In the Mobile Suit Gundam series, Tokwan was a subordinate of Char Aznable and the pilot of the MA-05 Bigro on board a Zanzibar-class cruiser. Char comes across Tokwan's Zanzibar just as White Base is heading to outer space, and uses it to follow them. Piloting the MA-05 Bigro, Tokwan engaged in combat with Amuro Ray in the RX-78-2 Gundam, but was quickly dispatched when a shot from the Gundam's beam rifle pierced the Bigro's cockpit. Another pilot, Dimitri, launched in the MA-04X Zakrello to avenge Tokwan, only to suffer the same fate.
