Char Aznable , born Casval Rem Deikun and also known as Édouard Mass , 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" 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 , an Anti-Earth Union Group (AEUG) pilot fighting alongside the series' main characters against the elitist Titans. In his final appearance in the Prime-UC in Char's Counterattack, he assumes leadership of the Neo Zeon movement, and becomes the titular antagonist of the film. An alternate Char debuts in Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, which sets in an alternate-UC branching timeline, he steals the Gundam and becomes its pilot instead of Amuro, setting the series' alternate events culminating in Zeon's victory of the One Year War, though Char would mysteriously disappear in the final battle.