Editing Char Aznable (section)

==Creation==
[[File:Ikeda Shuichi "The World of Gundam" at Opening Ceremony of the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival (22405153956).jpg|thumb|left|Voice actor Shūichi Ikeda]]
Char Aznable was based on historic fighter-pilot [[Manfred von Richthofen]] who shared a similar nickname, "Red Baron". As a result, many of Char's actions were similar to Richtofen's during [[World War I]] since [[Yoshiyuki Tomino|Tomino]] wanted to illustrate the chaos produced by wars in ''Gundam''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.alltheanime.com/yoshiyuki-tomino-the-interview/|title=YOSHIYUKI TOMINO: THE INTERVIEW|date=November 19, 2015|publisher=All The Anime|access-date=June 22, 2019|archive-date=December 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226014604/https://blog.alltheanime.com/yoshiyuki-tomino-the-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> Amuro was introduced as an ordinary man in contrast to his rival the "Red Comet". This made Amuro hard to write as he was meant to oppose Char whom Tomino found more interesting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://otakumode.com/news/562c41a7a1c66b3f299ecf58/Interview-with-Yoshiyuki-Tomino-the-Creator-of-Gundam?page=2|title=Interview with Yoshiyuki Tomino, the Creator of Gundam|date=October 30, 2015|publisher=Otaku Mode|access-date=July 11, 2020|archive-date=July 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711181340/https://otakumode.com/news/562c41a7a1c66b3f299ecf58/Interview-with-Yoshiyuki-Tomino-the-Creator-of-Gundam?page=2|url-status=live}}</ref>  [[Tōru Furuya]], who voiced Amuro, had fun in his work as during recordings of the series he befriended Char's voice Actor [[Shuichi Ikeda]]. However, he was not close to Tomino.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kaorinusantara.or.id/english/2987/animaga-2016-interview-with-tooru-furuya|title=Animaga 2016: Interview with Tooru Furuya|date=November 28, 2016|publisher=kaorinusantara|access-date=July 11, 2020|archive-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713204653/https://www.kaorinusantara.or.id/english/2987/animaga-2016-interview-with-tooru-furuya|url-status=live}}</ref> Originally, Tomino did not want to include Amuro in ''Zeta Gundam'' and when trying to kill him, he failed to do it. As a result, he decided to put Amuro on a friendly relationship with Char.<ref>{{cite book|title=機動戦士Zガンダム 大事典|year=1986|publisher=Rapport}}</ref> Furuya said that while Amuro also had popularity, he could not surpass his rival, Char, a common trait he sometimes find common in anime where there are rivalries.<ref>{{cite book|title=Detective Conan Movie 22 Guidebook |page=55}}</ref> The name ''Char Aznable'' was inspired by Armenian-French singer and songwriter {{nihongo|[[Charles Aznavour]]|シャルル・アズナヴール| Sharuru Azunavūru}}<ref name="Aznavour">{{cite web|url=http://www.voiceofvan.net/html/charles_aznavour.html |title=Charles Aznavour's profile |publisher=VoiceOfVan.net |access-date=May 31, 2007 |quote=The name of Char Aznable, the main antagonist of the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', was derived from Aznavour. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617234727/http://www.voiceofvan.net/html/charles_aznavour.html |archive-date=June 17, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Aznavour_IMDb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002198/bio|title=Charles Aznavour's biography|website=[[Internet Movie Database]]|access-date=May 31, 2007|quote=Partly inspired the character Char Aznable from the 1979 anime "Kidô senshi Gandamu" (1979)...|archive-date=February 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219091315/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002198/bio|url-status=live}}</ref> and a character named Charkin in an earlier robot anime ''[[Brave Reideen|Reideen]]'' (ライディーン)<ref>Gundam Age(ガンダム･エイジ), 洋泉社, 1999, 飯塚正夫. Original wording quoted: 『～仮面をつけてたライバルって言えば、「ライディーン」のシャーキンなわけで、キンをとってシャー。フルネームはシャンソン歌手で、』translated as ''If talking about a masked rival, then Raideen's Charkin name was cut down to Char and (combined) with the full name of the Chanson singer''</ref>