Isabella Standalf: "I'm ever so sorry... but from the start, you never had a chance of winning this game. Now if you don't mind... could I ask... that you two land at the coordinates I'm transmitting?"
Yuri: "That's the house for you."
Kei: "Yep... Always cheating."
Yuri: "That's the house for you."
Kei: "Yep... Always cheating."
— "The Case of the Backwoods Murder"
Since 1979, Kei and Yuri have fought countless intergalactic criminals during their time at the 3WA. While most villains range from comically inept to viciously cruel, these few are the exceptions.
Works ordered by release date.
All spoilers are unmarked. You Have Been Warned!
Light Novels
- The Great Adventures of the Dirty Pair's "The Case of the Backwoods Murder"note :
- Madam Isabella Standalf, real name Isabella von Russel, is the daughter of Professor Peter von Russel and the ruler of the gambling planet La Mer. Having been abandoned by her family and raised as an abused prostitute, Standalf climbed the criminal ranks after killing a rich client, murdering her pimp afterwards to become an independent criminal. Gaining control of La Mer by marrying the current chairman of the planet’s casino association, Standalf also charmed her way into becoming a member of the crime organization Lucifer, despite being a hereditary syndicate. Killing von Russel after he showed disappointment in her life choices, Standalf bribed the La Mer police to keep the case closed, and even swapped von Russel’s DNA with someone else’s to ward off outside suspicion. Seeking revenge on the galaxy for giving von Russel and his Space Smasher a negative reputation, Standalf uses the Smasher to hold La Mer hostage, and despite her siblings Tuono and Lucia shutting the device down, Standalf renders their progress moot immediately afterwards by rebooting it, hoping to die upon the Smasher’s activation with hope that she and her father will be remembered well.
- Gaston is Isabella Standalf’s loyal, affable right hand. A large, hulking, cybernetic bodyguard who displays a professional level of intelligence and commitment, Gaston assists his madam in her grand scheme, including burning down the apartment containing the Pair and a detective while leaving few options of escape; torturing Tuono and Lucia after catching them sneaking into Standalf’s home; and nearly catching the Pair in a high speed chase by gaining control of his own limousine. Dearly devoted to Standalf, when she sacrifices herself upon the Space Smasher’s activation, Gaston breaks through her barrier at the cost of his lower body to die by her side.
1985 Anime
- "The Little Dictator! Let Sleeping Top Secrets Lie": Algernon is a lab mouse given intelligence. Created by the 3WA as an advanced security system, Algernon uses his increased IQ to betray his masters and stage a takeover of the 3WA headquarters, unleashing his hidden mice army to attack security guards and kidnap Mughi to be sacrificed. With his army so mighty they’re able to drive away a swarm of cats, once his equally intelligent girlfriend Chichi sacrifices herself to be bitten by an IQ-depleting flea, Algernon kills himself, refusing to continue his reign without his true love by his side.
- "Dig Here, Meow Meow, Happiness Comes at the End": Grandpa Garlic, despite appearing to be a goofy old man, is revealed to be cleverer than he looks. A treasure hunter who gets Kei and Yuri to help him find the lost La Kahanga treasure, Garlic’s able to outwit his rival Clementine and successfully beat her to the treasure. With the treasure turning out to be a manuscript containing information about super energy, Garlic lies about its true purpose to trick the Pair into letting him keep it, selling it for 170 million credits and keeping the credits for himself, but not without sending the Pair a ton of rose petals as thanks.
- "Come Out, Come Out, Assassin": Sundric, the "Cold-Hearted Killing Machine", is an ingenious assassin tasked with killing political lawyer Marcus Brannigan and taking his place. Having killed a 3WA Agent who was tailing him for 13 years, Sundric poses as illustrator Ralph Rays as he boards the plane carrying Marcus. Setting the plane to autopilot as it heads for a black hole, Sundric sets the passcode to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb", giving the little Jack a flute and teaching him how to play "Mary" as a clue for the Pair, with the passcode instead activating the ship's self-destruct mechanism. Killing Marcus during the commotion and taking his place, Sundric fakes his death by putting Marcus’s body in a rigged escape shuttle and announcing his escape, and comes close to killing Kei by getting her nearly sucked into the black hole.
