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185-686: Shinn has also been featured in the films and manga adaptations, reprising his role from the Gundam SEED Destiny . He is also featured in various video games from the franchise as well as crossover titles. Shinn was developed as the opposite from Kira Yamato , the protagonist from the series' prequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED with director Mitsuo Fukuda stating that nevertheless both would go through similar developments. Shinn's character has been well received by anime fans, appearing in Anime Grand Prix polls and Sunrise polls, being ranked as one of

370-569: A Gundam Ace poll, Kira was in the most popular Gundam character poll conducted from 2005 to 2007, claimed the first place 12 times out of the 36 total polls. And then, he was ranked in the TOP 3 for many years with Amuro and Char. In the 2007 Seiyu Awards , Sōichirō Hoshi was a nominee in the category "Best Actors in supporting roles" for his portrayal as Kira in the Gundam SEED Destiny OVA, but lost to Akira Ishida and Kōki Miyata . Kira

555-467: A Coordinator who befriended Kira when she was taken aboard the Archangel and was used as a hostage. After hearing that ZAFT plans to attack the base his friends are staying at, Kira decides to continue battling to bring the war to an end. Lacus then gives Kira ZAFT's new mobile suit, ZGMF-X10A Freedom ( ZGMF-X10A フリーダム ) , which he uses to accompany the Archangel, whose objective has also changed to ending

740-632: 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

925-483: A Hyper Deuterion Beam that can charge other mobile suits, and a significantly improved Mirage Colloid system from its predecessor that can create self-directing "mirage clones". Shinn has also appeared in the original video animation Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Final Plus , that remakes the events from series' last episode. After ZAFT's defeat, Shinn meets the Kira Yamato in person and both decide to join forces for

1110-423: A character not seen in the prequel, and he would have a thin appearance. Shinn's character has become popular within fans, appearing various times in the Anime Grand Prix popularity polls for favorite male characters. He first appeared in sixth place in 2004, dropping to seventh place in 2005, and twelfth place in 2006. In a Newtype poll, Shinn was voted as the seventeenth most popular male anime character from

1295-476: A character punch Kira due to lack of violence outside mobile suit fights as well as sink the Archangel. Morowasa did not believe that the story could end properly this happened alongside to the destruction of the Archangel ship. Regarding the reason for choosing a motorcycle as the vehicle for the two of them rather than a four-wheeled car for marketing Kira and Lacus' hobbies, Fukuda said, cars feel like they move on

1480-584: 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

1665-493: 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

1850-450: A friend from the dub's director, who told Hill not to have too much energy when doing the voice. The line "Kira Yamato! Launching!" was repeated by Hill several times when obtaining the role. Hill remembers enjoying his work, having taken a liking to the character. Max Mittelman replaced Hill for the NYAV dub. Kira's character has been well received by anime viewers, appearing various times in

2035-644: A large development occurring to his character across the series. He is voiced in the Japanese series by Sōichirō Hoshi . In English, he is voiced by Matt Hill in the Ocean English dub, and by Max Mittelman in the NYAV English dub. Kira is one of the most popular characters in the Anime Grand Prix popularity polls for favorite male characters, often coming in first or second between 2002 and 2005. His character has also been well received by publications for manga, anime and other media due to his friendly personality,

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2220-586: 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 the GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam until Athrun self-destructed the Aegis while grappling the Strike, destroying both units. He would later gain

2405-404: A mentally unstable forced soldier in the plot due to how Kira starts suffering depression due to failing to protect a ship containing innocent civilians. Kira and Flay's relationship are also noted to stand out as "comfort abuse" within the franchise, alongside the narrative of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam , due to how Flay manipulates Kira to fight for Archangel's cause. While in the early episodes of

2590-491: A messiah figure with too much strength in Destiny that several viewers of the series were annoyed by such portrayal. In regards to the film Gundam SEED Freedom , Kira was often praised for the focus his romantic relationship with Lacus often being compared with the developers of the movie as the writer had passed away when writing the film and the director happens to be her husband. Real Sound  [ ja ] said that

2775-558: A new war between the races' military organizations and the 2024 film Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom as a Compass Commander dealing with a group known as Blue Cosmos. Kira has also appeared in the manga adaptations from the two TV series as well as the film compilations. Various video games from the Gundam franchise as well as crossover games also feature Kira as a pilot from mobile suits. Director Mitsuo Fukuda regarded Kira's actions as based on Japanese people's thoughts, and emphasized

2960-472: A peaceful future. He is also featured in films Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition , which retell the events from the television series and adds a scene of Kira becoming a member of ZAFT after the war ends. In Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom (set 2 years after the end of Destiny ), Kira has moved to the PLANTs with Lacus, and has become the a member of peacekeeping organization COMPASS, alongside Shinn, and other comrades from his past with

