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=== '''Heero Yuy''' {{spoiler|alias Odin Lowe Jr.}} ===

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 {{spoiler|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.

* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type III. He does what has to be for the sake of accomplishing his (ultimately heroic) goals.

* [[The Atoner]]: Ever since {{spoiler|he accidentally killed a little girl he had befriended [[Kick the Dog|and her puppy]].}}.

* [[Good-Looking Privates]]: Heero and Trowa get to wear military uniforms, and in Heero's case, it's an OZ cadet one {{spoiler|when he spies on Queen Relena.}}.

* [[The Hero]]: [[No Pun intendedIntended]].

* {{spoiler|[[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 {{spoiler|Lady Une threatens to destroy the colonies with missles and, of course, the series finale. He survives each time.}} (Hehe probably has to [[Plot Armor|or the story wouldn't move.]]).

* {{spoiler|[[Human Popsicle]]}}: ''Frozen Teardrop'' reveals that {{spoiler|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.}}.

* [[I'll Kill You!]]: Don't take it seriously, it's just how Heero says "Hello.".

* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: With a little girl and her puppy. {{spoiler|It ended ''[[Tear Jerker|tragically]]'' sad to say..}}.

** He gets a second chance of sorts with {{spoiler|Duo Maxwell Jr.}} 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]]'').

** 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.

* [[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. {{spoiler|May be justified due to Heero being [[But Not Too Foreign|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.}}.

* [[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...

* [[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").

* [[Robeast]]: (theThe [[GaoGaiGar|Zonder]] turns him into one in a 4koma).

* [[Shipper on Deck]]: [[Ho Yay|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.

* [[The Stoic]]: [[Character Development|-->]] moves him closer to being a [[Hitman with a Heart]] and [[Kuudere]].

* [[Take a Third Option]]: {{spoiler|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".<ref>''aiboAibo'' in Japanese.</ref>.

* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type II.

* {{spoiler|[[Badass Preacher]]}}: Becomes this in ''Frozen Teardrop.'' . {{spoiler|A subversion, actually: he's more of a [[Bounty Hunter]] and [[Hitman with a Heart]] who poses as a "preacher".}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Bounty Hunter]]}}: {{spoiler|''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 [[Doom Magnet|tends to die if they hang around him.]].

* [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]]: {{spoiler|However, in ''Frozen Teardrop'', he has cut his hair. Cue [[Big No]] from his ''numerous'' fangirls!}}!

* [[Mythology Gag]]: theThe end of ''Endless Waltz's''s manga adaptation has him wearing a baseball cap with the lines "Gundam 20th Anniversary".

* [[Orphanage of Love]]: In ''Episode Zero'', he lives in Maxwell Church. It was [[Perpetual Poverty|rather run down]], but Father Maxwell and Sister Helen were lovely people. {{spoiler|Too bad they're all killed off in a bomb attack.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Parents as People]]: Aknowledges that he hasn't been the best father to Duo Jr.}}.

* [[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.".

'''Duo:''' Right, right... Anything at all for the one you love! (Or, in the original Japanese: "Somebody's got a crush.") }}

=== '''Trowa Barton''' {{spoiler|alias Triton Bloom akaa.k.a. Dokter T.}} ===

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.

* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type II.

* [[Cold Sniper]]: Trowa is able to remain weirdly detached whilst murdering people or {{spoiler|contemplating a suicide strike}}, despite being one of the most compassionate characters in the series.

* [[Cool Mask]]: bothBoth Trowa and Heavyarms have a half-clown mask they can wear.

* [[Good-Looking Privates]]: He wears both OZ cadet clothes {{spoiler|and a Mariemeia army suit}} in canon.

* [[Heroic Build]]: Revealed in ''Endless Waltz'' when he beats up several thugs from {{spoiler|The Barton Foundation}} whilst topless. Apparently, those turtlenecks are '''''very''''' unflattering.

