Character
Bright is a loyal and dedicated soldier both in war and peace. He enforces strict military discipline and regulations, yet he never hesitates to make the morally right decision for the better of all, even if he has to disobey orders from his superiors. As the most experienced officer on board the White Base, whose crew consisted mostly of teenagers no older than 17, during the majority of Mobile Suit Gundam, he was often placed in the role of father figure toward the crew. A prime example of ability to maintain discipline and make tough decisions for one's own good is throwing the protagonist Amuro Ray into the brig for insubordination and for going AWOL. He showed his character in Mobile Suit 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 Mobile Suit Gundam: 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 top-notch military personnel and equipment under his command, such as Amuro Ray, Char Aznable, and Kamille Bidan, but he has proven himself in that he can serve in unfavorable situations such as in the early part of Mobile Suit Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ.
While Bright Noa is not a Newtype, he has had some experiences with the occurrences of "hearing" a request from Amuro Ray at the end of the One Year War, as well as feeling kinship and Amuro-like qualities/feelings within Kamille Bidan, in Zeta Gundam. Bright is one of the most successful field commanders in the U.C. Gundam timeline, as he has led his ships and fleets victorious in the One Year War, the Gryps Conflict, and the first and second Neo Zeon movements.
Bright Noa marries his advisor and best friend, Mirai Yashima, in U.C. 0080, an eventual crew of White Base, and they have two children, Cheimin and Hathaway Noa.
Amuro Ray and him had a harsh relationship during the One Year War and through out the way they mature and work together. Amuro saves his life a few times. In Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, both Amuro and Bright's relationship greatly improved and their professional relationship greatly improved.
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