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* ''Film/SpacePirateCaptainHarlock2013'' - A [[AllCGICartoon CGI movie]] reboot.

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* TheEngineer: This is Tochiro's role in most ''Harlock'' media: he is not a spotlight-catching ActionHero like Harlock, but without the technological edge his creations (Gravity Saber, Cosmo Dragoon, ''Arcadia'' herself, e.g.) give to Harlock, the latter would not survive most scraps he finds himself in.
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* TheEngineer: This is Tochiro's role in most ''Harlock'' media: he is not a spotlight-catching ActionHero like Harlock, but without the technological edge his creations (Gravity Saber, Cosmo Dragoon, ''Arcadia'' herself, e.g.) give to Harlock, the latter would not survive most scraps he finds himself in.
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* TwistEnding: The end of ''Endless Odyssey'' where [[spoiler:Harlock reveals he killed Tadashi's father, then tells Tadashi to kill ''him--''earlier he promised Tadashi that he would deliver his father's killer to him.]]; this verges on being a ShockingSwerve.

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* TwistEnding: The end of ''Endless Odyssey'' where [[spoiler:Harlock reveals he killed Tadashi's father, then tells Tadashi to kill ''him--''earlier he promised Tadashi that he would deliver his father's killer to him.]]; this verges on being a ShockingSwerve.]]
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* MultipleChoicePast: A few different explanations are given for Harlock's past: In Space Pirate Captain Harlock, [[spoiler: he and Torchiro know each other since grade school, build the ''Arcadia,'' and then meet Emeraldas for the first time]] ''My Youth in Arcadia,'' however, states that [[spoiler: Harlock and Tochiro meet for the first time in the military, but Harlock apparently knows Emeraldas already.]] One of the oddest explanations (based on early drafts of the story that were dropped prior to filming - though not before several promotional guidebooks and a novel had been published) is that [[spoiler: Harlock is actually Alex Wildstar/Mamoru Kodai of ''Space Battleship Yamato''. They do actually look alike, but that would negate ''all'' the important plot elements about Harlock and Tochiro's ancestors in MYIA.]]

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* MultipleChoicePast: A few different explanations are given for Harlock's past: In Space Pirate Captain Harlock, [[spoiler: he and Torchiro know each other since grade school, build the ''Arcadia,'' and then meet Emeraldas for the first time]] time]]. ''My Youth in Arcadia,'' Arcadia'', however, states that [[spoiler: Harlock and Tochiro meet for the first time in the military, but Harlock apparently knows Emeraldas already.]] already]]. One of the oddest explanations (based on early drafts of the story that were dropped prior to filming - -- though not before several promotional guidebooks and a novel had been published) is that [[spoiler: Harlock is actually Alex Wildstar/Mamoru Kodai of ''Space Battleship Yamato''. They do actually look alike, but that would negate ''all'' the important plot elements about Harlock and Tochiro's ancestors in MYIA.]]''MYIA'']].



* RunningGag: People who met both Emeraldas and Maetel remarking that Emeraldas is the tough twin and Maetel the nice, sweet and harmless one. After all, it's Maetel who [[EarthShatteringKaboom blew up a planet]] because the local mecha people disgusted her, while disgusting Emeraldas usually results in her walking away 'till the disgusting one calls her a coward (and get killed).

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* RunningGag: People who met both Emeraldas and Maetel remarking that Emeraldas is the tough twin and Maetel the nice, sweet and harmless one. After all, it's Maetel who [[EarthShatteringKaboom blew up a planet]] because the local mecha people disgusted her, while disgusting Emeraldas usually results in her walking away 'till the disgusting one calls her a coward (and get gets killed).

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Mayu is kidnapped by the Mazone and Harlock spends many episodes trying to rescue her, when he finally does, she is visibly traumatized by her ordeal, refusing to eat and sleep.


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* RealityEnsues: Mayu is kidnapped by the Mazone and Harlock spends many episodes trying to rescue her, when he finally does, she is visibly traumatized by her ordeal, refusing to eat and sleep.

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* {{Crossover}}: Harlock and company frequently cameo in ''Manga/GalaxyExpress999'', with a full-blown crossover in the ''Space Symphony Maetel'' series. Harlock has also appeared in at least one manga adaptation of ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato,'' where is is established to be [[spoiler: Kodai's older brother, believed killed in in the Gamilus attack early in the story.]]

