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164-601: This is a list of fictional characters featured in the Cosmic Era (CE) timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries . These characters appear in the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny anime television series, the sequel film Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom , as well as in the manga and OVA spinoffs. Both series focus on the raging conflict between Naturals and Coordinators,

328-707: A Coordinator, Lacus is introduced when she is found in space by the Archangel , a ship of Naturals and befriends the Coordinator Kira Yamato. Late in the war between the races of Coordinators and Naturals, Lacus becomes the co-leader of the Clyne Faction, stealing the Freedom Gundam to give to Kira Yamato, and then later stealing the space battleship Eternal and joining with the battleship Archangel to stop both sides from fighting. Lacus

492-655: A Coordinators' world come true. He is voiced by Kinryu Arimoto in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Andrew Kavadas in the Ocean dub and by Marc Diraison the NYAV Post dub. Eileen Canaver ( アイリーン・カナーバ , Airīn Kanāba ) is a member of PLANT Supreme Council and Diplomatic Committee Chairwoman during the First Alliance-PLANT War. She represents the colony "September City" and her academic specialty

656-454: A character requires an analysis of its relations with all of the other characters in the work. The individual status of a character is defined through the network of oppositions (proairetic, pragmatic , linguistic , proxemic ) that it forms with the other characters. The relation between characters and the action of the story shifts historically, often miming shifts in society and its ideas about human individuality, self-determination , and

820-438: A character using the basic character archetypes which are common to many cultural traditions: the father figure , mother figure, hero , and so on. Some writers make use of archetypes as presented by Carl Jung as the basis for character traits. Generally, when an archetype from some system (such as Jung's) is used, elements of the story also follow the system's expectations in terms of storyline . An author can also create

984-523: A co-pilot and operator of the Archangel . Later, he volunteers to pilot the second FX-550 Skygrasper, formerly piloted by Cagalli Yula Athha . He is ultimately killed in action by Athrun Zala . He is voiced by Takayuki Inoue in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Richard Ian Cox in the Ocean dub and by Colin DePaula in the NYAV dub. Character (arts) A character who stands as a representative of

1148-595: A combination of the Strike and its Striker Packs. Mu is seemingly killed after protecting the Archangel from a positron cannon. In Gundam SEED Destiny , Mu is revealed to be alive, but brainwashed by Logos into the identity Neo Roanoke ( ネオ・ロアノーク , Neo Roanōku ) —the captain in the Earth Alliance force Phantom Pain. After being captured by the Archangel , Neo experiences flashbacks of his life as Mu, and begins to doubt his identity and memories. Mu then rejoins

1312-497: A composed and cordial individual, Aura is an extremely arrogant and manipulative tyrant, suppressing all opposition to her rule with violence. Her childlike appearance is the result of accidental toxic exposure to de-aging chemicals she had been working with as a solution to low-birth rates in the PLANTs. Once a brilliant geneticist, she had been a rival of Ulen Hibiki, the lead researcher of Ultimate Coordinator project, and engineered

1476-575: A direct sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the Gundam franchise. It retains most of the staff from Gundam SEED , including Director Mitsuo Fukuda . Set two years after the original Mobile Suit Gundam SEED , the plot follows the new character Shinn Asuka , a soldier from the Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty, or ZAFT, composed of humans born genetically enhanced labelled as Coordinators. As ZAFT

1640-460: A distinction between the individuals represented in tragedy and in comedy arose: tragedy, along with epic poetry , is "a representation of serious people" (1449b9—10), while comedy is "a representation of people who are rather inferior" (1449a32—33). In the Tractatus coislinianus (which may or may not be by Aristotle), Ancient Greek comedy is defined as involving three types of characters:

1804-429: A fictional character using generic stock characters , which are generally flat. They tend to be used for supporting or minor characters. However, some authors have used stock characters as the starting point for building richly detailed characters, such as William Shakespeare 's use of the boastful soldier character as the basis for John Falstaff . Some authors create charactonyms for their characters. A charactonym

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1968-577: A further upgrade in the climax of the film with a new backpack, the MDE262S Proud Defender, to become the ZGMF/A-262PD-P Mighty Strike Freedom. He is voiced in the Japanese series by Sōichirō Hoshi . In English, he is voiced by Matt Hill in the Ocean dub and by Max Mittelman in the NYAV dub. Athrun Zala ( アスラン・ザラ , Asuran Zara ) is a member of the military organization, ZAFT. Participating in

2132-569: A man driven by hatred and revenge. This makes him easily manipulated by ZAFT Commander Rau Le Creuset, whom Patrick believes to be his right-hand man. Upon taking over the Plant Supreme Council, he emerges as one of the series' primary antagonists. Zala has ZAFT construct the GENESIS superweapon and uses it in an effort to destroy all Naturals. Zala soon manages to destroy the Earth Alliance space fleet along with their lunar base at

2296-518: A particular class or group of people is known as a type. Types include both stock characters and those that are more fully individualized . The characters in Henrik Ibsen 's Hedda Gabler (1891) and August Strindberg 's Miss Julie (1888), for example, are representative of specific positions in the social relations of class and gender , such that the conflicts between the characters reveal ideological conflicts. The study of

2460-593: A perfect world society. Durandal also had a relationship with later Minerva Captain Talia Gladys but she left him because she wanted a child. After Lord Djibril's death, Durandal proposes his "Destiny Plan", which is immediately opposed by the Atlantic Federation, the Kingdom of Scandinavia, and Orb. The Archangel ' s crew think his plan would be to implement a new world order where every human

2624-419: A red ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior but is given Shinn's mobile suit, Impulse, after he receives Destiny. Initially, she is attracted to Athrun Zala , but after Athrun and Meyrin's apparent death, she begins a relationship with Shinn. Lunamaria starts having doubts about fighting against the Archangel when learning that Meyrin is alive, but with the Archangel crew. After ZAFT's defeat, she reunites with her sister. In

2788-534: A second war starts between the factions, the Earth Alliance and ZAFT, once news has spread that ZAFT soldiers caused the colony to collide on Earth. The neutral country of Orb allies with the Earth Alliance, with the former having also joined Blue Cosmos. This leads these three faction to confront the ZAFT soldiers several times, with Athrun having returned there. Later in the war, the Archangel battleship interferes in

2952-542: A single DVD released on April 15, 2008. Two "Anime Legends" DVD boxes volumes from the series were later released on January 13, 2009, and May 19, 2009. Gundam SEED Destiny began its Canadian broadcast on YTV 's Bionix programming block on March 9, 2007, at 9:30 p.m. YTV did not air the special recap episode, "Edited". On January 11, 2008, Gundam SEED Destiny was moved to the 10:30 p.m. Bionix timeslot starting with episode 40, switching timeslots with Bleach . On March 28, 2008, it ended its first run. In 2007,

3116-457: A special episode called Final Plus: The Chosen Future aired in Japan. The episode is mainly a remake of episode 50, extending the series' ending. The series was collected in a total of thirteen DVD volumes that were released in Japan from February 24, 2005, to February 24, 2005. A DVD box from the television series that also included the special episode was released on April 9, 2010. The series

3280-535: A special episode that remade the events from the series' last episode. A series of four films compiling the series has also been released in Japan. Gundam SEED was adapted into various manga adaptations and light novels published by Kodansha and Kadokawa Shoten . Bandai Entertainment licensed the series for North America release, and has published it in DVD volumes. The series also aired on television in Canada, while

3444-500: A strong bond with Rau, Rey wishes to kill Kira Yamato for Rau's death. At the end of the series, Rey is defeated by Kira in combat. Seeing his confrontation with Durandal, Rey shoots his superior, having been moved by his wish for a future of their own. As the Messiah collapses, Rey remains behind with Durandal and Talia Gladys —whom he refers to as mother—and dies with them. He is voiced by Toshihiko Seki in Japanese. In English, he

