Henken Bekkener

Henken Bekkener
Henken Bekkener
Profile
Species	Human
Height	195 cm6.398 ft <br />76.772 in <br />
Hair Color	Blond
Eye Color	Black
Died	February 21, 0088 (U.C.)
Status	Killed in Action
Gender	Male
Love Interests	Emma Sheen
Affiliation	Macdaniel Earth Federation Forces Anti Earth Union Group
Occupation	Ship Captain Fast Food Manager
Rank	Major (One Year War) Commander (Gryps War)
Vessels Commanded
Argama-class Fuji-class Irish-class Salamis-class
Vessels Crewed
Argama-class
Miscellaneous
Japanese Voices	Juurouta Kosugi
English Voices	Dave Pettitt Michael Dobson (Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3)
Television	MSZG: #3 - Episode #49
Movie	Gundam the Ride: A Baoa Qu
Manga	MSG:CDAPOYC MSZG Define
Novel	THE FIRST STEP

Henken Bekkener (ヘンケン・ベッケナー, Henken Bekkener^?) is a character from the anime Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.

Personality & Character

Henken has a strong but dynamic personality and is respected by his subordinates, although he is clumsy when it comes to love.

History

One Year War

During the One Year War, Henken was the captain of the modified Salamis-class transport ship Suruga, which belongs to the 7th Fleet and participated in a mission to transport space immigrants from Solomon to Side 6. During the Battle of A Baoa Qu, he left an escape launch with the space immigrants on board to the mobile suit unit "Jack the Halloween" to ensure their safety before entering the battlefield. After this, the Suruga was attacked by the MA-04X Zakrello and sunk, but Henken was rescued safely. It was said that he felt the presence (pressure) of Char Aznable during this period.

Gryps War

Following the One Year War, he joined the AEUG and became the first captain of the Argama in U.C. 0087. Although he was a full-fledged soldier, he was ostensibly the manager of Macdaniel's, a hamburger store in the lunar city of Amman. As the captain of the Argama, Henken commanded the ship during several missions, including the capture of the RX-178 Gundam Mk-II from the Titan headquarters Gryps. He quickly grew attracted to Titans pilot-turned-AEUG pilot Emma Sheen, who initially refused his advances although eventually began warming up to him. Following the rescue of a Temptation-class space shuttle, Henken was replaced as captain of the Argama by the Temptation's captain Bright Noa. Henken went on to captain the Radish, a new battleship in the AEUG fleet. On February 21, 0088, during the final battle for Gryps II, Henken ordered the Radish to support Emma, who was engaged in a battle against Yazan Gable in his RX-139 Hambrabi. Yazan ultimately shot down the ship single-handedly, forcing Emma to watch in horror as Henken died in front of her.

Gallery

Character Designs

As seen in Super Robot Wars X-Ω

Anime

Games

Notes & Trivia

• Dave Pettitt, Henken's English voice actor, also served as Z Gundam's narrator.
  • Pettitt had previously performed as the English voice actor of Master Asia in Mobile Fighter G Gundam.

References

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Viewers Guide - by Mark Simmons