Bellri Zenam (ベルリ・ゼナム Beruri Zenamu?) is the main protagonist of the Gundam Reconguista in G television series. He is the pilot of the YG-111 Gundam G-Self.
Personality & Character[]
Bellri is a cunning, smug and cheerful boy who grew up with a workaholic mother who was never around. Although he doesn't resent her for it, he does get annoyed by it sometimes. He is easily attracted to pretty girls, instantly falling for Aida Surugan and later making eyes at Raraiya Monday when she regained her memories.
Bellri doesn't like war and fights only out of necessity, preferring to disable his opponents rather than killing them. He does not like being under other people's command, wanting to choose his own path. Over the course of the series, he comes to resent his destiny of being the G-Self's pilot but still is oblivious to the possibility of being killed in battle, becoming overconfident in the G-Self's abilities.
Skills & Abilities[]
Bellri is very intelligent, skipping grades at the academy and becoming a cadet at a young age. He is skilled in hand to hand combat, overpowering Klim Nick.
History[]
He was Aida Surugan's biological brother and was adopted by Wilmit Zenam.
Afterward, he became a cadet at the Capital Guard Academy, a week following the capture of the YG-111 Gundam G-Self's pilot, Raraiya. He went up the Capital Tower as part of the 10-10th class as they begin their first practical Zero-G training in Rectens, where they were cheered on by Noredo Nug and the other cheerleaders. The Capital Tower is attacked by the G-Self (as a distraction to allow other pilots to steal photon batteries). But Bellri manages to hold it off. After Dellensen Samatar and Luin Lee come to his assistance they capture the G-Self and Aida, who was piloting it, not knowing that she is actually his sister.[1]
Bellri later returns to the academy, though he continues to think about Aida. He is soon assigned to guard duty at a ball where the Holy Minister, Gel Trimedestus Nug, would be attending alongside Luin. Bellri is greeted and praised by Cumpa Rusita for his efforts. The pair would then team up to help evacuate the guests during the attack from the Pirate Corps. They then leave the hall and run into Noredo, Raraiya and Manny Ambassada who follow the boys to the prison tower. Bellri leaves Luin behind as he takes a call, though the girls follow him. He calls out for Aida but then decides to sneak in quietly in order to avoid attracting attention. He makes his way to Aida alongside Noredo and as they make their way back down, Bellri argues with Aida about why she is with Ameria. Bellri reunites with Luin and the others and they are picked up by Kerbes Yoh in his F-Rug. Kerbes informs Bellri that Dellensen wants him to pilot the G-Self and takes him to the hangar. He pilots it, but Aida follows him and ends up dangling on its cockpit hatch while they are attacked by Cahill Saint (who was unaware of her presence). Upset at Cahill's attack, Bellri shoots the cockpit of his GH-001 Grimoire and kills him, earning the wrath of Aida who was actually his lover.[2]
After the battle, Bellri watches as Aida and Raraiya are taken away by Research Department of the Capital Guard. He heads to Wilmit Zenam's office in order to try and convince her to retrieve Aida, then eventually takes advantage of Cumpa's summons to ask him directly alongside Noredo who he was unable to shake off. He is able to reunite with Aida and Raraiya, but the city is attacked by a Montero piloted by Klim. The quartet head for the G-Self, and Aida takes control of the cockpit. She uses the chaos to meet with Klim and they pilot the two Mobile Suits back to Megafauna with Bellri and the others still inside.[3]
After being taken captive, Bellri is forced to pilot the G-Self by a sceptical Klim who takes Noreda and Raraiya hostage. While he pilots it, the Capital Army arrives and Bellri decides to fending them off, being unhappy with their inception. He faces them in battle and tries to tell Dellensen not to attack, fearing that Noredo and Raraiya will be hurt. However, Klim attacks Dellensen and the battle continues anyway, forcing Bellri to activate the G-Self's abilities to drive the Capital Army away. He later tells Aida and the others that neither he nor his mother knew about the Capital Army.[4] Bellri eventually decides to fight the Capital Army alongside the Pirate Corps on the condition that they don't try to capture the Capital Tower. He learns how to use the Core Fighter and faces Mask and his Elf Bullock in battle. After the Megafauna heads to space, he tells Noredo and Raraiya to stay in their spacesuits so that they can be ready to escape.[5]
