Line #185 Characters/CaptainHarlock


1	See '''[[Characters/HarlockSpacePirate here]]''' for characters from the 2013 film.
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
4	!!Harlock's crew
5	[[folder:As a whole]]
6	[[quoteright:959:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aliem.jpg]]
7	[[caption-width-right:959:Left to right: Toshiro, Miime, Kei, Tadashi and Captain Harlock]]
8	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Kei, the TokenGirl of the crew, wears a hot-pink suit while Tadashi's is light blue.
9	* SpacePirate: Harlock is probably the UrExample in the eyes of anime fans, though his crew aren't as iconic. Regardless, they all fit this trope to a T. They're of the heroic variant and veer through one zany adventure after the other for justice.
10	* RagtagBunchofMisfits: Almost every named crew member are extremely eccentric, will do whatever the hell they want outside of battle (including racing rats and playing go in the middle of the hall), not afraid of back-talking or even disobeying Harlock to an extent, but when things get serious, everyone from the First Mate to the Cook all buckle down and show why the Arcadia is the most feared ship in the known universe. As Kei notes, almost every new crew member is shocked and dismayed by how disorganized and ''weird'' the crew is until they enter battle.
11	* TwoGirlsToATeam: Kei was originally the TokenGirl of Arcadia until Miime joined them.
12	[[/folder]]
13	[[folder:Captain Harlock]]
14	!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/MakioInoue (Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Arcadia of My Youth, Galaxy Express 999, Queen Emeraldas, DNA Sights 999.9, Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy, Leiji Matsumoto 999 〜Story of Galaxy Express 999〜, Super Robot Wars T), Kan Tokumaru (Space Pirate Captain Harlock episodes 9 & 10), Creator/EijiTakemoto (Cosmo Warrior Zero, Gun Frontier, Space Symphony Maetel), Creator/AkioOtsuka (Galaxy Express 999 Eternal Drama Edition), Creator/KoichiYamadera (Maxell Manga Video, Cosmo Warrior Zero [=PS1=], Harlock Saga, Endless Odyssey)
15	!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Tony Pope (Galaxy Express 999; Corman Dub), Lanny Broyles (Arcadia of My Youth), Richard Rossner (Space Pirate Captain Harlock; ZIV Eps. 2 & 3), Creator/MichaelMcconnohie (Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years), Creator/ScottMcNeil (Galaxy Express 999, Adieu Galaxy Express 999), Matt Hoverman (Harlock Saga), Ken Webster (Queen Emeraldas), Creator/SteveBlum (Cosmo Warrior Zero, Gun Frontier), Creator/LexLang (Endless Odyssey)
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17	A SpacePirate who lives by his own law in a universe seemingly out to get him. Everything else is pretty much flexible. Actually, with Gun Frontier, he doesn't even have to be a Space Pirate.
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19	[[quoteright:327:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/harlock.png]]
20	* TheAce: The biggest in the galaxy. He is a skilled warrior as well as a leader, and his name is well known across the stars.
21	* AdaptationDyeJob: in the '78 series, save for a rare coloring error, his hair is almost an auburn color, while everything else since he loses the reddish undertones to some shade of brown from light to a deep, chocolate brown depending on series.
22	* TheAlcoholic: More so in the 78 version, he described himself as an alcoholic and is always seen drinking [[GargleBlaster potent drinks]], strangely despite all his drinking, he [[NeverGetsDrunk never is visibly tipsy, let alone drunk]]
23	* BigGood: Harlock stands up to oppression, frees the unfairly imprisoned, fights to defend innocents and gives the finger to tyrants. If he's not the main character in a series, there's a good chance he's {{The Cavalry}} when things looks grim for the heroes.
24	* ByronicHero: He is as noble as he is taciturn, stoically fighting against totalitarian regimes, whether they be earth-born or alien.
25	* CynicIdealistDuo: Harlock is the Cynic to Tochiro's Idealist - and he outright admits he thinks Earth is too far gone to be worth saving while Tochiro believes there's still a chance, though by the end of most series, he generally comes around to Tochiro being right.
