Lordgenome Teppelin, also referred to as the Spiral King, is the secondary antagonist of the anime series Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, serving as the main antagonist of the first half and later a supporting member of Team Dai-Gurren. He is the ruler of the Beastmen and the leader of the Human Eradication Army. His primary goal was to confine humanity to underground villages in order to prevent the cataclysmic Spiral Nemesis from occurring, and he dispatched his army of Beastmen to eradicate any humans who came to the surface.