. He frequently goes toe-to-toe with the likes of Kamille and Char.
* AirborneAircraftCarrier: His ship, the ''Jupitris'', is the largest in the Titans' fleet, and the suits he designs are all decidedly oversized as well. This is justified, as the ''Jupitris'' is actually a transport vessel analogous to the supertankers of today and his mobile suits are all oversized to mount the numerous thrusters and verniers they need to operate in [[HeavyWorlder Jupiter's gravity well]].
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: ''VideoGame/GihrensGreed'' establishes him as one to Bask Om. Scirocco may be a ruthless authoritarian, but he's not nearly the InsaneAdmiral Bask is and won't plunge the Earth Sphere into a new age of chaos and war if he's made leader of the Titans, as the game pushes you to do.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: With the exception of Mouar--who's dating Jerid at the time--most of the female cast Scirocco interacts with find themselves falling for him, as seen with Sarah and Reccoa. While he can talk a good game, ultimately people are just pawns to him and their lives are ruined [[spoiler:and ultimately ended in the process, killed while fighting to fulfill his own ambitions to conquer the galaxy]].
* AlmightyJanitor: Even though Scirocco starts as a Lieutenant, he's able to accumulate a hefty amount of influence from within them until he's effectively become one of their top commanders.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Much of the conflict in ''Zeta'' is due to Scirocco's lust for power leading him to bump off or manipulate both enemies and allies, leading to many of the people around him being killed or left irreparably broken.
* ArchEnemy: To hero Kamille, Scirocco for his own part seems to form a borderline-obsessive relationship with him after sensing his Newtype powers and fighting him. He fixates on convincing Kamille his own cynical ideals to correct humanity are right and reacts with anger when Kamille refutes him. Kamille likewise decides Scirocco is the ultimate example of evil in the setting and sets his mind to destroy the BigBad.
* ArmourIsUseless: Averted by his final mobile suit, The O, which is the only suit in-show to withstand multiple beam rifle bursts with no damage due to its incredibly thick plating.
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: His MO. Scirocco gains prestige in the Titans through sheer tactical acumen, impressing Admiral Jamitov and frequently takes the time to subtly assassinate his way up the ranks. By the time he [[spoiler:betrays and murders Jamitov, his rule is unopposed and turns even the dwindling fleet into a deadly effective army, backed with Haman's Neo Zeon forces]].
* AstralProjection: He has a Newtype battle against Haman where the two of them throw projections of themselves at one another.
* BadassBookworm: He's a technician and mobile suit designer, but also an AcePilot to rival Amuro and Char.
* BadBoss: While he doesn't outright kill them as he's wont to do with his superiors, Scirocco places no value on the lives of his men and many of his schemes--including his [[spoiler:assassination of Jamitov]]--involve orchestrating conflicts between the Titans and other factions, with many of his underlings dying in the process, much to his apathy.
* BadPowersBadPeople: Scirocco's Newtype abilities are powerful to the point he can destroy someone's mind and proves to be a grade above any other one introduced throughout the UC. Unfortunately, he's also very amoral and happily uses his abilities to force others to his side in his quest to TakeOverTheWorld, not caring about the mental or emotional damage he causes.
* BastardUnderstudy: Presents himself as a loyal and efficient devotee and servant to Jamitov's cause. In reality he's just using the Titans as a stepping stone so he can enact his own agenda for the galaxy, they just happen to be the power base he's chosen and [[spoiler:kills Jamitov when he gets the chance]].
* BatmanGambit: Knowing Char's past with Haman will break down negotiations between the AEUG and Axis, he allows for them to meet while he withdraws his fleet, then sweeps in to ally himself with Haman, allowing a replenishment of resources for his now wavering force of Titans.
* BeautyIsBad: A conventionally attractive man, Scirocco uses his looks in combination with his oily charisma to manipulate the women around him into following his schemes so he may rule the Earth Sphere, without a care for all the killing along the way.
* BeneathSuspicion: His MO for gaining power in the Titans. When Jamaican demands Scirocco relinquish Von Braun to him, Scirocco seemingly does so without issue even after Jamaican punches him and takes the post demanded of him while secretly setting up his boss to die.
* BewareTheSuperman: The single most sinister Newtype in the UC verse, Scirocco is a shining example of why normal humans were so afraid of them.
* BigBad: Seemingly starting off as an EnigmaticMinion to the Titans and Jamitov, Scirocco quickly makes it clear he's wrestling more and more power from his boss, is handily the most dangerous part of the fleet and eventually, [[spoiler:kills off Jamitov and Bask and takes the position in name.]] Although he's nominally [[BigBadDuumvirate sharing his position]] with Haman Karn by the end, he is clearly the main story antagonist to ''Zeta''.
* BigBadDuumvirate: Late into the series, Scirocco forms a duo alongside [[spoiler:Haman Karn]] after he [[spoiler:deposes of Jamitov]] and takes control of the Titans.
* BloodOath: He gives one to Jamitov when pledging his allegiance to the Titans. [[spoiler:It doesn't stop him from perforating Jamitov the moment he gets the chance.]]
* BoringButPractical: Scirocco keeps his ship, the ''Jupitris'', from his days as an Earth Federation officer as his base of operations. While it's lacking in combat capability, its vast hanger space makes it ideal to store and launch a plethora of mobile suits.
* TheCasanova: A very dark take, using his good looks and charming facade to manipulate multiple women into doing his bidding. He's a gender-flipped FemmeFatale at points.
* TheCharmer: He corrupts Sarah and Reccoa quite thoroughly to his side and he's such an audacious leader that after [[spoiler:assassinating Jamitov, he gets practically all of the remaining Titans to abandon the technical second-in-command Bask for his own faction]].
* TheChessmaster: Scirocco is a master manipulator of people and effortlessly maneuvers around both tactical battles and playing his superiors to consolidate power under himself, eventually getting strong enough to [[spoiler:kill Jamitov and assume control of the Titans]].
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Scirocco pretty much betrays everyone in order to achieve his goals. If you work for him, hire him, or care about him, watch out--he's just using you.
* ConsummateLiar: Scirocco can talk a good game about the benevolent new world he claims to be making and gives subordinates big speeches on their role in it but every indication from his constant betrayals and lack of interest in the lives of his followers indicates it's all the well laid facade of a power hungry man.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Both Scirocco and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Gihren Zabi]] are charismatic demagogues capable of inspiring strong loyalty in their followers and who have their sights on taking over the Earth Sphere. But while Gihren was already the ''de facto'' ruler of Zeon by the time the show started, Scirocco starts off just another Lieutenant of the Titans and spends much of the series carefully manipulating his way into more power. Gihren simply sought [[DespotismJustifiesTheMeans to rule the Earth for his own ends]], while Scirocco, for whatever it's worth, does seem to have some vision of a glorious future for the Earth Sphere. Gihren was also a NonActionBigBad, while Scirocco is an extremely capable mobile suit pilot and combatant.
* ControlFreak: On the surface more composed and easy going than most but Scirocco ultimately desires a world under his thumb and tellingly responds to anything that gets in the way of him having absolute power with violence. Case in point when Jamaican strong arming Von Braun from him leads to him setting up an entire military conflict to set up his superior's death for his own benefit.
* TheCorrupter: Scirocco gives grandiose speeches and charms Jerid, Sarah and Reccoa to his side, using a combination of guile and his psychic powers to influence them to follow him, often to disastrous ends for his pawns.
* CulturedWarrior: In addition to being a skilled mobile suit pilot, Scirocco is also a charismatic speaker with interests in history and politics, though he uses this for [[WickedCultured admittedly dark ends]].
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Sometimes his hair and eyes are purple. Sometimes they are grey. They always match.
* CustomUniform: His white Titans uniform appears to be the only one of its kind.
* CyberCyclops: Most of the suits he designs, including The O. He's got a very Zeonic preference for monoeyes.
* TheCynic: Scirocco is convinced humanity is destined for apathy and destruction without his guidance, claiming his model of ruling the world as a 'genius' knowing what's right for them has been the only way the world has ever functioned and laughs at Kamille's idea of having people operate with their own freewill.
* DarkMessiah: Believes that only he can save the Earth Sphere. Sarah views him as the savior of humanity and Scircco encourages this view.
* DeathByIrony: He's always telling people not to make the mistake of underestimating his Newtype powers, but makes the same mistake himself when he faces off against Kamille at the end of the series.
* DeceptiveDisciple: To Jamitov, who he puts up the front of being a loyal Lieutenant to only to constantly wrestle more and more power over the Titans from, culminating in [[spoiler:drawing Jamitov into a trap with Haman and killing him to assume control over the fleet]].
* DefiantToTheEnd: Although he's formed an alliance with Neo Zeon, after his [[spoiler:fleet is destroyed by the colony laser, Scirocco decides to fight Kamille to the death out of rage for ruining his plans]].
* DiabolicalMastermind: Towards the end of the series, Scirocco has commandeered the Titans as a personality cult for his own agenda and set himself up as one of the most powerful leaders in the Earth Sphere, despite starting off the series a simple hired mercenary from Jupiter.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: He's the main villain of the Gryps Conflict with Haman as the secondary member of the BigBadDuumvirate but ''Zeta'' concludes with [[spoiler:his death at Kamille's hands, while Haman lives on to be the BigBad solo of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ'' which picks up where Scirocco's series ends and acts as a continuation to the story of]].
* DragonInChief: Seemingly a simple minion to the Titans, Scirocco is clearly their most competent strategist and strongest pilot, ever taking more and more power for himself until finally [[spoiler:killing Jamitov himself to officially take control]].
* DualWielding: The O quad-wields with its four arms.
