Ryu Jose
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is a fictional character
from the 1979 anime
series Mobile Suit Gundam
. He was voiced by Shōzō Iizuka
in the original Japanese
version and by Ward Perry
in the English dub.
-in-training for the Earth Federation
on Side 7. When the colony was attacked by Char Aznable
, Ryu took control of the Core Fighter jet to protect the White Base
. Being a gentle, caring, considerate comrade, Ryu was the best mediator to ease the tension between the uptight Bright Noa
and the young civilian recruits.
Ryu was killed during the White Base's attack from Crowley Hamon. A critically wounded Ryu (previously from firefights during Ramba Ral's attempted boarding attack) drove his Core Fighter kamikaze
-style into Hamon's fighter in order to save the life of Amuro Ray
as well as the crew of the White Base.
His death moves the entire crew of White Base to tears and the reality of war truly begins to sink in as everyone feels responsible for his death and even try to call to his spirit for advice later on. Amuro is also enraged when Ryu only gets a two rank Posthumous promotion at Jaburo.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the 1979 anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series Mobile Suit Gundam
Mobile Suit Gundam
is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network on April 7, 1979, and lasted until January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes...
. He was voiced by Shōzō Iizuka
Shozo Iizuka
is a male Japanese voice actor from Fukushima Prefecture who is affiliated with Sigma Seven. He graduated from the fine arts department of Nihon University....
in the original Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
version and by Ward Perry
Ward Perry
Ward Perry is an anime voice actor who has voiced characters for a number of anime dubbed by the Ocean Group in Vancouver, Canada. He is mostly known as the voice actor of Dragonball Z Villain Kid Buu.-Credits:...
in the English dub.
Fictional background
A large, stocky Latino man with a dusky complexion, Ryu was a test pilotTest pilot
A test pilot is an aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers, known as flight test techniques or FTTs, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated....
-in-training for the Earth Federation
Earth Federation
The is a fictional organization in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam anime series. The name also made a reappearance outside of the Gundam series in following media.* Godzilla vs...
on Side 7. When the colony was attacked by Char Aznable
Char Aznable
, born is a fictional character from the Gundam franchise. He is originally one of the main antagonists in Mobile Suit Gundam and later becomes one of the protagonists of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. In his final appearance in Char's Counterattack, he assumes leadership of the Neo Zeon movement,...
, Ryu took control of the Core Fighter jet to protect the White Base
White Base
The White Base is a fictional spaceship from the Japanese science fiction anime series Mobile Suit Gundam. It serves as the mothership of the protagonist crew members and the famous mobile suit Gundam...
. Being a gentle, caring, considerate comrade, Ryu was the best mediator to ease the tension between the uptight Bright Noa
Bright Noa
is a fictional character from the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam and the related films. In the anime, he is only mentioned as Earth-born...
and the young civilian recruits.
Ryu was killed during the White Base's attack from Crowley Hamon. A critically wounded Ryu (previously from firefights during Ramba Ral's attempted boarding attack) drove his Core Fighter kamikaze
Kamikaze
The were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy as many warships as possible....
-style into Hamon's fighter in order to save the life of Amuro Ray
Amuro Ray
is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Char's Counterattack, voiced by Tōru Furuya , Brad Swaile , Michael Lindsay and Matthew Erickson is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile...
as well as the crew of the White Base.
His death moves the entire crew of White Base to tears and the reality of war truly begins to sink in as everyone feels responsible for his death and even try to call to his spirit for advice later on. Amuro is also enraged when Ryu only gets a two rank Posthumous promotion at Jaburo.