Elpeo Puru

Elpeo Puru (エルピー・プル)(sometimes translated as "Elpeo Ple") is a fictional character who appears in "Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ". She is an artificially enhanced newtype, who first appears fighting for Neo Zeon under Glemy Toto. She pilots the AMX-004 Qubeley Mk. II. Her name is a pun on the title of a Japanese manga magazine titled Lemon People, which was often referred to as "L People".

Story

After an encounter with double Zeta's newtype pilot, Judau Ashta, she becomes obsessed with him, referring to him as "big brother." This can be seen as a possible side effect of the cyber-enhancement process that artificial newtypes are subject to as it happens to more than one character (Rosamia Badam, a Titans enhanced newtype, had similar feelings for AEUG pilot Kamille Bidan in "Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam").

Because of her attachment to Judau she leaves Neo Zeon to join the AEUG aboard the Argama. Aboard the Argama she is seen as troublesome by the ships crew, constantly wanting to be with Judau. She dies protecting Judau from Puru Two who is piloting the MRX-009 Psycho Gundam Mk. II.

Her newtype "spirit" remains influential however, convincing Puru Two during the Battle of Axis to stop fighting Judau, which in turn leads to the death of Glemy Toto and her clone to join Judau and his friends.

Relationship with Puru Two

Elpeo Puru and Puru Two appear to be identical twins, although their actual relationship is never explained in the series. Haman makes the assumption that they are twins, which Puru Two denies, saying that she "has always been alone." This leads to speculation that she could be a clone of Elpeo created by Glemy to further his newtype research. At her end, when she attacks Puru Two, she shouts "Die! my self". It is also possible that both Purus were simply created by Glemy in his lab. This is supported by the fact that when he goes to wake Puru Two out of her cryogenic sleep, multiple sleep pods are visible. These other clones are suspected to be the pilots of the black Mass production Qubeleys that appear in the final episode and kill Chara Soon. Haman refers to them as "Glemy's Ghost." Puru Two is referred to as Puru's clone in the video games & Gundam Battle Assault.

In Gundam Evolve 10 (which plays in U.C 0089) Judau rescues a Quebeley which has escaped Neo Zeon. At the end of the episode, there is shown a pilot, whose face isn't seen but the pilot suit resemblece to the one of Puru Two.

In Gundam Unicorn (which plays in U.C 0096) there appears a 18 year old "Puru Twelve" clone as Marida Kruz.

In some Super Robot Wars titles that include "Gundam ZZ", Elpoe can be spared her fate and Puru Two can be convinced to join the player's side, thus unlocking the "Twin Funnels" combination attack in which both dispatch their funnels on a single enemy. In "Super Robot Wars F" and "F Final", Elpoe and Puru Two simply join the playable side as a pair without any need for the player's intervention, and in "MX", the two are playable characters from the start.