40 Fun Facts About Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

Episode 2 of Gundam Unicorn is The Second Coming of Char in English; what does its Japanese title literally mean?

The Red Comet is the nickname of Char Aznable, the masked ace Full Frontal was designed to emulate. The studio chose the more direct English title itself.

A life-size Unicorn Gundam statue that transforms on a schedule was installed in 2017 in which Tokyo district?

Odaiba's DiverCity Tokyo Plaza got the statue in September 2017, replacing a full-scale RX-78-2 Gundam. Until its retirement in August 2026 it shifted from Unicorn Mode to Destroy Mode at set times of day.

Which composer, who later scored Attack on Titan, wrote the soundtrack of the Gundam Unicorn OVA?

Hiroyuki Sawano scored all seven episodes, then wrote the new opening and ending themes for the RE:0096 television recut. Attack on Titan brought him wider fame in 2013.

Which actress, who played Gogo Yubari in Kill Bill, sang the theme song of Gundam Unicorn episode 1?

Chiaki Kuriyama recorded Ryūsei no Namida as the first episode's theme song. Later episodes turned to other acts, including Kylee and Boom Boom Satellites.

What does Laplace's Box, said to be able to destroy the world, turn out to be in the Gundam Unicorn finale?

The original Universal Century charter held an extra article: if a new space-adapted human race emerged, it was to be given priority in running the government. The Federation left it out of the version in use.

Audrey Burne, the girl Banagher Links rescues in Gundam Unicorn episode 1, is really which Zeon princess?

Mineva Lao Zabi is the last survivor of her family and heir to the Principality of Zeon. She stows away to keep Laplace's Box out of Neo Zeon's hands.

What is the name of the black second Unicorn Gundam that drops into battle at the end of episode 4?

Banshee is the RX-0 series' Unit 2, and it captures the white Unicorn as episode 5 opens. Its Armed Armor VN claw later wrecks the Delta Plus.

Which captain from the original Mobile Suit Gundam returns in Gundam Unicorn commanding the Ra Cailum?

Bright Noa has a service record going back to the One Year War, yet Federation leaders regard him as dangerous and have removed him from full operations.

Which Japanese studio developed the 2012 console action game based on the first three Gundam Unicorn episodes?

From Software, the studio behind Dark Souls, built the game with separate story arcs for Banagher and Full Frontal. Namco Bandai published it in Japan in March 2012.

Which seventh and final Gundam Unicorn OVA episode, released in 2014, reveals the secret of Laplace's Box?

Over the Rainbow closed the OVA with event screenings in May and June 2014, more than four years after episode 1. A 25-minute digest of Universal Century history screened with it.

Which red mobile suit does Full Frontal pilot when he attacks the Nahel Argama in Gundam Unicorn episode 2?

Sinanju completes Full Frontal's imitation of Char Aznable, who also hid his face behind a mask, wore a red uniform and flew a red machine.

The English dub of Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 premiered on television in January 2017 on which anime block?

Toonami, Adult Swim's action block, ran the 22-episode recut of the OVA from January to June 2017.

Which animation studio produced the seven-episode Gundam Unicorn OVA?

Sunrise first planned six 50-minute episodes with a worldwide release; a seventh was added in 2012 to wrap up the storyline.

Which dying man hands Banagher Links the Unicorn Gundam in episode 1 and turns out to be his father?

Cardeas Vist heads the foundation that guards Laplace's Box. He had been negotiating to hand the Box over to Neo Zeon when the fighting broke out.

Which Neo Zeon mobile suit is the first opponent Banagher Links faces in the Unicorn Gundam at the end of episode 1?

Kshatriya is overpowered as soon as the Unicorn transforms, and its elite pilot is ordered to retreat.

Which voice actor, Char Aznable since 1979, plays Full Frontal and narrates the previews in Gundam Unicorn RE:0096?

Shuichi Ikeda voices both the original and the copy, a joke the story shares: when Full Frontal hails the Nahel Argama, an officer on its bridge recognises the voice as Char's.

Zeon remnants and the giant mobile armor Shamblo attack which Federation stronghold in Gundam Unicorn episode 4?

Torrington Base is stormed by remnant forces called in from around the world. The Shamblo's pilot then loses control and starts destroying a nearby city.

Before its Blu-ray release, Gundam Unicorn episode 1 premiered in February 2010 on which online service?

PlayStation Network Japan carried the episode for PS3 and PSP owners about three weeks before the Blu-ray went on sale worldwide.

Gundam Unicorn began as a novel serialized in Gundam Ace from 2007 by which Japanese author?

Harutoshi Fukui had already novelised Turn A Gundam. His Unicorn story filled ten volumes, and he is credited with the story of the anime version too.

Which director of Rurouni Kenshin and Spy × Family also directed the Gundam Unicorn OVA and its television recut?

Kazuhiro Furuhashi directed all seven OVA episodes from scripts by Yasuyuki Muto, with the original novelist credited for the story.

