Edit Character: Rau Le Creuset

{{Cleanup}} {{Quote|[[Rau Le Creuset]]|Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, [[The Opening Door]]|"I have that right! And I'm the only one in the universe who has that right! I have the right to pass judgment on all of humanity!"}} {{nihongo|'''Rau Le Creuset'''|ラウ・ル・クルーゼ|Rau Ru Kurūze}} is a character introduced in and the main antagonist of the anime ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]]''. ==Personality & Character== Rau Le Creuset appears at first glance to be a calculating strategist, capable of predicting many of his opponents' moves. He also treats the members of his team with a reasonable amount of dignity and respect and can be charismatic to persuade people for his own ends, however below this calm exterior lies the persona of a nihilistic omnicidal maniac. When confronting his enemies directly, Rau's true colors are revealed, he believes that he's the only one with the right to judge both Naturals and Coordinators and has a deep hatred for both. As a clone, he suffers from accelerated aging due to shortened telomeres, a side effect of the cloning process, and he has to take regular medication. ==Skill & Abilities== Rau is a skilled pilot, capable of piloting a number of suits with ease. Like [[Mu La Flaga]], he has high spatial awareness and thus capable of controlling multiple remote guided weaponry, as shown when he used the Providence's DRAGOON System to dominate [[Kira Yamato]]'s Freedom Gundam for most of the fight. He is also skilled with firearms and tactics, capable of seeing through feints and decoys to determine the enemy's true plan. ==Physical Aspects & Clothing== Rau is a man with neck length blonde hair and blue eyes. Due to his advanced aging caused by his shortened telomeres, he had a several wrinkles around his face, despite only being 25. Rau's signature piece of clothing was the white mask he wore on his upper face, used to cover his wrinkles. ==History== ===Origins=== Rau Le Creuset was originally born as '''Rau La Flaga''',<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Timeline_2-1">[3]</sup> a clone of [[Mu La Flaga]]'s father, [[Al Da Flaga]]. Considering his own son Mu as "nothing" because he was "diluted" by the inferior DNA of his wife, Al Da Flaga, a powerful and wealthy [[Atlantic Federation]] politician, conspired with [[Ulen Hibiki]] to create clones of himself, of which Rau was the first, and meant to be his heir, superior in every way to his brother, Mu, who was to be disinherited. Despite the fact that Coordinators had existed for quite some time, direct human cloning was illegal, but Al believed his wealth and influence put him above the law, and Hibiki agreed to this transaction in exchange for the funds to finance his [[Ultimate Coordinator Project]].{{Ref|SEED|46}} Eventually, Al took the young Rau home and decided to educate him strictly. It was during this period that the young Mu and Rau briefly met for the first time. However, Al later discovered that Rau shared the same telomere length as him, meaning Rau's lifespan was the same as his own remaining lifespan, rendering it impossible for Rau to succeed him. As such, Al deemed Rau a failure and abandoned him. Angered, Rau burned down the Flaga family mansion, killing Mu's parents. With no past and no future, Rau was filled with a deep hatred towards humanity as a whole, both Naturals and Coordinators. Rau donned a mask to conceal his resemblance to his father and adopted the persona of "Rau Le Creuset" ("le creuset" being French for "The Crucible"). He traveled to [[PLANT]] and joined the Zodiac Alliance, which eventually became [[ZAFT]]. His skills and superhuman intuitive abilities allowed him to not only pretend to be a Coordinator, but also rise through the ranks; any doubts about his background were put to rest by his military accomplishments, which in turn brought him to the attention of [[Patrick Zala]] and