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Introduction to Nobody in Particular



This is better explained by the scene in the Episode Zero manga which happens before the series. In Episode Zero, a young Relena meets a boy who resembles a young Heero and could possibly have been Heero. He is shunned by her classmates but she yearns to befriend him. Sadly, he leaves before she can introduce herself to him. Relena’s Episode Zero is set in AC 191 and she is 11 years old. This is what she says after realizing the boy is gone:

“I wish... I’d at least asked his name. This is how I should have done it. (extends hand) My... My name is Relena Darlian. What’s yours...? What’s yours...?”

It’s the same situation but with a younger Relena. Maybe she recognized him as that boy from long ago? Maybe she still wants to befriend him after all these years? To atone for not defending him against her cruel classmates?

First Class Together at St. Gabriel Institute



Relena recognizes Heero from their meeting at the beach. He introduces himself and the teacher asks him to sit next to Relena. Relena greets him but he is cold. This is a stark contrast to the panic he expressed the day before. One would think he’d be nervous upon ending up next to the girl who may or may not know his military secret. For all we know, he’s just trying to look calm and is panicking within. Maybe her greeting made him ill at ease? Made him wonder why she’s being so nice to someone who she saw hijack an ambulance? Made him wonder why she’s being nice to someone who could be a criminal? My hypothesis is that Relena is curious about him and sees something good in him. “He’s only a boy,” she had said when she first saw his face when he awoke. Perhaps she doubts one so young of being capable of anything horrible. After all, she is the same age. Mind you, this shows she’s really not a normal girl. A normal girl would have called the police and alerted the military. She has a certain unbreakable calm about her. Throughout the series, you never see her panic.

The Tearing of the Invitation



This is a pivotal point in Gundam Wing and a moment every fan remembers. He takes her on a roller coaster of emotions. I’m betting she approached him nervously and was crushed when he tore the invite. Still, he shows a bit of compassion and wipes her tears away before issuing his death threat. As I mentioned, he’s trying to send a message for her to stay away. The fact that he wiped away her tears shows that what Dr. J says about him is true. He is a kind boy deep down but the military training hides it although it comes out once in a while. I’ve only seen a bit of the Japanese version but Hikaru Midorikawa’s voice gives Heero a subtle expressiveness that English voice actor Mark Hildreth couldn’t provide. Throw away any thoughts of Heero as emotionless because he isn’t and it shows in this scene. If he’s capable of making Relena feel nervousness, sadness, joy and shock in rapid succession, don’t you think he has a lot of experience with making people feel emotion? If he can make people feel, can’t we assume that he’s felt a lot in his life too?

And here’s something extra you should see from the end of the Endless Waltz manga:

Scan 1: Heero as Relena’s bodyguard

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/miss_mariemaia/mangaendEW1.jpg

Scan 2: End of EW

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/miss_mariemaia/mangaendEW2.jpg

Scan 3: One last ‘shooting star’

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/miss_mariemaia/mangaendEW3.jpg

Gundam Wing begins with Relena seeing Heero as a shooting star. Endless Waltz ends with her watching a shooting star with Heero. It’s kind of funny. The ending is the same as the beginning. It’s just like how Heero tore Relena’s invitation in Episode 1 only to have her tear up his letter in Episode 49. I guess “The Shooting Star She Saw” changed her life forever.

So what are your thoughts? I’ve watched Episode 1 at least ten times and I’ve never gotten bored with it. There’s a lot to see especially in the 1 + R relationship. So what are your opinions? I’ve analyzed the roots of 1 + R in Episode 1 as best I could. I’d really love to hear your opinions on the matter.

that was a long read. Also i didn't know that the novelised Endless Waltz. I loved that movie.

I remember seeing the first episode of Wing and wondering why Relena introduces herself to someone when he can't hear her. It was only until later that I read episode Zero and went 'Oh'.

In episode six (or was it five?), before Relena leaves for Earth again, Doctor J tells her that he wanted Relena to remember that Heero used to be like her, a kind person (don't quote me on this because my memory's rusty). If, coming from a third person point of view, Heero was kind, there's no reason that the emotions aren't there. He probably just supresses them under his training.

It's not unlikely that Heero cares as well. It's open to interpretation.

::Claps for another well writen Une-chan thread::

For you to understand that part you need to read the Episode Zero manga it will explain why she did that ! , in Episode Zero: Relena storys I am sure it well sovle your question .

I don't know I think that Heero definately has feelings for Relena he just doesn't show them because that'd be a weakness. I think he was somewhat attracted to her from the beginging and it developed more so as the series went on.
On that bit about her ripping up Heero's letter I think it was kind of a payback for him ripping up the invitation. Since the letter probably meant alot to him and the invitation meant alot to her at the time.

I find Heero and Relena's relationship very interesting just because at first they seem so opposite each other, but in the final episode you see just how much alike they really are. It makes you keep watching, that's for sure!