The male lead of Gundam Wing, and the pilot of the titular Wing Gundam. Known as the "Perfect Soldier", Heero was trained as a soldier since his childhood (and even more after the death of his father, Odin Lowe, and would even risk his life to accomplish his mission. Despite being initially portrayed as The Stoic, his encounter with Relena Darlian would change his life forever. He pilots Wing Gundam and Wing Gundam Zero primarily, but was also forced to pilot Mercurius by OZ, and briefly used the Gundam Epyon before trading it to Zechs for Wing Zero.
The Comically Serious: He doesn't get put into enough funny situations to really shine, but it's there. The licensed DoujinshiGround Zero gets a lot of mileage out of having Heero do "human" things (like admitting he modified Wing Zero into the Endless Waltz version because he thought it'd look cool), which causes Duo to flip out ("This isn't a sports car or something!") and makes fellow Stoic Trowa start laughing.
Creepy Monotone: But only in the dubbed version. In the original, Heero's tone of voice indicated his emotions, even if it was subtle at times.
Heroic Bastard. In Frozen Teardrop we learn that his father was Odin Lowe... who was not the husband of Heero's mom, Aoi Clarke. Heero was born in between Odin and Aoi's break-up and Aoi's marriage to Seis Clarke, she and Seis raised him in his earliest years, and when they were murdered Odin took little Heero back in.
Heroic Sacrifice: He does this several times, most notably when Lady Une threatens to destroy the colonies with missles and, of course, the series finale. He survives each time. (He probably has to or the story wouldn't move.)
It could also define his relationship with Duo pretty well, alongside Odd Friendship.
Don't forget Trowa.
Human Popsicle: Frozen Teardrop reveals that while the other Gundam pilots are already middle-aged adults, Heero is still a "boy" because he has been frozen in a cold hibernation capsule.
Ill Kill You: Don't take it seriously, it's just how Heero says "Hello."
One school of fan thought is that he's not threatening people to scare them, but to reassure himself that he can kill them, since he only ever says it towards people he's attached to.
Indy Ploy: Heero isn't big on forward planning, but he can improvise like nobody's business.
He gets a second chance of sorts with Duo Maxwell Jr. in Frozen Teardrop.
Leitmotif: "The Wings of a Boy Who Killed Adolescence", which has numerous remixes, most famously the Next Episode Preview song, "Codename Heero Yuy". It's also popped up in a few video games (Super Robot Wars Z 2 Hakai-hen, Another Century's Episode 1, and several times in SD Gundam G Generation).
Made of Iron: More like made of Gundanium. He's tougher than his freaking mech.
Case in point, he once jumped from the 50th floor of a military hospital, (with a parachute, though he opened it too late) making a rough landing and breaking his leg which he later causally snapped back into place (much to Duo's disgust). Note that this was a short time after being shot several times in the previous episode.
Even better, while in said hospital the staff declared that he had over 200 bruises and broken bones, in addition to the gunshot wounds. And all this does not slow him down in the least.
Magnetic Hero: Earns the respect of the other Gundam pilots (who accept him as a sorta-leader) and the Worthy Opponent Zechs.
Though Heero willingly defers to Quatre, who's more charismatic and a better leader.
Mukokuseki: While his eyes are somewhat more slanted than other characters', Heero has brown hair and blue eyes even though he is supposed to be Japanese, whereas the Chinese Wufei is much more obviously Asian in appearance. May be justified due to Heero being only half-Japanese at most, as explained in Frozen Teardrop: his mother was a Japanese woman, but Hitman with a Heart Odin Lowe was his biological dad..
And in a Meta example, his name was intentionally made evocative of Amuro Ray's.
Numerical Theme Naming: "Heero" is derived from hitotsu, "one" in Japanese; "Yuy" is derived from yuitsu, "alone" or "only". In other words, Heero Yuy- "the one and only".
Lampshaded by Doctor J somewhat in the CG short Gundam Evolve 7- where he tells Relena that Heero was 'number one' and 'exceeded all expectations', then remembering to himself his christening of the boy as 'Heero Yuy'. This troper can only hope he's aware of his own pun...
Official Couple: The more rabid Yaoi Fangirls will fight it to their last breath, but every single sidestory supports 1xR. And these sidestories are all written by members of the anime's writing staff.
Pint Sized Powerhouse: He's only 156cm (5 foot 1), but worth noting is 1) he's only 15, and 2) Duo, Quatre, and Wu Fei are the exact same height (Trowa is 160/5'2").
Popularity Power: To date, Heero remains the most popular character in the series, with him constantly appearing in Gundam Ace's "Top 30 Male Characters" poll (with him usually appearing in the Top 10), and in Newtype magazine's "Top 30 Male Characters of the 90s" poll, he ranked #6.
Super Soldier: Doctor J and Odin Lowe raised him from a Child Soldier and then turned him into this, complete with super strength, computer hacking, sabotage and demolition, mobile suit piloting, and espionage skills.
Take a Third Option: When given the choice of surrendering his Gundam or allowing the colonies to be attacked, he chooses to self-destruct Wing instead.
