This page is for tropes relating to the 1991 series only. For the manga ''Manga/MobileSuitGundam0083Rebellion'', see [[Characters/MobileSuitGundam0083Rebellion here]]. \\\

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!Earth Federation

!!Albion
[[folder:Kou Uraki]]
!!Kou Uraki
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->''Voiced by:'' Creator/RyoHorikawa (JP), Paul Stephen (EN)

An Earth Federation pilot who joined up after the One Year War, beginning the series as an aggressor pilot used in testing and training. He quickly ends up FallingIntoTheCockpit of the [=GP01=] in an attempt to stop the hijacking of the [=GP02=] by Zeon remnants, and begins chasing Anavel Gato across the entire Earth Sphere and beyond.
* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Grows increasingly cocky the more he pilots the Gundam, and after getting called out by Nina regarding this, Kou rushes out into a space battle with the Gundam despite it not being upgraded yet to handle it, wanting to prove that he was the best soldier to pilot the [=GP01=]. Not only does he end up wrecking it, but almost dies and has to get bailed out by Lt. Burning.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: He's quite good at improvising on the spot.
* BadassNormal: Unlike most UC Gundam protagonists, he's not a Newtype, but racks up an impressive amount of kills.
* ButtMonkey: Even after taking a level in badass, he still suffers this.
* {{Determinator}}: For all the bad things that happen to him through the course of the series, he still manages to keep going and prove his badassery further.
* CannotSpitItOut: In Episode 7. Dear GOD, Episode 7.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Carrots. They're rabbit food for pete's sake.
* EnsignNewbie: Subverted. While he ''is'' a newly-graduated officer with the rank of Ensign at the start of the series, it's the higher-ranking Lieutenants like Burning and later Monsha who are put in charge of Mobile Suit operations on board the ''Albion''.
* FailureHero: While he kills a lot of mooks over the course of the series, he ultimately fails to [[spoiler:complete any of his actual mission objectives - Gato gets the [=GP02=] off planet, succeeds in the nuclear assault on the fleet review, and performs a ColonyDrop on North America. Hell, he doesn't even manage to kill Gato, and in fact the only named character he kills in the climax is him turning on an ostensible ally]].
* FallingIntoTheCockpit: Averted. He's already a trained MS pilot when he's forced to use the [=GP01=] Gundam the first time. And unlike the Newtype pilots, he has some difficulty adjusting with the machine at first.
* GrandTheftPrototype: [[spoiler:He hijacks the [=GP03=] Dendrobium when the station it's in testing at won't let it go to continue the hunt for the Delaz fleet.]]
* HeroicBSOD: Suffers one early on.
* IdiotHero: Kou, mostly for trashing Unit 1 for little reason, as it hadn't been modified for space combat yet and in the end he had to be saved himself. He did it because of pride and trying to prove himself.
* ILetYouWin: Even Gato starts to speculate that even with Kou and the Albion's constant attempts to stop him, it seems too easy. [[spoiler:And he's right.]]
* LargeHam: [[RunningGag "GATOOOOOOOOO!!!!"]]
* MidSeasonUpgrade: He gets this twice. First, when the [=GP01=] is trashed by Cima's Gelgoog Marine after he takes it into a space battle that it's not designed for, it's subsequently turned into the space-use [=GP01Fb=]. [[spoiler:When that one's destroyed, the crew of the Albion is forced to hijack the [=GP03=] Dendrobium for Kou to use against Gato's Neue Ziel.]]
* NiceGuy: [[spoiler: Even when Nina backstabs him in order to stop him and Gato from killing one another, he doesn't have the guts to shoot her.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Latuera angrily rants at Kou for helping Kelly repair his old OYW Mobile Armor. While Kou thought he was being helpful, Latuera says that Kelly had given up on piloting and the Zeon cause but Kou inspired him to go back to that dangerous life.
* ReverseGrip: Holds his beam sword like this to stab it through [=GP02=]'s neck. It doubles as a ChekhovsSkill since he actually used this technique against Gato in the second episode as well, against the [=GP02=]'s shield.
* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Knowing Cima's fleet were ''helping'' to stop Operation Stardust, [[TeamKiller Kou still kills her]] to avenge Burning.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Started off as a rookie who piloted old Zakus for other pilots to test the abilities of newer models, and ended up a MAN OF DESTINY.
* WorthyOpponent: Gato acknowledges Kou as his rival after their duel over Konpei Island. Kou is also briefly mentored by Kelly, in spite of their opposing sides.
* YouAreNotReady: Said by Gato to Kou just before the former leaves after their first battle.
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[[folder:Chuck Keith]]
!!Chuck Keith
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->''Voiced by:'' Yoshiharu Yamada (JP), Randy [=McPherson=] (EN)

Kou's best friend and fellow aggressor pilot, he ends up in a GM Cannon II after the [=GP02=] is stolen. Much more laid back and casual than Kou, he's also much less skilled, which makes him something of a ButtMonkey among his fellow pilots.