26	* DefectorFromDecadence: Whatever the universe he inhabits, Harlock becomes a pirate in disgust over the people and government of Earth. Some Earth countries are explicitly depicted as wretched and decadent places, while in others they have turned themselves over to an oppressive power, and if you look further in yet other places, the Earth government IS the oppressive power.
27	%%* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: One of his skills. He tells off Wotan, Space Cthulhu, and others.
28	%%* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Another one.
29	* TheDreaded: People who know about him tend to be ''terrified'' of his wrath, though he's only violent to those who harm his allies or attack the helpless.
30	* DubNameChange: He was known as '''Albator''' in the French dub, the reason being that "Capitaine Harlock" would have sounded too much like "[[Franchise/{{Tintin}} Capitaine Haddock]]".
31	* EyepatchOfPower: How he got it usually changes, but he always has it. It is usually covered by his brown bangs.
32	* GoodScarsEvilScars: He has a huge scar across his face, but it's never explained how he got it.
33	* GoodIsNotSoft: Even the most gentle incarnations of Harlock is absolutely ruthless to those who earn his ire, and as seen in the ''Anime/GalaxyExpress999'' movie, he does take a certain amount of satisfaction in punishing them.
34	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Toshiro. He takes up a godfather role for his daughter. They are so close that in series where Tochiro dies away from Harlock, he immediately senses it and [[ManlyTears cries]].
35	* HonorBeforeReason: One of his BIGGEST qualities.
36	* KeepingTheHandicap: [[ScarsAreForever He refuses to have his scar removed or his eye replaced]] because it's a part of his personal image.
37	* MoralityPet: Mayu, the daughter of Tochiro Oyama and Emeraldas. As Tochiro was his best friend, he visits her often. He once gave her an ocarina as a gift.
38	* PapaWolf: If you want to live, do not make Mayu cry. He also showed similar tendencies towards Tetsuro in the [[Anime/GalaxyExpress999 Galaxy Express]] movies.
39	* TheStoic: Harlock is not one to smile, let alone emote. This makes his scenes of ManlyTears more impactful. Or the even rarer times that [[https://i.imgur.com/De46Rop.jpg he smiles]]. Notably in series where he's considerably younger like "Cosmo Warrior Zero", he's far more emotive.
40	[[/folder]]
41	[[folder:Kei Yuki]]
42	!!'''Kei Yuki (有紀蛍)'''
43	!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/ChiyokoKawashima (Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Mystery of the Arcadia, Adieu Galaxy Express 999, Leiji Matsumoto 999 〜Story of Galaxy Express 999〜), Yoko Asagami (Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX), Ai Uchikawa (Maxell Manga Video), Creator/ReiSakuma (Endless Odyssey)
44	!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Marla Scott (Space Pirate Captain Harlock), Kris Noel Pearson (Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years), Jane Perry (Adieu Galaxy Express 999), Creator/JulieAnnTaylor (Endless Odyssey)
45	Captain Harlock's second mate who works at the radar.
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47	[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/keiyuki.png]]
48	* AcePilot: Kei once steered the Arcadia, and is capable of piloting a Wolf.
49	* ActionGirl: Depending on the version, she's either this or a FauxActionGirl. She has trained under Harlock himself, and once piloted a Space Wolf jet.
50	* BarelyChangedDubName: The English dub changes her name from Kei to Kayla, but has everyone nickname her "Kay".
51	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Kie lost her parents due to the Earthern politicans neglecting their duties, and thus joined Captain Harlock's crew as she shared his vision of bringing justice to the world.
52	* DubNameChange:
53	** Kei became '''Kayla "Kay" Kerry''' in the English dub.
54	** Kei was known as '''Nausica''' in the French dub.
55	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Kei has shoulder-length blonde hair that's unkempt around the ends.
56	* PinkMeansFeminine: Kei has a pink, skintight outfit, but also has a skull and crossbones motif like Harlock and the rest of the crew.
57	* PirateGirl: In a lot of iterations Kei is the TokenGirl of the ship, until Miime comes along.
58	* ShipTease: While Kei and Tadashi got off on the wrong foot, not helping the fact that he was very clumsy and impulsive. She eventually warmed up to him and in some iterations, they become a couple.
