Jerid Messa is a character that appears in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. A member of the Earth Federation's counter-insurgent organization Titans, he is best known for being the archrival of the main character Kamille Bidan.

Jerid has the typical traits of a Titan member: being ruthless, egotistical, overconfident and an absolute disregard for the lives of civilians. Jerid has the ambition to one day become the Titans leader, but wishes to do so his own way without the help of others. However, despite his pride as an Earthnoid he would ask the help of Lila to better himself as a soldier. On a similar note, he is extremely arrogant to believe that the Titans have the power to deem what they do as right, despite that his arrogance only sparked hatred and mistrust to the public population. His rivalry with Kamille becomes bitter hatred when his comrades die one by one, and he blames Kamille's very existence for his loss. Ultimately, his arrogance and hatred brought forth his demise at the hands of his rival, and puts his ambitions to rest.