* DyingCurse: His last words bring about [[spoiler: Kamille's comatose state at the end of the TV series.]]
* EnemyMine: He and Haman team up at the end to go after Char. They make for a lethal duo.
* TheEngineer: In addition to piloting it, Scriocco designed his own mobile suit and throughout the series works on upgrading it as well.
* EnigmaticMinion: Poses as an underling to the Titans to grant himself access to a base from which he can draw power. Although Scirocco becomes more and more a key player to the work's conflict as he climbs ranks and gets more and more screen time but the enigmatic aspect never ceases, with almost nothing about Scirocco's past or the exact details of his end goal ever being revealed.
* {{Ephebophile}}: Hinted at with his thorough seduction of the fifteen-year-old Sarah Zabiarov, though he never shows any genuine sexual interest in her, Scirocco is more than happy to manipulate her attraction towards him to his own selfish ends.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He does seem to have cared about Sarah, to the extent that a man like him ever cared about anything other than himself, as evidenced by his attack on Katz after [[spoiler:her death]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Exploited, as he uses his [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatist decisions]] to become a more appealing leader than the AxCrazy brass above him. He's just as terrible a person, if not more so, than any of the Titans, but he's actually ''intelligent'' in how to direct that evil, and takes steps towards efficiency and tangible results rather than expecting everything will just magically work out because of his authority.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: In his [[spoiler:final battle with Kamille]], he writes off the hero's questioning of all his evil acts as the rambling of "just a kid", completely ignoring the mass death he's wrought and now being called out for.
* EvilCounterpart: Given that they're both Newtype AcePilot mobile suit designers with mental issues, one can see Scirocco as an older, more jaded, cynical Kamille, with his intelligence amplified into true genius, but his empathy almost completely gone. They're also representative of differing attitudes towards Newtypism, with Kamille being held up by other characters as an example of Newtypism at it's best, while Scirocco is the posterboy for BewareTheSuperman.
* EvilGenius: To the Titans. Scirocco comes up with most of the tide-turning battle tactics and even personally designs most of the revolutionary mobile suits he himself pilots. Unfortunately for the higher ups, Scirocco's intelligence comes with utterly uncontainable ambition and he [[TheStarscream will take any opportunity to stab in the back for more power]].
* EvilIsBigger: His mobile suits tend towards the large, with The O standing head and shoulders above every AEUG machine in production, and being at least twice as wide.
* EvilMentor: To multiple characters:
** Sarah Zabiarov is an impressionable ChildProdigy. Scriocco takes advantage of her crush on him to turn her into his most loyal soldier. Setting her up to be a puppet ruler of mankind, his eloquent speeches sway her to follow him every step of the way as he weaves his war to rule the galaxy.
** Scirocco also uses his psychic powers to connect to fellow Newtype and AEUG member Reccoa Londe, who finds herself drawn too and later attracted to him. Scirocco sets her up as a pawn and eventual [[spoiler:replacement for Sarah after her death]], turning her into a [[spoiler:villain and traitor to her former friends]].
** The impressionable, boisterous Jerid Messa wants nothing more than glory in battle and Scirocco knows exactly what to say to have him dancing to his tune. Under his guidance, the latter graduates from TheBully to a full on fascist enforcing soldier. For added scumminess points, whilst directing Jerid's next moves, Scirocco even makes an attempt to steal his girlfriend.
** Even Yazan Gable is something of a student of his. By promising the bloodthirsty soldier the chance to kill, he gets the master pilot following his lead, with Yazan fully devoted to him and helping him kill of Jamaican. By the end of the series, Yazan is so willing to follow Scirocco he [[spoiler:follows him as he betrays the Titans leadership and helps wipe out their remaining rivals]].
* EvilerThanThou: Jamitov never had any shot at fulfilling his convoluted EvilPlan when Scirocco, a much more effective political schemer and manipulator, was right under him. Near the end, [[spoiler:Scirocco kills Jamitov and swipes his private army right out from under him.]]
* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: The basis of his {{Knight Templar}}ism. Scirocco believes that humanity is populated by chaotic creatures that need the guidance of a genius like himself to function properly.
* {{Expy}}: Is heavily based off of Amandara Kamandara aka Emperor Oldna Poseidal, the BigBad of the previous Tomino-directed series, ''Anime/HeavyMetalLGaim''. He himself has several expies in the form of [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Tassilo Vargo]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Gilbert Durandal]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Ribbons Almark]], and a CaptainErsatz in [[VideoGame/RivalSchools Kurow Kirishima]].
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Underneath his handsome and feminine facial features is a deceptive and ruthless mind bent on imposing his will upon the Earth Sphere.
* FalseFriend:
** To Jamitov he presents himself as an unwaveringly loyal soldier after his recruitment and shows his worth in tactical acumen while secretly plotting to [[spoiler:betray his superior to take the Titans for himself]].
** With Jerid he plays the role of commander interested in grooming the younger man into a capable soldier. In reality he sees Jerid as nothing but muscle and happily deploys him on dangerous missions without a second thought and even tries hitting on Jerid's girlfriend while he's out on one.
* FatalFlaw: His pride. Throughout his tenure, Scirocco makes it quite clear he believes he's the one and only person with the [[AGodAmI right to rule humanity]] and this attitude comes back to bite him when [[spoiler:Kamille destroys the Titans with the colony laser and rather than fall back with his ally Haman he wrathfully fights the hero to the death in a rage for having his plans ruined]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Scirocco puts on the guise of a kind and reasonable man and while, with great difficulty, he is capable of forming attachments with others, he lies and manipulates others so much there's little reason to believe his demeanour is genuine.
* FinalBoss: He's the final opponent of the series, facing Kamille in one last confrontation at the end of the FinalBattle, once the dust settles and all of the antagonists (save Haman) have been dealt with.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: He was just a minor official from Jupiter, but managed to manipulate his way into becoming the supreme leader of the Titans.
* FrontlineGeneral: Scirocco is a combatant in addition to a strategist and makes the most of his tactical and combat capabilities by joining in the fray during fights, whether by commanding a vessel in combat or even personally piloting a mobile suit.
* GloriousLeader: Appears to be aiming for this role, with his tendency to make appeals to emotion when he speaks and his constant drive to gain more and more power for himself.
* AGodAmI: A complex he most likely suffers from. Even if he ''can'' care about other people, almost everything about Scirocco's claims for a betterment of mankind sound insincere and his cold-hearted used and disposal of everyone around him indicates a man who just wants power and to twist any ideals he can to his own ends.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:After getting impaled by the the nose of Zeta's Waverider form, the next shot shows that the nose has buried itself so deep into the cockpit and through his body that he's been completely bisected at the waist.]]
* TheHeavy: Scirocco manipulates the rest of the characters in the series in the name of his [[HiddenAgendaVillain vaguely established goals]]. He takes this a step further by [[spoiler:offing Jamitov]] to become the BigBad.
* HeavyWorlder: Scirocco is from Jupiter, and his final mobile suit, The O, is meant to operate in his homeworld's gravity. As such, when flown in outer space or Earth's orbit it transforms from a heavily-armored MightyGlacier to a LightningBruiser and becomes even more dangerous. All his other suits qualify as well to greater or lesser degrees.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: Decades after the original series ended, Scirocco's exact goals are ''still'' shrouded in mystery, beyond his goal to TakeOverTheWorld, he never makes it clear is he seeks anything beyond power or is some manner of a WellIntentionedExtremist. The fact he lies so much makes it impossible to tell what his real ultimate goal is.
* IgnoredEnamoredUnderling:
** He's quite clearly aware of Sarah's crush on him but Scriocco has no interest in her beyond seeing her as a means to fill the role of PuppetQueen for him to rule behind after his conquest to unify mankind underneath him. Interestingly, though he manipulates her feelings, he does seem to care about her on some level, as he [[spoiler:becomes uncharacteristically infuriated when she's killed, beyond what one would expect of him losing a useful tool]].
** To Reccoa as well. Scirocco knowingly charms her believing she's a capable candidate for his proxy ruler as well, which eventually leads to her switching sides. He begins setting her up to [[spoiler:take Sarah's place after she's killed]] but unlike Sarah, Scirocco seems both callous to her feelings and never truly proves he cares for her as he does Sarah.
* ImmuneToBullets: Not quite but very close: The O's thick armor allows it to tank beam fire from the Qubeley's funnels outright, something that no other suit is able to do.
* InsufferableGenius: Acts haughty to Titan workers examining his machine, chastising them as being beneath the capability of understanding his mobile suit and asserting his intellectual superiority.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:He's stabbed through by the nose of the Zeta's Waverider mode, through his machine, into his own physical body.]]
* ImprobableAge: He's twenty-six yet manages to work himself into a high-enough ranking position within the Titan fleet to be able to [[spoiler:assume control after assassinating their leader, Jamitov]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: Scirocco thinks of no one but himself in the name of advancing his ambitions. He's capable of forming bonds to some people like Sarah but otherwise is wholly focused on being able to control everything he can and to this end throws in his lot with the war criminal Titans, betrays and murders his comrades and casually makes deals with enemy factions to empower himself.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:The single most powerful Newtype in the UC who's used his powers to gain much of the prestige he can throughout the series and even fights in combat with his abilities is finally stopped when Kamille manages to reach out to the souls of other dead Newtypes, including Sarah and convinces her she can be together with a dead Scirocco. The souls of the dead aid Kamille and shut down the controls of the O, leaving Scirocco helpless as Kamille skewers him and his machine]].