59	[[/folder]]
60	[[folder:Tadashi Daiba]]
61	!!'''Tadashi Daiba (台羽正)'''
62	!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/AkiraKamiya (Space Captain Captain Harlock), Creator/ToshihikoSeki (Maxell Manga Video), Shinichiro Miki (Harlock Saga), Creator/TomokazuSeki (Endless Odyssey)
63	!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Richard Rossner (Space Pirate Captain Harlock), Kerrigan Mahan (Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years; as Ryan O'Flaniggan), Creator/RichardCansino (Endless Odyssey), Creator/MichelleRuff (child, Endless Odyssey), Scott Rayow (Harlock Saga)
64	Formerly a prisoner of the Earthern government's before Arcadia freed him, Tadashi is a skilled gunsman with an aloof personality. He is often at odds with the Captain, yet respects his guidance greatly and loyally follows him.
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66	[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daiba.png]]
67	* AudienceSurrogate: Tadashi's curiosity and interest towards Harlock mirrors the feelings of the viewers. That and the fact that he's a newbie to the squad, and thus has the same sense of unfamiliarity with them.
68	* BlueIsHeroic: In contrast to Kei's pink outfit, Tadashi wears a light blue outfit, with the familiar skull and crossbones motif.
69	* DarkAndTroubledPast: His mother, Hiroko, died when he was young and his father was ridiculed by Earth's politicians for his legitimate concerns and then killed by the Mazon. Being orphaned left Tadashi a vengeful man, but it was after he formed connections with the Arcadia crew that he began to re-learn what it was like to have normal bonds again.
70	* DubNameChange: He became '''Terrence "Terry" Drake''' in the English dub.
71	* TheGunslinger: While Harlock's main weapon is a sword, Tadashi's is a gun.
72	* HotBlooded: He is often sour and aloof, but he is passionate about his sense of justice. He is especially passionate about avenging the death of his father, who died at the hands of the Mazon.
73	* OneSteveLimit: There is another young man named Tadashi in ''Endless Orbit SSX'', but his surname is Monono. Also, The two Tadashis exist in two separate timelines as ''SSX'' is a sequel to ''Arcadia of My Youth'', both of which completely contradict the backstory for the 1978 ''Space Pirate series''.
74	** To make things even more confusing, Endless Odyssey sets itself as a semi-sequel to the 78 series, but an identical Tadashi Daiba appears, and similarly loses his dad to the villains. Strangely no one on the Arcadia makes note of this.
75	* PrettyBoy: Tadashi has short, flowing chestnut hair that sometimes covers his left eye.
76	* ShipTease: While his HotBlooded attitude, inability to control his impulses and general cluelessness earned him the ire of Kei, she came to realize that he wasn't actively malicious and that his actions were from a place of hurt, as his DarkAndTroubledPast led to him having no proper human connections after he was left orphaned. When Tadashi begins appreciating the friendship of the Arcadia crew, she reciprocrated, and in some iterations, this bloomed into love.
77	* YouKilledMyFather: [[AliensAreBastards The Mazons]] murdered his father, Dr Daiba. To make things worse, his death was entirely preventable. Dr. Daiba had warned the Earthern politicans about them, but being the corrupt despots they were, they didn't take him seriously.
78	[[/folder]]
79	[[folder:Tochiro Oyama]]
80	!!'''Tochirō Ōyama (大山トチロー'''
81	!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/KeatonYamada (Space Pirate Captain Harlock), Creator/KeiTomiyama (Japanese; Arcadia of my Youth), Creator/KoichiYamadera (Harlock Saga, Cosmo Warrior Zero [=PS1=], Harlock Saga, Queen Emeraldas, Leiji Matsumoto 999 〜Story of Galaxy Express 999〜, ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsT''), Tomohiro Nishimura (Cosmo Warrior Zero anime), Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (Gun Frontier, Endless Odyssey, Space Symphony Maetel, Leiji Matsumoto 999 〜Story of Galaxy Express 999〜 [[note]] His counterpart from ''The Ultimate Time Sweeper Mahoroba'' [[/note]])
82	!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Mearle Pearson (Space Pirate Captain Harlock), Walter Carroll (Arcadia of my Youth), Creator/DerekStephenPrince (Gun Frontier), Tom Fahn (Cosmo Warrior Zero; as Marvin Lee), Creator/TonyOliver (Endless Odyssey), J. David Brimmer (Harlock Saga), Edwin Neal (Queen Emeraldas)
83	The Mechanic of the crew. He often installs updates to Arcadia and creates new weapons for his comrades.
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85	* BlindWithoutEm: He has acknowledged that his eyesight is so bad that even with corrective lenses that he can't see things that are far away, thankfully for him he is either handy with a sword or has Harlock to cover his back.