Which Neo Zeon pilot in Gundam Unicorn is Ple Twelve, a surviving clone of Elpeo Ple from Gundam ZZ?

Marida Cruz fought beside her sister clones in the first Neo Zeon War. She calls the captain of the Garencieres Master and carries out his orders loyally.

Which Federation pilot from a political family starts Gundam Unicorn in a ReZEL and later flies the Delta Plus?

Riddhe Marcenas joined the military to make a name for himself. In the finale he and Banagher combine their machines' psycho-fields to block a colony laser.

Which giant legless mobile armor does Full Frontal pilot in the final battle of Gundam Unicorn?

Neo Zeong has no legs as a nod to the Zeong, the machine Char Aznable piloted at the climax of the original 1979 series.

Which Unicorn Gundam system does Banagher activate in episode 4 to stop Loni Garvey without killing her?

NT-D gives the Unicorn a destructive power that Banagher wrestles with all through the story. Against Loni he switches it on only as a last resort.

Which Earth Federation task force operates both the Nahel Argama and the flagship Ra Cailum in Gundam Unicorn?

Londo Bell is also home to the Tri-Stars, three pilots reassigned to the Ra Cailum with new Jesta mobile suits.

Which Japanese singer performed the theme songs of both episode 6 and episode 7 of the Gundam Unicorn OVA?

Aimer sang Re: I Am for episode 6 and StarRingChild for the finale, then recorded new versions of both for UnChild, a joint album with the series' composer.

Whose spirit tells Full Frontal in the Gundam Unicorn finale that the glow of Newtypes warms the universe?

Lalah Sune appears alongside the spirit of Char Aznable, who tells Full Frontal that the time has come to pass on.

Which old Titans colony laser does the Federation fire at Industrial 7 in the Gundam Unicorn finale?

Gryps II is fired on the Federation leadership's orders to keep Laplace's Box shut, and its beam vaporizes the Neo Zeon forces in the way.

Which Gundam Unicorn episode, whose Japanese title means The Sky and the Stars, has Neo Zeon seize the Nahel Argama?

Two Worlds, Two Tomorrows is the sixth episode, and its takeover falls apart when Captain Otto refuses an order to destroy a Federation cruiser.

After his capture in Gundam Unicorn episode 2, Banagher Links is taken to which Neo Zeon asteroid base?

Palau is where Banagher first meets Full Frontal off the battlefield. In episode 3 the Federation assaults it to win back both the boy and the Unicorn.

Which Federation capital do Zeon remnants raid in Gundam Unicorn episode 4 as a feint to cover the Garencieres?

Dakar's Capitol Building is hit purely as a distraction, letting the Garencieres descend to Earth safely with Banagher, who had landed on the ship mid-descent.

Which character designer of the original 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam drew the characters for the Gundam Unicorn novels?

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's drawings were then adapted for the animated version by Kumiko Takahashi.

Which mechanical designer of the Unicorn Gundam gives his name to Bandai's Master Grade Ver. Ka model kits?

Hajime Katoki designed the machines for the novels and led the design team on the OVA. The first kits from the series were Ver. Ka models of the Unicorn and Full Frontal's red machine.

In Gundam Unicorn, Martha Vist Carbine married into the family that founded which mobile suit manufacturer?

Anaheim Electronics also employs her nephew Alberto as an executive, and the marriage gave her great influence with the Earth Federation.

Which 2018 Gundam film, loosely adapted from the Unicorn side novel Phoenix Hunting, continues the story?

Narrative picks up one year later, in U.C. 0097, and its screenplay was written by the Unicorn novelist himself.

Which Unit 3 Unicorn Gundam breaks away from its Federation handlers in the short film One of Seventy-Two?

Phenex resonates with its black sister unit during an operation in U.C. 0095, then breaks off and heads straight for a Federation ship.

Which Neo Zeon Elite Guards commander, devoted to Full Frontal, pilots the purple Rozen Zulu in Gundam Unicorn?

Angelo Sauper first flies a customised Geara Zulu, also purple. In episode 5 his new machine holds off the Federation while Full Frontal attacks its flagship.

Which ECOAS commander dies fighting Full Frontal at the wreck of Laplace in Gundam Unicorn episode 3?

Daguza Mackle gives his life to buy Banagher time to trigger the Unicorn's Destroy Mode. His spirit returns in episode 5 to help the Unicorn hold a tow cable.

Which Neo Zeon captain in Gundam Unicorn commands the Garencieres, a ship disguised as a civilian freighter?

Suberoa Zinnerman lost his wife and daughter in a massacre by Federation troops. In the finale he fights alongside the crew of the Nahel Argama.

Which voice actor, later Tomura Shigaraki in My Hero Academia, plays Banagher Links in the Japanese Gundam Unicorn?

Kōki Uchiyama also won Best Male Rookie at the 5th Seiyu Awards. In the English dub, Banagher is voiced by Steve Cannon.