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Lalah Sune (ララァ・スン Raraa Sun?, also spelled as Lalah Sun[note 1]) is a character introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam.
Personality & Character[]
Lalah has an Indian appearance, with brown skin and a bindi, a Hindu custom. She usually wears a yellow one-piece dress and does not seem to be a soldier. She is a girl with a mysterious atmosphere, and expresses herself in a fragile and journalistic way. However, in the Zeon army, where military discipline is strict, she was shunned by the general staff because of her origin, age, and supercilious attitude, and her admiration was limited to a few girls who were close to her.
Skills & Abilities[]
Lalah's Newtype abilities were so high that even Dr. Flanagan, the leading researcher in the field, was astonished. Because of this, even with the performance of the mobile armor "Elmeth", which was only equipped with the initial psycommu system, she was able to destroy the ships and mobile suits of the Earth Federation Forces, which had gathered after the Battle of Solomon, one after another, with her all-range attacks from a very long distance.
History[]
One Year War[]
She was discovered by Char Aznable working in an Indian brothel at the end of the One Year War in U.C. 0079, and at the Flanagan Institute, she developed the "qualities" of a Newtype. Lalah and Amuro Ray first met at a lodge by a lake where Amuro stopped to take shelter from the rain in Side 6. They spoke briefly and Amuro was attracted to her with his Newtype powers. They met again some time later when Amuro's car got stuck in the mud. Another vehicle pulled over and offered to help him, aboard it was Lalah and Char Aznable, Amuro's archrival (the two had not yet seen each other face to face). Amuro immediately recognized both of them, but Char and Lalah had yet to figure out Amuro's identity.
Lalah accompanied Char to the Zanzibar cruiser in Side 6 and they soon departed. They were unable to make it to Solomon in time, and headed to an abandoned colony in the Texas zone of Side 5. Following this, Lalah saw her first action in combat as she tested the Elmeth in an attack on Solomon, which was now under Federation control. Following additional adjustments to the Elmeth's system, Lalah performed an additional sortie in the Elmeth and showed such ability that veteran pilots moved behind the Elmeth during battle.
During a later battle with the Elmeth, which wreaked havoc on the Federation forces with its psycommu armaments, Amuro in the Gundam engaged the Elmeth but found out the pilot was Lalah. Both then realized they were soulmates and shared a "Newtype bonding", a sort of telepathic bond. Unfortunately Char arrived and chastised Lalah for "consorting with the enemy" and raised his beam naginata to strike down Amuro's wingman Sayla Mass, piloting the FF-X7-Bst Core Booster (G-Fighter in the original anime). Lalah told Char to stop, for she sensed the pilot was Char's sister. Char would cancel his attack but this gave Amuro the opportunity to sever the weapon arm of Char's Gelgoog, rendering it incapacitated. Amuro went for the killing blow but Lalah's Elmeth knocked away Char's Gelgoog and she is killed in battle when the Gundam's beam saber pierces her cockpit. Her death a profound effect on both men, as their rivalry escalates from a professional to a very personal one which culminated in the movie Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack.
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn[]
During the climax of the Laplace Incident, also known as the Third Neo Zeon War, Banagher Links and Full Frontal, the "Second Coming of Char", would travel throughout the history of Universal Century through the Psychoplates of the Neo Zeong, until they reached the end of time. As they reached the end of time, Full Frontal tells Banagher that a brighter future would never be possible, and all efforts would be futile as the universe would eventually end. As Banagher persists against Frontal's nihilistic beliefs, he was able to create a "warm light" between them and their surroundings. While Frontal continues to insist his nihilistic ideals, the newtype spirits of Lalah Sune, and Char Aznable himself, would visit him, and Lalah tells Frontal the light which Banagher created was the same light that warms the universe itself. Char tells Frontal that his time has come, and Lalah reassures Char that his thoughts and ideals would eventually be heard. Frontal accepts his fate, and as the Neo Zeong and Unicorn Gundam return to real time, the Neo Zeong and Sinanju would crumble to dust as Frontal had finally given up his spirit. Before Frontal passes on, he tells Banagher to do what he believes is right. The spirits of Amuro, Char and Lalah would wander across the cosmos, letting Banagher Links to finish what they started.
Relationships[]
Char Aznable[]
Amuro Ray[]
Gallery[]
Lineart[]
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Anime[]
Mobile Suit Gundam[]
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack[]
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Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn[]
Mobile Suit Gundam Twilight Axis- Red Blur[]
Gundam Build Fighters[]
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Gundam Build Fighters Try[]
Manga[]
Illustrations & Artwork[]
Games[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- "Lalah Sune" can be written in Devanagri as "लला सून". Her both first name and last name are endearing words for "son" or "little kid" in Hindi and Sanskrit.
- One theory is that the model of Lalah was Marie Pandavoine, the Indian-British mother of the main character in The Story of Perrine. Tomino worked on Perrine as a storyboard artist a year before he created Mobile Suit Gundam.
- In the Italian dub, her name was changed to Lara Sun.
- In the second episode of the anime Aikatsu! (also produced by Sunrise), there is a character that appears who looks similar to Lalah. Her name is Supyon.
- Given her Indian origin, Hindi name, and a bindi as a part of her attire, Lalah is very likely a Hindu.
- Her design was an inspiration for the design of the character Anthy Himemiya from Revolutionary Girl Utena.
Appearances[]
- Television Series
- Mobile Suit Gundam
- Episode 34, A Fateful Encounter
- Episode 35, The Glory of Solomon
- Episode 41, A Cosmic Glow
- Deceased
- Movies
References[]
Footnotes[]
- ↑ AnimeVillage.com subtitles for Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space.