katz howan
A character from Gundam. He first appeared in Mobile Suit Gundam from 1979. He also appears in Zeta Gundam (1985) as a youngster.
Originally called Katz Howan, he is adopted by Hayato Kobayashi and takes his second name. Katz Kobayashi becomes a member of the crew of the AEUG battleship, The Argama, and fights as a Nemo mobile suit and a Core Fighter/G-Defenser combat pilot against the oppressive Titans.
Sadly, he dies during the final battle of The Gryps War at the end of the series, killed by Yazan Gable in his Hambrabi.