- "Nostalgic Blues Make a Killer Soundtrack": Blues is a ruthless, yet soulful assassin who wants to get revenge on Melpot for murdering his mother. Apprehended by the Pair with explosive handcuffs, Blues is able to take advantage of the situation and turn things around by threatening to kill Kei should the Pair not help him kill Melpot. With Melpot making an escape, Blues shoots off the chain connecting him with Kei and makes his way to Melpot, taking advantage of the exploding handcuff to kill both himself and Melpot.
- "Eek! The Boy in the Manor is a Terminator": Jobs and Mylene Garou are an elderly couple who seek to avenge their son, Mack. After Mack was used as a scapegoat by a corrupt bank that led to his suicide, Jobs and Mylene decided to print counterfeit money to ruin the bank’s credibility, which results in Eleanor City having an economic crisis. With their plan completed, the couple reside in the hard to find Tamul Island with an android copy of Mack. When Kei and Calico arrive to arrest them, Jobs has them knocked out and placed in traps to slowly kill them, and when Mack goes haywire, Jobs and Mylene assist in destroying the robot, resulting in them finally accepting their son’s loss.
Flash
- Mission 2: Angels at World’s End's "Steamy Hot Springs Romantic Tour": Caldy is a Con Artist who has been involved in a plethora of scams and shady deals. Caught by the Pair while trying to impersonate a 3WA Trouble Consultant to a date, Caldy gives chase, even stealing a helicopter by tricking its pilot into thinking his girlfriend's giving birth despite the pilot being single. Stuck with the Pair as they escort him back to the city, Caldy humorously pranks the Pair any way he can in his attempts to escape, from untying himself from a tree and knitting their clothes shut, to feeding them poisonous animals knowing they'll be so hungry they'll eat anything. Despite being sentenced to jail, Caldy makes an escape and resumes his usual antics.
- DX: Kei & Yuri, by Takemaru Ōno’s "Lovely Angels of Destruction": Sera is a young revolutionary army leader who seeks to overthrow Specialize. Posing as an innocent little girl to manipulate the Pair into helping her take down Specialize, Sera eventually uses them as a distraction to take down Specialize’s boss, and then tricks Kei into activating the Genocide Slasher System, which destroys all of Specialize’s company resources. Crowned queen of the planet afterwards, Sera publicly blames the Pair for all the large scale destruction to avoid charges.
- Dangerous Acquaintances & Run from the Future: Shasti is a genetically engineered super-agent who proves to be the Lovely Angels' most toughest, smartest opponent. A former 3WA Agent who despised how she was seen as nothing more than an experiment, after she was given the personality of the criminal Lacombe, Shasti found the courage to plan her escape. Tracking down Lacombe with her fellow agents and securing him inside a ship, Shasti betrays the association by killing her partner Deirdre, apprehending Yuri and Kei, and leaving with Lacombe to make it look like a kidnapping. Setting sights on the Lyra spaceship's gravity well compensator with plans to sell it, Shasti manipulates the terrorist group UG/FR and some thieves to get her inside the ship, betraying them both once she’s onboard. Plotting revenge after her plan is thwarted by Yuri and Kei, Shasti disguises herself as a Mars agent and travels to the space station Nimkashi, where she gets the station’s chemists to hand her a chemical wartech container.
- Fatal But Not Serious: Yuri #2 is a clone created by Kevin Sleet sent to kill Kei and the original Yuri. Believing herself to be inside a VR sim meant to test her creativity and spontaneity, Yuri #2 goes about her mission under the impression that her actions don’t have any consequences. Reprogramming the Lovely Angel ship behind the Pair's backs so that it follows her command, Yuri #2 also has it launch a laser at the planet Egawa's sun to cause a supernova, just to get back at those who called her a "walking disaster magnet." Cutting loose and discarding her benevolent personality, Yuri #2 frequently outwits and outmatches the actual Yuri on numerous occasions, and despite having ample opportunity to kill Kei, always refuses. Injured by Yuri, upon finding out that Kei's about to die, Yuri #2 reprograms the Lovely Angel to save her, using the opportunity to mortally wound the distracted Yuri.
