Char Aznable (シャア・アズナブル, Shā Azunaburu^?) is a fictional character, and often one of the main antagonists from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, its sequels Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Char's Counterattack, voiced by Shuichi Ikeda (Japanese), Michael Kopsa (English dub of original series and Char's Counterattack), David Lucas (Mobile Suit Gundam movies 1 through 3) and Tom Edwards (English dub of Zeta Gundam). Zeon Emblem In the TV anime Gundam (Universal Century series) universe, Zeon can refer to either: Republic of Zeon, Principality of Zeon or Neo-Zeon. ... A philosopher who began Contolism, which was both about Ere-ism (that Earth is sacred and mankind must leave it and live in space) and Side-ism (all Sides are to be treated as sovereign states). ... Sayla Mass ) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, voiced by You Inoue (Japanese) and Alaina Burnett (English). ... Zeon Emblem In the TV anime Gundam (Universal Century series) universe, Zeon can refer to either: Republic of Zeon, Principality of Zeon or Neo-Zeon. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... One-time rivals Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, new hero Kamille Bidan and the Zeta Gundam. ... In the TV anime Gundam (Universal Century series) universe, Zeon can refer to either: Republic of Zeon, Principality of Zeon or Neo-Zeon. ... In the Royal Navy, United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, a lieutenant commander (lieutenant-commander or Lt Cdr in the RN) is a commissioned officer superior to a lieutenant and inferior to a commander. ... Captain is a rank or title with various meanings. ... Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ... Mobile Weapon is a series of 3-dimensional role-playing game developed by Tyler Projects. ... The MS-06 Zaku II is a mobile suit from the sci-fi anime Mobile Suit Gundam. ... Char Aznables personal MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type with 280mm Zaku Bazooka and Heat Hawk. ... Gelgoog is series of Mobile Suit from Gundam series with Universal Century timeline. ... The RX-78 Gundam is a series of fictional testbed mobile suits in the Gundam Universal Century developed by the Earth Federation. ... The MSN-02 Zeong A prototype mobile suit developed by the Principality of Zeon at the A Baoa Qu space fortress during the One Year War of the anime Mobile Suit Gundam, the MSN-02 Zeong was built especially for Newtype pilots and was first piloted by the Red Comet... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... The MSN-04 Sazabi is Char Aznable’s personal mobile suit is the Gundam movie Chars Counterattack Spoiler warning: After Char Aznable returned as the leader of his own Neo Zeon faction in UC 0093 he ordered his engineers to create him a new mobile suit which would fit... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... For other uses, see Antagonist (disambiguation). ... “Animé” redirects here. ... Mobile Suit Gundam ) is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack is an anime movie set in the primary (UC) timeline of Gundam, taking place in UC0093. ... Shuichi Ikeda (æ± ç”° 秀一 Ikeda ShÅ«ichi) is a veteran seiyuu who was born on December 2, 1949 in Tokyo. ... An anime voice actor, probably most well known for playing Char Aznable in the english dub of Mobile Suit Gundam. ... A voice actor well known for his work as Spike Spiegel in the Cowboy Bebop TV series English dub. ... Mobile Suit Gundam ) is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. ... One-time rivals Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, new hero Kamille Bidan and the Zeta Gundam. ...

History

Born Casval Rem Deikun, Char Aznable is also known as Edward Mass and the alias Quattro Bajeena. He is also known as "The Red Comet", due to the speed at which he destroyed five of the Earth Federation's Magellan class battleships at the Battle of Loum during the One Year War (which has earned him a promotion of two ranks to Lieutenant Commander). He is the elder brother of Sayla Mass (Artesia Som Deikun), and the son of late Zeon Zum Deikun, the former leader of the space colonies of Side 3, later the Republic of Zeon. The flag of the Earth Federation Government. ... In the fictional Gundam universe, the Magellan class was a battleship type that was commissioned in UC 0070 as part of the Federations 70s Armament Reinforcement Plan. ... An MS-07B3 Gouf Custom (right) engages in battle with a RX-79[G] Mass-Pro Gundam Ground Type. ... In the Royal Navy, United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, a lieutenant commander (lieutenant-commander or Lt Cdr in the RN) is a commissioned officer superior to a lieutenant and inferior to a commander. ... Sayla Mass ) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, voiced by You Inoue (Japanese) and Alaina Burnett (English). ... A philosopher who began Contolism, which was both about Ere-ism (that Earth is sacred and mankind must leave it and live in space) and Side-ism (all Sides are to be treated as sovereign states). ... Side 3 redirects here. ... In the TV anime Gundam (Universal Century series) universe, Zeon can refer to either: Republic of Zeon, Principality of Zeon or Neo-Zeon. ...

