Dangerous Characters: Justy Ueki Tylor

It's always a little dangerous to bring unorthodox methods into the workplace, especially when it's a workplace that's actually in a war-zone. Doing things the wrong way, even if it's a well-intentioned effort won't just cost you employee of the month on the battlefield, it can cost lives. Which is a lesson that our next nominee to join the ranks of "Dangerous Characters" could really stand to learn. While to his credit, nobody on his ship has ever died (at least as far as the anime is concerned) one can only wonder about the many thousands of crew members both in the Raalgon Fleet and in the United Planets Space Force, have been consigned to oblivion due to incidents that were caused by him or by his superiors in the course of trying to get rid of him. So without further ado, let's give it up for Lt. Commander Justy Ueki Tylor, (age 20), captain of the UPSF's starship, the Soyokaze (literally, "Gentle Breeze"), and protagonist of the series The Irresponsible Captain Tylor.

Before he signs up for the UPSF, we know very little about Tylor's exploits, aside from the fact that he was a bum, and the only reason he joined was because he wanted "an easy life." That on it's own seems like an oxymoron if you consider what kind of environment the military is, particularly in a traditional Japanese view of a military force. (If you thought our military was strict, read up a little bit on the Japanese military culture before us Americans rewrote their constitution so they couldn't have an army.) To top things off, he carried his easygoing life approach over into the military, first getting a job with the pension department, and then miraculously getting promoted to captain after a hostage situation that he helped resolve...   erm...   so to speak. (There's a story behind that one to be sure.) Over the course of his career in the military, the price-tag he's racked up due to his irresponsible behavior has been astronomical. He started off by inadvertently causing the artificial intelligence that ran the UPSF's computer systems to go haywire because it fell in love with him during the recruiting process, but it is his career as a captain that is especially of note. Because of his irresponsible behavior, entire fleets have been destroyed on both sides of the UPSF's conflict with the Raalgon Empire. It's one thing when you're fighting the enemy and destroy them, even if it is by accident, but considering how many UPSF ships and troops have also been destroyed due to actions he has taken (and actions taken by his equally irresponsible superiors while trying to get rid of him)...   Let's just say one can only wonder how many people may have died on all those exploding battleships. In short, if you ever happen to encounter Tylor, you'd better hope you are actually riding in the ship he's on. It may drive you crazy, but anyone who crosses him seems to be cursed with epically bad karma, which makes him very dangerous indeed.

Image taken from The Irresponsible Captain Tylor.

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