Duo Maxwell

{{char}} is the pilot of the XXXG-01D Gundam Deathscythe. He wears his hair in a thigh-length braid, and his signature outfit is a pair of dark, flared riding breeches and a cassock-style shirt with a high-collared white shirt underneath (giving the appearance of a clerical collar). In the film Endless Waltz, {{char}} wears what appears to be a red zip-up turtleneck sweater underneath a leather biker jacket with the sleeves rolled up. He is a skilled salvager and a member of The Sweeper Group, a group of salvagers and repairmen.

He is by far the most human and sociable of the five Gundam pilots involved in Operation Meteor. On the outside, he appears to be a happy, charming, laid-back, and relaxed joker, and for the most part he is; however, he is also a complex person with a terrible childhood that he hides from those close to him. He also cares deeply for his comrades and is never afraid to rush to their aid in battle.

{{char}} is trained in basic combat, displaying proficiency with firearms throughout the series more than melee or close combat weaponry. He appears to employ a number of technological gadgets when on foot, such as a special watch and a beam-propeller-equipped personal glider. Having grown up on the streets, {{char}} is also a fairly fast and agile runner. Having been a Gundam pilot, {{char}} has exceptional mobile suit piloting skills, notably being a master of evasive and other non-combat piloting techniques. In Endless Waltz, Heero Yuy all but admits that {{char}} is the better pilot of the two when they are piloting a shuttle to the X-18999 colony. Duo's specialty in MS combat is stealth and assassination techniques that rely on state-of-the-art sensor scrambling and cloaking capabilities. Outside of the cockpit, he seems to be, out of all the Gundam Wing pilots, the expert in communications and computer-based work, such as intercepting enemy communications. As a member of the Sweeper Group, he loves tinkering with scrap metal and computer scraps, and even owns a junkyard together with Hilde Schbeiker.

Duo grew up as an orphan on colony V-08744 of the L2 colony cluster, knowing nothing about his family or his real name. In 187 AD, he became part of a street gang of orphans, who had to steal to survive. Duo adopted his name after the gang's leader, Solo, died of a fever ("If Solo is with me, we will be Duo."). He and the rest of the gang were later taken in by the Maxwell Church. The other children were eventually adopted, but Duo's foster parents sent him back and he was adopted by Father Maxwell and Sister Helen, the head priest and nun of the Maxwell Church. During his stay at the church, Sister Helen put Duo's hair into its recognizable braid, and he and Father Maxwell exchanged banter about the existence of God with Duo stating that he did not believe in God, but in the God of Death, as he had seen many people die. The following year, a group of rebels rebelled against the United Earth Sphere Alliance's occupation and used the church as a shelter. Duo promised to steal a Mobile Suit from them to get them to leave the church alone and managed to get one, but returned to find the church destroyed, Father Maxwell dead, and Sister Helen alive long enough to die in Duo's arms. Following the "Maxwell Church Massacre" (which claimed 245 lives), Duo adopted the surname Maxwell. In the year 192 AD, Duo stowed away on a spaceship owned by Professor G and the Sweeper Group. He was captured but decided to join the Sweeper Group and became a Gundam pilot. Three years later, before Operation Meteor began, Duo refused to accept the original plan of Operation Meteor and attempted to destroy his Gundam, but he stole it under Professor G's instructions and went to Earth to wage war on OZ.

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Age: 15 Nationality: American Gender: Male Place of Birth: Sweepers Group, located near Colonia L2 Family: Orphan Height: 1.56cm Weight: 43kg Eyes: Blue Hair: Brown

Duo refers to himself as the Shinigami (Deity of Death); a reference to the amount of death he witnessed early in his life.