The Origin

According to the Manga Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, young Casval and his sister Artesia escaped to earth shortly after their father's death with the help of family friend Jimba Ral (father of Ramba Ral). They spent several years living a luxurious life under the guardianship of the aristocratic Don Teabolo Mass, who named them Edward and Sayla, and treated them like his own children. During this time, Jimba Ral constantly reminded Casval of the Zabi Family's betrayal of his father. After narrowly escaping an attempt on their lives (in which Jimba Ral died), they fled to the Texas Colony. Lieutenant Ramba Ral was a character in the classic anime TV series Mobile Suit Gundam. ...

They lived for a time in a house set up by Texas Colony's chief manager Roger Aznable, still under Teabolo Mass's care. Soon they met Roger's son Char and discovered that he and Casval were nearly identical, except Casval had blue eyes while Char had reddish brown. Eventually Char is taken in by Gihren Zabi's propaganda, and against his father's wishes sets off for officer training school. Casaval decides to accompany him under the guise of looking out for his friend. Kycilia Zabi finds out that Casval is headed back to Side 3, and without consulting Gihren, orders Casval's death. Both near-identical boys are booked to leave on the same flight, but an antique pistol and fake explosives are found in Char's bag (almost certainly planted by Casval). Not wanting to miss the entrance exam, Char readily accepts Casval's suggestion to swap clothes in the restroom. Char boards the ship under the name Edward Mass, while Casval, under the name Char Aznable is detained overnight. Shortly after departure, the ship explodes and kills everyone aboard (no doubt the work of Kycilia's henchmen). Edward Mass is listed among the dead and Casaval takes on the name Char, enters the Zeon Military Academy and begins wearing sunglasses to hide his eye color (as it wouldn't match any of the real Char's IDs). Gihren Zabi (also spelled Giren) is a fictional character, and villain from the universe of the Gundam anime series. ... In the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam series, Kycilia Zabi (or Kishiria Zabi) (キシリア・ザビ) was the only daughter of Degwin Sodo Zabi. ...

After entering the Academy, Char excelled in his training and befriended Garma Zabi. As relation between Zeon Republic and Federation continued to deteriorate, Federation decided to increase the troop strength in Side 3. There was wide spread fear that this troop increase is in fact an invasion and occupation force. On the eve of troop increase, Casval incited Garma to lead other students in the Academy to storm Federation base and subdue the stationed troops. For this action Casval was stripped of his rank and expelled from the Academy. Having been expelled, he traveled to Earth and worked in construction site of Federation head quarter in Jaburo. There he met and rescued Lala. After hostility broke out between Zeon and Federation, he returned to Side 3 and joined the Zeon mobile suit assault forces under the command of Admiral Dozle Zabi. He displayed superior fighting ability during the Battle of Loum, single-handedly sinking five Federation Magellan-class battleships, which earned him the nickname "Red Comet". He was promoted an exceptional two ranks to Lieutenant Commander. In the fictional universe of Mobile Suit Gundam, Garma Zabi (ガルマ ザビ) is the youngest son of Sovereign Degwin Sodo Zabi. ... Mobile Suit (MS in short): Space Utility Instrumental Tactical Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ... In the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam series, Dozle Zabi is the second oldest son of Degwin Sodo Zabi and the Principality of Zeons Space Attack Force Commander. ... In Gundam anime fiction, the Battle of Loum took place on January 15, Universal Century 0079 and was one of the single_most devestating battles during the One Year War and one of the deadliest in all of mankinds history. ...

Mobile Suit Gundam

During the One Year War, Char showed a great capacity not only as mobile suit pilot, but also as tactician and commanding officer. Late in the One Year War, Char began a bitter rivalry with Federation pilot Amuro Ray, and he developed a rather peculiar relationship with the Newtype Lalah Sune, a girl he saved from an Indian brothel. Char himself also developed into a Newtype, and formed distinct psychic bonds with Amuro and Lalah. Char's abilities and his natural charisma allow him to inspire and manipulate others to follow his will fanatically. Tragically, Lalah was killed in battle, when she took a blow meant for Char, causing Char and Amuro to reach new levels of hate. Amuro Ray ) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Chars Counterattack, voiced by Tōru Furuya (Japanese), Brad Swaile (English dub of the original TV series and Chars Counterattack), Dylan Tully (English dub of Movies I... A Newtype is theorized to be the next stage of human evolution in the fictional Gundam universe. ... Lalah Sune in U.C. 0079 Lalah Sune (ララァ・スン) is a fictional character from the anime series Gundam, voiced by Keiko Han. ... A Newtype is theorized to be the next stage of human evolution in the fictional Gundam universe. ...