* KlingonPromotion: A more cautious and slow paced example than most, Scirocco slowly assumes more power in the Titans, arranging for Jamaican's death to move up the ranks and eventually [[spoiler:personally kills Jamitov, then arranges for Bask's death to assume command unquestioned]].
* KnightTemplar: Scirocco believes that humanity requires an absolute dictator to keep that masses' uncontrolled emotions from ruining the elites.
* LackOfEmpathy: Perhaps best demonstrated by the nature of his PsychicPowers. The defining trait of a Newtype is their ability to perform empathic connections with others, understanding them without misconceptions and drawing on their strength through bonds of friendship. Scirocco simply uses it to better manipulate people, and shows no sign of seeing those he connects with as anything more than useful tools.
* LargeAndInCharge: The O is considerably larger than any regular issue suit of its era, or any Gundam that doesn't have "Psyco" attached to its name.
* LastNameBasis: Almost every character in this series is addressed by their first name. Even subordinates address their superiors as such: that's how we get Lieutenant Jerid and Captain Bright. Scirocco is the one exception, with everyone but Sarah, addressing him by his last name.
* LightIsNotGood: Scirocco wears a custom white Titans uniform, but is a ruthless manipulator. In his case, any symbolism of brightness is blinding from his manipulations and lies, rather than illuminating of the truth.
* LightningBruiser: His last mobile suit, the extremely dangerous PMX-003 The O. Justified in that his mobile suits were designed to operate in a Jovian (Jupiter's) gravity well, which is ''much'' stronger than the Earth's.
* TheManBehindTheMan: Behind the Woman, actually, is heavily implied to be his ultimate goal, with Scirocco's claims that he believes it will be a woman who becomes the ruler of mankind. Further to this is aligning himself with Reccoa, whom he calls an ideal leader and to whom he elaborates his plan.
* TheManInFrontOfTheMan: While acting as a mercenary for the Titans at first, Scirocco actually plays his superiors, [[spoiler:arranging for or directly causing their deaths]], which allows him to [[spoiler:take absolute control of the Titans]] right out from under Jamitov's nose.
* ManipulativeBastard: Scirocco toys with the emotions of his subordinates and enemies alike in order to provoke the response he wants.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's unclear if Reccoa and Sarah follow Scirocco out of being charmed by his words in the form of regular human communication or he's taking advantage of the fact both are Newtypes and he can connect with them mentally to converse with them supernaturally.
* MeaningfulName: 'Scirocco' is a powerful Mediterranean wind, fitting for a man who bowls through the ranks of the Titans to [[spoiler:become their leader]].
* MidSeasonUpgrade: The O, which he adopts during the last few episodes.
* MightyGlacier: The O is designed to be one of these in a Jovian gravity well. Turned loose on Earth it becomes a LightningBruiser.
* MindManipulation: Though the exact extent of Scirocco's use of his powers is left purposefully vague, the mental projections Reccoa and other characters see of him heavily imply that he is able to telepathically communicate with them.
* MindRape: Scirocco has powerful mind influencing Newtype abilities and even [[spoiler:as he dies from a fatal wound, is able to reach out and crush Kamille's mind in retribution]].
* MisanthropeSupreme: Scirocco looks at 99% of humanity with utter disdain and sees them as little more than cattle whom must be beaten into submission and presented a totalitarian regime to live without killing each other. He attempts to justify his beliefs by claiming a small handful of geniuses have always dictated what's right and wrong and insists his mind alone should be what guides mankind.
* MoralityPet: While she's very much a pawn to his schemes, Scirocco does harbor affection towards Sarah and even sounds more genuine than his usual FauxAffablyEvil self when he speaks with her. Tellingly, he goes [[spoiler:absolutely ballistic with her death and Reccoa actually has to talk him into a tactical retreat rather than attacking her killer]].
* MrFanservice: Scirocco's good looks and magnificent bastardry make him rather popular with the female fanbase.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: The O has four arms, each of which carries a beam sabre he wields to lethal efficiency in close quarters combat.
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: His psychic powers allow him to be able to sense other Newtypes, as shown when he's able to feel Kamille and later Reccoa's presences when they near.
* MysteriousPast: Other than being from Jupiter, precious little is known about Scirocco's past prior to joining the Titans. Along with his vague end goal, it makes him all the more enigmatic.
* {{Narcissist}}: Scirocco isn't totally callous when it comes to his pawns, but he's close enough, and has difficulty seeing them as anything more than possessions or extensions of his will. Even his UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans rhetoric has a certain "only ''I'' can save the world" edge to it, and his grandiose nature and inability to empathize with those who are not exactly like himself, makes him a strong candidate for being a pathological narcissist.
* NotSoStoic: The only times we really see his frigid exterior crack is when [[spoiler:Sarah dies and he forgets all about the psychic battle he was waging just moments before in favor of going after her killer]] and when [[spoiler:the controls for The O lock up and the Zeta Gundam is about to impale him.]] But that last one's a little more understandable.
--> "[[OhCrap The O... the controls are dead! What's wrong? WHY ISN'T IT MOVING?!?]]"
* OhCrap: When he [[spoiler:realizes the psychic ghosts Kamille has connected with have disabled the O, he's in a state of pure shock]].
* PetTheDog: He does sincerely care for Sarah and at one point encourages her to stay with him when she wants to fight in her mobile suit, noting he's just sent Yazan out on a dangerous mission and wants to keep her safe. There is some PragmaticVillainy involved, as Scriocco plans to make her ruler of humanity but he also makes it clear he does care for her wellbeing.
* ThePhilosopher: A darker take but Scirocco's quite happy to expound ([[UnreliableNarrator what he claims]]) his ideal utopia would consist of and lectures the likes of Kamille on his world of efficiency run with himself in the shadows.
* PlayingBothSides: Plays the Titans, the Axis, and the AEUG against one another as he climbs to power. Only Haman Karn really catches on.
* PragmaticVillainy:
** Scirocco has no morale qualms over the barbaric moves of Bask but has Sarah reveal to the AEUG his plans to bomb the station the Argama is being repaired at so he can have his superior's plans upset and the man assassinated, allowing Scirocco to gain more power within the Titans.
** Additionally, while he never states a moral problem with the Cyber Newtype program, it seems he finds it inefficient (and it is shown to produce mentally unstable soldiers who cause loads of collateral damage). Scirocco takes no part in the conditioning and drugging of the ChildSoldiers and instead operates using diplomacy and setting up assassinations when he needs to advance his own schemes.
* {{Pride}}: Scirocco very much believes only he can lead humanity on the right course and is unwilling to conceive that anyone else could do right by the human race. Additionally, he refuses to be beaten and made to flee and despite having forged an alliance with Haman Kahn, chooses to [[spoiler:stay and fight Kamille to the death after his Titan fleet is destroyed]].
* PrinceCharmingWannabe: This is how Mouar sees Scirocco. He fails to impress or seduce her in any way. She is not wise to his evil intentions [[spoiler: sadly, she dies before the point where it becomes more evident]]. She just remains indifferent to his charms and really likes the down to Earth Jerid much better.
* TheProudElite: He's somewhat of a {{Foil}} to Quattro's former (and future) identity of Char Aznable in this regard, considering himself a higher form of humanity who has the right to look down upon and judge all others. But unlike the noble-blooded Char who uses his aristocratic upbringing to justify his elitism, Scirocco is an elitist of the mind, feeling that it's his great genius that gives him superiority.
* PsychicLink:
** After meeting with Reccoa, she sees frequent projections of Scirocco, which may be a result of him communicating with her and eventually leads to her defecting to the Titans.
** With his close subordinate, Sarah, even after her [[spoiler:death]] some manner of bond prevails, as her [[spoiler:spirit returns to protect him]] in his final battle with Kamille.
* PsychicPowers: One of the most powerful Newtypes to ever appear in-series, to the point where he's able to [[spoiler:MindRape the equally powerful Kamille as he's dying]] and is more or less broadcasting his presence to everyone in his general vicinity.
* PurpleIsPowerful: His hair and eyes are frequently shown in this color and tellingly he's the most powerful Newtype ever put to screen.
* OpportunisticBastard: Quickly becomes much more actively controlling of events but initially he uses a chance at recruitment to the Titans to wow Admiral Jamitov with his seeming devotion through a BloodOath, taking in the seeming additional soldier is what leads to both a succession of victories for the Titans and ultimately [[spoiler:a change in leadership when Scirocco kills his way through the ranks, including bumping off Jamitov himself to take absolute power]].
* RenaissanceMan: Starship captain, battlefield strategist, psychological mastermind, a smooth-talker, mobile suit designer, and Federation ace. He's a busy man.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He and Yazan Gable form a very twisted variant. Scirocco's a cultured psychological predator, with PsychicPowers, grand ambitions, and superb manipulative skills. Yazan's an actual predator with a nearly feral nature, [[BadassNormal no powers]] and a [[TheBrute direct way]] of handling problems. They get along very well.
* ShadowDictator: As a man who likes to fly under the radar Scirocco's plan involves setting up Sarah ([[spoiler:later switching to Reccoa after her death]]) to become the ostensible ruler of humanity whilst he stays in the shadows, directing her decisions and ensuring history follows the course he wishes for.
* SignatureHeadgear: His headband which has an almost tiara-like look. It never receives any dialogue indicating a purpose but given Scirocco's manipulative tendencies and typical attempts to get people to trust him, it could signify a softening of his image to viewers, much like his bright and sleek uniform.
* SocialDarwinist: He views humanity as being separated into masses and elites. Scircco finds the masses to be disgusting as their unchecked emotions hold elites like himself back.
* SoftSpokenSadist: Befitting of his refined and [[FauxAffablyEvil seemingly-polite]] manner of speech, Scirocco rarely raises his voice, remaining calm and composed even while plotting to betray and murder almost everyone around him.
