Numerous Gundam series have been produced to date. There are many works, including TV series, movies, OVAs, and comics, novels, and more. There is no doubt that the main character and the mobile suit that the main character pilots are what make each work so appealing. In this article, we will look at Sletta Mercury, the main character of Mobile Suit Gundam: Witch of Mercury, whose first season has just finished, and get you excited for the second season.
"Mercury Witch" Sleta Mercury
The story begins when Sleta Mercury transfers from the Mercury Front to Asticasia Technical College, the setting for the first season. Let's take another look at what kind of person Sleta Mercury is, the first female protagonist in a Gundam TV series.
What is Sleta Mercury's personality like?
Perhaps because she grew up on Mercury, she is not good at communicating, and due to her introverted personality, she panics and stutters when talking to someone for the first time. However, she does not back down when it comes to things she does not agree with, and even though she is frightened by Guell's attitude towards Miorine, she demands an apology and ends up dueling him. She is a bit of a mama's boy, and is seen to faithfully follow what her mother tells her.
Beloved Gundam Aerial
The Gundam Aerial came from Mercury with Sletta. Sletta calls Aerial her "family" and talks to her. She also calls Gambit "everyone" and seems to communicate with Aerial. The original novel for the opening theme "Blessing" has been released on the official website, and it describes the situation of Aerial and Sletta on Mercury, but Aerial has a sense of self and is portrayed as protecting Sletta (if you haven't read it yet, try searching for "The Witch of Mercury: The Cradle Star"). If that is true, Aerial can think and has emotions. If so, Sletta's behavior in the story would make sense. Will the mystery be revealed in the second season?
Is Sletta Mercury Ericto Samaya?
One of the things that everyone was wondering about in the first season was whether Sletta Mercury was Ericto Samaya! Erikuto Samaya, who appeared in PROLOGUE, a prequel that aired before the first season of Mercury Witch, was four years old when he activated the Gundam Lubris and controlled the Gambit to destroy an enemy mobile suit, something that even Amuro would be surprised by. Is Sletta Erikuto Samaya?
They are not the same person! !
At the time of PROLOGUE, Erikuto Samaya was four years old, but at that time he was in A.S.101 in the chronological order. It is 21 years later, in A.S.122, that Sletta transfers to Asticasia Technical College. Since Sletta is 17 years old, we can tell at this point that she is not Ericht Samaya, so who is Sletta Mercury?
The existence of her mother, Elnora Samaya
In episode 11, Prospera tells Dering that she is Elnora Samaya. Elnora Samaya is Ericht Samaya's mother. Sletta calls Prospera her mother. Is Sletta the younger sister of Eric Samaya? No, considering the situation in "PROLOGUE", that seems unlikely. So who is Sletta Mercury? And what happened to Eric Samaya? Is there any connection with Aerial's ego? I think there is a secret behind Elnora Samaya's plan.
What will happen to Sletta Mercury?
The keywords for this episode of "The Witch of Mercury" are "curse" and "binding". It's easy to understand that Sletta Mercury is not the same as Erich Samaya. I think the production team deliberately presents the identity of Sletta to the viewers and encourages them to speculate using keywords. In fact, viewers who have watched "The Witch of Mercury" have been speculating in various ways, and seeing all sorts of opinions flying around, it's hard not to think so.
Sletta at the beginning of the story
At the beginning of Season 1, Sletta had few friends of her age on Mercury, so she was not good at talking to people, and she was prone to stuttering and suspicious behavior, but as soon as she got on the Aerial, she had such good piloting skills that she easily took over the position of the strongest "Holder" at the school, coupled with the performance of the MS. Seeing Sletta's single-minded efforts, Sletta gradually made friends.
Sleta and Miorine
After a slight misunderstanding, Sleta kept her distance from Miorine, but the scene where they confessed their feelings to each other and hugged each other with their faces buried in Sleta's chest was a scene that made me feel that their trust in each other had been strengthened. At that time, the terrorist attack by the Fordo Dawn began due to a plot by Shadik Zeneli.
The words of the curse: "If you run, you get one, if you go forward, you get two"
Sleta and Miorine are separated, and Sleta is surrounded by the invading Dawn Order of Ford, but Elnora Samaya appears and saves Sleta. Sleta is unable to move after seeing people die. Elnora tells Sleta, "If you run, you get one, if you go forward, you get two," and says that only Aerial and you can save everyone, and that "you are a child who can go forward." Sleta, who was frightened, stands up as if brainwashed by those words, muttering, "If you run, you get one, if you go forward, you get two," and heads to the battlefield.
Has Sletta changed?
Sletta, who sortied in the Aerial, confronted the Gundam of Fordo's Dawn. Reinforcements arrived and Fordo's Dawn retreated. Miorine was attacked by terrorists while carrying her injured father. Sletta, who found the location using the Aerial's search capability, came to help. After killing the terrorists like squashing insects, Sletta stands before Miorine and holds out his bloody hand with a smile, saying, "I've come to help you, Miorine." Seeing Sletta, Miorine mutters with a terrified expression, "Why are you laughing, you murderer." Sletta, who was terrified of people dying, has been transformed by Elnora's curse into a girl who has no qualms about killing people to save those she cares about.
Summary of the main character Sletta Mercury
Sletta and Miorine had finally confessed their feelings to each other and had a good relationship, but at the end, an unexpected development was waiting. I never imagined it would end with a scene of Sletta smiling and holding out his bloody hand, and Miorine staring at him as if he were a monster. Has Sletta Mercury really changed due to the curse of Elnora Samaya? What will happen to her relationship with Miorine in the future? I can't take my eyes off the relationship between the two in the second season. Thank you for reading to the end.