3145-649: A peaceful future. He also stars in the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition films series that retell the events from the Gundam SEED Destiny television series. He remains in ZAFT after the war's ending, alongside Kira and Lunamaria. He has also been featured in the two manga adaptations from the series, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: The Edge . Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: The Edge Desire deals with both Shinn's backstory and aftermath after

3330-573: 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

3515-559: A sign of relief to the fans. The second novelization was praised for Lacus joining up with Kira's Mighty Strike Freedom more explained than in the movie. The couple is able to pilot the mobile suit together to defeat the leaders of the Compass. Manga News claimed that because Kira comes across as a more flawed in individual in Freedom than in Destiny when dealing with fights and remembering his encounter with Durandal and philosphy that his character

3700-455: A single axis or in a flat manner, but motorcycles also have roll movements, so it's more free-flowing. This fits Kira and Lacus, as it symbolizes the freedom that they crave. Fukuda was inspired by his own youth to animate bikes as he relates them with superheroes like Bari Bari Densetsu . Though not major in the movie, the bikes Kira and Lacus ride together were hard to animate but Fukuda still personally drew scene. In regards to how they work,

3885-495: 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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4070-473: A terrorist despite the pílot's desire to end war at any cost especially in Destiny . Also writing for Mania Entertainment, Kim Wolstenholme was worried about how much Kira's and Athrun's relationship would be focused in Gundam SEED , but liked that Lacus Clyne's introduction added tension to it. Ever Cheung from Animefringe who wondered about the future of Kira and Lacus because the two are about to embrace in

4255-467: A tragic way due to their battles, he found Kira's role in the series to be more likable. Moreover, in the series finale, he wondered whether Shinn would do an action appreciated by the viewers, but ended favoriting the scene in which an angered Athrun defeats him with a "much deserved kicking" as at the same time Shinn's attitude was teased. Shinn's role in the OVA Final Plus that remade the last episode

4440-583: A weapon of mass destruction, Durandal imposes the Destiny Plan, a rule which removes freewill and dictates a person's entire life based on their genetics. Kira, the Archangel and their allies confront ZAFT's forces in space and defeat them in the final battle. Kira personally confronts Durandal and the latter is killed by one of his own subordinates. Kira appears in the original video animation (OVA) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Final Plus . Following Durandal's death, Kira meets Shinn and they promise to work for

4625-474: Is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED , which was produced by Sunrise as part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans (Naturals). At the beginning of Gundam SEED , Kira lives on the neutral space colony Heliopolis to avoid

4810-603: Is a shy, friendly teenager living peacefully in the Heliopolis colony. Kira is a highly skilled computer programmer who assists with research and development at the Heliopolis technical college, where he is a student. When a war between the Naturals and Coordinators is brought to Heliopolis, Kira takes control of a mobile suit , the GAT-X105 Strike ( GAT-X105 ストライク ) , to protect his friends from ZAFT—the military organization of

4995-466: 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

5180-563: 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,

5365-517: Is also featured in the Gundam crossover games Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 and Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 with Destiny as a playable mobile suit. Shinn is playable in both Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam and Gundam vs. Gundam Next , with the Impulse and Destiny though the latter was not added until PlayStation Portable version of the first game. He is an unlockable in the third game, Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. . Shinn also appears in

5550-510: 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

5735-426: 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

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5920-555: Is attacking Berlin in an enormous transformable mobile suit. Stella had gone berserk due to her fear of dying and her mobile suit is then destroyed by Kira Yamato , a pilot from the Archangel ship that is trying to stop the war. Stella dies in Shinn's arms due to the injuries received from her suit's destruction. Angered with Stella's death, Shinn starts training with his friend Rey Za Burrel to defeat Kira in an upcoming battle. Following his victory, PLANT Chairman Gilbert Durandal gives him

6105-459: 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 the 27th Anime Grand Prix she was voted 5th place in the Favorite Female category however in

6290-409: 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

6475-526: 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,

6660-532: Is constantly in a state of sadness in the first episodes as he was going to lose his humanity the more he fought. Hoshi said that the character of Kira was the one who left him the biggest attention in his career. The first half of the anime ended with a meeting between Kira and Athrun were the two act casually as they had to avoid being enemies. In the end, Fukuda praised Hoshi for bringing Kira's charm. Hoshi believed Kira managed to mature thanks to Lacus Clyne after his fight with Athrun. Hoshi expressed joy in voicing

6845-437: Is described by Sophia Tate from University of Tasmania as a realistic war soldier but more sympathetic than his rivals as, while he suffers grief during, he does not expose such ideals of revenge shown by his friends. His parallels with Athrun were also noted as both characters are treated heavily by their superiors to follow their orders and keep fighting during their war. The relationships Kira develops also result in tragedy in