* SoreLoser: [[spoiler:Scircco destroys Kamille's mind as revenge for killing him.]]
* SpaceFighter: The Messala's altmode transforms from a mobile suit to armor, which allows it to fly around swiftly and combat like a dogfighter.
* TheStarscream: Although he bides his time, acting as a [[EnigmaticMinion mysterious but loyal henchman]], he eventually [[spoiler:murders Jamitov and Bask so he can take over the Titans]], firmly standing as one half of the newly-formed BigBadDuumvirate for the remainder of the show.
* TheStoic: Beyond a put-on mild mannered politeness, Scirocco speaks in a reserved tone, rarely getting excited or angered even in the midst of the war he's participating in.
* StrawFeminist: Scirocco resembles an unflattering caricature of a male feminist. He preaches about a peaceful future where woman are the rulers of mankind, while at the same time using such rhetoric along with his own charisma to manipulate the women around him, and his end goal is implied to be to set a woman up as a figurehead while he rules from behind-the-scenes.
* StrawHypocrite: Scirocco preaches to his followers in the Titans that he intends to help them win the Gryps Conflict. Given his tendency to use and throw them aside as he sees fit, his allegiance to them is clearly one born out of needing a military force for the sake of convenience as opposed to any true care or loyalty to them.
* SuperPrototype: The PMX series, the set of unique and extraordinarily powerful mobile suits that he designed and built aboard the Jupitris. Of these, the PMX-003 The O is perhaps the one most iconically associated with him.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Scirocco talks like a VisionaryVillain, but since his actual objectives are never made clear (and let's face it, he's far from the most trustworthy person in the Universal Century) his motivations are pretty up in the air. The one thing that is clear is that he wants to rule the world.
* TakingYouWithMe: A variation. As he's dying he lashes out with his PsychicPowers and manages to [[spoiler:MindRape Kamille into a coma]].
* TranquilFury: His response to Jamaican's taking of Von Braun from him. Even after being punched in the face he remains mostly composed, it's only behind his superior's back he covertly leaks his plans to the AEUG to set up his death.
* TransformingMecha: His first mobile suit, the PMX-000 Messala, which transforms into a mobile armor.
* {{Ubermensch}}: The first example in the franchise, who plans to ram his sense of morality (whatever that may be) down everyone's throats.
* TheUnfettered: Scirocco is wholly given to his goals ([[HiddenAgendaVillain whatever they may be]]) and coldly uses, manipulates and murders any he needs to during the MeleeATrois during the Gryps Conflict so he can take absolute power over the world.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: While his status as a ConsummateLiar makes the genuine belief suspect to say the least, Scirocco uses the rhetoric of a benevolent conqueror and claims to plan to save all of humanity with an iron-fisted rule.
* VillainInAWhiteSuit: Scirocco's white uniform, which seems to be unique among the Titans and makes him stand out as someone who draws attention to himself rather than fall into rank.
* VillainousBreakdown: While normally calm and composed and capable of making the rational choice even under duress, Kamille [[spoiler:wiping out his fleet sees him enraged, deciding to fight the hero to the death rather than leveraging his alliance with Haman to fall back and continue plotting]].
* VillainousFriendship:
** He and Yazan Gable get along quite well, to everyone's surprise and confusion. That being said [[SubvertedTrope Scriocco deploys Yazan with little thought to his safety]] and [[spoiler:Yazan doesn't even comment on Scirocco's death after outliving him]]. The implication of the scene is much more symbolic of a SocialDarwinist respect between the franchise's most powerful Newtypes working alongside arguably one of the best Oldtype pilots for each other's ability.
** With Sarah he's objectively a horrible, manipulative "friend" to his underling, who blatantly has a crush on him Scirocco strings along to use her as a soldier and possibly intended PuppetQueen but [[spoiler:he goes ballistic when she's killed, for once dropping from his usual rational behavior to swear vengeance before being calmed down]].
* VillainousLegacy:
** His final action in the series is to [[spoiler:fry Kamille's brain]]. This is part of what causes Char to lose hope and descend further into his neuroticism, setting the stage for ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack''.
** His actions also result in both the AEUG and the Earth Federation Forces being decimated in their final battle against the Titans and leave Haman Karn's Neo Zeon as the rising power in the Earth Sphere, setting the stage for their own campaign to conquer the Earth Sphere in ''Gundam ZZ''.
* VillainousValor: After [[spoiler:the Titans fleet is wiped out, rather than fallback with his new ally Haman, he elects to fight Kamille to the death in a rage for his plans being ruined. Even with his schemes in tatters he continues to wax his philosophy to the hero, convinced his way was right and ready to show it to the end]].
* VillainRespect: During an early mission where he's pitted against the AEUG he compliments their strategy while alone, even saying he can sympathize with their goals even if he's being employed to fight them.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Barring Bask, Scirocco is well-received from the moment he comes to the Titans and discreetly arranges for the murder of antagonistic superiors like Jamaican to keep his reputation clean as he climbs the ranks. By the time he [[spoiler:kills Jamitov to pit the blame on Haman, his popularity is such practically the entire remaining fleet ditches Bask, the second-in-command, to follow his lead]].
* VisionaryVillain: The idea is toyed with, while Scirocco claims to have plans for humanity that involves peace, he lies so much and so clearly lusts for power that it's hard to tell if he's being truthful or not.
* WarForFunAndProfit: Scirocco didn't start the war with the AEUG, but he's more than willing to manipulate it for his own ends, with the ultimate goal to TakeOverTheWorld. Whether that domination's for [[WellIntentionedExtremist the better]] or [[DespotismJustifiesTheMeans the worse]] is the big question.
* WarriorPoet: A very dark example. Scirocco is both a skilled fighter with a gun and mobile suit, as well as a devious plotter with his own philosophy to "fix" the world. He frequently engages Kamille and Quattro in combat whilst delivering his own political thoughts, usually trying to convince them he's in the right.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Although it's hard to say if he's full of shit or not on it, Scirocco claims to have grand plans to rule humanity as an absolute dictator to prevent them from destroying each other and that all the pain and suffering he causes is in the name of a noble end.
* WickedCultured: Scirocco is a well spoken man with interests in history and future politics, which only serves to emphasize his desire to take control over everything.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: To the Titans leadership. Scirocco presents himself as a tactically brilliant lieutenant who can efficiently meet any objectives he's given. In reality he's making a point of climbing the ranks (working in assassination where necessary) to take over the organization for himself. Symbolically he even dresses in a clean bright outfit as though he's trying to signal he's not a threat.
* WorthyOpponent: Views Haman Kahn, one of the only women he can't manipulate and the first Newtype pilot to give him pause, in this light.
* XanatosGambit: A frequent plot of Scirocco's is to pit members of [[PlayingBothSides the AEUG and Titans against one another]], later stringing Neo Zeon into the mix. To gain more power he sets up conflicts between the sides, eventually [[spoiler:setting the stage for a battle between the Titans and Axis, allowing himself to either see his employers win or dwindle in number but forge an alliance with Neo Zeon's Haman Khan to bolster his own ranks. He winds up also killing Jamitov to take power over the Titans in the chaos]].
* XanatosSpeedChess: When Jamaican pulls rank on Scirocco to force him to relinquish control of Von Braun, Scirocco improvises by seemingly allowing him control, while putting in motion a plot to use the AEUG and Yazan to kill him off and assume more power for himself.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:
** While Scirocco is more than happy to work under Jamaican, he's nothing but a stepping stone and as soon as Scirocco believes him to be of no more use, simply leaks his plans to the AEUG and then has Yazan put in place an attack to have him killed.
** Even his allegiance to the Titan leadership is nothing more than a root to power for him and despite gaining the absolute trust of Jamitov, once Scirocco feels he's ready to make his power play, [[spoiler:personally kills the Titans leader and later has Bask killed as well, assuming complete control over the organization]].
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!Commanders
[[folder:Jamaican Daninghan]]
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!!!'''Voice Actors:''' Creator/KeatonYamada (Japanese), Roger Rhodes (English)
Jerid and Yazan's superior officer, Jamaican is a sycophantic Titans' commander who hangs onto every word Bask and Jamitov say. He and his men chase the ''Argama'' throughout the first half of the show.
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* AcePilot: Scirocco pilots the suits he designs flawlessly. He frequently goes toe-to-toe with the likes of Kamille and Char.
* AirborneAircraftCarrier: His ship, the ''Jupitris'', is the largest in the Titans' fleet, and the suits he designs are all decidedly oversized as well. This is justified, as the ''Jupitris'' is actually a transport vessel analogous to the supertankers of today and his mobile suits are all oversized to mount the numerous thrusters and verniers they need to operate in [[HeavyWorlder Jupiter's gravity well]].
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: ''VideoGame/GihrensGreed'' establishes him as one to Bask Om. Scirocco may be a ruthless authoritarian, but he's not nearly the InsaneAdmiral Bask is and won't plunge the Earth Sphere into a new age of chaos and war if he's made leader of the Titans, as the game pushes you to do.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: With the exception of Mouar--who's dating Jerid at the time--most of the female cast Scirocco interacts with find themselves falling for him, as seen with Sarah and Reccoa. While he can talk a good game, ultimately people are just pawns to him and their lives are ruined [[spoiler:and ultimately ended in the process, killed while fighting to fulfill his own ambitions to conquer the galaxy]].
