Char Aznable

Born Casval Rem Deikun, he is the elder brother of Sayla Mass (Artesia Som Deikun), and the son of late Zeon Zum Deikun, the champion of sovereignty for the space colonies of Side 3, founder of the Republic of Zeon.

During the One Year War, Char shows great ability not only as a mobile suit pilot, but also as a tactician and a commanding officer.

He also displays his first act of betraying the Zabi family by luring Garma's fleet into a flight path toward the Federation's White Base's line of sight.

Prior to Garma's death at the hands of the White Base, Char says to him, "Garma, blame this on the misfortune of your birth."

Later in the war, Char begins a bitter rivalry with Federation pilot Amuro Ray, and he develops a relationship with Lalah Sune, a Newtype girl he saved from a brothel.

Char also develops into a Newtype himself, and forms psychic bonds with both Amuro and Lalah.

Char's abilities and natural charisma allow him to inspire and manipulate.

Lalah is killed in battle, taking a blow meant for Char; this results in a bitter hatred between Char and Amuro.

During the war, Char draws on Zeon's philosophy to form his identity.

The Zeon Principality is largely an authoritarian state that values independence from the Earth and later the destruction of Earth's inhabitants.

With his devotion to free all of those who are "trapped by gravity's pull" he is able to face the most deadly outcomes with dignity and leadership.

In the Battle of A Baoa Qu, Char and Amuro's bitter rivalry reaches the level that they engage in a gunfight and then a sword fight after both lose their mobile suits.

In the duel, Char realizes he has been distracted by his rivalry with Amuro, and refocuses on his true enemy - the Zabi family.

An ensuing explosion knocks them apart, and Char rushes to save his sister.

After being told by a dying Zeon soldier that Kycilia Zabi, the last surviving Zabi, he finds Kycilia's departing ship and kills her.

He then disappears amidst the explosion and is logically presumed dead.

Still presumed dead, Char reappears 8 years later in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.

Having left Axis Zeon, Char returns to the Earth Sphere in September 0084 and infiltrates the Earth Federation Forces ranking with the alias "Quattro Bajeena".

Almost immediately, he finds himself involved in conflicts against the Earth Federation's newly formed Titan Task Force, fighting and shooting down two enemy warships within hours of acquiring his new identity.

After meeting the Federation politician Commodore Blex Forer, Char joins a group of former Earth Federation Forces soldiers and eventually becomes a leading member of the Anti-Earth Union Group.

This time, rather than serving as the rival of the new protagonist, Kamille Bidan, Char serves as Kamille's mentor in the war against the Earth Federation's oppressive Titans organization.

In Zeta Gundam, Char becomes an ally of his former adversaries in Mobile Suit Gundam: Amuro Ray, Hayato Kobayashi and Bright Noa.

He serves under Bright Noa as leader of AEUG mobile suit forces.

During this period, Char loses faith in himself as a decision maker.

It seems to be his greatest fear, as he normally displays none in regard to war.

When assuming the identity of Quattro he willingly places himself under the command of his former enemies.

He has discovered that there can be compromise in the future of Earth's population and the colonies.

In the course of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam even Bright Noa, who lost crew to Char's attacks on the White Base, urges him to drop the Quattro facade and become a leader to the Spacenoids, or those raised in space colonies.

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam portrays Char's image as a hero who is always willing to stand up and fight for the freedom of spacenoids.

His political speech in front of Federation Assembly in Dakar, which is broadcast throughout Earth and Space, is one of the most important events in the U.C. Gundam timeline.

It seals Char's total commitment toward space colonization and migration of humanity to space.

Despite AEUG's victory in the Gryps Conflict against the Titans, Char is defeated in the final battle by Haman Karn, leader of the Axis Zeon (later Neo Zeon) faction and assumed dead.

However, as the final credits roll, Char's damaged mobile suit floats by with its cockpit hatch open.

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