7030-409: 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

7215-649: Is destroyed by the Black Knights serving Orphee Lam Tao but manages to escape. Unaware of Lacus' actions, Kira breaks but he is supported by Athrun to search for her in order to understand the true. An assault team led by Kira infiltrates Foundation's base on the Artemis asteroid and rescues Lacus, as both declare their inconditional love. Kira is then given the old Strike Freedom to face the Battle Knights again, most importantly Orphee and Ingrid's own mobile suit. Although Kira

7400-512: 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

7585-451: 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

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7770-484: 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 the Naturals' military organization the Earth Alliance, Cagalli is later revealed to be daughter of

7955-444: 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

8140-604: 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

8325-442: Is introduced in the series as a member of the military organization ZAFT from the colony PLANT, working as the pilot of the mobile suit ZGMF-X56S Impulse ( ZGMF-X56S インパルス ) under the command of Talia Gladys , captain of the battleship Minerva. While Shinn is often seen as a friendly person, he bears an enormous hatred towards the rulers of the country of Orb, where he lived alongside his parents and his younger sister. Shinn's family

8510-723: 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

8695-436: 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

8880-486: Is not to blame for her sister's apparent death. In following battles against the Earth Alliance, Shinn learns that both Kira and Athrun are alive, with the latter joining the former and is questioned about his motives to fight. Rey convinces Shinn to continue following Durandal's will and he defeats most of Earth Alliance's forces. When the Minerva is confronted by the Archangel again, Shinn is defeated by Athrun in battle with all

9065-750: 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

9250-597: Is overwhelmed in combat, Lacus aids him by the providing the MDE262S Proud Defender, to become the ZGMF/A-262PD-P Mighty Strike Freedom. Lacus arrives and assists Kira in destroying all of the Foundation's mobile suits and ships. After defeating Orphee and Ingrid with Freedom's giant sword, the war ends and Lacus and Kira descend to Earth on a beach, where they share a kiss. Kira is featured in

9435-542: 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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9620-437: 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

9805-449: 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

9990-497: 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

10175-409: 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

10360-448: 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

10545-524: 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

10730-478: 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

10915-468: 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

11100-490: 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",

11285-497: 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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11470-401: 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 a Coordinator, Lacus is introduced when she is found in space by the Archangel , a ship of Naturals and befriends

11655-655: Is voiced by Toshihiko Seki in Japanese. In English, he 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

11840-420: 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

12025-584: The Super Robot Wars series starting on Super Robot Wars Z and Super Robot Wars K . Shinn is also playable with the Destiny mobile suit in Another Century's Episode: R . During initial episodes from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny , director Mitsuo Fukuda did not want to talk too much about Shinn's character. However, he defined him as Kira's opposite in regards to their personalities when comparing

12210-551: The Super Robot Wars series. He appears in Another Century's Episode 3 piloting the Freedom mobile suit and its follow-up, Another Century's Episode R , with the Strike Freedom. Director Mitsuo Fukuda stated that initially the story of Gundam SEED was written from Kira's point of view. Kira's personality and thought process were derived from what Fukuda considered to be Japanese people's thoughts. He said that his story

12395-419: The Anime Grand Prix popularity polls for the favorite male characters category. He ranked first in 2002, second in 2003 and 2004, first in 2005, and second in 2006. In a NHK poll, he was voted as the fourth best Gundam character. In a 2012 poll, Kira's line "There are still people I want to protect" ( それでも、守りたい世界があるんだ！ ) was voted by fans as the best line in Gundam SEED . In a Newtype poll, Kira

12580-528: 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

12765-480: 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

12950-454: 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

13135-477: 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

13320-512: The manga adaptations of Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny . Kira's designs, according to Masatsugu Iwase—author of the Gundam SEED manga—was intended to be that of "a spineless wimp while not making him look too childish", but he later decided to make him a strong character in the manga. The manga Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: The Edge Desire features a story about Kira's recovery following Freedom's destruction. The manga series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray explores Kira's survival after

13505-450: The " reluctant hero ", but still praised his character arc in the series without overshadowing other character like Athrun and Cagalli. Due to the origins regarding Kira's original nature and his connections with Rau, UK Anime Network expected to see an intense final battle but was sightly disappointed despite enjoying Kira's anger displayed in the finale when engaging his enemy. Besides SEED ' s television series, Kira's actions in

13690-507: The 2000s. In an official Gundam poll by Sunrise, Shinn was voted as the third character with the strongest family bonds. In another poll from the same site regarding who was most childish hero within the Gundam franchise, Shinn was at the top. In another poll in which fans were asked who was the most memorable characters from Gundam SEED Destiny , Shinn was second. Publications for manga, anime and other media have commented on Shinn's character, giving him mainly mixed critics. His introduction to

13875-397: 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 the NYAV dub. Rau Le Creuset ( ラウ・ル・クルーゼ , Rau Ru Kurūze )

