Bright Noa is a character from the anime series Gundam. In the anime, he is only mentioned as Earth-born. In the beginning of in Mobile Suit Gundam, Bright is just an officer candidate without a commission from the Earth Federation Space Forces but takes command as the surviving highest ranking military personnel. Bright’s commands include the White Base, the shuttle Temptation, AEUG’s Argama and Nahel Argama, and Londo Bell’s Ra Cailum.
Bright Noa was voiced by Hirotaka Suzuoki (Japanese), Chris Kalhoon (English dub of original series and Char’s Counterattack) and Dave Kelly (English dub of Zeta Gundam).
Bright is a loyal and dedicated soldier both in war and peace. He enforces strict military discipline and regulations, yet he never hesitate to make the morally right decision for the better of all, even if he has to disobey orders from his superiors. He showed his character in Zeta Gundam when he defected to AEUG after he lost hope in the corrupt Earth Federation, and again when he decided to act pre-emptively during the Londo Bell-Neo Zeon encounter in Char’s Counterattack.
He is considered to be the most experienced field commander in mobile suit warfare, relying on standard and reliably proven tactics rather than acts of bravado. He is often granted with top-notch military personnels and equipments under his command, such as Amuro Ray, Char Aznable, and Kamille Bidan, but he has proven himself that he can service in unfavorable situations such as in the early part of Mobile Suit Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta Gundam.
Bright is not a Newtype like those he served with, though he had a single occurrence of “hearing” a request from Amuro Ray at the end of the One Year War. Many would consider that Bright is one of the most successful field commander in UC Gundam timeline, as he has led his ships and fleets victorious in the One Year War, The AEUG-Titans/Gryps War, The First Neo Zeon War, and The Second Neo Zeon War.
He marries his advisor and best friend, Mirai Yashima, in 0080, an eventual crew of White Base, and they have two children, Cheimin and Hathaway Noa.
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