86	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's either this or NonActionGuy depending on series, but in the ones where he's this, Tochiro tends to come off as a silly skirt chaser, or even spineless as he tries to shrug off bullying attempts - but if pushed too far, he'll show he's far more dangerous than he appears.
87	* TheDeterminator: Stubborn as he is gonky, Tochiro has a will of iron. His refusal to give up in a fight with some Illumidas soldiers in ''Arcadia of My Youth'' earns him Harlock's respect.
88	* DefeatbyModesty: In "Cosmo Warrior Zero'' and the ''Dimensional Voyage'' manga, he showed his sword skills by slicing off the clothes of his attackers without even nicking them - causing them to flee in embarrassment.
89	* CynicIdealistDuo: The Idealist to Harlock's Cynic. While Harlock is willing to write Earth off, especially when dealing with the idiotic prime minister, Tochiro believed so strongly that Earth can be made better that he wanted Mayu to be raised on Earth in the event of his death.
90	* DubNameChange: He became '''Roger Devlin''' in the English dub.
91	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Harlock. in the 78 ''Space Pirate'' series, they were friends since childhood, while they instantly bonded as adults in everything else.
92	* 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.
93	* {{Gonk}}: Tochiro veers into creepy territory as his face is often obscured by his clothing/accessories and he's also said to be unhygenic.
94	* MasterSwordsman: He's surprisingly good with a sword, especially considering he doesn't use a gravity saber like Harlock and Emeraldas but a normal [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]].
95	* TheSmartGuy: Tochiro's specialty is machines and engineering. He has a fixation old-style ships, hence Arcadia having aesthetics of one.
96	* UglyGuyHotWife: Tochiro is the fattest and shortest of the crew and wears round glasses. [[https://animekritik.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/emeraldas.jpg Meanwhile, this is his wife Emeraldas]].
97	* UnderestimatingBadassery: Many potential enemies see how short he is and think he's harmless, especially if they know he's short-sighted and thus can't shoot well. That continues until he draws his katana and they discover [[MasterSwordsman just how good he is with that blade]].
98	* VirtualGhost: Upon his deathbed, Tochiro uploads his consciousness into the ''Arcadia'''s main computer. Or implied in the '78 series, he's literally possessing the ship.
99	[[/folder]]
100
101	[[folder:Miime]]
102	!!'''Miime (ミーメ)'''
103	!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/NorikoOhara (Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Mystery of the Arcadia, Adieu Galaxy Express 999, Leiji Matsumoto 999 〜Story of Galaxy Express 999〜)
104	!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Aline Leslie (Space Pirate Captain Harlock)
105
106	A harp-playing alien that entices the Arcadia Crew and joins them as an ally after her entire race was exterminated.
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108	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/miime.png]]
109	* AdaptationalBackstoryChange:
110	** In ''Harlock Saga: Der Ring des Nibelungen'', her race was never genocided and she had a brother, Alberich.
111	* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: In the original series she is from Planet Jura, but in ''Harlock Saga: Der Ring des Nibelungen'', her and her brother are Nibelungens.
112	* TheAlcoholic: Miime's race drink alcohol as a food source. Strangely enough, she's shown to be intoxicated.
113	* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Miime's hair is dark purple, and she's a bit...[[TheOphelia unusual]]. There's also the fact that as an alien, she finds humans odd and vice versa.
114	* BizarreAlienBiology: Alcohol is a staple food for her people, and she's shown to glow gold when particularly upset or embarrassed - and it's unknown how she manages to drink despite having no visible mouth.
115	* CuteMonsterGirl: Miime may be a blue-skinned, mouthless, alien, but she's also rather humanoid and has long, stringy purple hair.