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3608-528: A thin appearance. The main staff from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED remained in Gundam SEED Destiny including director Mitsuo Fukuda . When the series was premiering in Japan, Fukuda stated that unlike Gundam SEED , the sequel would not focus on Kira's and Athrun's relationship, but on Shinn's involvement in the war. He addressed that such conflict would happen in the series, but refrained from giving its reasons. In order to add more entertainment to

3772-458: Is a "walk-on", a term used by Seymour Chatman for characters that are not fully delineated and individualized; rather they are part of the background or the setting of the narrative. Dynamic characters are those that change over the course of the story, while static characters remain the same throughout. An example of a popular dynamic character in literature is Ebenezer Scrooge , the protagonist of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. At

3936-598: Is a name that implies the psychological makeup of the person, makes an allegorical allusion, or makes reference to their appearance. For example, Shakespeare has an emotional young male character named Mercutio , John Steinbeck has a kind, sweet character named Candy in Of Mice and Men , and Mervyn Peake has a Machiavellian, manipulative, and murderous villain in Gormenghast named Steerpike . The charactonym can also indicate appearance. For example, François Rabelais gave

4100-526: Is about to enter into another war against the regular human race, the Naturals, the series focuses on Shinn's as well as various returning characters' involvement in the war. The series spanned 50 episodes, aired in Japan from October 2004 to October 2005, on the Japan News Network television stations Tokyo Broadcasting System and Manichi Broadcasting System . In December 2005, Sunrise aired

4264-466: Is actually calculating and cruel, and exhibits an egotistical and narcissist attitude stemming from his belief that he is superior to all humanity, including all Coordinators, because he is an Accord and that human worth is determined solely by their genes. Aura Maha Khyber designed him with the intention of ruling the world with Lacus Clyne, leading him to attempt to exploit and control Lacus into accepting him romantically due to their genetics. However, he

4428-577: Is also Cagalli Yula Athha 's fiancée by arranged marriage, a union that was approved of by both their parents, a fact that is revealed by Cagalli's caretaker Myrna. During the Battle of Dardanelles, Yuna acts as Supreme Commander of Orb's forces ready to intercept the Minerva . Later, after Logos is revealed to the world by Gilbert Durandal, Lord Djibril flees to Orb under protection by the Seirans. However,

4592-514: Is also the successor to former Blue Cosmos leader, Muruta Azrael. Djibril decided that Junius Seven hitting the Earth would be a shameful incident for all those living on Earth, that the PLANTs (and by extension, all Coordinators) were at fault, and that they must all be exterminated; the members of Logos all agreed to this decision, hence reviving Blue Cosmos' plan to exterminate all Coordinators. When Djibril learned from Neo Roanoke that ZAFT forces were

4756-409: Is by far the most brutal of the human CPUs. Due to his insatiable lust for carnage and devastation, he often neglects orders to retreat and even attacks his own teammates while "having fun". Shani does not state Orga or Clotho's names. As the series progresses, he reveals himself to be a sadistic sociopath with no moral restraints whatsoever. In one instance in the story, he is seen eagerly anticipating

4920-608: Is casually boastful of his preternatural abilities, sometimes calling himself the man who can make the impossible possible. After the attack on Heliopolis, Mu joins the crew of the Archangel and develops a relationship with Captain Murrue Ramius. During the course of the series, Mu becomes the pilot of the GAT-X105 Strike, while HD remastered version he instead pilots the GAT-X105 Perfect Strike,

5084-409: Is destroyed by ZAFT, she and her friends become refugees on the Archangel . With Kira forced to use the Strike to protect the ship, Mirallia and her friends join the Archangel ' s group to support him with Miralia becoming assigned to monitor and communicate with Archangel ' s mobile suit and mobile armor complement. They stay with the Archangel as official military personnel, but Miriallia

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5248-523: Is done intentionally, so that Rau can catch up to Mu in age and replace him. Rau takes a drug that stabilizes his aging; if he goes too long without taking the medication, he suffers intense pain. Rau eventually decides that Naturals and Coordinators are both unfit to live, and plans the destruction of both. In the final battle of the war, Rau pilots the ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam, the final ZAFT suit. He battles with Kira Yamato in

5412-456: Is given the role for which they are best genetically suited at birth, and this would fulfill Durandal's ideal of perfect genetic determinism , as this should be the ultimate goal of all Coordinators. Under this theory humans will no longer fight against others for things that they wish, since each person's destiny are predetermined at birth. During the attack on the Requiem, Durandal strikes with

5576-444: Is in a relationship with Flay Allster, but she breaks it off in favor of Kira, which enrages Sai to the point where he tries to move the Strike. Sai does not try to win back Flay, and comes to accept that she is with Kira—who is later reported missing in action . With Kira gone, Flay attempts to restart her relationship with Sai, denying she ever felt any emotions for Kira; Sai refuses to believe her. Later, Sai makes peace with Kira, and

5740-628: Is in information science. In the closing days of the First Alliance-PLANT War, Canaver led Clyne Faction loyalists in a coup d'état of radical ZAFT leadership, before opening the PLANTs to negotiations with the Earth Alliance, after which, she became the Chairwoman of the Provisional Supreme Council. She was forced to resign after the signing of the Junius Treaty, which put the PLANTs at a significant disadvantage, and

5904-757: Is killed during the Second Battle of Jachin Due either by Yzak Joule in the GAT-X102 Duel using the Buster's rifle (original Gundam SEED ), or by Dearka Elsman in the GAT-X103 Buster ( Gundam SEED: Special Edition ). According to the PlayStation 2 game Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow , Clotho is not killed by Dearka or Yzak, but dies due to his nervous system failing; however, it is seen that

6068-435: Is later revealed a danger to all of humanity and ultimately emerges as the series' main antagonist. His birth name is Rau La Flaga ( ラウ・ラ・フラガ , Rau Ra Furaga ) , the direct clone of Mu La Flaga's father, Al Da Flaga. Rau possesses spatial awareness, a trait he apparently inherited from his "father" and shares with his "brother" Mu. However, Rau has short telomeres within his DNA that cause him rapid aging problems. This

6232-448: Is not attested in OED until mC18: 'Whatever characters any... have for the jestsake personated... are now thrown off' (1749, Fielding, Tom Jones ). Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny ( Japanese : 機動戦士ガンダム SEED ( シード ) DESTINY ( デスティニー ) , Hepburn : Kidō Senshi Gandamu Shīdo Desutinī ) is an anime television series,

6396-780: Is one of the Extended Naturals of the Phantom Pain. Together with his comrades he sneaks into the PLANT colony Armory One, where he steals one of the three new Gundam-type mobile suits, the ZGMF-X24S Chaos. After various battles, he is transferred to the Earth Alliance stronghold Heaven's Base in Iceland . He pilots one of five GFAS-X1 Destroy units and defends Heaven's Base when ZAFT's Operation Ragnarok begins. Gradually losing whatever mental stability he has left during

6560-496: Is possible, therefore, to have stories that do not contain "characters" in Aristotle's sense of the word, since character necessarily involves making the ethical dispositions of those performing the action clear. If, in speeches, the speaker "decides or avoids nothing at all", then those speeches "do not have character" (1450b9—11). Aristotle argues for the primacy of plot ( mythos ) over character ( ethos ). He writes: But

6724-606: Is rejected by Lacus, who believes that a person's future is not decided by their genetics and because she chooses to love Kira Yamato. Orphee is defeated by Kira and Lacus in battle at the end of the Foundation conflict and dies alongside fellow Accord Ingrid Tradoll. Orphee Lam Tao is voiced by Hiro Shimono in Japanese and Alejandro Saab in English. The elite mobile suit squad of Foundation, composed entirely of Accords, created and fostered by Aura Maha Khyber. The members of

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6888-437: Is shocked when Tolle is killed by Athrun during an encounter against ZAFT. Despite her anger towards ZAFT's Dearka Elsman for joking about Tolle's death, she concludes that revenge will not bring him back to life. In the start of Gundam SEED Destiny , Miriallia is initially a freelance photographer, but later joins the Archangel in their attempt to stop the new war. She is voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi in Japanese. In English, she

