Kai Shiden was one of the supporting characters in the classic anime TV series Mobile Suit Gundam. A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to in the Western world by the portmanteau Japanimation. ... Mobile Suit Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム) is a televised anime that was written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and is made up of 43 episodes that were aired in 1979. ...

Kai's name is derived from the name of a World War II era Japanese fighter plane, the Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai.

Kai Shiden as he appeared in Mobile Suit Gundam.

At the onset of the One Year War in UC 0079, Kai Shiden lived in the space colony Green Oasis in Bunch 1 of Side 7. Kai Shiden is tall and lanky in stature with a mop of gray hair, and his snarky and sarcastic personality often gets him scolded or slapped around. After surviving the Zeon attack on Side 7, Kai evacuates to the Pegasus class assault carrier SCV-70 White Base to make his escape. However, due to a shortage of crew and soldiers to staff the battleship Kai is asked to become a pilot to help defend the White Base from the frequent Zeon attacks. Kai is assigned to pilot the RX-77-2 Guncannon mobile suit, the unit he would remain in for the rest of the One Year War. Image File history File links This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links This work is copyrighted. ... Mobile Suit Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム) is a televised anime that was written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and is made up of 43 episodes that were aired in 1979. ... The One Year War is a fictional conflict from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... In the fictional Gundam anime series, space colonies play a pivotal role in ever-changing stories. ... 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. ... In the fictional Gundam universe, The SCV-70 (LMSD-71) White Base was a Pegasus-class mobile suit carrier deployed by the Earth Federation. ... The RX-77-2 Guncannon The RX-77-2 Guncannon was the second mobile suit design model that stemed from the Earth Federations Vinsion Project or V Project in the mecha anime Mobile Suit Gundam. ... Mobile Suit (MS in short): Space Utility Instrumental Tactical Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ...

A natural coward, cynic, and pessimist Kai can often be found hiding on the sidelines making smart-alecky comments. His fighting style leans towards bombarding foes with the Guncannon's long range armaments, but when he gets in a fix he has shown that he is able to pull off hand-to-hand attacks with the Guncannon. However, Kai quickly becomes disenchanted with war and he decides to desert the White Base when it is docked for repairs in Belfast, Ireland. Outside of Belfast Kai meets a young girl named Miharu Ratokie, and agrees to sneak her onto the White Base and take her to the Earth Federation headquarters, Jaburo, located along the Amazon River in South America. But unbeknownst to Kai, Miharu is actually a Zeon spy sent to infiltrate the White Base and discover Jaburo's location. The flag of the Earth Federation Government. ...

During the White Base's travels over the Atlantic Ocean Kai begins to have feelings for Miharu. But a sudden Zeon attack on the White Base over the Atlantic forces Kai to take desperate measures to protect the ship, and he and Miharu go out in a Gunperry transport plane. When the Gunperry gets damaged Miharu is forced to fire the planes missiles manually and is knocked from the Gunperry by the exhaust blast from the missiles and she falls to her death in the Atlantic Ocean. When Kai returns to the White Base he is much more somber, torn apart on the inside by Miharu's death.

This causes a transformation in Kai. Realizing he can not stay depressed for the rest of his life Kai comes to understand that he has friends to fight for and protect if they are all to survive the war.

Kai Shiden as he appeared in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.

After the One Year War ends Kai Shiden becomes a freelance journalist and investigative reporter. In UC 0087, during the events of the Zeta Gundam TV series, Kai begins to investigate the Titans military organization. During a covert mission to discover why the Titans are evacuating their base in Jaburo, Kai meets AEUG spy Reccoa Londe who is scouting ahead of a coming AEUG attack force. However Kai and Reccoa are captured by Titans forces and imprisoned in Jaburo. Luckily they are not executed, but unbeknownst to them a nuclear bomb is set as a trap to destroy the coming AEUG forces attacking Jaburo. Fortunately AEUG pilot Kamille Bidan discovers the bomb beneath the base and is able to release Reccoa and Kai in time. With the help of former White Base pilot Hayato Kobayashi the AEUG is able to escape from Jaburo before the nuclear weapon obliterates the base. Image File history File links This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links This work is copyrighted. ... 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. ... 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. ... Reccoa Londe is a character from the Zeta Gundam television series of the fictional Gundam Universe. ... Kamille Bidan is the main protagenist and hero of the sequal to Mobile Suit Gundam, Zeta Gundam. ... Hayato Kobayashi (ハヤト・コバヤシ Hayato Kobayashi) was a character who first appeared in the anime TV series Mobile Suit Gundam. ...

Throughout the remainder of the Gryps War Kai takes a minor role, co-ordinating messages between the AEUG and the Karaba resistance group run by Hayato, as well as some slight information gathering. One-time rivals Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, new hero Kamille Bidan and the Zeta Gundam. ...