14060-560: 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

14245-410: 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

14430-426: The Archangel to the point where he could kill a person without hesitation. During one of the Archangel's battles against ZAFT, the Strike suffers multiple damages by Athrun and Kira is declared missing in action . He is found alive but injured by Reverend Malchio , who transports him to a space colony known as PLANT where most coordinators reside and is ZAFT's homebase. There, his wounds are treated by Lacus Clyne ,

14615-490: 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 )

14800-464: 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

14985-509: 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

15170-548: 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 is voiced in the Japanese series by Rie Tanaka . In the Ocean English dub, Chantal Strand

15355-549: 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

15540-423: The Coordinators. Born as a Coordinator, Kira's advanced mental and physical skills allow him to skillfully control the Strike. Kira is shocked when he discovers that his childhood friend Athrun Zala is a member of ZAFT. When they last met, Athrun gave Kira his robotic pet Birdy ( トリィ , Torī ) as a sign of their enduring friendship, (voiced by Naomi Shindou in the Japanese anime and Tabitha St. Germain in

15725-498: The Earth Alliance and Orb. At the beginning of the film, he pilots a new mobile suit, the STSS-909 Rising Freedom (STTS-909 ライジングフリーダムガンダム), which he uses to fight for Compass. However, during Orphee Lam Tao from Blue Cosmos becomes jealous of Kira and Lacus' relationship and has his Accord genes to manipulate Kira as he crosses into Eurasia's territory unknowingly and is attacked in retaliation under Lacus' orders. The Freedom

15910-644: The Earth Alliance space fleet along with their lunar base at 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

16095-549: 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 the Japanese series by Kenichi Suzumura . In English, he

16280-401: The English dub) which Kira is often seen with. Several survivors from Heliopolis are brought on board the Archangel and Kira defends them from enemy attacks until they arrive in Alaska on Earth. Kira has strong reservations against fighting, fearing he may confront Athrun and that he may kill a person. After manipulation by Flay Allster , Kira gradually becomes more aggressive when defending

16465-520: 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

16650-478: 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,

16835-452: 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

17020-453: The Gold Wing that Kira is riding is a reciprocating engine. Promotions also included a collaboration with Dune: Part Two in the form of an alternate version of Dune: Part Two' s movie poster featuring Lacus and Kira in place of Chani ( Zendaya ) and Paul Atreides ( Timothée Chalamet ) respectively. Fukuda had initial mixed feelings about the portrayal of Kira since he believed him and

17205-495: 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 )

17390-473: The Gundam fighting crossover games Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 and Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 with Strike Freedom as a playable mobile suit. Other Gundam crossover games also feature Kira as a pilot including Gundam vs. Gundam Next and Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. . Another crossover game in which he is playable is Gundam Assault Survive , piloting the Strike. Kira, along with other Gundam SEED characters, appears in several video games from

17575-420: 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

17760-418: 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,

17945-422: 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

18130-553: 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

18315-678: The STTS-808 Immortal Justice Gundam, something he humorously bemuses about in the film. After the Immortal Justice is destroyed, Shinn, along with Kira and Lunamaria, are gifted by Cagali upgraded rebuilds of their old machines, with Shinn receiving the ZGMF/A-42S2 Destiny Gundam Spec II, which he uses in the film's climactic final battle. Notably, it has a new color scheme and beam rifle (in honor of his fallen comrade Rey and his ZGMF-X666S Legend Gundam),

18500-568: 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

18685-451: The Strike's defeat; a technician named Lowe Guele finds Kira wounded and takes him to Reverend Malchio. Although Kira appears only at the end, his defeat is the objective of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED X Astray ' s protagonist, Canard Pars . In Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 Δ Astray Kira makes a brief appearance; he kidnaps Cagalli from Orb during the events of Gundam SEED Destiny . He has also been featured in two character CDs from

18870-524: 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 the ZGMF-X19A ∞ Justice Gundam for the rest of the series. He is voiced in Japanese by Akira Ishida . In English, he

19055-537: 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

19240-399: 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

19425-687: 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 a further upgrade in the climax of the film with a new backpack, the MDE262S Proud Defender, to become

19610-530: 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

19795-549: 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

19980-424: 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 the war between the Coordinators and the Naturals, Athrun discovers that his childhood friend, Kira Yamato became

20165-583: The anime's opening sequence. He said, "If that's real, this story may be more interesting than I thought ..." Ross Liversidge from UK Anime Network enjoyed Kira's and Athrun's rivalry which resulted in well-done fight scenes from each of their mobile suits as well as intense drama due to how originally the two were friends. Liversidge praised the development from such rivalry as the two started hating each other and their battle. DVDTalk writer Don Houston considered Kira to be similar to other anime protagonists because he fights for peace and not glory, labeling him