In the Battle of A Baoa Qu, Char and Amuro's rivalry peaked to the level that they engaged in gunfight and then swordfight after both lost their mobile suits. In the duel, Char stabbed Amuro in the arm, while being stabbed in the head, which left a permanent scar on his forehead. He survived only because he was wearing a helmet in memory of Lalah, who told him not to take risk. At that moment, Sayla ran into the room and urged both men to stop. Char then started to realize that his true enemy was not Amuro, but the Zabi family. An ensuing explosion knocked them apart, and Char rushed to save his sister. After being told by a dying Zeon soldier that Kycilia Zabi, the last surviving Zabi, was escaping, Char told Sayla to "be a nice woman" and go back to Amuro, and took off with a bazooka. He found Kycilia's departing ship, saluted them ("Garma, I'm sending your sister to join you") before firing into the cockpit, annihilating the ship's bridge in the process. His shot is shown hitting Kycilia directly in the face, from her point of view. He then disappeared out of the battlefield. In the fictional universe of Mobile Suit Gundam, Garma Zabi (ガルマ ザビ) is the youngest son of Sovereign Degwin Sodo Zabi. ...

At the end of the One Year War, Char went to Axis and his experience there was partly depicted in the manga Char's Deleted Affair.

Zeta Gundam

Char reappears 7 years later in Zeta Gundam, no longer with mask and instead merely wearing sunglasses. Some time between U.C.0079~0087, Char returns to the Earth Sphere on a mission to gather intelligence for Axis Zeon, and infiltrates the Earth Federation Forces ranking with the alias "Quattro Bajeena". However, things are turned upside down with the rising of Titans as an oppressive side. Char then join the renegade group of Earth Federation Force's soldier and in the end he became a leading member of the Anti-Earth Union Group. One-time rivals Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, new hero Kamille Bidan and the Zeta Gundam. ... One-time rivals Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, new hero Kamille Bidan and the Zeta Gundam. ...

This time, rather than serving as the rival of the new protagonist, Kamille Bidan, Char serves as Kamille's mentor in the war against the Earth Federation's oppressive Titans organization. In Zeta Gundam, Char becomes an ally of his former adversaries in Mobile Suit Gundam: Amuro Ray, Hayato Kobayashi and Bright Noa. He serves under Bright Noa as leader of AEUG mobile suit forces. Kamille Bidan ) is the main protagonist and hero of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, the sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam. ... One-time rivals Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, new hero Kamille Bidan and the Zeta Gundam. ... Amuro Ray ) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Chars Counterattack, voiced by Tōru Furuya (Japanese), Brad Swaile (English dub of the original TV series and Chars Counterattack), Dylan Tully (English dub of Movies I... Hayato Kobayashi (小林隼人 ハヤト・コバヤシ Hayato Kobayashi) was a character who first appeared in the anime TV series Mobile Suit Gundam. ... Bright Noa ) is a character from the anime series Gundam. ...

Zeta Gundam puts ahead Char's image as a hero who is always willing to stand up and fight for the freedom of spacenoids. His political speech in front of Federation Assembly in Dakar, which was broadcast throughout Earth and Space, is one of the most important events in the UC Gundam timeline. It seals Char's total commitment toward space colonization and migration of humanity to space.

Despite AEUG's victory in the Gryps War against Titans, Char is defeated in the final battle by Haman Karn, leader of the Axis (later Neo Zeon) faction and assumed dead. However, as the final credits roll, Char's totally damaged Hyaku Shiki floats by with its cockpit hatch open. In ZZ Gundam, Bright Noa remarks to Sayla Mass that he has a gut feeling that Char is simply watching from the sidelines and waiting for the right opportunity to return. Haman Karn (pronounced ha-mon kahn(dub)) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, voiced by Yoshiko Sakakibara. ... In the TV anime Gundam (Universal Century series) universe, Zeon can refer to either: Republic of Zeon, Principality of Zeon or Neo-Zeon. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

Char does not appear in the sequel to Zeta Gundam, Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam. Yoshiyuki Tomino has stated officially that he had originally intended to feature Char, but the plan was cancelled when he was granted to go-ahead with the theatrical movie Char's Counterattack. Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack is an anime movie set in the primary (UC) timeline of Gundam, taking place in UC0093. ...

