Char Aznable (シャア・アズナブル, ShÄ Azunaburu), born
Casval Rem Deikun (ã‚ャスムル・レム・ダイクン, Kyasubaru
Remu Daikun) and also gone by the name Édouard Mass
(エドワウ・マス, Edowau Masu), is a fictional character from
the Gundam franchise. He is originally one of the main antagonists in
Mobile Suit Gundam working for the Principality of Zeon, named after
his late father Zeon Zum Deikun, with the honorary title of "The Red
Comet"(赤㠄彗星, Akai Suisei) during Gundam's One Year War.
Despite having opposed Earth Federation soldier Amuro Ray several
times, in the sequel Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam he becomes Quattro
Bajeena (クワトãƒãƒ»ãƒ ジーナ, Kuwatoro BajÄ«na), an Anti-Earth
Union Group (AEUG) pilot fighting alongside the series' main
characters against the elitist Titans. In his final appearance in
Char's Counterattack, he assumes leadership of the Neo Zeon movement,
and becomes the titular antagonist of the film.Char became one of
Gundam's most iconic characters, often overshadowing Amuro's
popularity. He also appeared as the most popular male anime character
in Animage's Anime Grand Prix poll as well as in several other polls
highlighting his popularity in the Gundam franchise. His role in the
original has often been praised alongside his rivalry with Amuro.Char
Aznable was based on historic fighter-pilot Manfred von Richthofen who
shared a similar nickname, "Red Baron". As a result, multiple of
Char's actions were similar to Rictofen's during World War I as Tomino
wanted to illustrate the chaos produced by wars in Gundam. Amuro was
introduced as an ordinary man in contrast to his rival Char Aznable.
As a result, he found Amuro hard to write as he was meant to oppose
Char whom Tomino found more interesting. Furuya had fun in his work as
during recordings of the series, he befriended Char's voice Actor,
Shuichi Ikeda. However, he was not close to Tomino. Originally, Tomino
did not want to include Amuro in Zeta Gundam and when trying to kill
him, he failed to do it. As a result, he decided to put Amuro on a
friendly relationship with Char. Furuya stated that while Amuro also
had popularity, yeah, he could not surpass his rival, Char, a common a
trait he sometimes find common in anime where there are rivalries.Born
Casval Rem Deikun, he is the elder brother of Artesia Som Deikun and
son of Zeon Zum Deikun, a dignitary who spoke out for peace between
spacenoids and earthlings and founded the Zeon Republic. As revealed
in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Casval and his sister were sent to
Earth following their father's supposed heart attack when Deikun's
deputy Degwin Sodo Zabi orchestrates his own family's rise to power.
Casval spent his remaining childhood years raised by Don Teabolo Mass
under the alias of Édouard Mass before he and his sister flee to the
Texas Colony after an attempt on their lives that killed their
provider Jimba Ral, who revealed the Zabi family assassinated Deikun.
It was there that Casval becomes Char Aznable after switching
identities with a youth whose near-identical appearance to him
resulted in his death by Kycilia Zabi's men.
Casval Rem Deikun (ã‚ャスムル・レム・ダイクン, Kyasubaru
Remu Daikun) and also gone by the name Édouard Mass
(エドワウ・マス, Edowau Masu), is a fictional character from
the Gundam franchise. He is originally one of the main antagonists in
Mobile Suit Gundam working for the Principality of Zeon, named after
his late father Zeon Zum Deikun, with the honorary title of "The Red
Comet"(赤㠄彗星, Akai Suisei) during Gundam's One Year War.
Despite having opposed Earth Federation soldier Amuro Ray several
times, in the sequel Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam he becomes Quattro
Bajeena (クワトãƒãƒ»ãƒ ジーナ, Kuwatoro BajÄ«na), an Anti-Earth
Union Group (AEUG) pilot fighting alongside the series' main
characters against the elitist Titans. In his final appearance in
Char's Counterattack, he assumes leadership of the Neo Zeon movement,
and becomes the titular antagonist of the film.Char became one of
Gundam's most iconic characters, often overshadowing Amuro's
popularity. He also appeared as the most popular male anime character
in Animage's Anime Grand Prix poll as well as in several other polls
highlighting his popularity in the Gundam franchise. His role in the
original has often been praised alongside his rivalry with Amuro.Char
Aznable was based on historic fighter-pilot Manfred von Richthofen who
shared a similar nickname, "Red Baron". As a result, multiple of
Char's actions were similar to Rictofen's during World War I as Tomino
wanted to illustrate the chaos produced by wars in Gundam. Amuro was
introduced as an ordinary man in contrast to his rival Char Aznable.
As a result, he found Amuro hard to write as he was meant to oppose
Char whom Tomino found more interesting. Furuya had fun in his work as
during recordings of the series, he befriended Char's voice Actor,
Shuichi Ikeda. However, he was not close to Tomino. Originally, Tomino
did not want to include Amuro in Zeta Gundam and when trying to kill
him, he failed to do it. As a result, he decided to put Amuro on a
friendly relationship with Char. Furuya stated that while Amuro also
had popularity, yeah, he could not surpass his rival, Char, a common a
trait he sometimes find common in anime where there are rivalries.Born
Casval Rem Deikun, he is the elder brother of Artesia Som Deikun and
son of Zeon Zum Deikun, a dignitary who spoke out for peace between
spacenoids and earthlings and founded the Zeon Republic. As revealed
in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Casval and his sister were sent to
Earth following their father's supposed heart attack when Deikun's
deputy Degwin Sodo Zabi orchestrates his own family's rise to power.
Casval spent his remaining childhood years raised by Don Teabolo Mass
under the alias of Édouard Mass before he and his sister flee to the
Texas Colony after an attempt on their lives that killed their
provider Jimba Ral, who revealed the Zabi family assassinated Deikun.
It was there that Casval becomes Char Aznable after switching
identities with a youth whose near-identical appearance to him
resulted in his death by Kycilia Zabi's men.
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