Name: Amuro Ray
Occupation: Pilot of the Gundam RX-78
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Brown
Family: Mother Tem Ray, and Brain Damaged Father
Gundam: RX-78
Age: 15
Origin: Japanese
Organization: Earth Federation
Final Rank: Seargant Major

The hero of the original Gundam series and the pilot of the RX-78 Gundam, Amuro starts off as a sullen and antisocial youth more comfortable with machines than people. His parents separated when he was a child, and Amuro moved with his father Tem Ray to the under-construction Side 7. Here, Tem concentrated on his military research, leaving Amuro's neighbor Fraw Bow to look after the boy and make sure he remembered to eat his breakfast. Amuro's knack for gadgetry is demonstrated by his hand-made toy robot, the notorious Haro. Once fate places Amuro in the cockpit of the prototype Gundam, his life and personality begin to change dramatically. Though Amuro is fiercely possessive of the Gundam, which he regards as his personal property, he begins to form genuine friendships and develop a sense of duty and compassion. He also begins to manifest his latent newtype abilities, which not only make him a ferocious combatant but also lead him into a doomed rapport with enemy pilot Lalah Sune. Longtime Amuro watchers will note that he has two special talents in addition to being a newtype killing machine: A knack for electronics, and a penchant for leaping out of moving vehicles.

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