Colonel Muska

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



Biography
Muska's subordinate, "The General" (Muoro) is being funded by the government to find Laputa, but Muska joins the expedition with the sole purpose of returning to Laputa. He could care less about the treasure or profit, Muska believes he is "the legitimate heir to the throne of Laputa" and is of royal blood along with Sheeta, whom he is escorting in the opening scene. After Arriving at Laputa, Muska abandons the military and takes control of Laputa's weapons system, releasing an army of robots and sending The General falling to his death. Later, Muska confronts Pazu and Sheeta and is killed (presumably) during the collapse of Laputa.

Behind the Scenes
Muska is voiced by Minori Terada in the original 1986 Japanese dub and by Mark Hamill in 2003 English Buena Vista dub. Jeff Winkless voiced Muska in a lesser known 1988 English JAL/Streamline dub.