History Characters / MobileSuitGundam

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: TheJazzAge [[TheFlapper flapper]] movie star Creator/ClaraBow (also MsFanservice); specifically her role as GirlNextDoor Mary Preston in ''Film/{{Wings|1927}}''.

* FullNameBasis: On a regular basis. There's no explanation for why[[note]] One very vague theory is it increases her similarity to Literature/SnowWhite, who has her own German background and small people hanging out with her, and in the [[Characters/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Disney]] version, a prominent [[SignatureHeadgear bow]][[/note]].

* RedBaron: Not as famous as Char, but people also know him as ''[[Film/Wings1927 White Shooting Star]]'' or just ''Shooting Star''. His RX-78 Gundam is nicknamed within the series as the "White Devil", a title that is sometimes slapped on Amuro as well.

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* AchillesInHisTent: Amuro does a lot of this from shock and PTSD in the first few episodes, culminating in the infamous GetAHoldOfYourselfMan confrontation with Bright where he refuses to fight or even get dressed. Frau finally snaps him out of it with a YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre.
* ActOfTrueLove: The entire franchise kicks off this way... although it's a DoubleSubversion. Amuro starts piloting the Gundam explicitly because he doesn't want Frau Bow to get hurt again... then he becomes ongoingly cold and distant to her due to the stress of it all, she spends the rest of the war worrying he'll be killed or that he doesn't care about her, their relationship undergoes a ''lot'' of strain, and it's only [[spoiler:after the FinalBattle with his PsychicPowers that Amuro does reaffirm that [[ImpliedLoveInterest Frau is very special and important to him]]]].

* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Him and Frau Bow.

* TheConfidant: Frau is the only one who gets in his room or comes after him when he deserts. Amuro thinks the latter is another blow to his pride since Bright seemingly sent Frau 'instead of coming himself'.
--> "I figured you at least would understand, Frau Bow."

* DevotedToYou: Frau Bow sees him this way, to the point that Amuro envisions [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane (or even hallucinates)]] her bringing him food late in the show, when it's Job John instead.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His first scene is when Frau finds him in his room fiddling with a computer in his home electronics lab -- only in his underwear, having skipped several meals, and not particularly troubled that the sirens he'd been hearing were evacuation alerts. And Frau ''still'' has to nag him out of his room! Amuro having to learn how to deal with others is a major theme in the series.
* EveryoneHasStandards: For as [[BloodKnight rabid a combatant and survivalist]] in the heat of battle that he can be, Amuro only shoots at people on-foot if they're [[ArchEnemy Char]] or already gunning for him and his friends. As a few Zeon soldiers and Ramba Ral can attest, Amuro has a heart of gold if he can humanize his enemy, and in certain cases even works to save them if they can't fight back. A lot of this is thanks to his civilian perspective he shares with Frau and other civvies, as he lacks the harsh bias and anger for Zeon that the Federation parts of the cast understandably hold.

* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: To a hysterical Frau Bow in the first episode. Ignoring his later (in)famous receiving(s) of this trope, Amuro actually issues the first one in the franchise.

* ObliviousToLove: Downplayed, played with, and finally subverted, but however you view Amuro's relationship with Frau, for most of the series, despite interludes of having her brought to his attention, he seemingly either ignores or is oblivious to her very strong feelings for him -- though she's not very direct, either. By the last episode he finally manages to use his PsychicPowers [[spoiler:to call her ''"boku no suki na Frau"'' (roughly "my sweet Frau")]], suggesting [[LoveEpiphany he figured something out]].

* OnlyFriend: At the start of the show and for quite a while, Frau Bow. Makes sense, considering she's the one he originally [[FallingIntoTheCockpit jumps in the Gundam for]].

* ParentalNeglect: Amuro's MissingMom let his dad take him to space about a decade prior to the start of the show rather than come with them, and he hasn't seen her much since. His DisappearedDad has been completely caught up in his work for months, if not years, leaving Amuro to fend for himself and only Frau Bow to make sure he manages. Actually gets wrenchingly upgraded and inverted over the course of the show, [[spoiler:when Amuro meets, [[ParentalAbandonment then ends up having to leave both his parents behind]] in order to keep fighting and protect ''White Base'']].
* PhraseCatcher: ''[[TheInsomniac "You should get some rest, Amuro."]]'' Also ''[[UsedToBeASweetKid "This isn't like you, Amuro."]]'', from Frau.

* SexyCoatFlashing: Subverted when Frau tries a low-key version by hanging outside of his room in a uniform coat and her nightshirt, but Amuro's too distracted by Matilda and plain oblivious to ask what she wants, why she's dressed like that, or see what's under the coat. Maybe it wasn't the most provoking choice for someone who frequently hangs out underdressed.

* ShipTease: With Sayla. And Frau. And also with Lalah.

* TechnicolorEyes: Though Amuro's are in black-and-white. Standard anime-black irises, with the same white highlights and pupils as Sayla's and Frau's. This has led to them being SuddenEyeColor of choice in everything from fanart to officially animated works. In the official, original UC timeline, young Amuro is '''still''' black irises; white pupils, despite ArtEvolution. Though he does get one scene in MSG with BlankWhiteEyes.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Frau tells him early on that if he won't even accept that he's the one who's been protecting ''White Base'' the entire time, he isn't a man.

