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Treize is often considered to be one of the most difficult characters to under stand. Why he does things often doesn't become clear till later, and even then his actions can be hard to understand. (Note: Due to further enlightenment as to the nature and character of that which is Treize Khushrenada, this page is going to be re-writen fairly soon.)

The "official" discription of Treize: (courtesy of GundamOfficial.Com) Treize is the charming, charismatic leader of Oz - and of the Specials, the elite Earth Alliance taskforce which serves as Oz's disguise. He is a pure aristocrat, who lives by a code of chivalry and conducts himself as a gentleman even while plotting cruel treachery and bloody revolution. Treize's wicked schemes are rooted in a nobleman's conviction that conflict and war serve to strengthen and improve the human spirit. He is admired by Oz's soldiers; feared by his Alliance superiors; and a close, trusted friend to ace pilot Zechs Merquise.

The way I see it: Honestly, I think the "official" description of Treize couldn't be more wrong. I agree that Treize is charming and charismatic, and that he does believe that war strengthens and improves the human spirit. (Though I wouldn't phrase it quite like that, there's more to the way Treize thinks than just that.) The rest of the "official" description, however, is very bad. I suppose you could consider everything there to be true, but it's written in such a way to make Treize seem like a villain when he's not. They slip in a few good things here and there, but it's all overshadowed by the bad slant of the paragraph. More over, in one spot, they imply that Treize's honor and nobility are nothing more than an act! I would be hard pressed to call any of Treize's so-called schemes "wicked." The word wicked implies that Treize is unprincipled, immoral, and over all a very bad guy, when he's not. Treize probably has the most clearly thought out moral code of all the characters in Gundam Wing. It may be different from most peoples', but it is clrealy thought out and he does stick to that code through out. The Gundam boys certainly don't seem have as clear moral codes. Heero in particular doesn't seem to have any at, he simply fights because he is told too, which isn't exactly a noble reason. Any nobility Heero has is sort of an added bonus from the fact that basically, Heero's whole life is built around what others have told him to do and be. He was told to fight for the colonies, so he did. Treize at least has consciously made the decisions to act as he does, and is fully responsible for them. He consciously came to the decision that for the good of all, some would have to die, and obviously he didn't come to that decision lightly either. To me, this seems a lot nobler than Heero.
Okay, moving along, Treize is not cruel either. He does what must be done, and truly he does it for all of mankind. In this respect he is no different from the Gundam pilots. Heck the G-boys are terrorists! How's that for morals? Both Treize and the Gundam pilots are willing to sacrifice live for what they consider to be a better future. The difference though is that Treize remembers the people who fought, who died, who gave their lives for that future. Not only that, he remembers each and every person. The Gundam pilots simply destroy what ever is in there way, almost completely uncaring as to who the person is - or was, actually. Again, which seems more cruel here?
Now, to finally wrap this all up, my description of Treize. Treize is indeed charming and charismatic, but there is so much more to him than that. He is a highly principled individual who lives by his own moral code. He is noble and aristocratic, with refined tastes and a natural ability for leadership. He sees war as something that glorifies mankind and as something that is noble and honorable, when fought as such. Thus, he has a great deal of respect for all soldiers, and in fact anyone who is willing to fight for what they believe in, even if that battle is not with weapons. Above all, he is a man who does everything for the betterment of humanity and is willing to die if that is what is required of him.