7052-453: Is the executive officer of the Archangel , and supervises the ship's Combat Information Center . Natarle is stern and operates by the book, though she is willing to do almost anything to reach a certain end—even when it conflicts with Captain Ramius. Nevertheless, Natarle is a superb tactical analyst with keen judgment and a knack for swift decision-making, which makes her a valuable asset to

7216-495: Is the daughter of Atlantic Federation Vice Foreign Minister George Allster. She is a pretty, popular, and to some extent spoiled, Heliopolis technical college student. Her fiancé is Sai Argyle, as arranged for by their parents. When Heliopolis is attacked by ZAFT, she becomes a refugee from the Archangel , where she reveals her indifference towards Coordinators. Her father dies when his ship is attacked by ZAFT forces, and she grows shocked from this. However, as she realizes that as Kira

7380-409: Is the only person able to save the Archangel , she enlists herself in the military to persuade him to continue fighting against his will. During this time, Flay pretends to be in love with Kira in order to stay with him, breaking up with Sai. As time passes, Flay ends up genuinely falling in love with Kira, which causes her to develop guilt for her actions. As Kira becomes more determined with protecting

7544-446: Is ultimately killed by a falling ZGMF-2000 GOUF Ignited that lands on him when he attempts to flee from his Orb captors. He is voiced by Kenji Nojima in Japanese. In English, he is Brian Drummond in the Ocean dub and by Bryce Papenbrook in the NYAV dub. The Queen of the Foundation, a breakaway nation from Eurasia that Aura Maha Khyber established with facilitation from Gilbert Durandal before his death. While she projects herself as

7708-536: Is voiced by Akira Sasanuma in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Brian Dobson in the Ocean dub and by Robbie Friedman in the NYAV Post dub. Andrew "Andy" Waltfeld ( アンドリュー・バルトフェルト , Andoryū Barutoferuto ) also known as Desert tiger is the commander of the ZAFT forces in the PLANT-pledged African Community, headquartered at Banadiya. He lives with his lover Aisha, who assists him in his military operations and eventually serves as

7872-488: Is voiced by Anna Cummer in the Ocean dub and by Cassandra Lee Morris in the NYAV dub. Sai Argyle ( サイ・アーガイル , Sai Āgairu ) is a friend of Kira Yamato from Heliopolis. When the colony is raided by ZAFT, he ends up with his friends on the Archangel . Sai is put in charge of enemy detection and electronic warfare identification in the Combat Information Center of the Archangel . Initially, Sai

8036-466: Is voiced by Houko Kuwashima in Japanese. In English, she is voiced by Tabitha St. Germain in the Ocean dub and by Erica Mendez in the NYAV dub. Tolle Koenig ( トール・ケーニヒ , Tōru Kēnihi ) is one of Kira Yamato 's friends who lives on the neutral colony Heliopolis, the boyfriend of Miriallia Haw. Tolle was the first one to defend Kira when Kira's Coordinator heritage causes the Archangel ' s soldiers to point their rifles at Kira. He serves as

8200-494: Is voiced by Kirby Morrow in the Ocean dub and by Kevin T. Collins in the NYAV dub. As a child, he is voiced by Houko Kuwashima in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Lisa Ann Beley in the Ocean dub and by Michael Sinterniklaas in the NYAV dub. Muruta Azrael ( ムルタ・アズラエル , Muruta Azuraeru ) is the leader of the Blue Cosmos interest group / terrorist organization , devoted to annihilating humanity's "enemies",

8364-506: Is voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Andrew Francis in the Ocean dub and by Todd Haberkorn in the NYAV Post dub. Shani Andras ( シャニ・アンドラス , Shani Andorasu ) pilots the GAT-X252 Forbidden Gundam. Shani is antisocial, and prefers to fight alone to avoid interference from his teammates. Between missions, he blocks out the outside world by listening to music via headphones. Shani

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8528-667: Is voiced by Mark Oliver in the Ocean dub and by Kevin T. Collins in the NYAV Post dub. Patrick Zala ( パトリック・ザラ , Patorikku Zara ) , father of Athrun Zala , is the National Defense Committee Chairman who leads the radical faction of the PLANT Supreme Council. He lost his wife, Lenore Zala, in the Bloody Valentine Tragedy and blames all Naturals for her death. His grief over the death of his wife, Lenore, made him

8692-419: Is voiced by Sarah Johns in the Ocean dub and by Lisa Ortiz in the NYAV Post dub. Mu La Flaga ( ムウ・ラ・フラガ , Mū Ra Furaga ) is a veteran mobile armor ace, and a longtime rival of ZAFT officer Rau Le Creuset, with whom he demonstrates a strange extrasensory connection—and whom he later finds out to be his brother, created as a clone of his father. A laid-back man with a thick-skinned attitude toward war, Mu

8856-544: Is voiced in the Japanese series by Rie Tanaka . In the Ocean English dub, Chantal Strand is her regular voice actress, while Jillian Michaels does her singing voice. In the NYAV dub, she is voiced by Stephanie Sheh . Cagalli Yula Athha ( カガリ・ユラ・アスハ , Kagari Yura Asuha ) is one of the Naturals, fighting against the Coordinators in an ongoing war. Despite fighting on the battlefield various times alongside

9020-481: The Archangel for seeing the military's secrets. Captain Ramius deserts the Earth Alliance Forces after the Atlantic Federation's betrayal at the Battle of JOSH-A. The Archangel joins with the Clyne Faction to stop both the Earth Alliance and ZAFT from destroying each other. Across the series, she starts romantic relationship with Lieutenant Mu La Flaga and is shocked when Mu is apparently killed in

9184-487: The Archangel to help end the war and becomes the pilot of the ORB-01 Akatsuki mobile suit. At the end of Gundam SEED Destiny , Mu blocks a positron cannon from hitting the Archangel (mirroring the events at the end of Gundam SEED ), causing him to regain his memories. He stays with Murrue after the events of the sequel. He is voiced by Takehito Koyasu in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Trevor Devall in

9348-459: The Archangel , he breaks up with Flay. Later, when Flay is transferred from the Archangel , she encounters ZAFT's Rau Le Creuset during an infiltration mission. Rau kidnaps Flay and later sends her in a pod to the Dominion ship from the Earth Alliance. Flay starts working for the Dominion ship in hopes of meeting her friends again, but when Azrael tries to go against the captain's orders, Flay and

9512-481: The Archangel . After Natarle leaves the Archangel on a transfer order while in Alaska, she is recruited by the Earth Alliance and made captain of the Dominion, which forced her to battle against the Archangel . After witnessing the actions of Muruta Azrael of Blue Cosmos, Natarle chooses to defy the Earth Alliance, which results in her and Azrael's death. She is voiced by Houko Kuwashima in Japanese. In English, she

9676-546: The Gundam SEED novels adaptation and published by Kadokawa Shoten . The first volume was released on March 1, 2005, and the last on April 1, 2006. Kodansha also published three series of magazines under the label of "Official File" that focus on characters' and mobile suits' analysis. The series has been highly popular in Japan, having won the Animage Anime Grand Prix awards for best anime in

9840-580: The Recording Industry Association of Japan 's awards, Gundam SEED Destiny was the winner in the category of animation album. In the Anime Nation's top selling DVDs, the twelfth Gundam SEED Destiny volume ranked ninth. Critical reception for Gundam SEED Destiny has been positive but it was often compared with Gundam SEED . Gundam SEED ' s backstory was noted to be essential for the plot of Gundam SEED Destiny to

10004-467: The buffoon ( bômolochus ), the ironist ( eirōn ), and the imposter or boaster ( alazṓn ). All three are central to Aristophanes ' Old Comedy . By the time the Roman comic playwright Plautus wrote his plays two centuries later, the use of characters to define dramatic genres was well established. His Amphitryon begins with a prologue in which Mercury claims that since

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10168-446: The social order . In fiction writing , authors create dynamic characters using various methods. Sometimes characters are conjured up from imagination; in other instances, they are created by amplifying the character trait of a real person into a new fictional creation. An author or creator basing a character on a real person can use a person they know, a historical figure, a current figure whom they have not met, or themselves, with