20350-416: The anime. In retrospect, Hoshi claims there was brief tension in recording early episodes and was often assisted by Fukuda. Although Kira and Athrun often face each other, Hoshi found no difficulties in voicing their scenes as he often believed the two would reform their friendship with Athrun's voice actor Akira Ishida agreeing. For the English dub, he is voiced by Matt Hill , who got the role thanks to

20535-576: 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

20720-455: The chairman of the PLANT colonies and leader of ZAFT, to be behind Lacus' attempted murder, but his motives are questioned by Athrun who is working in ZAFT. Later, when the Archangel becomes a target of the ZAFT ship known as Minerva, Kira is defeated and the Freedom is destroyed by pilot Shinn Asuka . Lacus gives Kira an upgraded version of Freedom, ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom ( ZGMF-X20A ストライクフリーダム ) , so he can continue fighting. Having obtained

20905-409: The character and was happy when redoing his character's lines for the remaster of the series. One of Hoshi's favorite lines in the franchise is "I still have a world I want to protect!" in the final episode of SEED when facing Rau as he felt it was heartwarming. Another aspect Hoshi enjoyed in regards to his work was how Kira and Athrun become allies in the 39th episode following multiple fights across

21090-494: The character piloting it. Fukuda reclaims having enjoyed the scene from episode 46 based on the emotional support Lacus provides to Kira. Ishida agreed with Fukuda, stating the scene was well directed. For the final episode of the series, Fukuda aimed to bring Kira to his lowest where he becomes unstable when Flay is killed by Rau, leaving a major impact in him, considering himself a failure for failing to protect her. When it came to this scene in both retelling films and HD remaster of

21275-435: 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

21460-622: 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

21645-535: The compilation films were commented. Due to the compilation films not carefully adapting the television series, both Anime News Network and the Fandom Post feel like Kira's struggle to keep up with his philosophy of not killing and his relationship with Athrun do not work in this format and thus only returning fans might enjoy the movies. While still praising the narrative originally provided in Kira's premise, IGN disliked how

21830-539: The constant struggles he has with his enemies that allow him to have a notable development. In regards to his return in SEED Destiny , reviewers found him more likable than the new lead, Shinn Asuka , and found his characterization deeper. His relationship with Lacus in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom was praised by critics due to how well written it was. At the start of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED , Kira

22015-439: 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,

22200-483: The death of his wife, Lenore, made him 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

22385-452: 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

22570-406: 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

22755-600: The episode before airing it. The scene was extended in one of the compilation films with John Oppliger noting it expanded the off-screen scene with three shots. Rey Za Burrel 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,

22940-568: The events of the Second Bloody Valentine War. Shinn also appears in the manga Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Astray when ZAFT presents the Impulse for the first time. There is also a character CD based on Shinn's character with tracks performed by his Japanese voice actor, Kenichi Suzumura . Shinn is a pilot in the video game Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: Rengou vs. Z.A.F.T. and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: Rengou vs. Z.A.F.T. II with his two mobile suits. He

23125-463: The famous voice actor were regularly seen in Japanese animes. However, Fukuda was attracted by Soichiro Hoshi 's popularity and decided to contact him for Seed . Akira Ishida was also pictured to be Kira's actor but then Fukuda decided to pick Athrun Zala instead. Since Hoshi was one of the youngest voice actors in Seed , Fukuda often contacted him about how to properly portrayal; He often told Hoshi that Kira

23310-479: The first SEED to protect the Archangel from ZAFT forces. Reviewers have also commented on Kira's role in the sequel Gundam SEED Destiny . Initial reviews mentioned his lack of appearances during the first episodes and whether the new characters could be as appealing as him. He was expected to return in the series to fight the new lead character Shinn Asuka. While writing an article for later episodes, Liversidge found Kira's actions more appealing than Shinn's, and

23495-495: The game Locked and Rocked failed to portray Kira accurately as a result of lacking enough dialogue. In 2021, UK Anime Network writer Ross Locksly stated that despite several criticism the Western audience tends to give Kira to the point of calling him a Mary Sue , he still viewed Kira as an outstanding anime character due to his formal and caring demeanor which contrasts stereotypes as well as his constant team ups with Mu la Flaga in

23680-491: The handling of Shinn as while he was shocked when seeing him lose his final duel in Destiny , Freedom gives me a more heroic portrayal that appealed to his nostalgia of the TV series even if he has mixed feelings of the character piloting the Immortal Justice. The fact that the film kept addressing Shinn and Lunamaria's relationship among other couples appealed to the writer. Kira Yamato Kira Yamato ( Japanese : キラ・ヤマト )

23865-475: 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

24050-478: 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 was killed during a previous war between ZAFT and

24235-475: 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 the MBF-02 Strike Rouge, though she later pilots the ORB-01 Akatsuki once in

24420-473: 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

24605-531: 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

24790-420: 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 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

