Mobile Suit Gundam Wing/Characters

The Character Sheet for the best-known-in-America Gundam series Gundam Wing.

Voice Actors: Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese), Mark Hildreth (English), Manuel Campusano (Latin America)


""Mission complete.""

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 ), 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.


 * Anti-Hero: Type III. He does what has to be for the sake of accomplishing his (ultimately heroic) goals.
 * The Atoner: Ever since.
 * BFG: Wing's Buster Rifle and Wing Zero's Twin Buster Rifle. They're both hugely oversized for a one-handed rifle, and the Endless Waltz version is even longer. Capable of firing a Wave Motion Gun wiping out an entire battalion of Mooks in one shot.
 * Bishie Sparkle: Episode 26.
 * Blue Eyes: Prussian blue, actually.
 * Catch Phrase: "Mission accepted"; "Mission complete"; "I'll kill you." ("I'll destroy you." in the Toonami edit); to a lesser extent, "Life comes cheap, mine especially".
 * Celebrity Resemblance: The creators said that Heero was designed after actress Yuki Uchida.
 * Character Development: Starts quite unemotional, but develops more genuine care for people.
 * Code Name: Borrowed from a dead political leader. See below.
 * The Comically Serious: He doesn't get put into enough funny situations to really shine, but it's there. The licensed Doujinshi Ground 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.
 * Death Seeker: He gets better.
 * Friend to All Living Things: He likes playing with dogs and the official artwork has him smiling as he plays with a ferret.
 * Good-Looking Privates: Heero and Trowa get to wear military uniforms, and in Heero's case, it's an OZ cadet one.
 * The Hero: No Pun Intended.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: He does this several times, most notably when (he probably has to or the story wouldn't move).
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Quatre, during the second part of the series.
 * It could also define his relationship with Duo pretty well, alongside Odd Friendship.
 * Don't forget Trowa.
 * : Frozen Teardrop reveals that.
 * I'll Kill You!: Don't take it seriously, it's just how Heero says "Hello".
 * Implausible Fencing Powers
 * Indy Ploy: Heero isn't big on forward planning, but he can improvise like nobody's business.
 * Ineffectual Death Threats: Heero is pretty much the poster boy for this trope.
 * 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.
 * Intergenerational Friendship: With a little girl and her puppy..
 * He gets a second chance of sorts with in Frozen Teardrop.
 * Lady and Knight: He would never admit it, but he acts like a White Knight for Relena: protecting her from danger with his own body if necessary. He claims its because she can aid his mission or some other impersonal value but the more likely reason is because he's in love with her.
 * 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..
 * My Hero Zero: Well, Heero's Mid-Season Upgrade Gundam is called Wing Zero.
 * Named After Somebody Famous: in-universe, and there's a little bit of irony...
 * 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.
 * Robeast: The Zonder turns him into one in a 4koma.
 * Say My Name: "Relena!"
 * Sensual Spandex
 * Shipper on Deck: A Trowa/Quatre fanboy. He's awfully focused on helping Quatre find Trowa after Quatre's Roaring Rampage of Revenge, even going so far as to tell Quatre that he can't fight until he finds Trowa again.
 * Sleeves Are for Wimps: Most of the time seen with a green tank top. And what do you know, he's physically impossibly strong!
 * The Stoic: Character Development moves him closer to being a Hitman with a Heart and Kuudere.
 * Super Soldier: Doctor J turned him into this, complete with super strength, computer hacking, sabotage and demolition, mobile suit piloting, and espionage skills.
 * Take a Third Option:.
 * 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.
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky: Minus the "Tall".
 * Theme Naming: In addition to the numerical theme, his name was intentionally designed to be evocative of Amuro Ray's.
 * Transforming Mecha: The Wing and Wing Zero Gundams.
 * Trouser Space: Guess where he keeps his gun...
 * Trouser Space: Guess where he keeps his gun...

Voice Actors: Toshihiko Seki (Japanese), Scott McNeil (English), Eric Osorio (Latin America)


""I might run and hide, but I never tell a lie.""

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".

"Heero: (turning to leave) Relena's been kidnapped. Duo: Right, right... Anything at all for the one you love! (Or, in the original Japanese: "Somebody's got a crush.")"
 * Anti-Hero: Type II.
 * Badass Long Hair
 * Badass Nickname "THE GOD OF DEATH IS BACK FROM HELL!!!"
 * : Becomes this in Frozen Teardrop..
 * 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.
 * Blue Eyes: Cobalt blue, actually.
 * 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.
 * Dark Is Not Evil: Look at his Gundams, then get to know him.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Not that deadpan, but much snarkier than his teammates.
 * The Grim Reaper: His nickname and Gundam only.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Downplayed. He's rough around the ages and can't stop dealing the snark, but rarely is he ever intentionally jerk-ish.
 * The Lancer: Loud and affable in comparison to Heero's stoic rudeness.
 * 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.
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy: !
 * Mythology Gag: The end of Endless Waltz's manga adaptation has him wearing a baseball cap with the lines "Gundam 20th Anniversary".
 * Numerical Theme Naming: From the Latin duo, meaning "two".
 * 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..
 * 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".
 * Red Baron: "The God of Death" (or "The Great Destroyer").
 * Shipper on Deck: Seems to ship Heero/Relena. And maybe, Trowa/Quatre.
 * Blatantly ships Heero/Relena in Battlefield of Pacifists and Endless Waltz.
 * Shipper on Deck: Seems to ship Heero/Relena. And maybe, Trowa/Quatre.
 * Blatantly ships Heero/Relena in Battlefield of Pacifists and Endless Waltz.


