TV-Series
Description
Yattaran serves as first mate aboard the starship *Arcadia* under Captain Harlock. His appearance typically includes a pot belly, round glasses, and a dark blue bandanna bearing a skull and crossbones. He commonly wears a white t-shirt with a blue horizontal stripe, blue jeans, a brown belt with a yellow buckle, and black boots. The 2013 film adaptation presents him with a larger physique and above-average height while retaining the skull bandanna and glasses.
His background establishes a long-term acquaintance with crew member Doctor Zero, dating back to their elementary school years. Professionally, Yattaran possesses exceptional expertise in starship engineering and maintenance, with comprehensive knowledge of the *Arcadia*'s structure second only to its original builder, Tochiro Oyama. This expertise extends to piloting the vessel and effectively operating its weapon systems during combat. He also demonstrates proficiency as a brilliant mathematician with analytical capabilities regarding the ship's design.
Personality-wise, Yattaran often appears preoccupied during downtime, intensely focused on building scale model ships to the point of neglecting basic needs like bathing or eating. Despite this seemingly distracted demeanor, he exhibits fierce loyalty and courage in critical situations. He takes offense at being called a pig and transitions from comic relief to a focused, reliable officer when confronting threats. He values the crew as family and shows disappointment when trust is broken, as occurred when recruit Yama was revealed as a spy for the Gaia Sanction in the 2013 film, though he demonstrates a capacity for reconciliation when presented with evidence of changed circumstances.
His responsibilities include crew recruitment, where he tested potential members by demanding their reason for sailing, rejecting answers like "honor" or "riches" and only accepting "freedom" as the correct response. His technical knowledge proves vital during missions, such as precisely guiding crew placements for vibration bomb installations aboard the *Arcadia*.
During the events of the 2013 film, Yattaran participated in Harlock's plan to expose the Gaia Sanction's deception about Earth's condition. He assisted in freeing the crew during their scheduled execution, fought boarding soldiers, and helped broadcast the truth after witnessing Earth's actual survivability. In combat, he wields powered armor equipped with a fin and an axe for close-quarters engagements.
The character's conceptual origin traces to manga artist Kaoru Shintani, who worked as Leiji Matsumoto's assistant building reference models for spacecraft and vehicles. In the final storyline approved by Matsumoto, Yattaran appears among the crew during an adventure involving newly discovered Arctic Mazone entities and parallel dimensions.
His background establishes a long-term acquaintance with crew member Doctor Zero, dating back to their elementary school years. Professionally, Yattaran possesses exceptional expertise in starship engineering and maintenance, with comprehensive knowledge of the *Arcadia*'s structure second only to its original builder, Tochiro Oyama. This expertise extends to piloting the vessel and effectively operating its weapon systems during combat. He also demonstrates proficiency as a brilliant mathematician with analytical capabilities regarding the ship's design.
Personality-wise, Yattaran often appears preoccupied during downtime, intensely focused on building scale model ships to the point of neglecting basic needs like bathing or eating. Despite this seemingly distracted demeanor, he exhibits fierce loyalty and courage in critical situations. He takes offense at being called a pig and transitions from comic relief to a focused, reliable officer when confronting threats. He values the crew as family and shows disappointment when trust is broken, as occurred when recruit Yama was revealed as a spy for the Gaia Sanction in the 2013 film, though he demonstrates a capacity for reconciliation when presented with evidence of changed circumstances.
His responsibilities include crew recruitment, where he tested potential members by demanding their reason for sailing, rejecting answers like "honor" or "riches" and only accepting "freedom" as the correct response. His technical knowledge proves vital during missions, such as precisely guiding crew placements for vibration bomb installations aboard the *Arcadia*.
During the events of the 2013 film, Yattaran participated in Harlock's plan to expose the Gaia Sanction's deception about Earth's condition. He assisted in freeing the crew during their scheduled execution, fought boarding soldiers, and helped broadcast the truth after witnessing Earth's actual survivability. In combat, he wields powered armor equipped with a fin and an axe for close-quarters engagements.
The character's conceptual origin traces to manga artist Kaoru Shintani, who worked as Leiji Matsumoto's assistant building reference models for spacecraft and vehicles. In the final storyline approved by Matsumoto, Yattaran appears among the crew during an adventure involving newly discovered Arctic Mazone entities and parallel dimensions.