* AlmightyJanitor: Even though Scirocco starts as a Lieutenant, he's able to accumulate a hefty amount of influence from within them until he's effectively become one of their top commanders.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Much of the conflict in ''Zeta'' is due to Scirocco's lust for power leading him to bump off or manipulate both enemies and allies, leading to many of the people around him being killed or left irreparably broken.
* ArchEnemy: To hero Kamille, Scirocco for his own part seems to form a borderline-obsessive relationship with him after sensing his Newtype powers and fighting him. He fixates on convincing Kamille his own cynical ideals to correct humanity are right and reacts with anger when Kamille refutes him. Kamille likewise decides Scirocco is the ultimate example of evil in the setting and sets his mind to destroy the BigBad.
* ArmourIsUseless: Averted by his final mobile suit, The O, which is the only suit in-show to withstand multiple beam rifle bursts with no damage due to its incredibly thick plating.
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: His MO. Scirocco gains prestige in the Titans through sheer tactical acumen, impressing Admiral Jamitov and frequently takes the time to subtly assassinate his way up the ranks. By the time he [[spoiler:betrays and murders Jamitov, his rule is unopposed and turns even the dwindling fleet into a deadly effective army, backed with Haman's Neo Zeon forces]].
* AstralProjection: He has a Newtype battle against Haman where the two of them throw projections of themselves at one another.
* BadassBookworm: He's a technician and mobile suit designer, but also an AcePilot to rival Amuro and Char.
* BadBoss: While he doesn't outright kill them as he's wont to do with his superiors, Scirocco places no value on the lives of his men and many of his schemes--including his [[spoiler:assassination of Jamitov]]--involve orchestrating conflicts between the Titans and other factions, with many of his underlings dying in the process, much to his apathy.
* BadPowersBadPeople: Scirocco's Newtype abilities are powerful to the point he can destroy someone's mind and proves to be a grade above any other one introduced throughout the UC. Unfortunately, he's also very amoral and happily uses his abilities to force others to his side in his quest to TakeOverTheWorld, not caring about the mental or emotional damage he causes.
* BastardUnderstudy: Presents himself as a loyal and efficient devotee and servant to Jamitov's cause. In reality he's just using the Titans as a stepping stone so he can enact his own agenda for the galaxy, they just happen to be the power base he's chosen and [[spoiler:kills Jamitov when he gets the chance]].
* BatmanGambit: Knowing Char's past with Haman will break down negotiations between the AEUG and Axis, he allows for them to meet while he withdraws his fleet, then sweeps in to ally himself with Haman, allowing a replenishment of resources for his now wavering force of Titans.
* BeautyIsBad: A conventionally attractive man, Scirocco uses his looks in combination with his oily charisma to manipulate the women around him into following his schemes so he may rule the Earth Sphere, without a care for all the killing along the way.
* BeneathSuspicion: His MO for gaining power in the Titans. When Jamaican demands Scirocco relinquish Von Braun to him, Scirocco seemingly does so without issue even after Jamaican punches him and takes the post demanded of him while secretly setting up his boss to die.
* BewareTheSuperman: The single most sinister Newtype in the UC verse, Scirocco is a shining example of why normal humans were so afraid of them.
* BigBad: Seemingly starting off as an EnigmaticMinion to the Titans and Jamitov, Scirocco quickly makes it clear he's wrestling more and more power from his boss, is handily the most dangerous part of the fleet and eventually, [[spoiler:kills off Jamitov and Bask and takes the position in name.]] Although he's nominally [[BigBadDuumvirate sharing his position]] with Haman Karn by the end, he is clearly the main story antagonist to ''Zeta''.
* BigBadDuumvirate: Late into the series, Scirocco forms a duo alongside [[spoiler:Haman Karn]] after he [[spoiler:deposes of Jamitov]] and takes control of the Titans.
* BloodOath: He gives one to Jamitov when pledging his allegiance to the Titans. [[spoiler:It doesn't stop him from perforating Jamitov the moment he gets the chance.]]
* BoringButPractical: Scirocco keeps his ship, the ''Jupitris'', from his days as an Earth Federation officer as his base of operations. While it's lacking in combat capability, its vast hanger space makes it ideal to store and launch a plethora of mobile suits.
* TheCasanova: A very dark take, using his good looks and charming facade to manipulate multiple women into doing his bidding. He's a gender-flipped FemmeFatale at points.
* TheCharmer: He corrupts Sarah and Reccoa quite thoroughly to his side and he's such an audacious leader that after [[spoiler:assassinating Jamitov, he gets practically all of the remaining Titans to abandon the technical second-in-command Bask for his own faction]].
* TheChessmaster: Scirocco is a master manipulator of people and effortlessly maneuvers around both tactical battles and playing his superiors to consolidate power under himself, eventually getting strong enough to [[spoiler:kill Jamitov and assume control of the Titans]].
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Scirocco pretty much betrays everyone in order to achieve his goals. If you work for him, hire him, or care about him, watch out--he's just using you.
* ConsummateLiar: Scirocco can talk a good game about the benevolent new world he claims to be making and gives subordinates big speeches on their role in it but every indication from his constant betrayals and lack of interest in the lives of his followers indicates it's all the well laid facade of a power hungry man.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Both Scirocco and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Gihren Zabi]] are charismatic demagogues capable of inspiring strong loyalty in their followers and who have their sights on taking over the Earth Sphere. But while Gihren was already the ''de facto'' ruler of Zeon by the time the show started, Scirocco starts off just another Lieutenant of the Titans and spends much of the series carefully manipulating his way into more power. Gihren simply sought [[DespotismJustifiesTheMeans to rule the Earth for his own ends]], while Scirocco, for whatever it's worth, does seem to have some vision of a glorious future for the Earth Sphere. Gihren was also a NonActionBigBad, while Scirocco is an extremely capable mobile suit pilot and combatant.
* ControlFreak: On the surface more composed and easy going than most but Scirocco ultimately desires a world under his thumb and tellingly responds to anything that gets in the way of him having absolute power with violence. Case in point when Jamaican strong arming Von Braun from him leads to him setting up an entire military conflict to set up his superior's death for his own benefit.
* TheCorrupter: Scirocco gives grandiose speeches and charms Jerid, Sarah and Reccoa to his side, using a combination of guile and his psychic powers to influence them to follow him, often to disastrous ends for his pawns.
* CulturedWarrior: In addition to being a skilled mobile suit pilot, Scirocco is also a charismatic speaker with interests in history and politics, though he uses this for [[WickedCultured admittedly dark ends]].
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Sometimes his hair and eyes are purple. Sometimes they are grey. They always match.
* CustomUniform: His white Titans uniform appears to be the only one of its kind.
* CyberCyclops: Most of the suits he designs, including The O. He's got a very Zeonic preference for monoeyes.
* TheCynic: Scirocco is convinced humanity is destined for apathy and destruction without his guidance, claiming his model of ruling the world as a 'genius' knowing what's right for them has been the only way the world has ever functioned and laughs at Kamille's idea of having people operate with their own freewill.
* DarkMessiah: Believes that only he can save the Earth Sphere. Sarah views him as the savior of humanity and Scircco encourages this view.
* DeathByIrony: He's always telling people not to make the mistake of underestimating his Newtype powers, but makes the same mistake himself when he faces off against Kamille at the end of the series.
* DeceptiveDisciple: To Jamitov, who he puts up the front of being a loyal Lieutenant to only to constantly wrestle more and more power over the Titans from, culminating in [[spoiler:drawing Jamitov into a trap with Haman and killing him to assume control over the fleet]].
* DefiantToTheEnd: Although he's formed an alliance with Neo Zeon, after his [[spoiler:fleet is destroyed by the colony laser, Scirocco decides to fight Kamille to the death out of rage for ruining his plans]].
* DiabolicalMastermind: Towards the end of the series, Scirocco has commandeered the Titans as a personality cult for his own agenda and set himself up as one of the most powerful leaders in the Earth Sphere, despite starting off the series a simple hired mercenary from Jupiter.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: He's the main villain of the Gryps Conflict with Haman as the secondary member of the BigBadDuumvirate but ''Zeta'' concludes with [[spoiler:his death at Kamille's hands, while Haman lives on to be the BigBad solo of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ'' which picks up where Scirocco's series ends and acts as a continuation to the story of]].
* DragonInChief: Seemingly a simple minion to the Titans, Scirocco is clearly their most competent strategist and strongest pilot, ever taking more and more power for himself until finally [[spoiler:killing Jamitov himself to officially take control]].
* DualWielding: The O quad-wields with its four arms.
* DyingCurse: His last words bring about [[spoiler: Kamille's comatose state at the end of the TV series.]]
* EnemyMine: He and Haman team up at the end to go after Char. They make for a lethal duo.
* TheEngineer: In addition to piloting it, Scriocco designed his own mobile suit and throughout the series works on upgrading it as well.
* EnigmaticMinion: Poses as an underling to the Titans to grant himself access to a base from which he can draw power. Although Scirocco becomes more and more a key player to the work's conflict as he climbs ranks and gets more and more screen time but the enigmatic aspect never ceases, with almost nothing about Scirocco's past or the exact details of his end goal ever being revealed.
* {{Ephebophile}}: Hinted at with his thorough seduction of the fifteen-year-old Sarah Zabiarov, though he never shows any genuine sexual interest in her, Scirocco is more than happy to manipulate her attraction towards him to his own selfish ends.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He does seem to have cared about Sarah, to the extent that a man like him ever cared about anything other than himself, as evidenced by his attack on Katz after [[spoiler:her death]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Exploited, as he uses his [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatist decisions]] to become a more appealing leader than the AxCrazy brass above him. He's just as terrible a person, if not more so, than any of the Titans, but he's actually ''intelligent'' in how to direct that evil, and takes steps towards efficiency and tangible results rather than expecting everything will just magically work out because of his authority.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: In his [[spoiler:final battle with Kamille]], he writes off the hero's questioning of all his evil acts as the rambling of "just a kid", completely ignoring the mass death he's wrought and now being called out for.
