Quess Paraya

Infobox animanga character
name = Quess Paraya
series = Mobile Suit Gundam


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voiced by = Maria Kawamura (Japanese)
Jocelyne Loewen (English)
alias = Quess Air
age = 13
born = UC 0080
death = UC 0093
nationality = Earth Federation
relatives = Adenaur Paraya (father)
divider = yes
aux1 name = Allegiance
aux1 = Neo Zeon
aux2 name = Rank
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aux3 name = Mobile weapons
aux3 = Custom MSN-03 Jagd Doga
NZ-333 Alpha Azieru Mobile Armor

nihongo|Quess Paraya|クェス・パラヤ|Kuesu Paraya is a fictional character from the movie . She is introduced as a spoiled daughter of the Earth Federation Minister Adenaur Paraya, but eventually defects to Char Aznable's Neo-Zeon movement.

Newtype Training and Enamourment to Amuro Ray

Quess is introduced in the film running away from Indian Police authorities with Christina, a young woman who teaches a philosophy that one can become a Newtype through spiritual means rather than evolutionary means. After some chase, she is eventually caught and handed back to her father Adenaur Paraya, who is getting ready to go into space to broker a peace deal with Char at Londenion. At the space port, Adenaur bumps Bright Noa's wife Mirai and daughter Cheimin, allowing only the son Hathaway to board the ship to escape Earth before Char sends another asteroid that would follow the one that destroyed Tibet.

En route to Side 1, the shuttle carrying Quess, Adenaur, and Hathaway accidentally drifts into a battle between Londo Bell and Neo-Zeon Forces. During the battle, Quess is jolted from her seat while trying to get a better view, and is caught by Hathaway. After the battle, the shuttle is picked-up by the Londo Bell ship Ra Cailum.

On the ship, Quess stubbornly enters a restricted area of the ship, and immediately falls in love with Amuro Ray, completely ignoring the advances of her newfound friend Hathaway Noa. When she finds out that Amuro is in love with Chan Agi, and then rebuffed by Amuro, Quess looks to another Newtype, Char Aznable.

Defection to Neo-Zeon

At Side 1's Londenion, Quess sticks around with both Amuro and Hathaway while on leave, while her father goes into secret talks with Char Aznable. After the talks, Char is confronted by Amuro, but Quess intervenes after hearing what Char says about how human souls are dragged down by the Earth's gravity. Sensing her devotion, Char asks Quess to come with him, an offer that she accepts. Her relationship with Char eventually causes a rift between Char and Nanai Miguel (whom oversees Char's Newtype Programs and is romantically involved with Char) as Quess sees Char as a romantic interest. It also makes Gyunei Guss extremely jealous as he has developed an interest in Quess himself and has his own ambitions.

Recruited into Neo Zeon and charmed by Char, Quess assumes the identity "Quess Air" and is given a custom MSN-03 Jagd Doga in pink and red Colors.

During a Federation battle after Char revealed that he was lying about his disarmament plans at Sweetwater, Quess unknowingly kills her father, whom was overseeing the disarmament proceedings and immediately got drawn into the battle. He was a few moments away from getting into an escape pod when Quess destroyed the bridge of the ship, causing the explosion. After the battle, Quess displayed a high amount of natural Newtype powers, and is eventually assigned to the NZ-333 Alpha Azieru Mobile Armor. However, the development of her powers also causes Quess to become highly unstable, as her immature mind is forced to deal with the realities of war. Quess is also unaware that Char is using her for his own gains and considers her expendable, a fact made clear to Gyunei Guss during a talk in the prepping of Axis for its fall onto earth.

Hathaway's Love and Accidental Death of Quess

During the final battle where Char is sending the Asteroid base Axis to the Earth and forcing it into a new ice age, Hathaway steals a Mobile Suit and attempts to find Quess and get her to turn back on her misguided ways. Hathaway finds Quess, but Quess's Newtype powers has gone amok, and has turned the unstable Quess into a wreck. After talking with Quess, Hathaway is unable to turn Quess, but in the process, finds out his hidden Newtype powers.

Chan Agi, Amuro's girlfriend, in a severely damaged RE-Gundam Zeta battles Quess and saves Hathaway's life, destroying Quess in the process. Hathaway is not grateful, and he's infuriated over Quess' death. He attacks Chan's mobile suit. She does not fight back, and is killed.

Alternate endings

In the novelization of CCA, "Beltorchika's Children", it is actually Hathaway who accidentally kills her. This event caused Hathaway to create the anti-Federation terrorist group Mafty.

In the animated feature Gundam Evolve 5, an alternate battle between Quess and Amuro leaves Quess alive and sane. She is last seen going to find Hathaway. Whether Tomino intended this to officially replace her fate in the movie is unknown, but it clearly takes place in the movie, because Amuro pilots the Nu Gundam and not the Hi Nu-Gundam, as in the novel.