24975-461: The mobile suit ZGMF-X42S Destiny ( ZGMF-X42S デスティニー ) to pilot as a reward for his actions. When Athrun is deemed to be a traitor by ZAFT, Shinn follows his superiors orders to kill him when he escapes with a mobile suit alongside Shinn's comrade Meyrin Hawke . While shocked about his actions, Shinn is comforted by Meyrin's older sister, Lunamaria Hawke , who he starts growing closer to as she feels Shinn

25160-409: The mobile suits and his ability to reprogram them, finding it as a new concept in the Gundam franchise. In an analysis of gender roles in anime by Shunyao Yu from University of Jyväskylä , Kira's characterization was noted to challenge typical ones by having Gundam SEED start with Kira as a sensitive teenager who becomes mature across the narrative. In a further analysis, Kira was noted to be as

25345-467: The most popular anime characters. On the other hand, critical reception for Shinn has been mixed due to his antagonistic personality as well as his actions across the series' second half. Shinn is first spotted in Gundam Seed Episode 39 "Trembling World" where he is seen registering for ZAFT and listening to an announcement by Patrick Zala . Rey Za Burrel is also seen standing behind him. Shinn

25530-494: The novelization of the movie felt to further explore Kira's pain and kindess as he becomes more involved in the war on his own. Kira's thoughts are clearly depicted in the novel, and we can see that although he may seem indecisive, he is a man with strong convictions. When Kira becomes brainwashed by the Compass and starts acting against the law, Lacus ironically is the one who others the forces to stop him. The second novel helps to add far more peaceful scenes between Kira and Lacus as

25715-432: The ones of Gundam SEED ' s returning characters was meant to emphasize the frustration to the beginning of another major conflict. Shinn's and Stella's relationship was praised by Cruz for the friendship mainly they made because both of them were unaware they are enemies. However, although in following reviews from Gundam SEED Destiny , Liversidge liked how Shinn's and Stella Loussier's relationship concluded ending in

25900-436: The only problem he found was how he often repeated Athrun Zala's name in early episodes. THEM Anime Reviews' Derrick L. Tucker said he was one of the strongest characters from the series; Tucker also said he was likable despite his angsty displays. Tucker also compared him with Amuro Ray from the first Gundam series, Mobile Suit Gundam , finding both likeable. Chris Beveridge from Mania Entertainment liked Kira's handling of

26085-473: The other Minerva forces also being defeated. Shinn returns in the sequel film as a member of peacekeeping group COMPASS serving under Kira , fulfilling his promise from the end of Destiny to join him. He serves COMPASS alongside some of his old crewmates from the Minerva , namely his lover, Lunamaria , and his old superior, Arthur . Surprisingly, Shinn pilots an upgrade of his former mentor Athrun's old machine,

26270-457: 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

26455-420: The past two years since the end of the war assisting Reverend Malchio and Kira's adoptive mother with their orphanage. When an incident triggers another war, Coordinators try to kill Lacus; Kira pilots Freedom to defeat them. When Orb attempts to join the war as a member of the Earth Alliance, Kira and the Archangel intervene Orb's forces to preserve the nation's neutral status. Kira suspects Gilbert Durandal ,

26640-651: 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

26825-535: 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 the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam until it was severely damage and would later gain the ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam and

27010-514: The relation between people's dreams and conflicts. HobbyConsolas praised Kira's characterization and his relationship with Lacus as an appealing couple due to their mutual caring in SEED Destiny as well their actions in the plot. Despite finding flaws within the narrative, Mania liked how Kira is forced to drop his pacifist methods on Stella leading to her death resulting into an appealing conflict between him and Shinn who wants to avenge her. Anime News Network writer Carl Kimlinger said that in

27195-453: 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

27380-497: The same site that asked fans which character would they would want to meet, Kira was the most popular. Kira was most popular in two other polls which asked readers who the most memorable characters from Gundam SEED and from Gundam SEED Destiny were. Kira, along with five other notable mecha and pilots from the Gundam series, was recognized in the second set of "Anime Heroes and Heroines" stamps, released in Japan in 2005. In 2017, Kira

27565-420: The same way as Athrun's, making it especially notable for the viewers as the dying soldiers have had appearances for nearly thirty episodes. In particular, the character's actions have been compared with soldiers from World War II . In the book Japan and Asia: Business, Political and Cultural Interactions , Kira is noted to be properly linked with the Freedom mobile suit he pilots as his actions can be treated as

27750-507: 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

27935-432: 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, 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

28120-402: The series was noted to lack impact by Paul Fargo from Anime News Network owing to his limited screentime in the first episodes. Additionally, his hostility shown towards other popular characters from Gundam SEED led Fargo to find him more as an "antagonistic and obnoxious" person much to the viewers. A similar response was made by Luis Cruz from Mania Entertainment who stated that Shinn's debut

