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Sven Cal Bayang (スウェン・カル・バヤン Suwen Karu Bayan?) is the main protagonist of the anime OVA Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: STARGAZER.

Personality & Character[]

As a child, Sven was a happy and cheerful boy, with a great fascination for astronomy and spacecraft. However, after his parents died and he became an orphan, Sven was adopted by Blue Cosmos, who conscripted him into their training program to create anti-Coordinator soldiers. Sven's indoctrination overwrote much of his personality, conditioning him to suppress his emotions and turning him into an amoral tool for war. However, despite being conditioned to have no qualms about taking the lives of Coordinators, Sven did not hate or view them as evil inhuman monsters like his fellow indoctrinated. As a professional soldier, Sven never once disobeyed his orders, even if it meant killing civilians, regardless of his difficulty to carry out the action. He became a stoic man, rarely showing any emotion and hardly ever smiling in or out of combat. Despite his mostly apathetic exterior, Sven still cared about his comrades, particularly Shams Couza and Mudie Holcroft, and was quick to rush to their aid when they were in danger.[1] After meeting Selene McGriff, who spared his life in spite of their prior battle, Sven began to regain some of his prior personality, overcoming his indoctrination and began to experience genuine emotions again.[2]

Skills & Abilities[]

Physical Aspects & Clothing[]

History[]

In October of C.E. 73, during the "Break The World" Incident, Sven and Shams Couza watched as the ruins of Junius Seven came crashing down onto Earth while listening to a radio news broadcast. At this time, Mudie Holcroft came and informed them that they might be going into battle soon. Later at an Earth Alliance base, top officials discussed reports of ZAFT terrorists attacking Earth Alliance forces bases. In response, Sven's Phantom Pain group was dispatched to assist an Earth Alliance base being assaulted by the ZAFT terrorists loyal to Patrick Zala.[3][1]

Sven and his team were able to arrive in time to save the base and easily destroy the ZAFT forces. At the command center, Sven's commander, Joaquin, noted with his superiors that the insurgents were more well armed than expected, most likely because they believed they were going to face the GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundams, and he suggested they refrain from launching a full-scale retaliation. Later, in a bar, Sven, Mudie and Shams, along with other Alliance soldiers, watched a video that was made by the three children who piloted a ZGMF-1017 GINN Insurgent Type in South America. It was revealed that the children had lost their parents, who were Coordinators, to Naturals and thus called for the extermination of Blue Cosmos and all Naturals. At the same time Sven had a flashback to his childhood where he wanted to become an astronomer. Unfortunately, his parents were killed in a terrorist bombing at a space museum. He was then taken care of by a relative, who signed some sort of agreement with Blue Cosmos, leading to Sven being indoctrinated into the anti-Coordinator training program for the Atlantic Federation. She was then seen crying when Sven was taken by Blue Cosmos and made an attempt to chase the truck, but failed in doing so and gave up.[1]

Later on, Sven and a team of GAT-01A2R 105 Slaughter Daggers were ordered to eliminate a Coordinator refugee camp which was believed to be training terrorists. Sven questions if his targets were only the terrorists but his superior asks him if he could distinguish between terrorists and civilians, which he said he didn't know. The team landed in front of shocked refugees and Sven had another flashback of his training in the anti-Coordinator program. Muruta Azrael appeared in Sven's flashback, seemingly watching over his progress. Sven then gave the order and the entire camp was slaughtered. Sven himself was then shown standing over the ruins in the aftermath of the elimination.[1]

On a cold northern plain in Russia the Earth Alliance ground carrier Bonaparte, which was carrying the Destroy Gundam (to be piloted by Stella Loussier), was under attack by several ZAFT units. Sven and team engage in battle with several TMF/A-802 BuCUEs and the TMF/A-802W2 Kerberos BuCUE Hounds. Unfortunately, Mudie's GAT-X1022 Blu Duel Gundam was eventually destroyed by the Kerberos BuCUE Hounds, resulting in her death, much to Sham's dismay. However, Sven showed almost no emotional response to his comrade's death, although he did avenged her by destroying the Kerberos BuCUE Hounds.[1]

On board the Bonaparte, Sven passes by Neo Roanoke and Sting Oakley, who were escorting Stella on a stretcher. Shams wondered what was going on, and Sven commented that "it" was probably a ruined Extended seeing as how they don't live long. Shams then informed Sven of their new orders to infiltrate DSSD and steal the new mobile suit being produced there, and added that they have full authorization to use whatever means necessary.[1]

After heading into space, Sven and the Phantom Pain team attacked the DSSD space station while Selene McGriff sortied in the GSX-401FW Stargazer Gundam and used its Voiture Lumiere as an offensive weapon. While engaged in combat with the Stargazer, Sven was caught off guard after hearing of Shams' death and the destruction of the GAT-X103AP Verde Buster Gundam, and Selene was able to cut off one of the Strike Noir's arms. Selene ordered DSSD to fire the propulsion beam, which hurled the Stargazer and the Strike Noir out near Venus. This severely damaged the Strike Noir, but didn't destroy it completely. After drawing the last bit of energy from the Strike Noir's battery, Selene brought Sven aboard the Stargazer and set course for Earth using the Stargazer's Voiture Lumiere solar sails. She also administered a drug to knock both of them out for a maximum period of 27 days, to conserve their remaining oxygen. They were found alive 669 hours (27 days and 21 hours) later by Sol Ryuune L'ange.[2][4] Sven then joined DSSD after being rescued.

Relationships[]

Father & Mother[]

Selene McGriff[]

Shams Couza[]

Mudie Holcroft[]

Joaquin[]

Gallery[]

Character Designs[]

Anime[]

Games[]

Notes & Trivia[]

  • "Bayang" means "Shadow" in Indonesian and Malaysian.
    • It means "Home" in Filipino.
  • Sven, along with Shinn Asuka and Kou Uraki, are the only three protagonists to be defeated in the end in their Gundam storylines. With Sven outmaneuvered by Selene McGriff, Shinn being soundly defeated at the Battle of Messiah and Kou being unable to prevent Operation Stardust.

Appearances[]

OVAs and ONAs

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: STARGAZER Episode 2, STAGE 2
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: STARGAZER Episode 3, STAGE 3
  3. ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: STARGAZER Episode 1, STAGE 1
  4. ↑ Seed Forums - Gundam 00, SEED, Destiny :: View topic - Stargazer CE73 : Epilogue [english sub]


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