TV-Series
Description
Presidente Azazu, a name that also appears as President Azass in some English-language materials, is a character in the anime Lightspeed Electroid Albegas. He is the leader of the Derinja invasion force that attacks Earth, commanding the campaign from an orbital base positioned above the planet. The Derinja are a brutal alien civilization that has already subjugated much of the galaxy and intends to conquer Earth as part of a wider ambition to control the universe, and Azazu is the officer entrusted with carrying out that conquest. He serves under the overall authority of Grand Deram, a sentient energy being who resides at the center of the Derinja home world.
In the story, Azazu acts as the principal enemy commander during the first phase of the conflict. From his orbital base he directs operations against the Earth defenders and orders the deployment of the giant battle machines known as Mecha-Fighters, which are sent one after another to destroy the super robot Albegas and its pilots. His key working relationship is with Generalissimo Duston, his top army officer, who commands the ground forces under his orders. The two represent the original command structure of the invasion until both are removed from their positions in episode 29, when the higher Derinja authority replaces them with a new commander, Bios, and his lieutenant Dari. That same episode brings Azazu's story to an end, as he is killed when his Mecha-Fighter is split in half by Albegas, the same fate that befalls other Derinja commanders during the war.
As a character, Azazu is presented primarily as a strategist and military administrator rather than a front-line fighter. For most of his appearances he exercises authority through subordinates and through the machines he sends into battle, overseeing the campaign at a distance from the actual fighting, and his most notable abilities are those of command: managing an orbital base, coordinating attacks, and deploying both piloted and automated Mecha-Fighters. His final appearance, in which he personally pilots a Mecha-Fighter against Albegas, shows him entering direct combat for the last time. Throughout his run he consistently opposes the Albegas team as the foremost figure of the Derinja war against Earth, and his removal marks the transition to a new phase of the invasion led by different commanders.
In the story, Azazu acts as the principal enemy commander during the first phase of the conflict. From his orbital base he directs operations against the Earth defenders and orders the deployment of the giant battle machines known as Mecha-Fighters, which are sent one after another to destroy the super robot Albegas and its pilots. His key working relationship is with Generalissimo Duston, his top army officer, who commands the ground forces under his orders. The two represent the original command structure of the invasion until both are removed from their positions in episode 29, when the higher Derinja authority replaces them with a new commander, Bios, and his lieutenant Dari. That same episode brings Azazu's story to an end, as he is killed when his Mecha-Fighter is split in half by Albegas, the same fate that befalls other Derinja commanders during the war.
As a character, Azazu is presented primarily as a strategist and military administrator rather than a front-line fighter. For most of his appearances he exercises authority through subordinates and through the machines he sends into battle, overseeing the campaign at a distance from the actual fighting, and his most notable abilities are those of command: managing an orbital base, coordinating attacks, and deploying both piloted and automated Mecha-Fighters. His final appearance, in which he personally pilots a Mecha-Fighter against Albegas, shows him entering direct combat for the last time. Throughout his run he consistently opposes the Albegas team as the foremost figure of the Derinja war against Earth, and his removal marks the transition to a new phase of the invasion led by different commanders.