* ActionSurvivor: [[spoiler:Surviving a ''Gundam'' series as a third-rate pilot with only a few kills is actually quite an accomplishment.]]
* BetaCouple: With [[spoiler:Mora.]]
* CasanovaWannabe: Mostly with Nina though.
* TheLancer: To Kou.
* MidSeasonUpgrade: He gets an AceCustom GM Cannon II after losing his Zaku II F2 early in the series.
* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: When his first efforts to flirt with Nina result in Moira coming on to him instead, he's quite frightened off by the fact she's more imposing than he is in every way. [[spoiler: Subverted around halfway through the series, when they are seen going out and it's implied become a couple soon after.]]
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[[folder:South Burning]]
!!South Burning
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->''Voiced by:'' Creator/MasashiSugawara (JP), Creator/PaulStPeter (EN)

A veteran of the One Year War, Lieutenant Burning is the commanding officer of the team that includes Kou and Keith, acting as piloting instructor and general mentor. After the theft of the [=GP02=], he's made the commander of the Albion's entire mobile suit forces, though he generally fails to keep his MilitaryMaverick pilots under control.

* AceCustom: He begins the series in a bog standard GM Type-C but when they go into space, Burning's given his own GM Custom.
* AscendedExtra: Particularly in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha'' series, where he becomes a full-blown DrillSergeantNasty to the younger and inexperienced pilots over the course of the games.
* CoolOldGuy: By the standards of the frequent teenage Gundam pilots, 33 is pretty old.
* DistractedByTheSexy: When he and Adel are out looking for Uraki he's distracted by an attractive woman passing their car.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: His [[DeadlyScratch (apparently) lightly damaged]] Mobile Suit blows up (thanks to a hit to the wiring and fuel cells) just as he discovers the true purpose of Operation Stardust.]]
* AFatherToHisMen: To the point that the entire crew of the Albion are genuinely saddened when [[spoiler: he's killed in Episode 8]].
* InformedFlaw: One commander called Burning a pervert in episode 2. We never see Burning act like a lecher. The only time he's with a woman is when the ship docks in Von Braun City. This might just be his old unit's reputation rubbing off on him.
** We do get a glimpse of this in [[AllThereInTheManual one of the sourcebooks]], wherein he's depicted manhandling a female Zeon POW shortly after the Battle of A Bao A Qu.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Burning tries his best to balance the volatile personalities of his underlings and teammates. He alternates between a compassionate and firm when the situation calls for it.
* SacrificialLion: He dies in the eighth episode, being the most significant loss on the protagonist's side over the whole series.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's 33 years old, but looks like he should be in his 50s.
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[[folder:The Immortal 4th Team]]
!!The Immortal 4th Team
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[[caption-width-right:292:From left: Bate, Adel, and Monsha.]]
->''Bate voiced by:'' Creator/KojiTotani (JP), Michael Gregory (EN)\\
''Adel voiced by:'' Yuji Mikimoto (JP), Creator/DaranNorris (EN) [[note]]credited as "Jack Hammer"[[/note]]\\
''Monsha voiced by:'' Creator/{{Chafurin}} (JP), Kevin Seymour (EN)

Burning's old unit during the One Year War, consisting of Bernard Monsha, Chap Adel, and Alpha A. Bate ([[GratuitousEnglish yes]], [[AerithAndBob really]]). Now stationed on the Albion, they join the hunt for the [=GP02=] after Gato successfully escapes Torington Base with it.

* AcePilot: All of them.
* AceCustom: They get higher-spec Mobile Suit models like the GM Custom and the GM Cannon II, which are both based on the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Gundam Alex]].
* TheAlcoholic: Many characters are shown drinking in the series, but it's clear Monsha has a problem.
* AllMenArePerverts: Monsha is enough of a pervert that he could fill the role for the entire Gundam universe.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Monsha is very good at what he does, and he knows it. This also causes him to be a massive dick to newbies like Kou.
* AscendedExtra: Monsha, particularly in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha'' series, and even moreso than Burning. He plays a much larger role than he does in the OVA series, going so far as to become a DrillSergeantNasty to the ''Anime/TurnAGundam'' cast and Banpresto Original Arado Balanga over the course of the ''Alpha'' games.
* BadAssDecay: As shown at the end of the series, the entire surviving team have joined the Titans, exactly Monsha's sort of people. In the ''Advance of Zeta Re-Boot'' manga series, which takes place after the Titans' defeat in the Gryps Conflict, Monsha opted to stick with them to the bitter end, resulting in him going into hiding on Mars along with a group of Zeon remnants under a false name. He appears visibly crippled by then, needing a crutch to walk and the right side of his face covered in bandages.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Sure, they're a bunch of perverted [[{{Jerkass}} jerks]]. But hey, they're still really good at piloting mobile suits.
* CasanovaWannabe: Monsha towards Nina.
* DramaticIrony: In the OVA series, Monsha's shown to not really think highly of Spacenoids. In the ''Advance of Zeta Re-Boot'' manga series, however, he ironically finds himself fleeing to the Zeon remnants on Mars, alongside the very "Space-men" he had previously been bigoted towards.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In his introduction, Monsha angrily complained that he was recalled away from his vacation, while he was with a hot date. It's no surprise to anyone when [[{{Jerkass}} he insults Kou and Keith]] and start hitting on Nina.
* FourIsDeath: {{Defied|Trope}}, considering they call themselves the ''Immortal'' 4th Team. [[spoiler:Ultimately played straight, though, as their leader from the One Year War dies late in the series.]]
* HotBloodedSideburns: Not as prominent as the average example, but Monsha notably has a pair in contrast to the rest of the team. He's also the loudest and most boisterous of them.
* {{Jerkass}}: Monsha especially. The ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha'' games and 0083 Rebellion manga attempt to mellow him out somewhat.
* TheLeader: Monsha is the ''de facto'' leader of the group. In the past, Burning lead them, but since he's moved up to be the commander of all of the Albion's forces, Monsha leads the unit.
* NoIndoorVoice: Monsha
* PetTheDog: After hitting on the women and annoying everyone, Monsha pays a more respectful visit to Burning in the infirmary and even gives him some booze.
* PunnyName: The Immortal 4th Team's Alpha A. Bate. Do we really need to spell it out for you?
* RankUp: Bates is promoted to Lieutenant JG [[spoiler:after Burning dies]].
* ShoulderCannon: Adel's GM Cannon II has dual beam cannons over its shoulders.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: Monsha's sent out with Keith and Kou a few times and is forced to help them adjust. His advice is... kind of dubious especially when he accidently leads them into a trap and goads Kou into a dangerous counterattack to get them out. Though he does have a more genuine moment when training in space; he catches Keith's MS in a tackle and chides him for paying more attention to his instruments than what's in front of him.
* SoreLoser: Monsha challenges Kou to a fight to see who would pilot GP-01. He's incredibly bitter about losing, bringing it up constantly and making excuses for his loss.
* TheStoic: Chap Adel. Of the trio he speaks the least and doesn't emote nearly as much. It's especially notable in episode 4 when Monsha and Bate get up to some antics with the engineers and Kou while Adel either hangs back or refuses to participate. When [[spoiler:Burning]] dies, Monsha's screaming in grief while Adel's sadness is more subdued.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Chap and Alpha.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Chap Adel doesn't get up to the same lechery as Monsha or defend it like Bate. Often times he steers clear of their antics and his commands to Keith are much friendlier than Monsha's constant degrading.
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[[folder:Eiphar Synapse]]
!!Eiphar Synapse
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->''Voiced by:'' Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka (JP), Simon Prescott (EN)