116	* Averted in ''Harlock Saga'' where she looks like a human woman with blonde hair and blue eyes.
117	* DarkAndTroubledPast: A lot of continuities establish that Miime's entire race was murdered by the Mazons, and she was lucky to survive.
118	* DubNameChange: Miime became known as '''Clio''' in the French dub.
119	* {{Expy}}: Miime seems to be a near-copy of Princess Lemuria from ''Anime/{{Raideen}}''. Both are aliens who are the [[SoleSurvivor Sole Survivors]] of a genocide done upon them by another alien race and have awe-inducing telekinetic powers. They also have long hair that goes past their waists, and are [[AloofDarkHairedGirl Aloof Dark Haired Girls]]. The 2013 movie takes it on step further and makes Miime's hair green, just like Lemuria's.
120	* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Miime has blue skin and glowing yellow eyes.
121	* HarpOfFemininity: Miime favours playing the harp. She often carries it with her around Arcadia.
122	* HiddenDepths: Her hobby of playing the harp shows that she's musically inclined, especially it's soothing effect across Arcadia.
123	* InconsistentSpelling: Is it '''Miime''', '''Mime''' or '''Mimay'''?
124	* InnocentAliens: Miime is a non-threatening alien and enjoys engaging in silly behaviour. She also comforts Harlock when he needs it.
125	* MysteriousPurple: Miime has long, purple Rapunzel-like hair and can use telekinesis. She's also...
126	* TheOphelia: Miime is quiet, favours playing the harp, has telekinetic powers and is a source of fascination to her human comrades because of her odd behaviour. Oddly, Harlock isn't put off by her eccentricities.
127	* OtherworldlyTechnicolourHair: As a nod to her Juran heritage, Miime has purple hair.
128	* ShoutOut: To Freia from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Ring_des_Nibelungen Nibelungen]], at least in ''Harlock Saga: Der Ring des Nibelungen''. Though that can arguably count as a WholePlotReference.
129	* SoleSurvivor: In a lot of iterations, Miime is the SoleSurvivor of a race wiped out by the Mazons.
130	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: ''Arcadia of My Youth'' introduces La Mime, whose appearance and personality is similar to Miime along with being the last of her kind but she is an Allosaurian not a Juran and was a secretary to the bad guys before defecting.
131	* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Alcohol. Her first encounter with Harlock was also because she was lured out by the smell of it.
132	* TokenHeroicOrc: While most aliens depicted in ''Harlock'' are cruel or villainous, Miime isn't one of them.
133	** Played straight in ''Harlock Saga: Der Ring des Nibelungen'' where she defects from the army of Nibelungen to Harlock's side.
134	[[/folder]]
135	!!Villains
136	[[folder:Mazone]]
137	* AncientAstronauts: While most Mazones arrived in recent years, a few like the one in the Arctic and the one in the Sargasso Sea have been on Earth for up to tens of thousands of years either laying dormant or trying to make Earth suitable as a second homeland. Unlike most examples they don't seem to have influence human advancement all that much.
138	* AliensAreBastards: They committed mass genocide upon the Jurans and are also behind the frequent anomalies that plague Earth. The Earthern government's negligence to take them seriously as a threat only aided their efforts.
139	* BitchInSheepsClothing: They can disguise themselves as ordinary humans and infiltrate their ranks. They use this to abuse and spread strife amongst them.
140	* InconsistentSpelling: Is it '''Mazon''' or '''Mazone'''?
141	* InexplicableCulturalTies: For whatever reason, their black sphere was engraved with Mayan hieroglyphic designs.
142	* GalacticConquerer: To mark their ownership of Earth, in the year 2977, they sent a gigantic black sphere the size of a hill on the planet. They then invaded the area and killed anyone who spoke out about them, trying not to let the Earthlings of their existence.
143	* PlanetLooters: They originally hailed from a planet of the same name but it was destroyed a long time ago in a supernova. Since then, the Mazone had begun to travel throughout the cosmos to find a new home, forming a planet conquering empire in the process.
144	* PlantAliens: They look like plant-like, alien women.
