Hathaway Noa
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Hathaway Noa is a fictional character from the Gundam
franchise. He first appeared in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
, and is most prominently featured in the feature film Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
and the novel Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash
. His name may be a reference to Noah Hathaway (Boxey, of Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
, who was also the son of a major character).
0080, to Bright Noa
and Mirai Yashima
. He makes his first animated appearance along with his mother and his sister Cheimen Noa in the anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
, while his father was in space. Due to his father's military service, he was absent for large periods of Hathaway's life.
The novelization Beltorchika's Children, which was written by director Yoshiyuki Tomino, features several differences. One of the biggest ones for Hathaway is that instead of Chan killing Quess, it is Hathaway who does so accidentally.
is a sequel to the novel version of Char's Counterattack. Set 12 years after those events, Hathaway is now the leader of the terrorist group Mafty, and operates under the alias Mafty Navue Erin. Despite piloting a powerful new Gundam, he is eventually captured and sentenced to death by Bright, who does not realize that he is his own son. Before he died Quess Paraya's ghost visited him and said she was never in love with him, making him realize he wasted his life.
series, re-tells the events of the battle against Quess Paraya in the Alpha Azieru, with a more positive ending then the grim one that occurred during Char's Counterattack. After attacking Hathaway in his RGM-89 Jegan, Quess is encounted by Amuro Ray
and does battle with him in his Nu Gundam. Hathaway's voice tells Quess not to be angry anymore and Amuro convinces her to find Hathaway. It's implied that the two found each other and lived happily together afterwards. This particular short was written by Tomino himself, now with a more upbeat attitude.
Gundam
The is a metaseries of anime created by Sunrise studios that features giant robots called "Mobile Suits" ; usually the protagonist's MS will carry the name Gundam....
franchise. He first appeared in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
is a television anime, part of the Gundam series and a sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam. The show was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, while the series' mechanical designs is split amongst Kunio Okawara, Mamoru Nagano, and Kazumi Fujita...
, and is most prominently featured in the feature film Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
is a 1988 anime film set in Gundam's Universal Century timeline of Gundam, specifically U.C. 0093.Making its theatrical debut on March 12, 1988, Char's Counterattack is the culmination of the original saga begun in Mobile Suit Gundam and continued through Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit...
and the novel Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash was a series of three Gundam novels written by Gundam-creator Yoshiyuki Tomino from February 1989 to May 1990. They chronicle the later life of Hathaway Noa, the son of Bright Noa, twelve years after the events of the second Neo Zeon movement as seen in Mobile...
. His name may be a reference to Noah Hathaway (Boxey, of Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series, created by Glen A. Larson. It starred Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict and ran for one season in 1978–79. After cancellation, its story was continued in 1980 as Galactica 1980 with Adama, Lieutenant Boomer and...
, who was also the son of a major character).
Background
Hathaway Noa was born in the year UCUniversal Century
is the original timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. The official English name U.C. is often used instead in recent production like MS Igloo and Master Grade model instructions and official pages is the original timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. The official English name U.C....
0080, to Bright Noa
Bright Noa
is a fictional character from the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam and the related films. In the anime, he is only mentioned as Earth-born...
and Mirai Yashima
Mirai Yashima
is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam. She is one of the three White Base crew to display Newtype abilities, along with Amuro Ray and Sayla Mass.-History:...
. He makes his first animated appearance along with his mother and his sister Cheimen Noa in the anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
is a television anime, part of the Gundam series and a sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam. The show was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, while the series' mechanical designs is split amongst Kunio Okawara, Mamoru Nagano, and Kazumi Fujita...
, while his father was in space. Due to his father's military service, he was absent for large periods of Hathaway's life.
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Hathaway and his sister have a very minor role in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. They show up only briefly during the first time the series shifts towards Earth, along with their mother Mirai.Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
In Char's Counterattack, Hathaway escapes the doomed earth in a space shuttle. His shuttle is caught in a Neo Zeon battle, but Bright Noa rescues him. Hathaway becomes an unofficial member of Londo Bell and tries to assist tacticly. In the final battle to stop Axis from colliding with earth he makes an attempt to persuade Quess Paraya to stop fighting by launching in a Jegan. Quess had already lost her mind and does not listen to his words of reason. Chan Agi, Amuro's partner and chief mechanic for the RX-93 Nu Gundam, launches in the damaged Re-GZ and found both of them, and after exchanging words with Quess, Agi launches a missile at the MA and destroying Quess (who shielded Hathaway with her MA in order to save his life) in the process. Hathaway shocked and infuriated over Quess' death, attacks Chan's mobile suit in a fit of rage. She was incapable of fighting back (due to the state of her MS) and is killed with a direct beam shot to her cockpit. Hathaway is one of the few surviving characters at the end of CCA.The novelization Beltorchika's Children, which was written by director Yoshiyuki Tomino, features several differences. One of the biggest ones for Hathaway is that instead of Chan killing Quess, it is Hathaway who does so accidentally.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash
The novel Hathaway's FlashMobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash was a series of three Gundam novels written by Gundam-creator Yoshiyuki Tomino from February 1989 to May 1990. They chronicle the later life of Hathaway Noa, the son of Bright Noa, twelve years after the events of the second Neo Zeon movement as seen in Mobile...
is a sequel to the novel version of Char's Counterattack. Set 12 years after those events, Hathaway is now the leader of the terrorist group Mafty, and operates under the alias Mafty Navue Erin. Despite piloting a powerful new Gundam, he is eventually captured and sentenced to death by Bright, who does not realize that he is his own son. Before he died Quess Paraya's ghost visited him and said she was never in love with him, making him realize he wasted his life.
Gundam Evolve
The fifth short movie of the Gundam EvolveGundam Evolve
, also known as Mobile Suit Gundam Evolve, is a series of short films set in the different timelines of the Gundam series. Originally there were only five Evolve episodes, produced from 2001 to 2003, Bandai started to create new Evolve episodes in 2004...
series, re-tells the events of the battle against Quess Paraya in the Alpha Azieru, with a more positive ending then the grim one that occurred during Char's Counterattack. After attacking Hathaway in his RGM-89 Jegan, Quess is encounted by Amuro Ray
Amuro Ray
is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Char's Counterattack, voiced by Tōru Furuya , Brad Swaile , Michael Lindsay and Matthew Erickson is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile...
and does battle with him in his Nu Gundam. Hathaway's voice tells Quess not to be angry anymore and Amuro convinces her to find Hathaway. It's implied that the two found each other and lived happily together afterwards. This particular short was written by Tomino himself, now with a more upbeat attitude.