28305-405: 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

28490-461: The series' OVA finale, Kira was highly developed. Matt Hill's English-language performance in the OVA was criticized in comparison with other voice actors from the series who were praised. Kimlinger said Kira had "grown into a martial leader of Buddha-like calm and compassion", and that the last OVA allows viewers to enjoy his actions. On the other hand, Manga News claimed that because of Kira comes across as

28675-428: The series, Fukuda wanted the original audio to remain the same as he feared adding a song or changing the background music would have ruined it. Following Rau's death at Kira's hand in the final episode of the series, Fukuda wanted the last scene involving Kira being outside Freedom in space while being rescued by Athrun and Cagalli to change for the remaster for adding a more symbolic tone. Kira's inclusion in Destiny

28860-412: The series, Kira was attracted to her, he had not planned start a relationship with her with sexual tones that felt written to make Flay similar to a prostitute. The writer notes that after Kira's apparent death in his fight against Athrun Zala, Flay develops guilt for turning Kira in a soldier. Meanwhile, the fight between Kira and his best friend was commented as the idea of the chaos war can cause. Kira

29045-402: The series, with tracks performed by his Japanese voice actor, Sōichirō Hoshi . Kira has also appeared in various video games in the Gundam franchise, including Gundam Seed: Rengou vs. Z.A.F.T. and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: Rengou vs. Z.A.F.T. II . He is the main playable character in the mobile phone game Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Phase-Act Delivery . He appears in

29230-402: The series. Kenichi Suzumura was especially hired to work as Shinn's Japanese voice actor with Fukuda stating he was not a character difficult to play. Fukuda also anticipated Suzumura's work as Shinn's voice actor in an optimistic way. Before the series' premiere, staff member Kabashima Yousuke gave hints about Shinn's character, telling that the Gundam SEED Destiny ' s protagonist would be

29415-447: 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

29600-409: The subtitle Freedom . Freedom which serves as one of the main themes of the trilogy and contrasted Gilbert Durandal's Destiny Plan used in the climax of the previous series. Fukuda reflected such series left unfinished drama to the protagonists of Kira, Athrun and Shinn and thus wanted to explore such possibilities with Freedom . Fukuda recounts that his wife, late writer Chiaki Morosawa , wanted

29785-409: The two lead characters. Shinn is defined as a civilian whose character could already go through a large development in contrast to Kira who was forced to become a soldier in the prequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED . In comparison with Kira, Shinn was stated to be character harder to predict his role in the TV series. As with Kira in Gundam SEED , Fukuda mentioned Shinn's character would also change across

29970-463: 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 )

30155-446: 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

30340-589: The war between the Coordinators and the Naturals, but the colony becomes involved in the war shortly thereafter. Kira is the only person within the Earth Alliance—the Naturals' military faction—who is able to effectively pilot their mobile suit —a type of a mecha created by them. He is forced to become a mobile suit pilot and to participate in various battles to protect his friends. Kira has also been featured in Gundam SEED ' s direct sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny , in which he fights to stop

30525-464: The war. When piloting Freedom Kira is noted to avoid hitting enemy mobile suits' cockpits to reduce the number of human casualties. Kira joins the Archangel and Lacus' faction to fight both the Earth Alliance and ZAFT to stop both sides from destroying each other. Kira learns of his origins from ZAFT commander Rau Le Creuset during these battles. Kira is the Ultimate Coordinator; his fetus

30710-467: The war. Shinn discovers she is an Earth Alliance's soldier only after he defeats her mobile suit in a battle. Because of Stella being an Extended, a person injected with drugs from a young age to fight at the same level of the Coordinators, the Minerva staff can not do anything to stop her health from deteriorating. Shinn takes the dying Stella to her superior Neo Roanoke knowing he is the only one who can save her. However, Shinn once again battles Stella who

30895-529: Was about his forced wish to fight, in contrast to Shinn Asuka who was not reluctant to fight in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny . In retrospective, Fukuda emphasized a contrast between both Kira's and Shinn's characters to the point both were the opposite of each other regarding their opinions; Kira's development was easier to script. Fukuda said that as both Kira's and Shinn's characters as were similar, they were easy to voice. Fukuda said that he

31080-410: Was also done to avoid having Kira overshadow Athrun's arc again. Another challenge for the director involved the handling of Kira's skills when piloting the Freedom and then create a new mobile suit. The director lamented that from 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. As Kira

31265-459: Was also voted as the second best character voiced by Hoshi. In July 2021, a replica of the Freedom was unveiled in Shanghai together with a concert by T.M Revolution . Kira and Lacus' images were shown during this concert. Manga and anime publications have commented on Kira's character, and he received mainly positive critical responses. IGN 's Andy Patrizio said Kira's character was likable and

