History Characters / MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercuryDuelingCommittee

* CharClone: He's TheRival, he has a red mobile suit for most of his appearances, and a few scenes even have him employing very Char-like moves, such as kicks. He also follows the general CharClone tendency of being increasingly outclassed in power due to lacking the protagonist's level of supernatural ability as the show goes on, despite his own improvements in skill. His early JerkJock tendencies also mirror those of [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Jerid]] before he undergoes CharacterDevelopment later on; this hits its natural endpoint in episode 22, where him and Suletta have a fencing duel in homage to Amuro and Char's in the original. That said, he is very unlike Char in personality: while Char was underhanded, manipulative, and amoral at his core, Guel is straightforward, blunt, and has a clear sense of right and wrong that increasingly defines itself as the show goes on.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaYamane (Japanese), Cassie Ewulu (English)

* AbsurdlyPowerStudentCouncil: Played with; they oversee duels in a school where DuelsDecideEverything. However, ''membership'' doesn't bestow much power, it's more of a status symbol for the heirs of the companies funding Asticassia. The three most well-connected members actually end up the least involved with the Dueling Committee because they're too busy with their houses' others affairs (even when they're still dealt with in the academy).

* {{Expy}}: The series is heavily influenced by ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'', but Guel uniquely resembles Kyouichi Saionji. They are both brutish jocks that are a product of their environment, start the series as the current dueling champion and fiancé of the Bride, are quickly defeated in the first episode, seek revenge claiming it was a fluke, lose again, and are eventually humiliated and cast out and reduced to living in the woods while reflecting on their actions.
** He also initially comes off as a younger [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Dozle Zabi]], being the extroverted, athletic son of a powerful family who's more interested in combat than his higher responsibilities. His Dilanza in particular resembles Dozle's ''[[AllThereInTheManual MSV]]'' model kit exclusive customized Zaku II, being an otherwise normal Mobile Suit decorated in an ornate, knightly fashion and carrying an exceptionally large battleaxe.

* CloningBlues: {{Implied}}. Questions if Suletta "also borrowed someone else's face," suggesting he has someone else's face. Episode 6 confirms that his body has been surgically altered to resemble the real Elan Ceres, which feeds into his issues of "not having anything".

* RecurringElement: Episode 5 establishes that "Elan Ceres" is the series take on the "Cyber-Newtype" archetype started by [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Four Murasame]]. He is an ArtificialHuman treated more as a thing than as a person by his superiors and seems like an attractive AcePilot at glance, but is actually very damaged inside. The difference is that while most characters of this archetype are torn apart from the heroes they like by circumstance, Elan #4 ends up ''rejecting'' Suletta by his own choice after he comes to understand he and she are NotSoSimilar. [[spoiler:Like Four, however, Elan #4 meets a tragic fate shortly after he and Suletta share one last heartwarming moment together, and Elan #5 inverts it a little, as he's the one to reach out to Norea shortly before she dies instead of being the recipient of her kindness and dying like #4 did and most "Cyber-Newtype" characters do.]]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Aya Yamane (Japanese), Cassie Ewulu (English)

* DiscOneFinalBoss: PlayedWith. For the first season, he is the last member of the dueling committee to go against Suletta and Miorine. [[spoiler:After his defeat, Dawn of Fold, an Earthian terrorist organization, directly becomes the final enemy of the season when they attack Plant Quetta while Earth House is there. However, their marching orders come from Shaddiq, meaning he steps down from directly confronting the heroes to serving as the ManBehindTheMan.]]

* BerserkButton:
** Guel already has a HairTriggerTemper, but implying he is subservient to his father Vim will really set him off. When Miorine does this, he trashes her greenhouse. In Episode 3, Secilia taunts him about this while his rematch with Suletta is being formalized, but unlike the first episode, Guel is able to hold himself back.
** Suletta being hurt, even emotionally, is another one; he challenges Elan to a duel in Episode 5 the moment he sees Suletta in tears.
** In the second season, ''insulting'' Vim or Jeturk Heavy Industries has become a new one [[spoiler:following Vim's death at Plant Quetta. This is partially because Guel caused his death (albeit accidentally), and partially because Guel has come to view Jeturk Heavy Industries as his last link to his father]].