his radical faction. During this time, he also became acquainted with geneticist [[Gilbert Durandal]], who provided him with [[Stabilizing Pill|drugs]] to alleviate his rapid aging, and took [[Rey Za Burrel]], another clone of Al Da Flaga, under his wing. Rau believes, that all people are selfish creatures who will do anything to "get ahead." He justifies this point of view by his very existence; he is the direct result of human hubris - cloning. While he believes, that humanity will eventually wipe itself out, he is not satisfied with waiting for that to happen on its own and works towards making that end a reality. ===True Intentions=== Despite his allegiance with ZAFT, Rau bears no loyalty to it, or anyone, for that matter. Rau's true aim is to put an end to humanity and what he sees as a "world of endless desires". He believes he can accomplish this through the [[Nuclear Missile (Cosmic Era)|nuclear arsenal]] of the Earth Alliance and [[GENESIS]], ZAFT's superweapon. Furthermore, he believes he is the person best suited to carry out the judgment and execution of humanity. Rau seemingly does not value human life in the slightest—not even his own. His intentions almost come to fruition at the [[Second Battle of Jachin Due]], but they are thwarted by [[Kira Yamato]] and the crew of the [[Archangel]]. His reputation is high enough that ZAFT National Defense Committee Chairman, Patrick Zala, reveals to him the real plans for [[Operation Spitbreak]]. Rau passes this information to the Atlantic Federation, then betrays Patrick again by handing over confidential information regarding the [[Neutron Jammer Canceller|nuclear technology]] behind the [[ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam]] and [[ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam]]. This information is given to leader of [[Blue Cosmos]], [[Muruta Azrael]], who is also the director of the [[Azrael Conglomerate]], the Earth Alliance's primary arms supplier and uses this information to use nuclear weapons again. Neither Patrick, members of the Supreme Council, nor ZAFT suspected Rau of treason. Although Rau supposedly answers to Patrick Zala, it becomes quite clear that he was actually manipulating Chairman Zala. ===[[First Alliance-PLANT War]]=== ====[[Grimaldi Front]]==== [[File:Creuset_Red_Coat.png|thumb|Creuset as a Red Coat]] Already a ranking officer within ZAFT by the start of the First Alliance-PLANT War, Rau Le Creuset was assigned the then-still-experimental [[ZGMF-1017M GINN High Maneuver Type]]. The machine had yet to be formally test-flown, however Rau decided to launch in it during the [[Battle of Endymion Crater]]. During the battle, Rau engaged [[Mu La Flaga]]'s [[TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero]], and the two fought an intense duel that prematurely ended by the detonation of a [[Cyclops System]] that destroyed the Alliance base, ending the battle and destroying most of the remaining forces on both sides. This encounter on the battlefield would mark the beginning of a rivalry between the two soldiers. Shortly thereafter, he was assigned command of the [[Nazca-class]] ''Vesalius''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[6]</sup> ====Heliopolis and First Battles with the ''Archangel''==== Rau, as head of the Le Creuset Team aboard his personal ship, the ''Vesalius'', ordered the team to attack the neutral space colony of [[Heliopolis]] when it is revealed that the factories within the colony had been secretly manufacturing prototype mobile suits for the Alliance. Their suspicions were proven correct when Le Creuset's team successfully return with four of the five suits.{{Ref|SEED|1}} Unfortunately, the last of the units, the [[GAT-X105 Strike Gundam]], was not taken due to [[Rusty Mackenzie]]'s death during the attack, and, to the surprise of the ''Vesalius''' crew, had been used to successfully destroy [[Miguel Aiman]]'s [[ZGMF-1017 GINN]].