Captain Harlock

Harlock
Harlock
Space Pirate Captain Harlock character
	Harlock, as he appears in the Galaxy Express 999 film
First appearance	Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1977)
Created by	Leiji Matsumoto
Voiced by	Japanese; Makio Inoue (Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Arcadia of My Youth, Galaxy Express 999, Queen Emeraldas, DNA Sights 999.9, Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy, Super Robot Wars T); Eiji Takemoto (Cosmo Warrior Zero, Gun Frontier); Kōichi Yamadera (Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey); Shun Oguri (Space Pirate Captain Harlock); English; Lanny Broyles (Arcadia of My Youth); Michael McConnohie (Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years, DNA Sights 999.9); Scott McNeil (Galaxy Express 999, Adieu Galaxy Express 999); Ken Webster (Queen Emeraldas); Matt Hoverman (Harlock Saga); Steven Blum (Cosmo Warrior Zero, Gun Frontier); Lex Lang (Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey); David Matranga (Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy)
In-universe information
Alias	Franklin Harlock, Jr.; Francis Harlock, Jr.; Harlock F. Phantom II; Herlock

Captain Harlock (キャプテン・ハーロック, Kyaputen Hārokku, also known as "Captain Herlock" in the English release of Endless Odyssey and some Japanese materials) is a fictional character and protagonist of the Space Pirate Captain Harlock manga series created by Leiji Matsumoto.

Harlock is the archetypical Romantic hero, a space pirate with an individualist philosophy of life. He is as noble as he is taciturn, rebellious, stoically fighting against totalitarian regimes, whether they be Earth-born or alien. In his own words, he "fight[s] for no one's sake... only for something deep in [his] heart". He does not fear death, and is sometimes seen wearing clothing with the number 42 on it. In Japanese culture, the number 42 is associated with death (the numbers, pronounced separately as "four two", sound like the word "shini"—meaning "dying/death").

The character was created by Leiji Matsumoto in 1977 and popularized in the 1978 television series Space Pirate Captain Harlock. Since then, the character has appeared in numerous animated television series and films, the latest of which is 2013's Space Pirate Captain Harlock.

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