* EvilCounterpart: Given that they're both Newtype AcePilot mobile suit designers with mental issues, one can see Scirocco as an older, more jaded, cynical Kamille, with his intelligence amplified into true genius, but his empathy almost completely gone. They're also representative of differing attitudes towards Newtypism, with Kamille being held up by other characters as an example of Newtypism at it's best, while Scirocco is the posterboy for BewareTheSuperman.
* EvilGenius: To the Titans. Scirocco comes up with most of the tide-turning battle tactics and even personally designs most of the revolutionary mobile suits he himself pilots. Unfortunately for the higher ups, Scirocco's intelligence comes with utterly uncontainable ambition and he [[TheStarscream will take any opportunity to stab in the back for more power]].
* EvilIsBigger: His mobile suits tend towards the large, with The O standing head and shoulders above every AEUG machine in production, and being at least twice as wide.
* EvilMentor: To multiple characters:
** Sarah Zabiarov is an impressionable ChildProdigy. Scriocco takes advantage of her crush on him to turn her into his most loyal soldier. Setting her up to be a puppet ruler of mankind, his eloquent speeches sway her to follow him every step of the way as he weaves his war to rule the galaxy.
** Scirocco also uses his psychic powers to connect to fellow Newtype and AEUG member Reccoa Londe, who finds herself drawn too and later attracted to him. Scirocco sets her up as a pawn and eventual [[spoiler:replacement for Sarah after her death]], turning her into a [[spoiler:villain and traitor to her former friends]].
** The impressionable, boisterous Jerid Messa wants nothing more than glory in battle and Scirocco knows exactly what to say to have him dancing to his tune. Under his guidance, the latter graduates from TheBully to a full on fascist enforcing soldier. For added scumminess points, whilst directing Jerid's next moves, Scirocco even makes an attempt to steal his girlfriend.
** Even Yazan Gable is something of a student of his. By promising the bloodthirsty soldier the chance to kill, he gets the master pilot following his lead, with Yazan fully devoted to him and helping him kill of Jamaican. By the end of the series, Yazan is so willing to follow Scirocco he [[spoiler:follows him as he betrays the Titans leadership and helps wipe out their remaining rivals]].
* EvilerThanThou: Jamitov never had any shot at fulfilling his convoluted EvilPlan when Scirocco, a much more effective political schemer and manipulator, was right under him. Near the end, [[spoiler:Scirocco kills Jamitov and swipes his private army right out from under him.]]
* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: The basis of his {{Knight Templar}}ism. Scirocco believes that humanity is populated by chaotic creatures that need the guidance of a genius like himself to function properly.
* {{Expy}}: Is heavily based off of Amandara Kamandara aka Emperor Oldna Poseidal, the BigBad of the previous Tomino-directed series, ''Anime/HeavyMetalLGaim''. He himself has several expies in the form of [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Tassilo Vargo]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Gilbert Durandal]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Ribbons Almark]], and a CaptainErsatz in [[VideoGame/RivalSchools Kurow Kirishima]].
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Underneath his handsome and feminine facial features is a deceptive and ruthless mind bent on imposing his will upon the Earth Sphere.
* FalseFriend:
** To Jamitov he presents himself as an unwaveringly loyal soldier after his recruitment and shows his worth in tactical acumen while secretly plotting to [[spoiler:betray his superior to take the Titans for himself]].
** With Jerid he plays the role of commander interested in grooming the younger man into a capable soldier. In reality he sees Jerid as nothing but muscle and happily deploys him on dangerous missions without a second thought and even tries hitting on Jerid's girlfriend while he's out on one.
* FatalFlaw: His pride. Throughout his tenure, Scirocco makes it quite clear he believes he's the one and only person with the [[AGodAmI right to rule humanity]] and this attitude comes back to bite him when [[spoiler:Kamille destroys the Titans with the colony laser and rather than fall back with his ally Haman he wrathfully fights the hero to the death in a rage for having his plans ruined]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Scirocco puts on the guise of a kind and reasonable man and while, with great difficulty, he is capable of forming attachments with others, he lies and manipulates others so much there's little reason to believe his demeanour is genuine.
* FinalBoss: He's the final opponent of the series, facing Kamille in one last confrontation at the end of the FinalBattle, once the dust settles and all of the antagonists (save Haman) have been dealt with.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: He was just a minor official from Jupiter, but managed to manipulate his way into becoming the supreme leader of the Titans.
* FrontlineGeneral: Scirocco is a combatant in addition to a strategist and makes the most of his tactical and combat capabilities by joining in the fray during fights, whether by commanding a vessel in combat or even personally piloting a mobile suit.
* GloriousLeader: Appears to be aiming for this role, with his tendency to make appeals to emotion when he speaks and his constant drive to gain more and more power for himself.
* AGodAmI: A complex he most likely suffers from. Even if he ''can'' care about other people, almost everything about Scirocco's claims for a betterment of mankind sound insincere and his cold-hearted used and disposal of everyone around him indicates a man who just wants power and to twist any ideals he can to his own ends.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:After getting impaled by the the nose of Zeta's Waverider form, the next shot shows that the nose has buried itself so deep into the cockpit and through his body that he's been completely bisected at the waist.]]
* TheHeavy: Scirocco manipulates the rest of the characters in the series in the name of his [[HiddenAgendaVillain vaguely established goals]]. He takes this a step further by [[spoiler:offing Jamitov]] to become the BigBad.
* HeavyWorlder: Scirocco is from Jupiter, and his final mobile suit, The O, is meant to operate in his homeworld's gravity. As such, when flown in outer space or Earth's orbit it transforms from a heavily-armored MightyGlacier to a LightningBruiser and becomes even more dangerous. All his other suits qualify as well to greater or lesser degrees.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: Decades after the original series ended, Scirocco's exact goals are ''still'' shrouded in mystery, beyond his goal to TakeOverTheWorld, he never makes it clear is he seeks anything beyond power or is some manner of a WellIntentionedExtremist. The fact he lies so much makes it impossible to tell what his real ultimate goal is.
* IgnoredEnamoredUnderling:
** He's quite clearly aware of Sarah's crush on him but Scriocco has no interest in her beyond seeing her as a means to fill the role of PuppetQueen for him to rule behind after his conquest to unify mankind underneath him. Interestingly, though he manipulates her feelings, he does seem to care about her on some level, as he [[spoiler:becomes uncharacteristically infuriated when she's killed, beyond what one would expect of him losing a useful tool]].
** To Reccoa as well. Scirocco knowingly charms her believing she's a capable candidate for his proxy ruler as well, which eventually leads to her switching sides. He begins setting her up to [[spoiler:take Sarah's place after she's killed]] but unlike Sarah, Scirocco seems both callous to her feelings and never truly proves he cares for her as he does Sarah.
* ImmuneToBullets: Not quite but very close: The O's thick armor allows it to tank beam fire from the Qubeley's funnels outright, something that no other suit is able to do.
* InsufferableGenius: Acts haughty to Titan workers examining his machine, chastising them as being beneath the capability of understanding his mobile suit and asserting his intellectual superiority.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:He's stabbed through by the nose of the Zeta's Waverider mode, through his machine, into his own physical body.]]
* ImprobableAge: He's twenty-six yet manages to work himself into a high-enough ranking position within the Titan fleet to be able to [[spoiler:assume control after assassinating their leader, Jamitov]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: Scirocco thinks of no one but himself in the name of advancing his ambitions. He's capable of forming bonds to some people like Sarah but otherwise is wholly focused on being able to control everything he can and to this end throws in his lot with the war criminal Titans, betrays and murders his comrades and casually makes deals with enemy factions to empower himself.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:The single most powerful Newtype in the UC who's used his powers to gain much of the prestige he can throughout the series and even fights in combat with his abilities is finally stopped when Kamille manages to reach out to the souls of other dead Newtypes, including Sarah and convinces her she can be together with a dead Scirocco. The souls of the dead aid Kamille and shut down the controls of the O, leaving Scirocco helpless as Kamille skewers him and his machine]].
* KlingonPromotion: A more cautious and slow paced example than most, Scirocco slowly assumes more power in the Titans, arranging for Jamaican's death to move up the ranks and eventually [[spoiler:personally kills Jamitov, then arranges for Bask's death to assume command unquestioned]].
* KnightTemplar: Scirocco believes that humanity requires an absolute dictator to keep that masses' uncontrolled emotions from ruining the elites.
* LackOfEmpathy: Perhaps best demonstrated by the nature of his PsychicPowers. The defining trait of a Newtype is their ability to perform empathic connections with others, understanding them without misconceptions and drawing on their strength through bonds of friendship. Scirocco simply uses it to better manipulate people, and shows no sign of seeing those he connects with as anything more than useful tools.
* LargeAndInCharge: The O is considerably larger than any regular issue suit of its era, or any Gundam that doesn't have "Psyco" attached to its name.
* LastNameBasis: Almost every character in this series is addressed by their first name. Even subordinates address their superiors as such: that's how we get Lieutenant Jerid and Captain Bright. Scirocco is the one exception, with everyone but Sarah, addressing him by his last name.
* LightIsNotGood: Scirocco wears a custom white Titans uniform, but is a ruthless manipulator. In his case, any symbolism of brightness is blinding from his manipulations and lies, rather than illuminating of the truth.