Char's Counterattack

Another 5 years passed before Char returns in the movie Char's Counterattack, as the leader of a new Neo Zeon faction. He intends create a nuclear winter by dropping the massive asteroid base Axis on the Earth, hence forcing a complete migration into space, which he believes will make all of humanity to evolve into Newtypes. Only one thing stands in his way: the Federation's Londo Bell task force, and their top ace pilot, his old archrival Amuro Ray. Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack is an anime movie set in the primary (UC) timeline of Gundam, taking place in UC0093. ... In the TV anime Gundam (Universal Century series) universe, Zeon can refer to either: Republic of Zeon, Principality of Zeon or Neo-Zeon. ... A Newtype is theorized to be the next stage of human evolution in the fictional Gundam universe. ... In the fictional Gundam universe, Londo Bell became the Earth Federations special forces unit in UC 0093. ... Amuro Ray ) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Chars Counterattack, voiced by Tōru Furuya (Japanese), Brad Swaile (English dub of the original TV series and Chars Counterattack), Dylan Tully (English dub of Movies I...

In the Second Neo-Zeon War, both Char and Amuro piloted mobile suits equipped with an advanced psycommu system known as psycoframe. Char himself was responsible for authorizing Anaheim Electronics to pass the psycoframe technology to the development team responsible for Amuro's ν Gundam, thereby effectively planning a fair showdown between them in advance. After his Sazabi was destroyed by Amuro in the final duel, Amuro captured Char's escape pod, and against Char's taunting, attempted to push the asteroid Axis away from Earth. The intense willpower of Amuro and all the pilots assisting him caused Nu Gundam's psycoframes to resonate and overload, resulting in a spectacular aurora with Axis pushed out of Earth's orbit. Both Amuro and Char disappeared without a trace in the incident. Since then there has been no news of the two, and it is assumed that they both were killed in the massive explosion. (In the novelization of Char's Counterattack, both characters are confirmed to be KIA.) In the fictional Gundam universe, a psycommu is a device connected directly into the users thoughts, through which the user can manipulate a device by using his or her mind. ... A Newtype is theorized to be the next stage of human evolution in the fictional Gundam universe. ... Anaheim Electronics is a fictional civilian manufacturing company that appeared in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... RX-93 ν Gundam from the movie Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack. ... The MSN-04 Sazabi is Char Aznable’s personal mobile suit is the Gundam movie Chars Counterattack Spoiler warning: After Char Aznable returned as the leader of his own Neo Zeon faction in UC 0093 he ordered his engineers to create him a new mobile suit which would fit... Temporary grave of an American machine-gunner during the Battle of Normandy. ...

Characteristics

Char has several recognizable characteristics:

1. Has blond hair.
2. Often wears red clothing.
3. Usually wears a mask or sunglasses to hide his true identity.
4. Favors speed-orientated offensive battle tactics and hates to get hit, even when piloting an I-Field generator equiped unit and beam attacks have minimal to no effect.(Commented when piloting Zero the R in a similation battle in Portrait of a Young Comet - Char's Deleted Affair)
5. Typically pilots red (arguably pink-ish) mobile suits, such as his red Zaku, Z'Gok, Gelgoog, Rick Dias and Sazabi. Exception to this is the MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki, which is painted in bright gold yellow (At the time, he was pretending to be a different person), and the MSN-02 Zeong, which was painted in a bluish-grey colour (some fans joked this is because there was "no time to paint it red" during the Battle of A Baoa Qu).
6. Sports a small, diagonal scar between his eyes. It is inflicted by a sword duel with Amuro Ray during the Battle of A Baoa Qu.
7. He is never shown driving a car throughout his appearances (though he is seen driving one in CDA).
8. Often suspected of ephebophilia, as supposedly exemplified by his relationship with Lalah Sune (age 14, and according to Tomino's novel Secret Rendezvous: Amuro and Lalah, was discovered by Char working as a prostitute in an Indian brothel), and Haman Karn, who was 14 at the beginning of their relationship (Char himself was no more than 19) as detailed in the manga Portrait of a Young Comet - Char's Deleted Affair. Char also swayed the disillusioned Quess Paraya (13 years old according to Gundam Official Guide) during the events of the movie Char's Counterattack, where Quess latched onto Char after being rebuffed by Amuro Ray in hopes of learning from famous Newtypes. Also, according to the Playstation game for Zeta Gundam, in his scenario two escorts was shown guiding Mineva Zabi to a private cabin in a resort colony. Though many fans suspect Char of being an ephebophile, Tomino has categorically denied this.
9. By the time of Zeta Gundam, he has had four different names — his birth name Casval Rem Deikun, Edward Mass, the name given to him when he whisked away to avoid being targeted by the Zabi family, Char Aznable, the name he'd bear for much of his life, and finally Quattro Bajeena, which was come up with because this was his fourth alias (Quattro is Italian for 4).

