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=== '''Thymilph the Raging Wave''' ===

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* [[Playing with Fire]]: The General of Fire.

* [[Shout-Out]]: [[Planet of the Apes|"YOU DAMN DIRTY HUMANS!!!"]]

 

=== '''Adiane the Elegant''' ===

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The psychotic [[Token Girl|female member]] of the four generals. Adiane is a scorpion-tailed temptress who tries avenging {{spoiler|Thymilph's}} death.Viral has a secret crush on her, but she's such a violent monster, she doesn't return the feelings. She pilots Sayrune, a vile Gunmen that transforms into a scorpion, and uses an aquatic centipede flagship named the Dai-Gunkai. Unlike her fellow generals, she has the ability to make water appear out of thin air- and tons of it at that. {{spoiler|When she first confronts Team Dai-Gurren, Adiane reveals that Lordgenome has effectively thrown his own daughter Nia to the wayside, now meant to die, but the team (minus the grief-stricken Simon) barges in to stop Adiane from killing her. Eventually, she boasts to the Spiral King she can single-handedly avenge Thymilph but fails miserably, making it impossible to face him again out of shame. She makes a second attempt to kill Nia by taking her hostage and bringing in her flagship- only this time, Simon has snapped out of his funk, and he effectively destroys it, while Yoko takes a risky shot to free Nia from Sayrune's claws. Unfortunately for her, she ordered Team Dai-Gurren to turn all its guns on Nia- which are now locked on to her own Gunmen. When she thinks they won't risk blowing up their own ship, Attenborough decides to fry her with the cannons. Adiane regretfully asks Thymilph to forgive her for not being able to avenge him, and then gets torn to pieces by the gunfire. Viral later mourns her death in a tearful rage.}}

* [[Axe Crazy]]: Kills people for shits and giggles.

* [[Beware My Stinger Tail]]

* [[Cat Fight]]: With Yoko in the first movie.

* [[Evil Feels Good]]: She's REALLY pissed off that {{spoiler|Thymilph has been killed}} and decides to throw all sympathy to the wind after learning the news.

=== '''Guame the Immovable''' ===

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Guame is the eldest of the four generals and the only one that can {{spoiler|manifest spiral power}}. The closest to the Spiral King, Guame doesn't worship him like the other beastmen, and in fact was willing to disobey the man. Part alligator and part armadillo.

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Of {{spoiler|Boota}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Fallen Hero]]: Lost his resolve when Lordgenome lost his, and turned bitter and cruel.}}

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Metal Gear Solid|Psycho Mantis]]? What the hell are you doing here?

** Not to mention [[Paranoia Agent|Kawazu!]]

=== '''Cytomander the Swift''' ===

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* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Only wins fights through cheating.

* [[Sissy Villain]]: Gigantic boa? Rainbow colored lights? Stands on a stage wearing a [[Painted-On Pants|body suit]]? CHECK TO ALL THE ABOVE!

* [[Smug Snake]]: Spends his time insinuating that the other generals are incompetent, it doesn't work out.

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: His name is pronounced "Cytomandra" in the English dub.

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: When his ass is getting kicked he laughs crazily.

** also, {{spoiler|at the point of his death, he's pretty much gone completely insane.}}

=== '''Lordgenome''' ===

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Lordgenome is the ominous Spiral King, who rules the planet from his capital city, Teppelin. An immortal human who lived for more than 1000 years so far, he cares little for people, treating the strange girls he surrounds himself with as dolls to be cast aside when they've outlived their interest to him.

* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Though his outfit and facial features suggest he might be of Turkish or Middle Eastern ancestry.

* {{spoiler|[[Anti-Villain]]: While his methods can be pretty brutal, the fact is that Lordgenome oppresses the human race to ''preserve'' it. Having faced the Anti-Spiral before, Lordgenome knows that, if unchecked and left to develop and reproduce, the human race would once again get noticed by the Anti-Spiral, which would spell its complete and utter destruction, and even if they beat the Anti-Spiral, they will cause the universe to implode. He keeps the humans backward and living in fear because the alternative is much, much worse. And after the [[Time Skip]], his worst fears become realized... except the human race will not be getting annihilated, because the heroes are just that awesome.}}

* [[Awesomeness Is Volatile]]

* [[Badass]]

* [[Badass Arm-Fold]]: ''Never'' uncrosses his arms while fighting in Lazengann (unless he's doing a [[Limit Break]]).

** {{spoiler|Technically, disc two, but he still counts.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Brain In a Jar]]: Spends most of the time following his death this way, but briefly regains his body just before the ending.}}

* [[Carpet of Virility]]: A spiral shaped one!

* {{spoiler|[[Cute Shotaro Boy]]: See [[Strong Family Resemblance]].}}

* {{spoiler|[[Dying Moment of Awesome]]: Twice!}}

* {{spoiler|[[Eleventh-Hour Ranger]] he regains his body and joins the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann in the climax}}

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To {{spoiler|Simon, which is pointed out when Viral calls him 'usperer of Lordgenome's throne}}.

* [[Expy]]: Of [[Star Wars|Darth Vader]], in that {{spoiler|they were once heroic knights fighting for justice, but were driven by the [[Big Bad]] to make a [[Face Heel Turn]] and become [[Anti-Villain|Anti-Villains]]. Oh, and they both make a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to save [[The Hero]] from the [[Big Bad]]}}.

* [[Flaming Hair]]

* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Lord'''genome''' genetically engineered the Beastmen.

