【Gundam Wing】Why Is the Story So Confusing? Insights from the Scriptwriter

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So they didn’t really care about consistency, huh?

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It was basically made with the mindset of going viral, in today’s terms.

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Looking back, the script feels like pure live-action energy.

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Episode 1: The protagonist’s mobile suit gets shot down,
and then he drops “”I will kill you.”” That was one hell of a hook.

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Now that I think about it, it’s not even surreal—it’s just insane.

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The mission itself was never reasonable to begin with…

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“”It’s gonna hurt like hell.””

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🎵 DUN DUN (tekeke-ten) 🎵

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Treize makes no sense…
Q: “”Does anyone actually understand this guy?””
A: “”Nope. Even Lady Une doesn’t get it. You’re not supposed to.””

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Noin is probably the only sane person in this show.

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…Actually, even Noin is pretty crazy in her own way.

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The theory that Trowa is actually the most normal one.

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Heero’s kinda wild, but the others are just as bad. Even the non-soldiers
are completely unhinged.

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Looking up Lady Une on Wikipedia again, and apparently, her personality shift wasn’t
just an act—it was legit a split personality that
eventually merged. Wait… that wasn’t just a performance?

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She’d take off her glasses in front of the pacifists to play the “”good cop,””
but when she was dealing with Tubarov, the personalities were already blending.
Technically, the “”glasses version”” even saved a Gundam pilot’s life,
so I guess she was already integrating.

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“It is just. Your actions are just… And so are mine!”

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Someone once explained Gundam like this:
G Gundam is serious about being a gag.
Gundam Wing turns serious themes into a gag.
Gundam X is just serious.

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So much ridiculous stuff happens, yet you keep watching.
Then, Endless Waltz makes you think it was all a masterpiece.

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I watched it as a kid, but the story was so confusing that I just fell asleep.

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The whole point is that it’s about kids getting caught up in a totally insane war,
so it should be confusing.

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Q: “”Why do they pilot giant robots?””
A: “”Because battles without pain aren’t elegant.””
Yeah, that logic actually works in this world.

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…They just let an assassin escape…

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Not just Wing, but mid-series slowdowns in mecha anime are always a thing.

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The wait for Heero to finally pilot Wing Zero was agonizing, but that buildup was part of the fun.
Plus, it was interesting how the focus shifted to mass-produced suits like the Mercurius and Vayeate.

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With so many protagonists, there were tons of character interactions, which kept things engaging.
But if you were too invested in the political side, the constant coups probably made your head explode.

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It’s a story about kids (and childish adults) desperately surviving in a crazy world. It’s absurd,
but not something you can just write off as dumb.

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The Unified Earth Sphere Alliance and OZ were technically separate, but then they split, merged,
some joined White Fang, Treize had his own faction… If someone asked me to explain the power shifts
in order, I’d probably just die.

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First arc: Gundams (Colony forces) vs. Earth Alliance, with OZ secretly hiding inside the Alliance. Then OZ
pulls off a coup, takes over, and starts hunting down Alliance remnants. The colonies take hostages, so
Heero, who was always ready to self-destruct, actually does it.

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Second arc: OZ tries to unify space, so Heero & co. go up there too. But the colony leaders
announce that Gundams aren’t affiliated with them (which is technically true), so suddenly,
the colonies become their enemies. Everyone scatters, Trowa goes missing, Heero and the
rest barely escape, Treize opposes the Virgo MD invasion and gets imprisoned, splitting OZ
into two factions.

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Third arc: Relena’s kingdom gets turned into a symbol for peace, but OZ’s MD faction sees it as a threat.
Heero & co. try to protect it but fail, and even Treize’s side of OZ gets wiped out. Relena gets used as a
figurehead, but instead of playing along, she takes actual power and pushes for peace. Meanwhile,
White Fang, with Zechs as their leader, rallies the space resistance. By arc four, it’s full-blown
Earth vs. Space.

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The power shifts from the fall of the Earth Sphere Alliance to White Fang’s rise were
actually really well-constructed.

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I personally love the themes and messages that Wing tries to convey.