Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Episode Zero

This collection of short manga stories unveils crucial background information regarding the five young Gundam pilots and Relena Peacecraft. Episode Zero clarifies key elements from the series, including the origin of Duo Maxwell’s "Shinigami" (God of Death) moniker and Quatre Raberba Winner’s connection to the Maganac mercenaries, establishing narrative threads that become central to both the Gundam Wing anime and its sequel, Endless Waltz. Long before the colony war erupted, unseen forces were already shaping the future and preparing these individuals for the conflict to come. As children, each pilot endured hardships severe enough to break an ordinary person. Duo Maxwell, Heero Yuy, Trowa Barton, Quatre Raberba Winner, and Chang Wufei faced more pain and adversity than most experience in a lifetime. Yet, even their closest comrades remained unaware of the truly tumultuous childhoods they survived as war orphans, bearing burdens that defined them long before they ever entered a cockpit.