145	* ShoutOut: The Mazon's name comes from [[Myth/GreekMythology The Amazons]], given that their members all resemble women. This also alludes to the Amazon rainforest given their plant nature.
146	[[/folder]]
147	!!Friends and associates of Arcadia
148	[[folder:Queen Emeraldas]]
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150	[[quoteright:479:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emeraldas.jpg]]
151	* AlienPrincess: Averted. Her name, "Queen", is a reference to her ship. She actually doesn't have anything to do with royalty - unlike her sister, Emeraldas completely reject her mother and being royal as a whole.
152	* TheGunslinger: Emeraldas is just as skilled at using guns as she is in using swords.
153	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She is a blonde-haired alien queen who fights for the side of good. [[AdaptationalDyeJob averted in earlier series]] that depicts her with ginger hair, she became blonde once it's established that [[Anime/GalaxyExpress999 Maetel]] is her twin sister.
154	* HeroesPreferSwords: Emeraldas is the wielder of the Gravity Saber, and very rarely does she ever lose a swordfight.
155	* InterspeciesRomance: Emeraldas is a La Metalian, but her love interest, Tochiro, is a human.
156	* Really700YearsOld: As a La Metalian, Emeraldas is assumed to have a long lifespan that can last at least a millennium.
157	* RuggedScar: On her right cheek. In her manga, she gained this scar by making the mistake of sparing a man who then [[DirtyCoward attacked her]] when she let her guard down. She kept the scar as a reminder not to [[GoodIsNotSoft show mercy to the unworthy.]]
158	* UglyGuyHotWife: She's a gorgeous, ethereal woman, while Tochiro is fat and ugly.
159	[[/folder]]
160	[[folder:Mayu]]
161	!!Mayu Ōyama (大山まゆ)
162	!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/ChiyokoKawashima (Space Pirate Captain Harlock)
163	!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Reba West (Space Pirate Captain Harlock)
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165	[[quoteright:887:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mayu_4.png]]
166	* AmbiguouslyChristian: She attends the St. Giovanna school, a Christian chapel school perched on top of a cliff and is shown to be praying at her bedside. Unfortunately, the school's [[SadistTeacher super-intendent]] loves to bully Mayu in insidious ways.
167	* ArchEnemy: A one-sided example in the form of Kiruta. As he desperately wants to capture Harlock, he despises Mayu as he's her Godfather (and the only Earthling he communicates with) and treats her horribly. To coax her to call for Harlock, he encourages her to do hard labour mopping the floors of her school, and also visibly grins at her crying when his eagle kills her pet bird, though he eventually regrets his treatment and view her much more fondly.
168	* DubNameChange: She became '''Maia Devlin''' in the English dub.
169	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Mayu has an affinity for animals. Apart from the bird, she gets excited at the slight mention of any of them.
170	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: At her school, while she has a few friends, she's universally reviled by everyone (including the staff) for being associated with the criminal Captain Harlock. This is despite the fact that she's a child.
171	* IntergenerationalFriendship: Even though she's on Earth for most of the story while Harlock traverses space, they keep in touch by writing letters to one another.
172	* KidsAreCruel: The kids at her school are a pair of cunts who mock her for having a dead pet bird, and also add to her labour by stepping all over the floor after she's praying. Granted, in the latter example, they were put up to it by the teacher...
173	* LittleMissBadass: When Kiruta throws her beloved ocarina to the rooftop of the school, Mayu refuses to call for Harlock (like he wants her to) and climbs to the top herself. Even as the other kids scream at her to stop and it's dangerous, she persists anyway and manages to unhook it from the pyre. Mayu falls, but thanks to a pennant hitting Earth at the same time, her fall is cushioned by the strong winds of it's impact.
174	** Later on, she proved to be a defiant captive to Kiruta - playing her Ocarina in an attempt to call Harlock despite threats to her, and even going as far as to refuse water in '''The Sahara''' as so he couldn't use her against her guardian. Then later throwing herself between Harlock and Kiruta who was recovering from a scorpion sting, then later trying to shield Harlock from [[ItMakesSenseInContext the Sphinx cannon Kiruta was planning to kill the pirate with]].