{{Ref|SEED|2}} Intrigued that Miguel had been forced to abandon his unit, Rau departed in his [[ZGMF-515 CGUE]] to see the Strike in action. He encountered the unit in the [[GAT-X105+AQM/E-X03 Launcher Strike Gundam]] configuration and quickly had his CGUE's arm melted by the Launcher Strike's cannon. Although aware that any succeeding battles within the colony would cause it to crumble, Rau allowed Miguel, [[Olor Kudenbru|Olor]] and [[Matthew (SEED)|Matthew]] to depart with their GINNs to face the Strike and the ''Archangel'' which had remained within the colony. The colony was eventually destroyed in the battle, and the trio were killed.{{Ref|SEED|3}} After the battle, he asked [[Athrun Zala|Athrun]] why he defied orders to stay and departed with Miguel's team, and Athrun explained that the Strike's current pilot was [[Kira Yamato]], an old friend and a Coordinator. Though Athrun promised to turn Kira to their side, Rau had his subordinate promise to be the one to shoot the Strike down should Kira refuse their offer.{{Ref|SEED|4}} Following this, he would have his team hunt the ''Archangel'' throughout its journeys in space. The first skirmish has the Le Creuset team successfully destroy the Alliance's [[Artemis]] base, but the Archangel is able to escape amidst the chaos. Following this, Rau deploys the four stolen units against the ''Archangel'' and the Strike. Although the Strike is overpowered, the ''Vesalius'' is ambushed by Mu La Flaga in his Moebius Zero, forcing Rau to order a full withdrawal empty-handed. In their next battle, they engage with the advanced forces of the Alliance's ''8th Fleet'', which had moved to protect the ship. When the battle goes south for the Alliance forces, the ''Archangel'''s officer, [[Natarle Badgiruel]] contacts the ''Vesalius'' to inform them that they were holding PLANT celebrity [[Lacus Clyne]] hostage. As Lacus was the daughter of then-chairman [[Siegel Clyne]], Rau called off further attacks on the ''Archangel'' and deliberated with the others over what to do. Ultimately any plan they had would be unnecessary as Kira, having grown displeased with using Lacus as hostage, returned Lacus back to ZAFT through Athrun. Afterwards, Rau launched in his CGUE, intending to attack the Archangel. However, Lacus used her diplomatic status to order Rau to cease hostilities, allowing the ''Archangel'' to escape, much to Rau's annoyance.{{Ref|SEED|10}} Knowing that the ship would escape the ''Vesalius'' by entering Earth, Rau gave chase once again when the ''Archangel'' began nearing Earth's orbit. Rau's forces once again engage the 8th Fleet in its attempt to reach the ''Archangel'' and wiped them out at the cost of letting the ''Archangel'' escape once more. Unfortunately, [[Yzak Joule|Yzak]] and [[Dearka Elsman|Dearka]] had become too eager in their pursuit and were unable to return to the ''Vesalius'' and were forced to perform an atmospheric entry on their own. As he had to answer to ZAFT's higher-ups for the previous events, including the destruction of Heliopolis, Rau, [[Nicol Amalfi|Nicol]] and Athrun return to the PLANTs to give their report. While Rau is kept in the planning desk for ZAFT's next big decisions, Athrun is assigned to become to new team leader in Rau's absence and is sent to Earth with Nicol. The ZAFT forces eventually finalize the plans for Operation Spitbreak and Rau is sent to Earth to help supervise the attack on [[JOSH-A]]. Secretly, Rau establishes a relationship with Muruta Azrael, the leader of anti-Coordinator extremist group Blue Cosmos, and secretly tips them off on the impending ZAFT invasion. Predictably, this causes most of the more extreme Atlantic Federation to escape safely leaving the members of the Eurasian Federation alongside the ''Archangel'' to die at JOSH-A. Rau also participated in the attack on JOSH-A's main gate, and he captured [[Flay Allster]] in the process. He later sends Yzak to chase after the ''Archangel'' when it