* LightningBruiser: His last mobile suit, the extremely dangerous PMX-003 The O. Justified in that his mobile suits were designed to operate in a Jovian (Jupiter's) gravity well, which is ''much'' stronger than the Earth's.
* TheManBehindTheMan: Behind the Woman, actually, is heavily implied to be his ultimate goal, with Scirocco's claims that he believes it will be a woman who becomes the ruler of mankind. Further to this is aligning himself with Reccoa, whom he calls an ideal leader and to whom he elaborates his plan.
* TheManInFrontOfTheMan: While acting as a mercenary for the Titans at first, Scirocco actually plays his superiors, [[spoiler:arranging for or directly causing their deaths]], which allows him to [[spoiler:take absolute control of the Titans]] right out from under Jamitov's nose.
* ManipulativeBastard: Scirocco toys with the emotions of his subordinates and enemies alike in order to provoke the response he wants.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's unclear if Reccoa and Sarah follow Scirocco out of being charmed by his words in the form of regular human communication or he's taking advantage of the fact both are Newtypes and he can connect with them mentally to converse with them supernaturally.
* MeaningfulName: 'Scirocco' is a powerful Mediterranean wind, fitting for a man who bowls through the ranks of the Titans to [[spoiler:become their leader]].
* MidSeasonUpgrade: The O, which he adopts during the last few episodes.
* MightyGlacier: The O is designed to be one of these in a Jovian gravity well. Turned loose on Earth it becomes a LightningBruiser.
* MindManipulation: Though the exact extent of Scirocco's use of his powers is left purposefully vague, the mental projections Reccoa and other characters see of him heavily imply that he is able to telepathically communicate with them.
* MindRape: Scirocco has powerful mind influencing Newtype abilities and even [[spoiler:as he dies from a fatal wound, is able to reach out and crush Kamille's mind in retribution]].
* MisanthropeSupreme: Scirocco looks at 99% of humanity with utter disdain and sees them as little more than cattle whom must be beaten into submission and presented a totalitarian regime to live without killing each other. He attempts to justify his beliefs by claiming a small handful of geniuses have always dictated what's right and wrong and insists his mind alone should be what guides mankind.
* MoralityPet: While she's very much a pawn to his schemes, Scirocco does harbor affection towards Sarah and even sounds more genuine than his usual FauxAffablyEvil self when he speaks with her. Tellingly, he goes [[spoiler:absolutely ballistic with her death and Reccoa actually has to talk him into a tactical retreat rather than attacking her killer]].
* MrFanservice: Scirocco's good looks and magnificent bastardry make him rather popular with the female fanbase.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: The O has four arms, each of which carries a beam sabre he wields to lethal efficiency in close quarters combat.
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: His psychic powers allow him to be able to sense other Newtypes, as shown when he's able to feel Kamille and later Reccoa's presences when they near.
* MysteriousPast: Other than being from Jupiter, precious little is known about Scirocco's past prior to joining the Titans. Along with his vague end goal, it makes him all the more enigmatic.
* {{Narcissist}}: Scirocco isn't totally callous when it comes to his pawns, but he's close enough, and has difficulty seeing them as anything more than possessions or extensions of his will. Even his UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans rhetoric has a certain "only ''I'' can save the world" edge to it, and his grandiose nature and inability to empathize with those who are not exactly like himself, makes him a strong candidate for being a pathological narcissist.
* NotSoStoic: The only times we really see his frigid exterior crack is when [[spoiler:Sarah dies and he forgets all about the psychic battle he was waging just moments before in favor of going after her killer]] and when [[spoiler:the controls for The O lock up and the Zeta Gundam is about to impale him.]] But that last one's a little more understandable.
--> "[[OhCrap The O... the controls are dead! What's wrong? WHY ISN'T IT MOVING?!?]]"
* OhCrap: When he [[spoiler:realizes the psychic ghosts Kamille has connected with have disabled the O, he's in a state of pure shock]].
* PetTheDog: He does sincerely care for Sarah and at one point encourages her to stay with him when she wants to fight in her mobile suit, noting he's just sent Yazan out on a dangerous mission and wants to keep her safe. There is some PragmaticVillainy involved, as Scriocco plans to make her ruler of humanity but he also makes it clear he does care for her wellbeing.
* ThePhilosopher: A darker take but Scirocco's quite happy to expound ([[UnreliableNarrator what he claims]]) his ideal utopia would consist of and lectures the likes of Kamille on his world of efficiency run with himself in the shadows.
* PlayingBothSides: Plays the Titans, the Axis, and the AEUG against one another as he climbs to power. Only Haman Karn really catches on.
* PragmaticVillainy:
** Scirocco has no morale qualms over the barbaric moves of Bask but has Sarah reveal to the AEUG his plans to bomb the station the Argama is being repaired at so he can have his superior's plans upset and the man assassinated, allowing Scirocco to gain more power within the Titans.
** Additionally, while he never states a moral problem with the Cyber Newtype program, it seems he finds it inefficient (and it is shown to produce mentally unstable soldiers who cause loads of collateral damage). Scirocco takes no part in the conditioning and drugging of the ChildSoldiers and instead operates using diplomacy and setting up assassinations when he needs to advance his own schemes.
* {{Pride}}: Scirocco very much believes only he can lead humanity on the right course and is unwilling to conceive that anyone else could do right by the human race. Additionally, he refuses to be beaten and made to flee and despite having forged an alliance with Haman Kahn, chooses to [[spoiler:stay and fight Kamille to the death after his Titan fleet is destroyed]].
* PrinceCharmingWannabe: This is how Mouar sees Scirocco. He fails to impress or seduce her in any way. She is not wise to his evil intentions [[spoiler: sadly, she dies before the point where it becomes more evident]]. She just remains indifferent to his charms and really likes the down to Earth Jerid much better.
* TheProudElite: He's somewhat of a {{Foil}} to Quattro's former (and future) identity of Char Aznable in this regard, considering himself a higher form of humanity who has the right to look down upon and judge all others. But unlike the noble-blooded Char who uses his aristocratic upbringing to justify his elitism, Scirocco is an elitist of the mind, feeling that it's his great genius that gives him superiority.
* PsychicLink:
** After meeting with Reccoa, she sees frequent projections of Scirocco, which may be a result of him communicating with her and eventually leads to her defecting to the Titans.
** With his close subordinate, Sarah, even after her [[spoiler:death]] some manner of bond prevails, as her [[spoiler:spirit returns to protect him]] in his final battle with Kamille.
* PsychicPowers: One of the most powerful Newtypes to ever appear in-series, to the point where he's able to [[spoiler:MindRape the equally powerful Kamille as he's dying]] and is more or less broadcasting his presence to everyone in his general vicinity.
* PurpleIsPowerful: His hair and eyes are frequently shown in this color and tellingly he's the most powerful Newtype ever put to screen.
* OpportunisticBastard: Quickly becomes much more actively controlling of events but initially he uses a chance at recruitment to the Titans to wow Admiral Jamitov with his seeming devotion through a BloodOath, taking in the seeming additional soldier is what leads to both a succession of victories for the Titans and ultimately [[spoiler:a change in leadership when Scirocco kills his way through the ranks, including bumping off Jamitov himself to take absolute power]].
* RenaissanceMan: Starship captain, battlefield strategist, psychological mastermind, a smooth-talker, mobile suit designer, and Federation ace. He's a busy man.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He and Yazan Gable form a very twisted variant. Scirocco's a cultured psychological predator, with PsychicPowers, grand ambitions, and superb manipulative skills. Yazan's an actual predator with a nearly feral nature, [[BadassNormal no powers]] and a [[TheBrute direct way]] of handling problems. They get along very well.
* ShadowDictator: As a man who likes to fly under the radar Scirocco's plan involves setting up Sarah ([[spoiler:later switching to Reccoa after her death]]) to become the ostensible ruler of humanity whilst he stays in the shadows, directing her decisions and ensuring history follows the course he wishes for.
* SignatureHeadgear: His headband which has an almost tiara-like look. It never receives any dialogue indicating a purpose but given Scirocco's manipulative tendencies and typical attempts to get people to trust him, it could signify a softening of his image to viewers, much like his bright and sleek uniform.
* SocialDarwinist: He views humanity as being separated into masses and elites. Scircco finds the masses to be disgusting as their unchecked emotions hold elites like himself back.
* SoftSpokenSadist: Befitting of his refined and [[FauxAffablyEvil seemingly-polite]] manner of speech, Scirocco rarely raises his voice, remaining calm and composed even while plotting to betray and murder almost everyone around him.
* SoreLoser: [[spoiler:Scircco destroys Kamille's mind as revenge for killing him.]]
* SpaceFighter: The Messala's altmode transforms from a mobile suit to armor, which allows it to fly around swiftly and combat like a dogfighter.
* TheStarscream: Although he bides his time, acting as a [[EnigmaticMinion mysterious but loyal henchman]], he eventually [[spoiler:murders Jamitov and Bask so he can take over the Titans]], firmly standing as one half of the newly-formed BigBadDuumvirate for the remainder of the show.
* TheStoic: Beyond a put-on mild mannered politeness, Scirocco speaks in a reserved tone, rarely getting excited or angered even in the midst of the war he's participating in.
* StrawFeminist: Scirocco resembles an unflattering caricature of a male feminist. He preaches about a peaceful future where woman are the rulers of mankind, while at the same time using such rhetoric along with his own charisma to manipulate the women around him, and his end goal is implied to be to set a woman up as a figurehead while he rules from behind-the-scenes.
* StrawHypocrite: Scirocco preaches to his followers in the Titans that he intends to help them win the Gryps Conflict. Given his tendency to use and throw them aside as he sees fit, his allegiance to them is clearly one born out of needing a military force for the sake of convenience as opposed to any true care or loyalty to them.
