Franklin Bidan

{{Infobox/Gundam/Character
|image=tts05.jpg
|unnamed character=No
|alias=SSN BF70111104
|english voice=Steve Olson
|japanese voice=Takko Ishimori [MSZ], Ikuya Sawaki [MSZ]~Movies
|gender=Male
|species=Human
|era=Universal Century
|status=Deceased
|blood type=A
|birthdate=March 5, 0024 [MSZG Define]
|deathdate=0087
|hair=Blonde
|eye=Blue
|family=Hilda Bidan~Wife, Kamille Bidan~Son
|loves=Margarita~Mistress
|nationality=London United Kingdom [MSZG Define]
|affiliation=Earth Federation Forces, Titans,
|occupation=Mobile Suit Designer
|rank=Lieutenant
|series=Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Define, 
}}
{{nihongo|'''Franklin Bidan'''|フランクリン・ビダン|Furankurin Bidan}} is a fictional character from the ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]]'' anime series.

==Background==
Franklin Bidan is the principle designer of the [[RX-178 Gundam Mk-II]] developed for use by the [[Titans]]. Often absorbed into his work he neglects his own family, instead finding comfort in a mistress named Margarita. Taken aboard the Titans flagship Alexandria by [[Bask Om]], he and his wife were used as hostages in negotiations for the return of the Gundam Mk. II's captured by the AEUG.

Escaping with the aide of Lieutenant [[Emma Sheen]], he pilots a Gundam Mk. II back to the AEUG ship [[Argama]]. While a refugee on the Argama he steals a Rick Dias and attempts to return to the Titans with the captured machine. Pursued by Argama's mobile suits he engages in combat against them, firing on his own son [[Kamille Bidan]] in the process. When the Rick Dias is damaged in the battle, Franklin attempts to escape only to be blown out further into space when the mobile suit explodes.

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