* BeingGoodSucks: His resolution to put aside his old JerkJock self is largely what tends to cause his problems. [[spoiler:Dueling Elan in Suletta's name leads to his third humiliation, his decision to go it alone and find his own way leads to him being dragged back into the conflict, him riding out into battle sees the death of his father, him trying to save Seethia sees her die in his arms, him trying to help Suletta with Miorine involves throwing her into the worst day of her life...]] He doesn't actually ''regret'' any of it, though, as [[MiseryBuildsCharacter he sees it as having helped him become a much better person]], and even accuses Shaddiq of being the way he is because he ''hasn't'' had to sacrifice his own happiness and well-being the way Guel has.

** In the second season, ''insulting'' Vim or Jeturk Heavy Industries has become a new one [[spoiler:following Vim's death at Plant Quetta. This is partially because Guel caused his death (albeit accidentally), and partially because Guel has come to view Jeturk Heavy Industries as his last link to his father.]]

* CharClone: He's TheRival, he has a red mobile suit for most of his appearances, and a few scenes even have him employing very Char-like moves, such as kicks. He also follows the general CharClone tendency of being increasingly outclassed in power as the show goes on due to lacking the protagonist's level of supernatural ability, despite his own improvements in skill. His early JerkJock tendencies also mirrors that of [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Jerid]] before he undergoes a CharacterDevelopment later on. This hits its natural endpoint in episode 22, where him and Suletta have a fencing duel in homage to Amuro and Char's in the original. That said, he is very unlike Char in personality: while Char was underhanded, manipulative, and amoral at his core, Guel is straightforward, blunt, and has a clear sense of right and wrong that increasingly defines itself as the show goes on.

* BeingGoodSucks: His resolution to put aside his old {{Jerkass}} self is largely what tends to cause his problems. [[spoiler:Dueling Elan in Suletta's name leads to his third humiliation, his decision to go it alone and find his own way leads to him being dragged back into the conflict, him riding out into battle sees the death of his father, him trying to save Seethia sees her die in his arms, him trying to help Suletta with Miorine involves throwing her into the worst day of her life...]] He doesn't actually ''regret'' any of it, though, as [[MiseryBuildsCharacter he sees it as having helped him become a much better person]], and even accuses Shaddiq of being the way he is because he ''hasn't'' had to sacrifice his own happiness and well-being the way Guel has.

* CharClone: He's TheRival, he has a red mobile suit for most of his appearances, and a few scenes even have him employing very Char-like moves, such as kicks. He also follows the general CharClone tendency of being increasingly outclassed in power as the show goes on due to lacking the protagonist's level of supernatural ability, despite his own improvements in skill. This hits its natural endpoint in episode 22, where him and Suletta have a fencing duel in homage to Amuro and Char's in the original. That said, he is very unlike Char in personality: while Char was underhanded, manipulative, and amoral at his core, Guel is straightforward, blunt, and has a clear sense of right and wrong that increasingly defines itself as the show goes on.

* OddFriendship: Secelia seems to be the only person he's really comfortable around.

!!!'''Main MS:''' MD-0032G Guel's Dilanza, MD-0064 Darilbalde, MD-0031L Lauda's Dilanza (stolen from Lauda)

* CurbStompCushion: A lot of Guel's loses are softened by him facing off againts gundams using inferior suits.
** All of his duels with Suletta, potentially barring the second one, are softened by the fact that Aerial Is the most advanced suit in the show by a wide margin ,with abilities that can't be counters by skill alone. [[spoiler:The fact that he can damage Suletta and Aerial more than Norea and Sophie could together is impressive by itself]]
** In his duel with Elan, Guel is on the backfoot throughout the entire fight due to the vast difference in suit performance as well as having to once again face down against bit weapons. Despite this he manages to hold out against the Pharact's stun beams for quite a while, only losing when he flies into a cloud of statically charged regolith that Elan lured him into.
** [[spoiler: His entire fight with Lauda is him clearly not trying to actually hurt his brother,and with the later piloting a powerful gundam it was natural that Guel would eventually he overwhelmed.]]