Wang Liu Mei
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| Liu Mei (17, A.D. 2307) | |
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| Liu Mei (22, A.D. 2312) | |
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| Nationality: | China |
| Birthdate: | 2290 AD |
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| Designation: | Celestial Being Agent/Observer |
Wang Liu Mei was a wealthy socialite and agent of Celestial Being along with her assistant Hong Long. Her age was deceptive of her high level of maturity as well as her intellectual prowess in investigations and information. Due to her upper class lifestyle, she had certain resources at her disposal that made her very useful to Celestial Being. It was unclear if she was a sponsor to Celestial Being like Laguna Harvey, but it would explain the level of trust and access Mei has to Celestial Being.
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Personality
She appeared to be a devout believer of the philosophy of Aeolia Schenberg, changing the world to end conflict. She had strong desires for the world to change for the better, and felt sacrifices are necessary for a better tomorrow. It was later revealed she was never interested in supporting Celestial Being. Liu Mei is only interested in supporting any forces that can help her attain a life of personal freedom. In order to have this life of self choice, she resolved to change the world (dramatically if necessary) in order to attain the life she always wanted. It's unclear if Liu Mei have a messiah complex, but she doesn't have any problems with sacrificing lives to achieve her goals.
History
Early Days
Wang Liu Mei and Hong Long both had different roles as children. Liu Mei had her own dreams and ambitions in life and free to pursue them with her big brother, Hong Long, being groomed to be the next heir of the Wang fortune and legacy. Though not clearly explained, the parents and/or leaders of the Wang family felt Hong Long didn't have what it takes to be heir to the family fortune. Against her own wishes, Liu Mei was chosen to be the next heir instead. Having forced to give up her own desires for the Wang family, she resented Hong Long for her undesired change of fate. It's unclear what happened to the Wang family, but by the year 2307, she and Hong Long were the only ones left. It was never clear did they lose their family or simply lived apart from their family members; Liu Mei alone now heads the entire Wang estate.
Celestial Being
The history of how she was chosen as a Celestial Being agent was never revealed. It's speculated she was either scouted or accepted based on a family history involvement with Celestial Being like Feldt Grace and possibly Alejandro Corner. As a wealthy socialite of HRL, she used her resources to help Celestial Being investigate matters concerning their objectives.
Search for La Eden
Mei and Hong Long both spent day(s) investigating the terrorist group called La Eden, the group that attempted to blackmail Celestial Being into halting their interventions. After a combination of data hacking and tracing international cash flow, Mei noticed the world powers were intentionally leaking formation regarding La Eden. Mei felt they should oblige what the world wanted. They confirmed the location of the La Eden cells and dispatched the Gundam Meisters to wipe the terrorist group out.
Azadistan
Political turmoil was rising as Azadistan's conservative party leader, Massoud Rachmadi, was supposedly captured by the reformist party. Mei provided information about the overall situation in Azadistan and used her personal airship to provide food and quarters for Setsuna and Lockon for this intervention. Mei was conerned over infiltrating Azadistan, due to their xenophobia, but Setsuna volunteered to enter Azadistan since he's a citizen there.
Setsuna's investigation lead him to Ali Al Saachez's group and their hideout. To increase the chances of recovering Massoud Rachmadi, Mei sent Hong Long with Lockon/Dyames for the mission. After they successfully rescued Massoud Rachmadi, they arranged for Setsuna to return him to the Azadistan palace, while they monitored the situation on TV. A sigh of relief came over them as Setsuna/Exia was able to leave safely without incident.
Assisting the Trinitys
During the Takalamakan Desert intervention, everyone was worried for the lives of the Gundam Meisters. The Meisters knowingly walked into a trap and were not expected to return alive. To Mei and everyone else's surprise, the Meisters were saved by the unknown group of the Throne Meisters. Mei didn't care who they were as long as they helped to change the world. Through her own investigation, she managed to track down the Throne Meisters secret base in Africa and made a partnership with the Trinitys. It was her strong beliefs in Aeolia Schenberg's philosophy that motivates her to ally and assist the Thrones. When the Trinitys were on the run from the UN forces, Johann asked for assistance to return to space, but Mei told them she was unable to, and warned them of impending danger from incoming GN-Xs. After "Team Trinity" was destroyed, Nena was the only one that made it to Mei for protection.
Four Years Later
Four years after the events of Operation: Fallen Angels, Wang Liu Mei and Hong Long met with Ian Vashti to discuss about the status of the Gundams. The scenes revealed and suggested that Nena Trinity and the former Trinity Mothership now belong to Mei. She ask to see 0-Gundam and Ian obliged. As she marveled over the prototype, she looked over to 00 Gundam and commented how it would change the world.
Season 2
The Return of Celestial Being
During the four year interlude, Wang had been updating Celestial Being with information regarding the Earth Sphere Federation's secret police force, the A-Laws', movements. One such example was information regarding Proud colony, where A-Laws was conducting a test of their new automatons and that it was likely that Setsuna F. Seiei, whom had been missing for four years, would appear. Wang's information turned out to be correct, as Setsuna/Exia turned up, destroying all automatons in the colony and engaging the A-Laws mobile suits. But Exia, partially repaired with Tieren parts, was no match for the A-Laws newer suits and was nearly destroyed if not for the intervention of Tieria Erde/Seravee. One of CBS-74 Ptolemaios 2's operators, Mileina Vashti, commented that Wang's information is so accurate.
