Haro (ハロ Haro?) is the mechanical mascot of the Gundam science fiction anime metaseries, and is the only character that appears in more than one timeline. Universal Century is the English name for the original timeline of the Gundam Anime Metaseries. is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Char's Counterattack is a Metaseries of English Anime, featuring tiny robots or " Kounans " created by Sunrise studios (anime in Japanese,
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The original Haro is a little robot companion built by the main character Amuro Ray. is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Char's Counterattack It is a cute testament to Amuro's exceptional talent for machines. Haro's features include a limited range of speech, and the ability to hover (in environments with atmosphere and low gravity) by flapping its ear-like appendage coverings. Haro can usually be found rolling behind Amuro's next door neighbor Frau Bow. also known as, is a key character from the Universal Century (UC Gundam universe first appearing in the groundbreaking 43-episode 1979 Anime series. The ability to detect brain waves is also one of Haro's functions; in one of the episodes, Haro actually claimed that the brain wave of Amuro is lowered/different.
In Zeta Gundam, a mass-produced Mk-II version of Haro ends up in the hands of that series's main protagonist Kamille Bidan, who at least initially suspects it to be the original. (aired 1985 – 1986) was a televised Anime, part of the Gundam series and a Sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam He repairs the robot, only to have it constantly address him as Amuro.
During the events of Char's Counterattack, Amuro gives a "third-generation" Haro to Hathaway, the son of his captain Bright Noah. is an Anime movie set in the primary Universal Century timeline of Gundam, taking place in UC 0093
In the manga Crossbone Gundam, penned by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, Berah Ronah has a robotic parrot named Haro, which refers to her as "Matilda-san". ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly is a six volume Manga written by Yoshiyuki Tomino and illustrated by Hasegawa Yuichi; it is the sequel to the Anime movie Mobile Suit Gundam is a Japanese Anime creator director screenwriter and novelist This seems to imply that her Haro is (or was made from the remains of) Amuro Ray's Haro, since it mistakes Berah for the redheaded Lieutenant Matilda Adjan, who appears in the original series, and in addition makes constant references to prior events and phrases in the UC timeline.
In Victory Gundam, the main character Usso has a Haro replica that he received from his father. is an Anime Television program set in the Fictional universe of Gundam. Usso's Haro possesses a remarkably advanced artificial intelligence, and is even capable of controlling mobile suits, mimicking machine gun sounds and project holographic images to intimidate the adversary. In the Gundam terminology the terms normal suit (Universal Century and astrosuit (After Colony are used to refer to normal astronaut spacesuits so For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation. Holography (from the Greek, ὅλος - hólos whole + γραφή - grafē writing drawing is a technique that allows the
Haro continues to permeate the Gundam franchise, having appeared in Gundam SEED as Lacus Clyne's multi-colored horde of simple-speech robot pets, built for her by Athrun Zala. shortened to Gundam SEED, is an Anime television series and a Manga series by Sunrise. is a fictional character from the anime series Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny. is a Fictional character from the Anime series Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny, set in the Cosmic Era (CE timeline These Haros are roughly 1/4 the size of their Universal Century counterparts and are similar in function, however a few possess certain abilities such as unlocking doors. Lacus's favorite Haro is a pink machine that she refers to as "Pink-Chan" (often translated as "Mr. Pink" or "Pinky"). Another notable Haro in Lacus's collection is "Navy-Chan", a navy blue robot on which she paints a mustache bearing a distinct resemblance the facial ornament of the ∀ Gundam of the CC (正歴 Seireki) calendar system. is a 50 episode Anime series that aired between 1999 and 2000 on Japan's FNN networks and the anime Satellite television network Animax, created The WD-M01 Turn A Gundam is a fictional mecha from the CC (正暦 Seireki) calendar system in the Anime Turn A Gundam. The rest of Lacus' Haros have been seen in yellow, orange, blue, green, and black. The parody comic Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Club Yonkoma states that Athrun has built a total of 35 Haros for Lacus. is an official spin-off Yonkoma from the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Anime and later its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
In this continuity, Pink-chan often adds "omae mona" or "you too" to its sentences, depending on the language he is in (you too for the English translation, and vice versa), and often reasonlessly interjects with "Haro!" Pink-chan also often uses "Teyandei" (meaning "don't say a silly thing", a common reply in Manzai comedy) at seemingly random and nonsensical times. Manzai (漫才 is a style of Stand-up comedy in Japan, which usually involves two performers—a straight man ( tsukkomi) and a Pink-chan has also once said "damnit!" when he, along with Lacus, was returned to Athrun by Kira early in Gundam Seed.