* ShipperOnDeck: For Amuro/Frau in a late series episode. More like [[IncrediblyLamePun "shipper in your combined mecha"]]; Sayla takes advantage of a test run to corner Amuro as they're sitting in space and ask him point-blank how he feels about Frau, admonish him for his cold attitude, and tell him that friends are important in war. [[ObliviousToLove Amuro is totally baffled]] and can only stutter "I don't hate [Frau]" before [[JustInTime Zeon's latest giant MA shows up]].

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Amuro's longtime best friend from Side 7, 15-year-old Frau Bow does her best to keep him grounded in reality. Taking several noncombatant roles aboard ''White Base'', she ends in charge of the ship's communications. Steadfast, kind, and loyal, Frau genuinely loves Amuro and serves as his confidante and emotional support, hoping the war won't take him beyond her reach.

* TwentiesBobHaircut: All the women on ''White Base'' (and in the Federation generally) have short hair, but it's really noticeable on NamedAfterSomebodyFamous Frau.

* BreakTheCutie: Watching Frau cry in the very first episode of Gundam is heartwrenching. Amuro ends up [[spoiler:piloting some giant mobile suit because of it.]] She literally picks herself back up again and goes on.

* CloserToEarth: The level-headed, sensible, stabilizing one to broody, isolating, hot-tempered Amuro. Frau perfectly embodies this to her best friend, though ironically, she's the one who's [[IncrediblyLamePun never been to Earth]].
* CommunicationsOfficer: Takes over this role for the ship after Sayla goes into combat. Amuro groans at one early point and tells her not to sound like Sayla; Frau apologizes.

* TheFashionista: WordOfGod later elaborates that Frau wants to be a fashion designer.

* ParentalSubstitute: To Katz, Letz, & Kikka. The kids use names and Japanese suffixes for the whole crew, but Frau is just "Oneechan" ''("big sis")''. They're very, very close to her. Also effectively Amuro's, with making that sure he [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking eats/sleeps/stays clean and sane]].

* SexyCoatFlashing: A subversion. At one point, seemingly spurred on by Lt. Matilda's visit, Frau hangs out in the hallway outside Amuro's room with a long Federation uniform coat wrapped around her[[note]] It's more impressive when we don't see a single person on ''White Base'' wearing one of these at any point[[/note]], but Amuro is so distracted by Matilda and oblivious to anything Frau might want, while she's unhappy that he's obviously lying to her about where he was, that she just walks away with Haro without getting into the reason she's there or her clothes–– and it's possible to see the hem of what's pictured AllInTheManual as a green nightshirt underneath.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: DoubleSubverted with Amuro. Frau's the only one to note or care when Amuro's exhausted or gently-yet-firmly try to reach him when he's isolating or running away, but she's ultimately too close, too young and not trained; this is something she can't fix.

* WomenAreWiser: In line with both Mirai and Sayla generally being shown as smarter, more mature, and more self-controlled than the male WB crew, CloserToEarth Frau is frequently shown as this to angry, impulsive Amuro.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Frau is meant to be a thoroughly Western girl, but given that it's a classic anime, she's ''really'' got the "serving yet guiding the hero" and "life off the battlefield" thing down. Bonus for having the uniform with the most [[StealthPun pink]].
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: When Amuro's refusing to fight, Frau ends up reiterating this, and it works.
--> '''Frau''': I hate it when people won't take credit for what they've done! If you can't admit that you're the one who's been protecting ''White Base'' up till now, you're not a man!

One of Amuro and Frau Bow's neighbours from Side 7, 15-year-old Hayato serves in a number of positions on the ''White Base'', acting as the pilot of the Guntank, and as a spare gunner when the situation demands. Possessing an unfortunate tendency towards insecurity, he deeply resents Amuro for doing things better than him.

* TheLoad: His injury at the Battle of Solomon causes him to think that he's unable to contribute anything meaningful to the White Base crew. Frau Bow tries to reassure him that his failures aren't his own, but he's convinced that he's holding everyone back.
* LoveTriangle: Hayato --> Frau --> Amuro.

* TheResenter: Resents Amuro's importance to the crew, relationship with Frau, ace status, etc.

The youngest members of the ''White Base'' crew, 8-year-old Katz, 6-year-old Letz, and 4-year-old Kikka are three orphaned children from the attack on Side 7. Essentially adopted by the rest of the crew and closely looked after by Frau Bow, they stay with the ship for the war's duration.

* {{Expy}}: Their character designs affectionately reference the ''other'' BlondeBrunetteRedhead roles their voice actresses are playing. Katz is brown-haired with similar bangs and SkintoneSclerae like Mirai, Letz is redheaded (and overlooked) like Frau, and Kikka's blonde and blue-eyed like Sayla.
* FamilyOfChoice: Three orphaned kids who start viewing each other as siblings. Also Frau as their older sister, and they're also the genesis, nucleus, and symbolic for the whole crew eventually viewing each other as a family.

Frau Bow's pet robot is Amuro's creation and further proof of his immense engineering talent. A green, basketball-sized ball, usually seen rolling or floating around ''White Base'' behind her or with the three kids, Haro offers words of advice and encouragement in-between keeping up the level of cute at all times.

* RobotBuddy: For Amuro and Frau, mostly.

* WouldntHitAGirl: Tells his soldiers to let Frau Bow (and Amuro) go. It's a ploy to track them back to the ship, but there are nastier ways to get intel. Also kicks Frau's gun away as soon as he sees her again and tells her to hide. His fatal MomentOfWeakness comes when he's distracted recognizing Sayla.