Garret, Michael

ミハエル・ギャレット

Michael Garret is Wendy Garret's older brother and was her sole surviving family member in Evergreen following the death of their parents. During their youth, he cared deeply for her, shielding her when bandits attacked their town of Evergreen. He is subsequently kidnapped by the Claw, prompting Wendy to join Van in an effort to rescue him. However, upon finally locating him, it turns out he is no longer held captive against his will. He reveals that he has allied with the Claw to help realize the Claw's dream of eradicating all sorrow on the planet by creating a new world.
Like his sister, he is typically kind and compassionate, yet can be fiercely independent when he chooses. Although he joined the Claw voluntarily, he harbors doubts and struggles to shake off his suspicious feelings regarding the project, particularly when a mutinous group attempts to rebel and tries to recruit Michael. Ultimately, however, he decides to remain with the Claw and Fasalina, with whom he develops a deep bond.
Michael is one of the few members of The Original Seven, alongside Woo, who can control an "Original Armor" without requiring surgical implants embedded in his body. This is the primary reason the Claw selected him, and Michael later proves to be a crucial component of the Claw's plan.
He pilots the Original Seven Armor Saudade of Sunday, which was launched into space and destroyed two of the Original Seven satellites. There, he encounters Van, and the two engage in battle, with Van constantly reminding Michael about Wendy. Whether this is a diversion tactic or Van genuinely cares deeply about Wendy, it enrages Michael, and he blames Van for causing Wendy to leave Evergreen. Their fight is interrupted by an explosion caused by the moon and the liquid-state material surrounding it, but resumes when they return to the Planet of Endless Illusion, where Van continues to scold and taunt Michael for failing to be a good brother. In the end, Michael is defeated and Saudade is destroyed.
In the penultimate episode, he and Wendy reunite. When he tells her to step aside because he must still complete his mission, she points his own gun at him, replying that he is not the only one with a mission to finish. She ultimately shoots him in the arm when he persists, using the last bullet in the gun. Wendy begins to explain the negative effects of the Claw's plan, which only makes Michael angrier. He then attempts to strangle her in a rage, but Wendy is saved when Kameo bites Michael's hand. Even so, he still saves her from being crushed by falling debris, and the two siblings reach an understanding and part ways. Michael leaves his gun with Wendy and advises her to follow her own path, while he follows his. He and his lover Fasalina seemingly perish after a boulder falls on them, though this is not confirmed.
Armor: Saudade of Sunday resembles an energy handgun