The captain of the Albion, an older man without much familiarity with mobile suits. Upon being assigned to retrieve the GP-02, he becomes caught up in events, eventually becoming the primary force in opposition to Operation Stardust.

* AFatherToHisMen: Genuinely cares about the well-being of the people under his command, which the crew of the ''Albion'' reciprocate.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: He keeps it in the infirmary and has the medic dole it out in manageable amounts.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Unlike a lot of the other Federal Forces officers seen in the series.
* UncertainDoom: Sentenced to death after Operation Stardust succeeds, though we never see whether he actually went through with it.
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[[folder:Mora Bascht]]
!!Mora Bascht
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->''Voiced by:'' Creator/KazueIkura (JP), Creator/MariDevon (EN)

A Federation mechanic who works with Nina, maintaining the Anaheim Gundams and providing her with moral support. She [[BetaCouple takes an interest]] in Keith early on, and the two can be found in each other's company frequently throughout the series.

* AmazonianBeauty: Tall and muscle-bound, and very charming in a tomboyish way.
* BetaCouple: [[spoiler:With Keith.]]
* CoolBigSis: Mora plays this role to Keith and Kou, before hooking up with the former.
* NiceGuy: Mora tries to be a good friend to Nina and keep the peace on the Albion. She even acts as a sounding board for Nina's issues and encourages her relationship with Kou because of how kind of a person he is. She's also looking out for the staff and tries to keep Monsha off them.
* ShipperOnDeck: Encourages Nina to hook up with Kou; as Mora is impressed by how nice he is. When Nina is feeling down, Mora maneuvers Kou into checking up on her.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: She stands head and shoulders over Keith. Of course, [[StatuesqueStunner she's taller than most guys on the ship in general]].
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy with Nina's girly girl.
* WrenchWench: Nina's the programmer and designer, but she's the one who actually builds and repairs the tech.
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!!Officers
[[folder:John Kowen]]
!!John Kowen
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->''Voiced by:'' Creator/TakeshiWatabe (JP), Creator/BeauBillingslea (EN)

Captain Synapse's immediate superior, he's responsible for attempting to stop Operation Stardust in its tracks.

* BigGood: The closest the series has to one, being the one responsible for all operations centered on stopping Operation Stardust.
* {{Foil}}: To Jamitov. See the entry below.
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: As he's arrested by Jamitov's crew and being whisked away, the look on his face just as Operation Stardust succeeds shows that he's all but resigned to it happening.]]
* HeKnowsTooMuch: He's immediately arrested after [[spoiler: finding out about Jamitov's plans]].
* OhCrap: His face says it all when [[spoiler: he finds out that his superior has decided to side with Jamitov's plans in letting the ColonyDrop happen.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: One of the few Federation officers who realizes the danger that the Delaz Fleet poses.
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[[folder:Green Wyatt]]
!!Green Wyatt
->''Voiced by'': Hideyuki Tanaka (JP) John Payne (EN)

