Admiral Watkein
Wolfgang Watkein Gene Wakkein
Appearances
Anime	MSG
Manga	MSG-O
Photo Novel	Mobile Suit Gundam (Novel)
Voice Actor
Japanese	Kazuyuki Sogabe Shojiro Kihara
English	Ted Cole (MSG) John Snyder (MSG) (Movies)
Profile
Hair Color	Blonde
Status	Killed in Action
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Earth Federation Forces
Rank	Commodore Admiral
Command Ships Magellan-class

Admiral Watkein (ワッケイン) is a fictional character from the Mobile Suit Gundam series and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin manga.

History

Mobile Suit Gundam

Admiral Wolfgang Watkein (known as Gene Wakkein in the TV series) was the commander of the Earth Federal Space Force base Luna II. His flagship was the Magellan, which was scuttled by the White Base in order to escape from Luna II. Later in the series, he is shown as a key player in the Federation's capture of the Zeon space fortress Solomon. In the TV series, he later assists the White Base in a mop-up operation around Side 5's Texas colony. Here, his ship was forced to single-handedly engage Char Aznable's Zanzibar and was sunk, presumably killing Watkins. However, in the movie version, his fate is not clearly spelled out. While his ship is shown heavily damaged during the Battle of Solomon, it is not shown actually exploding.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin

Various Versions

Depending on the version of the story (animation, manga, novel), Watkins is shown as either a sympathetic officer or one of the many incompetent Federation bureaucrats that White Base's crew must endure. The former characterization is more frequent. The novelizations indicate that Watkins is also a poet, thus further suggesting a sensitive side to his character.

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The origin

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