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Mobile Suits

Apart from being an excellent commander, Char Aznable backs up his intellect and charisma through his experience as a mobile suit pilot. He pilots a mobile suit, commonly in his red and black color scheme with ruthless efficiency, at first doing it without a pilot suit on; though, after Lalah orders him to, he begins wearing a pilot suit throughout the Gryps and Neo Zeon conflicts. Some of the mobile suits that he piloted throughout the series are:

• MS-06C Zaku II- mobile suit that he started out with at the beginning of the war, and won his ace status in at the battle of Loum.
• MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type - high-performance mobile suit issued to ace pilots and team commanders such as him.
• MSM-07S Z'Gok Commander Type - amphibious mobile suit, used by Char on the Jaburo Drop Operation.
• MS-14S Gelgoog Commander Type - the latest Zeon mobile suit incorporated in the last months of the war; special prototype given to ace pilots, damaged by Amuro Ray and the RX-78-2 Gundam at Side 5.
• MS-09R Rick Dom - A Customized space use heavy mobile suit, shown in the original novelization.
• MSN-02 Zeong - a powerful Newtype mobile suit piloted during the battle of A Baoa Qu, the last one of the war. The unit Char receives is under construction and is only considered to be 80% completed.
• RMS-099 Rick Dias - AEUG mass produced, heavy attack mobile suit, piloted by Char during the early part of Gryps War.
• RX-178 Gundam Mk-II - Titans prototype, general-purpose mobile suit, piloted by Char at least once, only having just stolen all three units.
• MSN-0100 Hyaku Shiki - AEUG prototype, personalized high-performance attack mobile suit, piloted by Char during the latter part of Gryps War. Protected by a newly developed Anti-Beam Coating, this mobile suit shows a bright gold tone in place of his favored red scheme.
• MSN-04 Sazabi - Char's personal mobile suit during the Second Neo Zeon War, designed to make full use of his Newtype powers.
  • Replaced by MSN-04II Nightingale in the novelization.
• RX-78C/A Gundam Char Aznable Custom - An Alternate timeline in the video game series "Ghiren's Greed" places Char in the cockpit of a customized RX-78 Gundam

It is noteworthy to mention that so far, Char is the only character in the Gundam universe (UC or non-UC timelines) to have fought in three final battles of a movie or series. In Mobile Suit Gundam, Char fights against Amuro Ray at A Baoa Qu. In the finale of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Char and Kamille Bidan fight together against Haman Karn (of Axis Zeon) and Paptimus Scirocco (of Titans) in a three-way battle (AEUG vs Titans vs Axis). Finally, Char's last battle is at the end of Char's Counterattack when he fights his archrival Amuro Ray again. The MS-06 Zaku II is a mobile suit from the sci-fi anime Mobile Suit Gundam. ... An MS-07B3 Gouf Custom (right) engages in battle with a RX-79[G] Mass-Pro Gundam Ground Type. ... Char Aznables personal MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type with 280mm Zaku Bazooka and Heat Hawk. ... An MS-07B3 Gouf Custom (right) engages in battle with a RX-79[G] Mass-Pro Gundam Ground Type. ... Gelgoog is series of Mobile Suit from Gundam series with Universal Century timeline. ... The RX-78 Gundam is a series of fictional testbed mobile suits in the Gundam Universal Century developed by the Earth Federation. ... This article is about a fictional machine from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... The MSN-02 Zeong A prototype mobile suit developed by the Principality of Zeon at the A Baoa Qu space fortress during the One Year War of the anime Mobile Suit Gundam, the MSN-02 Zeong was built especially for Newtype pilots and was first piloted by the Red Comet... A Baoa Qu In Mobile Suit Gundam, the space fortress A Baoa Qu (Japanese: ) was Zeons last defense line in the One Year War of the Universal Century for the Principality of Zeon. ... RX-178 Gundam Mk-II (AEUG colors) This article is about a fictional weapon from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... The MSN-04 Sazabi is Char Aznable’s personal mobile suit is the Gundam movie Chars Counterattack Spoiler warning: After Char Aznable returned as the leader of his own Neo Zeon faction in UC 0093 he ordered his engineers to create him a new mobile suit which would fit... The MSN-04 Sazabi is Char Aznable’s personal mobile suit is the Gundam movie Chars Counterattack Spoiler warning: After Char Aznable returned as the leader of his own Neo Zeon faction in UC 0093 he ordered his engineers to create him a new mobile suit which would fit... The RX-78 Gundam is a series of fictional testbed mobile suits in the Gundam Universal Century developed by the Earth Federation. ... Mobile Suit Gundam ) is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack is an anime movie set in the primary (UC) timeline of Gundam, taking place in UC0093. ...

