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Commander Amarao is a special agent of the Bureau of Interstellar Immigration who appears in the FLCL: Grunge narrative. In this installment, the bureau assigns him to work in Okura City, a location with significant mob influence. His arrival is seen as a considerable threat by Medical Mechanica, which holds an emergency meeting upon learning of it. The local mayor is also deeply unhappy with Amarao being sent to his city, as he had been making large donations to the bureau specifically to avoid such government oversight.
Amarao's personality is a mix of professional authority and deep-seated personal insecurity. He presents himself as a knowledgeable and mature government agent, but this facade often gives way to reveal a more childish and emotionally driven nature. He has a strong preference for sickeningly sweet candy and drinks, which he claims help bring people's brains back to normal, and he dislikes spicy or pulpy foods. His motivations are rooted in his role as an agent, which involves acting as a mediator between the government and Medical Mechanica. He views Haruko Haruhara as a major threat because she is determined to provoke an attack by disrupting communications. His personal history with Haruko also fuels his actions, as it is implied she used him in the past for his N.O. channel, which proved to be very weak.
In the story of FLCL: Grunge, Amarao attempts to enter the city to intervene after Haruko infects the city's robot and infrastructure with a virus. He is initially stopped by the police barricade. Even after flashing his EBI badge and identifying himself as a government agent, he nearly gets into a gun battle. The standoff is broken when the character Shonari runs past him, destroying the barricade. In this moment, Shonari unsheathes his sword near Amarao's face, and though he is barely missed, the event causes his natural eyebrows to disappear before his eyes. This is a notable departure from his more famous appearance, as he originally had normal, full-length eyebrows in Grunge before this incident.
Key relationships define much of his role. His history with Haruko Haruhara is central; he calls her by a different name, believing it to be her real one, and he harbors a mix of unresolved feelings and anger towards her for what she did to him in the past. She, in turn, finds him weak and pathetic, particularly because of his weak N.O. channel. He also has a subordinate named Kitsurubami, a young woman who follows his orders loyally in the field but is generally disgusted by his romantic advances. His relationship with Naota Nandaba, while not occurring in Grunge, is mirrored in his general attitude; he acts as a warning of what can happen when one gets involved with Haruko.
Regarding development, his most significant change in FLCL: Grunge is the loss of his natural eyebrows, a trait he would later compensate for by wearing fake ones made of nori. This event seems to symbolize a shift in his identity, moving him closer to the character known from other parts of the series. As for notable abilities, Amarao is shown to have some skill with firearms, typically wielding a pair of M1911 Colt pistols. However, his bullets cause little harm to beings of superior power. In Grunge, he demonstrates an additional capability by transforming his flip phone into a high-tech rifle after being blocked by the police. He also rides a Fuji Rabbit motor scooter.
Amarao's personality is a mix of professional authority and deep-seated personal insecurity. He presents himself as a knowledgeable and mature government agent, but this facade often gives way to reveal a more childish and emotionally driven nature. He has a strong preference for sickeningly sweet candy and drinks, which he claims help bring people's brains back to normal, and he dislikes spicy or pulpy foods. His motivations are rooted in his role as an agent, which involves acting as a mediator between the government and Medical Mechanica. He views Haruko Haruhara as a major threat because she is determined to provoke an attack by disrupting communications. His personal history with Haruko also fuels his actions, as it is implied she used him in the past for his N.O. channel, which proved to be very weak.
In the story of FLCL: Grunge, Amarao attempts to enter the city to intervene after Haruko infects the city's robot and infrastructure with a virus. He is initially stopped by the police barricade. Even after flashing his EBI badge and identifying himself as a government agent, he nearly gets into a gun battle. The standoff is broken when the character Shonari runs past him, destroying the barricade. In this moment, Shonari unsheathes his sword near Amarao's face, and though he is barely missed, the event causes his natural eyebrows to disappear before his eyes. This is a notable departure from his more famous appearance, as he originally had normal, full-length eyebrows in Grunge before this incident.
Key relationships define much of his role. His history with Haruko Haruhara is central; he calls her by a different name, believing it to be her real one, and he harbors a mix of unresolved feelings and anger towards her for what she did to him in the past. She, in turn, finds him weak and pathetic, particularly because of his weak N.O. channel. He also has a subordinate named Kitsurubami, a young woman who follows his orders loyally in the field but is generally disgusted by his romantic advances. His relationship with Naota Nandaba, while not occurring in Grunge, is mirrored in his general attitude; he acts as a warning of what can happen when one gets involved with Haruko.
Regarding development, his most significant change in FLCL: Grunge is the loss of his natural eyebrows, a trait he would later compensate for by wearing fake ones made of nori. This event seems to symbolize a shift in his identity, moving him closer to the character known from other parts of the series. As for notable abilities, Amarao is shown to have some skill with firearms, typically wielding a pair of M1911 Colt pistols. However, his bullets cause little harm to beings of superior power. In Grunge, he demonstrates an additional capability by transforming his flip phone into a high-tech rifle after being blocked by the police. He also rides a Fuji Rabbit motor scooter.