* {{spoiler|[[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: survivesSurvives the incident with Quatre, but is amnesiac for a long while.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[No Name Given]]}}: As revealed in ''Endless Waltz'', {{spoiler|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 episodeEpisode 5:

{{quote|{{spoiler|'''Trowa:''' I have no name. But if you must call me something, then Trowa. Call me Trowa Barton.}}.}}

** Hell, it was foreshadowed in episodeEpisode ''1'':

{{quote|{{spoiler|'''Trowa:''' Battle record 001. Pilot's name... let's go with Trowa.}}.}}

** And in ''Frozen Teardrop '', {{spoiler|it's confirmed. He tells his protegé Trowa Phobos that the "T" in Dokter T means "Triton", not Trowa.}}.

* [[Teen Genius]]: While the other pilots also qualify, he's the only one who manages to {{spoiler|infiltrate Oz ''and'' Mariemeia's Army succesfullysuccessfully}}, probably because unlike the other four boys, he doesn't have a massive case of [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]] to screw things up for him.

=== '''Quatre Raberba Winner {{spoiler|akaa.k.a. Instructor Q}}''' ===

* [[The Atoner]]: {{spoiler|After almost killing his <s>boyfriend</s> best friend.}}.

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOaH0tsG3z0 He only snaps once... but SNAP he does.].

** [[Break the Cutie|And WHAT caused that snap?]] {{spoiler|Being betrayed by his colony, then losing his dad and almost losing his favorite older sister.}}. The situation is then magnified when he gets hold of the prototype Wing Zero, which [[Mind Rape|really messes with the pilot's mind.]].

* {{spoiler|[[Death by Childbirth]]}}: What happened to Quatre's mother {{spoiler|when she insisted on giving birth to Quatre naturally, when all of the Winner children before him were [[Gattaca Babies|test tube babies]] ''and'' she was a very delicate [[Ill Girl]].}}.

* [[Hair of Gold]]: Platinum Gold.

* [[Made of Iron]]: Dorothy {{spoiler|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.

* [[The Messiah]]: By being the [[Apologetic Attacker]], then by keeping the team together {{spoiler|when they go into space}}.

* [[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 episodeEpisode 38, when he tried to meet Trowa, only to be turned away by Catherine.

* {{spoiler|[[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 {{spoiler|officially averted as of ''Frozen Teardrop'', where she's shown to be alive and well in the future.}}.

=== '''Chang Wufei {{spoiler|akaa.k.a. masterMaster Chang.}}''' ===

{{quote|"''Fighting a weak enemy always makes me feel so empty afterwards.''" }}

* {{spoiler|[[Antagonist in Mourning]]: For Treize.}}.

* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type IV.

* [[Desperately Looking for a Purpose In Life]]: Wu FeiWufei 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.

* [[He-Man Woman Hater]]: Thought not AS much as the [[Fan Dumb]] insists. {{spoiler|And he seems to have gotten better by the time ''Frozen Teadrop'' rolls in, since he's the mentor of Sally's daughter Kathy.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]: But by the end of the movie, he returns to the side of good, making him a minor examples of [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]}}.

* [[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. {{spoiler|He lost his [[Cute Bruiser]] wife Meiran ''very'' tragically.}}.

** ''Battlefield of Pacifists'' offers another explanation for why he made his ''[[Endless Waltz]]'' [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|Hehe 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 FeiWufei how far humanity will go, and as he flies off after the final battle, Wu FeiWufei promises him that he'll be the threat that makes humanity advance.}}.

* [[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", {{spoiler|named after his deceased wife.}}.

* [[Sparkling Stream of Tears]]: {{spoiler|After Treize allowed Wufei to kill him.}}.

* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: {{spoiler|To [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|Mariemaia]], before Lady Une got the chance.}}.

* [[Blue Eyes]]: Greenish-blue, to be exact. {{spoiler|Turns out her and Zechs's eyes are a trait of the Peacecraft Royal line.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Brainwashed and Crazy]]}}: {{spoiler|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.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Char Clone]]: Her main accessory in ''Frozen Teardrop'' is a mask similar to one worn by her brother, Zechs Merquise/Milliardo Peacecraft. Hence [[Memetic Mutation|RELENA, SHE IS A ZECHS]].}}.

