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'''''Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack''''' is an anime movie set in the primary Universal Century timeline of ''[[Gundam]]'', taking place in UC 0093. Char's Counterattack is the final culmination of the original saga begun in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' and continued through ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Anime)|Zeta Gundam]]'' and ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Anime)|Gundam ZZ]]'', marking the final conflict of the fourteen year rivalry between Char Aznable and Amuro Ray, and the end of the [[The Federation|Earth Federation]]/[[The Empire|Zeon]] conflicts.

The movie is also noteworthy for having a rather unusual genesis. Originally, [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]] was going to wrap up Amuro and Char's storyline in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Anime)|Gundam ZZ]]'', but mid-way through production he was given the go-ahead to make a movie, forcing ''ZZ' ''s plot to be rewritten (details on its trope page). Tomino's original write-up was a novel called ''Hi-Streamer'', but Sunrise insisted on some changes, resulting in the film as it exists now. Tomino then wrote [[Recursive Adaptation|another novel]], ''Beltorchika's Children'', which draws mostly upon the movie but has lots of new content and a few important changes, such as replacing Chein Agi with ''[[Zeta Gundam]]'''s Beltorchika Irma. These two novels are the origin of the Hi-Nu Gundam (the finalized, "perfect" Nu Gundam) and Nightingale (a bigger, beefier Sazabi), which pop up in video games like ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' and ''[[SD Gundam G Generation]]''.

* [[The Ace]]: (Amuro and Char).

* [[Ascended Meme]]: (Gyunei tells Quess that [[Memetic Molester|everyone thinks Char is into young girls]].

* [[Little Miss Badass]]: (Everyone assumes Char is after Quess because he likes young girls. The truth is that he just wants to use Quess to kill people since she's one REALLY powerful Newtype.)

* [[Big Bulky Bomb]]: (Char's asteroid is crammed with nukes.)

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: (Char and Amuro {{spoiler|end up slaying one another... as Earth is only saved by a miracle}}).

** Could pretty much be considered a quasi-downer ending at the same time when you think about it. {{spoiler|Which would eventually contribute to the events of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn]]''.}}

* [[Bright Slap]]: (Blink-and-you'll-miss-it: Bright does this to Hathaway. Sadly, it fixes nothing.)

* [[The Captain]]: (Bright Noa). It's suggested however that despite his position as head of

* [[Call Back]]: (An incredibly subtle one to ''[[Zeta Gundam]]'', illustrated in [http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/NewtypeS3/Gundam%20Fun/SUBTLE.jpg this picture].)

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: (For a character in the same series, no less. Gyunei was originally supposed to be Kamille Bidan, having undergone questionable brain surgery & cybernetic implants to cure the brain damage he suffered at the end of ''[[Zeta Gundam]]'', but this was abandoned for various reasons. This concept is later referenced in the [[Dynasty Warriors: Gundam]] series, where Kamille will occasionally be seen piloting Gyunei's Jagd Doga.)

* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Hit Sayla ''hard''. Despite being the protagonist's onetime love interest and the antagonist's sister, she's only mentioned once in the film (referred to as Artesia by Char in a flashback to Lalah's death) and never seen. What makes this particularly surprising is the cameo she had in [[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Anime)|ZZ]] which was meant to foreshadow the movie.

* [[Continuity Snarl]] (Aside from the movie itself, you have the Zeta movie trilogy which negates [[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Anime)|Gundam ZZ]] and possibly everything after it, Tomino's novelization (which was written first before the movie) of CCA which changes details of the movie and the Evolve 5 short feature based on the novel which retcons {{spoiler|Quess' death}}.)

** Not so. The established rule is that all animated Gundam work are considered canon. The latest Gundam work, [[Gundam Unicorn]], used a lot of details from [[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Anime)|Gundam ZZ]] (characters and MS design alike) and thus indirectly confirmed ZZ's continued canonity (while the Zeta movie trilogy is considered alternate universe, if it negates ZZ at all). The novelization and the Evolve 5 are considered AU and What If? scenarios.

* [[Oh Crap]]: {{spoiler|Char, [[Spanner in Thethe Works|when his brilliant plan is suddenly derailed.]]}}

* [[Older and Wiser]]: (Amuro).

* [[Recursive Adaptation]]: ''Beltochika's Children'' was a novel adaptation of the film of the novel, also by Tomino. Most notable for introducing the venerable High Nu Gundam which often pops up as a secret MS in video games featuring Amuro as his [[Infinity+1 Sword]]. A manga adaptation even exists of said novel.

*** In the case of Amuro, the inclusion of CCA is just an excuse to give Amuro the Nu Gundam so he can match up with the other Gundam series included. Let's face it, the original RX-78-2 Gundam kind of pales in comparison when placed alongside other Gundams such as Zeta Gundam and [[GundamMobile FSuit Gundam 91F91|The F91 Gundam]].

** [[Another CenturysCentury's Episode]]: (soSo far the only series to be in all 4 cast lists. Not surprising given that Amuro was the original [[Real Robot]] pilot, making him to this series what [[Mazinger Z|Koji Kabuto]] is to the [[Super Robot Wars]] series.)

* [[The Film of the Book]]: (It's an adaption of [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]]'s novel ''Hi-Streamer''. Surprisingly, it also has ''Beltochika's Children'' as [[Novelization]]) by none other than Tomino himself, based on the rejected plot.)

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: (The Earth Federation leadership's attitude in this movie can be summed up thusly: "Okay Char, we'll give you a huge suitcase full of money and a giant space rock, just as long as you promise not to drop any giant space rocks on us." *Several minutes later* "DUDE, C'MON! WE HAD A DEAL!")

** Londo Bell is an independent paramilitary organization that fights threats against the Federation. If that sounds familiar, it should, it's the same purpose the Titans served! Is it any wonder Char doesn't trust them? On the other hand, Londo Bell shows much more restraint than the Titans and under Bright Noa's watch is decidedly more benevolent.

* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Gyunei Guss's obsession with Quess may be because of his Cybernewtype enhancements. There ''is'' evidence in [[Zeta Gundam|previous]] [[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Anime)|series]] that this is not that uncommon.

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