VIRM

"My children, you have had the good fortune to be chosen as parasites. Your great predecessors defended out cities and our people, and they splendidly took flight as our representatives. Turn your life into a blaze of glory and shed every last drop of blood you have. I pray that you will become a shining ray of hope for humanity."

- Papa trying to cover his sociopathic nature with his benevolent mask by trying to lie to the People that he rules "Damned human wannabes."

- Klaxxosaurus Princess about VIRM

Papa is one of the characters in the anime Darling In The FranXX. He is a chairman of an organization known as APE, an organization that rules the plantation in the distant future. He was portrayed as a Bigger Good of the series considered his seemingly benevolent nature towards the people that he ruled, The Parasites and tries to protect the plantations from a hostile species called the Klaxxosaurus and in return, the Parasites religiously referred to him as a god who rules the plantations. Not only that, he is also orders the FRANXX units to fight against the Klaxxosaurus. However, towards the end of the series, it turns out not to be the case.

It was revealed that near the end of the series, Papa is the true enemy of both Parasites and Klaxxosaurus alike and the main antagonist of the series. And it turns out Papa and his Vice Chairman of APE is a member of a starfish like creature known as VIRM. An immortal parasitical alien lifeform who tries to assimilate with other creatures and do everything in their disposal to achieve their goals.

He is voiced by Tessho Genda in Japanese Version who is also the same voice actor of Kratos from God of War and Christopher Sabat in the English version who is also the same voice actor of Roronoa Zoro from One Piece