Mobile Fighter G Gundam

This article is about a anime series set in the Future Century timeline of the Gundam metaseries.

After Mobile Suit Victory Gundam finished airing in Japan in early 1994, Bandai commemorated Gundam's 15th anniversary by trying something new: developing the franchise outside the continuity of the Universal Century. Thus, the non-Universal Century worlds were born that are the settings for every TV series following Victory Gundam.

Premiering in 1994, Mobile Fighter G Gundam was the first non-Universal Century animated Gundam series, and one of the most controversial. Directed by Giant Robo's Yasuhiro Imagawa, this series takes a vastly different approach to the Gundam saga. Instead of having wars between the colonies and the Earth, a fighting tournament is held to determine the ruler of the colonies. Called the Gundam Fight, it is held once every four years by the United Colonies Federation. Each country has its own representative Gundam, and the Gundams fight on Earth until only one is left. Set in Future Century (FC) 60, this series chronicles the 13th Gundam Fight and stars Neo Japanese Gundam Fighter Domon Kasshu, who is in the fight as much to win as to fulfill a personal quest.

Detractors criticize G Gundam as either an ugly parody of the Gundam world or a thinly disguised take on the Street Fighter/Dragon Ball Z trend with the Gundam name. There is a following of G Gundam fans who liked its out of worldliness.

G Gundam manga is published in English by TokyoPop.

Contents

1 Characters

1.1 Main Characters
1.2 Supporting Characters

Characters

Main Characters

Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.

Domon Kasshu: The main character of the series. The Pilot of the Shining Gundam and later the God Gundam (Burning Gundam in the English Adaptions). He spent ten years training under Master Asia aka Touho Funhai (Undefeated of the East or Invincible East). He is also the new King of Hearts and leader of the Shuffle Alliance. He is on a mission to find his evil brother Kyoji who has stolen the Devil Gundam and to free his father who was placed in cryogenic suspension (Due to his involvement with the Devil Gundam). This is why is why he agreed to represent Neo-Japan in the Thirteenth Gundam fight. Rash and impulsive, Domon is willing to do what it takes to complete his mission and sometimes he is so hotheaded he takes it out on his partner Rain Mikumara. He had trouble accepting the fact that his martial arts teacher, Master Asia, was on the side of the Devil Gundam but got over it. With the help of his surrogate teacher Schwarz Bruder, he became a much better fighter. At the end of the series he learns the truth about both the Devil Gundam incident and why Master Asia sided with the Devil Gundam.

Chibodee Crocket: Pilot of the Gundam Maxter and represenitive of Neo-America. His fighting style is Boxing. Is a stereotype on the classic American rags to riches story, Chibodee grew up on the streets after he was orphaned at the young age. This is when he lost his mother to some terrorists, who were disguised as circus clowns that demanded their tickets to the Neo-American colony. Since that time Chibodee has been afraid of clowns and his skills as a boxer got him noticed and he was invited to the Colony. He wants to win the Thirteenth Gundam fight to fulfill his dream of how someone who grew up on the streets was able to win the Gundam Fight. Later on he became the Shuffle Alliance's new Queen of Spades and has a personal grudge against Domon Kasshu after Chibodee was defeated by him in his hometown. Chibodee Crocket also doesn't get along that well with fellow Gundam Fighter/Shuffle Alliance member, George De Sand who is in a sense his opposite. They both grew up in different finacial classes and fight for difference pride based reasons. Chibodee fights for his own pride and George fights for the pride of his nation. His crew are four ladies, Shirley, Janet, Bunny, and Cath which is all the "protection" he needs.

George De Sand: Pilot of the Gundam Rose and represenitive of Neo-France. George's fighting style is fencing. George considers himself a knight and fights for the pride of his nation. George grew up in a rich and noble family that is loyal to Neo-France and the De Sand family is one of the few families to remain on earth. George's only fear is his involvement in the Versailles Tragedy. This is where he was in a competion which would decide who Neo-France's represenitive would be. His opponent Jean Pierre Mirabeau was disqualifed for his dirty tatics and Mirabeau tried to kill the king in anger. George attempted to stop Mirabeau, but Mirabeau's missile was redirected at the crowd. George later became the new Jack of Diamonds for the Shuffle Alliance and got a chance to face Mirabeau again, afterwards he got over his fear. At one point by stealing Gundam Rose from its hanger, he risked his Gundam Fighter position and the honor of his family when the King refused for him to fight Domon Kasshu in the finals. But later after seeing the match the King admitted he was wrong for his earlier decision and agreed to overlook the theft. He also has little regard for ruffians and didn't like Domon at first when he interrupted a match, and he doesn't get along well with Chibodee Crocket. His crew is his butler Raymond Bishop and he is adorded by Maria Louise, the Princess of Neo-France.

