The elder brother of Mimay (in Harlock Saga,) Alberich steals the Rheingold from its hiding place and has it forged into a ring by Tadashi Daiba in order to challenge Wotan, father of the gods of Valhalla. Alberich's clan, the Nibelungen, have suffered long under the rule of Wotan, and after countless eons of exile, he is ready to exact revenge upon Valhalla, little caring that its destruction will cause a reversal of the Big Bang and take the entire universe down with it. He finally comes face-to-face with Harlock, who invades Alberich's flagship and takes back the ring, leaving Alberich to battle the living energy that has also penetrated into his ship. His fate is not revealed in the animated version of the tale.
Alberich's mecha