10332-616: The 2004 and 2005 polls. In both of these polls, Athrun Zala, Kira Yamato and Lacus Clyne have also topped the most popular characters categories, with the last episode and the OVA also occupying their own category. DVD sales have been good, with various of them appearing in official Japanese rankings. In November 2005, Bandai Visual announced that Gundam SEED Destiny had sold over one million DVD volumes in Japan. Soundtracks have also been popular with both themes from T.M. Revolution and Nami Tamaki topping Oricon charts during their release. In

10496-487: The 27th Anime Grand Prix she was voted 5th place in the Favorite Female category however in the 28th one she dropped to 11th place. Lunamaria came in 4th in the 56th Gundam National Census asking fans what character from the series would they want to see in swimming suit. She is voiced by Maaya Sakamoto in Japanese. In English, she is voiced by Maryke Hendrikse in the Ocean dub and by Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld in

10660-635: The Accords to rule the world. Her absolute belief in her infallability leads her to repeatedly underestimate her enemies, eventually leading to her death, the destruction of Black Knights, and the downfall of Foundation. Aura is voiced by Yukari Tamura in Japanese and Lizzie Freeman in the English. Orphee Lam Tao is the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Foundation and the leader of the Black Knights. Outwardly appearing noble and gentle, he

10824-410: The Accords, an advanced version of Coordinators that she envisioned as the future of humanity. As a result, she looks down on Kira Yamato, considering him as inferior to her Accords and unsuitable as a partner for Lacus Clyne, revealed to also be an Accord. As a proponent of Gilbert Durandal's beliefs, Aura created Foundation with the intention of implementing a variation of Durandal's Destiny Plan, with

10988-573: The April 2008 edition of the Animage magazine, writer Chiaki Morosawa explained that although she has managed to complete the outline for the plot, the requirement of continuous treatment for her illness has led to the indefinite postponement of the project. Chiaki Morosawa later died on February 19, 2016. However, Takanori Nishikawa mentioned at the Gundam 40th Fes. “Live-Beyond” concert in 2019 that he

11152-492: The Battle of Crete his Gundam is destroyed by Shinn Asuka when the latter throws the beam javelin of his ZGMF-X56S/γ Blast Impulse into the abdomen of the Abyss, causing it to crash into the sea and explode underwater, and killing Auel in the process. He is voiced by Masakazu Morita in Japanese. In English, he is by Brad Swaile in the Ocean dub and by Ben Diskin in the NYAV dub. Sting Oakley ( スティング・オークレー , Sutingu Ōkurē )

11316-522: The Black Knights also serve as ministers in Foundation's government. Murrue Ramius ( マリュー・ラミアス , Maryū Ramiasu ) is thrust into the role of the captain of the Earth Alliance assault ship Archangel , after the ship's original commanding officers are killed during a ZAFT assault on the Heliopolis space colony. She meets Kira during this assault, and as Kira saves her using Heliopolis' mobile suit against ZAFT, she forces him and his friends to stay at

11480-403: The Blue Cosmos terrorist organization. Cagalli's bodyguard Athrun Zala joins ZAFT pilot Shinn Asuka to stop them. During the fight, ZAFT's battleship Minerva is ordered to destroy the ruins of a space colony to prevent it from crashing into Earth. They find out that rogue ZAFT soldiers are controlling the colony in order to crash it into Earth. After failing to completely destroy the colony,

11644-469: The Blue Cosmos' members to flee to space. The leader of Blue Cosmos, Lord Djibril , orders the super weapon Requiem to be fired which destroys several space colonies of PLANT, resulting in many deaths. The crew of the Minerva successfully kills Lord Djibril and capture the Requiem. Gilbert Durandal then announces the "Destiny Plan", a plan where a person's job or task will be based on their genetics, and uses

11808-522: The Clyne Faction and helps move Lacus Clyne underground after the theft of the ZGMF-X10A Freedom. DaCosta then helps rescue Athrun Zala , who has been held prisoner by his father, Patrick Zala, at the request of Lacus. He is successful in rescuing Athrun and the two escape to the Eternal , a new ZAFT support ship stolen by the Clyne Faction, which has his former superior Andy as a captain. He

11972-569: The Coordinators, for the sake of a "blue and pure world". He wields enormous influence within the Earth Alliance due to his position as director of the Atlantic National Defense Conglomerate, the Alliance military's primary source of arms and munitions. In Gundam Seed Destiny , he is revealed to have a relative named Bruno within the powerful secret society known as Logos. After the Earth Alliance recaptures

12136-528: The Earth Alliance, ZAFT, and the Orb Union meet to end the war, with Lacus Clyne acting as the negotiator. After fighting between each other various time in their mobile suits, Kira and Shinn meet in person for the second time and promise to join forces for a better future. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny was first announced in July 2004 in Japanese magazines. Earlier, voice actor Tomokazu Seki had stated he

12300-1031: The GAT-X105 Strike Gundam until it was severely damage and would later gain the ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam and the ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam in Gundam Seed Destiny . He also pilots the STSS-909 Rising Freedom in Gundam Seed Freedom until it was destroyed during the battle with the Black Knights and would later pilot a rebuild version of the Strike Freedom, the ZGMF/A-262B Strike Freedom Type II, which receives

12464-528: The GAT-X131 Calamity Gundam. He usually spends his time between missions reading paperback novels. He is also the only member of the team that seems to care about the welfare of the other two; when Shani is killed, he screams out his teammate's name, and tries to attack Shani's killer Yzak. Unlike Clotho and Shani, who were killed by Yzak Joule, Orga is killed during the Second Battle of Jachin Due by Three Ships Alliance pilot Athrun Zala in

12628-680: The GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam until Athrun self-destructed the Aegis while grappling the Strike, destroying both units. He would later gain the ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam and use the mobile suit for the rest of the series until it was destroyed inside GENESIS by activating the self destruct. In Gundam Seed Destiny , Athrun used ZGMF-X23S Saviour Gundam until it was destroyed by the Freedom in a battle. Athrun would later use

12792-483: The GAT-X370 Raider is destroyed by Yzak. He is voiced by Hiro Yūki in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Andrew Toth in the Ocean dub and by Tony Azzolino in the NYAV Post dub. Orga Sabnak ( オルガ・サブナック , Oruga Sabunakku ) is effectively the leader of the three biological CPUs. He uses tactics that are reckless and aggressive, causing him to often nearly hit his teammates while piloting his mobile suit,

12956-456: The Gaia. Despite Shinn's attempts to keep her away from war, Neo makes her pilot the gigantic transformable mobile armour GFAS-X1 Destroy to attack a large swath of western Eurasia . Shinn tries to calm her, but when she loses control over her fear, Kira Yamato in the ZGMF-X10A Freedom attacks her, causing her death. She tells Shinn she loves him before her death, and reappears to him in the end of

13120-499: The Gundam SEED manga as a kind-hearted person, despite being the head of the Archangel as she is wedged between her superiors who issue unreasonable orders and Natarle as she tends to ignore Murrue's orders. She is voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi in Japanese. In English, she is voiced by Lisa Ann Beley in the Ocean dub and by Carrie Keranen in the NYAV Post dub, respectively. Natarle Badgiruel ( ナタル・バジルール , Nataru Bajirūru )

13284-562: The Gundam's franchise games Dynasty Warriors: Gundam , Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 , Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam , and the SD Gundam series. Other series include the Super Robot Wars , debuting with Super Robot Wars Z . Another game featuring Gundam SEED Destiny characters is Another Century's Episode R . The anime has been adapted into a series of five light novels by Riu Goto who previously wrote

13448-451: The Japanese series by Kenichi Suzumura . In English, he was voiced by Matthew Erickson in the Ocean dub and by Aaron Phillips in the NYAV dub. Lunamaria Hawke ( ルナマリア・ホーク , Runamaria Hōku ) is a mobile suit pilot for the ZAFT military forces. She attended ZAFT military academy together with her sister Meyrin Hawke and fellow pilots Shinn Asuka and Rey Za Burrel. She typically pilots