Happens again in Episode Zero- Doctor J gives him the orders for Operation Meteor, in option form- to go along with the plan, to escape, or...a third option. Guess which one he takes.
The pilot of the Gundam Deathscythe. He's cheerful, friendly, and flirtatious, serving as the moodmaker of the Gundam Pilots. He's also the self-proclaimed Grim Reaper, a title he gave himself after living on while those he cares about die around him. He anthropomorphizes his Gundam more than the others, calling it "buddy"*
Big "NO!": In the dubbed version, after watching Deathscythe being destroyed by OZ, and it's broadcasted live. Scott McNeil is still asked to replicate the scream at conventions.
Bounty Hunter: Frozen Teardrop reveals that he became one, putting his money into supporting the Maxwell Church. However, this causes Hilde to see him as unreliable because he's never around, resulting in their divorce.
Broken Hero: His seemingly self-congratulatory "God of Death" (Shinigami) nickname takes on a new light when it's revealed that he took it on given the fact that anyone he cares about tends to die if they hang around him.
Leitmotif: "Black Wind Inviting to Death", also a Wasted Song since it's never used in the show. The only place to hear it other than the OST is SD Gundam G Generation.
Parents as People: Aknowledges that he hasn't been the best father to Duo Jr.
Orphanage of Love: In Episode Zero, he lives in Maxwell Church. It was rather run down, but Father Maxwell and Sister Helen were lovely people. Too bad they're all killed off in a bomb attack.
Rapunzel Hair: Not as notorious as Dorothy's, but still present through his waist-length braid. Lampshaded when Sister Helen wants to give him an Important Haircut since long hair like that "is unhygienic."
"'Those who have laid eyes on a Gundam shall not live to tell about it.' Those are the orders I have been given."
The pilot of the Gundam Heavyarms. Loyal, kind-hearted, and pensively droll, but emotionally stunted after spending a good portion of his life either as a soldier or, worse, outside human contact completely. Interaction with the other pilots and Catherine Bloom helps start warming him up. In addition to Heavyarms, he served as the pilot of OZ's Vayeate while posing as a new recruit.
Cold Sniper: Trowa is able to remain weirdly detached whilst murdering people or contemplating a suicide strike, despite being one of the most compassionate characters in the series.
Cool Mask: both Trowa and Heavyarms have a half-clown mask they can wear.
Dead Person Impersonation (Sort of. He took up the "Trowa Barton" name after the real one was murdered in front of his eyes, to cover up for the guy's death.)
Good-Looking Privates: He wears both OZ cadet clothes and a Mariemeia army suit in canon.
Heroic Build: Revealed in Endless Waltz when he beats up several thugs from The Barton Foundation whilst topless. Apparently those turtlenecks are very unflattering.
He probably gained a lot more visible muscle after working for the circus. Being an acrobat will do that to you.
No Name Given: As revealed in Endless Waltz, Trowa is not his real name. He's only known as "Nanashi" (No-Name), but Episode Zero implies that he might be Triton Bloom, a young boy who was thought to have been killed after an Alliance attack that killed Catherine's parents.
This is foreshadowed in episode 5:
Trowa: I have no name. But if you must call me something, then Trowa. Call me Trowa Barton.
Hell, it was foreshadowed in episode 1:
Trowa: Battle record 001. Pilot's name...let's go with Trowa.
And in Frozen Teardrop it's confirmed. He tells his protegé Trowa Phobos that the "T" in Dokter T means "Triton", not Trowa.
Taking The Blast: For Heero during Quatre's fight with Heero. He survived, but was left with amnesia.
Teen Genius: While the other pilots also qualify, he's the only one who manages to infiltrate Oz and Mariemeia's Army succesfully, probably because unlike the other four boys he doesn't have a massive case of Chronic Hero Syndrome to screw things up for him.
Voice Actors: Ai Orikasa (Japanese), Brad Swaile (English), Luis Tenorio (Latin America)
"You're afraid to die, aren't you guys? Well, then you shouldn't be fighting at all!"
The pilot of the Gundam Sandrock, Quatre is the heir to the Winner industrial magnate. He is also the co-leader of the Maganac Corps. Despite being a Gundam pilot, he is actually a very kind-hearted young man, and exhibits a form of empathy he refers to as the "Heart of Space".
Apologetic Attacker: Often asks his foes to surrender, then apologizes for defeating/killing them.
The Atoner: After almost killing his boyfriend best friend.
The Captain: Heero may be The Hero, but he readily passes leadership of the Gundam Team onto the more charismatic Quatre.
Crossdressing Voices: In the Japanese version. Generally averted in the dubs except probably the Filipino dub.
Death by Childbirth: What happened to Quatre's mother when she insisted on giving birth to Quatre naturally, when all of the Winner children before him were test tube babiesand she was a very delicate Ill Girl..
La Résistance: Aside from being a Gundam Pilot, he's also the co-leader of the Maganac Corps.
Leitmotif: "Looking for Peace Hiding in the Corpse", which like Trowa's theme has a somber remix ("Sandy Clock of a Sad Color").
Made of Iron: Dorothy stabs him through the lung yet he still manages to stand there and make a very long speech at her, then pilot his mobile suit out of the Libra again.