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* {{Crossover}}: Harlock and company frequently cameo in ''Manga/GalaxyExpress999'', with a full-blown crossover in the ''Space Symphony Maetel'' series. Harlock has also appeared in at least one manga adaptation of ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato,'' where is he is established to be [[spoiler: Kodai's older brother, believed killed in in the Gamilus attack early in the story.]]



** As Harlock explains after the initial incident, the ''Arcadia'' is the crew's ''home'' first and warship second, thus anyone can do whatever they want as long as there's no RedAlert, with the latter meanting that their home is in danger.

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** As Harlock explains after the initial incident, the ''Arcadia'' is the crew's ''home'' first and warship second, thus anyone can do whatever they want as long as there's no RedAlert, with the latter meanting meaning that their home is in danger.danger.
* CruelTwistEnding: [[spoiler: ''Endless Odyssey'' concludes with Tadashi finally learning the identity of the man who killed his father and whom he promised to kill in turn... and that man is Captain Harlock himself, who killed Tadashi's father because he succumbed to temptation and sold humanity out to the Noo. Tadashi is, understandably, quite conflicted about this revelation, because he's come to deeply regard Captain Harlock. But Harlock also promised Tadashi Senior that he would kill Tadashi if the latter failed to become a man... and remember what Harlock said about "a man who would break a promise is no man"? So he throws Tadashi a pistol, holds him at gunpoint, and demands Tadashi either kill him or be killed right now. Cue episode credits.]]



* HonorBeforeReason: Harlock's the type of man who always keeps a promise, no matter how small, even if he has to put his life on the line to do so. For instance, landing on VichyEarth while a wanted fugitive to keep a promise to visit a young girl on her birthday [[EstablishingCharacterMoment in the first episode of the original anime]].

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* HonorBeforeReason: Harlock's the type of man who always keeps a promise, no matter how small, even if he has to put his life on the line to do so. For instance, landing on VichyEarth while a wanted fugitive to keep a promise to visit a young girl on her birthday [[EstablishingCharacterMoment in the first episode of the original anime]]. Or the ending of ''Endless Odyssey''.


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* IWantToBeARealMan: Regardless of continuity, Tadashi always is driven by the urge to become recognized as a true man. [[spoiler: In ''Endless Odyssey'', his father was so worried about Tadashi becoming manly that he made Captain Harlock promise him that, if Tadashi failed to become a man in Harlock's eyes, then Harlock would kill Tadashi.]]
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* PlantAliens: The Mazone in the 1978 series.

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* PlantAliens: The Mazone in the 1978 series. "Women who burn like paper" when they die, they are later shown to have a physiology that is much more similar to plants than to humans. Remnants of ancient Mazone settlements on Earth remain asleep as jungle plants.
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** In 'Arcadia of my Youth'', Harlock is forced to send the ''Arcadia'' across the "Owen Stanley Witch [[RecycledInSpace Of Space]]", a perilous passage between multiple stars that also traps LifeEnergy like an UnrealisticBlackHole.

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** In 'Arcadia ''Arcadia of my Youth'', Harlock is forced to send the ''Arcadia'' across the "Owen Stanley Witch [[RecycledInSpace Of Space]]", a perilous passage between multiple stars that also traps LifeEnergy like an UnrealisticBlackHole.
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Matsumoto [[ContinuitySnarl was never a stickler for continuity]], so it's impossible to give a coherent description of Captain Harlock's history. Nevertheless, his character has always been clear: Captain Harlock is a man of honor who, betrayed by either a corrupt or VichyEarth, chose to sail the [[SpaceIsAnOcean Sea of Stars]] as a SpacePirate to remain true to his ideals. Although he has left behind an Earth which hates and fears him, Harlock remains willing and able to fight for his homeworld in its times of need. Nevertheless, he's not motivated by patriotism; he swore an oath to fight for only what ''he'' believes in.