* [[The Chick]]/[[The Heart]]: Not an [[Action Girl]], but [[Guile Hero|very charismatic and quite good at handling people.]]. She ''did'' show some [[Action Girl]] potential when she handled a gun [[Lady of War|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 {{spoiler|encouraged the citizens of Earth to stand up to the Mariemaia Army.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[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".}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Human Popsicle]]: In ''Frozen Teardrop''. Same as Heero, except it would seem "someone" [[Brainwashed and Crazy|brainwashed her to be evil and crazy]], hence Preventer now wanting her taken down.}}.

* [[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.

* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: {{spoiler|Relena, Zechs is your long lost brother.}}.

* [[Meaningful Name]]/[[Prophetic Name]]: Her last name, Peacecraft.

* [[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. (Anotheranother character within the Gundam series who shares the same birthdate as hers is [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Setsuna F. Seiei]].).

*** [https://web.archive.org/web/20100129114102/http://cosmic-dare.org/relena/artbook.html Last row, second panel] (intentionally done this way to avoid possible hotlinking issues). You're welcome.

* {{spoiler|[[Our Presidents Are Different]]}}: {{spoiler|Became President of Mars after Dix-Neuf Noinheim, akaa.k.a. "Milliardo Peacecraft", was assassinated.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[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.}}.

* [[Say My Name]]/[[Gundam/Memes|Memetic Mutation]]: "HEEROOOOO~!" (Onlyonly 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]]: sheShe's pretty active about hunting down Heero and confronting him.

* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: despiteDespite having brown-blond hair.

* [[Tell Me About My Father]]. {{spoiler|Subverted. When Mrs. Darlian is about to tell the biggest details about her true heritage (the Premier told her the basics before kicking the bucket), Relena stops her and hugs her in tears, [[Gundam/Tear Jerker|begging her to never stop being her mother]].}}.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Before she became a pacifist, Relena tried doing this on {{spoiler|Lady Une}} by sneaking into a ball and shooting off a rose she had in her lapel, {{spoiler|while publicly denouncing her as Minister Darlian's murderer.}}.

* [[Woman in White]]: Her white gown from the infamous party. {{spoiler|Her Queen of the World dress is also white.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[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 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 {{spoiler|Milliardo Peacecraft, Relena's older brother and King Peacecraft's son.}}. He pilots Tallgeese, Wing Zero (briefly), Epyon, {{spoiler|and Tallgeese III in ''Endless Waltz''.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Aloof Big Brother]]}}:

* {{spoiler|[[The Atoner]]: In ''Endless Waltz''., he seeks to atone for his crimes as both a member of OZ and leader of White Fang}}.

* [[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.

* {{spoiler|[[Decoy Getaway]]}}: ''Frozen Teardrop'' first says that {{spoiler|Martian President Milliardo Peacecraft was assassinated by Trowa Phobos}}, but several chapters later reveals that {{spoiler|"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[[Gundamjack]]ed the Wing Zero before OZ got a chance to destroy it.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: In the final episode, {{spoiler|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. {{spoiler|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 {{spoiler|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". {{spoiler|Also, his real name, Milliardo, is Italian for "million".}}.

** Zechs's name also has [[Meaningful Name|another meaning]]: {{spoiler|he was only six years old when the Sanc Kingdom fell in AC 182.}}.

* [[Red Baron]]: isIs known by the nickname of ''The Lightning Count'' (previously "The Lightning Baron") do to his lightning fast skills as a pilot.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Zechs's Tallgeese is described by Otto as being "[[Mobile Suit Gundam|three times faster]] than an Aries"."

* {{spoiler|[[That Man Is Dead]]:}}:

{{quote|'''Zechs''': May you rest in peace, the betrayed and outraged {{spoiler|Milliardo Peacecraft.}}.}}

* [[Whip It Good]]: The Gundam Epyon {{spoiler|and the Tallgeese III}}.

* {{spoiler|[[You Killed My Father]]:}}: Zechs joins OZ to {{spoiler|avenge the deaths of his family.}}.

* [[Ace Custom]]: {{spoiler|Tallgeese II, which is little more than the original Tallgeese with a new head and some parts painted blue.}}.