 * Stepford Snarker: He's the snarkiest member of the cast, but this is at least partially to hide his wounded past.
 * Street Urchin: His backstory.
 * Will Not Tell a Lie: His catchprase. Though how true this claim is is debatable.
 * Wimpification: One of the most infamous examples ever in fandom.
 * Which personality-wise doesn't make much sense, given how out-going/sociable/extroverted he is compared to Heero.

Voice Actors: Shigeru Nakahara (Japanese), Kirby Morrow (English), Arturo Siann Vidal (Latin America)


""'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.

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 * Alpha Strike: One of his more famous "attacks" is what Super Robot Wars calls the Full Open Attack.
 * Anti-Hero: Type II.
 * Big Brother Mentor: To Heero and Quatre.
 * Bottomless Magazines: Averted. His Gundam's Achilles' Heel is its tendency to run out of ammo in extended fights.
 * Cold Sniper: Trowa is able to remain weirdly detached whilst murdering people or 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.
 * Green Eyes
 * Friend to All Living Things: He gets his circus gig by befriending the lion and simply putting his hand in the cage.
 * Gatling Good: The running theme of his mecha. The original has a beam gatling and two gatling guns hidden in its chest, the upgrade turns the beam gating into a double. The movie version doubles all of it, with four gatlings in the chest, and two double beam gatlings.
 * Genius Bruiser: He is absolutely ripped... but really quite quiet and analytic.
 * Good-Looking Privates: He wears both OZ cadet clothes in canon.
 * Heroic Build: Revealed in Endless Waltz when he beats up several thugs from 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.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Heero, during the end of the first half of the series.
 * Improbable Aiming Skills: In the extended battle scene from the theatrical version of Endless Waltz, a group of Serpents barrages him with missiles and he shoots every one of them down with his Gatlings.
 * Kuudere: Looks and acts like The Stoic, but is one of the gentlest and most caring characters.
 * Leitmotif: "In the Returned Scent of Blood and Gunpowder", which has a more somber remix called "That Clown Doesn't Need Makeup for Tears".
 * Macross Missile Massacre: The Endless Waltz version of Heavyarms Kai.
 * More Dakka: The basic idea behind his mecha. Strap all the guns and missiles you can onto one machine.
 * Named After Somebody Famous: Tim Burton, of whom director Ikeda is a big fan.
 * : As revealed in Endless Waltz,.
 * This is foreshadowed in Episode 5:
 * : As revealed in Endless Waltz,.
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 * Numerical Theme Naming: From the French trois, meaning "three".
 * Peek-a-Bangs: His impressive bangs almost always covers just one eye, depending on the angle.
 * Shipper on Deck: Another possible Heero/Relena fanboy.
 * Sparkling Stream of Tears: After destroying Duo's Deathscythe.
 * The Stoic
 * Teen Genius: While the other pilots also qualify, he's the only one who manages to, probably because unlike the other four boys, he doesn't have a massive case of Chronic Hero Syndrome to screw things up for him.
 * Teen Genius: While the other pilots also qualify, he's the only one who manages to, 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:.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: He only snaps once... but SNAP he does.
 * And WHAT caused that snap? . The situation is then magnified when he gets hold of the prototype Wing Zero, which really messes with the pilot's mind.
 * Bishie Sparkle: Episode 26.
 * Blue Eyes
 * The Captain: Heero may be The Hero, but he readily passes leadership of the Gundam Team onto the more charismatic Quatre.
 * Crossing the Desert
 * : What happened to Quatre's mother.
 * Dual-Wielding: Sandrock dual wields its heat shotels. He also dual-wields beam sabers when riding a Taurus once.
 * The Empath: Very slightly.
 * Four Is Death
 * Goggles Do Nothing: Subverted, as in Episode Zero, Quatre's goggles served as a symbol of the leader of the Maganac Corps.
 * Hair of Gold: Platinum Gold.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Heero, in the second part of the series.
 * Implausible Fencing Powers
 * I Owe You My Life: His devotion to Trowa starts like this.
 * 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, 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.
 * The Messiah: By being the Apologetic Attacker, then by keeping the team together.
 * Numerical Theme Naming: From the French quatre, meaning "four".
 * Real Men Wear Pink: Nice pink shirt.
 * Also prefers art and music to things like sports.
 * Reluctant Warrior: Doesn't want to fight, but does it for the greater good.
 * Shipper on Deck: When Heero goes to save Relena and Duo suggests following, Quatre's response is basically "Leave the Two Lovebirds Alone".
 * The Smart Guy: On the team. Which eventually turns him into The Strategist, directing the team in their battles. Shown in Episode Zero as well where he leads the Maguanacs in an escape attempt. The kicker? He was a child at the time.
 * 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.
 * The Strategist: In the later episodes.
 * Telepathic Spacemen: The AC-verse's only known Newtype. Maybe.
 * Waistcoat of Style
 * Also a Bulletproof Vest considering how many times he gets shot at and survives.
 * Warrior Prince: More of an aristocrat than a prince, but the same basic idea. He's out there on the front lines despite (or really, because of) his upbringing.
 * . And now.
 * The White Prince
 * The reason for his Freak-Out.
 * Laughing Mad: Sounds creepier in the dubbed version, although both versions are great.

Voice Actors: Ryuzou Ishino (Japanese), Ted Cole (English), Jose Gilberto Vilchis (Latin America)


""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.