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Matsumoto [[ContinuitySnarl was never a stickler for continuity]], so it's impossible to give a coherent description of Captain Harlock's history. Nevertheless, his character has always been clear: Captain Harlock is a man of honor who, betrayed by either a corrupt or VichyEarth, chose to sail the [[SpaceIsAnOcean Sea of Stars]] as a SpacePirate {{Space Pirate|s}} to remain true to his ideals. Although he has left behind an Earth which hates and fears him, Harlock remains willing and able to fight for his homeworld in its times of need. Nevertheless, he's not motivated by patriotism; he swore an oath to fight for only what ''he'' believes in.
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Matsumoto [[ContinuitySnarl was never a stickler for continuity]], so it's impossible to give a coherent description of Captain Harlock's history. Nevertheless, his character has always been clear: Captain Harlock is a man of honor who, betrayed by either a corrupt or VichyEarth, chose to sail the Sea of Stars as a SpacePirate to remain true to his ideals. Although he has left behind an Earth which hates and fears him, Harlock remains willing and able to fight for his homeworld in its times of need. Nevertheless, he's not motivated by patriotism; he swore an oath to fight for only what ''he'' believes in.

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Matsumoto [[ContinuitySnarl was never a stickler for continuity]], so it's impossible to give a coherent description of Captain Harlock's history. Nevertheless, his character has always been clear: Captain Harlock is a man of honor who, betrayed by either a corrupt or VichyEarth, chose to sail the [[SpaceIsAnOcean Sea of Stars Stars]] as a SpacePirate to remain true to his ideals. Although he has left behind an Earth which hates and fears him, Harlock remains willing and able to fight for his homeworld in its times of need. Nevertheless, he's not motivated by patriotism; he swore an oath to fight for only what ''he'' believes in.

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** ''Cosmo Warrior Zero'' has the titular Zero.

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** ''Cosmo Warrior Zero'' has the titular Zero.Captain Warrius Zero, commander of the last battleship VichyEarth can field under the Machine People.



** That's Zero's mission in ''Cosmo Warrior Zero'', at least in the titular hero's opinion. I mean, he had to catch/kill HARLOCK...

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** That's Captain Warrius Zero's mission in ''Cosmo Warrior Zero'', at least in the titular hero's opinion. I mean, he had to catch/kill HARLOCK...



* LastOfHerKind: Miime
** Her alternate counterpart in Mugen Kido SSX, La Mimay.
* MookFaceTurn: Zoll and the Tokargans from ''Arcadia of My Youth'', who served the Illumidas so they would take mercy on their homeworld. That [[EarthShatteringKaboom didn't work out for them.]]

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Mimay, Harlock's advisor, recounts her experiences of surviving the death of her world before being rescued.
** Her alternate counterpart in Mugen Kido SSX, ''Arcadia of My Youth'' and ''Endless Orbit SSX'', La Mimay.
Mimay, also mentions that her homeworld had been destroyed by the Illumidas.
* MookFaceTurn: Zoll and the Tokargans from ''Arcadia of My Youth'', who served the Illumidas so they would take mercy on their homeworld. That [[EarthShatteringKaboom didn't work out for them.]]them]], and they make an alliance with Harlock to try to save it.



* TheMostWanted: In ''Arcadia of My Youth'', Harlock's love interest Maya is the [[RebelLeader voice]] of LaResistance on VichyEarth and, as such, is the most wanted woman on the planet. [[spoiler:After her death, Harlock becomes the most wanted man due to his attack on the Illumidus forces.]]

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* TheMostWanted: In ''Arcadia of My Youth'', Harlock's love interest Maya is the [[RebelLeader voice]] of LaResistance on VichyEarth and, as such, is the most wanted woman on the planet. [[spoiler:After her death, Harlock becomes the most wanted man due to his attack on the Illumidus Illumidas forces.]]



* NegativeSpaceWedgie: Several pop up across the franchise.
** In 'Arcadia of my Youth'', Harlock is forced to send the ''Arcadia'' across the "Owen Stanley Witch [[RecycledInSpace Of Space]]", a perilous passage between multiple stars that also traps LifeEnergy like an UnrealisticBlackHole.
** Late in ''Cosmo Warrior Zero'', Captain Zero is forced to navigate his ship, the Karyu, across the "Iron Ridge" nebula [[spoiler:in order to battle the BigBad alongside Harlock]]. Not only does the Iron Ridge prevent warping across itself, the magnetic storms force the Machine People in the crew to be shut down -- including the ship's doctor.



* SmugSnake: Murugison, the NumberTwo of the WorthyOpponent, Zeda, from ''Arcadia of My Youth'', who eagerly dismisses Earthlings at every opportunity, but folds if Harlock does much more than look at him harshly. He shoots Maya in the back, and ultimately is killed when attempting to attack Harlock against Zeda's orders, and is written off by his commander.