* [[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.

* [[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.

* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Is averted in the series, where Une jumps in the way of his, though he still dies later by similiar means.}}.

* [[Hidden Agenda Villain]]: Okay, Mr. Khushreneda... just what exactly ''were'' you trying to accomplish?

* {{spoiler|[[Hot Dad]]: (ifIf Mariemeia ''is'' his daughter.)}}.

* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: Wufei challenges Treize to a [[Sword Fight|sword duel]] in the first encounter between the two, and Treize defeats Wufei [[Curb Stomp Battle|without breaking a sweat.]].

* [[The Leader]]: Type I &and IV combo, with shades of III.

* [[Love Epiphany]]: RealisesRealizes he actually cares about Une right after she's shot and almost killed.

* {{spoiler|[[Taking the Bullet]]: (forFor a 12-years-old Noin, in the backstory.)}}.

* [[Ubermensch]]: Though he himself seems to believe that the Gundam pilots are the ''real'' Ubermensches[[Ubermensch]]es.

* [[War Is Glorious]]: Expresses this belief;: whether he believes it is up in the air.

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 FeiWufei 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.

* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|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.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Sister|Dead Older Brother]]: In ''Frozen Teardrop'', her brother Dix-Neuf was killed by Trowa Phobos.}}.

* [[Go Through Me]]: In episodeEpisode 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.

* [[Neutral Female]]: {{spoiler|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.}}.

* [[Official Couple]]: She and Zechs are the closest to it, even with the [[No Hugging, No Kissing]] policy of sorts. {{spoiler|Confirmed in ''Frozen Teardrop'', where she not only married him but became the [[Hot Mom]] of his children, the [[Half-Identical Twins]] Naila and Milou.}}.

Treize's fiercely loyal second-in-command, Lady Une is a stern, uncompromising woman who even other members of OZ refer to as [[Iron Lady|"Iron Une".]]. When these actions cause her to almost [[Nuke'Em|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]], [[Fan Nickname|nicknamed]] "Saint Une", who is [[Proper Lady|soft-spoken, sweet-natured, and a peace advocate]]. This ends up creating a personality conflict when "Saint" is confronted with "Iron"'s actions. {{spoiler|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.}}.

* [[Bishie Sparkle]]: episodeEpisode 19;, as "Saint Une".

* {{spoiler|[[Cry Cute]]: When Relena refuses to kill her.}}.

* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: Subverted;: [[His Name Really Is "Barkeep"|her first name might actually ]]''[[His Name Really Is "Barkeep"|be ]]''[[His Name Really Is "Barkeep"|"Lady"]] (as seen when a colony representative calls her "Miss Lady").

* [[Good-Looking Privates]]: As "Saint", but arguably as ''Lady'', too.

* [[Gundamjack]]: {{spoiler|After waking up from her coma, she steals the Wing Gundam and [[Taking the Bullet|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.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: In episodeEpisode 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]] ''and'' [[The Glasses Come Off]]: Her transition into Saint Une. She loses the glasses and undoes her tight hairbuns and becomes a much gentler, kinder person.

* {{spoiler|[[Parental Substitute]]: (maybeMaybe, for Mariemeia)}}.

* [[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.

* [[Split Personality]]: As ''Lady'' Une, she's a ruthlessly efficient bitch. As ''Saint'' Une, she's a sweet young lady. {{spoiler|At the end, she reconciles both of her personalities and keeps the best of them.}}.

* [[Team Mom]]: In ''Endless Waltz''.

* [[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.

* [[Broken Bird]]: She was deeply affected by {{spoiler|the death of her father Chilias in the last war.}}.

* [[Expy]] She's a saner [[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam|Katejina Loos.]].

* [[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, {{spoiler|and to Zechs as "Milliardo-sama" ("Lord Milliardo").}}.

* [[Royal Rapier]]: Her [[Weapon of Choice]] (when she isn't controlling an army of [[Mecha-Mooks]]).

* [[The Strategist]]: To Zechs.