 * Anti-Hero: Type IV.
 * Arrogant Kung Fu Guy: Rude and condescending to those he deems weak... which (rightfully) is most people compared to him.
 * Badass Bookworm: Episode Zero reveals that before Operation Meteor, he was a scholar. And still kicked ass.
 * The Big Guy: Contributes relatively little to the team other than pure combat skill.
 * Desperately Looking for a Purpose In Life: Wufei 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.
 * He-Man Woman Hater: Thought not AS much as the Fan Dumb insists..
 * Hey, You: Calls Noin "woman" in their first battle because he doesn't know her name.
 * Hidden Depths: In Episode Zero, we find out why exactly he doesn't like girls..
 * Battlefield of Pacifists offers another explanation for why he made his Endless Waltz Face Heel Turn:.
 * 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",.
 * Justice Will Prevail: If you ask the fandom, 1/4 of his vocabulary is "justice".
 * 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.
 * Not Good with People: That's such an understatement.
 * Numerical Theme Naming: His name is written with the Chinese character for "five".
 * Ship Sinking: Based on what we know of Sally's Po daughter Kathy Po, it's likely that Sally and Wufei did not get together in the end.
 * Sparkling Stream of Tears:.
 * Ten-Minute Retirement: Wufei experienced this after Treize defeated him in a Sword Fight, as he felt unfit to pilot his Gundam.
 * Wild Card: Whenever he shows up, the situation is pretty much guaranteed to get exponentially more complicated.
 * Ten-Minute Retirement: Wufei experienced this after Treize defeated him in a Sword Fight, as he felt unfit to pilot his Gundam.
 * Wild Card: Whenever he shows up, the situation is pretty much guaranteed to get exponentially more complicated.

Voice Actors: Akiko Yajima (Japanese), Lisa Ann Beley (English), Mireya Mendoza (Latin America)


""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.

"Duo: "She's not typical, wanting to see the guy trying to kill her.""
 * Actual Pacifist --> Badass Pacifist.
 * Armor-Piercing Slap:.
 * 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..
 * Bodyguard Crush: On Heero.
 * Celebrity Resemblance/Whole Costume Reference: Her dress is based on Audrey Hepburn's Princess Ann dress from Roman Holiday. Likewise, Relena bears a resemblance to Hepburn.
 * 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.
 * The Chick/The Heart: Not an Action Girl, but very charismatic and quite good at handling people. She did show some Action Girl potential when she handled a gun rather elegantly and more than passably in the beginning, but that didn't come up directly again.
 * Do Not Adjust Your Set: At the final part of Endless Waltz, when she.
 * 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.
 * Everything's Better with Princesses: Turns out she's secretly the Princess of the Sanc Kingdom, hidden away as a child to save her life.
 * Expy: The Sayla Mass to Heero's Amuro Ray and Zechs's Char Aznable.
 * Go Through Me: Does this a few times, namely when Duo was about to shoot Heero, during Heero and Zechs' duel in Antartica, 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.
 * Hair of Gold
 * 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 and Knight: She's more honest with herself about her Bright Lady relationship with Hero than he is as her White Knight. Good hearted, a princess, helping others; she hits every check
 * 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.
 * Luke, I Am Your Father:.
 * Meaningful Name/Prophetic Name: Her last name Peacecraft.
 * The Messiah: Works hard to get Total Pacifism, 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.
 * Official Couple: See the note under Heero.
 * The Ojou: Spoiled Sweet kind.
 * Plucky Girl: Don't stay in this young girl's way. Really, don't.
 * 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.
 * Rapunzel Hair: Though not as long as Dorothy's.
 * Rebellious Princess: Oh, so much.
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something
 * Say My Name/Memetic Mutation: "HEEROOOOO~!" (only does this three times -- four in the dubbed version)
 * 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.
 * Sparkling Stream of Tears: At the beginning of the OAV Operation Meteor II: Odd Numbers.
 * Stockholm Syndrome: She's pretty active about hunting down Heero and confronting him.
 * Rebellious Princess: Oh, so much.
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something
 * Say My Name/Memetic Mutation: "HEEROOOOO~!" (only does this three times -- four in the dubbed version)
 * 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.
 * Sparkling Stream of Tears: At the beginning of the OAV Operation Meteor II: Odd Numbers.
 * Stockholm Syndrome: She's pretty active about hunting down Heero and confronting him.


 * Talking Your Way Out: Pretty good at this.
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo: Despite having brown-blond hair.
 * Tell Me About My Father..
 * Tender Tears
 * Well Done Daughter Girl: To Vice Foreign Minister Darlian.
 * What the Hell, Hero?: Before she became a pacifist, Relena tried doing this on by sneaking into a ball and shooting off a rose she had in her lapel,.
 * Whole Costume Reference: Her Pimped-Out Dress as queen is just like a dress from Roman Holiday.
 * Woman in White: Her white gown from the infamous party..

Voice Actors: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese), Brian Drummond (English)


""My hands are too stained with blood. I'm completely unfit to head the 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. He pilots Tallgeese, Wing Zero (briefly), Epyon.