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* SmugSnake: Murugison, the NumberTwo of the WorthyOpponent, Zeda, from ''Arcadia of My Youth'', who Youth''. Murugison eagerly dismisses Earthlings at every opportunity, but folds if Harlock does much more than look at him harshly. He shoots Maya in the back, and ultimately is killed when attempting he attempts to attack Harlock against Zeda's orders, orders -- and is written off by his commander.commander after drawing on the pirate.
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* ConspicuousCG: Experimented with for spaceship scenes in the ''Queen Emeraldas'' OVA, ''Harlock Saga'' and ''Cosmo Warrior Zero''.
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* WantedPoster: The various incarnations of Harlock, Tochiro, and Emeraldas often appear on wanted posters, usually offering either a large sum of money or a year's supply of energy capsules. ''Endless Orbit SSX'' takes part of its title from the serial numbers of their three bounties.
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* ''Arcadia of My Youth'' (1982) - The Earth is defeated and occupied by the warlike Illumidas. Harlock and a few others are the only ones left on a conquered VichyEarth willing to carry on the struggle. Notable for being the one version in which we ''see'' Harlock losing an eye.

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* ''Arcadia of My Youth'' (1982) - The Earth is defeated and occupied by the warlike Illumidas. Harlock and a few others are the only ones left on a conquered VichyEarth willing to carry on the struggle. Notable for being the one version in which we ''see'' Harlock losing an eye. Dubbed into English by Creator/FrontierEnterprises in 1986 and released as ''Vengeance Of The Space Pirate''.



* ''Harlock Saga'' (1999) - A six-episode OAV based on a recent manga by Matsumoto, in turn based on Wagner's ''[[[Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung Der Ring des Nibelungen]]''.
* '' Cosmo Warrior Zero '' (2002) - An AlternateUniverse OAV. Earth Captain [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Warrius Zero]], traumatized by its defeat at the hands of the [[Manga/GalaxyExpress999 Machine People]], finds new purpose when VichyEarth and the machines assign him to lead a crew to find and capture a young Harlock. [[TheAnimeOfTheGame Based on a video game.]]

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* ''Harlock Saga'' (1999) - A six-episode OAV based on a recent manga by Matsumoto, in turn based on Wagner's ''[[[Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung ''[[Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung Der Ring des Nibelungen]]''.
* '' Cosmo Warrior Zero '' (2002) - An AlternateUniverse OAV. Earth Captain [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Warrius Zero]], traumatized by its defeat at the hands of the [[Manga/GalaxyExpress999 Machine People]], finds new purpose when VichyEarth and the machines assign him to lead a crew of both Machine People and humans, to find and capture a young Harlock. [[TheAnimeOfTheGame Based on a video game.]]



* FantasticRacism: Depending on the installment, humanity can be on the giving and receiving ends of this. ''Cosmo Warrior Zero'' in particular has the tensions between the mixed crew of humans and Machine People on Captain Zero's ({{Vichy|Earth}}) Earth battleship as a major plot point, with the Captain being forced to bring both sides under control in one episode.



* VichyEarth: ''Arcadia of my Youth'' is largely about Earth turning into this after losing a war, and how Harlock decided to rebel.

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* VichyEarth: ''Arcadia of my Youth'' is largely about Earth turning into this after losing a war, and how Harlock decided to rebel. ''Cosmo Warrior Zero'' revolves around another captain who remained loyal, who is sent in pursuit of Harlock.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: In ''Dimension Voyage'', the Machine Empire has a magnificent reputation thanks to an enormous propaganda work, with the few that oppose them being labeled as terrorists and criminals.
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* EvilVersusEvil: In ''Dimension Voyage'' the Mazone and the Machine Empire are engaged in a cold war, as they both aim to take over Earth-and the latter is halfway in the process of doing so without firing a shot. The Illumidas are mentioned as ready to throw themselves in the fight as well, only held back by the threat posed by Neo Gamilas against them.


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** In ''Dimension Voyage'', Shizuka Namino identifies three powers as such for Mazone: the Machine Empire, that has somehow recovered from Tetsuro Hoshino blowing up their homeworld and [[VillainWithGoodPublicity is taking over the galaxy through cultural assimilation and propaganda]]; Illumidas, the one power that in the past conquered Earth and seems ready to try again; and Harlock with the ''Arcadia''. Queen Rafflesia agrees on the latter.