Martial Pacifist: Doesn't like fighting if he can help it, but he WILL do so if he's got no other choice.
Name's the Same: His name almost sounds similar to Quattro Bajeena, despite not being the resident Char Clone of the series. This came about because the names have the same numerical origin (the name "Quattro" comes from the fact that it's Char's fourth alias).
Sparkling Stream of Tears: After destroying a colony with Wing Zero, and in episode 38, when he tried to meet Trowa, only to be turned away by Catherine.
What Happened to the Mouse??: In the anime, Quatre's older sister, Iria, gets a head bump and is knocked unconscious after their father was killed. She was never seen again after that. Subverted in the manga adaptation, in which she was killed along with their father. And now officially averted as of Frozen Teardrop, where she's shown to be alive and well in the future.
"Fighting a weak enemy always makes me feel so empty afterwards."
The pilot of the Shenlong Gundam, Wufei has a strong sense of warrior's pride, which conflicts with his need to be a terrorist in order to accomplish his goals. He always refers to his Gundams as "Nataku", the name his wife Mei Lan took on shortly before dying. He tries to live up to her ideals, but finds himself chaffing under the approaching peaceful era and defects to the Mariemaia Army in Endless Waltz to fight for all the soldiers who would be "thrown away" by the pacifism espoused by Relena.
Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: Wu Fei goes through this a lot, which seems to be the source of confusion about his character. Initially he just follows his dead wife's ideals to honor her memory, despite the fact that he didn't believe in them himself. His role in Operation Meteor greatly conflicts with his sense of honor and fairness. Upon losing his home colony, he takes up the ideal of justice (urged upon him by Master Long before he died) In Endless Waltz he rejects the notion of true peace because it would destroy people like himself who can't live without fighting. In the end he finds his niche with Preventer, still fighting, but this time in order to protect peace and the innocent.
Face Heel Turn: In Endless Waltz, when he joined the Mariemaia Army because warriors like him are being cast aside in a changing world.
Hidden Depths: In Episode Zero, we find out why exactly he doesn't like girls. He lost his Cute Bruiser wife Meiran very tragically.
Battlefield of Pacifists offers another explanation for why he made his Endless WaltzFace Heel Turn: He met a former OZ soldier who believed conflict should be used to bring out humanity's best, in this case encouraging deep space exploration. The soldier dies asking Wu Fei how far humanity will go, and as he flies off after the final battle, Wu Fei promises him that he'll be the threat that makes humanity advance.
He-Man Woman Hater: Thought not AS much as the Fan Dumb insists. And he seems to have gotten better by the time Frozen Teadrop rolls in, since he's the mentor of Sally's daughter Kathy.
Hey, You!: Calls Noin "woman" in their first battle, because he doesn't know her name.
Honor Before Reason: He had the golden opportunity to turn Treize into a greasy smear with his Gundam, but instead got out and had a fair Sword Fight — which he ended up losing, triggering his Heroic BSOD.
I Call It Vera: His Gundam's nickname is "Nataku", named after his deceased wife.
Leitmotif: "When the Dragon Submerges, Everything Ends", which tends to get used as a generic tune for all the Gundams and thus gets the most playtime next to Heero's theme.
What Could Have Been: Series composer Katsuyuki Sumizawa said on-record that in various planning stages, Wu Fei was going to be African and/or a Newtype with the power to Detect Evil. Some early merchandise, such as pencil boards, still lists him as a Newtype.
Wild Card/Spanner in the Works: Whenever he shows up, the situation is pretty much guaranteed to get exponentially more complicated.
"My name... my name is Relena Darlian. What's yours...?"
The female lead of Gundam Wing, Relena Darlian is the daughter of Vice-Foreign Minister Darlian, an influential politician from the United Earth Sphere Alliance. At the beginning of the series, she was portrayed as a reserved and shy girl who was only seen among her peers as "the richest girl in school", until a chance encounter with Heero Yuy changed her life forever.
Badass Damsel: While she doesn't use her full Lady of War potential, Relena still got captured much less than her position as a non-fighting female lead would guarantee, and at least twice she talked her way out when Heero had her at gunpoint.
Blue Eyes: Greenish-blue, to be exact. Turns out her and Zechs's eyes are a trait of the Peacecraft Royal line.
Brainwashed and Crazy: In Frozen Teardrop, the villains infected her with nanomachines as part of their "Perfect Peace Program", intended to force people to be peaceful by removing their capacity for violence. They also apparently made her their public face, much like Romefeller tried during the show. There seem to be some signs that she's fighting back, however.
Char Clone: Her main accessory in Frozen Teardrop is a mask similar to one worn by her brother, Zechs Merquise/Milliardo Peacecraft. Hence RELENA, SHE IS A ZECHS.
Character Development: Maybe the best example in the whole series, growing from a Lonely Rich Kid to a Badass Pacifist and throughout Endless Waltz, becoming the most powerful politician throughout the Earth and the colonies.
Do Not Adjust Your Set: At the final part of Endless Waltz, when she encouraged the citizens of Earth to stand up to the Mariemaia Army.
