Zapp Bannigan

"We fight this battle not for ourselves, but for our children, and our children's children, which is why I'm forming a children's brigade." ~ Zapp Brannigan

"Stop exploding you cowards!" ~ Zapp Brannigan

Zapp Brannigan is an antagonist from the cartoon series Futurama and is considered one of the show's main recurring villains along with Mom - however unlike the scheming, malevolent Mom Zapp Brannigan is a very goofy, very stupid and very, very selfish villain: unfortunately he also seems to hold considerable power despite his idiocy and thus can cause trouble for the show's heroes. Most of the time his actions tend to get in the way of the heroes efforts.

Zapp Brannigan is despised even by his own crew-mates, probably because he has completely no respect for anyone other than himself - he is not necessarily much of a threat (unlike Mom) but is nevertheless a recurring problem for the Planet Express Crew - especially Leela (due to a rather unfortunate.. personal encounter.. he simply won't let her forget). Zapp brannigan is dumber than Fry and he kills innocent people because he thinks he can get promoted and it's to save the world. So far, Zapp has only been an antagonist in three episodes, Love's Labours Lost in Space, Brannigan, Begin Again and Into the Wild Green Yonder.

Leela stated that Zapp Brannigan is the "sorriest" captain she ever met.

Much of Zapp Brannigan's humor comes from his continual use of inneudo as well as his sexist attitude and general idiocy - as stated before despite his general incompetence Zapp is somehow able to keep the official rank of Captain, a rank which provides him with great power that he seems to enjoy abusing.

The only reason why he keeps his rank because he once worked for Planet Express (most of the employees except Leela who doesn't see how incompetent and dangerous Zapp is) and he abused and almost killed them resulting Leela to lie in order for Brannigan to be reinstated and get rid of him much to the Professor's dismay.&nbsp