The EFSF Fleet Commander. Wyatt is a haughty and arrogant man who brings the Space Fleet together for an inspection. In reality it's a ploy to suss out the Zeon Remnants; though it's clear he's in over his head.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Wyatt's underhanded but exactly how dangerous or amoral he is remains unclear. [[spoiler:With the revelation of Jamitov's plans it seems that Wyatt was on the heroes side and doing what he thought was best to stop Zeon]].
* ArmchairMilitary: Wyatt's largely shown as a pompous out of touch elite with an obsession with making the EFSF look good. The Naval Inspection is a prime showing of this.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Wyatt's plans [[spoiler:lead to the EFSF all bunched together in one location making it easy for Gato to kill as many people as possible with his nuke. The Space Fleet loses roughly 2/3 of its ships]]. By series end the Federation is severely crippled because of his miscalculations.
* SmugSnake: PlayedWith. Wyatt's smug attitude is highlighted alongside the key mistakes in his strategy and overestimation of his forces. That said, when he does conduct the inspection he made sure to put a lot of active troops and counter measures into the field to try and counteract Zeon. He even [[spoiler:brokered a deal with Cima to find intel on Delaz's plans; things would have gone differently had that went through]].
* UnwittingPawn: One of many. [[spoiler:He was one of the Federation higher-ups who played into Jamitov and Gene's hands]].
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[[folder:Gene Coliny]]
!!Gene Coliny

An Admiral in the EFSF. He's involved in the conspiracy to set up the Titans.

* ManBehindTheMan: Backed Jamitov to establish the Titans.
** Also in ''The Missing Link'' where he's a secret backer of the Slave Wraiths unit.
* RightHandCat: He's introduced calmly stroking a cat in his lap as he discusses Cima's betrayal.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: A retroactive example.The OVA demonstrates how big bads within the Federation and the Titans such as Jamitov and Bask came to power in ''Z Gundam'', but Gene was first introduced here, and what became of him following Operation Stardust and the formation of the Titans is unknown.
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[[folder:Jamitov Hymen]]
!!Jamitov Hymen
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->''Voiced by:'' Creator/TomomichiNishimura (JP), Dave Mallow (EN)

A high-ranking Earth Forces officer who later becomes the founder of the Titans.

* TheCameo: Shown in Episode 12 intervening in the Federation's plans to stop the Colony Drop.
* {{Foil}}: To Admiral Kowen, Synapse's superior. He's the ObstructiveBureaucrat to Kowen's ReasonableAuthorityFigure. Also, while Kowen has several scenes and is shown helping the ''Albion'' crew directly, Jamitov makes only one brief appearance, and is indirectly hindering the ''Albion'' crew's efforts at stopping the Delaz fleet's plans.
* GreaterScopeVillain: One of two. [[spoiler: He's part of the reason Operation Stardust succeeds.]]
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: He intervenes as much as possible to prevent Federal forces from trying to stop Operation Stardust.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He only appears briefly in one episode, but that appearance alone is enough to reveal a lot about the actual situation at hand.
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[[folder:Bask Ohm]]
!!Bask Ohm
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->''Voiced by:'' Creator/DaisukeGori (JP), Noah Umholtz (EN)

An Earth Federation officer who has close ties with Jamitov. Seen commanding the Federation effort in attempting to stop the colony drop. He's later shown on television during the founding of the Titans organization.

* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: Bask is the violent monster we see during ''Z Gundam'' and [[spoiler:he's in on the plot that pushed Operation Stardust]], but he's been tasked with [[spoiler:stopping the ColonyDrop]]. He's unsuccessful, but he still uses the Solar System II to destroy swathes of the Delaz Fleet and heavily damage Gato's Mobile Armor.
* BaldOfAuthority: Fits the bill due to being the leader of the attempt at stopping Operation Stardust.
* DragonInChief: Gene and Jamitov manipulate everything from the safety of Jaburo while Bask is the one in the field carrying out their operations and leading the men. It's also Bask who [[spoiler:met with Cima to broker the deal for Delaz's plans]] and it's Bask who gives the rally cry for the Titans while the other leaders more quietly advance into their new positions.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: He switches from his Federation uniform for the black Titans uniform at the end.
* GogglesDoNothing: In side materials, it's hinted they're actually used to help him see.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Zig-zagged. He doesen't want the ''Albion'' crew directly interfering with his method in stopping the Delaz Fleet, but unlike Jamitov, is actively trying to stop the ColonyDrop from happening.
* ScaryBlackMan: Even in this series, he still shows that he's not someone to mess with. [[spoiler: Just look at what happens to Synapse.]]
* StartOfDarkness: While already implied to have issues beforehand, this series shows how he became a member of the Titans.
* WeHaveReserves: Even before he was with the Titans, he's shown to treat most of the RedShirt Federation forces this way, as he orders the Solar System weapon fired even when there's still dozens of Federation suits in the firing zone.
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[[folder:Nakohha Nakato]]

* HeroKiller: He kills Lucette Audevie at the La Vie en Rose and nearly kills Kou after he takes Unit 3.

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!Zeon Remnants

!!Delaz Fleet
[[folder:Anavel Gato]]
!!Anavel Gato
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"SOLOMON!!! I! HAVE! RETURNED!!!"'']]
->''Voiced by:'' Creator/AkioOtsuka (JP), Creator/KirkThornton (EN)

An AcePilot known as the [[RedBaron Nightmare of Solomon]] for his part in the Battle of Solomon during the One Year War, Gato reappears to jack the shiny-new nuclear-equipped [=GP02=] as part of an EvilPlan to bring the Federation to its knees. He gains a rivalry with Kou over the course of the series.

