Lordgenome (ロージェノム ,Rōjenomu) is a character from the anime and manga series Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann. He is a seemingly cruel and ruthless tyrant who employs legions of creatures known as Beastmen to systemically eradicate all human-kind on the planet surface, commanding his armies from a gigantic funnel-shaped castle called Teppelin. Lordgenome is the main antagonist for Parts I and II of the anime, but becomes an important and driving suppor...
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Lordgenome (ロージェノム ,Rōjenomu) is a character from the anime and manga series Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann. He is a seemingly cruel and ruthless tyrant who employs legions of creatures known as Beastmen to systemically eradicate all human-kind on the planet surface, commanding his armies from a gigantic funnel-shaped castle called Teppelin. Lordgenome is the main antagonist for Parts I and II of the anime, but becomes an important and driving supporting character in Parts III and IV. Throughout the series, he is referred to by Beastmen as his self-proclaimed title, "The Spiral King". He is first identified as the leader of the Beastmen in Episode 6, and makes a formal introduction by episode 9.
Spelled Lordgenome in Japan, Lordgenome's name comes from the English term for a male noble and from genome, the blueprint for an organism found in its DNA. The name is meant to tie in with the theme of biology for Lordgenome's inner circle with each of his generals getting his/her name from one...
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