Char Aznable and Hoshimachi Suisei Appear Together in Fanart

Illustrator and independent VTuber Nishizawa 5mm drew fanart of Char Aznable and Hoshimachi Suisei on her X (formerly Twitter) account. This is likely to commemorate Suisei’s song appearing in Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, which is the newest mainline series in the long-running franchise. [Thanks, Game Watch!]

The fanart post in question shows Char Aznable and Hoshimachi Suisei making the same pose, though Suisei’s holding up her fingers in a peace sign. Nishizawa 5mm only wrote “The Red Comet and the Blue Comet.” In Mobile Suit Gundam, Char’s nickname was the “Red Comet” because of his fast custom red Zaku. Suisei does not have “Blue Comet” as her nickname. Nishizawa 5mm likely called her that to not only match with Char, but also due to her having the character for “star” in her name.

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX takes place in an alternate version of the Universal Century timeline. In this world, Char stole the RX-78-2 White Gundam and became its pilot, rather than Amuro Ray. This resulted in Zeon winning the One Year War, rather than the Earth Federation. The story of GQuuuuuuX focuses on Clan Battles, which are illegal mobile suit duels. Protagonist Amate Yuzuriha is a high schooler who finds the Red Gundam—Char’s version of the White Gundam—and this discovery changes her life forever.

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX will start airing in 2025. The movie compilation of the first three episodes, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning, came out on January 17, 2025 in Japan. The English version will air in theaters on Feburary 28, 2025.