Hoshimaru (ホシマル Hoshimaru?) is a character introduced in Advance of Zeta Re-Boot: Gundam Inle.
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Hoshimaru was one of Tristan’s trusted subordinates who followed him to Mars, holding deep respect and admiration for his leader. A self-proclaimed “super-skilled MS pilot,” he worked at the bar Try-Stellar, where he served drinks. He constantly boasted about the “girlfriend he left behind on Earth,” carrying her photo everywhere and dreaming of the day he could return home. Impulsive and quick-tempered, Hoshimaru was nonetheless a passionate man. He proudly claimed he can turn the “fake Gundam,” the Early Hazel, into the real thing, and during Operation “Shining Star,” he persuaded comrades who were ready to die to instead return alive.
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During Operation “Shining Star”, he piloted an Early Hazel equipped with a Zssa Booster Marine Type, taking part in a joint mission with Zeon Mars’ underwater forces. By the end of the operation, he managed to persuade Gloria Zabi, and while Tsukimori in the Helios Mariner clashed with the rampaging Wings of Inle, Hoshimaru, piloting the Early Hazel, succeeded in making contact with Inle, regaining control of it, and capturing both the machine and its pilot, Diana—though this came at the cost of Tsukimori’s life. Soon afterward, he was confronted by Tsukimori’s thought entity, who revealed the truth: Hoshimaru was actually a Cyber Newtype clone of Tristan, and the true trump card of the mission. Inle had been pre-programmed to recognize and activate in the presence of Tristan, a key figure of Tristellar and central to the TR Project. As such, in order to seize Inle, it was necessary to bring Hoshimaru—carrying Tristan’s genetic code—into direct contact with the machine, though he himself had been completely unaware of this.[1]
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- ↑ "A.O.Z Re-Boot Vol.70". Dengeki Hobby Web. KADOKAWA. February 21, 2022.