"Zechs: Libra will fall to Earth! It's the only way we'll achieve Total Pacifism!"
 * Ace Pilot: Being one of the few pilots to match the Gundam pilots and later master the Zero system, he counts. He begins the series as one of the Alliance's elite pilots.
 * Anti-Hero: Phases of this while he wasn't necessary on the same side as the as the Gundam pilots, he had the same goals as them.
 * Anti-Villain: In the final arc, he becomes the leader of the White Fang and plans of waging the final war to make humanity so disgusted by war that they'll finally stop fighting altogether.
 * Badass Long Hair
 * Colonel Badass
 * Colony Drop:
 * Colonel Badass
 * Colony Drop:

"Noin: I know he's still alive out there."
 * Blond Guys Are Well Intentioned Extremists
 * Blue Eyes
 * Broken Ace: He's the Char Clone. What did you expect?
 * Char Clone: Probably the most obvious Expy of Char ever.
 * 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.
 * Cool Shades: He wore Quattro Bajeena-like sunglasses in the Episode Zero manga (and gets them back again in Frozen Teardrop).
 * : Frozen Teardrop first says that, but several chapters later reveals that.
 * 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.
 * Full Potential Upgrade: Zig-Zags with Zechs' experiences with the Tallgeese.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: In the final episode, . The latter is foreshadowed by Noin:
 * Heroic Sacrifice: In the final episode, . The latter is foreshadowed by Noin:

"Otto: The revolution speed applied by the verniers allows it to reach more than three times that of the Aries."
 * Law of Chromatic Superiority: His Gundam Epyon, as well as his OZ uniform being red.
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Mask Power: Wears a silver helmet like mask for the first half of the series..
 * No Place for Me There: He restores the Sanc Kingdom through warfare, but believes that he cannot stay there because he has too much blood on his hands.
 * He also does this at the end of Endless Waltz, as he feels.
 * Numerical Theme Naming: From the German sechs, meaning "six"..
 * Zechs's name also has another meaning:.
 * Paper-Thin Disguise: Inverted. At one point, Zechs disguises himself as, but one of Lady Une's men instantly recognizes him as Zechs. In effect,.
 * 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 Rival: And Worthy Opponent to Heero.
 * Shout-Out: Zechs's Tallgeese is described by Otto as being "three times faster than an Aries."
 * Shout-Out: Zechs's Tallgeese is described by Otto as being "three times faster than an Aries."
 * Shout-Out: Zechs's Tallgeese is described by Otto as being "three times faster than an Aries."

"Zechs: May you rest in peace, the betrayed and outraged."
 * Sixth Ranger: Which is quite appropriate.


 * Transforming Mecha: Piloted the Epyon and for a while, Wing Zero.
 * Whip It Good: The Gundam Epyon.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy: Platinum blonde, but still.
 * : Zechs joins OZ to.
 * : Zechs joins OZ to.

Voice Actors: Ryotaro Okiayu (JP), David Kaye (EN), Luis Tenorio (SP)


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.


 * Ace Custom:.
 * Ace Pilot: He's the only pilot besides Zechs to equal a Gundam pilot in combat.
 * Affably Evil: Polite, noble, well-mannered even (especially) to those who are aligned against him, which for most of the series is the main cast. It's all entirely genuine, much to Wufei's surprise. It contrasts how he is incredibly cutthroat and willing to commit despicable acts in order to accomplish his goals.
 * Anti-Villain: He's generally aligned against the heroes, but his ultimate goal is in fact world peace, no matter what atrocities he has to commit to attain it.
 * Big Bad: He alternates this role with Dermail, Quinze and Zechs. He's probably the closest thing the series has to an overall villain though.
 * Big Ol' Eyebrows: Not as big as Dorothy's though.
 * Blood Knight: He thinks there is something inherently noble and exhilarating about fair combat.
 * Blue Eyes: Of the icy variety.
 * Born in the Wrong Century: Treize is an anachronism. Worse still, he seems to be aware of it.
 * Broken Ace:: He's got all the ability of The Ace and the personality of a Type A Stepford Smiler.
 * The Chessmaster: The entire series is more or less a massive string of gambits by Treize to rise to power and have the war to end all wars. And he succeeds.
 * Colonel Badass --> Four-Star Badass
 * Contemplate Our Navels
 * Cultured Badass: And HOW.
 * 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.
 * Good-Looking Privates
 * Hidden Agenda Villain: Okay, Mr. Khushreneda... just what exactly were you trying to accomplish?
 * Honor Before Reason
 * Implausible Fencing Powers: Wufei challenges Treize to a sword duel in the first encounter between the two, and Treize defeats Wufei without breaking a sweat.
 * The Leader: Type I and IV combo, with shades of III.
 * Love Epiphany: Realizes he actually cares about Une right after she's shot and almost killed.
 * Manipulative Bastard: He controls several people like puppets, both at a personal level and at a grand scale.
 * Man of Wealth and Taste: By Gundam Wing standards of fashion, absolutely.
 * Numerical Theme Naming: From the French word for "thirteen".
 * Also a Meaningful Name justified in canon: "13" was the number of the runway where.
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast: Yeah, trust the guy named after Unlucky Thirteen.
 * Real Men Wear Pink: Rose. Scented. Bubble. Baths. He also enjoys opera music.
 * Something About a Rose: Treize wouldn't be Treize without an abundance of these.
 * The Stoic: Most of the time.
 * Suicide by Cop:.
 * Sword Fight: With Wufei.
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky
 * Ubermensch: Though he himself seems to believe that the Gundam pilots are the real Ubermensches.
 * Underestimating Badassery
 * Unlucky Thirteen
 * Warrior Therapist
 * War Is Glorious: Expresses this belief: whether he believes it is up in the air.
 * Wicked Cultured: A sinester character who is described as an aristocrat and video-chats with Zechs while he's at the opera, practicing his marksmanship... taking a bath....
 * Worthy Opponent: To Wufei, but also applies to the rest of the Gundam pilots as well.
 * War Is Glorious: Expresses this belief: whether he believes it is up in the air.
 * Wicked Cultured: A sinester character who is described as an aristocrat and video-chats with Zechs while he's at the opera, practicing his marksmanship... taking a bath....
 * Worthy Opponent: To Wufei, but also applies to the rest of the Gundam pilots as well.

