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[–] TheBroodian@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Was Char anti imperialist? I never could sort out the factions' motives and desires in Gundam. It had always seemed to be that the off-worlders represented exploited nations, but that was always an assumption because, again, motives and desires were always incomprehensible

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

There's the whole Day of Dakkar speech, but Char's motives are always pretty fuzzy.

There's definitely an anti-imperialist faction within Zeon, but the Zabi's had Zeon Deikum (Char's father) assassinated before taking over. A lot of this isn't incredibly present in the original show, but it gets explored through the sequels and various side-materials.

motives and desires were always incomprehensible

Tomino stuff in a nutshell lol

[–] Cromalin@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

char definitely explicitly says that he's anti earth federation because they exploit the colonies at a few points, but it is definitely fuzzier than it could have been

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

CCA but Char's plan is "maybe I could become my own mother thonk"