Editing Char Aznable (section)

=== ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' ===
On his way back from a mission to clear out guerrilla forces of the Federation Forces, he discovers a new type of ship (the [[White Base]]). By tracking it, he obtains information that the Federation Forces are secretly developing mobile suits in Side 7. When his subordinates sent out on a reconnaissance mission are destroyed by the RX-78-2 Gundam, including their Zaku, he sneaks into the colony himself and is reunited with his sister, Artesia (Sayla), who had evacuated to the White Base to serve in the army, and then has his first confrontation with his eventual rival, Amuro Ray. Although Char overwhelms Amuro, who is unfamiliar with combat, from start to finish, he is unable to overcome the Gundam's strong armor that can bounce back his attack and its powerful beam rifle.

Later, he is ordered to capture or destroy the White Base and the Gundam, and pursues the White Base as it escapes from Side 7. He launches numerous attacks, including infiltrating the Federation Forces' space fortress Luna II, where the White Base has escaped, and sabotaging it, but he fails. He loses many of his men and Zaku units. However, during a surprise attack aimed at the White Base's entry into the atmosphere, despite the numerous casualty of his squad, he succeeds in bringing it down under Zeon controlled territory, which is under the leadership of Garma.

Unknown to many, Char is secretly plotting revenge against the Zabi family, and utilize the opportunity by luring Garma and his fleet within the firing range of the Federation's ''White Base'', resulting in his death. Prior to Garma's death at the hands of the ''White Base'', Char says to him, "Garma, blame this on the misfortune of your birth." This incurred the wrath of Dozle, and Char was dismissed from the Space Strike Force. He was eventually incorporated into Kycilia Zabi's Assault Cavalry. Later in the war, Char begins a bitter rivalry with Federation pilot [[Amuro Ray]], and he develops a relationship with [[Lalah Sune]], a Newtype girl he saved from a brothel. Char also develops into a Newtype himself, and forms psychic bonds with both Amuro and Lalah. Char's abilities and natural charisma allow him to inspire and manipulate. Lalah is killed in battle, taking a blow from Amuro meant for Char; this results in a bitter hatred between Char and Amuro.

During the war, Char draws on Zeon's philosophy to form his identity. The Zeon Principality is largely an authoritarian state that values independence from the Earth and later the destruction of Earth's inhabitants. With his devotion to free all of those who are "trapped by gravity's pull" he is able to face the most deadly outcomes with dignity and leadership.

In the Battle of A Baoa Qu, Char and Amuro's bitter rivalry reaches the level that they engage in a gunfight and then a sword fight after both lose their mobile suits. In the duel,  Char realizes he has been distracted by his rivalry with Amuro, and refocuses on his true enemy – the Zabi family. An ensuing explosion knocks them apart, and Char rushes to save his sister. After being told by a dying Zeon soldier that Kycilia Zabi, the last surviving Zabi, is about to leave, he finds Kycilia's departing ship and kills her. He then disappears amidst the explosion and is logically presumed dead.