Don't Call Me Sir: She asks Dorothy not to call her "Relena-sama" ("Lady Relena"), presumably because they're roughly the same age; Dorothy still does it anyway.
Go Through Me: Does this a few times, namely when Duo was about to shoot Heero, during Heero and Zechs' duel in Antartica before discovering Zechs' true identity, when she tried to talk Zechs out of firing Libra's main cannon, and in the manga adaptation, when she tried to stop OZ from attacking the Sanc Kingdom, while wearing her white royal dress.
The High Queen: Briefly. Even after she was forced to resign as Romefeller Chairwoman, Earth's citizens, the military, and both Dekim and Mariemaia still refer to her as "Queen Relena".
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Explicitly stated in her Image Song "Always a Secret", where she sings "There's someone I like, but I can't say anything because I don't want to destroy what we already have, so my love will remain always a secret".
The Jeeves: Pagan, who served both the Peacecraft and Darlian families. He treated Relena more like a granddaughter than anything else, and for her part she treated him the same way.
Lady of War: Honorary mention for shooting Lady Une while in a white gown and for the white and gold military uniform she wears in the second OP, as well as her stint as the Princess of the Sanc Kingdom.
Leitmotif: "Soft Hair, Clear Eyes", which like Heero's gets a few remixes like "As Relena Peacecraft".
Lonely Rich Kid: Was quite popular at school, but knew her classmates didn't really bother to truly reach for her.
The Messiah: Works hard to get Total Pacifism and succeeds in Endless Waltz, plays a role in Heero's transition to being more compassionate.
Mythology Gag: She is the only character to have a confirmed birthday date: April 7, AC 180. Within the series, April 7th is when the original Heero Yuy was assassinated in AC 175, and on AC 195, when Operation Meteor started, though it technically started the day before. In the real world, April 7th was when Gundam Wing was first broadcast in Japan in 1995, and when Mobile Suit Gundam was first broadcast in Japan in 1979. (Another character within the Gundam series who shares the same birthdate as hers is Setsuna F. Seiei.)
Nipple and Dimed: Averted in a famous piece of official art that shows Relena skinny-dipping in hip-deep water.
Link to it? One that's not "censored"?
Last row, second panel (intentionally done this way to avoid possible hotlinking issues). You're welcome.
Politically Active Princess: Serves this role after undergoing some character development. She is a pacifist, but that does not stop her from using her political clout to try to stop the war.
Princesses Prefer Pink: At least her limo, which was given to her by her adoptive parents.
And her Sanc Kingdom school uniform, which is more rose than out-and-out pink.
Reassignment Backfire: Duke Dermail offered her to be Queen of the World, which she reluctantly accepts. Although this was intended only to be a PR move on Dermail's behalf, it backfired on him, and she became more powerful than him.
Silk Hiding Steel: She looks and acts like the The Ojou at first and matures into her later political role. As her encounters with Heero, Lady Une, and Dermail demonstrate, she has a steel will and plenty of guile. The most powerful non-violent character.
Stockholm Syndrome: she's pretty active about hunting down Heero and confronting him.
Duo: "She's not typical, wanting to see the guy trying to kill her."
What the Hell, Hero?: Before she became a pacifist, Relena tried doing this on Lady Une by sneaking into a ball and shooting off a rose she had in her lapel, while publicly denouncing her as Minister Darlian's murderer.
Woman in White: Her white gown from the infamous party. Her Queen of the World dress is also white.
You Killed My Father: Literally, "This is for my father! * BANG* " She doesn't succeed and by the next time they meet Relena pushes the gun Lady Une offers her away, saying it's high time for the bloodshed to end, but the sentiment was there. Though as the What the Hell, Hero? entry shows, there is some debate as to whether, even back then, Relena was aiming at Une's heart or the rose on her jacket. Also note that Relena actually came looking for Treize, the leader of the Nebulous Evil Organization her father's murderer was part of, and which was responsible for a lot more nastiness than just her father's death. She only came across Une because Treize decided to blow the party and send her as his representative at the last minute.
Zechs Merquise (Crown Prince Milliardo Peacecraft)
"My hands are too stained with blood. I'm completely unfit to head the Peacecraft monarchy. But I'm sure she would be able to head the country... as you'd intended."
Zechs Merquise is a high-ranking OZ soldier and the main rival of Heero Yuy. He is known among OZ as the "Lightning Baron" (later the "Lightning Count"). His mask actually hides his secret past: he is actually Milliardo Peacecraft, Relena's older brother and King Peacecraft's son. He pilots Tallgeese, Wing Zero (briefly), Epyon, and Tallgeese III in Endless Waltz.
Otto: The revolution speed applied by the verniers allows it to reach more than three times that of the Aries.
Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Switches sides at least six times over the course of the series. More justified at first as Oz becomes splintered, but later on it becomes obvious it's just a result of trying to cram Char's long and complex character-arc, comprising two TV series and a movie, into a single show.