Once in space, Bellri tells the two girls to stowaway on a hover plane as the Capital Army launches another attack while he heads to battle, hoping to use the opportunity to escape. He heads out in the G-self, now equipped with the Reflector Pack. While in space, he gathers information on the Amerian Army's fleet. He is confronted by an Elf Bull, and Bellri faces the enemy unit, angered at how the Capital Army is breaking taboos and abusing technology. With the help of Klim and the mobile suit's latent ability activating, he is able to defeat and destroy the enemy Elf Bull, but realizes right at the end that his opponent is actually Dellensen. Bellri is upset at his instructors death and blames his usage of the Elf Bull. After rescuing Klim, he returns to his quarters and goes into denial, refusing to believe he heard Dellensen's voice.[6]
After returning to Earth for repairs, Bellri is surprised to learn that Raraiya has headed out in the G-Self during another attack from the Capital Army while he pilots a Jahannam. He finds and rescues Raraiya, then replaces her in the G-Self and faces the Capital Army in battle. Though they are backed into a corner, they are saved by an Armorzagan.[7] After meeting Gusion Surugan who came with the reinforcements, he equips the Tricky Pack and returns to battle, overpowering Mask. He then chases Aida who recklessly flew out in order to intercept an unknown craft, and stops her from firing at it after realizing that his mother is inside. He reunites with Wilmit and they discuss the threat from space with Gusion and the others. Bellri also reveals that he knew the Megafauna was actually the forbidden Nick Space.[8] Bellri and Wilmit soon persuade the Megafauna to go to the Capital Tower so that the two parties can work together, and get approval from Gusion and Donyell. He reunites with Kerbes, who arrives to assist them on request from Wilmit. Though they succeed in entering the Capital Tower and meeting Gel, they retreat with Kerbes after Cumpa learns of their presence, leaving Wilmit and Gusion behind.[9] In order to prevent the Capital Army from getting their hands on himself, Raraiya and the G-Self, Bellri flees with the Megafauna. He fends off an attack from Becker Shadam's Wuxia unit using the High Torque Pack and rescues Aida before heading into space once more.[10]
During the battle in space between the Amerian Army and Capital Army, Bellri faces Mask in battle once again and sees his masked persona in person for the first time. He fights off Mask and Barara Peor alongside Aida in the Space Pack.[11] After equipping the Assault Pack, he and Aida fend Mask off once again, this time protecting the Salamandra. Bellri and his friends then go to Sankt Porto after the Amerian Army takes it over and try to diffuse the situation, but their conversation is interrupted after the Towasanga fleet destroys an Amerian ship as a warning.[12]
Bellri and the others board the Garanden after the leaders of the Amerian and Capital armies agree to a joint front against Towasanga, where they are greeted by Barara and Mask and reunite with Manny. He rejoins with Klim and the joint force approach the Towasanga fleet pretending to surrender, but are quickly discovered and attack. They retreat back to Sankt Port and join the negotiations. Bellri is shocked by Aida's plan to go to Towasanga.[13] He paves the way to the moon when they are attacked by the Dorette Fleet, and captures Ringo Lon Giamonotta who he brings aboard the ship.[14] They are attacked once again and Bellri faces Rockpie Getty in battle.[15]
Bellri compares his pendant with Aida's
After reaching Towasanga, Bellri and the others are welcomed into Cyrano-5. He and Aida are informed by Miraji Barbaros and Lorucca Blakes that they were part of the Rayhunton Family, much to their shock. While still coming to terms with his new information and that his crush was actually his sister, the Garanden soon lands on Cyrano-5 and further complicates things. Wanting to find out what's going on, Bellri heads out in the G-Self. He is attacked by Gavan Magdala and his squad but quickly dispatches them. He is warned not to show off that kind of firepower in front of Towasanga again. Bellri returns to base and has an emotional outburst, declaring that it wasn't his fault things got escalated and that resistance's efforts won't work. He is angered at being Aida's sibling and curses his Rayhunton lineage.[16]