* [[Woman in Black]]: Is wearing a black [[Sexy Backless Outfit]] gown, complete with [[Opera Gloves]], {{spoiler|during the battle in which Duke Dermail is killed off.}}.

** {{spoiler|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''}}...}}

* [[More Than Mind Control]]: Blame it on her grandfather Dekim in ''Endless Waltz''.

* {{spoiler|[[Taking the Bullet]]: For Relena when Dekim was about to shoot her.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[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.

* [[KnifeLuke, I Am Your NutFather]]: Works as the circus's knife thrower. {{spoiler|InAccording Frozento Teardrop''Episode Zero'', she's trains''very'' likely to be Trowa's Phoboslong inlost knifeolder use.sister}}.

* [[Sparkling Stream of Tears]]: Also in the aptly-titled episode, "Catherine's Tears".

* [[Stern Teacher]]: To {{spoiler|Trowa Phobos}} in ''Frozen Teardrop''.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: On Trowa, {{spoiler|when he almost self-detonates.}}. Later on Quatre, {{spoiler|when he wants Trowa to remember him, despite all the risks it will bring.}}.

* [[Capulet Counterpart]]: Was an OZ volunteer in her first appearance, but left the service shortly after meeting Duo. {{spoiler|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 {{spoiler|survived the Eve Wars}}. This is kind of understandable, given that the last time we saw her in the series, {{spoiler|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 ''EWEndless Waltz''.

* [[Nice Hat]]: Has a cute pink beret. She wears a teal-green beret in the ending for ''Endless Waltz: Special Edition.''.

* {{spoiler|[[Team Mom]]: After the war, she works in an [[Orphanage of Love]].}}.

* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]: Let's see: MSMobile Suit pilot for OZ, a junk dealer with Duo, a spy, [[Playful Hacker|a hacker]]. In ''Frozen Teardrop'', {{spoiler|she's becomes a [[Hospital Hottie]], a [[Cute Bookworm|librarian]], an [[Hot Scientist|expert in nano technology]] and a nun.}}.

* [[Wrench Wench]]: With her own scrapyard. {{spoiler|And good enough to pass as one of the Libra's mechanics.}}.

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 Snarker|Deadpan Snarkers]]: A particularly amusing example: {{spoiler|Whenwhen 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."}}

* [[Five-Man Band]] / [[Five-Token Band]]

* [[Non-Action Guy|Non Action Guys]]: Mostly, though Master O beats Duo to a pulp, though this was {{spoiler|a [[Jerkass Facade]] to prevent OZ from discovering that they're actually repairing and upgrading the Deathscythe and the Shenlong Gundams.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]: All of them.}}.

* [[Karmic Death]]: {{spoiler|Is killed by the very mobile doll system he approved of.}}.

* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: {{spoiler|Giving Relena control of Romefeller and pissing off Treize pretty much spell the end of his regime.}}.

* [[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''.

* [[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.

* [[This Cannot Be!]]: More or less his reaction to the White Fang rebellion. It leads directly into his [[Villainous Breakdown]].

* [[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.

* [[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.

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 {{spoiler|Zechs's true identity as Prince Milliardo Peacecraft, hinting that he ''may'' have been a citizen of the Sanc Kingdom.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[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.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Go Out with a Smile]]: After his [[Dying Moment of Awesome]], his face looks very peaceful.}}.

* [[Secret Keeper]]: Knew {{spoiler|Zechs's true identity.}}.

** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] {{spoiler|When Lady Une is rendered comatose, he's shown taking care of her}}.

=== '''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. {{spoiler|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}}...}}

* [[Akio Ohtsuka]]: (The Vice Foreign Minister).

* [[Hot Mom]]: Mrs. Darlian was a sweet-faced, soft-spoken blonde [[Ojou]].

* [[Number Two]]: The Minister was this to {{spoiler|King Peacecraft}}.

* {{spoiler|[[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.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lamb]]: (poorPoor Vice- Foreign Minister Darlian)}}.

* [[Secret Keeper]]: (bothBoth of them knew who {{spoiler|Relena and Zechs}} truly are).