13612-578: The MBF-02 Strike Rouge, though she later pilots the ORB-01 Akatsuki once in the latter series. Cagalli is voiced by Naomi Shindō (2002-2005) and Nanako Mori (2024) in Japanese. In English, she is voiced by Vanessa Morley in the Ocean dub and by Cherami Leigh in the NYAV dub. Shinn Asuka ( シン・アスカ , Shin Asuka ) is the anti-hero in Gundam Seed Destiny . He is a member from the military organization ZAFT who joined them after his family

13776-417: The NYAV Post dub. Clotho Buer ( クロト・ブエル , Kuroto Bueru ) is a talkative and quarrelsome person, who is constantly arguing with his teammates. While he fights in his GAT-X370 Raider Gundam, he enjoys shouting out video game–inspired battle cries. Between missions he spends his time playing on a portable game system called the "Great Wonder Swan XXX". Depending on the version of Gundam SEED seen, Clotho

13940-416: The NYAV dub. Auel Neider ( アウル・ニーダ , Auru Nīda ) is one of the three Extended pilots of the Earth Alliance's special forces team Phantom Pain. He is the most impulsive and brutal of the three, killing his enemies mercilessly and even laughing crazily when he kills people. Together with his comrades, he sneaks into the PLANT colony Armory One, where he steals one of the three new Gundam-type mobile suits,

14104-491: The NYAV dub. Rau Le Creuset ( ラウ・ル・クルーゼ , Rau Ru Kurūze ) is an elite ZAFT commander, a skilled mobile suit pilot, and an adept tactician, whose abilities are greatly valued by the ZAFT leadership. He always appears in public with his unique mask covering his face. He becomes famous early in the war during the Battle of Yggdrasil, using his ZGMF-1017M GINN High Maneuver Type mobile suit to destroy thirty-seven Earth Alliance mobile armors and six warships. Despite this fame, he

14268-436: The Naturals' military organization the Earth Alliance, Cagalli is later revealed to be daughter of the leader from the neutral country of Orb. After helping her new allies to stop the war, Cagalli becomes the leader of Orb, a role mainly explored in the series' sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny . During the series, Cagalli is later revealed to be Kira Yamato's sister. In Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny Cagalli uses

14432-421: The Ocean dub and by Tom Wayland in the NYAV Post dub, though Devall would reprise his role in the English dub of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom . Arnold Neumann ( アーノルド・ノイマン , Ānorudo Noiman ) was the ranking non-commissioned officer of the Earth Alliance warship Archangel at the start of the series. He was one of few original members of the crew to survived the ZAFT attack on Heliopolis. He serves as

14596-562: The Phantom Pain special forces, he pilots the GAT-X105E Strike Noir. As a child, his parents were killed by a terrorist bombing at a space museum and thus he was taken into the anti-coordinator training program for the Alliance. He is voiced by Daisuke Ono . Yuna Roma Seiran ( ユウナ・ロマ・セイラン , Yūna Roma Seiran ) is the son of Unato Ema Seiran, the prime minister of Orb that succeeded former Chief Representative Uzumi Nara Athha and Representative Homura after their deaths. Yuna

14760-544: The Ptolemaeus Crater, effectively winning the battle. However, Zala orders the GENESIS to attack the Atlantic Federation capital, Washington. ZAFT Commander Ray Yuki protests such an action, as it would wipe out half of all life on Earth, for which Zala then shoots him. In his dying breath Yūki mortally wounds Zala. As he lies dying in Athrun's arms, Patrick tells his son to fire GENESIS on Earth and make his vision of

14924-448: The Requiem to destroy anyone who opposes him. This brings Shinn and the crew of the Minerva into direct conflict with the Archangel faction. Kira and Athrun with their new mobile suits and their allies, defeat the ZAFT forces and destroy the Requiem. Durandal is killed by one of his own followers, Rey Za Burrel . The series' ending was expanded in both the original video animation and the last compilation film. Soon after Durandal's death,

15088-571: The Seirans deny sheltering Lord Djibril in Orb. Their denial is all for naught as ZAFT invades nonetheless. As the battle quickly turned against Orb, Cagalli returned to lead her country's forces. As Yuna was unable to successfully command, he was delighted at Cagalli's return and was easily tricked by her into returning control of Orb to her. Her first command was that Yuna be arrested for treason, an order many officers frustrated with his incompetence happily acknowledged, beating him up before subduing him. Yuna

15252-484: The Sony Music Anime Fes' 06, Sunrise announced the film on their website. Houko Kuwashima , voice actress of character Stella Loussier , has stated on her "SEED Club blog" that the character will somehow also have a role in the film. Lacus, Yzak Joule , and Dearka Elsman will return as members of the PLANT Supreme Council and Kira, Shinn, and Lunamaria Hawke will be part of the ZAFT military. In

15416-548: The ZGMF-X09A Justice, equipped with the METEOR. Athrun slices Orga in half from behind as he is dodging a beam from Kira. In Japanese, he is voiced by Ryohei Odai . In English, he is voiced by Matt Smith in the Ocean dub and by Chris Jai Alex in the NYAV Post dub. Lord Djibril ( ロード・ジブリール , Rōdo Jiburīru ) is a member of the secret society made up of the leadership of the military-industrial complex "Logos", and

15580-456: The ZGMF-X10A Freedom, who manages to surpass him. Before being finished, Rau and his mobile suit are destroyed by the self-destruction of GENESIS, dying with a smile on his face. In Gundam SEED Destiny , Gilbert Durandal, Rau's former friend and doctor, often imagines Rau conversing with him. He also appears in the final episode to Rey Za Burrel, another clone from Al who he was close with. He is voiced by Toshihiko Seki in Japanese. In English, he

15744-459: The ZGMF-X19A ∞ Justice Gundam for the rest of the series. He is voiced in Japanese by Akira Ishida . In English, he is voiced by Sam Vincent in the Ocean dub and by Chris Hackney in the NYAV dub. Lacus Clyne ( ラクス・クライン , Rakusu Kurain ) is a good natured and popular female vocalist from the space colony PLANT. She is the daughter of PLANT Supreme Council Chairman, Siegel Clyne. Born as

15908-542: The ZGMF-X31S Abyss. When ZAFT discovers a laboratory in Lodonia, Auel recalls that his mother was stationed there and promptly begins to freak out. Because of his psychological conditioning, he is rendered helpless when he hears his blockword, in his case the word "mother". Auel, in his confusion, says it out loud to himself and collapses in tears. The doctors on the ship quickly move to readjust his mentality. During

16072-618: The ZGMF-X666S Legend. He is extremely loyal to Gilbert Durandal, who raised him since he was a child, and blindly supports the Destiny Plan, as he believes it will save humanity. During the series it is revealed that he, like Rau Le Creuset , is a clone of Al Da Flaga, created as a transaction in exchange for the funds to finance his Ultimate Coordinator project. Due to the way he was born, his telomeres are shortened, which causes him to rely on pain-relieving medication. Sharing

16236-526: The audio. In July 2021, media reporting on the wake of former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III noted that the song “Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru” from the Gundam Suit Destiny series as military honor guards escorted his urn to the front of the Ateneo de Manila University 's Church of Gesu where his memorial service would be held. This resulted in some speculation that President Aquino,

16400-639: The battle, he is eventually killed by Shinn Asuka and his ZGMF-X42S Destiny, getting pierced by the Destiny's sword, while piloting the GFAS-X1 Destroy. He is voiced by Junichi Suwabe in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Brent Miller in the Ocean dub and by Xander Mobus in the NYAV dub. Sven Cal Bayang ( スウェン・カル・バヤン , Suwen Karu Bayan ) is one of the main characters of the ONA side story Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer . A member of

16564-453: The characters, but they include the characters for the sake of their actions" (1450a15-23). Aristotle suggests that works were distinguished in the first instance according to the nature of the person who created them: "the grander people represented fine actions, i.e. those of fine persons" by producing "hymns and praise-poems", while "ordinary people represented those of inferior ones" by "composing invectives" (1448b20—1449a5). On this basis,

