Anavel Gato

"For the rebirth of the ideals of Zeon. For the success of Operation Stardust! Solomon, I have returned!"

## Voice Actor

### English Voice

Kirk Thornton (Netflix)
David Wald (FUNimation)

**Anavel Gato** (アナベル・ガトー, *Anaberu Gatō*?) is a main character in the fan-made series **Universal Warriors**.

He is a character who appears in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory. A Zeon ace pilot, he serves as the series' main antagonist.

## Personality

Although Gato is the series' nominal antagonist, he is a man of honor and a soldier through and through who cares for his comrades, and seeks to vindicate the memory of his friends and family who died at the hands of the Earth Federation. He is a charismatic leader, doing his part to rally the Zeon remnants, both in and outside the Delaz Fleet, to support Operation Stardust and fight one last crusade against the Federation (even if it meant dying in the process). The fact he is willing to fight alongside others on the frontlines only endears his men further, and while he holds nothing but hatred for the Federation, he still respects those who fight for it; in fact, he demonstratively sees his opponents simply as misguided, believing that they are sacrificing their lives for a corrupt regime, rather than objects of hatred. Along with this, Gato also recognized skilled and/or determined opponents as equals, as shown with his treatment of Kou Uraki after their duel at Solomon.

## Story

### Original

During the One Year War, Gato served under Dozle Zabi's Space Attack Force. He was the leader of the 302nd Patrol Squadron, of which Karius was also a member. He also became good friends with Kelley Layzner, and the two fought side by side during the Battle of Solomon. After the fall of Solomon, he and his squadron acted as the rear guard of the *Dolowa* as it retreated toward A Baoa Qu, dealing severe damage to the pursuing Federation fleet and earning him the nickname "Nightmare of Solomon".

During the Battle of A Baoa Qu, Gato, piloting his custom MS-14A Gelgoog, deployed from the *Dolowa* and fought the Earth Federation Forces. After losing his Gelgoog's right arm in battle, he landed on Aiguille Delaz's personal ship, the *Gwaden*. When Delaz issued the order to recall all forces and retreat, Gato attempted to sortie again in the YMS-09R-2 Prototype Rick-Dom Zwei, but Delaz told him that *Dolowa* has already been sunk, and convinced him to retreat with him so they can regain their glory in the future.

After the end of the war, he went into hiding in Von Braun, waiting for the right time. At this point, he fell in love with Nina Purpleton. However, on U.C. 0081, September 17, he left her behind and rejoined the Delaz Fleet.

## Relationships

### Universal Warriors

#### The Universes

* Jennifer Amantea
* Natsu Dragneel
* Lucy Heartfilia
* Gray Fullbuster
* Erza Scarlet
* Wendy Marvell
* Aladdin
* Alibaba Saluja
* Morgiana
* Hakuryuu Ren
* Kouha Ren
* Sinbad
* Kougyoku Ren
* Gingka Hagane
* Kenta Yumiya
* Madoka Amano
* Yu Tendo
* Masamune Kadoya
* Benkei Hanawa
* Kyoya Tategami

#### The Another World

* Rebecca Bluegarden
* Juvia Lockser
* Cana Alberona
* Mirajane Strauss
* Levy McGarden
* Zeref Dragneel
* Mard Geer Tartaros
* Seilah
* Sonya
* Animus
* Suzaku
* Elie
* Lucia Raregroove
* Weisz Steiner
* Homura Kōgetsu
* Sister Ivry
* Amira
* Holy
* Eraser
* Feather
* Mashima Heroes
* Yoh Asakura
* Tao Ren
* Horokeu Usui
* Silva
* Hao Asakura
* Genjo Sanzo
* Snow
* Nanashi
* Sakura Li
* Kurogane
* Fai D. Fluorite
* Yuna Akashi
* Kazumi Asakura
* Yue Ayase
* Ako Izumi
* Akira Okouchi
* Misora Kasuga
* Makie Sasaki
* Chizuru Naba
* Tokaku Azuma
* Haruna Mutsuishi
* Honoka Tsukii
* Chisa Akagawa
* Airi Eniwa
* Miharu Yomine
* Aya Kamuro
* Riko Hinakura
* Rinne Myojin
* Eren Yeager
* Mikasa Ackerman
* Annie Leonhart
* Reiner Braun
* Sasha Blouse
* Hange Zoë
* Zeke Yeager
* Pieck Finger
* Porco Galliard
* Colt Grice
* Yelena
* Cecily Fairchild
* Aina Sahalin
* Gym Ghingham
* Cagalli Yula Athha
* Mu La Flaga
* Allelujah Haptism
* Patrick Colasour
* Ali al-Saachez
* Full Frontal
* Akihiro Altland
* Gaelio Bauduin
* Zoltan Akkanen
* Lane Aim
* Suletta Mercury
* Guer Jeturk
* Elan Ceres
* Shaddiq Zenelli
* Yukimura Sanada
* Nobunaga Oda
* Ieyasu Tokugawa
* Shiemi Moriyama
* Shura Kirigakure
* Cheng-Long Liu
* Duke Hyou
* Ou Ki
* Ou Sen
* Kan Ki
* Mou Ten
* Ri Boku
* Ordo
* Ka Rin
* Kan Mei
* Slaine Troyard
* Elizabeth Liones
* Escanor
* Derieri
* Tristan Liones
* Ikoma
* Mumei
* Ayame Yomogawa
* Biba Amatori
* Hikayu Hoshikawa
* Vladilena Milizé
* Anju Emma
* Lü Bu
* Kojiro Sasaki
* Poseidon
* Raiden Tameemon
* Qin Shi Huang
* Kaolan Wongsawat
* Brunhilde
* Manjiro Sano
* Keisuke Baji
* Chifuyu Matsuno
* Kazutora Hanemiya
* Seishu Inui
* Hajime Kokonoi
* Meguru Bachira
* Hyoma Chigiri
* Haruka Sakura
* Hajime Umemiya
* Kyotaro Sugishita
* Hayato Suou
* Ren Kaji
* Naotora Takeda
* Tatsuomi Uesugi
* Tsubasa Tokugawa
* Soma Date
* Seiroku Inukawa
* Aijiro Inue
* Imari Inuyama
* Towa Higurashi
* Ryoma Nagare
* Anya Alstreim
* Lenalee Lee
* Akira Renbokoji
* A-drei
* H-neun
* Suou Pavlichenko
* Susumu Kodai
* Adeltrud Alter
* Shion Shishibe
* Tughril Mahmut
* Lelederik of Ellvaldez
* Al-Kaplan Balaban
* Nancy Schaal Bancroft
* Daryun
* Shimon Ikaruga
* Noelle Silva
* Fena Houtman
* Alisha Diphda
* Adele von Ascham
* Mischa
* Tenma Tsukamoto
* Atlee Ariel
* Zetsu Daidan
* Ren Sin
* Kyo Meiketsu
* Fine Forte
* Prax Conrad
* Koumei Ren
* Kei Mizusawa
* Virgo Fudō
* Torque
* Mora Chester