Decoy Getaway: Frozen Teardrop first says that Martian President Milliardo Peacecraft was assassinated by Trowa Phobos, but several chapters later reveals that "Milliardo" was Noin's older brother Dix-Neuf Noienheim, while the Milliardo we know and love has re-assumed the Zechs Merquise identity (before changing his name yet again to 'Cyrene Wind' and is currently in hiding with his daughter Naina.
Discard and Draw/Gundamjack: During a battle with OZ, he self-detonated his Tallgeese, and then Gundamjacked the Wing Zero before OZ got a chance to destroy it.
Heroic Sacrifice: In the final episode, when he destroyed Libra's main power generator in Heero's stead, despite the latter's pleas. He returned in Endless Waltz. The latter is foreshadowed by Noin:
Mask Power: Wears a silver helmet like mask for the first half of the series. He stops wearing it after it's broken during battle, and dons it again after his secret identity was discovered.
He also does this at the end of Endless Waltz, as he feels Relena's new, peaceful Earth has no place for an old soldier like him, with him going to Mars to help the terraforming.
Numerical Theme Naming: From the German sechs, meaning "six". Also, his real name, Milliardo, is Italian for "million".
Zechs's name also has another meaning: he was only six years old when the Sanc Kingdom fell in AC 182.
Paper-Thin Disguise: Inverted. At one point, Zechs disguises himself as Milliardo Peacecraft, ambassador of the Sanc Kingdom, but one of Lady Une's men instantly recognizes him as Zechs. In effect, he disguises himself as his true identity, but is recognized by his disguise identity.
Red Baron: is known by the nickname of The Lightning Count (previously "The Lightning Baron") do to his lightning fast skills as a pilot.
The charismatic leader of OZ and Zechs's best friend. He believes in the idea of war and conflict as noble, and thus welcomes the Gundams and their pilots as a challenge (apparently even hiding their existence from the Alliance in order to ensure they weren't stopped). He ends up splitting with the Romefeller Foundation when they introduce the Mobile Doll, believing that removing the human factor from war is a terrible idea.During his imprisonment, Treize created the Gundam Epyon, and during the final arc, he would pilot the Tallgeese II.
Ace Custom: Tallgeese II, which is little more than the original Tallgeese with a new head and some parts painted blue.
Even Evil Has Standards: Treize is the only person opposed to the use of Romefeller's Mobile Doll system.
A Father to His Men: As much as anyone else in the series—aside from thanking those under his command (to Une's displeasure), Treize can recall the precise number, to the digit, of OZ officers and soldiers killed in pursuit of his goals, to everyone else's surprise.
Also a Meaningful Namejustified in canon: "13" was the number of the runway where his mother Angelina last saw her first husband (and Treize's father) Ein, when she was kidnapped by family.
"Zechs Merquise, or rather, Peacecraft. Come here and lean on me."
OZ's pilot instructor, based out of the Lake Victoria Base in Africa. Extremely skilled and competent, she serves as a stern but caring figure to her trainees. When Wu Fei slaughters them early on, she moves into the field to fight alongside Zechs. She's also Zechs' Secret Keeper, and is deeply in love with him.Noin initially piloted the Aries, but after joining the Sanc Kingdom, she pilots her white Taurus mobile suit, which she keeps through Endless Waltz.
Anguished Declaration of Love: Subverted. Noin actually admits her love for Zechs not to let him know her feelings, but after she reveals to Relena that he's her brother so she can stop wishing for his death.
Badass Normal: In Endless Waltz, she keeps up with the Gundam Pilots and Zechs while piloting a Taurus.
Dead Older Brother: In Frozen Teardrop, her brother Dix-Neuf was killed by Trowa Phobos.
Go Through Me: In episode 47, Noin takes aim at Zechs when the latter is about to attack Peacemillion, and Zechs is about to attack Noin. However, Zechs backs out of attacking her at the last minute.
I Am Not Left-Handed: Zechs insists that Noin always held herself back in order to make him look better. Considering he graduated top of their class, and is one of the few pilots to go toe-to-toe with the Gundams and live, this could go a long way towards explaining how she keeps up with the team despite never receiving a Gundam or Super Prototype of her own.
Neutral Female: In the final battle, Noin doesn't fight Milliardo because of her love for him, but at the same time she refuses to abandon her ideals just for the sake of being with him, and thus spends most of the battle doing nothing before she goes over to MO-II.
Stern Teacher: To the Academy cadets. She was a borderline Drill Sergeant Nasty to them in training, but also comforted a dying young man when Wufei bombed their dorms and took the attack on them very, veryseriously.
Voice Actors: Sayuri Yamauchi (Japanese), Enuka Okuma (English)
To see her Saint Une persona, click here
Treize's fiercely loyal second-in-command, Lady Une is a stern, uncompromising woman who even other members of OZ refer to as "Iron Une". When these actions cause her to almost set off some ICBMs in order to destroy the Gundams, Treize encourages her to act more gracefully, which results in her developing a Split Personality, nicknamed "Saint Une", who is soft-spoken, sweet-natured, and a peace advocate. This ends up creating a personality conflict when "Saint" is confronted with "Iron"'s actions. At the end of the series she resolves the conflict and comes out of with the best of both sides, being compassionate but also badass.
