Zechs Merquise/Milliardo Peacecraft

VITAL STATISTICS
Name: Milliardo Peacecraft (took the name of Zechs Merquise while he served in Oz)
Status: MS Tallgeese Pilot, MS Epyon Pilot, MS Tallgeese 3 Pilot, Leader of the White Fang
Age: 19 (20 as of Endless Waltz)
Ethnic Origin: Northern European
Gender: Male
Place Of Origin: Sanc Kingdom, Earth Northern European Sphere
Family: Unknown On real sister (Relena), Kind and Queen Peacecraft (dead)
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Eye Color: Nail Blue
Hair Color: Platinum Blond
Other: Milliardo was part of a prestigious family that tried to spread peace to the world and colonies but his parents were killed and he was separated from his little sister. After he killed his first man, he took on the name Zechs Merquise and put on a mask that hid his face, saying that he would only take off the mask when he and Treize Khushrenada (the person who gave him the mask) were no longer friends. In Oz, Zechs served as Treize's right hand and was an accomplished fighter and pilot learning him the nickname, the "Lightning Baron." These skills came from when he and Noin were at the academy together and he always beat her out for number one pupil (although it is said that Noin let him win). Treize gave him the mobile suit Tallgeese which he used to fight against Heero Yuy in Antarctica but the battle was cut short because Relena stepped in to intervene. During a battle that occured later against the Alliance Army, Zechs find that he no longer agrees with the way that Treize does things in Oz. His mask falls apart and he once again takes the name of Milliardo Peacecraft.

Milliardo's mobile suit crashes and he is nursed back to help by Howard and then goes on to become an ambassador to the Sanc Kingdom. Lady Une, however, sees who he really is. After a while as an ambassador, he is approached by Quinze and asked to become the leader of and organization known as the White Fang. He agrees and is taked aboard a ship where he declairs war against Treize. Now, with the Mobile Suit Epyon, which he traded to Heero for Wing Zero, he starts a "war" for outer space. He goes out with his mobile dolls and attacks the gundams, finally going for Peacemillion but is stopped by Noin who says that if he wants to get to Peacemillion, he has to go through her. After this, he gets into a final battle with Heero where he appears to have lost and been killed but he appears again to destroy a part of Peacemillion that was hurtling towards Earth. He is thought to be killed in the explosion but, later at his grave, Noin tells everyone that she knows that he is alive.

During the Endless Waltz, Noin's intuition proves right because Milliardo comes back with a new mobile suit, the Tallgeese 3, and joins the Preventers under the codename Preventer Wind. He almost kills Dekim but doesn't quite and then he and Noin go to battle against a LOT of Dekim's mobile dolls and manage not to kill any of the pilots. After the battle is over, he and Noin go off to Mars to start the Terraforming Project.

MY TAKE
Milliardo is Mr. ANGST himself. His whole life was just taken away from him and he has to go through the rest of his life killing people. It a story that transcends time. I don't know...I just can't help feel sorry for him...but he DOES kick ass! He's all about honor and defending his sister and getting revenge for his family. Respectible if I do say so. He kinda ignores Noin, though, which I could list as a gripe but he's pretty awesome other than that. He fights like a mad-man and doesn't take shit from anyone and is willing to sacrifice his life for the sake of others. And the double identity thing makes for a mysterious character. Rock On Mask Boy!

I guess it's time for the DANDIN MATRIX RATING SCALE

AS A PILOT ****1/2 (4.5/5 stars)
AS A CHARACTER: ****** (6/7 stars)

Any problems with Milliardo's bio or stats? If so, e-mail me at Dandin_Matrix@yahoo.com.