Name: Zechs Merquise/ Milliardo Peacecraft Rank: Baron Age: 19 Ethnic Origin: Northern European Place of Origin: Sanc Kingdom Height: 184 cm (6') Weight: 76kg (167.5 lbs.) Hair Color: Platinum blond Eye Color: Nail blue Clothing: military uniform [Gundam Wing]; ummm... a space suit [Endless Waltz] Distinguishing Features: the mask, the oh-so-long hair Mecha: Tallgeese, Gundam Epyon; Tallgeese III [Endless Waltz] Quotes: "The Alliance and OZ... It's not as if things will change if one replaces the other. So why even fight?" "Treize... stop following me around....  Or else I'll just want to fulfill your radical hopes.  This friendship of the past will only last until the day my mask breaks." "Treize, I have no power.  In the confusion of all these battles, I'm sitll only able to walk the path of a soldier." Japanese seiyuu: Takehito Koyasu American voice actor: Brian Drummond [background information]

C.A.'s Take:

Why Zechs Merquise Is Better Than Milk

Zechs Merquise is better than milk.  He has the most beautiful eyes I�ve ever seen.  He has blond hair and blue eyes and he looks good in red, just like Enjolras.

I am a staunch supporter of milk.  Zechs Merquise has many staunch supporters who are willing to give their lives for him (Lt. Walker, Lt. Otto, etc., etc., and so forth).  This only gives Zechs guilt trips, however. He feels responsible for his men's deaths and even dubs himself "killer of his own men."  Not to mention that his mysterious past (ooo!) drives him to beat up on himself a lot.  Daaw!  Poor guy!

True, at one point it all gets a little too much for him and he decides that blowing up the earth would be a good idea, but we all make mistakes.

Now, I have not yet touched on the fact that Zechs Merquise is a kick ass pilot.  He must have drunk a lot of milk so that his bones got nice and strong.  I am not sure if milk does anything for your heart, though, since after piloting the Tallgeese for the first time, Zechs ends up with a heart attack (at the ripe old age of 19).  However, Zechs does finally conquer "that Tallgeese monster."  Hooray!

If anyone ever asked Zechs Merquise to chug milk to Beethoven�s Ninth Symphony, he would probably say that no upstanding soldier of OZ would chug milk.

Thanks to Super Gundam W for the picture.