is revealed that the ship has now abandoned the battle and is fleeing. To his glee, the remaining Blue Cosmos members in the Alliance base activates the [[Cyclops System]] to wipe out both the defenders and most of the attacking ZAFT forces. Following this, Rau took part in the [[Battle of Porta Panama]] in order to take the Alliance's mass driver and cut their access to space. Though the Alliance unveils the new [[GAT-01 Strike Dagger]]s, the new mobile suits are easily disabled by ZAFT's [[Gungnir]] EMP weapon. As he predicted, many ZAFT soldiers, still bitter over the pyrrhic victory at JOSH-A, would slaughter the Alliance's soldiers as a revenge for their fallen comrades during the Operation Spitbreak. ====[[Battle of Mendel]]==== Returning to space, Rau rejoined the ''Vesalius'' to hunt for the ''[[FFMH-Y101 Eternal]]'', which had been [[Theft of the Eternal|hijacked]] by Lacus. His search took him to the abandoned [[Mendel]] colony in Lagrange 4, where he and Yzak engaged with Mu and the accompanying [[GAT-X103 Buster Gundam]]. The tide soon shifted against him when Kira joined the fight with the Freedom Gundam and Rau's [[ZGMF-600 GuAIZ]] was shot down. Rau, then he fled into the colony with Mu and Kira in hot pursuit. Once inside the abandoned GARM R&D building, Rau revealed that Kira was created at Mendel as part of a project to make him the "Ultimate Coordinator". During the hostile conversation, Rau also revealed to Mu and Kira his true identity as a clone of Mu's father and motives towards humanities destruction. Afterwards, the three began a firefight, with Kira successfully knocking Rau's mask off him, however, he was able to escape, and with Mu too injured to proceed, Rau made it back to the ''Vesalius''.{{ref|SEED|45}} Once stabilized after taking his pills, Rau ordered his task force to engage the [[Three Ships Alliance]], and gave Flay a disk containing the data used to create the Freedom Gundam and Justice Gundam, the [[Neutron Jammer Canceller|N-Jammer Canceller]], before putting her in a [[Life Pod]] and releasing her into space. Rau reentered the battle in his CGUE, and saw his plan to completion as the Earth Alliance ship ''Dominion'' obtained the Life Pod and Azrael acquired the N-Jammer Canceller data. At the battle's climax, the Three Ships Alliance sunk the ''Vesalius'' and Rau ordered his remaining forces to fallback.{{Ref|SEED|46}} Soon after returning to PLANT, Patrick Zala implemented his reorganized command structure, with Rau becoming one of his top advisers. As a result, the Le Creuset Team was disbanded and its personnel were reorganized into the [[Joule Team]], under the command of Yzak. ====[[Second Battle of Jachin Due]]==== Having obtained the N-Jammer Canceller data, Azrael was given all the justification he needed to finally be able to use nuclear missiles on the ZAFT forces; starting with their military asteroid [[Boaz]]. When the Alliance forces near the PLANTs with their nukes, Yzak is sent with a small task force to defend the colonies while Rau continues to deliberate with Patrick over whether or not they should use nuclear weapons as well. To his delight, ZAFT unleashes [[GENESIS]] when the Alliance attempts to send its nukes towards the PLANTs and the attack swiftly decimate half of the Alliance fleet. Aware that this would likely not be enough to stop the Naturals, Patrick orders Rau to take his new [[ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam]] and make up for his failure at Mendel by also destroying the third-party forces that had entered the battle. Rau quickly questions if this also meant killing Athrun. While surprised and secretly pained by the question, Patrick gives Rau the authorization to shoot Athrun down.