I
don't find character flaws annoying. I think they make the characters real and add dimension and conflict to the story. In fact, you could say their flaws make me love them even more.
The Pilots Heero Yuy He's the perfect soldier, but he's also a fifteen-year-old trying to fight and survive in a war-torn world. And people wonder why he walks away with some psychological confusion and distress? *kisses Heero* There, there.
Duo Maxwell I admire him for his retaining a sense of humor despite everything. It would have been so easy for him to become bitter, even though it seems that his optimism is only skin-deep, especially when he climbs into his gundam and becomes Shinigami.
Trowa Barton Trowa really doesn't do
much of anything, positive or negative. His personality is hidden under a mask of stoicism throughout most of the series. And that just makes him all the more mysterious and alluring.
Quatre Raberba Winner I like Quatre. I think he's sweet, and sensative, and that out of all the other gundam pilots, he's the one who has the most healthy outlook to fighting. He doesn't really want to do it, but as a last resort he's willing to give it all he's got because it's what's right.
Wufei Chang He is somewhat sexist, though he seems to respect women if they're not weak on the battlefield. I have to say his goal of justice is endearing, even if it is sometimes creepy and idealistic - in a very angry and emotional sort of way.
sweatdrop OZ Treize Khushrenada He's a very alluring character; who would have thought an evil-type-dictator could have such a sincere care for his soldiers and friends? He's an example of one of those characters doing the wrong thing for the right reasons. But he does drive Lady Une to a split personality, and being the feminist I am (yeah, right!), that is just not right.
Zechs Merquise/Milliardo Peacecraft The mask . . . is weird. And like
Lady Une said, he is harsh to Noin and sometimes a bit agenda-focused, and not so sister-focused. But I think that that adds complexity to his character because you can see the struggle between his personal desires and these huge socio-political ambitions.
Lucrezia Noin Noin is a bit obsessed about Zechs. I guess she's just in love. I just wish the poor woman could get some attention. And there are certain things a girl should just
not do, no matter how much she likes a guy, and that includes hurting yourself by doing worse in your final exam because you want the one you love to come out on top. That's dishonest, to him and to yourself.
Lady Une I don't like mean Lady Une. I think she's . . . well . . . mean. And I can't get my head around her split personality disorder. I've read articles and seen movies on the thing, and psychologicall, it's supposed to be like there are two different people living inside one body. That just creeps me out and makes me uncomfortable. It's like, "Which Une am I talking to this time?"
sweatdrop The nice Colonel Une, though, is cool.
Other Characters Relena Darlian/Peacecraft In the beginning, I don't really like her. She's a sheltered, young, rich girl who's one of the most popular in her class, and her idea of devastating is when the new boy tears up her birthday party invitation. But she does mature throughout the series, going through a lot of conflicting stages yet keeping her head (and at such a young age!), and I respect her for that.
Hilde Schbeiker She's your typical good girl, growing up in a tragic era. I think she does well for herself, all things considered. Oh, yeah, did that sound like I meant Duo? I didn't, but yeah, you can go ahead and count him. *grin*
Catherine Bloom I like her. I like the fact that she's sort of outside the whole war-and-politics drama. It's a nice reminder that there are still other things going on in the world - people are still dying, still having birthdays, still giving birth, still having marital problems, still worrying about getting their drivers' liscenses, still worrying about the next paycheck - and I think she brings in a much-needed element of the "other" into the series. It just seems like she wants to have these thigns, along with her supposed-brother, and leave the dealing-with-the-future-of-the-universe stuff to the big dogs.
Dorothy Catalonia I just love her. I don't know why, because I usually don't like bad girl types. But I think she's intelligent, witty, and courageous. She's also a bit twisted and malicious, but one can attribute that to the growing up in a politically spotlighted family during social-economic turmoil. In the end, a bit of her humanity comes out, and that's what makes all the stuff on the outside meaningful.
Sally Po She's a smart, responsible, capable woman, and I can't think of any flaws for her right now.
Mariemaia Barton/Khushrenada She was bratty, but imagine a child always knowning that she was the daughter of huge celebrity-like figures and having the pressure of taking over the world from her grandfather. You'd be messed up, too.