175	* HalfHumanHybrid: She has an alien mother, Queen Esmeraldas, and a human father, Tochiro Oyama.
176	* NiceGirl: In spite of what life has thrown at her, she's a kind and sweet girl, something even Harlock comments on.
177	* OtherworldlyTechnicolourHair: She is half-alien and has blue (purple?) hair.
178	* PinkIsFeminine: She wears pink overalls over a white shirt.
179	* ProneToTears: Being a small child, Mayu tends to cry when she's distressed. However, given the sort of things she's had to go through (losing her father as an infant, the school staff and the students resenting her for being affiliated with Harlock, and even military staff like Director Kiruta taking out their anger at her, all at the tender age of seven), it's not hard to see why.
180	* TaremeEyes: Mayu has them to emphasize her innocence. They're frequently in focus whenever she's at the center of an episode.
181	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: In episode 6, Harlock recalls how Mayu was bullied by everyone else at school for being associated with him. This includes bringing a snake to her face and scaring her, and mocking her for grieving over her dead bird.
182	[[/folder]]
183	!!Earth government
184	[[folder:In general]]
185	* DirtyOldMan: Implied in various media, the ''Dimensional Voyage'' manga has the Prime Minister getting handsy with [[DeepCoverAgent Shizuka]] under the guise of teaching her how to play golf, at one point in the '78 series, Kiruta was admonished for interrupting the cabinet while they were watching a women's baseball game (depicted with the girls wearing impractically short shorts).
186	* HumansAreBastards: When Tadashi was twelve years old, his mother and her team of astronauts while on a mission on Triton. However, because the government was more concerned with their leisurely activities, they ignored their call for backup and only sent them two days later, and by then all of the astronauts had died. Instead of taking responsibility for their actions, they pinned the blame on Tadashi's mother. Even Kei lampshades this.
187	-->'''Kei:''' ''"How sad. You lost your father to the Mazones and your mother to the humans."''
188	* SleazyPolitician: Every series - ranging from [[TheQuisling quislings]] who voluntarily work with their alien conquerors, to lazy incompetents that would rather watch horse races than listen to warnings of an imminent alien invasion.
189	* UpperClassTwit: Whenever Professor Daiba and Mitsuru Kiruda alert them of dangers, they tend to downplay it or outright ignore it. Kiruta
190	[[/folder]]
191	[[folder:Prime Minister]]
192	!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Unknown
193	The Prime Minister of Earth who loves to play golf. He spends all day playing golf rather than fulfilling his government duties.
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195	[[quoteright:504:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/primeminister.png]]
196	* AdaptationalIntelligence: In the ''Dimensional Voyage'' while he dismisses Dr. Daiba's warning, it wasn't entirely out of laziness, but it's because it's election year and he knew news of an invasion would [[CorruptPolitician hurt his re-election chances]]. This also by proxy gives him a more [[AdaptationalVillainy Villainous]] cast as he then proceeds to actively suppress warnings in order to to beat his opponent. He's still not very smart, but far more savvy than his original '78 anime version.
197	* CutenessProximity: When Mayu has a letter to send to Harlock, he becomes quite giddy seeing the detailed envelope.
198	-->'''Prime Minister:''' ''"Oooh, how cute! Just like something a little girl would make! giggle"''
199	* TheDitz: He's not very smart. When Kiruda tells him of Harlock returning to Earth, he replies by asking of Kiruda wants to join him for golf. In a rare OOC moment, Kiruda snaps and screams "I hate golf!".
200	* {{Manchild}}: He cares more about having fun than stopping the alien invasion, because he's so pampered he doesn't believe it could happen.
201	* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Inverted. He wears glasses and is amongst the dumbest of the show.
202	[[/folder]]
203	[[folder:Mitsuru Kiruda]]
204	!!Mitsuru Kiruda (切田満)
205	!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Hidekatsu Shibata (Space Pirate Captain Harlock)
206	!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Mike Reynolds (Space Pirate Captain Harlock)
207	The chief of the Earthern army.
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209	[[quoteright:505:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiruta.png]]
210	* ArchEnemy:
211	** Captain Harlock, to [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner]] degrees. His life's mission is to capture the intergalactic criminal and throw him behind bars, but every attempt of his ends with him falling flat on his face.