* AceCustom: Similar to Char, Gato had his own line of suped up grunt suits painted in his personal colors (green and blue). His Gelgoog Custom is seen in the opening scenes of the OVA and his Rick Dom and High Mobility Zaku are in supplementary material.
* AcePilot: One of the ''many'' Zeon aces of the OYW.
* BadassNormal: Like Kou, he has no Newtype powers, but is still a really skilled pilot nonetheless.
** EmpoweredBadassNormal: When he gets the Neue Ziel he becomes this, as it has a weapons system that allows it to execute the kind of all-range attacks that traditionally only Newtypes can pull off.
* BreakoutCharacter: Much like [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char]] before him, Gato has gone on to become the most popular character from the OVA, despite being the main antagonist. When it comes to video game adaptations, Gato has been the most represented character from the OVA.
* TheDreaded: Keith is absolutely ''petrified'' when he finds out who Gato is.
* DragonInChief: To his superior Delaz, and the Delaz fleet as a whole, on account of leading Operation Stardust in the field and eventually [[spoiler:[[DragonAscendant taking absolute command]] after Delaz's death]].
* GrandTheftPrototype: Steals the nuclear-armed Physalis Gundam in the first episode.
* TheHeavy: As the instigator and source of the main conflict, but not the one who planned it all (that credit goes to Delaz). His theft of the [=GP02=] Gundam drives the main plot.
* IOweYouMyLife: Part of why he's so loyal to Delaz is that Delaz stopped him from making a last stand at the losing A Baoa Que battle.
* KnightTemplar: So much so that in the ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriorsGundam'' series, his intro line is "Don't thank me, it's all in a knight's work."
* LargeHam: SOLOMON!! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I! HAVE! RETURNED!!!]]
* LightningBruiser: If the fact that he's extremely agile while piloting the Physalis Gundam, which is very bulky compared to any other mech, or how many close-calls he casually sidesteps from, wait until you see him as an enemy in any ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' game. This trope translates to his unit ''never'' having a hit chance higher than 30%, and that's against a ''skilled'' marksman!
* MeaningfulName: Anavel is apparently Hebrew for "Humble servant of God" or something like that. Given his near-religious devotion to Zeon and his superiors...
* MidSeasonUpgrade: Gets a massive Mobile Armor called the Neue Ziel, [[spoiler: replacing the recently destroyed [=GP02=]]], just in time for the final battle.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: The Neue Ziel has four extra arms it deploys after losing its primary ones. That said they see little use in combat, only restraining the GP-03 right as the battle ends.
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: He supports Zeon unconditionally.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: He's known as the "Nightmare of Solomon", and given that he has a kill count of ''200'', it's not hard to see why.
* NobleDemon: One of the biggest examples in the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' meta-verse.
* NukeEm: He does this to 2/3 of the Federation fleet with the [=GP02=]'s nuclear bazooka.
* TheRival: To Kou in a strictly narrative sense, and played with as initially Kou is very much ''not'' up to snuff as any kind of rival, and indeed Gato is so astounded by the boy's inexperience and naivete that he ''lectures him mid-battle''. But as Kou's skills develop, Gato is forced to recognize him as a legitimate threat, and treat him accordingly.
* SelfDestructiveCharge: [[spoiler:He goes out in one of these]].
* SuperPrototype: He pilots the Prototype Rick-Dom Zwei (the precussor to the Rick Dom II) right after the OYW and fights off Cima with it when she goes to attack Asakura. In the series proper his main suit is the [=GP02=] and later he trades up to the experimental mobile armor the Neue Ziel.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He'll work with Cima if that's what it takes to revive Zeon, but it's absolutely clear he doesn't ''like'' it.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Near the end, Gato asserts that he's the only one who can beat Kou in the GP-03. [[spoiler: Turns out he was right, but Gato ends up saving Kou's life by moving them both out of the range of the Solar System's beam]].
* TheMenFirst: Gato's attitude throughout the show, especially at the end, making him a VERY NobleDemon.
* TheRival: Gato to Kou.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In the sense that his plan had very different consequences than he truly intended. Had he not dropped a colony on Earth then the Titans would never have come to power and things would have gone very differently in the Universal Century. Instead of reviving Zeon, he just made the Federation ''worse''. Though, in the long run, he did succeed in eventually convincing other Zeon remnants, namely Axis, to begin their own movements against the Federation, as ''Zeta'' shows us.
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[[folder:Aiguille Delaz]]
!!Aiguille Delaz
[[quoteright:264:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/delazsitting.jpg]]
->''Voiced by:'' Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi (JP), Creator/MiltonJames (EN)

The leader of the Delaz Fleet and the ultimate mastermind behind Operation Stardust, Delaz represents the largest group of [[TheRemnant Zeon loyalists]] left in the Earth Sphere. Utilizing his limited resources to the greatest possible effect, he works with Gato and Cima to achieve his goals.

* BaldOfEvil: Not an inch of hair on his head, and helps orchestrate a ColonyDrop and [[NukeEm nuclear attack]] on both Federation soldiers and civilians alike.
* BeardOfEvil: A classic goatee to compliment his BaldOfEvil.
* BigBad: He's Gato's commanding officer, and part of the brains who conceived Operation Stardust.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by Cima while convincing Gato to push through with Operation Stardust, which the latter does.]]
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:He's taken out by Cima right as Operation Stardust enters its final stage, leaving Gato to [[DragonAscendant proceed with the mission]].]]
* EvilPlan: He's the brains behind Operation Stardust, the plan in question.
* TheMentor: To Gato. He's the one who tells him in the prologue to continue living and wait for a day when Zeon "shall rise again".
* NonActionBigBad: Unlike his underling Gato, he leads from the rear.
* SenselessSacrifice: [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Considering]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ what]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterAttack happens]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn later]] in the UC timeline with regards to the Zeon remnants...
* UndyingLoyalty: Fiercely loyal to Gihren Zabi. He abandons A Baoa Que when he discovers that Gihren was killed, correctly guessing that it was a plan by Kycillia. Operation Stardust is done in part to honor Gihren's memory.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The same reason that Gato is also one.
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[[folder:Cima Garahou]]
!!Cima Garahau
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->''Voiced by:'' Mari Mashiba (JP), Carol Stanzione (EN)

A Zeon commander loosely allied with Delaz, she works with him for now, but obviously serves only herself. Brash and ostentatious, both Delaz and Gato dislike her intensely, but are forced to work with her because of the forces she commands. For her part, she's not too fond of them, either.

