Writing Notes: Speech & Language

Common Phrases Correctly

Heero: Apparently at some point when Relena and I were flirting with each other but not quite in a relationship, she asked me how I felt about pet names, to which I replied “well you have to call them something”

Wufei: So she’s moronsexual...

Heero: Don’t call her a moron

Heero: Wait

In Defence of Relena Peacecraft (Gundam Wing)

There is so much hate for this character it borders on insane. Especially when most of the reasons are dug up just so fans of slash pairings can sound less stupid. 

I’ll just get right to it.

Likes Pink and is Girly

Do I even need to defend her for this? Come on, so what if she likes pink? If a male character liked pink and is a little feminine we’d all say he’s adorable, but suddenly a female character does and it something to hate her for? What really gets me is that Relena doesn’t let her favourite colour and her feminism DEFINE her.

Weak, Stupid, Naive, Whiny, Useless

As I said above, she doesn’t let her personal preferences of colour and lifestyle define her. Sure she is probably one of the girly girls who love make up and teddy bears, but throughout the series she’s an INCREDIBLY strong female character who has to figure out her own way through a life that ends up turning into a cluster-fuck halfway through the beginning. 

Think about it. Is she weak? She grew up in a very privileged environment and then one day her life is turned upside-down when a bomb kills her dad and her goddamn school is being torn apart by mobile suits. She has stood stronger and more resilient than anyone of her age. So much so that she surprised even Heero. She continues to wade through bullcrap as she’s tried to find out the truth about what is going on in the world and how she could fix it all while her brother is working for the bad guys, some gundam pilot keeps telling her he’ll kill her and the politicians who are trying to use her as a tool for political power.

Oh yeah, and she then turns the tables on them and becomes Queen of the World.

Weak? I don’t think so. And she did all of this without ever having to call on a Knight in Shining Armor for help.

Maybe she was naive, but a stupid person could not have done what she managed to do and still continues to do after the war was done (becoming a prominent politician in the ESUN). 

All the while never complaining to anyone about her own problems and her own seemingly unrequited feelings for a boy. The only time she ever lets her personal feelings get in the way of the greater good was when she ran to Antarctica to stop Heero and Milliardo from killing each other. And as naive as she might have been thinking it could work…it did work. 

It was because of her that the Earth was finally united under one banner and finally close to peace until Milliardo declared war.

Heero’s Stalker and Nosy

She has never stalked him. Stalking refers to obsessive and unwanted attention towards the subject. She may have followed him once or twice, but she hardly stalked him.

As the anime went on, Heero was the on constantly seeing her instead and gaining her support in the process. I don’t know how people can overlook this and yet make such a big effing deal out of Antarctica and what have you.

I’ll just say this. Heero exhibits more annoyance with Duo than he ever did with Relena.

Relena in general is too complex of a character to just analyse in one sitting. She is complicated and she had to deal with a lot of confusion at the beginning with dealing with the death of her dad and off to find out her heritage AND finding out her brother is a villain. The only person who gave her an OUT from her sheltered and privileged life was Heero and it was natural for her to try and know more about him and why he was there. 

Being a pacifist stemmed from her finding out who she was and that her real family was destroyed trying to bring peace - a very noble mission. Like any teenager, she probably wanted to make a difference in the world (that she finally realizes is in bigger crisis than she had thought). The difference is, she actually follows through and gets her hands dirty. 

All without sacrificing her girliness. You don’t HAVE to be some badass femme fatale to save the world. You don’t HAVE to shoot guns and bash skulls to save the world. She knew that the world has gone through enough of that and people want peace. 

And that is exactly how she won the hearts of the Romerfeller Foundation and overthrew Duke Dermail completely (when he originally only planned to have her be a symbol he could use to control the population). 

She may think about Heero a lot and say his name once or twice, but that’s just how things are when someone loves another and she never let it get in the way of what she needed to do for the world. 

Relena: What’s going on?

Duo: Heero may have died.

Relena: Heero MAY have died?!

Wufei: We’re still looking into it.