In Gundam SEED Destiny, Lacus impersonator Meer Campbell is often seen with her own red Haro. is the second Anime television series set in the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam by Sunrise. is a fictional character from the Anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. Unlike other Haros, which speak Japanese, "Mister Red" speaks in English. However, in the English dub, (where Pink-chan and the rest of Lacus' Haros speak English [mostly]), Mister Red speaks Japanese, or otherwise English with a terrible Japanese accent.
In Mobile Suit Gundam 00, the Celestial Being had produced unknown numbers of Haros as an assistant of daily maintenance works. is the latest television Anime of Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise Currently 6 Haros are known to be appeared in the animation production.
The Haro which takes the most appearance is the Orange Haro, kept by the Gundam Meister (pilot) Lockon Stratos which accompanies him in the Gundam Dynames's cockpit, usually performing radar-like duties by detecting and warning Lockon of any incoming enemy units or attacks. is the codename of two fictional characters in the Gundam series Mobile Suit Gundam 00. In the event of close combat, Lockon's Haro is able to pilot his Gundam for him while he uses his sniper rifle, and control the additional shields that Dynames receives in episode 6.
In episode 9 the four Haros address the orange Haro as "big brother", which their colors are blue, purple, violet and dark green respectively. . In episode 17, the orange Haro in turn addresses Nena Trinity's purple Haro as "big brother". also referred as Trinity Siblings or Gundam Throne Meisters were a fictional group featured in the Japanese Anime series Mobile Suit Gundam 00. It might be suggested it is the prototype of the other Haros from the Celestial Being.
From Fereshte, Hanayo, a manmade AI that is of the same model as Lockon's Haro, which is yellow in colour appears to resemble a cat since it has a tail and cat-like ears which are always flapping. This is a list of fictional States and factions in Mobile Suit Gundam 00. This is a list of fictional characters from the Mobile Suit Gundam 00 continuity of the Gundam Anime Metaseries
A character that bears resemblance to Gundam Meister 874 is shown to be released from the inside of Hanayo as shown in the Gundam 00F manga.
Unlike Lacus Clyne's and Meer Campbell's Haros, this Haro's orange incarnation is in the middle, bigger than Lacus' but smaller than Amuro Ray's; Lockon's Haro mainly resembles the Haro appeared in Victory Gundam, more as a supporting machine than a mascot-robot. is a fictional character from the anime series Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny. is a fictional character from the Anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Char's Counterattack
The Haro in the original Mobile Suit Gundam and UC timeline was roughly the size of a basketball, the Cosmic Era Haro was slightly larger than a baseball but smaller than a softball. The Anno Domini timeline's Haro is slightly smaller than the one in UC timeline.
In Superior Defender Gundam Force, "Chief Haro" is the leader of the SDG, who is wearing a Haro helmet to mask his real identity. is a Japanese Anime series The scenario was created by Yuuichi Abe. Though he cannot "fly" like his toy counterpart, his "wings" do flip up his cap every-so-often.
In the game, Gundam SEED Never Ending Tomorrow, there is a special mode called "Haro Madness" where you fight gigantic versions of "Pink-Chan", "Navy-Chan", and a green Haro. They have their own signature traits, and this mode is said to be one of the hardest in the entire game.
In the SD Gundam: G Generation series of tactical role-playing games, Haros frequently appear as secret units, generally ones of overwhelming power, such as the giant "Psycho Haro" of SD Gundam: G Generation Zero, which is easily capable of destroying an enemy fleet in a single turn.
In arcade fighting game Mobile Suit Gundam: EX Revue, when any player gets dizzy, the star on dizzing player's head has been replaced to Haro like any fighting games.
In the Super Robot Wars series of video games, Haros are rare equippable items, usually providing a large bonus to the equipping unit's stats or simply a sub-pilot of Usso Erwin(Mobile Suit V Gundam). is a series of tactical role-playing Video games produced by the Japanese gaming company Banpresto, a division of Bandai, for various Video game consoles is an Anime Television program set in the Fictional universe of Gundam. Additionally, in the early Super Famicom installments, the various forms of AI that controlled many common enemy units were represented by portraits of Haro. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was Using Spirit Command Daunt (脱力) in other games than Original Generations will shown a green Haro (or Pink Haro in SRWJ and SRWW) will spin around the target, causing the target to lose 10 Will Points (or some battle events will cause lose more than 10 Will Points without using Daunt). In the very early series (before 4), the AI units head icons are Haros, rather than computer chips.
