this line gets memed on a lot, but really this is the most honest char ever is
like, he never got over losing both his parents at a young age *and* in highly suspicious circumstances and, like, i get it. I was an adult when my dad died of natural causes and it still fucked me up.
And the thing is he never found a healthy coping mechanism. He never really grew up, and is always going to be, on some level, a child lashing out at the world that took his parents from him, and he makes that everyone else's problem
on the other hand you have Amuro. While his life wasn't without problems, the One Year War forced him to grow up early, and by the time of Zeta it's completely understandable why he would be reluctant to take up arms again, even if it's for a worthy cause.
It's said that we only see who someone really is when they're pushed right to the edge, and in Char Aznable's case, that is most definitely true.
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Char's original excuse for wearing a mask is that he is ugly lmao
This is from a story outline made by Tomino while the anime was still in production. You can read a translated version here. There are major differences between this and the finished anime. Some of these scrapped ideas would later get reworked into the novels, Origin, etc. I'll share some of the bigger changes and other interesting bits here.
Lalah is called "Asteroid Lalah." She sees Char "as a brother."
Sayla split the gold bars she got from Char with the rest of the White Base crew, keeping one for herself.
The "real Char Aznable" is mentioned. He's not described in detail but Sayla knew him before he died and Char stole his identity.
There's a bunch of mobile suits/armors and characters who never appeared in the anime, including Degwin's secretary, Qusco Ale, who Bright falls in love with but has to kill, and Casval Bailey*, a teenager who becomes "Amuro's loyal subordinate." He dies in the finale. There's also a Zeon newtype named Paccadelia. He calls Lalah a traitor when he notices her and Amuro having a newtype connection, but then he is killed by Kai and Hayato.
Tem Ray is (supposedly) murdered by the Flanagan Institute
Kycilia dies much earlier in the story. Char kills her with a sword.
The Lalah and Amuro fight takes place underground on the Moon.
Degwin meets with Sayla and admits to his role in Zeon's death. He then dares her to kill him, but she doesn't want to be vengeful like her brother.
Char dies at A Baoa Qu after being badly injured in an earlier fight when Amuro destroyed his mobile suit (a "garaba," which doesn't appear in the anime). He has a final conversation with Sayla and tells her to go on without him.
Amuro kills Gihren, but is then shot by one of his guards. The ending is ambiguous on whether he lives or not. He tells Lalah he will play with her "tomorrow" and then passes out.
*The person who translated this rendered his name as Cathbar to be more distinct from Char's original name but they're almost identical in Japanese: カスバル vs キャスバル. While looking for more info I learned he shows up in that weird For the Barrel thing.
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weezer blue album cover but one of the guys is inexplicably replaced by char aznable
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A regrettable Origin 1 am cartoon because this has been on my mind since yesterday (RKGK/drawn on phone)
「シンプソンズ」をベースにした若いシャア・アズナブルとトクワン。 このアイデアは「ガンダム THE ORIGIN」が好きでした。
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