* AdaptationalSympathy: The series portrays Cima as an OpportunisticBastard whose [[spoiler:attempt to sabotage Operation Stardust]] was purely self-interested. She does makes a vague claim she'd been mistreated, but that's easy to brush off as her ego. Expanded/alternate material, particularly ''The Mayfly of Space'' short, give her genuinely sympathetic motives [[spoiler:to resent Zeon]]: Despite her acting authority since the One Year War, Cima was actually a {{conscript|ion}}. Her commanding officer ordered their unit to commit too many atrocity to get amnesty from the Earth Federation (in some versions literally ''tricking'' them into gassing a colony), [[UngratefulBastard and yet he also barred them from seeking sanctuary in Axis]]. And since their home colony no longer existed, Cima's unit didn't have much option ''besides'' piracy.
* AnimalMotifs: She's associated with the mayfly, being called the "Mayfly of Space" in the audio drama that reveals her backstory.
* AntiVillain: Type II, although you have to look into supplemental material to really see it.
* BadBoss: After Kelley himself takes off in the mobile armor Cima paid for, she forces the underling who insulted Kelley (who was also the planned pilot) to [[YouHaveFailedMe "take responsibility"]] by [[UriahGambit forcing him to fight Kelly with just a Zaku]], which the Val Walo instantly destroys. Cima's arguably [[NeverMyFault deflecting the blame from herself]], but said minion did laugh at Kelley and call him a "useless cripple".
* CavalryBetrayal:
** [[spoiler:She joins the Delaz Fleet supposedly to bolster their forces, but in truth she's planning to stick the knife in from day one]].
** On the receiving end when [[spoiler: Kou kills her despite being ostensibly on the same side after arriving in the incredibly powerful GP03]].
* CyberCyclops: The Gelgoog Marine Custom she pilots in series and the Zaku I she piloted during ''08th MS Team'' are both Zeon suits and have the single mono-eye. ''Mayfly of Space 2'' reveals that the Gerbera Tetra actually had two eyes when it was given over the Cima's forces and they changed it to a standard mono-eye later on.
* DangerousDeserter: Gato explicitly regards her as this. [[spoiler:And he's right]].
* DoomedHometown: Downplayed in ''The Mayfly of Space''; her and her unit came from the Side 3 space colony Mahal, which was evacuated and converted into the Solar Ray. The people may have survived, but the point is Cima and her men had no civilian population to seek refuge in after the war.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Gets one in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam'', although only via AllThereInTheManual. She's the pilot of the colony-gassing Zaku I that appears in Shiro's flashback. In one of the games, there's a ReactionShot where she ineffectually screams that she'd been told it was knock-out gas, not a nerve agent.
* DarkActionGirl: One of the darkest in Gundam.
* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler:Being tricked into committing a war crime by her own superiors leaves Cima with a deep scorn for Zeon, and she spends the entire series secretly collaborating with the Federation. Alternate Universe materials that have her survive show her eventually leaving the Titans for the same reasons.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:She was kicked during the OYW by Zeon, and bites them back in 0083.]]
* EvilIsPetty: She's introduced nearly ramming into Gato's Musai-Kai with her Zanzibar; refusing to change course and laughing as they scramble to get out of the way.
* FemmeFatale: Cima Garahau has traces of this.
* FourIsDeath: [[spoiler: It's in the name of her second Mobile Suit, the Gerbera ''Tetra'' (which means "Four").]]
* HazyFeelTurn: [[spoiler:Cima tries to sabotage Operation Stardust to join the Earth Federation, but the series portrays this as purely as a means of political survival. She was also conspiring with the officers who would form the Titans, and may well have joined the organization if she had survives. The more sympathetic version of Cima in expanded material adds a genuine moral component to her betraying Zeon (and the Titans if she survives to join them).]]
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Kou is the one to take her down despite the fact she's on his side.]]
* IRegretNothing: Cima has no regrets at all about [[spoiler:her treachery]], and indeed ''relishes'' in it.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Her suit ends up stabbed in the cockpit by the main cannon from Kou's Dendrobium, which then fires and blows it to pieces.]]
* ImproperlyParanoid: As soon as Cima hears Kelley took off in the Val Walo, she assumes he's double-crossing them to give it to the Federation, when he's actually trying to prove his worth as a pilot to her. [[spoiler:Most likely, she was [[PsychologicalProjection projecting]] her own resentment for Zeon onto him.]]
* HeroAntagonist: [[spoiler:Notably, it's the ''Albion'' that keeps getting in the way of ''her'' plans to save lives and stop the colony drop, and she manages to put an end to Delaz ''before'' Kou shows up to kill her while she's trying to help stop the falling colony.]]
* JerkJustifications: [[spoiler:She's a remorseless traitor, but given what Zeon put her through, it's not hard to see why.]]
* MidSeasonUpgrade: From her AceCustom Gelgoog Marine to the Gerbera Tetra, [[spoiler: actually converted from one of the Gundam Development Project prototypes.]]
* NominalHero: [[spoiler:Her defection suddenly leaves the honorable and decent Federation forces the audience has been rooting for sidelined by the alliance between the traitorous Cima Fleet and the power-hungry megalomaniacs who would later become the leadership of the Titans. Kou Uraki summed it up in one breath: "What did Lt. Burning and Kelly die for, then?"]]
* PlaguedByNightmares: According to the Mayfly of Space shorts, she is perpetually haunted by dreams of the time she unknowingly gassed an entire colony.
* RedOnesGoFaster: Her Gerbera Tetra could easily be a Char Aznable suit, as it is outfitted in his colors and boasts the speed expected of a Red Comet suit.
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler:Kou knows that she's on his side and that he has explicit orders not to fight her. He does it anyway, because he wants revenge.]]
* SpacePirate: She and her unit become Space Pirates after the end of the OYW.
* TreacheryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:Cima betrays Zeon for her own survival. [[ALighterShadeOfBlack Gato and Delaz continue to be portrayed more favorably than her]], despite the revelation that she's trying to ''stop'' them from killing millions of people.]]
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[[folder:Bob]]
!!Bob
->''Voiced by'': Masaharu Satou