16728-435: The co-pilot of his TMF/A-803 LaGOWE. Unlike other ZAFT and Earth Alliance officers, he is surprisingly humane and well aware of the repercussions of war. After forcing Kira Yamato to battle him, Andrew and Aisha are seemingly killed in the explosion. Andrew is later seen alive, having been saved by Aisha and losing his left eye, left arm, and right leg in the process. After discovering Rau Le Creuset's true intentions to destroy

16892-629: The command of Neo Roanoke. Together with her comrades Sting Oakley and Auel Neider she infiltrates the PLANT colony Armory One and, with the help of some ZAFT-soldiers, they steal three new Gundam-type mobile suits. Stella pilots the ZGMF-X88S Gaia when fighting. While Stella is normally calm, whenever she hears the word "die" or anything related, she grows berserker, afraid of dying. When she suffes from this trauma, Shinn Asuka , unaware of her identity, calms her promising to protect her. Stella befriends Shinn who discovers her identity when taking down

17056-463: The compilation films were also released in DVDs. The first manga was licensed and published by Del Rey Manga . Various types of merchandising have also been released, including CD soundtracks and video games. In 2013, a HD remaster of the series was released by Sunrise. Gundam SEED Destiny became highly popular in Japan, having sold over one million DVD volumes and soundtracks topping charts. The series

17220-422: The credit themes and insert songs were also released, as well as an additional album including music from both Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny . The first compilation disc, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Complete Best , was released on May 7, 2006, and included all eight themes with remixes. A deluxe version of this same album which included a box and a DVD containing the opening and ending animation footage

17384-437: The crumbling fortress. The three of them are killed by falling debris and explosions. He is voiced by Shūichi Ikeda in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Ted Cole in the Ocean dub and by Keith Silverstein in the NYAV dub. Rey Za Burrel ( レイ・ザ・バレル , Rei Za Bareru ) is a ZAFT soldier of the Minerva and friend of Shinn Asuka . He begins piloting the classic ZAFT Zaku but later pilots one of ZAFT'S newest mobile suits,

17548-456: The destruction of the PLANTS for the sole purpose of seeing "all the pretty lights". Shani is the first to die among the three. Shani is killed by Yzak Joule during the Second Battle of Jachin Due, when his GAT-X252 Forbidden is destroyed by Yzak's GAT-X102 Duel Gundam. He is voiced by Shunichi Miyamoto in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Richard Ian Cox in the Ocean dub and by Jon Allen in

17712-586: The earliest surviving work of dramatic theory , Poetics ( c.  335 BCE ), the Classical Greek philosopher Aristotle states that character ( ethos ) is one of six qualitative parts of Athenian tragedy and one of the three objects that it represents (1450a12). He understands character not to denote a fictional person, but the quality of the person acting in the story and reacting to its situations (1450a5). He defines character as "that which reveals decision , of whatever sort" (1450b8). It

17876-462: The emotional focus being more explored than in the television series' finale. The series' animation was highly praised for the coloring and character designs. The mobile suits' designs have been well-received despite the fact they transformed, something considered cheesy by Anime News Network 's Paul Fargo. The fight scenes were also noted to be the main focus from the televisions series' last episodes, as they brought entertaining action scenes with

18040-406: The end of the series. In Gundam SEED Destiny , Ramius returns to the Archangel to interfere with the new war alongside former comrades. When Logos' Neo Roanoke is defeated by the Archangel , she recognizes him as Mu, but he does not remember his former life. As the war continues, Mu starts recovering his memories and Ramius and him continue their relationship. Masatsugu Iwase early designed her for

18204-430: The events of the anime from the viewpoint of Athrun Zala. Kadokawa Shoten published the series in a total of five volumes released between April 26, 2005, and October 26, 2006. After the end of the series, Kuori has released several chapters focusing on the other characters in the series under the name of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: The Edge Desire . The first volume of this series was released on June 26, 2007, and

18368-432: The fights between ZAFT and the Earth Alliance's faction. Allied with the Archangel, Cagalli fails to stop her country from fighting and the Archangel intervenes. Athrun becomes disaffected after Gilbert Durandal orders the destruction of his friend Kira Yamato and the Archangel, deeming them as enemies. He defects with Meyrin Hawke when Durandal frames him as a traitor. Cagalli is able to regain leadership from Orb, causing

18532-467: The first full-length film within the Gundam metaseries since Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991), but because of the delays the Mobile Suit Gundam 00 film instead held that mantle. This film was first announced on May 6, 2006, at the Sony Music Anime Fes' 06 with a brief clip featuring the characters Shinn Asuka , Cagalli Yula Athha , Lacus Clyne , Kira Yamato , and Athrun Zala . After

18696-497: The former being regular humans and the latter being genetically-enhanced ones. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED begins when the neutral space colony Heliopolis is attacked by ZAFT, a military organization composed of Coordinators. Coordinator Kira Yamato pilots the mobile suit GAT-X105 Strike to protect his friends on the Naturals' ship Archangel from potential enemies as they head towards Earth. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny continues two years after Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and follows

18860-483: The instigators of the colony drop, he submitted the evidence to the people of Earth and Atlantic Federation President Joseph Copeland, thus starting the Second EA-ZAFT War. After Gilbert Durandal revealed to the world that Djibril and his Logos organization were behind the whole war, he was forced to go into hiding. Djibril was able to use the Requiem, a new Earth Alliance superweapon, in an attempt to destroy

19024-608: The last remastered episode of Gundam SEED a Gundam SEED Destiny HD remaster project. Shortly afterwards, director Mitsuo Fukuda announced in his Twitter account that the final episode of the HD rerelease would combine elements from the original finale with the Special Edition compilation films. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer is an original net animation side-story to Gundam SEED Destiny , and began streaming on July 14, 2006. A DVD containing all three episodes

19188-546: The latter being either an author-surrogate or an example of self-insertion . The use of a famous person easily identifiable with certain character traits as the base for a principal character is a feature of allegorical works, such as Animal Farm by George Orwell, which portrays Soviet revolutionaries as pigs. Other authors, especially for historical fiction , make use of real people and create fictional stories revolving around their lives, as with The Paris Wife which revolves around Ernest Hemingway . An author can create

19352-478: The mass driver at Victoria, Azrael decides to go into space on board the Dominion with the three Biological CPU pilots. When he gives the order to launch nuclear missiles at the PLANTs to inflict maximum damage to eliminate the threat to Earth, Natarle Badgiruel objects to his orders. he pulls a gun on her, frightening the other Dominion crew members into submission. Natarle intervenes, restraining him and ordering

19516-535: The mobile space fortress Messiah, which is armed with a Neo-Genesis array. However, his plans to destroy Orb failed when the Requiem was destroyed. Eventually Gilbert faces Kira Yamato. The Chairman warns Kira that, if he is killed, the world will descend into chaos. Durandal was shot by Rey, who through Kira's reasoning, saw that the Destiny Plan paid too high a price for peace and it would rob humanity of free will. His lover, Minerva's captain Talia and Rey, stayed behind in

19680-406: The most important of these is the structure of the incidents. For (i) tragedy is a representation not of human beings but of action and life. Happiness and unhappiness lie in action, and the end [of life] is a sort of action, not a quality; people are of a certain sort according to their characters, but happy or the opposite according to their actions. So [the actors] do not act in order to represent

19844-642: The name Gargantua to a giant and the huge whale in Pinocchio (1940) is named Monstro . In his book Aspects of the Novel , E. M. Forster defined two basic types of characters, their qualities, functions, and importance for the development of the novel: flat characters and round characters. Flat characters are two-dimensional, in that they are relatively uncomplicated. By contrast, round characters are complex figures with many different characteristics, that undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise

20008-406: The narrative structure, unlike core characters, for which any significant conflict must be traced during a considerable time, which is often seen as an unjustified waste of resources. There may also be a continuing or recurring guest character. Sometimes a guest or minor character may gain unanticipated popularity and turn into a regular or main one; this is known as a breakout character . In