Voice Actors: Chisa Yokoyama (Japanese), Saffron Henderson (English)


""Zechs Merquise, or rather,. 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 Wufei 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.


 * Ace Custom/Transforming Mecha: Her white Taurus mobile suit.
 * Action Girl
 * Anguished Declaration of Love: Subverted..
 * Badass Normal: In Endless Waltz, she keeps up with the Gundam Pilots while piloting a Taurus.
 * 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.
 * Ironic Echo: "You should be more graceful, Lady Une."
 * Hot Amazon
 * Kuudere
 * Lady of War: A kind, loving and graceful lady, who is capable of keeping up with Gundam pilots despite not piloting one herself.
 * Lovely Angels: With Sally.
 * Neutral Female:.
 * Numerical Theme Naming: From the German neun, meaning "nine".
 * Official Couple: She and Zechs are the closest to it, even with the No Hugging, No Kissing policy of sorts..
 * Peek-a-Bangs: To a lesser extent.
 * Plucky Girl
 * Purple Eyes
 * Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: A beautiful and pale-skinned woman with dark hair...
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something: Word of God says she's descended from Italian nobility.
 * 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, very seriously.
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Team Mom: To the Gundam pilots (specially to Quatre) and Relena, in the second part of the series.
 * Team Mom: To the Gundam pilots (specially to Quatre) and Relena, in the second part of the series.

Voice Actors: Sayuri Yamauchi (Japanese), Enuka Okuma (English)


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. .


 * Armor-Piercing Slap: Used on Noin, most famously.
 * Axe Crazy: Arguably her "Iron" Une persona.
 * The Baroness: In her militaristic personality.
 * Bishie Sparkle: Episode 19, as "Saint Une".
 * Colonel Badass
 * Dark Action Girl
 * Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Subverted: her first name might actually be "Lady" (as seen when a colony representative calls her "Miss Lady").
 * Four Eyes, Zero Soul: An unusual female version as "Lady".
 * Good-Looking Privates: As "Saint", but arguably as Lady too.
 * Gundamjack:.
 * Ironic Name: Her name means "one". She has a split personality.
 * Iron Lady
 * Kick the Dog: In Episode 10, when she threatened to shoot down the colonies unless the Gundam pilots surrender, forcing Heero to Take a Third Option.
 * And she punts the pup twice in a row, when Noin objects openly to the slaughter of civilians, and she slaps her as a reply.
 * Letting Her Hair Down: Her transition into Saint Une. She loses the glasses and undoes her tight hairbuns and becomes a much gentler, kinder person.
 * 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.
 * Numerical Theme Naming: From the French word for "one".
 * Proper Lady: As Saint Une, she's kind, caring, and nurturing almost to a fault.
 * Psycho Supporter: As Lady Une, again. She'll do anything for Treize, even brutal acts that he wouldn't even dream of doing.
 * Silk Hiding Steel: Where Colonel and Saint meet.
 * Split Personality: As Lady Une, she's a ruthlessly efficient bitch. As Saint Une, she's a sweet young lady..
 * Subordinate Excuse: Towards Treize.
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Team Mom: In Endless Waltz.
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Lady and Saint Une can be seen as the two in one body.
 * 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.
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Lady and Saint Une can be seen as the two in one body.
 * 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.

Voice Actors: Naoko Matsui (Japanese), Cathy Weseluck (English), Angelica Diaz (Latin America)


""Hurry up and start a war!""

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.

""That's it? No passionate reunion?""
 * Badass Abnormal: Uses the ZERO system to augment her abilities during her last duel with Quatre.
 * Badass Long Hair: It's almost to her feet.
 * Big Ol' Eyebrows: AND HOW.
 * Blondes Are Evil
 * Blood Knight
 * Broken Bird: She was deeply affected by.
 * Childhood Marriage Promise: To her cousin Treize. Nothing comes of it.
 * Cool Mask: Wears a combo helmet and mask when controlling the mobile dolls and duelling Quatre.
 * Dark Action Girl: More of The Strategist, but she still can handle herself very well with a rapier.
 * Death Seeker: Expresses a desire to have Quatre kill her during their Sword Fight.
 * Defrosting Ice Queen
 * Expy She's a saner Katejina Loos.
 * Femme Fatale: Makes subtle passes at Heero, Zechs, Relena...
 * 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.
 * Iron Lady: As an adult.
 * 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,.
 * 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 ; not only that, she almost immediately makes a Rousing Speech after that. WOW.
 * Mecha-Mooks: Controls the Mobile Dolls for Zechs.
 * 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.
 * Psychotic Smirk: She's got a great one.
 * Purple Eyes
 * Rapunzel Hair: Her blond hair reaches her knees.
 * Rich Bitch: With her own huge gold limousine, cargo transporter and spaceship.
 * Rousing Speech: A few times.
 * Royal Rapier: Her Weapon of Choice (when she isn't controlling an army of Mecha-Mooks).
 * Shipper on Deck: Openly ships 1xR in Battlefield of Pacifists, trying to get them together and expressing disappointment when they simply exchange polite greetings.


 * Shout-Out Theme Naming: In keeping with the show's homages to The Wizard of Oz, she is named after Dorothy Gale.
 * The Strategist: To Zechs.
 * Sword Fight: With Heero (in a fencing class) and Quatre (for real).
 * War Is Glorious: Like Treize, she claims to believe this.
 * Woman in Black: Is wearing a black Sexy Backless Outfit gown, complete with Opera Gloves,.