Gundamjack: After waking up from her coma, she steals the Wing Gundam and takes Libra's main cannon blast for Treize. The lower body was destroyed, but she survived unscathed.
Ironic Name: Her name means "one." She has a split personality.
Meganekko: Huge subversion. She wears glasses and looks good with them... but as Colonel Une. The kindness and gentleness associated with the archetype go all to the glasses-less Saint.
Split Personality: As Lady Une, she's a ruthlessly efficient bitch. As Saint Une, she's a sweet young lady. At the end, she reconciles both of her personalities and keeps the best of them.
What Could Have Been: In a 2005 interview with the creators, Une was going to be a clumsy country girl who was nice to Treize.
Younger than They Look: From her voice, rank, face, and bearing, she appears to be at least thirty. But official sources set her in-series age at nineteen.
The granddaughter of Romefeller Chairman Duke Dermail, Dorothy Catalonia is the polar opposite of Relena; while Relena follows her family's philosophy of total pacifism, Dorothy fully embraces war. She first appears when Relena revives the Sanc Kingdom, being sent by Romefeller to spy on the young princess, and quickly steps into the big game.
Badass Abnormal: Uses the ZERO system to augment her abilities during her last duel with Quatre.
Hive Queen: Plays this role to the Mobile Dolls, directing their movements via a cybernetic helmet and the ZERO system.
Implausible Fencing Powers: At the Sanc Kingdom, she engaged in a fencing match with Heero, while, at the same time, she tells a story about two people with the same name hoping to bring peace. At the end of the story, Heero drives his saber through Dorothy's face mask, barely missing her. She doesn't even flinch.
Japanese Honorifics: In the original she likes to refer to Relena as "Relena-sama" ("Lady Relena"), despite the latter asking her not to call her that, and to Zechs as "Milliardo-sama" ("Lord Milliardo").
Japanese Pronouns: Uses the very formal watakushi to refer to herself.
Lady of War: And how. She manages to keep her cool at least partially even when her grandfather is horribly killed in front of her; not only that, she almost immediately makes a Rousing Speech after that. WOW.
The Mole: She was sent to the Sanc Kingdom to spy on Relena on behalf of Romefeller, while posing as one of her students. Of course, everyone with half a brain knew she was a spy to begin with, what with her being Duke Dermail's granddaughter. Then there's the question as to whether she was really working for Zechs or if she was Treize's spy...
Our Presidents Are Different: The 2010 sequel novel Frozen Teardrop has her as President of the ESUN. Time will tell exactly which kind of President she is.
Her nickname is the "Neo Titanium Lady", which suggests her to be an Iron Lady of some type.
Shipper on Deck: Openly ships 1xR in Battlefield of Pacifists, trying to get them together and expressing disappointment when they simply exchange polite greetings.
Voice Actors: Rei Sakuma (Japanese), Maggie Blue O'Hara (English)
"History is much like an endless waltz. The three beats of war, peace, and revolution continue on forever. However, history will change upon the day of my coronation."
The daughter of Treize Khushrenada, Mariemaia is one of the main antagonists of Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz, who believes that she's the rightful heir to the Earth Sphere Unified Nation. She is also the co-leader of her namesake army, the Mariemaia Army.
Daddy's Little Villain: She's the daughter of Treize, as well as the granddaughter of Dekim Barton.
If Dekim's last words in the manga are true, she might not be the real deal, but a homeless girl chosen and brainwashed by him. That would make the deal even worse...
A former associate of the original Heero Yuy, Dekim Barton is the main villain of Endless Waltz. He is the co-leader of the Mariemaia Army, as well as the leader of the Barton Foundation.
Colony Drop: What his original version of Operation Meteor turned out to be, and what he tried to accomplish, but Heero, Duo, and Trowa prevented that.
A professional knife-thrower who works for a traveling circus, Catherine developed a hatred for war, since her family was killed during an Alliance attack, which she witnessed as a child.
Parental Abandonment: She lost her parents and her baby brother Triton, who has been confirmed in Frozen Teardrop to be Trowa during an Alliance attack, then was adopted by the circus people.
What the Hell, Hero?: On Trowa, when he almost self-detonates. Later on Quatre, when he wants Trowa to remember him, despite all the risks it will bring.
An Alliancer medical officer, she was on duty when a badly injured Heero was brought into a hospital. This chance encounter lead to her quitting the Alliance and joining up with anti-OZ rebels, now considering the Gundam Pilots to be the Earth's best hope for real peace. She serves as the Team Mom and helps out whenever she can, but doesn't do a lot of piloting.
An OZ volunteer from the space colonies, she meets Duo on the moon and helps chase him down when he attempts to escape. However, his words convince her that OZ isn't interested in the colonies' wellbeing at all, leading her to resign and start working with Duo.
Capulet Counterpart: Was an OZ volunteer in her first appearance, but left the service shortly after meeting Duo. They did get married, but according to Frozen Teardrop their relationship was not easy, thus they got divorced in the end.
Demoted to Extra: In Endless Waltz, Hilde only appeared in the closing credits of the final OAV and the movie, presumably done to show that she survived the Eve Wars. This is kind of understandable, given that the last time we saw her in the series, she was badly injured in combat and being taken to Peacemillion's sick bay, making it a case of What Happened to the Mouse? until EW.
