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Gaelio Bauduin

Gjallarhorn officer and pilot of the Gundam Kimaris; rival of McGillis Fareed.
Jenxi Seow Published 28 Jan 2025 Updated 28 Jan 2025
Gaelio Bauduin

Gaelio Bauduin (ガエリオ・ボードウィン, Gaerio Bōdwin) is a high-ranking officer in Gjallarhorn and the pilot of the ASW-G-66 Gundam Kimaris in Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. He was once a close friend of McGillis Fareed but becomes his sworn enemy after McGillis betrays and apparently kills him; Gaelio survives and returns as “Vidar” to oppose McGillis in the Kimaris Vidar.

Biography

Gaelio is from one of the Seven Stars families and pilots the Kimaris in Season 1. McGillis turns on him and leaves him for dead; Gaelio is rebuilt and adopts the identity Vidar, piloting the upgraded Kimaris Vidar. He sides with Rustal Elion against McGillis’s coup and participates in the final defeat of both McGillis and Tekkadan. His arc centres on betrayal, revenge, and the corruption within Gjallarhorn.

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