Colonel Muska

"Laputa will live! I will return it to life! Laputa's power is the dream of all mankind!"

- Colonel Muska

Colonel Muska (real name: Romuska Palo Ur Laputa) is a government agent and the main antagonist of the 1986 Studio Ghibli animated film Castle in the Sky.

History
Muska's subordinate, General Muoro, commands the army in a search for the lost floating city of Laputa, convinced that this remnant of an advanced civilisation holds great power the government can harness. Muska is with the expedition, but has a hidden agenda:

Muska believes he is the legitimate heir to the throne of Laputa, being of Laputan royal blood along with the film's female protagonist, Sheeta, whom he is escorting in the opening scene. Upon arriving at Laputa, Muska abandons the military and takes control of Laputa's weapons system, releasing an army of robots and sending the General and his men falling to their death.

In the heart of Laputa, Muska confronts the main protagonists Pazu and Sheeta with a gun, and is appearently killed during the collapse of Laputa, after they destroyed the Castle with a spell and escaped with the Dola Gang.

Personality
Muska may seem helpful to his army and seems like a caring guardian to Sheeta, but in reality he's a vile, evil, power-hungry man who has absolutely no regard for any human life.

Quotes
"We'll get what we want, but it will take time."

- Colonel Muska

"They simply don't understand: It is useless to fight me."

- Colonel Muska

"My Eyes! I can't see! No... NO!"

- Muska's last words

Trivia

 * He bears a resemblance to Jean-François from the game Rhythm Thief and the Emperor's Treasure, Vidocq from the game Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights and Professor Desmond Sycamore from the game Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy: All four of them are male, power hungry and well-dressed anime characters with glasses, who use guns and are (as well as female protagonists of their stories) linked to ancient, advanced civilisations, whose legacies (in all four cases flying castles) they want to achieve.
 * Like Jean-François, he wears a jabot and uses antique robots to achieve his goal.
 * Like Vidocq, he is a megalomaniac who dies at the end of the story by the power he wanted to achieve.
 * Like Desmond Sycamore (Jean Descole), he travels in an airship and Descoles theme music resembles the one of Laputa.
 * He was voiced by Mark Hamill in the english Disney version.