The main antagonist of [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] and the eponymous [[Char's Counterattack]], a supporting character in [[zeta gundam|Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]] and eternal rival and foe of [[Amuro Ray]]. 

[b]Char Aznable[/b], also known as [b]The Red Comet[/b] by the [[Earth Federation Space Forces]] [spoilers](as he was able to destroy 5 Federation battleships with a simple red colored [[Zaku I]] in quick succession during the "Battle of Loum":https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/Battle_of_Loum)[/spoilers]), is originally a blonde-haired [[Zeon]] ace pilot of the [[Zaku II S Char Custom|MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type]], [[Z'Gok]], [[gelgoog_s_char_custom|Gelgoog]], [[Zeong|MSN-02 Zeong]], [[Rick Dias]], [[Gundam Mk II]], [[Hyaku Shiki|MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki]] and [[Sazabi|MSN-04 Sazabi]]/[[nightingale (gundam)|MSN-04II Nightingale]] and is usually depicted with some sort of eyewear or headwear (usually [[sunglasses]] or his trademark [[helmet]]), concealing his eyes.

[spoilers]His real name is [b][[Casval Rem Deikun]][/b] and he has [[blue eyes]]. He stole the identity of [[char aznable (real)|the real Char Aznable]], who is mostly identical to him except his brown eyes, to avoid being killed by [[Kycilia Zabi]] as a part of her plan to purge the Deikun family, and as such he chose to conceal his eyes to hide his real identity. He is the actual brother of [[Sayla Mass]]/[[Artesia Som Deikun]] and the true heir to Zeon .[/spoilers]

Char's name was inspired by the real life Franco-Armenian singer and actor "Charles Aznavour":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Aznavour.

He is voiced by [[Ikeda Shuuichi]].

h4. See also
* [[Lalah Sune]]
* [spoilers][[Char Aznable (real)]][/spoilers]
* [spoilers][[Quattro Bajeena]][/spoilers]
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