In Harobots series developed by Sunrise Interactive, Haro is portrayed as trainer's pet. Harobots is a game series developed by Sunrise Interactive, it features Haro from Gundam series as a protagonist's pet was a Japanese Video game developer and publisher. The company was founded in 1998 as a subsidiary of Animation production enterprise Sunrise
In Dynasty Warriors: Gundam, enemies will occasionally drop power-ups resembling Haro with open wing flaps, which refills the player's health and special power bars to maximum. is a Video game based on the Gundam Anime series It was developed by Koei and published by Namco Bandai.
In real life, Bandai released a series of Haro Capsule toys (called Haro Cap, different from the Gundam Haro Capsule selling by Broccoli USA) with different colours and painting, which mostly painted as a reference to different icons of the Gundam universes. is a Japanese Toy making company as well as the producer of a large number of Plastic model kits For example, one having the V shaped antenna painted on the forehead(?) referencing RX-78-2 Gundam and one painted red with an antenna on the forehead as the MS-06S Zaku II, Char Aznable Custom.
Haro has also been immortalized in a series of robotic toys called "1/4 scale Digital Hobby Series Mascot Robo". It was initially available in color Green but the "Haro Color" series was released later on, adding Yellow, Orange, Navy Blue and Sky Blue colors to the roster. These Haros are basically glorified alarm clocks that react to any nearby sound by rocking sideways, lighting up red eyes, creating robotic sounds, spewing Japanese phrases and/or flipping their "ears". If an alarm is set and time approaches, the Green Haro plays a tune (not the actual song) of Mobile Suit Gundam's OP theme, "Tobe! Gundam". is a televised Anime series created by Sunrise. Written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Years later, at the height of Gundam SEED's popularity, a 1/1 scale (the same size as the 1/4 scale) Pink Haro called "Haro 2" was released to coincide with popular character Lacus Clyne. shortened to Gundam SEED, is an Anime television series and a Manga series by Sunrise. is a fictional character from the anime series Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny. The Pink Haro is more sensitive to sound than its predecessors, along with a light-detection sensor. When the ambience transists from bright to dark (usually by casting a shadow over it by waving your hand), the Pink Haro will react in the same manner like the previous Haros, only noisier. If an alarm is set and the time approaches, it will keep saying Japanese phrases while flipping its ears and blinking its eyes continuously. Pink Haro's voice in this toy was provided by the same seiyuu who dubbed its voice in the anime, Kotono Mitsuishi. (born December 8, 1967) is a prolific Japanese Seiyū ( Voice actress) from Tokyo.
On February 2008, a "Gundam 00 Style Digital Hobby Series Mascot Robo" Haro, who obviously represents Lockon Stratos' Orange Haro will be released as announced in the Plamo Radicon Show 2007. Pictures over the internet give the impression that the new Haro will be another 1/4 scale (making it the same size as the previous Haros). Unlike its Orange Haro ancestor of the "Haro Color" series released years ago, this Haro's reported features include two different modes of play and an internal motion sensor to which it will react in the usual manner as its predecessors should it be attempted to be touched. It is yet unclear if previous features such as the alarm clock function and the photo-sensitivity that the Pink Haro had would be included, or if the seiyuu Arisa Ogasawara (who dubs Haro's voice in Gundam 00) will provide the toy's speaking voice.
Through the years, Japanese videogame publisher and toy maker Banpresto as well as other companies have released countless other Haro products due to the character's immense popularity as a Gundam "mascot". ( is a Japanese game development firm It was founded April 1977 as Hoei Sangyo Co These various merchandise include T-shirts, wristbands, towels, circular or Haro-shaped calculators, room lights (including Platenarium-like lights and bath lights where you submerge Haro in your bath, activate him and he'll glow underwater), bath toys (a haro-shaped rubber duck that actually propels itself around the water when activated) microphones and earphones, speakers, Haro-shaped CD players and cases, cell phone accessories, plush toys, cushions and even the short-lived "Haromatherapy" room freshener in which pressing it will make Haro pop its ears and release scents to stimulate the olfactory senses.
The biggest and most expensive Haro product ever created was the infamous Haro desktop PC case. It weighs a heavy 5kg and around 40cm in diameter. It wasn't big enough to support all PCs as it was reported to carry relatively small computers like the Mac Mini. Incidentally, only 1000 units were ever manufactured and it retailed for 99,800 Yen. A very expensive piece, it was shunned and labelled as "a novelty product for Gundam fans only". The Haro PC case was controllable via remote, but unlike the 1/4 and 1/1 scale Haro toys, it cannot move sideways. Instead, it opens its "ears", takes out its hands and moves them back and forth while blinking its yellow eyes (instead of the conventional red) and speaking in an extremely loud voice.