This article is about Bemlarze as portrayed in Space Battleship Yamato III. For his counterpart in the remake series, see Belm von Bemlarze.
Prime Minister Bemlarze (ベムラーゼ首相 Bemuraaze Shushou) or Bemlayze is the leader of the Bolar Federation.
Personality
A brutal, ruthless and short-tempered dictator, who has been known to kill off his own Governors and their ruling planets after simple mishaps. Due to his position in the war against the Galman-Gamilas Empire, his attention is mainly focused on them and its leader Dessler, and initially, he stated to have had little interest in Earth or Yamato, which was considered unusual for an enemy of the Yamato series. However, this opinion quickly changed when he had come to believe that the Earth Defence Forces had allied with Dessler and the Galman-Gamilas Empire, and he eventually dies fighting against both of them.
Bemlarze is also known for his moments of megalomania, such as when he refers to himself as "Lord of the Cosmos" after giving out orders to execute an insurrection of Gardiana worshippers.
It should also be noted that Bemlarze was held directly responsible for the unfortunate deaths of many innocent Bolar citizens [many of whom were worshipers of Gardiana]. Prime Minister Bemlarze was also later found out by the crew of the Yamato to being the main man held directly responsible for actually being the true cause of sending the entire planet Berth Defense Force to their deaths, including the commanding officer of the flagship Legendra, Fleet Admiral Ram, who was one of the few sympathetic Bolar friends and allies of the crew of the Yamato. Susumu Kodai would later call Bemlarze a coward for daring to send the entire crew of the Legendra on a suicidal mission, to which Bemlarze shows that he does not simply care, which convinces Susumu Kodai and his crew to both refuse and decline the alliance with the corrupt Bolar Federation.
History
Yamato III
(to be added)
Notes
- The character was originally planned to be named "Bemuurin" (ベムーリン).