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.


 * A Child Shall Lead Them: To her namesake army.
 * Creepy Child: Mariemaia's expression and tone are far too even across scenes and events until the last act, and at least once she shows a reaction completely out of character to what she's talking about.
 * Daddy's Little Villain: She's the daughter of Treize, as well as the granddaughter of Dekim Barton.
 * Do Not Adjust Your Set: When she formally declared war on Earth.
 * Enfante Terrible: Mariemaia appears to care little about the possibility of death or destruction, and her behavior is weirdly inhuman until the last act of the movie.
 * Evil Redheads
 * Expy: Of Mineva Lao Zabi.
 * Military Brat
 * More Than Mind Control: Blame it on her grandfather Dekim in Endless Waltz.
 * Rei Sakuma
 * Title Drop: See above quote.
 * Title Drop: See above quote.
 * Title Drop: See above quote.

Dekim Barton
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.


 * : What his original version of Operation Meteor turned out to be, and what he tried to accomplish, but Heero, Duo and Trowa prevented that.
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * More Than Mind Control: Does it to Marimeia.
 * Smug Snake

Voice Actors: Saori Suzuki (Japanese), Moneca Stori (English, 1st), Cathy Weseluck (English, 2nd)
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.


 * Armor Piercing Punch: To Trowa.
 * Cool Big Sis: To Trowa and to a lesser extent, the other Gundam pilots she meets.
 * Knife Nut: Works as the circus's knife thrower..
 * Luke, I Am Your Father:.
 * Mama Bear: She is very overprotective of.
 * Parental Abandonment: She lost her parents during an Alliance attack, then was adopted by the circus people.
 * Plucky Girl
 * Sparkling Stream of Tears: Also in the aptly-titled episode "Catherine's Tears".
 * Stern Teacher: To in Frozen Teardrop.
 * What the Hell, Hero?: On Trowa, . Later on Quatre,.

Voice Actors: Yumi Touma (Japanese), Moneca Stori (English, first), Samantha Ferris (English, second)
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.


 * Action Survivor: She doesn't have any special training or equipment. She's just a regular soldier who's defected to fight for what's right.
 * Badass Normal
 * Frontier Doctor
 * Lovely Angels: With Noin.
 * Missing Mom: Her daughter Kathy states that Sally has been missing for several years from the start of Frozen Teardrop.
 * Plucky Girl
 * Princess Curls: Curious case, since she has them but is not The Ojou or a Rich Bitch.
 * Team Mom

Voice Actors: Kae Araki (Japanese), Marcy Goldberg (English)


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.


 * Affirmative Action Girl
 * Badass Normal: Well, she is a trained soldier and pilot. She even manages to survive an encounter with the Mobile Doll versions of the Vayeate and the Mercurius to bring some important info regarding the enemy, albeit suffering some serious injuries before Duo pulls a Big Damn Heroes to save her.
 * Went one on one with Duo once in an equal suit. The fight was a draw.
 * Blue Eyes: More of a greenish blue.
 * Capulet Counterpart: Was an OZ volunteer in her first appearance, but left the service shortly after meeting Duo..
 * 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 . This is kind of understandable, given that the last time we saw her in the series,, making it a case of What Happened to the Mouse? until Endless Waltz.
 * 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.
 * Genki Girl
 * Nice Hat: Has a cute pink beret. She wears a teal-green beret in the ending for Endless Waltz: Special Edition.
 * Playful Hacker
 * Plucky Girl
 * Shorttank
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo: Actually, she's more of Short Dark and Bishoujo.
 * Taurusjack: How she escaped after she stole critical data from Libra.
 * Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?: Let's see: Mobile Suit pilot for OZ, a junk dealer with Duo, a spy, a hacker. In Frozen Teardrop,.
 * Wrench Wench: With her own scrapyard..
 * Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?: Let's see: Mobile Suit pilot for OZ, a junk dealer with Duo, a spy, a hacker. In Frozen Teardrop,.
 * Wrench Wench: With her own scrapyard..

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.


 * Alphabetical Theme Naming: They all use a title and initial rather than names.
 * Badass Grandpas
 * Badass Labcoat
 * Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: All of them.
 * Cool Old Guys
 * Deadpan Snarker: A particularly amusing example:
 * Five-Man Band/Five-Token Band
 * Mad Scientists: All of them.
 * Non-Action Guy: Mostly, though Master O beats Duo to a pulp, though this was.
 * The Smart Guys
 * The Smart Guys

Howard
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.
 * Mr. Fixit

Duke Dermail


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.


 * Aristocrats Are Evil
 * Beard of Evil
 * Disc One Final Boss
 * Evil Old Folks
 * Humiliation Conga: As a result of, he lost almost all support from Romefeller, which ultimately resulted in...
 * Karmic Death:.
 * The Man Behind the Man: To OZ.
 * Nice Job Fixing It, Villain:.
 * Non-Action Guy
 * Smug Snake
 * War for Fun and Profit
 * War Is Glorious: Preaches this. Whether he believes it or not is questionable.