The Innovators
Shortly after Celestial Being's reappearance, Wang visited Ribbons Almark, the leader of the Innovators, humans who can interface with Veda. She purposefully gave Ribbons the location of Ptolemy 2. Hong Long later questioned her motives on "playing both sides", as the Innovators are their enemies. Wang responds that the only way the world will change is through conflict.
As a result of Wang's collaboration with the Innovators, the A-Laws attack Ptolemy 2. However, they were caught off guard by 00's activation, which was able to outperform the A-Laws' suits.
Katharon assistance
Ptolemy later requested for supplies for a devastated Katharon base in Rub' al Khali to help with relocation. But instead of sending Hong Long, Wang dispatches Nena Trinity, who had been serving under her five years ago. She states that Nena's quantum brainwaves are necessary to deceive the Innovators.
Federation banquet
In the aftermath of Azadistan's destruction and the Federation installation of an administration in the Middle East, Wang reported information to Ptolemy regarding a banquet attended by the Federation elite. This information was originally given by Innovator Regene Regetta to Mei in order to get Tieria to meet Ribbons. Tieria, who had volunteered to go, was given a female disguise by Sumeragi. Wang personally attended the banquet.
Memento Mori
Wang soon decided that the Innovators were more suited to create a "unified" world. She contributed to the construction of an orbital weapon on the lower ring, called Memento Mori. It destroyed the Seel Kingdom and then the Richiera Kingdom military base. Though horrified at the destruction it caused, Wang regained her composure. Nena later asked her if she was abandoning Celestial Being and supporting the Innovators; Wang responded that Nena she is not as special as she presumed. Nena was very furious at Wang, for she was helping the ones who killed her brothers.
The Sleeper
Wang had also scouted out an Innovator named Anew Returner, who like Tieria, is unaware of her origins, to place in Celestial Being. This made it easy for the Innovators to find Krung Thep. Though it would seem that Ptolemy and the Gundams would be destroyed, their plan was foiled by the activation of 00 Raiser, using amplified Trans Am and quantization abilities to single-handedly defeat Bring Stability/Garazzo, Revive Revival/Gadessa and an entire A-Laws contingent. Ribbons was shocked by this revelation. Wang mocks his lack of knowledge of 00 Raiser's full capabilities but he slaps her, calling her a "greedy little girl".
Memento Mori Assault
Having deliberately not supply information on Memento Mori to Ptolemy 2, she hoped that they will die trying to destroy it. However, Nena went rogue, deciding not let things go Wang's way. She secretly leaks detailed information on Memento Mori so Ptolemy 2 can initiate a mission to destroy it. Ptolemy races along the lower ring, but the A-Laws interception fire attempted to push it into Memento Mori's firing range. Witnessing the battle from the elevator, Wang cracked a smile. However, Ptolemy survived through use of Trans Am and resumed its course, ripping right past the interception fleet. Seravee's hyper burst mode and a salvo of GN missiles blown a hole in Memento Mori, exposing its electromagnetic field light resonance chamber, which Cherudim sniped, destroying the superweapon.
Aftermath
But just as the crew took a sigh of relief, the Innovators, composed of Bring/Garazzo, Revive/Gadessa and Devine Nova/Empruss, launched a surprise attack against Ptolemy, which was low on GN particles from the attacks. However, despite its disadvantage, Ptolemy managed to escape into the atmosphere. The former two followed the ship, eventually tracking it in a range of mountains. Bring was defeated by Tieria, who reveals Seraphim Gundam, killing him. Wang was with Regene when this happened. The latter commented that it was amazing that Tieria, a fellow Innovator, had decided to oppose them. Wang said, "Yes, very."
Veda Located
As they were leaving the Innovators' base, Wang and Hong Long were approached by Regene, who gives them a slip of paper, detailing the coordinates of Veda, with instructions to personally deliver this to Celestial Being.
Betrayal
As Wang mused that with Veda in their hands, the Innovators' plan will fall apart. Suddenly, the Trinity Mothership stops dead. Nena/Drei then appears, intend on killing Wang for her greediness. However, the siblings managed to escape the ship's destruction in a shuttle, making it to L5 colony Eclipse, where they managed to send a message to Ptolemy 2.
Wang expressed her contempt for Hong Long not having the brains to handle the responsibilities of their family, which forced her to take over. She was willing to sacrifice her fortune and reputation to start a new life.
However, Nena had followed them and stated that Wang was indeed an idiot. Hong Long dies protecting Wang, as she gave the information to Setsuna F. Seiei. She warned him to quickly intercept Veda before the Innovators can move it. Setsuna asks that she comes with him but she declines, stating that they are after different things.
Death
As Setsuna/00 Raiser dueled against Mr. Bushido/Susanowo, Wang attempted to flee on the shuttle, only to be once again confronted by Nena/Drei, who destroys the shuttle.
Aftermath
Due to Wang's death and there being no inheritor of the Wang fortune, Celestial Being has run out of money and materials to properly develop new mobile suits.