20172-713: The new and returning characters overshadowed his role in the series. While at some points Shinn's role and relationships were found entertaining, UK Anime's Ross Liversidge liked how returning character Kira Yamato took bigger role in the series as he was more likable. Still, the themes from the series have also been praised for being entertaining and debatable despite also sharing it with other Gundam series. Chris Beveridge from Mania Entertainment further commented on this, stating that while it brings parallels other series, Gundam SEED Destiny ' s themes are "also done well enough that it stands firmly on its own." The last episodes were criticized for bringing situations similar to

20336-403: The new mechas introduced. However, the OVA was noted to downplay these scenes, with some of them being hard to fully understand. Soundtracks also had praise for bringing enjoyable themes and the return from Nami Tamaki. Fargo stated that composer Toshihiko Sahashi notably improved his scores from Gundam SEED , with artists' opening and ending themes also being entertaining. The Japanese voice

20500-450: The ones from the ending of Gundam SEED . In contrast, the fight scenes occurring in these episodes were praised alongside the emotional impact brought by some scenes. The OVA repraising the events from the series' last episode was praised for explaining events from Gundam SEED Destiny such as Gilbert Durandal's discussions with Rau Le Creuset. It was also noted make a more satisfying ending, allowing to develop more of their characters with

20664-456: The other crew from the ship are sent to an escape vessel. As Kira tries to rescue the vessel, Rau's mobile suit destroys it, killing Flay instantly. However, she dies happy, feeling she now understood most people's situations. According to Masatsugu Iwase, artist of the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED manga, he first envisioned Flay as a mascot before he did the manga. It was only after doing her character design that she acts similarly to an actress. She

20828-670: The pilot of the Archangel during both wars. The character is voiced by Isshin Chiba in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Philip Pacaud in the Ocean dub and by Ben Pronsky in the NYAV Post dub. Martin DaCosta ( マーチン・ダコスタ , Māchin Dakosuta ) is Andrew Waltfeld's second in command on board the Lesseps until it is heavily damaged by the Archangel and Waltfeld is defeated by Kira Yamato 's GAT-X105 Strike. Later, Martin DaCosta joins

20992-404: The play contains kings and gods, it cannot be a comedy and must be a tragicomedy . [...] is first used in English to denote 'a personality in a novel or a play' in 1749 ( The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary , s.v.). Its use as 'the sum of the qualities which constitute an individual' is a mC17 development. The modern literary and theatrical sense of 'an individual created in a fictitious work'

21156-436: The point that Maria Lin considered that it was required to watch the former to fully understand the series. The new cast of characters was well-received with the relationship between Rey Za Burrel and Neo Roanoke bringing speculations regarding their identities due to how it mirrored one from Gundam SEED . However, initial reaction to lead character Shinn Asuka has been mixed due to his antagonistic personality and how some of

21320-481: The reader. In psychological terms, round or complex characters may be considered to have five personality dimensions under the Big Five model of personality. The five factors are: Stock characters are usually one-dimensional and thin. Mary Sues are characters that usually appear in fan fiction which are virtually devoid of flaws, and are therefore considered flat characters. Another type of flat character

21484-458: The rest of the crew to abandon ship. Azrael shoots Natarle during the struggle and then prepares to destroy the Archangel himself. When he fires the "Lohengrin", however, GAT-X105 Strike pilot Mu La Flaga takes the full force of the blast and saves the Archangel . In response, the Archangel destroys the Dominion with its own Lohengrin, killing Azrael and Captain Badgiruel in the process. He

21648-571: The seat of the PLANT Supreme Council, notably Durandal, at Aprilus One; however, interference by a ZAFT task force led by Yzak Joule caused Requiem to miss its intended target, instead destroying several other PLANTs. An attack on the Daedalus base by the Minerva led him to flee. In the end, Lord Djibril is killed by Rey Za Burrel when the ZGMF-X666S Legend destroys the Girty Lue , the ship Djibril

21812-486: The second on February 26, 2008. A manga version of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Astray was written by Tomohiro Chiba and illustrated by Kōichi Tokita , and published in Gundam Ace magazine. It was collected in four volumes from January 25, 2005 to June 26, 2006. Later another side story was created called Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Frame Astrays . Numerous soundtrack and character CDs have been released for

21976-541: The series by Victor Entertainment . Three soundtrack albums featuring music composed by Toshihiko Sahashi were released during the 2004-2005 series run. These were the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Original Soundtrack s, numbered by Roman numerals from I through III . Soundtrack I contained a new song by Rie Tanaka and was released on December 16, 2004, Soundtrack II included a new song by Houko Kuwashima and

22140-608: The series has been out-of-print. On October 11, 2014, at their 2014 New York Comic Con panel, Sunrise announced they will be releasing all of the Gundam franchise, including Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny in North America though distribution from Right Stuf Inc. , beginning in Spring 2015. Sunrise released the HD remaster of SEED Destiny in North America with a brand new English dub produced by NYAV Post on November 9, 2021. In November 2012, Sunrise announced through

22304-614: The series was available on demand from May through June with Comcast Cable in the United States. In July 2007, only episodes 1 to 22 have been aired and was thought to be discontinued on Comcast Cable; however, in September 2007, it has been made available again, this time with the English-dubbed version. Comcast Cable aired the 50th English episode at the end of February 2008. Due to the closure of Bandai Entertainment,

22468-402: The series when Shinn is knocked unconscious, telling she will see him "tomorrow". She came in 4th place in the 27th Anime Grand Prix and move up to 3rd place in the 28th one. In the 29th Anime Grand Prix , Stella was awarded 10th place in the Favorite Female category. She is voiced by Houko Kuwashima in Japanese. In English she is by Lalainia Lindbjerg in the Ocean dub and by Francesca Calo in

22632-400: The series' run. Recurring characters often play major roles in more than one episode, sometimes being the main focus. A guest or minor character is one who acts only in a few episodes or scenes. Unlike regular characters, the guest ones do not need to be carefully incorporated into the storyline with all its ramifications: they create a piece of drama and then disappear without consequences to

22796-454: The series, the staff also worked on the fight scenes between mobile suits. Shinn's character was meant to contrast Kira's in regards to their involvement across the series, but as Kira did, he would also go through a major development. Kira's inclusion in Destiny was made in order to tell a story from three people's point of views: Kira's, Athrun's and Shinn. The director lamented that from

22960-415: The six CDs released for Gundam SEED . A total of four sets of opening and ending theme songs were used in Gundam SEED Destiny . In similar fashion to the original Gundam SEED , the songs were performed by a mix of high-profile and up-and-coming artists. As before, a number of the featured songs became top-charting singles such as T.M.Revolution 's "Ignited". The third opening theme, Bokutachi no Yukue

23124-479: The standard jewel case for the standard release versions. An orchestral album of selections from the series score, Kokyo Kumikyoku Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny , was released on December 16, 2005, and featured performances by the London Symphony Orchestra . Besides the soundtracks, six character Suit CDs were released featuring songs and spoken drama sequences. They acted as a follow-up to

23288-450: The start of the story, he is a bitter miser, but by the end of the tale, he transforms into a kindhearted, generous man. In television, a regular, main or ongoing character is a character who appears in all or a majority of episodes, or in a significant chain of episodes of the series. Regular characters may be both core and secondary ones. A recurring character or supporting character often and frequently appears from time to time during

23452-447: The stated agenda of ending all conflicts between humans, especially the chasm between the Naturals and the Coordinators, i.e. the Earth and PLANT. Before he was Chairman of PLANT, Durandal was a brilliant young physician specializing in genetics and advanced biomedical techniques. He also was a friend of Rau Le Creuset, who was also his patient. Rau's inability to understand the purpose of his existence helped Durandal form his opinions about

23616-475: The teenager Shinn Asuka and his duties in ZAFT. Kira Yamato ( キラ・ヤマト ) is a first-generation Coordinator, who lives on the neutral space colony Heliopolis to avoid war between the races of Coordinators and the Naturals, but such area ends involved in the war. Born as a Coordinator, Kira is the only person able to pilot the Strike mobile suit created by the Naturals, and is forced to pilot it into numerous battles to protect his friends. In Gundam Seed , Kira uses