She briefly appeared in the Battlefield of Pacifists manga, where it seems Duo's in the doghouse for some reason. She was talking with Trowa.
Official CoupleandShip Sinking: Frozen Teardrop says that she and Duo were married, but not before a tumultuous on-and-off relationship. They end up divorcing because of what she thought Duo was irresponsible. Duo Jr., a child "adopted" by their orphanage, is implied to actually be their son: Hilde claims she thinks him to be a lovechild of one of Father's women, however Duo Sr. muses that the child would have been born while he and Hilde were still together...
Wrench Wench: With her own scrapyard. And good enough to pass as one of the Libra's mechanics.
Gundam Scientists
The five Gundam Scientists, Doctor J, Professor G, Doktor S, Instructor H, and Master O, were known as the creators of the five Gundams. Before that, they were the creators of the Tallgeese, the first mobile suit, and the Wing Zero, the mobile suit that the five Gundams were based on.
Deadpan Snarkers: A particularly amusing example: When OZ has captured the Scientists, Lt. Nichol tries to kill them by shutting off the oxygen to their cell. Doctor J talks about the air getting thinner, and Professor G responds "If you're going to die, hurry up and do it; the rest of us could use that air."
Non Action Guys: Mostly, though Master O beats Duo to a pulp, though this was a Jerk Ass Facade to prevent OZ from discovering that they're actually repairing and upgrading the Deathscythe and the Shenlong Gundams.
An engineer who worked on the Tallgeese alongside the Gundam Scientists, meaning he's an expert mobile suit mechanic but more laid back. He's fond of the oceans, so he operates his own mobile dock ship. He works with the good guys, first supporting Duo early on, and then Zechs following his "death".
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Is actually one of the original scientists who developed the Tallgeese, though unlike the Gundam scientists, he retired after quitting.
Hawaiian Shirted Tourist: While not quite a tourist despite his travels, Howard's always seen with a nice Hawaiian shirt and shades.
The leader of the Romefeller Foundation, Duke Dermail seeks to control the United Earth Sphere Alliance for himself. He is The Man Behind the Man to OZ and Treize Khushreneda.
Blood Knight/Psycho for Hire: By proxy. He wants to turn his mobile dolls into the perfect weapon, and thus loves a good war.
Evil Genius: Of the Romefeller Foundation, although interestingly his personality is closer to what you'd expect of The Brute. Still, he's not only a brilliant engineer and technician, but one of the few people in the colonies to recognise that trusting the captured Gundam pilots and scientists is probably a stupid thing to do.
Karmic Death: Slain in the very rebellion he triggered, as his precious mobile dolls destroy everything around them.
Kick the Dog: Shoots Une, tries to suffocate the Gundam pilots, unleashes his mobile dolls against civillians...pretty much all his time on-screen is spent kicking dogs.
Lack of Empathy: His betrayal of Lady Une, desire to murder the Gundam pilots, and the fact that he looks on warfare and bloodshed as nothing more than a way to show off his inventions cement his status as a completely amoral and empathyless individual.
No Nonsense Nemesis: He's an Axe Crazy lunatic, but Tsubarov understands something that the rest of Romefeller never does—namely that the Gundam pilots are dangerous and should simply be killed the moment they enter captivity. He expresses similar sentiments about Treize if memory serves.
Psycho Supporter: Of Dermail. He wants a chance to test out his mobile dolls, and Dermail's belief that War Is Glorious provides it.
This Cannot Be!: More or less his reaction to the White Fang rebellion. It leads directly into his Villainous Breakdown.
Villainous Breakdown: Is left ranting about how he is invincible as the complex collapses around him.
War for Fun and Profit: As a Blood Knight-by-proxy, Tsubarov wants to get a war going so that he can demonstrate the superiority of his mobile dolls. Unlike Duke Dermail, he's not operating under the delusion that War Is Glorious either—he just wants to show off his creations.
Quinze
A former associate of the original Heero Yuy, Quinze is the co-leader and founder of the colonial rebel faction, White Fang, who seeks to declare war on Earth.
Big Bad: He and Treize compete for this role after the death of Duke Dermail.
Zechs' right-hand man, Lt. Otto was the test pilot of the Tallgeese before Zechs piloted it himself. He was one of three people who knew Zechs's true identity as Prince Milliardo Peacecraft, hinting that he may have been a citizen of the Sanc Kingdom.
Dying Moment of Awesome and Heroic Sacrifice: Had suffered serious internal injuries via Tallgeese piloting, but did it again to help Zechs in his quest. "LONG LIFE TO KING ZECHS", indeed.
Vice-Foreign Minister Darlian and Mrs. Maureen Darlian
Young Relena's parents, who are kind and affectionate despite the Minister being rather absent from her life. It turns out they're not her biological parents: they were a part of the Sanc Kingdom royalty, and the Minister was entrusted with baby Relena by the dying King Peacecraft as it fell. More than a decade later, the Minister would be murdered, which thrust Relena fully into the plot...