{{Ref|SEED|48}} In the final battle of the war, Rau commented that "I can do anything he (Mu) can". Impressed by the power of the Providence's DRAGOONs, Rau later has his final meeting with Mu, who demands to know if this was all part of his twisted plan. Rau confirms this and laughs of humanity's destiny to eat itself out and the futility of Mu's efforts. Eventually, Rau damages the Aile Strike severely, forcing Mu to withdraw back to the ''Archangel''. Mu would never complete his trip back, as he would seemingly die protecting the Archangel's main bridge from the Dominion's positron cannon. It is implied that Rau also sensed Mu's apparent demise. Seeing that the ''Dominion'' was defeated and that Azrael was killed, Rau takes matters into his own hands and attacks the damaged ''Archangel'', quickly crippling Buster in the process. To his surprise, Kira returns to fight him with the METEOR-docked Freedom. Despite the Freedom's strong firepower, Rau easily takes advantage of the METEOR's size and lands multiple hits on Kira's support unit thanks to the power of the DRAGOONs. During their fight, he notices Kira attempting to protect the escape shuttle launched from the ''Dominion'' that contained Flay and shot it down before Kira's eyes. Seeing that Kira had been knocked out, Rau quickly moved to attack the ''Eternal''. Once again, Kira intervenes and fights with Rau again. Though Rau scores hits on the Freedom's limbs, Kira progressively destroys Rau's DRAGOONs one at a time. As they fight, Rau yells out his beliefs of humanity's self-destructive nature. Rau then begins to laugh maniacally, declaring that he had already won; the fortress Jachin Due was due to self-destruct, thereby triggering GENESIS to fire at Earth, forcing an escalation that would eventually wipe out humanity. However, Kira declared that the world is still worth protecting and attacked the Providence with a double-bladed beam saber, hacking off its remaining arm. Rau desperately used his remaining DRAGOONs to defend himself, but Kira powered through Rau's final attacks, ultimately impaling the Providence, penetrating the cockpit and wounding Rau. As he drew his last breath, Rau smiled as his visor shattered and his mask came off. Meanwhile, Athrun detonates the Justice's reactor within GENESIS, foiling Rau's plan, but not before the superweapon fires one last beam that destroys the Providence.{{Ref|SEED|50}} ===Legacy=== Although Rau dies at the end of ''Gundam SEED'', he appears in flashbacks in ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny''. Kira is still haunted by his memories of him, and tries to ensure that no one like Rau threatens mankind's future again. In [[Fates|Episode 29]], [[Gilbert Durandal]], Rau's former friend and doctor, imagines conversing and playing a metaphysical game of chess with Rau. Rau asks Durandal why he feels humanity is worth saving, and pities him for believing that anything other than disappointment, reminding Durandal of his own failure to save him or in his pursuits such as the rejection of his [[Destiny Plan]] by his peers or with his relationship with [[Talia Gladys]]. Durandal swears that he will do anything to ensure the continued survival of humanity, no matter what the cost of that might be.{{Ref|GSD|29}} Later on during the [[The Final Power|series finale]], Rey Za Burrel, a fellow clone, decides to take on the name of Rau during his battle with Kira. As Rey battles Kira, he blames Kira for all the faults that humanity has caused, including being ignorant and arrogant towards both Rau and himself, and thus he wishes to finish the job that Rau has started, which means total annihilation and reformation. However, Kira refutes and counterpoints that Rey is his own person, and his life and fate should belong to himself and not anyone else, because everyone has got only one life to live out. After Kira critically damages Rey's Legend Gundam, Rey goes back to [[Messiah]], where he witnesses the heated and tense confrontation between Kira and Durandal. Moved by Kira's words, Rey momentarily sides with Kira by rejecting the Destiny Plan and shooting Durandal, mortally wounding him. He later hugs [[Talia Gladys]], whom he sees as his surrogate mother, and joins her and Durandal in death, aboard the exploding Messiah, as it crashes upon the lunar surface.