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Cucuruz Doan (ククルス・ドアン Kukurusu Doan?) is a character from the Mobile Suit Gundam television series and the one-shot manga prequel Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island -Doan and Rolland-.

History[]

Cucuruz Doan was a mobile suit pilot for the Principality of Zeon during the One Year War, piloting a MS-06J Zaku II Ground Type. During one battle his gun misfired, resulting in the death of several civilians. Doan was then ordered to kill the children of the civilians he had accidentally killed. But Doan could not bring himself do it, and deserted the army, taking the orphaned children with him. He fled to Taiwan, where he claimed to be a local guerrilla fighting against Zeon. Doan was incapacitated, but was helped by Rolland Chuan, who had also lost her family to the war[1]. Doan, Rolland and his children board a refugee ship to escape the fighting, but the ship is caught up in a skirmish between Zeon and the guerrillas and the children are swept overboard. Doan rescues them, but they end up adrift in a lifeboat, eventually washing up on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean.

Doan establishes a homestead for the orphans on the island, swearing an oath to himself to protect the children as atonement for his past. Doan remains wracked by nightmares about his past, and he keeps a diary, where he writes about it and his worries about the future, knowing that eventually he would have to reveal his true identity to the children —and suspects he will have to leave the island. Until that day he resolves to prepare wells and fields so that the children can survive on the island. Doan is able to recover a functional Zaku II from a Zeon transport which went down in the seas surrounding the island, which he believes he can use to protect them, hiding it behind the island's waterfall. Rolland finds Doan's diary on August 27, and learns the truth, but accepts him.

Two months later, Amuro Ray, piloting his FF-X7 Core Fighter, arrives on the island investigating a distress signal from a downed Federation fighter. The jet's weapons had been stripped and its two injured pilots, who had been bound in the aircraft by Doan, soon succumb to their injuries. Doan approaches Amuro in his Zaku II and asks him to surrender, but Amuro refuses, boarding the Core Fighter again. Despite Doan saying he doesn't want to fight, the two engage in a short skirmish that ends with Doan knocking Amuro out and hiding the Core Fighter.

Doan rescues Amuro from the sea. Initially, the two do not get along, with Doan refusing to return the Core Fighter to Amuro, and Amuro believing him to be an enemy who has brainwashed the children. But when a Zeon force consisting of a Luggun and another Zaku show up and attacks the island, Doan takes Amuro to where he stashed the Core Fighter—behind the waterfall, next to his Zaku—and the two work together to fight off the invaders. Amuro reforms the Gundam and shoots down the Luggun, but Doan tells Amuro to leave the Zaku to him. As Doan explains his relation with the children, Amuro sympathizes with him. He explains that had sworn never to use guns again and instead use what he called "mobile suit martial arts." Doan destroys the other Zaku and throws its remains into the ocean.

Though the fight is over, Doan says he and the children are no longer safe. Amuro uses his Gundam to throw Doan's Zaku in the sea before departing and leaving Doan and the children in peace. Doan tells the children that Amuro did the right thing.[2]