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* DistaffCounterpart: Emeraldas. Within the extended sphere of Matsumoto's other works, Harlock has another distaff counterpart in ''Anime/{{Ozuma}}'''s Bainas.

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* {{Dirty Coward}}s: The Earth Garrison Forces are composed almost exclusively of people unwilling to fight and ready to run the moment a potential danger shows up, hence why they're looked down by Harlock and even Kiruta, ''their commander'' and, with his personal force, one of the few brave people remaining on Earth (who in the ''Dimension Voyager'' manga become members of the Gaia Fleet on loan to the Earth Garrison).
* DistaffCounterpart: Emeraldas. Within the extended sphere of Matsumoto's other works, Harlock has another distaff counterpart in ''Anime/{{Ozuma}}'''s ''Anime/{{Ozuma}}''[='=]s Bainas.


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* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: The manga contains one of the most epic examples in fiction, when the First Minister has Daiba thrown in prison to bait Harlock... And then Yuki walks in and when the guards try and stop her she ''asks them if this was where Daiba was being kept to bait Harlock into a trap'' and, upon receiving confirmation, tells them she's one of Harlock's crew and thus she's supposed to walk in and break Daiba out, with the guards accepting her reasoning.
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* TheDreaded: Harlock is feared by just anyone who may have reason to get in a fight with him. For reference, in ''Cosmo Warrior Zero'' the title character brought a small and almost crippled cruiser in battle with a larger pirate ship without a care, but when, after the fact, he was told the ship was Harlock's ''Deathshadow'' he nearly broke down in fear.

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* ColdEquation: In ''Arcadia of My Youth'', Harlock is forced to escape the planet Tokarga after the Illumidas destroy it, with only Zoll's little sister Mira and a few Tokargan soldiers surviving. To escape the Illumidas fleet waiting for them, they pass through the "Owen Stanley Witch [[RecycledInSpace Of Space]]," a passage between twin suns with multiple prominence streams -- ''and'' a NegativeSpaceWedgie that attracts LifeEnergy. Despite the efforts of Harlock and Tochiro, the ''Arcadia'' is almost drawn in until its engines miraculously go into overdrive. Afterwards Harlock and Tochiro discover what happened: Mira died from the strain of the passage, and the other Tokargans, realizing that they are officially extinct, decide to [[ThrownOutTheAirlock go out the airlock]] in order to [[HeroicSacrifice repay Harlock for risking his life to save their people]].



* PirateParrot: Tori-san ([[DubNameChange a.k.a. Mr. Bird]]), a black alien bird with a stork-like neck (and usually a cloth tied around his beak in a vain attempt to shut him up. His presence is usually unexplained except for ''Arcadia of My Youth'', where he's technically the last survivor of the planet Tokarga after Harlock and the Arcadia mount a rescue mission.

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* ''Arcadia of my Youth — Endless Orbit SSX'' (1982) - A sequel to TheMovie involves Harlock and the ''Arcadia'' searching for ''paradise''. Cut short by due to poor ratings, resulting in a bit of a GeckoEnding. An American comic series, printed in the early-mid 1990s, was an adaptation of ''SSX'', minus the more mystical elements.
* ''Harlock Saga'' (1999) - A six-episode OAV based on a recent manga by Matsumoto, in turn based on Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen''.

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* ''Arcadia of my My Youth — Endless Orbit SSX'' (1982) - A sequel to TheMovie involves Harlock and the ''Arcadia'' searching for ''paradise''. Cut short by due to poor ratings, resulting in a bit of a GeckoEnding. An American comic series, printed in the early-mid 1990s, was an adaptation of ''SSX'', minus the more mystical elements.
* ''Harlock Saga'' (1999) - A six-episode OAV based on a recent manga by Matsumoto, in turn based on Wagner's ''Der ''[[[Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung Der Ring des Nibelungen''.Nibelungen]]''.



* '' Gun Frontier '' (2002) - Harlock and his BestFriend in Tochiro [[RecycledInSpace in the Wild West]]. No science fiction here, but the funniest series starring Harlock so far.

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* '' Gun Frontier '' (2002) - {The [[IdenticalGrandson Identical Ancestors]] of) Harlock and his BestFriend in Tochiro Tochiro, WalkingTheEarth [[RecycledInSpace in the Wild West]]. No science fiction here, but the funniest series starring Harlock so far.



