SIMON IS THE MAIN CHARACTER OF TENGEN TOPPA GURREN LAGANN. HE STARTS OUT IN A SMALL VILLAGE DOING NOTHING MORE THAN DRILLING HOLES FOR SOME STUPID REASON. IT'S GAINAX. DON'T ASK.
SAYING TOO MUCH ABOUT HIM WOULD SPOIL SOME THINGS SUCH AS KAMINA DYING, BUT BASICALLY, HE STARTS OUT AS A PATHETIC TEENAGER, THEN GOES EMO FOR A REASON I TOTALLY DIDN'T JUST REVEAL, AND AFTER THAT STEADILY BECOMES MORE GAR UNTIL THE END OF THE SERIES.

HE PILOTS LAGANN, WHICH IS A ROBOT FACE THING THAT CAN ATTACH ITSELF TO LARGER MECHS, HENCE, GURREN LAGANN, WHICH IS THE FORM IT TAKES FOR MOST OF THE SERIES. THIS MECH KEEPS GROWING AND ADAPTING, AND IN THE FINAL EPISODE, IS LARGE ENOUGH TO USE A GALAXY AS A FRISBEE.

IF METAL GEARS WEREN'T BANNED, I WOULD EXPECT HIM TO SOMETIME GATTAI WITH THEM, CREATING METAL-GEAR-LAGANN. BUT NO. THAT WON'T HAPPEN.

HIS DRILL IS ONE THAT SHATTERS THE HEAVENS.