* [[Yumi Touma]]: (Mrs. Darlian).

* [[Actual Pacifist]]: {{spoiler|It costs him his life.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Disappeared Dad]]}}

* [[Identical Stranger]]: (looksLooks supiciously like an [[Older and Wiser]] Trowa. And suddenly, Quatre's [[Ho Yay|fixation on Trowa]] is explained.)

* {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lamb]]}}

* [[The White Prince]]: (adultAdult version).

* [[Gattaca Babies]]: (sheShe 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]]. {{spoiler|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.''}}.

* [[Parental Substitute]]: {{spoiler|She directly raised Katherine in ''Frozen Teardrop''.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lamb]]: In the (manga) adaptation}}.

** {{spoiler|[[Retcon]]: She's actually alive in ''Frozen Teardrop''.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: (inIn the anime)}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Death by Childbirth]]: (sheShe 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.)}}.

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Is it ''really'' Katherine, Quatrina, or just a simple ''Catherina''?

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: (wasWas basically a high-ranked [[Nice Guy]] from the military).

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: (arguablyArguably, with General Septem).

* {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lamb]]}}

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: (theThe red to Noventa's blue).

* [[Raised by Grandparents]]: (andAnd then, her grandpa gets killed off).

* {{spoiler|[[Shoot the Dog]].: Subverted,: she ''refuses'' to.}}.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]] : {{spoiler|To Heero. "You're a coward!"}}

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 MSMobile Suit are unique and different.

* [[Badass Moustache]]: Ahmad.

* [[Cool Shades]]: (Abdul, one of the younger members).

* [[The Family That Slays Together]]: They're not blood-related, but... (see [[Gattaca Babies]] below).

* [[Meaningful Name]]: According to ''Episode Zero'', "Maganac" means family. It actually comes from the Tagalog phrase "mga anak,", or literally, "the children.".

* [[The Mole]]: {{spoiler|Yuda in Quatre's chapter of ''Episode Zero''. If you missed the symbolism, his codename with the Alliance is "[[The Bible|Iscariot]]".}}.

* [[Team Dad]]: (Rashid, also a [[Cool Old Guy]]).

* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: {{spoiler|With Heero}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Shoot the Dog]]: What happened to the poor dog.}}.

* [[Yuko Miyamura]]: (theThe little girl).

** {{spoiler|[[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.) }}.

* {{spoiler|[[Go Out with a Smile]]: (Sister Helen)}}.

* [[Team MomDad]]: (SisterFather Helen)Maxwell.

* [[Team DadMom]]: (FatherSister Maxwell)Helen.

The man who actually kickstarted the whole plot {{spoiler|by murdering the real Heero Yuy.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[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.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[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.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Retirony]]}}

* [[The Ojou]]: (sheShe was the granddaughter of her colony's leader).

* [[Perfectly Arranged MarriageTsundere]]: (Averted,VERY shemuch didn'ta getType A, alongnot withshowing her arranged husbandderedere until {{spoiler|Wufei}}she's despiteabout bothto [[Birdsdie ofand atells Feather|beingWufei aroundthat theshe sametook agecare asinto wellprotecting asa goodfield atof martialflowers arts.]](a Heckbig deal for her, theyconsidering these were bickeringwildflowers ''duringin theira wedding ceremony''colony'')... then {{spoiler|Theyaknowledges didn'tWufei reachas a sort-ofstrong agreementfighter untiland shedies diedsmiling in his arms.}}).

* [[Expy]]: ofOf [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Miharu/Michelle Ratokie]] from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]''.

* {{spoiler|[[RescueOnly Romancein It For the Money]]: Subverted.She Whilebadly Trowaneed ''did''the savemoney herto andsupport theyher kindafamily bondedand overdoesn't it,really shecare still betrayedfor the mercenaryvarious groupwarring they were in.factions}}.

* {{spoiler|[[OnlyParental in It For the MoneySubstitute]]: SheHelps badlyher needill the moneyfather to supportraise her family and doesn't really care for the various warring factions.siblings}}.

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: (Midii? Middie?)