Char Clones

Afranshia Char, a clone of Char Aznable in U.C. 0203

Char Aznable is also responsible for spawning a series of "Char Clones", characters based off similar characteristics to Char, in Gundam. That character usually serves the same purpose as Char in the story, as the primary rival of either the main protagonist or a significant supporting character, sometimes also having blonde hair and is usually shrouded in mystery and wears a mask or sunglasses, pilots red mobile suits and sometimes has an extremist plan in mind (For example some of these "Char Clones" tried to force the people on Earth to migrate into space just like Char had tried to do). It is also a common theme for the "Char Clone" to be related to the female lead in some way. Sometimes the "clone" is the father, brother, former lover, etc. of the female lead. Image File history File links 0203_Char_Clone. ... Image File history File links 0203_Char_Clone. ... For other uses, see clone. ... The Late Universal Century is a fictional era in the history of Universal Century Gundam. ... A protagonist is the main figure of a piece of literature or drama and has the main part or role. ...

The term Char Clone is often used disparagingly, as if suggesting that the creative staff of the series lacked the creativity to come up with an original character and simply resorted to copying Char.

• 'Iron Mask' aka Carozzo Ronah from Gundam F91
• Chronicle Asher from Victory Gundam
• Schwarz Brüder, Master Asia aka 'Undefeated of the East' or 'Invincible East', and Ulube Ishikawa from G Gundam
• Lancerow Dawell, Jamil Neate from Gundam X
• Zechs Merquise, the 'Lightning Baron' from Gundam Wing whose mobile suit Tallgeese is once described as "three times faster than an Aries." His life and role in the course of the series is essentially meant to be a retelling of Char's life (including a desire to retaliate for the death of his father) and probably is considered the most popular Char 'clone', yet he is different enough to be a character in his own right. Pilots the red Gundam Epyon towards the series' end, a trait of Char and his clones.
• Harry Ord from ∀ Gundam
• Rau Le Creuset from Gundam SEED, a more nefarious Char clone who tries to destroy earth and all humanity.
• Athrun Zala as 'Alex Dino', who played the role that is quite similar to Char's Quattro Bajeena persona in Zeta, and in addition he pilots mostly red Gundams, a noticeable trait of Char and some of his clones.
• Neo Roanoke, early in series goes under the alias Neo Roankoe and wears a black mask and later he loses his mask and goes by his real name Mu La Flagga and pilots a Gold Gundam which can block beam rifles just like Hyaku Shiki from Zeta Gundam ,Gundam SEED Destiny
• Chief Haro, Deathscythe and Professor Gerbera from Superior Defender Gundam Force
• Neyarl (Hal Vizardt / Vladi Zarth in the English version) from Gundam: True Odyssey (MS Saga)

An actual DNA clone from Char Aznable appeared in the story Gaia Gear (original novel by Yoshiyuki Tomino). Named Afranshia Char, a clone made by final Zeon remnants to lead them in an attempt to overthrow the Federation one last time, using the mighty Gaia-Gear man-machine suit. The anime movie, Mobile Suit Gundam F91, was Gundam creator Tomino Yoshiyukis attempt to launch a new Gundam saga, set thirty years after Chars Counterattack. ... Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (also known as V Gundam) is an anime television show set in the fictional universe of Gundam, consisting of fifty-one episodes and directed by Gundam creator Tomino Yoshiyuki. ... Schwarz Brüder is a fictional character in the anime and manga Mobile Fighter G Gundam. ... Master Asia is a fictional character in the anime series Mobile Fighter G Gundam Quotes I will then crush you all and rather than merely being the Undefeated of the East I will become the ultimate champion, Undefeated of the East, West, South, North, and Center! I will become Super... After Mobile Suit Victory Gundam finished airing in Japan in early 1994, Bandai celebrated Gundams 15th anniversary by trying something new: free the franchise from the continuity of the Universal Century (and sell more model kits). ... After War Gundam X (or Gundam X) is an anime television series from Japan. ... Zechs Merquise, as he appeared in Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz. ... New Mobile Report Gundam W (also known as Mobile Suit Gundam Wing) is a televised Anime series, which ran for 49 episodes beginning in 1995. ... The OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon was a transformable mobile suit seen in the Gundam anime television series New Mobile Report Gundam Wing. ... ∀-Gundam (read Turn-A Gundam) was a 50 episode series that aired in 1999, created for the Gundam Big Bang 20th Anniversary celebration. ... Rau Le Creuset )[1] is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. Le Creuset falls into the position of the principal antagonist to the main characters in the series. ... Title of the series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (or Gundam Seed) is an anime television series from Japan. ... Athrun Zala (アスラン・ザラ Asuran Zara) is a fictional character from the anime series Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny, set in the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam universe. ... Mu La Flaga ) is a fictional character from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam [anime] metaseries. ... Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is the second TV series set in the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam. ... Superior Defender Gundam Force ) is Japanese anime. ... The Original Novel of Gaia Gear (Vol. ...

