Treize Khushrenada
Treize Khushrenada is a central figure in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. Serving as the supreme commander of the secret organization OZ and founder of the military unit Specials, he later assumes the leadership of both the Romefeller Foundation and the World Nation. Combining brilliant political intelligence with an elevated aristocratic air, he shapes the fate of the Earth Sphere according to his personal aesthetic values and complex philosophy on human conflict.
Overview
Treize Khushrenada is a central figure in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. Serving as the supreme commander of the secret organization OZ and founder of the military unit Specials, he later assumes the leadership of both the Romefeller Foundation and the World Nation. Combining brilliant political intelligence with an elevated aristocratic air, he shapes the fate of the Earth Sphere according to his personal aesthetic values and complex philosophy on human conflict.
Appearance
He is a 24-year-old man distinguished by platinum blonde hair and ice blue eyes. He possesses a refined visual countenance that embodies an aristocratic military elegance.
Personality
Treize possesses extraordinary charisma, inspiring absolute devotion among his subordinates. Guided by a chivalric aesthetic, he grieves the tragedies of war while simultaneously holding that human beings fighting for their convictions express true nobility. For this reason, he vehemently rejects automated Mobile Dolls, viewing weapon systems devoid of human emotion as a disgrace to combat. He carries profound guilt for the lives lost due to his actions, meticulously remembering the exact count and names of every fallen casualty.
Abilities
Treize commands high political and tactical intellect, having established the foundational combat doctrines for Mobile Suits. He is a master swordsman who bested Chang Wufei in a hand-to-hand fencing match. As a pilot, his reaction speed and control capabilities match or exceed top Mobile Suit aces, allowing him to seamlessly operate the demanding Tallgeese II. Additionally, he demonstrated advanced engineering intellect by designing and completing the Gundam Epyon.
Background
Born into the noble Khushrenada family, Treize earned early distinction in battle, including the suppression of the Mogadishu Rebellion. Following a traumatic family loss, he began recording every casualty of war. After purging pacifists from the Earth Sphere Unified Federation, he led OZ into dominant authority. However, opposing the Romefeller Foundation's embrace of Mobile Dolls led to his removal from power and imprisonment, during which he built the Gundam Epyon and entrusted it to Heero Yuy. Returning as the leader of the World Nation during the crisis with White Fang, he personally piloted the Tallgeese II into the EVE WAR and died in a final duel against Chang Wufei.
Relationships
Treize receives complete devotion from his lieutenant, Lady Une. He holds a deep mutual respect for Zechs Merquise (Milliardo Peacecraft), calling him his eternal friend after discovering his true identity early on. He regards Chang Wufei as his greatest understander, engaging him in pivotal duels on foot and in Mobile Suits. Inspired by Heero Yuy's unyielding resolve, he gifted him the Gundam Epyon, while trusting that Relena Peacecraft's vision of peace would flourish after his war concluded. Lucrezia Noin was his former student, and Mariemaia Khushrenada is his biological daughter.
Trivia
His first name, Treize, is derived from the French word for the number thirteen. The inscription on his gravestone reads that he became a foundation for peace and died adhering to his convictions.