Slender (スレンダー Surendā?) is a character that appears in the TV anime Mobile Suit Gundam.
History
An MS pilot in Char Aznable's unit in the Principality of Zeon. When Char detects the Earth Federation Forces' Operation V, he goes to Side 7 for a reconnaissance mission with Denim and Gene. Slender stayed behind near the exit of the colony to stand guard while Denim and Gene went further into the colony. After Gene's outburst attack, Slender sent a report to Dren and Char and was the only one of the three to escape after Amuro Ray got into the RX-78-2 Gundam. Slender later fought against the Gundam with Char as the White Base departed Side 7 but was killed from a single blast of the Gundam's beam rifle.
In the manga "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin," he is a corporal, and has a slightly more active role than in the anime version, as he does not flinch from the Gundam's weapons, but instead supports Char and uses the Zaku machine gun to stop the Gundam in its tracks. Like Denim, he also participated in the Battle of Loum.
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