Ikuze gets paid to watch Gundam Wing - Relena’s initial interest in Heero

This happened in English class. Since it’s an analysis, I decided to share.

Ikuze: What reason do you think Relena has to be so interested in Heero during these first episodes?

Student: I think she is bored in her life. Like at that party. And he is mysterious and the first exciting thing to happen to her, so that’s why she is so interested. She may also have a bit of a crush on him?

Ikuze: …Goodness, quoted verbatim! Some things don’t change, huh? xD

Student: ?

Ikuze: You just said the exact same thing the majority of the fandom has said as well. But okay. Can you think of any other reason he piqued her interest?

Student: Um……..

Ikuze: Where did she find him initially?

Student: On the beach.

Ikuze: And what was he wearing?

Student: A military spacesuit.

Ikuze: Correct. What happened next?

Student: Heero pulled a GTA with the ambulance.

Ikuze: lmao Yup. What do you think Relena thought of him at that moment?

Student: That he is weird?

Ikuze: That would stand to reason. Now, when’s the next time she sees him?

Student: In her school, when he enrolled.

Ikuze: What do you think was going through her mind when she saw him?

Student: That he followed her? Or at least that he wasn’t just a normal student. And then he also threatens to kill her. And she later also says that in the car, that he wants to kill her because she discovered his secret!

Ikuze: Very good! So… do you think she found him exciting?

Student: No, I’d rather say he was suspicious.

Ikuze: Ah! Now there’s a statement. Let’s fast-forward to her party. What happens?

Student: The party starts and her friends are there, but she is thinking about Heero-

Ikuze: Wait, you missed the radio announcement.

Student: The radio announcement?

Ikuze: Yes, the one where the newsperson says that the rumors about rebels descending to Earth were false and that it was just trash.

Student: Right! And Relena knows it’s a lie because she saw Heero!

Ikuze: Yes! So what does she think Heero is?

Student: A rebel?

Ikuze: Yes! And what happens next?

Student: She hears he is at the harbor from that boy and goes to him.

Ikuze: What kind of harbor is it?

Student: Uh…

Ikuze: A military one.

Student: Oh.

Ikuze: What would Heero be doing at a military harbor?

Student: Blowing things up and killing people. Which is what he ends up doing.

Ikuze: Do you think Relena would expect that, too, given what she knows about him?

Student: …Yes.

Ikuze: So do you think she followed him to the harbor because her party was boring her?

Student: No, she wanted to stop him. ^^;

Ikuze: Exactly. She is the VFM’s daughter who just got out of a meeting about the possibility of impending rebel attacks from the colonies. To which she accompanied him. What she is doing is the same thing as her father: she is trying to stop the start of a war. Not hunt for a boyfriend. xD

Student: Right. xD

Ikuze: So, if I asked you again now what the reason for Relena’s initial interest in Heero is..?

Student: I’d say it’s because he is sus. But she may also have a crush on him and find him exciting..!

Ikuze: Hey, could be. I’m not arguing it’s not, especially if you look at the final episodes, I’m just saying it wouldn’t be the main reason. But let me ask you an interesting question: why was your first thought that she was attracted to him and his mystery?

Student: Well, it’s what always happens in movies. He is a boy, she is a girl, they’re the protagonists… Every spy movie is like that.

Ikuze: *nods* And this is the lesson we learned today: stereotypes and how little it takes to invoke them.

Trowa: I made a remix of Wufei’s “I’m Disappointed” post-mission lecture. Wanna hear it?

Duo: You are my new favorite person. Absolutely, yes.

Trowa: Treize won the duel, fair and square. Even Wufei admits it.

Sally: Where is Wufei?

Trowa: Still at the bottom of the ocean. I think he’s trying to drown himself.

Favourite Designs: Marchesa Fall 2018 Ready-to-Wear Collection

Holy ovaries of steel. Why did I think Relena was “boring and wussy" when I originally watched this show!? I was clearly not paying attention. Contextually this is incredibly stupid, but also incredibly brave and at least a little bit badass.