{{Ref|GSD|50}} ==Relationships== ===[[Al Da Flaga]]=== :Al had Rau created as his successor, believing only a clone of himself was worthy of his legacy, and raised him to value that purpose as his reason for living. However, when it was discovered that Rau had accelerated aging and would only live roughly as long as Al would, Al lost all interest in Rau, seeing him as a failed venture. Believing his reason for existing had been stolen from him, Rau sought revenge against Al and set fire to the Flaga Estate, killing both Al and his wife.{{Ref|SEED|45}} ===[[Mu La Flaga]]=== ===[[Gilbert Durandal]]=== :Gilbert and Rau had been close friends for years, with Gilbert being fully aware of Rau's past and true identity as a clone, and was the one who supplied Rau with Stabilizing Pills to keep his body from deteriorating. Despite their seemingly opposing views on how to "fix" humanity, Gilbert and Rau both believed that mankind was incapable of properly guiding itself and only created hatred and pain through their mistakes. After Rau's death, Gilbert often thought about his old friend when contemplating his decision, and imagined what he would say if he were still alive.{{Ref|GSD|29}} Gilbert's relationship with Rau later bled over into his relationship with Rey and grew to the point where Gilbert tried to convince Rey that he was Rau. Ultimately, this proved fatal, as at the end of the Second Alliance-PLANT War, Rey shot Gilbert after realizing through Kira's words that his life was his own, not Rau's.{{Ref|GSD|50}} ===[[Rey Za Burrel]]=== ===[[Patrick Zala]]=== ===[[Athrun Zala]]=== ===[[Yzak Joule]]=== ===[[Fredrik Ades]]=== :Rau and Fredrik shared a working relationship as a superior and a subordinate. Despite not getting along personally, the two tended to work well together. Fredrik often suggested caution in response to Rau's "proactive" strategies, especially when dealing with precarious situations. However, Rau tended to disregard Fredrick's suggestions, considering them to be ineffective. ===[[Flay Allster]]=== ===[[Kira Yamato]]=== ===[[Muruta Azrael]]=== ==Quotes== [[Quote:Rau Le Creuset]] ==Gallery== ===Character Designs=== <gallery hideaddbutton="true"> Rau le creuseut 0003.jpg|Pilot suit </gallery> ===Anime=== ====Gundam SEED==== <gallery hideaddbutton="true"> Rau Le Creuset (CE 71) 02 (SEED HD Ep4).png|Rau Le Creuset, 25 (CE 71) (''[[Silent Run]]'', HD Remaster) Rau White ZAFT Commander Uniform 01 (SEED HD Ep9).png|Rau in his ZAFT Commander Uniform ([[The Fading Light]], HD Remaster) Rau & Fredrik 01 (SEED HD Ep05).png|Rau with Fredrik Ades (''[[Phase Shift Down]]'', HD Remaster) Rau & Athrun 01 (SEED HD Ep7).png|Rau & Athrun ([[The Scar of Space]], HD Remaster) Le Creuset Disguise (Seed HD Ep33).png|Rau in disguise (''[[Gathering Darkness]]'', HD Remaster) RauChild1.png|Rau after he was cloned (''[[The Opening Door]]'', HD Remaster) RauChild2.png|Rau as a child (''[[The Opening Door]]'', HD Remaster) RauLeCreusetunmasked.jpg|Rau unmasked (''[[The Opening Door]]'', HD Remaster) Rau with a ZAFT Handgun 01 (SEED HD Ep45).png|Rau with a ZAFT Handgun (''[[The Opening Door]]'', HD Remaster) Rau's Mask and Stabilizing Pills 01 (SEED HD Ep10).png|Rau's mask and pills ([[Crossroads]], HD Remaster) Providence Gundam Cockpit 01 (SEED HD Ep48).png|Rau in Providence Gundam cockpit (''[[Day of Wrath]]'', HD Remaster) Rau Custom ZAFT Pilot Suit 01 (SEED HD Ep49).png|Rau in his pilot suit (1) (''[[The Final Light]]'',, HD Remaster) RauLeCreuset1.png|Rau in his pilot suit (2) (''[[To a Future that Never Ends]]'', HD Remaster) RauLeCreuset2.png|Rau nearly gets stabbed by the Freedom's beam saber (''[[To a Future that Never Ends]]'', HD Remaster) Rau's Final Moments 01 (SEED HD Ep50).png|Rau Le Creuset meets his end (1) (''[[To