23780-561: The three protagonists, Kira was the least explored character during the making of the series alongside two other characters with major importance: Durandal and Lacus. Fukuda described Kira in SEED Destiny as a person who runs away from fights often despite his feelings for Orb. His characterization was made to change briefly across the story as Kira faced Gilbert Durandal's ideals and became a person more compromised with war in contrast to his original pacifist persona after this incarnation

23944-462: The two of them remain on good terms for the remainder of their enlistment together. Sai continues to serve at his post on the Archangel throughout the rest of the war. He returns to civilian life at the end of the war and does not appear in Gundam SEED Destiny . He is voiced by Tetsu Shiratori in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Bill Switzer in the Ocean dub and by Lucien Dodge in the NYAV dub. Flay Allster ( フレイ・アルスター , Furei Arusutā )

24108-445: The universe—confirming his longtime suspicions—he defects from ZAFT and assists the Archangel ' s goal in ending the war. He is voiced by Ryotaro Okiayu in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Brian Drummond in the Ocean dub and by Matt Giroveanu in the NYAV Post dub. Miriallia Haw ( ミリアリア・ハウ , Miriaria Hau ) is a Natural from the colony Heliopolis and is a friend of Kira, and girlfriend from Tolle Koenig. When Heliopolis

24272-403: The war between the Coordinators and the Naturals, Athrun discovers that his childhood friend, Kira Yamato became a member of the Naturals' military organization, the Earth Alliance, despite being a Coordinator. Across the series, Athrun encounters Kira various times and after almost killing him, Athrun starts questioning his own motives to participate in the war. In Gundam Seed , Athrun would use

24436-566: Was also released. A two-disc set, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED – SEED DESTINY Best: THE BRIDGE , contained music from both series as well as the character Suit series and was released on November 22, 2006. The first-press version of this album included a booklet, art card, and poster. Various video games based on Gundam SEED Destiny have been released. For the PlayStation 2 there were Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny: Rengou vs ZAFT , and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Generation of C.E. Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny: Rengou vs ZAFT II Plus

24600-504: Was also the winner of the Anime Grand Prix in both 2004 and 2005 polls. Critical reception has also been positive with focus on the themes and events occurring throughout the series. However, Gundam SEED Destiny has often been compared with its predecessor for sharing similar situations with the director's cut OVA having helped to improve an ending that was felt to be weak. A sequel film titled Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom

24764-404: Was challenged by multiple other characters in regards to his actions on the battlefield. Gundam SEED Destiny had its premiere broadcast in Japan on October 9, 2004, at 6:00 p.m. on the Japan News Network television stations Tokyo Broadcasting System and Mainichi Broadcasting System replacing the first Fullmetal Alchemist anime series and ended on October 1, 2005. In December 2005,

24928-415: Was escaping on. He is voiced by Hideyuki Hori in Japanese. In English, he is by Alistair Abell in the Ocean dub and by Ian Sinclair in the NYAV dub. The Phantom Pain group is led by Neo Roanoke, an amnesic Mu La Flaga brainwashed by Blue Cosmos. Stella Loussier ( ステラ・ルーシェ , Sutera Rūshe ) (also known as Stellar Loussier in some markets) is one of the three Extended pilots from Phantom Pain under

25092-561: Was killed during a previous war between ZAFT and the Earth Alliance, and bears an enormous hatred towards his home country Orb for not protecting them. Across the series, Shinn starts questioning his motives to fight for ZAFT, but is still determined to follow their orders. In Gundam Seed Destiny , Shinn used the ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam and would later use the ZGMF-X42S Destiny Gundam. He is voiced in

25256-566: Was licensed by Bandai Entertainment for the North American market. The English adaptation was produced by Bandai Entertainment in association with The Ocean Group and the English-language dub was recorded at Ocean Studios. The series was released on twelve DVDs in North America in uncut bilingual format between March 14, 2006, and January 8, 2008. The Final Plus episode was announced to have been licensed in July 2007, with

25420-430: Was noted to bring popular idols such as Maaya Sakamoto , resulting in an enjoyable one. On the other hand, response to the English casting was mixed with some actors making appealing portrayals while in other cases poor ones. Nevertheless, Don Houston from DVD Talk advised viewers to listen to the English dub rather than the original Japanese version, having noticed that some sound effects were remixed and thus improved

25584-601: Was originally released as an arcade game under the name Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: Rengou vs. Z.A.F.T. II, and later ported to PS2. The PS2 port was released on December 7, 2006. For the PlayStation Portable it was released Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED: Rengou vs ZAFT Portable , while for the Game Boy Advance it was released a game with the series' same title on November 25, 2004. Various crossover games have also been released. These include

25748-518: Was performed by fifteen-year-old newcomer Hitomi Takahashi , and released on April 13, 2005. The selection of the previously unknown Takahashi mirrored that of Nami Tamaki , who was chosen to sing the third opening theme for the original Gundam SEED . Additionally, two insert songs that were used in Gundam SEED Destiny achieved strong sales and popularity. These include Honoo no Tobira , performed by FictionJunction Yuuka . and vestige , performed by T.M.Revolution. Two compilation albums including

25912-460: Was released in January 2024. Gundam SEED Destiny sets the story two years after the original series and it starts when the leader from Orb, Cagalli Yula Athha , reunites with the PLANTs' Supreme Council chairman Gilbert Durandal to discuss the construction of new mobile suits made for the military organization ZAFT. Three of them are stolen by a group called Phantom Pain, which is controlled by

26076-454: Was released in Japan on February 25, 2010. Gundam SEED: Special Edition was licensed for North America by Bandai Entertainment and was released on bilingual DVDs between June 17, 2008, and January 13, 2009. Sunrise will release Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition in conjunction with Right Stuf Inc. beginning in 2015. Although a plot was written, production did not go ahead on the Gundam SEED Destiny theatrical film. It would have been

26240-425: Was released on April 21, 2005, and Soundtrack III contained series theme music by Yuki Kajiura and was released on August 24, 2005. Additionally, a fourth soundtrack, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Original Soundtrack IV , which contained selected music from the series score, was released on February 2, 2006. The first-press versions of all four soundtracks included a deluxe plastic box container, which replaced

26404-660: Was released on November 24, 2006, in Japan. A film version of the TV series was released as Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition , which retells the story in four 90 minute parts. Unlike the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Special Edition films, this retelling of Gundam SEED Destiny is focused on Athrun Zala 's point of view . Its four DVD volumes were released from May 25, 2006, to February 23, 2007. A DVD box of both Gundam SEED: Special Edition and Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition

26568-459: Was succeeded by Gilbert Durandal. She is voiced by Naomi Shindō in Japanese. In English, she is Lisa Ann Beley in the Ocean dub and by Erin Fitzgerald in the NYAV dub. Gilbert Durandal ( ギルバート・デュランダル , Girubāto Dyurandaru ) is the chairman of the PLANT Supreme Council and a member of the moderate political faction. Durandal is a man of science and medicine rather than politics, with

26732-777: Was told by a staff member that the film was still in pre-production. On May 28, 2021, the film was announced as being in production. It was released in January 2024. Several manga series based on the Gundam SEED Destiny story have been released. The first one, sharing the same title, was written and illustrated by Masatsugu Iwase from November 26, 2004 to April 26, 2006. It was published in four tankōbon volumes from April 22, 2005, to June 23, 2006, by Kodansha . Del Rey Manga licensed this manga for release in North America in December 2005. The volumes were published between June 27, 2006, and July 31, 2007. Chimaki Kuori also wrote Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: The Edge that tells

26896-402: Was working on a popular show with fans hinting it was related to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED . Next month, the first trailer from the series was hosted online in its official website. Before the series' premiere, staff member Kabashima Yousuke gave hints about Shinn's character, telling that the Gundam SEED Destiny ' s protagonist would be a character not seen in the prequel, and he would have

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