Zapp Brannigan is the greatest space hero who has ever lived and shall ever live. He single-handedly defeated a horde of rampaging somethings in the something-something system after all.
Zapp has (in his own mind at least) a firm grasp on the intricacies and nuances of command and battle. He's a glorious and decorated commander. He's the standard behind which the forces of Earth and her allies can rally when threatened.
He also happens to be a bumbling, incompetent jackass. Which is funny. It's not stopped him rising to the top of his profession. It hasn't prevented him from achieving victory over numerous other armies. The pacifists of the Gandhi nebula, the Spiderians, the Balls... Zapp has a long list of conquests to his name, and is rightly celebrated for them. In addition, he's seemingly able to pilot any craft that he encounters, able to command any sorry group of misfits that he's given, and able to make use of the resources at hand to achieve his goals. Even if those resources are limited to his manipulative nature and those goals are to get laid.
Zapp's lost everything before, and he's also gained it all back. It's just not possible for him to go down and stay down. You're not going to get what you want,
and I'm rather pleased about that.Zapp is,
quite simply, awesome.
Also, this belongs in the HR department, rather than GD, and should probably be merged with this topic.