Lalah Sune
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| Lalah Sune | |
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 Lalah in pilot suit. |
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| Alias: | Lala Sun |
| Age: | 14 |
| Allegiance: | Principality of Zeon |
| Rank: | Ensign |
| Height: | 165 cm |
| Hair Color: | Black |
| Eye Color: | Green |
| Mobile Suit: | MAN-08 Elmeth |
Lalah Sune (ララァ・スン) is a fictional character from the anime series Gundam. This young woman is one of the test subjects hailed from the Flanagan Institute, a Zeon research organization created to investigate the gifted humans known as Newtypes. Her powers are accompanied by a profound spiritual awareness. However, despite her gentle nature, Lalah is fiercely loyal to the man who saved her life - Char Aznable, the scheming "Red Comet", who found her in an Indian brothel where she worked after losing her parents in the war. She was assigned to pilot the Newtype use mobile armor Elmeth as a part of the Newtype research project conducted by the Flanagan Institute. Although not stated in the original episodes, Lalah is ranked as an ensign under Char.
Lalah and Amuro first met on Side 6. Amuro was attracted to her with his Newtype powers.
They met again some time after when Amuro's jeep got stuck in the mud. Another vehicle pulled over and offered to help him. Aboard it was Lalah and incredibly, Char Aznable, Amuro's rival (the two had not yet seen each other face to face). Lalah left a profound impact on Amuro and was considered his first great love. During the MAN-08 Elmeth's test run which saw its newtype "Bits" weaponry wreak havoc on the Federal Fleet guarding the newly-captured Zeon base Solomon, Amuro in the Gundam engaged the Elmeth but found out the pilot was Lalah. Both then realized they were soulmates and shared a "newtype bonding", a sort of telepathic bond. Unfortunately Char arrived and chastised Lalah for "consorting with the enemy" and raised his beam naginata to strike down Amuro's wingman Sayla Mass, piloting the G-Booster jet. Lalah told Char to stop, for she sensed the pilot was Char's sister Artesia (Sayla Mass is her alias) and he hesitated but this gave Amuro the opportunity to sever the weapon arm of Char's Gelgoog, rendering it unarmed. Amuro went for the killing stab but Lalah knocked away Char and took the fatal blow. This has a profound effect on both men, as their rivalry escalates from a professional to a very personal one which culminated in the movie Char's Counterattack.
Although she died before the end of the One Year War, Lalah Sune's spirit occasionally returns from beyond the grave to haunt both Char and Amuro Ray, as seen in Char's Counterattack.
[edit] Trivia
- The picture of Lalah Sune to the right, was originally shown in the final closing credits of Gundam 0080.
