Steiner Hardy

Steiner Hardy is a major character from the anime, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket. Hardy is an experienced Zeon veteran. Steiner Hardy is captain of the Cyclops Team during the One Year War. His best friend, Andy Strauss was killed during the assault on the Earth Federation's Arctic base. Shortly thereafter, Colonel Killing assigns Hardy's team to Operation Rubicon. Steiner realizes that his team is not expected to succeed at capturing Gundam Alex but are merely pawns in Killing's larger plans. Steiner Hardy is shot in Libot's Federation base during Operation Rubicon. Bernie saves Hardy and brings him to a clearing away from the base where he eventually dies.