212	** He's also a horrible person to Mayu, going out of his way to be horrible to her when she's innocent of his grudge against the Captain. He turns a blind eye to the school staff mistreating her and forcing her to carry buckets of water from the river to the school back and forth, hoping that she would buckle under the pressure and convince Harlock to return to Earth.
213	* DubNameChange: He became '''Alexander Kazmarov''' in the English dub.'
214	* EnragedByIdiocy: The Prime Minister's buffoonry enrages even him, and he's a loyal lapdog to the government for most of the show.
215	* HateSink: He spends the first half of the series being a human wart to Mayu. Even though he undergoes CharacterDevelopment later and shows a protective side to her, this doesn't stop many a viewer from hoping he's the next one to be decapitated by the Mazone.
216	* {{Jerkass}}: Calling him this would be an understatement, as he's a sadistic military general who loves lording his strength over a seven year old for having a godfather he doesn't like. When Mayu's told by the government that Harlock has a letter for her, Kiruda doesn't even have the proper decency to hand it to her - he just throws it on the floor and watches Mayu pick it up herself.
217	* KickTheDog: When Harlock gifts Mayu an ocarina for her seventh birthday. When Kiruda sees her with it, he takes it from her and throws it on top of school pyre, sneering that she'll have to call Harlock if she wants it back. Mayu doesn't relent and climbs to the rooftop herself, retrieving it.
218	* YouKilledMyFather: Like Kei and Tadashi, Mitsuru lost his family due to the government's negligence - his father died during a mission, followed by his mother and his younger sister Tami. Mitsuru became a government agent because he wanted to make a change for the better, but fails to realize that Harlock isn't his true enemy.
219	[[/folder]]
220	!!Earthlings
221
222	[[folder:Professor Daiba]]
223	!!Tsuyoshi Daiba
224	!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Yonehiko Kitagawa (Space Pirate Captain Harlock)
225
226	The father of Tadashi, a skilled professor who's genius went unrecognized by the government. As a result, he was killed by the Mazone when they refused to heed his warnings.
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228	[[quoteright:391:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/prof_daiba.png]]
229	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: He is choked to death by a Mazone, while Tadashi watches. The same Mazone tries to kill Tadashi, but Harlock eliminates her before she can.
230	* {{Determinator}}: Dr. Daiba went as far as to break in the Prime Minister's house at the middle of the night to warn him of the Mazone threat. He didn't get taken seriously, but ''still''.
231	* DubNameChange: He became '''Professor Drake''' in the English dub.
232	* TheSmartGuy: He was able to decipher the ancient Mayan writing on the black pennant the Mazone sent to earth ("We, the Mazone, claim Earth as our second home") and correctly foresaw that they were trying to invade the Earth. However, the Earthern government belittled him and ignored his repeated warnings, and he was eventually killed by a Mazone.
233	* VillainRespect: Inverted. He respects Captain Harlock for listening to his warnings about the Mazone and laments the Prime Minister for not being like him.
234	[[/folder]]
235
236	[[folder:St. Giovanna's Dorm Matron]]
237
238	!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Unknown (Space Pirate Captain Harlock)
239
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241	[[quoteright:356:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dormmatron.png]]
242	* FatBitch: Fat and utterly unlikable.
243	* ManipulativeBitch: She encourages Mayu to write to Harlock to get him to return to Earth, but Mayu, who knows she's using her, refuses. She gets very angry and punishes her as a result.
244	* NoNameGiven: We never find out her real name.
245	* PinkIsFeminine: She wears a pink garment and has hair tied in a prim and proper bun, alongside glasses.
246	* SadistTeacher: To punish Mayu for being associated with Harlock, she has her mop all the floors of the school (with the implication that if Mayu calls Harlock to earth, she'll be free of her punishment). When Mayu doesn't give up, she has the other kids deliberately dirty her clean floors. When Mayu still doesn't give up, she becomes angrier and tries harder to break her.
247	* WouldHurtAChild: She has Mayu work on the floors from the day to late night, and it's shown that Mayu's job only ended in the morning of the next day.
248	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / CaptainHarlock