a Future that Never Ends]]'', HD Remaster) Rau's Final Moments 02 (SEED HD Ep50).png|Rau Le Creuset meets his end (2) (''[[To a Future that Never Ends]]'', HD Remaster) Rau's Final Moments 03 (SEED HD Ep50).png|Rau Le Creuset meets his end (3) (''[[To a Future that Never Ends]]'', HD Remaster) </gallery> ====Gundam SEED Destiny==== <gallery hideaddbutton="true"> Rau & Rey 01 (GSD HD Ep29).png|Rau and a child Rey ([[Fates]], HD Remaster) Rau & Gilbert 01 (GSD HD Ep29).png|Rau & Gilbert ([[Fates]], HD Remaster) Rau & Gilbert 02 (GSD HD Ep49).png|Gilbert thinking about Rau ([[The Final Power]], HD Remaster) RauLeCreusetGhost.jpg|Rau's ghost ([[The Final Power]], HD Remaster) </gallery> ===Illustrations & Artwork=== <gallery hideaddbutton="true"> Rau Le Creuset & Providence.jpg|Rau Le Creuset and Providence Gundam Rau & Ray.jpg|Rau & Rey Rau le Creuseut illustration.jpg </gallery> ===Games=== <gallery hideaddbutton="true"> RauCard1.jpg|Rau Le Creuset Gundam War Card RauBattleDestiny.png Rau&Mu1.png RauLeCreuset3.png Rau&Mu2.png </gallery> ==Notes & Trivia== *A common misconception is that Rau is a Coordinator and his accelerated aging is a result of this genetic modification. The Gundam SEED novels and Rau's profile in the instruction manual of the [[Master Grade]] 1/100 Providence Gundam model kit makes it clear that he is a Natural, not a Coordinator. This is reinforced in Mobile suit Gundam Seed Battle Destiny where Rau is listed as Natural. His skill Ace Pilot allow him to bypassed the mobile suit restrictions. *The notion of accelerated aging due to shortened telomeres was an oft explored theme in science fiction at the time when the anime was first shown. *As Gundam SEED takes most of its elements from the original Gundam series, Le Creuset would fall into the position Char Aznable played as an antagonist to the main characters, thus establishing him as a Char Clone. However, as a character, Rau is something of a departure from the usual Char Clone, as he is a far more malevolent being that delights in destruction and seeks to fulfill a warped philosophy. In that sense, Rau has more in common with [[Yazan Gable]], [[Paptimus Scirocco]], [[Bask Om]], [[Ginias Sahalin]], [[Carozzo Ronah]], [[Crux Dogatie]], [[Callisto's Light]]/[[Callisto's Shadow]], [[Ulube Ishikawa]], the [[Shagia Frost|Frost]] [[Olba Frost|Brothers]], [[Gym Ghingham]], and later [[Ali al-Saachez]] and [[Desil Galette]]; all characters that were stereotypically evil as opposed to the Gundam standard of morally gray. **In Rau's case, he can be considered as a tragic villain due to his hatred of humanity originates from how Al Da Flaga treats him no more than a tool. *In Gundam Wars card game, he is listed as a [[Newtype]]. However, the term "[[Newtypes (SEED)|Newtype]]" was never officially used in ''Gundam SEED'' or ''Gundam SEED Destiny'' and the category of characters with his abilities was unnamed. *While Rau is still a major villain, in ''SD Gundam G Generation Advance'', Rau is shown piloting a completely different unit at the end - the [[ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam]]. His death was also different - he's killed in a final duel with Mu La Flaga, but only as a special event. *The unmasked Rau Le Creuset was omitted in the Filipino dub of Gundam SEED. *Rau acts as the Providence's pilot for the ''Extreme Vs.'' series. **Both [[Shinn Asuka]] and [[Lunamaria]] will immediately reference "someone familiar" when encountering and teamed with Rau, and Rey will as refer to Rau as "myself" when together. Rau also has a rivalry with [[Andrew Waltfeld]] due to their uncompromising positions as commanders. **As a reference to his voice actor, characters from ''Gundam Wing'' will mistake him for [[Duo Maxwell]]. Similarly, [[Gym Ghingham]], who shares his [[Takehito Koyasu|voice actor]] with Mu, mentions an exhilarating sensation with Rau. **Due to being one of the Char Clones, Rau will be mistaken