In addition, the character Full Frontal, from Gundam Unicorn, set in UC 0096, three years after Char's Counter Attack, is described as "The Second Coming of Char" and has blonde hair and wears a mask just like Char Aznable during UC 0079. In CCA, Amuro Ray and Char Aznable disappeared when Amuro was pushing away the Axis. Their death is not confirmed in the movie, they simply just vanished. Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn ) is an upcoming serial novel by popular Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui (Shusen no Lorelei, Bôkoku no îgisu). ...

Cultural significance

Japanese pop culture holds Char Aznable in very much the same way western pop culture views science fiction icons Darth Vader and Mr. Spock. Even many people who do not watch anime at least know the name. Char Aznable has routinely placed in the top 10 lists of popular characters in both Gundam-specific and general-oriented fan magazines in Japan, such as Gundam Ace and Animage, typically ranking higher than the main character and his rival, Amuro Ray. In Gundam Ace, Char is consistently in the top 3 of the list, and held the number 1 spot for long periods of time, despite the fact that Gundam Ace tallies votes for Char's alter-ego Quattro Bajina separately. In fact, Quattro also consistently ranks in the top 10. Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The Savior Not Made By Hands (1410s, by Andrei Rublev) An icon (from Greek εικων, eikon, image) is an artistic visual representation or symbol of anything considered holy and divine, such as God, saints or deities. ... Darth Vader is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... Spock, commonly called Mr. ... Gundam Ace ) is a monthly Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten, it largely focus on the Gundam franchise. ... September 1997 cover of Animage, featuring artwork from the Studio Ghibli film Princess Mononoke. ... Amuro Ray ) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Chars Counterattack, voiced by Tōru Furuya (Japanese), Brad Swaile (English dub of the original TV series and Chars Counterattack), Dylan Tully (English dub of Movies I...

On the popular Japanese bulletin board 2channel, the Gundam forums are named Char custom (シャア専用), and the anonymous placeholder for the name is changed to "3 times more anonymous" (通常の名無しさんの３倍), a reference to the "3 times faster than a normal Zaku" line from the original series. Char Custom itself refers to Char's tendency to highly customize standard Mobile Suits to his exact specifications and generally making the said units far more potent than normal. This usually involves him coloring his suits red, which led some people to go as far as to label anything red "Char-custom", and to make vague references to the "3 times more potent" line in the original Gundam series (e.g. A red pencil might write 3 times faster, or is 3 times more likely to break). “DQN” redirects here. ...

Bandai has capitalized on Char's popularity by licensing out his name to various products. There has been a Char-custom laptop, Char-custom Nintendo Gamecube, and a Char-custom motorbike helmet. All these products have a red satin finish, and have the goldleaf Zeon insignia or the emblem of Char's Neo-Zeon emblazoned on them. A Char-custom Game Boy Advance SP was also created in Japan (with many sources claiming its battery will last 3 times as long as the normal GBA, or even that it will crash 3 times as much). On July 25, 2006, GE Consumer Finance released a Char Custom credit card, which receives three times as many bonus points per 1000 yen spent compared to their other Gundam-related credit cards [1]. This article is about the Japanese toy manufacturer. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... A motorcycle (or motorbike) is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ... The Game Boy Advance SP ), released in February 2003, is an upgraded version of Nintendos Game Boy Advance. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... GE Consumer Finance is the division of General Electric responsible for managing retail finance operations. ... Look up credit card in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

If one looks at popular Japanese culture as well, one can see the impact the Red Comet has made even outside of Gundam. For instance, one may note the characters of Ken Masters of the Street Fighter series and of Zero of the Mega Man X series of video games, both of whom are crimson clad blondes who play the role of the "second main character" or "rival" to the protagonist. Even going further, another example could be Seifer Almasy of Final Fantasy VIII. Although not clad in red, Seifer bears a resemblance to Char as he appears in Char's Counterattack and has a scar across his forehead to symbolize his eternal rivalry to the games' protagonist Squall Leonhart. In fact, the symbol of a "Red Rival" has become one of Japanese pop cultures' most widely used archetypes. Even suggestions of Char's influence can be traced to Armored Core, in which, the ace pilot Nine Ball is known to sport red, and is the genre's mancing identity. Even Square-Enix, the role-playing game juggernaut, had a red-suited pilot figure in its mecha-oriented RPG Xenogears in the form of the prince Bartholomew Fatima who himself was stripped from a seat of power and is almost an exact Char. Char is truly an iconic character to the Japanese. Ken Masters ) is a video game character created by Capcom. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about computer and video games. ... Seifer Almasy ) (the first syllable is pronounced with a long i sound) is both a playable character and an antagonist in Squaresofts (now Square Enix) role-playing game Final Fantasy VIII. He has short blond hair, green eyes, and a scar across his forehead mirroring Squall Leonharts. ... Final Fantasy VIII ) is a console and computer role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Squall Leonhart ) is the main protagonist of Squaresofts (now Square Enix) role-playing game Final Fantasy VIII. He was designed by Tetsuya Nomura with heavy influences coming from game director Yoshinori Kitase. ... For other uses, see Archetype (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Square Enix Company, Limited ) TYO: 9684 is a Japanese video game company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series (known as Dragon Warrior in North America from 1989 until 2005), and the Kingdom Hearts series. ... Xenogears ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ...