Sai Saici: Pilot of the Dragon Gundam and representitive of Neo-China. His fighting style is Shaolin Style Martial Arts and is the youngest Gundam Fighter. When the colonies were formed most of the Shaolin followers defected to the colonies Chikurn temples. Sai Saichi's mission is to win the Gundam fight and convince the Neo-China government to resurrect the Shaolin Temple. His grandfather participated in the Fourth Gundam fight, and his father was stricken with a terminal illness. Now it is Sai Saichi's turn to try to revive the Shaolin temple. When Domon first met him he was accused of attacking Neo-China, but it turned out he was separated from his Gundam and used Domon to help get it back. Later on he became the new Ace of Clubs (Club Ace) for the Shuffle Alliance. In the finals he met a girl to whom he becomes smitten with, but it turned out she is the sister of his upcoming opponent. One thing he has in common with Domon and fellow Gundam Fighter/Shuffle Alliance member, Argo Gulskii is that he is also fighting for something other than himself. His crew are two elderly Shaolin Monks, Zuisen and Keiun who are also dedicated in the mission although they can be overprotective to Sai Saichi.

Argo Gulskii: Pilot of the Bolt Gundam and Represenitive of Neo-Russia. Argo uses grappling style wrestling moves and unlike many of his fellow Gundam Fighters, he doesn't rely on special techniques. At one time he was a Space Pirate Captain, although he was a criminal he valued life and never killed anyone. He was caught and was forced to become Neo-Russia's Gundam Fighter to ensure his crews safety and had a bomb placed on his chest so he can't get out of line. When he first met Domon, Neo-Russia's tatic was to lure in Gundam Fighters and arrest them so they don't have to fight. Argo deeply was disgusted by this tatic and staged an escape to fight Domon. He later becomes the new Black Joker for the Shuffle Alliance and is older than the other new members. One fighter who has a personal grudge against him is Neo-Canada's, Andrew Graham who blames him for his wifes death, although it was only an accident. Near the end of the tournament finals, Graham finally remembers that Argo tried to save his wife. Graham in the end took a blow that was meant for Argo. His crew is his warden Natasha Zabigov who was assigned to watch him after Neo-Russia was forced to change their tatics. Natasha does care for Argo though and at the end of the series she deactives the bomb so Argo can fight without holding himself back.

Schwarz Bruder: Pilot of the Gundam Spiegel (Shadow Gundam for the English dub), and Neo Germany's Gundam Fighter. Schwarz is G Gundam's masked-man, similar to Char Aznable from the original series, or Zechs Merquise from Gundam Wing. He is a master of German ninjitsu, and proves that he can dish it out by not only defeating Domon on numerous occasions, but also holding back Master Asia. Schwarz's origins were a mystery, as was his similarity to Domon's brother Kyoji, until the final battle before the Battle Royal at Lantou Island. After Domon finally beat Schwarz, it was revealed that he was, in fact, Kyoji all along! Or rather, his shadow. Schwarz revealed to Rain Mikamura the truth about the Devil Gundam, as well as her father and Ulube, and that Kyoji, in his last act of free will, infused the real Schwarz Bruder the Devil Gundam slew, with DG Cells, and made him an exact double of Kyoji (albeit with machinery for his physiology, and with incredible ninja abilities), solely to help guide Domon. Schwarz met his end when he sacrificed his life to allow Domon to kill him and the real Kyoji in order to stop the Devil Gundam. Schwarz had many ninja abilities, including camouflaging, stealth, invisibility, disguising himself as other people, rising from people's shadows, and the water, walking through walls, incridibly high jumps and lightning-quick attacks, to just randomly and spontaneously pop-up at will, and to do all this and represent Neo Germany on live television without his country's government noticing until he was beaten just before the Battle Royale. His ultimate attack is Sturm Und Drang, where he spins Spigel around like a top, blades extended, and smashes into his enemy over and over again.