Voice Actors: Yuji Mikimoto (Japanese), Richard Newman (English)



 * All There in the Manual: His first name is Ken. Who knew?
 * Axe Crazy: Big time. With his Hair-Trigger Temper, obsession with his mobile dolls, and epic Villainous Breakdown this is pretty much a given. He's arguably the craziest person in Gundam Wing.
 * 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.
 * Evil Is Not Pacifist: Hell no.
 * Hair-Trigger Temper
 * 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.
 * Mad Scientist
 * 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.
 * No Indoor Voice: Very, very loud.
 * Psycho Supporter: Of Dermail. He wants a chance to test out his mobile dolls, and Dermail's belief that War Is Glorious provides it.
 * Robot Master
 * Smug Snake
 * 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.
 * The Chessmaster: Although he's Out-Gambitted by Treize.
 * Do Not Adjust Your Set: He does this twice, the second time with Zechs.
 * Evil Old Folks: Seemingly at first, but subverted. One of the reasons Quinze picked Zechs to be the leader of the White Fang was because Zechs actually cared about people (in this case, Relena). Quinze considers caring to be a strength, not a weakness.
 * Four Eyes, Zero Soul: Not really, he is not entirely heartless.
 * He's Got Legs
 * La Résistance: He's been fighting against the Earth Alliance's domination even before the start of series. After OZ took over the EA, he continued the fight and eventually made his group known to the world.
 * Numerical Theme Naming: Quinze means "fifteen" in Portuguese and French.
 * Smug Snake

Voice actors: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese)
""Long live... ""

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.


 * Badass: Briefly, but it's there!
 * Battle Butler: To Zechs.
 * Mauve Shirt
 * Numerical Theme Naming: Otto is Italian for "eight".
 * Secret Keeper: Knew.
 * Numerical Theme Naming: Otto is Italian for "eight".
 * Secret Keeper: Knew.

Voice actors: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese)

 * Battle Butler: To Lady Une.
 * Jerkass:
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold.
 * Knight Templar

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. ...


 * Akio Ohtsuka: The Vice Foreign Minister.
 * Hot Dad: The Tall, Dark and Handsome Premier.
 * Hot Mom: Mrs. Darlian was a sweet-faced, soft-spoken blonde Ojou.
 * Number Two: The Minister was this to.
 * Parents as People: Relena loved her father, but there was a lot of friction over the fact that his work kept him away.
 * Secret Keeper: Both of them knew who truly are.
 * Yumi Touma: Mrs. Darlian.
 * Secret Keeper: Both of them knew who truly are.
 * Yumi Touma: Mrs. Darlian.

Voiced by: Kinryuu Arimoto (JP)
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.


 * Actual Pacifist:
 * Badass Moustache
 * Hot Dad
 * Identical Stranger (looks supiciously like an Older and Wiser Trowa. And suddenly, Quatre's fixation on Trowa is explained.)
 * The White Prince (adult version)
 * The White Prince (adult version)
 * The White Prince (adult version)

Dr. Iria Winner

 * Cool Big Sis
 * 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.
 * Hair of Gold
 * Hospital Hottie
 * The Medic
 * The Ojou
 * Parental Substitute:

Katherine Winner

 * Hair of Gold
 * Hot Mom
 * Ill Girl
 * Missing Mom
 * The Ojou
 * Plucky Girl
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Is it really Katherine, Quatrina, or just a simple Catherina?
 * Plucky Girl
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Is it really Katherine, Quatrina, or just a simple Catherina?

Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara (JP)

 * Actual Pacifist: He was described as one of the pacifist leaders of the Alliance.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure (was basically a high-ranked Nice Guy from the military)
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni (arguably, with General Septem)
 * Theme Naming: Noventa means "Ninety" in Portuguese.
 * Theme Naming: Noventa means "Ninety" in Portuguese.

General Septem

 * The Neidermeyer
 * No Indoor Voice: In the dub, he communicates solely by means of aggravated shouting. Even while he's thanking someone for holding the door.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni (the red to Noventa's blue)
 * Smug Snake
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni (the red to Noventa's blue)
 * Smug Snake

Voice actors: Kumiko Nishihara (Japanese)

 * The Ojou
 * Raised by Grandparents (and then, her grandpa gets killed off)
 * What the Hell, Hero?
 * What the Hell, Hero?

The Maganac Corps
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.
 * Anime Hair: Rashid, coupled with a Badass Beard.
 * Badass Moustache: Ahmad
 * Bottomless Magazines
 * Cool Shades (Abdul, one of the younger members)
 * The Family That Slays Together: They're not blood-related, but... (see Gattaca Babies below)
 * A Father to His Men: Rashid
 * Gattaca Babies: According to Episode Zero,.
 * Gentle Giant: Rashid.
 * La Résistance
 * Meaningful Name: According to Episode Zero, "Maganac" means family. It actually comes from the Tagalog phrase "mga anak," or literally, "the children."
 * The Mole:
 * Nakama
 * Nice Hat: Fez!
 * Numerological Motif: There are 40 of them. And only 40.
 * Parental Substitute: Especially noticeable in the episode where the four main commanders chew Quatre out for going off on his own.
 * Rousing Speech: Rashid gives one when he addresses the Maganac and their town in episode 11.
 * Team Dad (Rashid, also a Cool Old Guy)
 * Waistcoat of Style: They all have one, which might also be Bullet Proof Vests...
 * Weapon of Choice: Abdul's Maganac has an Arm Cannon, while Auda's has a Power Fist in the form of a giant Gundanium claw hand.