After watching Miraji and Lorucca, Bellri infers that Cumpa is actually from Towasanga and that the two men know him. Knowing that Cumpa is present in Towasanga and that the Garanden just launched mobile suits, he prepares to battle. Just as he enters the battlefield and back up Raraiya, Rockpie and his crew soon arrive and stop the conflict as the Crescent Ship is on the way. All the combatants instead focus on clearing the space debris in order to clear the way for the ship before it arrives.[17] The Pirate Corps are soon attacked by both the Capital Army and Towasanga. Bellri defeats Gavan then Rockpie in his new Gaitrash, then boards the Crescent Ship using his necklace. He unknowingly unlocks the Higgsroot Capsule, allowing the Crescent Ship to get moving again.[18]
While onboard the Crescent Ship, Bellri is told by Happa that the G-Self was designed with both Aida's and his own safety in mind. This causes him to appreciate the love his parents had for him and makes him emotional.[19] After the G-IT Corps siege the Crescent Ship and take the G-Self, he borrows the G-Arcane and takes it back then immediately heads into battle against the G-Corps. During the battle, he is chased by Kia Mbeki who carelessly fires at the sea floor of the Venus Globe with his Gaeon, opening a hole and causing the sea to gush out. Bellri follows Kia into Venus Globe.[20] Chikara Dual follows them and backs Kia up, and Bellri continues to fight them. Kia and Kun Soon soon break away from the battle and block the hole in the sea floor using their own mobile armors. Bellri reunites with the rest of the crew and later meets with President La Gu.[21]
Heading back to the Earth Sphere, the crew find the Capital Army, Amerian Army and Dorette Fleet still locked in a three-way conflict near the Capital Tower. Bellri equips the Perfect Pack and heads out, attacking Becker's oncoming squadron with the photon torpedoes. He then heads to Wanjira, where he reunites with his mother. He and the others are brought up to date on the situation, but Jugan Meinstron decides to take Aida as a hostage. Bellri defends her, and the Pirate Corps leave while the Capital Army is distracted. They then head to the Rattle-Python to meet Aida's father.[22]
Bellri uses the Perfect Pack's Assault Mode
Gusion tells them to join their forces but Bellri refuses, not wanting to be under anybody's command. Aida supports his argument and tells her father that she will support her brother and help Gusion in her own way, much to Gusion's surprise. They leave and return to the Megafauna. When the three sides begin to battle, Bellri heads out with the others in order to observe the battle. The inexperienced members of Rosario Ten are bewildered by the conflict, and one of them heads to the battlefield after being drawn in by the light. Bellri stops Raraiya and Noredo from chasing them and heads after the stray mobile suit by himself, which lands him in the battlefield. The mobile suit shoots at Getty, who kills him in turn. Bellri disarms Rockpie's men and uses the Perfect Pack's Assault Mode, killing Rockpie. He grieves over the death of his fallen comrade but is encouraged by Raraiya, Noredo and Kerbes.[23]
After returning to the Megafauna and the Amerian Army, Bellri and the others board the Kashiba Mikoshi where they meet Gel. They later head back to battle as the Capital Army send out the Yggdrasil to attack the Amerian Army and Dorette Fleet, who attempt to ally against their common enemy. The Yggdrasil is overwhelmingly powerful, but Bellri and the others manage to approach it and Bellri lands the final blow. Just before the Yggdrasil explodes, he learns that Barara is the pilot. She dies, and he approaches Aida who is in shock over Gusion's death. He tells her that it is dangerous and they withdraw.[24]
After the destruction of the Dorette Fleet, Bellri heads out with the others to stop the Garanden. He leaves the G-Arcane and G-Lucifer behind to deal with the G-IT Corps and approaches the enemy ship, but is confronted by the G-Rach. He hopes that Manny isn't the pilot as he destroys the G-Rach's arm, then faces Mask in his new Kabakali when he arrives to back up Manny. He helps Aida and the others get back to the Megafauna as all the combatants are pulled down by Earth's gravity, then heads for the Salamadra when he sees them struggling. He heads down to Earth alone in the G-Self.[25]