## Trivia

* Gato's favorite subject is geography, while his least favorite subject is english language.
* His favorite food is .
* His disliked food is .
* Gato prefers strong woman and he dislikes indecisive people.
* His hobby is fighting federation mobile suits Gloating about his ideals.
* His weaknesses is .
* His special skill is swordmanship.

* Gato's call sign "Walfisch" is the name of an uninhabited German island, in the Bay of Wismar in the Baltic Sea. Walfisch also means 'whale' in German.

* Gato's Japanese voice actor, Akio Otsuka, also voiced Elmer Snell in *Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: The Gravity Front*.

* Gato appeared as an NPC in *Dynasty Warriors Gundam*, piloting his custom Gelgoog. He returns as a playable character in *Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3*, piloting the RX-78GP02A Gundam "Physalis".
	+ Kirk Thornton reprises his role as Gato in the game's English dub, though he is credited using the pseudonym "Clair Ramsay".

* The PS2 video game *Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space* was the first work to establish Gato's mobile suit during the Battle of Solomon as the MS-09RS Rick Dom Anavel Gato Custom. Gato's Rick Dom would go on to appear in multiple other works in the franchise.

* In *Encounters in Space*, in Mission 2 in Gato's Ace Pilot story, Char Aznable will offer support in the MSN-02 Zeong. Gato will poke fun of the fact that the Zeong has no legs, and Char will simply reply, "According to the engineers, the legs were just for show."

* Gato is one of two Zeon pilots who stole a Gundam from the Earth Federation; the other one is Nimbus Schterzen.

* In a "what-if" scenario in *Encounters in Space*, Gato engages Amuro Ray during the Battle of Solomon. Although the battle between the two ends in a stalemate, Amuro comments that Gato could have finished him off if their battle had gone on longer.

* In the *Super Robot Wars* games, Gato is always introduced via the GP-02 hijack. However, his role in the plot is sometimes altered or expanded, and he can even become an ally.
	+ In SRW3, it's possible to have Gato not only as a temporary ally, but also as a permanent cast member. To have him as a temporary ally, the player must come to his aid when Gates Capa attempts to kill him. Gato will acknowledge the courtesy and leave without further incident. Later, when he discovers the that Divine Crusaders are secretly planning to ally with the alien invaders known as the Inspectors, he will fire the nuclear warhead of the GP-02 into their ranks, substantially thinning them out for the player before disappearing, citing disgust with how the DC has abandoned its ideals. He can later join permanently, as while he's still loyal to the ideals of Zeon, he cannot abide how the DC has corrupted them, though this route is not canon.
	+ He can be eligible as a guest reinforcement but not playable in SRW Alpha 1. However, he returns as an antagonist in Alpha 2, working with Char Aznable to drop Axis, and canonically dies in this game.
	+ The much reviled scene towards the end of 0083 involving Nina betraying Kou for Gato is always averted in some manner, often with Gato assuring Kou that his and Nina's relationship was in the past.

## Gallery

*Main article: Anavel Gato/Image Gallery*
## References

1. ↑ Stardust Memory novelization
2. ↑ Gundam 0083 official website character page
3. ↑ With Shining Blue Fire
4. ↑ MS Encyclopedia NO.15 - Strategy Encyclopedia, p. 111
5. ↑ Gundamjack
6. ↑ La Vie en Rose (episode)
7. ↑ A Storm Raging Through
8. ↑ MS Encyclopedia NO.06, p. 55