Gundam shows a romanticised version of a supreme ruler, like an affectation of a Saturday cartoon villain. He’s the walking embodiment of ‘delusion of grandeur’, over-dramatised with his eccentric appearance and manner. He talks mainly of otherworldly, fantastical things such as demons and the dark arts.

Ouma on the other hand, displays the uncomfortable reality of what it takes to be an Ultimate of this kind. Far from being showy, he’s not even wearing the most obvious symbol of that- the hat and cape. His outfit instead resembles a straitjacket, the truest embodiment of madness. He talks of the criminal underworld and dangerous exploits with a childlike manner.

Notable is that Gundam does not - by any means - take Ouma’s title less seriously, regardless of whether it is actually his or not. If anything, Ouma is the one chiding Gundam for the childish facade.