Fred Luo

Fred Luo (フレッド・ロー, Fureddo Rō) is a camp weapons merchant and an old friend of Gene Starwind. Gene goes to him to supply weapons for the Outlaw Star, although it costs a lot of money for Grappler Ship weapons. Although Gene works hard to pay Fred back all the money he owes him, Fred offers discounts for doing favors for him and is willing to help Gene, so Gene is eventually able to pay him back. Fred is also obviously homosexual and is infatuated with Gene Starwind, a fact that is used occasionally for comic relief. Fred Luo's homosexuality is an accepted fact among many fans, and was cause for little controversy in Japan, where many anime are more intense and in depth in their portrayal of homosexual characters. Still, Cartoon Network edited some sequences and dialogue so that Fred wasn't perceived as "too gay" for its first American television broadcast run. Fred appears briefly with his two bodyguards in Angel Links.

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