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Dola Gang's Crew

Six of Dola's sons and Motro the engineer

The Dola Gang (ドーラ一家, Dōra Ikka, lit. "Dola Family") appears in Castle in the Sky. The gang is a band of air pirates consisting of Captain Dola, an engineer, Dola's three sons, and five other subordinates. The gang flies aboard an airship called the Tiger Moth.

Members[]

  • Dola - an older, experienced lady air pirate
  • Motro - Dola's husband, who serves as the Tiger Moth's engineer
  • Charles - Dola's first son
  • Louis - Dola's second son
  • Henri - Dola's third son
  • Dola's subordinates - according to Mr. Miyazaki, named "Ka", "Ki", "Ku", "Ke", and "Ko", although they are never actually called by name in the film. Ka is Portuguese, Ki is Egyptian, Ku is Chinese, Ke is Japanese, Ko is Senegalese. He goes on to joke that maybe one of them is also Dola's son.[1]
    • One is dark-skinned and wears a black patch over his right eye.
    • One is medium-skinned with a drooping black mustache, and he always covers up his mouth.
    • One is medium-skinned with a bushy brown mustache.
    • One is light-skinned with a straight black mustache. 

References[]

  1. The Art of "Castle in the Sky". Viz Media, 2016.
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