So I got this idea from the "Gundam Wing" thread. What's with all the masks worn throughout the gundam series? Char(MSG), Zechs(GW) and Rau(Seed).

So why do you think there are so many gundam characters who wear masks?

With Zechs i thought he had scar or something, i was so disappointed that he was a pretty boy!

Char? Dunno, never seen the series.

Rau? I think that was to hide his true identity from Mu.

We had fun picking on that one on the AC forum XD

I've never understood that either. Char wore a mask to hide his true identity.




Interestingly, in Gundam Zeta and all subsequent sequels, he no longer wore a mask.


Similarly, Zechs wore a mask to also hide his identity from the Earth forces.






As for Rau, again to partially hide his identity.


I guess it's just one of those elements that ties all the series together. Think about it, in the original series, Zeta, and Seed, the pilot of the Gundam isn't a willing participant. He's just in the wrong place at the wrong time.