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pink limousine

The pink limo. A lot of the fandom likes to hate the pink limo that Relena is seen riding around in, almost as much has they like to blindly hate her character. Though I find the limo fairly amusing to see in the first place. I'm going to use what I know about Wing and the symbolism that is put throughout it to try to explain that the limo might mean more than just a pink car. It's fun to think about, if the limo really does have deeper meaning or is just a joke from the creators.

My argument is: it's supposed to be a symbol for Relena and it all ties into her age and up bringing. The color pink usually identified with young girls; it's a symbol of innocence and being carefree from the troubles of the world. This is how Relena lived when we first see her in the show, a 15-year-old girl not caring about the war torn world around her. Unlike the five Gundam pilots that have been forced to grow up and had no chance or choice to live a carefree childhood; Relena hadn't been forced to grow up and take on huge responsibilities like the others. So it's not until her father dies that she's finally forced to start growing up. Yet we still continue to see the pink car through out her time in the Cinq Kingdom. So even if she's starting to change, grow up and finally take on the responsibility of teaching her family's pacifist ways, she still maintains that young innocence from the rest of the characters. She hasn't killed anyone or thinks that peace will come through wars, she continues to believe that peace can be obtained through discarding weapons. She remains very idealistic through the end of the series, not willing to see the faults in her ways. It's not until Endless Waltz she finally understands that she can't just preach ideas unless the people themselves are willing to take action on their own.

Also, the creators seemed to use Relena and Dorothy’s limos to help contrast the two of them better. Dorothy dives a much bigger and gold colored limo to Relena’s that is half it’s size and pink. This might have something to do with each of their views on the war. Dorothy likes to be bold and very open about her love for war, while Relena doesn't like it at all and isn't blunt link Dorothy can be. It's a very unique way to sort of compare these two very different girls.