In a planned spaceflight for 2006, Soyuz TMA-9, a Japanese internet investor named Daisuke Enomoto had asked to dress up as Char Aznable. However, medical restrictions prevented him from participating in the flight. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Crew Will launch ISS Expedition 14 crew: Michael Lopez-Alegria (4) Commander - U.S.A. Mikhail Tyurin (2) Flight Engineer - Russia Daisuke Enomoto (1) Tourist - Japan Will land ISS Expedition 14 crew: Michael Lopez-Alegria (4) Commander - U.S.A. Mikhail Tyurin (2) Flight Engineer - Russia Sunita Williams (1) Flight... Daisuke Enomoto (榎本大輔 Enomoto Daisuke, born April 22, 1971, nicknamed Dice-K) is a Japanese businessman and former Livedoor executive who is in line to become the fifthspace tourist. ...

An episode of the anime series School Rumble features an extended Gundam parody, most notably introducing a character named Harry McKenzie. Harry is modelled after Char, including his appearance (highly similar to Char's Quattro persona), sunglasses, penchant for wearing red, and ownership of a red motorcycle with the kanji "Hyaku" (from the MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki). Harry is friends with Tougou Masakazu, who resembles a younger Anavel Gato and shares Gato's penchant for rousing speeches. “Animé” redirects here. ... Serialized in Shonen Magazine Original run 2002 – Ongoing No. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... In the fiction Gundam Universe, Anavel Gato was a member of the Principality of Zeons elite palace guard unit. ...

In many Mega Man games, Dr.Light's first prototype robot and Mega Man's brother,Proto Man is known to share the same characteristics of Char due to his red colors and hidden indentity like his shades to cover his eyes(similar in a way Char or "Quattro" during Universal Century 0087 does it), Proto Man from Mega Man Battle Network also shares the same treatment but slightly different, though the Proto Man shown in Battle Network has the command anttenae(similar to the command mobile suits used by Char, like the MS-06C Zaku II and the MS-14S Gelgoog Commander type). Mega Man firing his weapon while in Shadow Mans stage from Mega Man 3 (NES). ... Proto Man is a video game character from the Classic Mega Man series by Capcom. ... The MegaMan Battle Network series is one of Capcoms Mega Man series and debuted in 2001 on the Game Boy Advance. ... The MS-06 Zaku II is a mobile suit from the sci-fi anime Mobile Suit Gundam. ...

In the video game, Star Fox 64 for the Nintendo 64 game system features a level called "Sector Y" which contains many mechs that launched from battleships and wielding beam rifles and shields that were very similar to many mobile suits from Gundam, one of these mechs had Char Aznable's indentical red colors and is said by Peppy "He's quick, be careful!" meaning the similar speed of many red mobile suits used by Char told on this mech. Star Fox 64 ), known in Australia and Europe as Lylat Wars due to trademark issues, is a scrolling shooter video game for the Nintendo 64 video game console. ... The Nintendo 64 ), often abbreviated as N64, was Nintendos third home video game console for the international market. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Trivia

• Char's fourth pseudonym, Quattro Bajeena, has a variety of alternate spellings, including Bagina, Bageena, Vageena and, humourously enough, as noted in the games Char's Counterattack(PS) and SD Gundam G Generation F (PS), Quattro Vagina.

References

1. ^ Charles Aznavour's profile. VoiceOfVan.net. Retrieved on 2007-05-31. “The name of Char Aznable, the main antagonist of the original Mobile Suit Gundam, was derived from Aznavour.”
2. ^ Charles Aznavour's biography. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-05-31. “Partly inspired the character Char Aznable from the 1979 anime "Kidô senshi Gandamu" (1979)...”
3. ^ Gundam Age(ガンダム･エイジ), 洋泉社, 1999, 飯塚正夫. Original wording quoted: 『～仮面をつけてたライバルって言えば、「ライディーン」のシャーキンなわけで、キンをとってシャー。フルネームはシャンソン歌手で、』translated as If talking about a masked rival, then Raideen's Charkin name was cut down to Char and (combined) with the full name of the Chanson singer