Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket/Characters

Alfred Izuruha
An eleven year old civilian living on a neutral colony, Al (and his classmates) are of the opinion that the war is the coolest thing to ever happen. Encountering Bernie by accident, he teams up with him, not really realizing the stakes involved. The consequences thereof, and his resulting Character Development, are essentially the entire point of the series.
 * Daisuke Namikawa
 * Free-Range Children
 * Heroic BSOD:
 * The Scrappy: Al gets a lot of hate from fans who think his "War is cool" attitude is stupid; this, of course, completely ignores the brual Character Development he undergoes.
 * Tagalong Kid

Bernard Wiseman
A rookie Zeon soldier assigned to the elite Cyclops Team commando unit, Bernie is viewed as The Load by his teammates. However, when it comes down to him and Al as the only ones in a position to save the colony, he steps up and does his damnedest to make it happen.
 * Anti-Villain: Heavy on the 'anti'. He's a perfectly decent guy, it's just that he happens to be working for a fascist dictatorship.
 * David Hayter
 * Heroes Want Redheads
 * Kouji Tsujitani
 * Miles Gloriosus: Sort of; Bernie tells Al that he's a super-awesome Ace Pilot, when in reality he's a rookie who's total battle experience is getting shot down in his first fight.
 * New Meat
 * Replacement Scrappy: The Cyclops Team (at least Misha and Garcia) view Bernie as this, having just lost their teammate Andy Strauss not even a week earlier.
 * Talking to Himself: With Seabook Arno when ever they appear together.

Christina Mackenzie
Al's attractive redheaded Girl Next Door, Chris is clearly fond of her younger neighbor. Unbeknowest to him, however, she is actually an Earth Federation officer, and the current pilot of the secret Gundam Alex undergoing testing in the colony.
 * Action Girl
 * Cool Big Sis: While note actually Al's sister, she fills this role quite nicely.
 * Megumi Hayashibara
 * Wendee Lee