or compared to the other Char Clones from other Gundam series. Char himself will see Rau as "another one of the imposters". Rau, however, does have a slightly different version of Char's iconic kick. *In Gundam SEED's arcade intro in ''Extreme Vs.'', Rau's duel is against Kira's Aile Strike rather than the Freedom due to the Freedom not being released for the game. *In Redub, Rau Le Creuset's voice actor (Kevin T Collins) share with voice of Kai Shiden. ==Appearances== {{Appearances}} ==References== <gallery hideaddbutton="true"> Rau Le Creuset File 01 (Official Gundam Fact File 021-27).jpg|Rau Le Creuset File 01 (Official Gundam Fact File, Issue 21, Pg 27) Rau Le Creuset File 02 (Official Gundam Fact File 021-28).jpg|Rau Le Creuset File 02 (Official Gundam Fact File, Issue 21, Pg 28) Rau Le Creuset File 03 (Gundam Perfect Files 008-21).jpg|Rau Le Creuset File 03 (Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 8, Pg 21) Rau Le Creuset File 04 (Gundam Perfect Files 008-22).jpg|Rau Le Creuset File 04 (Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 8, Pg 22) Rau Le Creuset Battle History (CE 71) File 01 (Official Gundam Fact File 105-05).jpg|Rau Le Creuset Battle History (CE 71) File 01 (Official Gundam Fact File, Issue 105, Pg 5) Rau Le Creuset Battle History (CE 71) File 02 (Official Gundam Fact File 105-06).jpg|Rau Le Creuset Battle History (CE 71) File 02 (Official Gundam Fact File, Issue 105, Pg 6) Rau Le Creuset History (CE 71) File 01 (Gundam Perfect Files 077-19).jpeg|Rau Le Creuset History (CE 71) File 01 (Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 77, Pg 19) Rau Le Creuset History (CE 71) File 02 (Gundam Perfect Files 077-20).jpeg|Rau Le Creuset History (CE 71) File 02 (Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 77, Pg 20) </gallery> #^ ^'''''a''''' ^'''''b''''' [http://www.gundam-seed.net/01cool/character/main2.html "ZAFT character introduction"] (in Japanese). Sunrise. http://www.gundam-seed.net/01cool/character/main2.html. Retrieved 2007-07-21. #'''^''' [http://img191.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/6/4/6/5/dzz00000-img600x445-1148361599c06u.jpg "Rau Le Creuset trading card"]. http://img191.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/6/4/6/5/dzz00000-img600x445-1148361599c06u.jpg. Retrieved 2007-07-21. #^ ^'''''a''''' ^'''''b''''' [http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/ce/background/timeline.html "Timeline"]. ''GundamOfficial''. Bandai America Incorporated. http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/ce/background/timeline.html. Retrieved 2008-02-09. "C.E. 46: Al Da Flaga visits the Mendel colony at Lagrange point 4. He commissions Dr. Ulen Hibiki, the chief researcher of GARM R&D, to create a clone of himself. Rau La Flaga is born later this year." #^ ^'''''a''''' ^'''''b''''' ^'''''c''''' [http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/ce/seed/characters/chara_rau.html "Rau Le Creuset"]. ''GundamOfficial''. Bandai America Incorporated. http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/ce/seed/characters/chara_rau.html. Retrieved 2008-04-08. #'''^''' [http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/ce/destiny/story/page3.html "PHASE-29: FATES"]. ''GundamOfficial''. Bandai America Incorporated. pp. PHASE 23-34. http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/ce/destiny/story/page3.html. Retrieved 2008-02-09. "In his imagination, Durandal hears the mocking voice of Rau Le Creuset." #'''^''' Gundam Seed MSV Senki, Chapter 3. <References/> ==External Links== *[http://www.animegalleries.net/img/151318 Rau Le Creuset and Providence Gundam on animegalleries] {{Cosmic Era characters}} {{SemanticFactbox}} [[Category:Deceased]] [[Category:Naturals]] [[Category:Clones]] [[Category:PLANT Citizens]] [[Category:ZAFT Personnel]] [[Category:ZAFT Red Uniforms]] [[Category:ZAFT White Uniforms]] [[de:{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]