* BurialInSpace: ''Arcadia of My Youth''

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* BurialInSpace: ''Arcadia of My Youth''Youth'' ends with a space burial of the [[MookFaceTurn heroic Tokargan Zoll]], his sister Mira, and the Earth's LaResistance leader (who is also Harlock's OldFlame) Maya aboard ''Arcadia'', with all of the surviving good guys in attendance. Maya's burial in particular symbolizes the severing of Harlock's last tether to his old life, completing his transformation into a SpacePirate.



* GeneticMemory: Used as a plot device in ''Arcadia of my Youth'' to include a story about Harlock's ancestor in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and the birth of his friendship with Tochiro's ancestor at the time.

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* GeneticMemory: Used as a plot device in ''Arcadia of my Youth'' to include a story about Harlock's ancestor in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and the birth of his friendship with Tochiro's ancestor at the time. (In the story, the Tokargan guard Zoll uses the genetic memory analysis -- with faked results -- as a way to hide their activities from the Illumidas.)



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* PirateParrotPirateParrot: Tori-san ([[DubNameChange a.k.a. Mr. Bird]]), a black alien bird with a stork-like neck (and usually a cloth tied around his beak in a vain attempt to shut him up. His presence is usually unexplained except for ''Arcadia of My Youth'', where he's technically the last survivor of the planet Tokarga after Harlock and the Arcadia mount a rescue mission.



* SeeYouInHell: Zeda, the NobleDemon in charge of the Illumidas occupation of Earth, challenges Harlock and the ''Arcadia'' to a battleship duel near the end of ''Arcadia Of My Youth''. After his ship takes fatal damage, Zeda sends a transmission to Harlock and invites his WorthyOpponent to share a drink in Hell together as friends, before his ship explodes. Harlock [[DueToTheDead accepts the invitation after the battle]].



* SmugSnake: Murugison, the NumberTwo of the WorthyOpponent from ''Arcadia of My Youth''

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* SmugSnake: Murugison, the NumberTwo of the WorthyOpponent WorthyOpponent, Zeda, from ''Arcadia of My Youth''Youth'', who eagerly dismisses Earthlings at every opportunity, but folds if Harlock does much more than look at him harshly. He shoots Maya in the back, and ultimately is killed when attempting to attack Harlock against Zeda's orders, and is written off by his commander.



* VoiceOfTheResistance: ''Arcadia of my Youth'' -- "This is the Voice of Free Arcadia..."

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* VoiceOfTheResistance: Maya, from ''Arcadia of my Youth'' -- Youth'', sending pirate transmissions for the defeated Earthlings and her lover Harlock, to bolster their spirits. "This is the Voice of Free Arcadia..."


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* GeneticMemory: Used as a plot device in ''Arcadia of my Youth'' to include a story about Harlock's ancestor in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

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* GeneticMemory: Used as a plot device in ''Arcadia of my Youth'' to include a story about Harlock's ancestor in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and the birth of his friendship with Tochiro's ancestor at the time.
** TheConstant: The present-day Harlock and Tochiro inherited the copies of the "Arcadia of My Youth" books their ancestors carried, as well as the gun sight given to Tochiro's ancestor.
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* ReusedCharacterDesign: Captain Harlock's concept originated in a manga made during Matsumoto's boyhood, "Captain Kingston". Early Harlock prototypes include 1968's ''Tōmin Wakusei'' (Hibernation Planet) as japanese spaceship crewmember Phantom Harlock, 1969's ''Pilot 262'' as Luftwaffe pilot Walter von Harlock, 1970's ''Dai-kaizoku Harlock'' (Great Pirate Harlock) as a [[SpacePirates space pirate]], 1972's ''Gun Frontier'' as japanese cowboy Western Franklin Harlock Jr., and 1973's ''Senjō manga'' (Battlefield comics) as biplane pilot Phantom F. Harlock and WWII german ace pilot Phantom F. Harlock II (both of them would be retconned as Captain Harlock's antecessors in the ''Arcadia of my Youth'' continuity). It wasn't until 1974's ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'' where his modern design [[https://ourstarblazers.com/vault/576/ would have made a debut]] if the show hadn't been cut short, but it made its debut in 1975's ''Diver 0'' before the character took of on its own.

