I do not own G Gundam or any of the characters that are in the series. I own all original characters and Gundams. You don't like it, tough.

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Neo Germany had lacked a strong Gundam fighter for too long. Since the end of the 13th Gundam Fight, no one had stepped up to claim the position vacated by the masterful Schwartz Bruder. The four Gundam Fights since had resulted in early elimination because of the ineptitude of the pilots that represented their once great country. The leadership was clearly frustrated.

To solve the problem in time for the 18th Gundam Fight, they had instituted a draft to select the people of the country who showed the greatest promise as fighters and put them to a rigorous series of tests designed to stretch their abilities to the limit. None of the lab rats had any idea what the tests were about. As a result, many promising candidates had been turned away.

Then one man by the name of Tobias Andarion had made a guess at the reason for the tests. The officials were pleased. Not only had this man been able to figure out the meaning of this testing process, he demonstrated piloting skills rivaled only by Domon Kashuu of Neo Japan.

The fights had been spectacular, his Gundam downing foe after foe. The impressive string of victories took him straight to the final battle, where he just barely defeated the Burning Gundam v. III in a long and taxing battle. Afterwards, he vanished into the obscurity of the public, not wishing to be seen by the government that now ruled the Earth Sphere.

Voluntarily he recalled himself for the 19th Fight so that he could again serve his country. Something about him had changed though. The anger he had felt had vanished from him, as had all other emotions. It was as if he was only a shell of his former self. Still, his abilities remained intact, strong enough that he was able to again reach the final battle.

But then he disappeared, taking the Gundam with him. The day he was supposed to fight to defend the crown of Neo Germany came and went, and again Neo Japan ruled all. Domon refused the title, claiming he had not won it in honorable battle. After a year, Tobias had still not been found, and grudgingly he took the crown.

Many theories began to circulate about the champion's whereabouts. Some thought he had stolen the Gundam and fled to a neighboring colony so he could sell the secrets of the Germans. Others proposed that he had misstepped while training and injured himself to the point where he could not even move. Yet others thought that he had grown tired of his mercenary like image and had destroyed his Gundam, retreating to live a peaceful life with his wife and daughter.

In reality, he was the only won who knew the truth. He hid it from his wife and daughter as well, deceiving them into false assumptions and living with them on the run. The truth was he had grown tired of the fighting and had stolen the Gundam, knowing the lifestyle of fighting and glamour would beckon to him in the future. They lived in relative happiness, but there was always a nagging call to fight. The 20th Gundam Fight was beginning, and he knew his country needed an able fighter.

He also knew he was the only one able to fill those needs.