Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt

Name: Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt
Rating: 7.9

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
機動戦士ガンダムサンダーボルト

Manga7.9948 votes27 volumes · 229 chaptersFinished

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Synopsis

In the Universal Century year 0079, the space colony known as Side 3 proclaims independence as the Principality of Zeon and declares war on the Earth Federation. One year later, they are locked in a fierce battle for the Thunderbolt Sector, an area of space scarred by the wreckage of destroyed colonies. Into this maelstrom of destruction go two veteran Mobile Suit pilots: the deadly Zeon sniper Daryl Lorenz, and Federation ace Io Fleming. It's the beginning of a rivalry that can end only when one of them is destroyed. The lightning-streaked debris fields are about to become the stage for an epic duel where death is the only true winner. (Source: VIZ Media)

Publication notes

Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt has been published in English as Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint since November 15, 2016. Shogakukan Asia has been publishing the series in English in the Southeast Asia region since April 22, 2015.

Published

Mar 23, 2012 to Sep 26, 2025

Authors

Ootagaki, Yasuo

External links

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Adaptation

Side Story

Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt Gaiden

Parent Story

Kidou Senshi Gundam 0079

Main characters

Io Fleming78 fan favorites
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Daryl Lorenz65 fan favorites
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Daryl has tanned skin, brown eyes, and a shaggy afro. He is introduced as a pilot with prosthetic legs, having lost them in ground combat on Earth and is a member of Zeon's Living Dead Division in space. As the fighting rages, Daryl eventually loses both his arms as well; one lost in combat, and the other voluntarily removed to pilot the MS-06R Zaku High Mobility Type (Reuse "P" Device). He is shown to be a composed and competent mobile suit sniper, and later on a very aggressive and sharp mobile suit pilot in the Zaku High Mobility Type (Reuse "P" Device). Daryl is also a competent commander and leader of troops, going from simple sniper to mobile suit team and company leader to eventually commanding his own Zeon Remnant Commando Squad. Daryl is portrayed as being empathetic to most people and has some pretty natural charisma. Moreover, he has a strong desire to protect his team and those he cares about, as seen when he agreed to having his remaining arm amputated in order to control the Zaku High Mobility Type (Reuse "P" Device). Daryl's preferred music genres are the blues, country and pop, and he usually will listen to them while out on a mission to help him relax and focus. (Source: Gundam Wikia)