Bright Noa
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| Bright Noa | |
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 Bright Noa as portrayed in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation I - Heirs to the Stars |
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| DOB: | UC 0060 |
| Nationality: | Earth Federation |
| Allegiance: | E.F.S.F [MSG] AEUG [MSG-Z and MSG-ZZ] Londo Bell/E.F.S.F. [MSG-CC] |
| Rank: | Ensign/Lieutenant Junior Grade/Lieutenant [MSG] Commander/Captain[MSG-Z] |
| Family: | Mirai Yashima (Wife) Hathaway Noa (Son) Cheimin Noa (Daughter) |
| Hair Color: | Black |
| Mobile Suit: | None |
Bright Noa (ブライト・ノア) is a character from the anime series Gundam. In the anime, he is only mentioned as Earth-born. In the beginning of in Mobile Suit Gundam, Bright is just an officer candidate without a commission from the Earth Federation Space Forces but takes command as the surviving highest ranking military personnel. Bright's commands include the White Base, the shuttle Temptation, AEUG's Argama and Nahel Argama, and Londo Bell's Ra Cailum.
Bright Noa was voiced by the late Hirotaka Suzuoki (Japanese), Chris Kalhoon (English dub of original series and Char's Counterattack) and Dave Kelly (English dub of Zeta Gundam).
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[edit] Gundam Universe
[edit] Mobile Suit Gundam
During the One-Year War, Bright Noa serves on the White Base as the commanding officer. When Char Aznable attacks the colony, Side 7, all the officers on the White Base are incapacitated, leaving Bright, who is then an officer candidate, with the highest seniority on the ship, and he assumes command from the wounded Captain Paolo Cassius.
The Federation's major perceived value for the White Base turns out to be the Zeon's obsessive attraction to it. The ship becomes a major decoy in Federation operations. Bright remains captain of the White Base throughout these events in Mobile Suit Gundam, participating in the major operations in The One Year War, including the last stand of Zeon at asteroid A Baoa Qu.
[edit] Mobile Suit Z Gundam
After the One Year War Bright, like most of his comrades aboard White Base, was alienated by the High Command of the Earth Federal Space Forces. He was assigned to captain the shuttle spacecraft Temptation, whose primary missions were to escort Federation high-ranking officials, and was even beaten up by Bask Om himself when he objected a set of orders coming from him.
Bright defected to the AEUG to aid their struggle against the Titans. Considering his veteran experience in mobile suit warfare as the captain of White Base during the One Year War, AEUG commissioned Bright as captain of the flagship of AEUG space fleet, the assault space carrier Argama.
Bright Noa worked together with his former adversary, Char Aznable and later they form the core military leadership of AEUG. Several highlights of Bright's tour of duty above Argama are the attack on Federation Headquarters at Jaburo and Kilimanjaro, Operation Maelstrom, and the final three-way battle between the fleet of AEUG, Titans, and Axis Zeon near the Gryps Two space colony. After the climatic battle at Gryps Two, the AEUG fleet was left crippled and Bright was the sole experienced military commander within the ranks of AEUG leaders.
[edit] Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam
He continued to command the Argama during Double Zeta Gundam. After the Axis Zeon was defeated, AEUG forces were integrated back with the Earth Federation, and Bright was re-instated as soldier of the Earth Federation with the rank of Captain.
[edit] Char's Counterattack
He was later made the commander of Londo Bell Task Force, as seen in the movie Char's Counterattack. He was rejoined by his former subordinate Amuro Ray. They played critical roles during the events in Char's Counterattack when they encountered and fought Char Aznable's Neo Zeon rising faction for the last time.
[edit] Character
Bright is a loyal and dedicated soldier both in war and peace. He enforces strict military discipline and regulations, yet he never hesitate to make the morally right decision for the better of all, even if he has to disobey orders from his superiors. He showed his character in Zeta Gundam when he defected to AEUG after he lost hope in the corrupt Earth Federation, and again when he decided to act pre-emptively during the Londo Bell-Neo Zeon encounter in Char's Counterattack. He is considered to be the most experienced field commander in mobile suit warfare, relying on standard and reliably proven tactics rather than acts of bravado. He is often granted with top-notch military personnels and equipments under his command, such as Amuro Ray, Char Aznable, and Kamille Bidan, but he has proven himself that he can service in unfavorable situations such as in the early part of Mobile Suit Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta Gundam. Bright is not a Newtype like those he served with, though he had a single occurrence of "hearing" a request from Amuro Ray at the end of the One Year War. Many would consider that Bright is one of the most successful field commander in UC Gundam timeline, as he has led his ships and fleets victorious in the One Year War, The AEUG-Titans/Gryps War, The First Neo Zeon War, and The Second Neo Zeon War.
He marries Mirai Yashima in 0080, an eventual crew of White Base, and they have two children, Cheimin and Hathaway Noa.
[edit] Hathaway's Flash
In the novel Hathaway's Flash which tells the events after Char's Counterattack, Bright ends up in a position that no father should ever be forced into: As an officer of the Earth Federation military, he condemns Hathaway to death after Hathaway's capture as leader of the anti-Federation terrorist group Mafty. Apparently, Bright didn't know who the Mafty leader really was until the time of his execution, when he was completely unable to do anything to stop it; whether this was an unfortunate coincidence or the doing of his fellow commanders, it's not currently known.
[edit] Trivia
- Bright Noa is the only continuing original Mobile Suit Gundam character who appears throughout the sequels Zeta Gundam, Double Zeta, and Char's Counterattack, and survives the events of Char's Counterattack. Because of his numerous appearances in the Universal Century universe, Bright has earned the nickname "The Eternal Captain" from fans.
- He is also one of the few reoccurring characters to have a major role in nearly every single game in the Super Robot Wars series.
- Voice Actor Hirotaka Suzuoki, a long-time seiyuu for Bright Noah, died in August 6th 2006 at age 56. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation "Love is the Pulse of the Stars" was his final work from Gundam series.
- His practice of slapping subordinate characters across the face who display an attitude who he feels is out of line (notably Amuro in the first series, and later his son in Char's Counterattack) has become known in some fansites as the "Brightslap".
