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Ericht Samaya

Elnora's daughter who survived the Vanadis Incident; linked to the Gundam Aerial.
Jenxi Seow Published 28 Jan 2025 Updated 28 Jan 2025
Ericht Samaya

Ericht Samaya (エリクト・サマヤ, Erikuto Samaya) is a character in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury. She was the four-year-old daughter of Elnora Samaya (later Prospera Mercury) and survived the Vanadis Incident at the Vanadis facility Fólkvangr. Her consciousness or data was integrated with the Gundam Aerial, which Suletta Mercury pilots; the nature of Ericht’s existence and her connection to Aerial and Suletta are central to the series’ revelations and finale.

Biography

Ericht was at the Vanadis facility when Dominicus attacked. Elnora saved her, and in the aftermath Ericht became part of the Aerial’s system—allowing the mobile suit to operate without harming the pilot. Suletta was raised as her sister and pilot of Aerial; the truth about Ericht and Aerial drives Prospera’s plan and the resolution between Suletta, Miorine, and Prospera.

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