A Zeon pilot who backs up Gato during his theft of the Gp-02. He pilots the Xamel, a hovering artillery platform with a long range cannon and multiple missiles.

* HeroicSacrifice: Inverted. Bob ultimately sacrifices himself to buy time for Gato to escape. When Gato protests, Bob states that the massive Xamel can't fit onto the escape craft.
* HoverSkates: He pilots the massive artillery platform the Xamel, which can only ambulate through hovering much like the Zock from the original show.
* MookLieutenant: He organizes the men under Gato for the attack. Bob also has a distinctive pilot's helmet with a cracked crest to denote authority over Gaily and Adamski.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: The Xamel has no close range means of attack and its arms aren't strong enough to be effective at MS grappling. When it comes down to a one on one fight, Bob uses the machine's bulk and rams into the Fed pilots.
* SnipingTheCockpit: When he pinned South Burning's GM, Burning drew his beam saber, aimed it at the Xamel's cockpit, and activated it. The blade burnt through the cockpit and incinerated Bob.
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[[folder:Karius]]
!!Karius
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->''Voiced by:'' Creator/NobuoTobita (JP), Richard Miro (EN)

Gato's right-hand man who has fought by his side ever since the One-Year War.

* ActionSurvivor: [[spoiler: Despite scoring fewer kills than Keith on-screen, he manages to make it back to through Operation Stardust alive.]]
* CanonImmigrant: Karius -- Gato's second in command -- originated in Tomino's novelization of the original series, where he was Char's second-in-command.
* {{Foil}}: To Keith. They're both wingmen to the main characters who pilot grunt suits. Made more explicit during the fight between the [=GP01Fb=] and [=GP02=].
* NumberTwo: To Gato.
* SoleSurvivor: Of Gato's unit from the One-Year War. Additionally, he's also [[spoiler: the only named survivor of the Delaz Fleet in Episode 13, when he makes it back to the Axis Fleet with Nina in tow.]]
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!!Other Holdouts
[[folder:Neuen Bitter]]
!!Neuen Bitter
->''Voiced by'': Masaru Ikeda (JP) G. Gordon Baer (EN)

Commander of the Kimberlite Base, a Zeon base set up in an abandoned Diamond Mine in East Africa. After Gato's attempt to flee the planet fails he rendezvous with Bitter's Kimberlite Forces to launch into space with the use of their HLV. Bitter is a dedicated soldier of Zeon, continuing the fight long after the war is over. Any small amount of help he can give to Gato is an honor.

* AceCustom: His custom Zaku II F2 Commander is painted in various shades of green making it stand out from the mostly brown Kimberlite forces.
* DeadHandShot: He's sniped by Kou right as he managed to line a shot up with the Albion's Bridge. In the end a final shot of his Zaku is shown, arm first, still reaching up as if to grasp the Federation ship that eluded him.
* AFatherToHisMen: He's protective of the men under his command. When he and the MS pilots deploy he orders his lieutenant to surrender the base lest they die as well.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Haman Karn]]
!!Haman Karn

The appointed leader of Axis Zeon.

* TheCameo: Gets a brief speaking role in Episode 9.
%%* DarkActionGirl
%%* EvilRedhead: Pink, anyway.
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!Civilian

!!Anaheim Electronics
[[folder:Nina Purpleton]]
!!Nina Purpleton
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->''Voiced by:'' Creator/ReiSakuma (JP), Creator/DorothyEliasFahn (EN)

Not ''technically'' part of the Earth Federation military, Nina is the engineer from Anaheim Electronics in charge of the Gundam Development Project. As such, when the [=GP01=] is unexpectedly sent into battle, she works closely with Kou. Their relationship is... [[{{Tsundere}} interesting]].