Hot Mom: Mrs. Darlian was a sweet-faced, soft-spoken blonde Ojou
Number Two: The Minister was this to King Peacecraft
Parental Substitute: Darlian was a high-ranked nobleman from the Sanc Kingdom when it collapsed, and he and his wife took little Princess Relena in after it fell.
Parents as People: Relena loved her father, but there was a lot of friction over the fact that his work kept him away.
Quatre's father and the patriarch of the Winner family. He has a strained relationship with Quatre, when he forgoes his family's pacifist beliefs to become a Gundam pilot.
Gattaca Babies (she and her sisters are test-tube babies)
Justified Trope, in story: the first and second generations of colony people were all Gattaca Babies due to how hard it was for people to adapt to colony life, with pregnant women being almost surely condemned to Death by Childbirth. Their brother Quatre may have been the first exception ever. And their littlest sister Catherine definitely was one, since she was born after their parents's deaths.
Death by Childbirth (she wanted to give birth naturally at all costs, despite being already gravely ill and the difficulties coming from the colony life. She got her wish when Quatre was born, and then died.)
A team of Arab mercenaries, based out of Baghdad. They form a close-knit, familial group, bonding over their common origin as test tube babies. They serve Quatre loyally, following their original meeting in AC 193 where the young man helped them escape the Alliance while putting himself at great personal risk. The overall commander is Rashid Kurama, along with sub-commanders Abdul, Ahmad, and Auda.
Ace Custom: All of them. Each Maganac is given free reign to customize his mobile suit however he sees fit, meaning that all 40 of their MS are unique and different.
Meaningful Name: According to Episode Zero, "Maganac" means family. It actually comes from the Tagalog phrase "mga anak," or literally, "the children."
The Mole: Yuda in Quatre's chapter of Episode Zero. If you missed the symbolism, his codename with the Alliance is "Iscariot".
Florence Nightingale Effect (Treize was seriously injured as he shielded a child Noin during a rebel attack, and Leia was the nurse taking care of him.)
Give Him A Normal Life: He intended to let go of his son Heero after his last work (assassinating Septem). Said last work failed, and he died.) And even earlier than that, this was part of the reason he'd left Aoi, pregnant with Heero, in the first place.
Hot Dad: Toyed with. Episode Zero hinted at Lowe being just a handsome Parental Substitute for young Heero... and then Frozen Teardrop revealed that he was Heero's biological father. He left baby Heero in the care of Heero's Action Mom, his ex-girlfriend Aoi Clark, then took him back in after the murders of Aoi and her second husband Seis.
Tsundere (VERY much a Type A, not showing her deredere until she's about to die and tells Wufei that she took care into protecting a field of flowers (a big deal for her, considering these were wildflowers in a colony)... then aknowledges Wufei as a strong fighter and dies smiling in his arms.
Tragic Keepsake (her crucifix, which she gives to Trowa. Subverted, it was a transmitter that let her track him and the mercenaries.)
Tsundere (Type A, to No-name aka the future Trowa. As Trowa unmasks her as a traitor and tells her to leave, Midie's train of thoughts was PURE deredere, despite acting all tsuntsun by claiming that she hates him for being unhumanly cold. It's simply *heartbreaking*)
King Peacecraft
The monarch of the Sanc Kingdom and the father of Princess Relena and Prince Milliardo (AKA Zechs Merquise). He adopted Heero Yuy's Total Pacifism beliefs for Earth and developed a diplomatic relationship with Heero. On AC 182, King Peacecraft was killed along with the royal family during the Alliance's invasion of the Sanc Kingdom, except for the two children: young Milliardo was taken in by the OZ group, while little Relena was adopted by the King's Number Two.
Dying Moment of Awesome and Papa Wolf: One of the mangas◊ shows him personally clearing up the way for Pagan and the future Premier Darlian (who was his Number Two back then) so they can escape with baby Relena, sword in hand among the flames devouring the Sanc Royal Palace.
The charismatic leader of the colonies, the original Heero Yuy was the creator of the Total Pacifism philosophy, encouraging its citizens it peacefully oppose the United Earth Sphere Alliance. His philosophy was later adopted on Earth by the Peacecraft family, who would later develop a diplomatic relationship with Heero Yuy. Yuy's assassination on April 7, AC 175 would throw the colonies into chaos.
Actual Pacifist: He was the creator of the "Total Pacifism" philosophy, which later people like the Peacecrafts ( except Zechs) and Quatre's father would also profess.
The son of Father Maxwell, member of the Preventers. It's not known who his mother is, but it's implied she may be Hilde. She denies it by the time being.
Generation Xerox: Looks like his dad, acts like his dad, sounds like his dad, his actual partner used to be his dad's partner... In a possible subversion, it turns out that Duo may be only his adoptive dad, no blood relation.
Two young twins from Mars. The children of Zechs and Noin. After the "murder" of their dad, Naina stays in Hilde's orphanage for some time and then goes to her aunt Relena's side, while Milou stays with Noin and befriends Kathy Winner.
Generation Xerox: Naina looks like what Zechs would've looked like if he was a girl, but with braids.