31450-400: Was artificially developed outside his mother's womb and his genetic enhancements were intended to be superior to all other Coordinators. Kira was the only fetus to survive the process. He was born as the twin brother of his comrade Cagalli Yula Athha but does not learn about this relationship until the latter half of the series. Kira was adopted by his aunt Caridad and uncle Haruma Yamato and

31635-415: 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

31820-506: Was influenced by the September 11 terrorist attacks and formed the image of the main character of SEED based on the concept of an Islamic soldier fighting in the US military. The setting in which the mechanics that appear are powered by electricity was influenced by Gear Fighter Dendoh which Fukuda previously directed, and when it came to handling the Gundam, he focused on its aspect as a symbol of

32005-514: Was killed in a crossfire between mobile suits from the Earth Alliance and Orb during the Bloody Valentine war. When Athrun Zala becomes Shinn's commander, he is initially angered by his appointment, but eventually comes to respect him. Upon the start of a new war between ZAFT and the Earth Alliance, Shinn saves a girl named Stella Loussier from drowning. The two befriend each other, without realizing that they were actually fighting each other in

32190-428: Was led to believe they were his biological parents. Despite being shocked by his origins as the Ultimate Coordinator, Kira continues to fight alongside the Archangel until their opponents, including Rau, have been defeated and the war comes to end. During Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny , Kira has been living in the secluded Marshall Islands since the end of the war within the country of Orb. He and Lacus have spent

32375-415: Was looking forward to them. DVDTalk.com shared similar feelings and stated Kira's return to the battlefield appears to be a theme "key players from the previous series are forced into positions they aren't happy with" something he felt was the focus of Kira's group. Luis Cruz from Mania Entertainment found that Kira's character expansion developed depth, pointing to one of Kira's discussions with Athrun about

32560-443: Was made in order to tell a story from three people's point of views: Kira's, Athrun's and Shinn. Kira's quite characterization was the made in order to reflect his trauma in regards to the fights he had in the first Seed series. In contrast to the stronger Kira from Seed who managed to "devours" other characters, the Kira from Destiny was written to lack emotion with the exception of the moments he becomes romantic with Lacus. This

32745-423: 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 was challenged multiple other characters in regards to his actions in the battlefield. With a new film being released several years after the end of Destiny , Fukuda decided to use Kira as the main character, resulting in

32930-468: Was more enjoyable to watch. The sixteenth episode of Gundam SEED features a scene in which Kira is seen dressing after getting out of a bed where Flay lies sleeping naked, suggesting a sexual relationship. The Japanese Commission for Better Broadcasting reported that viewers filed complaints regarding the scene as the show was aired at 6 pm when children would be watching. Mainichi replied by mentioning it should have given more careful consideration to

33115-600: Was noted to have made his defeat more satisfying to the viewers, as well as giving a last chance for viewers to like him. Shinn's role in Gundam SEED Freedom has been praised by Real Sound  [ ja ] for his iconic fight scene in the Destiny Gundam where he fights Black Knight in a manner similar to ninjutsu where the mobile suit generates clones of itself. However, the execution of such technique remains in mystery. In retrospect, Dengeki Online enjoyed

33300-589: Was overshadowed by Athrun Zala's role in the first episodes. Nevertheless, Cruz wanted to know his character would be developed to learn his motivations to fight. DVDTalk's Don Houston found his hatred for Orb because of his family's death being uncommon as he did not blame "the attackers like most sane people would do". His personality was also found reminiscent to the one of Kira Yamato by Ross Liversidge from UK Anime Network who also expected such two characters to engage in battle in following episodes. Maria Lin from Animefringe stated that Shinn's relative younger age from

33485-501: Was quite an active character in SEED , Fukuda undeniably labelled him as the protagonist. In contrast, he was more quiet in Destiny , leading to the decision to Athrun and Cagalli being more fitting of being the protagonists. This is more notable in Destiny compilation movies where Athrun acts as the main narrator. Fukuda described Kira in SEED Destiny as a person who runs away from fights despite often his values for Orb. His characterization

33670-454: 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

33855-458: 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 a red ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior but is given Shinn's mobile suit, Impulse, after he receives Destiny. Initially, she

34040-442: Was voted as the best Gundam main character. In a Animage poll, Kira The number of popularity votes topped the list is 29, which is the second highest in history. The number of TOP 10 ranks is 77 times, ranking fourth all time. In a Animedia poll, Kira was the most popular male character of the year, 1st place in 2007, 2nd place in 2008 and 2009 and 3rd place in 2010 and 2014 and 2018. In 2011 and 2012, it ranked fourth. In

34225-408: Was voted the second most popular male anime character from the 2000s. In another poll focused on all of the characters in the Gundam franchise, Kira was voted the most popular. In a poll organized by Sunrise to find the best couple in the Gundam franchise, Kira and Lacus were second, and in another regarding the best team-ups between former enemies, Kira and Athrun were second. In another poll from

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