* BerserkButton: Treat her creations well. If you don't...
* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: Even after backstabbing Kou for Gato at the end of the series, Kou still forgives her for the entire thing. Though it's implied it took months or even a few years for them to come to terms when they meet again in the ending.]]
* GadgeteerGenius: Only in her early 20s and is already a whiz when it comes to anything related to the Gundams. Unfortunately this also tangents into InsufferableGenius, as while she definitely knows her stuff, her attitude about it constantly leads to friction and drama with others, especially Kou.
* ItsAllAboutMe: In regards to mobile suits, despite being way in over her head as a civillian engineer on the frontlines of battle. She also has a really bad tendency to let her personal issues influence her decisions where they absolutely shouldn't.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: For all intents and purposes, Nina became a war criminal by preventing Kou from stopping Gato from completing the colony drop out of her conflicting feelings for the latter. There are no indications her involvement in the affair ever became public knowledge or that she faced any reprocussions for her actions.]]
* LegFocus: Lt. Monsha uses his mobile suit's camera to zoom in on her legs in Episode 4.
* MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler: It's shown that she and Kou reunite at the Colorado base at the ending, and it's heavily implied that Kou has already forgiven her for backstabbing him for Gato.]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Mora's tomboy.
* {{Tsundere}}: ''Very''. To say that she's this to Kou is a ''huge'' {{understatement}} at best. [[spoiler: For all intents and purposes, it doesn't end well for either of them.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nick Orville]]
!!Nick Orville
->''Voiced by'': Creator/YokuShioya (JP), Jack Emmet (EN)

An Anaheim Electronics engineer who came with Nina to drop off the Gundams. In reality he's a Zeon spy who helps Gato steal them.

* ConsummateLiar: Nick manages to be a fairly skilled liar, in part because he can put on a really friendly façade. He's only discovered because of a document that Burning found when Nick ran into Kou.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: PlayedWith. When Nick's cover is blown and he flees the Albion, Kimberlite base ignores his calls for help because they don't want to give away their position. That said, Nick doesn't actually know where the base is, but he has a general idea and as such they consider him a liability who would lead the Feds into their area. When he gets too close, they try to shoot him down so they won't be given away but he survives.
* TheMole: Gato's contact in the Anaheim team.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nick is last seen parachuting from a damaged Core Fighter after Neuen orders it shot down so Nick doesn't give away the location of the Kimberlite Base. If he was killed by either side, captured by the Federation, or managed to flee into the African wilderness is unknown.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:O’Sullivan]]
!!O’Sullivan

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The director's only willing to play both sides since he's OnlyInItForTheMoney.
* DrivenToSuicide: At the end of SM, he killed himself to bury the truth of AC working both sides and to keep himself from being arrested.
* PlayingBothSides: Has AC work with the EF and the Zeon Remnants in the name of business.
* TheMole: He's the main person of contact by the Zeon Remnants if they need new mobile suits.
[[/folder]]

!!Others
[[folder:Kelly Layzer]]
!!Kelly Layzner
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->''Voiced by:'' Creator/TesshoGenda (JP), Creator/RichardEpcar (EN)

A one-armed former Zeon pilot now living on the moon, he is secretly in league with the Delaz Fleet, covertly repairing a massive mobile armor concealed in the junk yard where he lives.

* BullyingTheDisabled: Cima's intended pilot for the Val Walo mocks the idea Cima's unit would ever hire a one-armed man as a pilot, outright calling Kelly a "useless cripple". [[KarmicDeath Kelly ends up killing him with the Val Walo]] in self-defense when he's mistaken for a traitor.
* TheCakeIsALie: He repaired the Val Walo both to sell it to Cima's unit and pilot it for them. They only follow through with the former, intending one of their own to pilot, though they apparently paid him more than he asked in an attempt to compensate.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Downplayed. Kelly doesn't say it out loud but he dislikes people pitying him for his disability. When Kou comes back to help him, he cynically asks if he's doing it out of pity. When Kou replies in the negative, he's happy to let him help.
* GiantEnemyCrab: His Mobile Armor Val Varo has a definite crustacean feel to its design.
* HandicappedBadass: He manages to skillfully pilot the Val Varo even after three years of being handicapped, thanks to redesigning it to be piloted with one arm.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Cynical, angry, and burnt out; but he takes Kou in when Kou was knocked unconscious in an alley and gets him on his feet. He lives a happy life with Latuera together in the junk yard, but in spite of her protests he would rather throw that away and become a soldier again.
* MentorArchetype: Briefly is one to Kou.
* MistakenForBetrayal: After learning Cima wanted someone else to pilot the Val Walo, Kelley takes off in it to prove his worth by dueling the GP-01. Cima assumes Kelley was going to give the Val Walo and information on her to the Federation.
* NoSell: When he and Kou come to blows, Kou ends up punching him repeatedly in the stomach. Kelly barely reacts before laying out Kou with one good hit.
* RetiredBadass: By the time of this series, between his side having lost the war and him losing his arm in the process. He's not happy about it in the slightest, though, and his role in the plot is attempting to get back into the action by joining Cima's fleet.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His mobile armor's name has been spelled both "Val Varo" and "Val Walo", sometimes with a hyphen. The katana (ヴァル・ヴァロ) indicates even "Walo" is pronounced with a v sound, like the letter w in a German word.
* TheTeamWannabe: Kelly wants to join Cima's crew so he can be a pilot again, but she refuses, simply planning to buy his mobile armor and leave him in Granada. Her intended pilot claims it was because of Kelley's disability, though she may have just not trusted Kelley.
[[/folder]]
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