The Little Girl And Her Dog

 * Heroes Love Dogs
 * Intergenerational Friendship:
 * Nice Hat: She wore a cute floppy sun hat with a ribbon.
 * No Name Given: The dog's name was Mary. The girl's name was never mentioned.
 * Yuko Miyamura (the little girl)
 * No Name Given: The dog's name was Mary. The girl's name was never mentioned.
 * Yuko Miyamura (the little girl)
 * Yuko Miyamura (the little girl)
 * Yuko Miyamura (the little girl)

Leia Barton

 * Hospital Hottie (works in an hospital built by her family)
 * Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
 * The Ojou
 * Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
 * The Ojou
 * The Ojou


 * Blue Eyes
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Jerkass
 * The White Prince
 * The White Prince

Sister Helen and Father Maxwell

 * Actual Pacifist: Father Maxwell, as seen here.
 * Team Dad (Father Maxwell)
 * Team Mom (Sister Helen)
 * Team Dad (Father Maxwell)
 * Team Mom (Sister Helen)

Odin Lowe
The man who actually kickstarted the whole plot


 * Anti-Villain
 * Hitman with a Heart
 * Hitman with a Heart

Long Meiran

 * Action Girl <- -> Faux Action Girl (Boisterous Bruiser attitude and readiness to fight, but bad luck in the battlefield)
 * Chinese Girl
 * Cute Bruiser
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * The Ojou (she was the granddaughter of her colony's leader)
 * Perfectly Arranged Marriage (Averted, she didn't get along with her arranged husband  despite both being around the same age as well as good at martial arts. Heck, they were bickering during their wedding ceremony.  )
 * Plucky Girl (Utterly refuses to submit to the Values Dissonance surrounding her life)
 * Shorttank
 * Tsundere (VERY much a Type A, not showing her deredere until
 * Shorttank
 * Tsundere (VERY much a Type A, not showing her deredere until

Midii Une

 * Anti-Villain
 * Broken Bird
 * Expy: of Miharu/Michelle Ratokie from Mobile Suit Gundam.
 * Spell My Name with an "S" (Midii? Middie?)
 * Team Chef
 * Tragic Keepsake (her crucifix, which she gives to
 * Tsundere (Type A, to . As , Midie's train of thoughts was PURE deredere, despite acting all tsuntsun by  . It's simply *heartbreaking*)
 * Spell My Name with an "S" (Midii? Middie?)
 * Team Chef
 * Tragic Keepsake (her crucifix, which she gives to
 * Tsundere (Type A, to . As , Midie's train of thoughts was PURE deredere, despite acting all tsuntsun by  . It's simply *heartbreaking*)

King Peacecraft
The monarch of the Sanc Kingdom and the father of Princess Relena and Prince Milliardo. 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:.


 * Actual Pacifist: It's in his name.
 * Badass Beard
 * Death by Origin Story
 * Hot Dad (of Milliardo and Relena)
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something

The Real Heero Yuy
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 and Quatre's father would also profess.
 * Death by Origin Story
 * Revenge: His death at the hands of Odin Lowe Sr. is what triggers the whole plot.
 * Sharp-Dressed Man
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome

Kathy Po
Sally's daughter from the Frozen Teardrop novel.


 * Action Girl
 * Princess Curls
 * Princess Curls

Voice actors: Toshihiko Seki (Drama CD)
The son of Father, member of the Preventers.


 * Hot-Blooded
 * Mouthy Kid
 * Sempai-Kohai: Refers to his partner  as senpai, implying he had quite a degree of respect for him.
 * Sempai-Kohai: Refers to his partner  as senpai, implying he had quite a degree of respect for him.

Katherine Oud Winner
The youngest of the Winner siblings, and Quatre's younger sister. Presumed to be another test-tube baby.


 * Action Girl
 * Battle Couple: She and  may become this.
 * Bifauxnen - Gender Flip - Strong Family Resemblance: If you ever wondered how would a girl!Quatre look like, here she is.
 * Generation Xerox:
 * Rebellious Princess
 * Rebellious Princess
 * Rebellious Princess

Trowa Phobos
The guy who  He's later caught and trained by


 * The Atoner
 * Hitman with a Heart
 * Identical Stranger:

Vingt
One of Treize's earliest supporters


 * The Lancer: To Trieze

Angelina Khushrenada
Treize's unfortunate mother.


 * Broken Bird: So broken that she went crazy at some point, which greatly affected young Treize.
 * Missing Mom
 * The Ojou
 * Star-Crossed Lovers: She and her husband
 * Star-Crossed Lovers: She and her husband
 * Star-Crossed Lovers: She and her husband

Ein Yuy
The nephew of the real Heero Yuy


 * Star-Crossed Lovers: Him and
 * Star-Crossed Lovers: Him and

Hundelt Catalonia.
Angelina's husband.


 * Arranged Marriage
 * Kick the Dog

Cinquante Khushrenada
Treize's grandfather


 * Ambition Is Evil
 * Smug Snake
 * Smug Snake
 * Smug Snake

Aoi Clark
A mysterious woman who worked with Odin Lowe.


 * Action Girl (an OZ spy)

Seis Clark
Aoi's husband. His brother Trant Clark is a member of OZ.


 * The Smart Guy: He was an accomplished scientist and Mobile Suit designer.
 * The Smart Guy: He was an accomplished scientist and Mobile Suit designer.
 * The Smart Guy: He was an accomplished scientist and Mobile Suit designer.

Nix-Deuf Noinheim
Noin's older brother.



Milou and Naina
Two young twins from Mars.


 * Generation Xerox: Naina looks like what Zechs would've looked like if he was a girl, but with braids.
 * Half-Identical Twins
 * The Ojou: Naina
 * The White Prince: Milou
 * The White Prince: Milou
 * The White Prince: Milou

Brigadier General Chilias Catalonia
Dorothy's father and Treize's mentor.