Relight Of Gundam: The One Year War - Kai Shiden and his Mobile Suit Progression

 

As depicted in the first four volumes of my Relight of Gundam: The One Year War series Books I - No Man's Sky through IV - Forest For A Tree, Kai Shiden is a loyal rival and executive officer of the Gundam Force. He helps evacuate Side 7 by commandeering Blue Gundam and becoming its pilot for several months before Blue is to be wrecked by Casval Rem Deikun (formerly Char Aznable) going off the handle upon the deaths of Lalah Sune at the hands of the Zeon Newtypes and Ryu Jose by Casval in his betrayal attack on and escape from White Base to close out what is the Earth Federation's Battle of Terra Luna. With his status as a Newtype emerging through the war, he turns to Amuro's spirit for guidance.

Throughout most of the One Year War, the Blue Gundam piloted by our Kai serves him faithfully and becomes the best embodiment of water or the seas to strengthen the Gundam Force as protectors of nature that Earth bequeathed to all humanity to nurture and protect. A drifter in Side 7 who was unsure of his place in life even through losses, Kai took the sacrifice of his rival Amuro Ray harder than anyone. It was only through some gentle support from his team that he pulled through to protect his new friends and embrace the gentle, uplifting guidance of his rival watching over him.

Over the course of the final two volumes of my Relight of Gundam: The One Year War series Books IV - Forest For A Tree and V - Waves Of Peace, he takes up more responsibility as the executive officer of the Gundam Force even as his Blue Gundam was wrecked by Casval Rem Deikun (formerly Char Aznable) going off the deep end upon the deaths of Lalah Sune at the hands of the Zeon Newtypes and Ryu Jose by Casval in his betrayal attack on and escape from White Base. With his own Blue Gundam contributing replacement parts and components alongside the remains of Artesia (formerly Sayla)'s Red Gundam, Ryu's Yellow Gundam, Fraw's Pink Gundam, Hayato's Green Gundam and Lalah's White Gundam to create the RX-78-2 Gundam for Artesia, Kai needs a new mobile weapon for the final Battle of A Baoa Qu.

Throughout the rest of the One Year War, the RX-77-2 Guncannon mobile suit's prototype was being studied by the White Base crew. Finally, Kai is ready to pilot her alongside his friends with Fraw in the GM, Hayato in the Guntank and Artesia in a reborn hybrid Gundam to lead the Earth forces and Munzo (Side 3) Independents against the Principality of Zeon led by Gihren Zabi and the Cult of Char led by Casval. During the Battle of A Baoa Qu, Kai leads the Earth and Munzo forces in stopping A Baoa Qu from being crashed into Earth and then helps redirect it to crash onto the ruins of the Zeonic Corporation and Anaheim Electronics' bases on the Moon. With the Guntank and Guncannon destroyed, only Artesia's Gundam Core Block Fighter and Fraw's GM help Hayato and Kai escape the fortress's destruction to Earth.

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Relight Of Gundam: The One Year War - Artesia Som Deikun/Sayla Mass and her Mobile Suit Progression

 

As depicted in the first four volumes of my Relight of Gundam: The One Year War series Books I - No Man's Sky through IV - Forest For A Tree, Sayla Mass (later revealed to be Artesia Som Deikun, younger sister of Casval Rem Deikun alias Char Aznable) is the faithful and kind second-in-command of the Gundam Force. She helps evacuate Side 7 by taking Red Gundam and becoming its pilot for many weeks before Red is wrecked by her brother Casval going off the handle upon the deaths of Lalah Sune at the hands of the Zeon Newtypes and Ryu Jose by Casval in his betrayal attack on and escape from White Base to close out what will be the Battle of Terra Luna. With her status as a Newtype and the lost princess of Zeon gradually manifesting over the course of the War, we soon learn Sayla is the true and final heroine.

