Gantu

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He is the character introduced in the movie and the series. He is a devoted fan of Beniko, the protagonist of the Earth TV drama 'Benibara Otome'. When he saw a scene on TV where Beniko was in danger, he showed enough enthusiasm to go to Earth to rescue her (the fact that it was fiction was explained in episode 14 by Jumba and Pleakley, who were watching the TV program, which was a play within a play). In the final episode of the first series, he immediately reacted to Beniko's voice, which had been recorded and played back on a cassette tape; seeing him seriously chase after Pleakley, who was disguised as Beniko, reveals that he is a genuine fan (Pleakley himself was not a fan of 'Benibara Otome' but was influenced by Earth culture cosplay. At that time, the 'Narikiri Beniko-ojousama Set' that he bought by mail order was the same one that Gantu received from Reuben in episode 13 as a Christmas present). Many elements inherited from the original are present, such as singing tone-deaf songs and admiring the captain of a ship. In the third series, he is often punished for failed missions along with Dr. Hämsterviel. He occasionally mutters that he was a 'former Galactic Federation commander,' leading to the belief that he retired or was fired again after re-employment due to his relationship with 'Leroy' in the third series.