Date of Birth: February 5, C.E. 55 Zodiac: Aquarius Blood Type: B Age: 20 Height: 170 cm A man serving as the Prime Minister of the emerging Kingdom of Foundation. He is a member of the Black Knight Squad, the personal guard of Queen Aura Maha Khyber, and holds deep loyalty toward her. Alongside Shura Serpentine, he serves as Aura's closest aide. He possesses a delicate, handsome face and carries himself as a calm, gentle gentleman. However, his true nature is as arrogant as the rest of the Black Knight Squad. When faced with situations that do not go his way, he loses self-control and can display emotional outbursts, revealing a certain mental immaturity. Nevertheless, he possesses the skill and talent to back up his high self-esteem and pride. He commands the battleship Gurveig and is an excellent Mobile Suit pilot, while also being a competitive-level dancer. Foundation's remarkable reconstruction was made possible by his administrative prowess, which was recognized even by the late Chairman Gilbert Durandal. First person: I (soft, polite). (Uses a more formal "I" when being official.) While speaking with Lacus in the gardens of the Foundation palace, he alternates between different forms of "I." Regarding how he is addressed: Ingrid Tradoll calls him "Orphee," Kira and Hari Jagannath refer to him as "Lord Tao," and Lacus initially called him "Lord Orphee" before switching to just "Orphee." His true identity is an "Accord," a being created by Aura. Accords were born to manage the Destiny Plan and lead humanity; Orphee and Lacus were specifically designed as a pair, destined for one another. Both wear different colored rings on their right hands, and touching those hands allows them to enter a private mental space shared only by the two of them. When they first touched, Orphee showed a look of surprise followed by a smile, perhaps realizing their fateful connection in that moment. He views Kira as an eyesore lingering near Lacus and does not hide his hostility. He not only uses his abilities to dismiss Kira as a "nuisance" but also confronts and blames him directly. Ingrid, his administrative support, harbors secret romantic feelings for him, but he is so obsessed with Lacus that he doesn't notice her at all. That said, he does not hate her; he gave her a chance after her failure by allowing her to co-pilot the Black Knight Squad Cal-re.A. While it is never shown how the other Accords address Aura, Orphee calls her "Mother." There is speculation that they might be biologically related due to their identical hair and eye colors, and a depiction of a young Aura holding Orphee (while Lacus is held by her mother, and children resembling Ingrid and Shura are held by a man who looks like a colleague), but the details remain unknown. His cry during the final debate with Lacus—"Then why am I not loved?!"—suggests he felt unloved by Aura. Furthermore, while the Accords felt superior to other races, they were driven by a compulsion that their lives had no meaning if they did not fulfill their roles. At his core, he suffered from doubts and frustration regarding a life where he was only allowed to follow a pre-laid track, and a loneliness born from being a top-tier Accord with no one to walk beside him. This explains his desperate desire for Lacus, the only one who could stand on his level. He is willing to use any means to achieve his goals, including nuking his own citizens and using the Requiem for massacre and intimidation. He possesses a psyche that does not question his actions or feel guilt. However, given the environment he was raised in, there is room for sympathy; his passionate outbursts after being rejected by Lacus at Artemis and his final screams have led some to view him as a tragic figure. "Why... you were born to rule the world with me! So why won't you accept me? My love!?" "Don't mock me! Filthy! A piece of trash like you uttering Lacus's name... even a million deaths wouldn't atone for that sin! You should never have been born! And yet you live so nonchalantly, being loved! You don't deserve it!" "Then give that love to me! She was supposed to be mine! And you...!" "We were born because of human folly. You speak of peace and equality while demanding others change, yet you never change yourselves!" "A leader is necessary! To end this history of division and bloodshed. That is the reason for our existence!" "I am Orphee Lam Tao. The one meant to be your counterpart, the one who can restore peace to this world."