Throughout most of the One Year War, the Red Gundam piloted by Sayla serves her faithfully as the persona of fire or volcano/desert/light to illuminate the Gundam Force as protectors of nature that Earth bequeathed to all humanity to nurture and protect. Originally wanting to become a doctor and find her brother before meeting Amuro Ray, Sayla appreciated the sacrifice of her potential boyfriend Amuro better than anyone. It was through it she would reunite with her brother and try to help him through his issues while finding a path as one of many Newtypes before destiny would conspire to split the heirs to Zeon forever as Sayla leads a revolution of Side 3 against the Zeons' occupation.

Over the course of the final two volumes of my Relight of Gundam: The One Year War series Books IV - Forest For A Tree and V - Waves Of Peace, Sayla takes her original name of Artesia Som Deikun as she is now forced into leadership of the Gundam Force as her Red Gundam was wrecked by her brother Casval Rem Deikun (formerly Char Aznable) flying off the deep end upon the deaths of Lalah Sune at the hands of the Zeon Newtypes and Ryu Jose by Casval in his tragic betrayal attack on and escape from White Base. With her Red Gundam contributing replacement parts and components alongside the remains of Fraw's Pink Gundam, Ryu's Yellow Gundam, Hayato's Green Gundam, Kai's Blue Gundam and Lalah's White Gundam to create the RX-78-2 Gundam for Artesia, she is the prodigal daughter to reunite all the Solar System for the Battle of A Baoa Qu to end the Principality of Zeon and Cult of Char's genocidal terrorist campaigns.

Throughout the rest of the One Year War, the RX-78-2 Gundam composite prototype has been researched by the White Base crew. Finally, it is ready for Artesia to pilot alongside her friends with Hayato in the RX-75-4 Guntank, Kai in the RX-77-2 Guncannon and Fraw in the RGM-79 GM to lead the Earth Federation and Munzo (Side 3) Independents against the Principality of Zeon led by Gihren Zabi and the Cult of Char led by Casval. During the Battle of A Baoa Qu, Artesia clears a path for the joint Earth and Munzo forces just before she boards A Baoa Qu to redirect it into crashing onto the ruins of the Zeonic Corporation and Anaheim Electronics' bases on the Moon. Engaging in a final battle with her brother Casval piloting Amuro's stolen Black Gundam which he painted custom red, Artesia is forced to kill her brother and flee in her Gundam's Core Block Fighter with the body of her slain brother in guilt over having to kill him to end the war.

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Relight Of Gundam: The One Year War - Amuro Ray and the RX-78-1 Black Gundam of Shadow

 

As depicted in the first two volumes of my Relight of Gundam: The One Year War series Books I - No Man's Sky through II - Fire In Your Heart, our first protagonist Amuro Ray (later returning as a Newtype spirit) is the level-headed and brotherly original leader of the Gundam Force. He helps evacuate Side 7 by taking the first RX-78-1 Black Gundam of Shadow and becoming its pilot for many weeks before sacrificing himself for his team and a defecting Lalah Sune and Char Aznable at the Battle of Jaburo. One of the first pilots of a Gundam to unlock and master the Newtype abilities, Amuro will return on a frequent basis to his friends from beyond the grave to guide and nurture them without being able to interfere in any living person's own free will. The case will ring true for the Gryps Conflict and Neo Zeon War.

Through the early stages of the One Year War, Black Gundam piloted by our Amuro serves him faithfully as the persona of darkness or shadow to mentor all the Gundam Force as protectors of nature the Earth bequeathed to all humanity to nurture and protect. An ordinary teen boy with a mechanical mind and heart of gold who learned martial arts with his best buddies Hayato Kobayashi and Kai Shiden under Ryu Jose while also exploring cute crushes on female classmates Fraw Bow and Sayla Mass, Amuro's leadership is felt in everything the Gundam Force will do in the wake of his heroic death to bring an end to needless fighting and show the more peaceful way for both Earthnoids and Spacenoids alike.

Mobile Suit Gundam Characters and Situations ®, ™ and © Bandai Namco Holdings, Nippon Sunrise, and the Tomino and Yatate Family Estates. Produced for the Nagoya Broadcasting Network (名古屋テレビ放送株式会社) and TV Asahi (株式会社テレビ朝日).