Galactor
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Galactor (ギャラクター Gyarakutā?) is a group of fictional characters in the popular anime franchise Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
The organization's exact origins are unknown except for that it apparently worked conventionally for years and kept such a low profile that it escaped the notice of any intelligence agency.
That changed dramatically with Galactor suddenly using its war machines, beginning with the Turtle King mecha, to stage spectacular open attacks and more secretive ones. Although conventional defenses proved ineffective, Galactor found itself continually frustrated by the Science Ninja Team, a group of superhero ninjas, that is typically sent in to investigate and combat the menace.
The Overlord of the organization is an alien named Sōsai (translates in English as "Leader", "Overlord", or "Governor", but used "Leader" in the ADV dub) X, who regenerated as Sosai Zeddo in Gatchaman F. He always has a human subordinate, designated as "Commander", who carries out his orders and is typically the only member who interacts with Sosai X directly. His first two were children he manipulated into his adult minions such as Berg Katse in the original series and Gel Sadora in Gatchaman II. In Gatchaman F, he chose to deal with an established human leader, Egobossler, in a much more tenuous relationship. Typically, all members are masked as part of their standard uniforms.
Below are the captains who typically wore individual costumes and are responsible overall for individual schemes that the leader prefers not to handle personally. The captains are supported by minions in cat-like costumes with sergeants whose costumes are yellow, who in turn to are served by troopers who wear green-colored uniforms.
In addition, they have special forces available, such as ninja units that are similarly themed bird-like units like the Science Ninja Team with roughly equivalent fighting skills. However, these teams are apparently inferior to their enemy counterpart, considering that Gatchaman faces such a unit at least once alone and still more than holds his own in battle. Typically the captains only last one episode, either being killed in the final battle or by the Leader for failure.
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