** Also, {{spoiler|he was one Spiral Knight and the DNA helice, where the genes are localized, is in spiral format}}

** Doubles as [[Uncanny Valley]].

* [[One-Man Army]]: {{spoiler|Goes against the entire Spiral Army and ''wins''.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Oracular Head]]}}

* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]: Just an "M" might not even cut it.

** {{spoiler|[[Deal with the Devil]]: the Anti-Spiral King likely gave him a near infinite lifespan in honor of respecting their wishes of keeping humanity in check.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]] Becomes a good guy and then dies to provide an opening for the rest.}}

* [[The Worf Effect]]: In [[Super Robot Wars Z 2]]: Hakai-Hen, Lordgenome is not frightened at all by the protagonist group except for one man. [[Badass|That man is]] [[Expy|none other than anime]] [[James Bond]], [[Daitarn 3|Haran Banjou.]]

* [[Use Your Head]]: when it comes to hacking, there's the realistic way, there's the [[Hollywood Hacking]] way, and then there's the Lordgenome way, in which one plugs in and physically beats the security system into submission with one's forehead.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Maybe. {{spoiler|He enjoys his fight with Simon a little too much.}}

* [[Worf Had the Flu]]: {{spoiler|A thousand years of boredom really dulled his edge, reducing him from a man able to solo his entire army to one whose mech got beaten by the ordinary Lagann. He gets better during the [[Final Battle]], managing to hold off a Big Bang for a short while.}}

** That being said, {{spoiler|he managed to rip apart the Lagann ''with his bare hands'', and was only stopped by having a Core Drill rammed into his chest.}}

* [[Villain Team-Up]]: He [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1lzW2zP71E meets with Gaiou before Scenario 44] on the Earth route and receives two Dino DAMON in exchange.

 

 

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{{spoiler|The ultimate [[Big Bad]] of the series. This bizarre being appears to be the embodiment of the collective mind and will of the Anti-Spiral race. As he resides in [[Another Dimension]] created by the Anti-Spirals, he has near-infinite levels of power, up to and including manipulation of the very laws of nature.}}

** {{spoiler|[[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]}}: {{spoiler|His eyes have flickering splotches of red as he anaylzes Nia.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]]}}

* [[Combat Tentacles]]

** {{spoiler|[[Desperation Attack]]}}: {{spoiler|Uses his tentacles to shred Lagann as it descends on him, but cannot stop it in time. In '''Lagann-Hen''', he does, but Simon himself begins a one-on-one fistfight moments later.}}

** {{spoiler|He's a rare example of an [[Eldritch Abomination]] created by someone, instead of more traditional cosmic god.}}

* [[Creepy Monotone]]: Speaks with an unnerving calm, at times making him sound like a scientist who is merely conducting an experiment rather than {{spoiler|a [[Sufficiently Advanced Alien]] with incredible power.}} By the final battle, {{spoiler|however, he's ranting a mile a minute and shouting attack names just like everyone else.}}

* [[Let's Fight Like Gentlemen]]: {{spoiler|Despite having almost enough power to curb-stomp the heroes (the exact limits of his power are unknown, and may even be infinite), he always takes the form of his enemy, with just a ''tad'' more power, to demoralize his enemies and make them lose spiral power. When the heroes take the form of the Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann with the help of a Big Bang, the Anti-Spiral matches it by ''breathing''}}.<ref> {{spoiler|This causes problems when creating an [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]] with the Anti-Spiral involved - can he match stronger universe-busters like [[Demonbane]] and Galactus, and potentially defeat them, or is a STTGL-sized mecha his limit?}}</ref>

* [[Master Race]]: Deconstructed: {{spoiler|They conquer the universe for the sake of their own existence}}.

* [[Not So Different]]: Inverted. Anti-Spiral Nia says that nobody could suppress the Spiral Instinct (read: [[Large Ham]] [[Hot-Blooded]]-ness) indefinitely, and she was right.

* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: Deconstructed: {{spoiler|The Anti-Spiral are paranoid of an mother-of-all-apocalyptic nightmares erasing all creation ever known and decided to supress all other lifeforms to ensure it will never happen.}}

* [[Royal We]]: Justified, as he's speaking for his entire species.

* [[Slasher Smile]]: {{spoiler|A very sickening one whips across his face as Simon dashes toward him with a drill arm in ''Lagann-Hen''.}}

* [[Shadow Archetype]]: {{spoiler|Just as the protagonists are trying to keep their race alive and are very determined to do so, the same is true for the Anti-Spiral race, which he [[Lampshade Hanging|points out]] as part of his [[Breaking Speech]] during the final battle.}}

* [[Techno Babble]]: Has a few shades of this.

* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Breakdown]]: He really blows his stack when Team Dai-Gurren refuse to give up and keep getting stronger.}}

* [[Villain Team-Up]]: With [[Dancougar|Emperor Muge Zorbados]] and [[God Mars|Emperor Zule]] in [[Super Robot Wars Z|Saisei-Hen]].

** {{spoiler|However, one could [[Alternative Character Interpretation|interpret]] his actions as not coming out of a desire to protect the universe, but to protect ''[[It's All About Me|himself]]''. It would certainly fit with how much of an [[Absolute Xenophobe]] the guy shows himself to be, and how he's willing to [[Omnicidal Maniac|kill every other living thing in the universe]] to do so. After all, what good is a universe without any life existing in it?}}