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Beltorchika Irma (ベルトーチカ・イルマ?) is a character introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. She makes other appearances in Day After Tomorrow - From Kai Shiden's Report and reappeared in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.
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History[]
Early Life[]
As a child, Beltorchika was orphaned due to Operation British before she was eventually adopted into the Irma family. While watching broadcasts of the One Year War, she was inspired the young Amuro Ray who was incredibly young despite being an ace pilot. Her admiration for him eventually pushed her into pursuing journalism growing up, but she failed to get an interview with him after several attempts.
Gryps War[]
This young Karaba operative first appears to guide the rebels' Audhumla carrier plane to a secret base, boldly flying her replica biplane through the thick of a mobile suit battle.[1]
Despite her averse behavior towards war, Beltorchika immediately latches onto the famous Amuro Ray, and her strident defense of her hero's interests causes friction with many of her comrades, especially earning her the ire of Kamille Bidan after she went as far to try and convince him to hand over the RX-178 Gundam Mk-II to Amuro.
During the events in Day Of Dakar, she infiltrates the Earth Federation Congress under the guise of a news reporter, narrowly escaping harassment from soldiers manning the checkpoint with the help of Ajis Aziba, a Titans officer. After successfully commandeering the congress session with the help of other Karaba operatives, Beltorchika goes to the rooftop with camera in hand, filming the battle outside as the Titans attempt to stop Char Aznable's televised speech. She is last seen manning a gun turret on the Audhumla as Kamille and Char make their way back into space once more. In A New Translation an additional closing scene features the family of Karaba members at an observatory monitoring the explosions of the fleet battle come to an end, after it ends they go outside and she is sitting on a bench with Amuro.
First Neo Zeon War[]
Beltorchika didn't appear in person in the series, however, it was revealed in the novelization that she was still with the Karaba resistance group. Though in Mobile Suit Gundam Pulitzer -Amuro Ray Beyond the Aurora-, she states that, after the First Neo Zeon War, she, as a civilian rather than a member of the military, was left with an ambiguous path since she couldn't join the Federation, so she opted to remain as a private informant instead.
She and Amuro ended their relationship sometime before the Second Neo Zeon War.
U.C. 0094[]
A year following Amuro's disappearance during the Second Neo Zeon War, Beltorchika would be referred to by Sayla Mass when Kikka Kobayashi, a former passenger on the White Base and acquaintance of Amuro, wished to retrace his steps in life. Beltorchika met Kikka under her old Karen Russell pseudonym at Rio de Janeiro though Kikka easily saw past this.
Third Neo Zeon War[]
In U.C. 0096, Beltorchika contacted Captain Bright Noa to inform him of the covert deployment of the General Revil. Bright suspected that the General Revil had been ordered by General Staff HQ and the Vist Foundation to destroy the Nahel Argama and all who know of the Laplace's Box. Beltorchika asked Bright as to his intentions, reminding him that the General Revil is key to the reconstruction of Earth fleet and would destroy the Nahel Argama and suggested using their contacts in Luio & Co. to warn them. Bright said that he intended to contact the Garencieres through their contacts in the Federation and Neo Zeon. He claimed to have the perfect negotiator, Kai Shiden, who hates Zeons with a passion.[2]
Later on, as Mineva Lao Zabi reveals to the world the truth of the Box, Beltorchika gets on the phone with Kai.
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Amuro Ray[]
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Character Designs[]
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Notes & Trivia[]
- In the novelized version of the film Char's Counterattack titled Beltorchika's Children, Beltorchika acts in the same role that Chan Agi does; however, in the book, she is pregnant with Amuro's child and survives the events of the novel.
Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Episode 15, Katz's Sortie
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 Episode 13, Banagher Links, Soldier
Sources[]
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Viewers Guide - by Mark Simmons
Unicorn characters
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| Civilians | Banagher Links | Audrey Burne | Takuya Irei | Micott Bartsch | Tikva Sant | Kora Sant | Tucci Sant | Kai Shiden | Beltorchika Irma | Anna Links | Marie Zinnerman | Fee Zinnerman | Tom | Marco | Denis | Douglas Doillon | Ester | |
| Vist Foundation | Cardeas Vist | Gael Chan | Syam Vist | |
| Anaheim Electronics | Martha Vist Carbine | Alberto Vist | Aaron Terzieff | Bancroft | |
| Neo Zeon | Full Frontal | Suberoa Zinnerman | Marida Cruz | Angelo Sauper | Flaste Schole | Alec | Besson | Gilboa Sant | Hill Dawson | Tomura | Savoir | Sergi | Loni Garvey | Yonem Kirks | Russet | |
| Earth Federation | Riddhe Marcenas | Otto Mitas | Liam Borrinea | Daguza Mackle | Mihiro Oiwakken | Hasan | Conroy Haagensen | Bright Noa | Meran | Daryl McGuinness | Watts Stepney | Norm Basilicock | Sercel Mitukale | Jonah Gibney | Sydow Omoki | Utalde Husher | Bollard | Galom Gorga | Helm Converse | Homare | Nashiri Lazar | Ronan Marcenas | Ricardo Marcenas | |