* SuperPrototype: The PMX series, the set of unique and extraordinarily powerful mobile suits that he designed and built aboard the Jupitris. Of these, the PMX-003 The O is perhaps the one most iconically associated with him.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Scirocco talks like a VisionaryVillain, but since his actual objectives are never made clear (and let's face it, he's far from the most trustworthy person in the Universal Century) his motivations are pretty up in the air. The one thing that is clear is that he wants to rule the world.
* TakingYouWithMe: A variation. As he's dying he lashes out with his PsychicPowers and manages to [[spoiler:MindRape Kamille into a coma]].
* TranquilFury: His response to Jamaican's taking of Von Braun from him. Even after being punched in the face he remains mostly composed, it's only behind his superior's back he covertly leaks his plans to the AEUG to set up his death.
* TransformingMecha: His first mobile suit, the PMX-000 Messala, which transforms into a mobile armor.
* {{Ubermensch}}: The first example in the franchise, who plans to ram his sense of morality (whatever that may be) down everyone's throats.
* TheUnfettered: Scirocco is wholly given to his goals ([[HiddenAgendaVillain whatever they may be]]) and coldly uses, manipulates and murders any he needs to during the MeleeATrois during the Gryps Conflict so he can take absolute power over the world.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: While his status as a ConsummateLiar makes the genuine belief suspect to say the least, Scirocco uses the rhetoric of a benevolent conqueror and claims to plan to save all of humanity with an iron-fisted rule.
* VillainInAWhiteSuit: Scirocco's white uniform, which seems to be unique among the Titans and makes him stand out as someone who draws attention to himself rather than fall into rank.
* VillainousBreakdown: While normally calm and composed and capable of making the rational choice even under duress, Kamille [[spoiler:wiping out his fleet sees him enraged, deciding to fight the hero to the death rather than leveraging his alliance with Haman to fall back and continue plotting]].
* VillainousFriendship:
** He and Yazan Gable get along quite well, to everyone's surprise and confusion. That being said [[SubvertedTrope Scriocco deploys Yazan with little thought to his safety]] and [[spoiler:Yazan doesn't even comment on Scirocco's death after outliving him]]. The implication of the scene is much more symbolic of a SocialDarwinist respect between the franchise's most powerful Newtypes working alongside arguably one of the best Oldtype pilots for each other's ability.
** With Sarah he's objectively a horrible, manipulative "friend" to his underling, who blatantly has a crush on him Scirocco strings along to use her as a soldier and possibly intended PuppetQueen but [[spoiler:he goes ballistic when she's killed, for once dropping from his usual rational behavior to swear vengeance before being calmed down]].
* VillainousLegacy:
** His final action in the series is to [[spoiler:fry Kamille's brain]]. This is part of what causes Char to lose hope and descend further into his neuroticism, setting the stage for ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack''.
** His actions also result in both the AEUG and the Earth Federation Forces being decimated in their final battle against the Titans and leave Haman Karn's Neo Zeon as the rising power in the Earth Sphere, setting the stage for their own campaign to conquer the Earth Sphere in ''Gundam ZZ''.
* VillainousValor: After [[spoiler:the Titans fleet is wiped out, rather than fallback with his new ally Haman, he elects to fight Kamille to the death in a rage for his plans being ruined. Even with his schemes in tatters he continues to wax his philosophy to the hero, convinced his way was right and ready to show it to the end]].
* VillainRespect: During an early mission where he's pitted against the AEUG he compliments their strategy while alone, even saying he can sympathize with their goals even if he's being employed to fight them.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Barring Bask, Scirocco is well-received from the moment he comes to the Titans and discreetly arranges for the murder of antagonistic superiors like Jamaican to keep his reputation clean as he climbs the ranks. By the time he [[spoiler:kills Jamitov to pit the blame on Haman, his popularity is such practically the entire remaining fleet ditches Bask, the second-in-command, to follow his lead]].
* VisionaryVillain: The idea is toyed with, while Scirocco claims to have plans for humanity that involves peace, he lies so much and so clearly lusts for power that it's hard to tell if he's being truthful or not.
* WarForFunAndProfit: Scirocco didn't start the war with the AEUG, but he's more than willing to manipulate it for his own ends, with the ultimate goal to TakeOverTheWorld. Whether that domination's for [[WellIntentionedExtremist the better]] or [[DespotismJustifiesTheMeans the worse]] is the big question.
* WarriorPoet: A very dark example. Scirocco is both a skilled fighter with a gun and mobile suit, as well as a devious plotter with his own philosophy to "fix" the world. He frequently engages Kamille and Quattro in combat whilst delivering his own political thoughts, usually trying to convince them he's in the right.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Although it's hard to say if he's full of shit or not on it, Scirocco claims to have grand plans to rule humanity as an absolute dictator to prevent them from destroying each other and that all the pain and suffering he causes is in the name of a noble end.
* WickedCultured: Scirocco is a well spoken man with interests in history and future politics, which only serves to emphasize his desire to take control over everything.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: To the Titans leadership. Scirocco presents himself as a tactically brilliant lieutenant who can efficiently meet any objectives he's given. In reality he's making a point of climbing the ranks (working in assassination where necessary) to take over the organization for himself. Symbolically he even dresses in a clean bright outfit as though he's trying to signal he's not a threat.
* WorthyOpponent: Views Haman Kahn, one of the only women he can't manipulate and the first Newtype pilot to give him pause, in this light.
* XanatosGambit: A frequent plot of Scirocco's is to pit members of [[PlayingBothSides the AEUG and Titans against one another]], later stringing Neo Zeon into the mix. To gain more power he sets up conflicts between the sides, eventually [[spoiler:setting the stage for a battle between the Titans and Axis, allowing himself to either see his employers win or dwindle in number but forge an alliance with Neo Zeon's Haman Khan to bolster his own ranks. He winds up also killing Jamitov to take power over the Titans in the chaos]].
* XanatosSpeedChess: When Jamaican pulls rank on Scirocco to force him to relinquish control of Von Braun, Scirocco improvises by seemingly allowing him control, while putting in motion a plot to use the AEUG and Yazan to kill him off and assume more power for himself.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:
** While Scirocco is more than happy to work under Jamaican, he's nothing but a stepping stone and as soon as Scirocco believes him to be of no more use, simply leaks his plans to the AEUG and then has Yazan put in place an attack to have him killed.
** Even his allegiance to the Titan leadership is nothing more than a root to power for him and despite gaining the absolute trust of Jamitov, once Scirocco feels he's ready to make his power play, [[spoiler:personally kills the Titans leader and later has Bask killed as well, assuming complete control over the organization]].
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Jerid and Yazan's superior officer, Jamaican is a sycophantic Titans' commander who hangs onto every word Bask and Jamitov say. He and his men chase the ''Argama'' throughout the first half of the show.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Perhaps one of his very few redeeming qualities. Yazan was shown to care for his squad-mates, most notably ensigns Dunkel Cooper and Ramsus Hasa. During their sorties he was shown to offer encouragement to the wingmen under his command, and when Ramsus was killed in battle, Yazan was deeply shocked by the loss of his brother-in-arms and carried out a fierce counterattack to avenge him.
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* AxeCrazy: Downplayed. Yazan ''is'' brutally violent and questionably sane, but his evil, rather than his madness, recieves the most emphasis, and his general characterization is that of a vicious, uncaring thug rather than a cackling madman.
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* AxeCrazy: Downplayed. Yazan ''is'' brutally violent and questionably sane, but his evil, rather than his madness, recieves receives the most emphasis, and his general characterization is that of a vicious, uncaring thug rather than a cackling madman.
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%%* TheGoodCaptain: Not on your life.
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* InsaneAdmiral: Bask's brutality is so extreme that madness may well be the best explanation for it. Sidematerials indicate he also has a truly horrible case of PTSD.
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* InsaneAdmiral: Bask's brutality is so extreme that madness may well be the best explanation for it. Sidematerials indicate it, with side materials indicating he also has a truly horrible case of PTSD.PTSD. What makes his insanity all the worse is that many of the colonists he hates would probably have lost friends and loved ones to Zeon’s indiscriminate genocide of the Sides’ inhabitants and would therefore have just as much reason to hate Zeon as he does, but it’s debatable if he even realizes this.
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* {{Revenge}}: [[AllThereInTheManual Side materials]] hint that the reason why he hates colonials so much is the fact that he was made into a [=POW=] and horrendously tortured by Zeon in the One Year War.
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* {{Revenge}}: [[AllThereInTheManual Side materials]] hint that the reason why he hates colonials so much is the fact that he was made into a [=POW=] and horrendously tortured by Zeon in the One Year War.
%%* ScaryBlackMan: [[AmbiguouslyBrown Maybe]].War. It’s a testament to how insane he is that he focuses his wrath on ''all'' colonists, considering they were the ones who bore the brunt of Zeon’s genocide and would logically have just as much reason to hate Zeon as he does.
* [[ScaryBlackMan Scary Ambiguously Brown Man]]: He’s big, he has dark skin, and he’s not someone you want to anger.
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* [[ScaryBlackMan Scary Ambiguously Brown Man]]: He’s big, he has dark skin, and he’s not someone you want to anger.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Downplayed with Franklin in the first movie, where he still does just about everything else, but he isn't shown hitting his wife and can't seem to imagine her getting killed the way she did.
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* ForeheadOfDoom: Often times exaggerated by sporadic moments of less-than-quality animation, but Jamaican is frequently remembered by many Gundam fans for his frighteningly-large forehead.