He is attacked by Mask and Manny but manages to get away. He tries to search for the source of the fighting and end it once and for all, but is found by Manny and chased into a tunnel. The G-Rach is too big to pursue him, but Mask is able to enter the tunnel in his Kabakali. He tries to attack Bellri but he escapes again, running into Ringo and Kerbes after escaping the tunnel. He sees his mother and heads to her, but is attacked by Kun Soon. He quickly disables her and she surrenders, but Mask finally finds him. Bellri attempts to disable the Kabakali too, wanting to disable the enemy mobile suit and spare the pilot, but Mask persistently continues to attack even as his mobile suit is cut to shreds. Although Bellri wins, a stray shot fired from the Kabakali's detached arm managed to badly damage the G-Self and he is forced to use his escape pod. He then reunites with Wilmit.[26]
Bellri traveling the world with Noredo (Reconguista in G the Movie V)
After the war, Bellri boards the Crescent Ship as it travels around the world with the rest of the Pirate Corps. When the ship lands in Japan, he gets off without telling Noredo, asking Aida to tell her to look after Chuchumy. He then travels up Mt Fuji on a Shank, then decides to head to the mainland in his journey across the planet.[26] In the movie version of events, he becomes increasingly surprised with what his compatriots are doing after the war and laments how all he knows is the G-Self. This realization is what pushed him to travel the world on his own and led to him leaving the others when the ship docked at Japan. At some point in a desert environment, Bellri reunites with Noredo and the pair travel together from that point on.[27]
Relationships[]
Aida Surugan[]
Bellri is taken aback by Aida when he first sees her, and continues to think about and care for her.[2] Despite his crush on her, he soon discovers that she is his older sister. This causes him to become emotional and he lashes out by unnecessarily going into battle.[16]
Noredo Nug[]
Though Noredo clearly has feelings for Bellri and is jealous of his relationship with Aida, Bellri is indifferent to her. After his relationship with Aida changes he begins to pay more attention to her, though he still leaves her behind on the Crescent Ship at the end. In the movie version, they reunite and continue traveling together.
Gallery[]
Character Design[]
Anime[]
Movies[]
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Illustrations & Artwork[]
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Manga[]
Games[]
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Trivia[]
- Bellri is Mark Ishii's debut role as a voice actor.
- In the January 2015 issue of Newtype Magazine, Bellri was ranked the fourth best male character, surpassing record holder, Kira Yamato.[28]
- In Super Robot Wars X, Bellri shows signs of being a Newtype, which is hinted at by both Amuro and Char. Both of them acknowledge that Bellri's way of thinking might be the best for the future. Further more Char also acknowledges that if he had joined Bellri first he would not of have to think badly about the Regild Century. Amuro on the other hand thinks that Bellri is proof that the future can change for the better.
- Bellri Zenam is one of the main characters that doesn't make a voiced appearance in the Message from GUNDAM "BEYOND" PSA.
- Bellri's relationship with Aida Surugan shares a resemblance to Kira Yamato and Cagalli Yula Athha's, as both characters were separated since they are young.
References[]
- ↑ The Mysterious Mobile Suit
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 G-Self, Start up!
- ↑ The Pressure of Montero
- ↑ Wild Dance of the Catsith
- ↑ The Enemy is the Capital Army
- ↑ Dellensen, A Fearsome Foe!
- ↑ The Mask Corps's Fierce Assault
- ↑ Mother, Father and Mask
- ↑ Megafauna to the South
- ↑ Escape from the Territory
- ↑ Charge in! The Space War
- ↑ Capital Tower Occupied
- ↑ Those who came from the Moon
- ↑ Space and Mobile Suit Battles
- ↑ Fly Forth! To Towasanga!
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Belri's War
- ↑ Aida's Decision
- ↑ Ride the Crescent Moon
- ↑ The Venus Globe Gang
- ↑ Space Inside a Frame
- ↑ The Weight of the Sea
- ↑ Reunions in the Earth Sphere
- ↑ Sound of a Newtype
- ↑ Space Kaleidoscope
- ↑ Crossing the Line of Death
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Rising on Earth
- ↑ Reconguista in G the Movie V Beyond the Peril of Death
- ↑ SGCafe