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  • In SD Gundam G Generation games Gather Beat and Advance, Doan was a subordinate of Nimbus Schterzen, who carried out operations that involved killing civilians alongside his superior. While he was filled with guilt over his actions, he was disturbed that Nimbus enjoyed killing. In both games, he was a recruitable character. He could also learn Meikyo-Shisui from Domon Kasshu and activate Hyper Mode using his Zaku.
  • In Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs Zeon Deluxe, Doan's Island is seen in the playable Versus map "Pacific Ocean".
    • In the game's Campaign Mode, a one time-only mission will open up after Garma's death that will allow you to play a mission here to recreate the events of the episode with Doan using only melee attacks.
  • In Extreme VS Full Boost, Doan's Zaku II was added as a DLC character on April 16, 2014. The unit costs 1000 points and, true to its animated appearance, fights primarily by throwing rocks and using bare-knuckle brawling (using some melee animations from Bernard Wiseman's MS-06FZ Zaku II Kai but with the heat hawk removed, a kick similar to Char's Zaku II and an uppercut unique to himself).  It can also summon Amuro's Core Fighter for assistance. In Maxi Boost onwards, Doan's Zaku II was upgraded to a 1500 cost instead. In Extreme Vs 2, Doan now summons the full RX-78-2 Gundam for support rather than just the Core Fighter.
    • In his interactions with other pilots, Doan will be able to recognize Char Aznable, Anavel Gato, Shin Matsunaga and Johnny Ridden by their nicknames. Conversely, several pilots refer to him purely as "Deserter" or "Traitor" because of his decision to go AWOL with Gato and Daryl Lorenz particularly scorning him.
    • Doan remarks of the OYW Amuro's potential, and this is followed-up by his amazement with CCA Amuro's growth in strength while he had been stuck in his island.
    • When paired with Shiro Amada, Shiro sympathizes with Doan's wishes to abandon the war in favor of taking care of his orphans, while Doan urges Shiro not to overexert himself as he has someone waiting for him to return.
    • Doan expresses surprise at seeing other Zakus, particularly Lunamaria Hawke's Gunner ZAKU Warrior and Mashymre Cello's Zaku III. He will also want to see Bernard Wiseman's use of melee weapons with the Zaku II Kai.
    • Doan immediately despises the warmongering Ali al-Saachez and calls men like him unforgivable. Similarly, Doan also looks down on heavily armed units.
    • Doan will show interest over Mobile Fighter G Gundam​'s units, especially with their specialization in melee attacks and martial arts.

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Earth Federation White Base Amuro Ray · Bright Noa · Sayla Mass · Hayato Kobayashi · Kai Shiden · Ryu Jose · Fraw Bow · Mirai Yashima · Sleggar Law · Marker Clan · Oscar Dublin · Omur Fang · Job John · Sunmalo · Tamura · Paolo Cassius · Vammas · Howard · Maximilian · Kal · Humrau
Jaburo Officers Gopp · Woody Malden · Kolin · Antonio Callas
Luna II Officers Wakkein · Robinson · Reed · Camilla
EFSF Officers Tianem · Elran
EFF engineers Tem Ray · Mosk Han · Seki
General Revil · Matilda Ajan · Shin
Principality of Zeon Char Aznable · Degwin Sodo Zabi · Dozle Zabi · Garma Zabi · Gihren Zabi · Kycilia Zabi · Lalah Sune · M'Quve · Jimba Ral · Black Tri-Stars · Cecilia Irene · Miharu Ratokie · Cucuruz Doan · Challia Bull · Simus Al Bakharov · Dren · Gadem · Darota · Butsham · Vice · Lang · Torgan · Smith Onizawa · Sagred · Madison · Ghien · Li Hwan · Jittal · Bamlo · Kom · Fix · Matthew · Bison · Beebe · Klink · Habe · March · Delamin · Godard · Goro · Hamble · Guevil · Joyce · Kamp · Keji · Mile · Miru
A Baoa Qu Garrison Asakura · Twanning · Rio Marini
M'Quve's subordinates Uragang · Judock · Barom
Dozle's subordinates Conscon · Lackoc
Ramba Ral's Corps Ramba Ral · Crowley Hamon · Clamp · Tachi · Cozun Graham · Acous · Zeygan · Stetch
Akahana's team Akahana · Ivanov · Callahan · Lasa · Marcy · Boraskyniv
Char's troops Denim · Slender · Gene · Crown · J.Q. · Kohm
Patrol corps Cuaran · Giyal · Sol · Ross · Magu
Mad Angler corps Flanagan Boone · Connolly · Carioca
Zanzibar soldiers Mulligan · Tokwan · Dimitri
Civilians Katz · Letz · Kikka · Kamaria Ray · Fam Bow · Cameron Bloom · Icelina Eschonbach · Eschonbach · Persia · Coaly · Smith · Pero · Rolland Chuan · Chiyo · Kum · Milly Ratokie · Jill Ratokie · Bergamino · Haro
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