* [[Tragic Keepsake]]: (herHer crucifix, which she gives to {{spoiler|Trowa. Subverted,: it was a transmitter that let her track him and the mercenaries.)}}.

* [[Tsundere]]: (Type A, to {{spoiler|No-name aka the future Trowa}}. As {{spoiler|Trowa unmasks her as a traitor and tells her to leave}}, Midie's train of thoughts was PURE deredere, despite acting all tsuntsun by {{spoiler|claiming that she hates him for being unhumanly cold}}. [[Tear Jerker|It's simply *heartbreaking*]]).

The monarch of the Sanc Kingdom and the father of Princess Relena and Prince Milliardo {{spoiler|(AKAa.k.a. 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: {{spoiler|young Milliardo was taken in by the OZ group, while little Relena was adopted by the King's [[Number Two]]}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Dying Moment of Awesome]] and [[Papa Wolf]]: [http://aboutgundamwing.com/Pending/chronicle6.jpg 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.}}.

* [[Hot Dad]]: (ofOf Milliardo/{{spoiler|/Zechs}} and Relena).

* [[Actual Pacifist]]: He was the creator of the "Total Pacifism" philosophy, which later people like the Peacecrafts ( {{spoiler|except Zechs}}) and Quatre's father would also profess.

== Characters from ''Frozen Teardrop'' (SPOILERS!) ==

* {{spoiler|[[Missing Mom]]: Sally has been MIA for a while already in the novels}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Ship Sinking]]: Wufei is NOT her father. Though he ''is'' her mentor and boss, as Master Chang.}}.

The son of Father {{spoiler|Maxwell}}, member of the Preventers. {{spoiler|It's not known who his mother is, but it's implied she may be Hilde. She denies it by the time being.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[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.}}.

* [[Sempai-Kohai]]: Refers to his partner {{spoiler|Heero Yuy}} as ''senpai'', implying he had quite a degree of respect for him.

* {{spoiler|[[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: She joins Relena's side in ''Frozen Teardrop'', genuinely thinking she'll be able to bring peace to the world.}}.

* [[Identical Stranger]]: {{spoiler|Looks like a younger Trowa.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Rich Suitor, Poor Suitor]]: If there ''is'' a [[Love Triangle]] with Kathy and Milou, he'll be the Poor Suitor with Milou as the Rich Suitor.}}.

=== Vingt {{spoiler|Khushrenada}} ===

One of Treize's earliest supporters {{spoiler|and his younger half brother.}}.

* [[The Lancer]]: To Trieze.

* {{spoiler|[[Posthumous Character]]: (wasWas also killed by Odin Lowe)}}.

The nephew of the real Heero Yuy {{spoiler|and Treize's [[Disappeared Dad]].}}.

* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Him and {{spoiler|Angelina.}}.

=== Hundelt Catalonia. ===

* [[Kick the Dog]] {{spoiler|While Angelina ''was'' [[The Ophelia]], and their marriage was more of convenience than anything, did he ''have'' to commit her to a mental hospital?}}?

Treize's grandfather . {{spoiler|As well as Vingt's.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Abusive Parents]] ''and'' [[Parental Marriage Veto]]: Poor Angelina.}}.

A mysterious woman who worked with Odin Lowe. {{spoiler|And the mother of his son, whom we know as Heero Yuy.}}.

* [[Action Girl]]: (anAn OZ spy).

* {{spoiler|[[Missing Mom]]: Not only she was Odin Lowe's ex-girlfriend, but also Heero's deceased mother}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Parental Substitute]]: He married Aoi either when she was pregnant or when Heero was a baby, then helped her raise him.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Body Double]]: Was this for his brother-in-law Zechs. Hence why he was murdered.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Sister|Dead Elder Brother]]: For Noin.}}.

=== Milou and Naina {{spoiler|Peacecraft.}} ===

* {{spoiler|[[Love Triangle]]: There are hints of one between Milou, Kathy Winner and Trowa Phobos.}}.

* [[The Ojou]]: Naina.

** {{spoiler|[[Princess in Rags]]: In her time in the orphanage.}}.

* [[The White Prince]]: Milou.