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* ReusedCharacterDesign: Captain Harlock's concept originated in a manga made during Matsumoto's boyhood, "Captain Kingston". Early Harlock prototypes include 1968's ''Tōmin Wakusei'' (Hibernation Planet) as japanese spaceship crewmember Phantom Harlock, 1969's ''Pilot 262'' as Luftwaffe pilot Walter von Harlock, 1970's ''Dai-kaizoku Harlock'' (Great Pirate Harlock) as a [[SpacePirates space pirate]], 1972's ''Gun Frontier'' as japanese cowboy Western Franklin Harlock Jr., and 1973's ''Senjō manga'' (Battlefield comics) as biplane pilot Phantom F. Harlock and WWII german ace pilot Phantom F. Harlock II (both of them would be retconned as Captain Harlock's antecessors predecessors in the ''Arcadia of my Youth'' continuity). It wasn't until 1974's ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'' where his modern definitive design [[https://ourstarblazers.com/vault/576/ would have made a debut]] if the show hadn't been cut short, but it made its debut was reused a year later in 1975's ''Diver 0'' Zero'' before the character [[BreakoutCharacter took of off on its own.own]].
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* ReusedCharacterDesign: Captain Harlock's concept originated in a manga made during Matsumoto's boyhood, "Captain Kingston". Early Harlock prototypes include 1968's ''Tōmin Wakusei'' (Hibernation Planet) as japanese spaceship crewmember Phantom Harlock, 1969's ''Pilot 262'' as Luftwaffe pilot Walter von Harlock, 1970's ''Dai-kaizoku Harlock'' (Great Pirate Harlock) as a [[SpacePirates space pirate]], 1972's ''Gun Frontier'' as japanese cowboy Western Franklin Harlock Jr., and 1973's ''Senjō manga'' (Battlefield comics) as biplane pilot Phantom F. Harlock and WWII german ace pilot Phantom F. Harlock II (both of them would be retconned as Captain Harlock's antecessors in the ''Arcadia of my Youth'' continuity). It wasn't until 1974's ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'' where his modern design [[https://ourstarblazers.com/vault/576/ would have made a debut]] if the show hadn't been cut short, but it made its debut in 1975's ''Diver 0'' before the character took of on its own.
** Tochiro's design is based on the main character from 1971's ''Otoko Oidon'', and debuted as Harlock's sidekick in the 1972 manga ''Gun Frontier''. Likewise, Harlock's pet bird Tori-san appeared in the same two manga.
** Queen Emeraldas was the protagonist of her own manga in 1975 and 1978, before she turned into a supporting character in ''Captain Harlock'' and ''Galaxy Express 999''.
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** The events from ''Arcadia of my Youth'' with Harlock's ancestors are taken from two separate chapters of Leiji Matsumoto's [[MilitaryAndWarfareComics military]] [[AnthologyComic anthology]] ''Senjō manga'' ("Battlefield comics"), best known overseas for being the source of the 1993 OVA ''The Cockpit''.
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* [[BoringInvincibleHero Boring Invincible Starship]]: In the original ''Captain Harlock'' anime, the Mazone can only overwhelm Harlock by [[ZergRush sheer numbers]] or [[HumanShield Tokargan shields]].

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** As Harlock explains after the initial incident, the ''Arcadia'' is the crew's ''home'' first and warship second, thus anyone can do whatever they want as long as there's no RedAlert, with the latter meanting that their home is in danger.



* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: At the beginning of ''Endless Odyssey'', Harlock [[spoiler: says point blank, he doesn't care to save Earth from the Noo. It's implied he views this as indirect revenge upon the leaders and population that ostracized him; some of the crewmen state that Harlock took to space because he is just 'waiting to die,' so...maybe he really ''doesn't'' care. Either way, it distracts The Noo from Daiba's presence.]] Birdie number one. Number two comes from the ''entire crew'', when [[spoiler: the Noo are unable to possess Harlock or anyone else. They're simply too badass to fall for the scare tactic.]]

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* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: At the beginning of ''Endless Odyssey'', Harlock [[spoiler: says [[spoiler:says point blank, he doesn't care to save Earth from the Noo. It's implied he views this as indirect revenge upon the leaders and population that ostracized him; some of the crewmen state that Harlock took to space because he is just 'waiting to die,' so...maybe he really ''doesn't'' care. Either way, it distracts The Noo from Daiba's presence.]] Birdie number one. Number two comes from the ''entire crew'', when [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the Noo are unable to possess Harlock or anyone else. They're simply too badass to fall for the scare tactic.]]

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