Colonel Muska

Evil-doer
Full Name	Romuska Palo Ur Laputa
Alias	Muska, Colonel Muska
Origin	Castle in the Sky
Occupation	Government agent
Powers / Skills	Able to handle guns, intelligence, physical strengh
Hobby	None
Goals	Find Laputa, Take over the world.
Crimes	No information
Type of Villain	Power Hungry Villain

“	The same technology that kept Laputa airborne also made it a major power that once dominated the entire planet!	„
	~ 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.

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

“	Laputa will live! I will return it to life! Laputa's power is the dream of all mankind!	„
	~ Colonel Muska

“	My Eyes! I can't see! AAAH!	„
	~ Muska's last words

Gallery

Colonel Muska

Muska as a hologram, while taking control over the Castle in the Sky and killing General Muoro and his soldiers.

Trivia

• He bears a resemblance to Jean-François, the secondary antagonist of the game Rhythm Thief and the Emperor's Treasure and Vidocq, the main antagonist of the game Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights: All three of them are male, power hungry, charismatic and well-dressed anime characters with glasses, who use guns and are (as well as female protagonists of their stories, who they kidnapp to achieve their goals) descendants of ancient, advanced civilisations, whose legacies (in all three cases flying castles) they want to use to take over the world.
  • Like Jean-François, he is brown-haired and uses antique robots to achieve his goal.
  • Like Vidocq, he is a megalomaniac and a Complete Monster, who dies at the end of the story by the power they wanted to achieve.