Gene is well armed with a variety of weapons, including a pistol, grenade launcher, knife, rocket launcher, etc. It also results in him forming an antagonistic rivalry with Harry MacDougall, who is far more open in his pursuit of Melfina's affection. Throughout the course of the series, he begins to develop feelings for her, but is hesitant to act on them for fear of making himself vulnerable. After realizing Melfina had no recollection of her purpose or function, Gene promises to help her find her past and protects her from the various individuals in pursuit of her. Despite his brash nature, Gene does have a caring side to his personality which he usually displays toward Melfina. He has shown that he is almost never open about his feelings, however he has opened up to Suzuka on occasion. Gene is a reckless ladies' man and a bit of a pervert who shamelessly flirts with almost every woman he meets he would rather try to achieve his goals with a minimum of effort, and his reckless attitude proves a continuous source of frustration to Jim. While on Sentinel III, Gene met the much younger Jim Hawking and the two went into business, forming a company called Starwind and Hawking Enterprises. Gene is scared of space, until Hilda questions him, "Are you going to keep running away?" and Gene responds, "Keep running away?" Hilda's questioning of his courage is the turning point where Gene's fear of space gradually begins to fade. Gene was thrown into an escape pod moments before their ship exploded, and landed on Sentinel III where he would remain until the beginning of the series. This attack resulted in his father's death at the hands of a band of mercenaries led by Ron MacDougall. Gene Starwind ( ジーン・スターウインド, Jīn Sutāuindo ?) is a 20-year-old man who developed a fear of space flight and a hatred of pirates during an attack when he was 15. Gene Starwind Voiced by: Shigeru Shibuya (Japanese), Robert Wicks (English) Suzuka and Aisha are more independent and are part-time crew-members. Gene, Jim and Melfina are the regular crew of the Outlaw Star.