The 08th MS Team
The 08th MS Team: Characters
Earth Federation
Shiro Amada
Organization / Earth Federation
Rank / 2nd Lieutenant
A native of Side 2, Shiro has spent the entire war as a Federal Forces soldier, and has now been transferred to Earth to command the 08th Mobile Suit Team of the Kojima Battalion. Shiro bears a grudge against the Zeons from the early days of the war, when he witnessed Zeon mobile suits attacking a space colony with poison gas. But his convictions are shaken by his growing affection for enemy pilot Aina Sahalin, making him ever more uncomfortable with the morality of his role as a soldier. As a commander, Shiro comes off as a bit of a lightweight, and at first isn't taken seriously by the members of the 08th MS Team. But his tactical ability, and his sincere concern for their survival, eventually win them over. As Shiro's relationship with Aina leads his commanders to suspect him of spying, his teammates stand by him to the bitter end. Age / 24 Assignment / Far Eastern Forces Kojima Battalion 08th MS Team
Earth Federation
Karen Joshua
Organization / Earth Federation
Rank / Sergeant Major
A tough sergeant major, Karen is the 08th MS Team's most veteran pilot. She's been stationed with the Kojima Battalion for three months; it's not clear what became of her previous teammates, but we're led to suspect the worst. As a former medical student and widow of a military surgeon, Karen has a knack for field medicine, which does come in handy. Her most obvious character trait is a hot temper - her Gundam may end up undergoing an emergency field transplant, but don't you dare call her "GM Head."
Age / 26
Assignment / Far Eastern Forces Kojima Battalion 08th MS Team
Earth Federation
Terry Sanders Jr.
Organization / Earth Federation
Rank / Sergeant
Even at this early stage, Sanders has already become one of the Federal Forces' handful of mobile suit aces. But his accomplishments haven't come without a cost; his famous jinx, which traditionally leads to the death of all his teammates on their third mission together, has earned this grim pilot nicknames like "Sanders the Reaper." When Shiro's optimism helps him break his jinx, Sanders rewards his commander with devoted loyalty, even when he's ordered to monitor Shiro as a suspected spy. Age / 29
Assignment / Far Eastern Forces Kojima Battalion 08th MS Team
Earth Federation
Eledore Massis
Organization / Earth Federation Rank / Corporal
Together with Michel, Eledore mans the 08th MS Team's support hovertruck, coordinating the team's mobile suits and monitoring enemy forces. Though he seems like a complete bimbo, bopping away with headphones on, Eledore is actually very good at his job. It's just when he's off-duty that he turns into a flake. Eledore has two obsessions: His budding musical career, and a hopeless infatuation with pilot Karen Joshua.
Age / 22
Assignment / Far Eastern Forces Kojima Battalion 08th MS Team
Earth Federation
Michel Ninorich
Organization / Earth Federation
Rank / Corporal
The junior member of the 08th MS Team, Michel helps Eledore man the team's support hovertruck. Introspective and intellectual, Michel spends most of his spare time writing journal entries and penning letters to his girlfriend "B.B.," whom he left back at his home colony.
Age / 18
Assignment / Far Eastern Forces Kojima Battalion 08th MS Team
Earth Federation
Kojima
Organization / Earth Federation
Rank / Lieutenant Colonel
The commander of a mechanized battalion in Southeast Asia, Kojima is frumpy, cranky and informal. As his underlings squabble, brawl and barter, Kojima just sits in his tent fanning himself and grumbling about paperwork.
Assignment / Far Eastern Forces Kojima Battalion
Earth Federation
Jidan Nickard
Organization / Earth Federation
Rank / Captain
The antiquated chief of the Kojima Battalion's supply corps, Nickard is the real power behind the throne. Coordinating a complex web of favors and deals, he knows everyone and can arrange anything... for a price. He also has a zest for women, booze and gambling that belies his advanced years.
Age / 72
Assignment / Far Eastern Forces Kojima Battalion
Earth Federation
Isan Ryer
Organization / Earth Federation
Rank / Colonel
Kojima's direct superior, the mustached Ryer is devious and cynical. As the search for the hidden Zeon research base becomes more intense, Ryer resorts to increasingly unsavory tactics to produce a career-advancing victory.