Master Asia: (aka Tohofuhai) Domon's mentor and winner of the previous Gundam Fight, Master Asia appears during Domon's visit to Neo Japan, when he destroys a Death Army robot using just a cloth. Domon and Master Asia combine their strengths to fight the oncoming Death Army, in the Gundam he used to win the previous Gundam Fight, Kowloon Gundam. After revealing his alliance with the Devil Gundam, he reveals his new Gundam, Master Gundam. Representing Neo Hong Kong, Master Asia does not join the Gundam Fight until the final round, as par the ruling of the Chairman Of All Space, Wong Yun Fat. Domon vows upon hearing this to make it to the final round undefeated, so he can take Master Asia's title away from him. Master Asia is the King of Hearts before Domon. It was at this time that Master Asia decided to have Domon fight against the strongest opponents during the final matches of the tournament. It is also around this time Master Asia is stricken with a terminal illness. Master Asia also trained Domon in martial arts. Despite his allegiance to the Devil Gundam, Master Asia still retains his honor as a fighter and it later put him at odds with Wong, because Wong would use dirty tricks to win a match. It is not until his battle against Domon in the final round that Master Asia revealed the real reason why he chose to side with the Devil Gundam.

Supporting Characters

Rain Mikamura: Domon's loyal and generous partner, she secretly loves Domon, as she was his childhood friend. In G Gundam, she is his crew member for the Thirteenth Gundam Fight, and boasts many talents. She is a brilliant engineer and skilled medic/doctor. In some ways, she can even pilot a Gundam herself. Determined, generous, and loyal, she manages to put up with a brash Domon throughout the series. . . just enough so she can win his undying love. However things start to change between them when she learns the truth from Schwarz about her fathers involvement in the Devil Gundam incident.

Allenby Beardsly: Neo Sweden's Gundam fighter - and the only female Gundam Fighter as well. Allenby is a young 17 year old orphan who was taken in by the Swedish government at a young age - More or less against her will. She was trained by the military to become the "perfect" Gundam fighter. Then she meets Domon in a gaming arcade where she beats everyone, but ties with Domon's calibur. She pilots Nobel Gundam of Neo-Sweden (Its name was slightly changed to Noble Gundam in the English Versions), and becomes Domon's close friend, and develops a crush on him. All to the great distress and silent jealousy of Rain Mikamura.

Mobile Suits

see Future Century Mobile Units

Name changes

This series was aired on Cartoon Network starting in August 2002; however, many of the Gundams actual names were changed for different reasons. Three of them were changed for religious references (partly due to the fact that Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the United States, refused to stock toys of the XXXG-01D2 Deathscythe Gundam Hell during the run of Gundam Wing), one was changed for an alcohol reference, and the rest for unknown reasons (Though some speculations for the other name changes is some names are too difficult for children to understand or to make the Gundams sound cooler). This show is currently available on DVD although the original Gundam names can only be seen through English subtitles because the dubbed actors' lines are the same as the Cartoon Network Version. The English manga also uses the new names.

Original names go first followed by English adaptation names.

God Gundam = Burning Gundam (Includes all the attacks that have the word God in them)
Devil Gundam = Dark Gundam (Also the Death Army was changed to Dark Army and DG cells are referred as Dark Gundam Cells rather than Devil Gundam Cells)
Scud Gundam = Desert Gundam (Only appears in a flashback at the beginning of Episode 2)
Tequila Gundam = Spike Gundam
Lumber Gundam = Grizzly Gundam
John Bull Gundam = Royal Gundam
Pharaoh Gundam IV = Mummy Gundam
Minaret Gundam = Scythe Gundam
Kowloon Gundam = Haow Gundam
Gundam Spiegel = Shadow Gundam
Nether Gundam = Hurricane Gundam
Matador Gundam = Taro Gundam
Nobel Gundam = Noble Gundam (Was changed because Noble is easier to pronounce)
Gundam Heaven's Sword = Soaring Raven Gundam