Cosmic Era list of characters
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 featured in the Cosmic Era (CE) timeline of the Gundam
Gundam
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 anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 metaseries. These characters appear in the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. As with other series from the Gundam franchise, Gundam SEED takes place in a parallel timeline, in this case the Cosmic Era, the first to do so...

and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
is an anime television series, acting as a sequel of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise. 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 ZAFT,...

television anime, as well as in the manga
Manga
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 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
Kira Yamato
is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans...

 pilots the mobile suit GAT-X105 Strike to protect his friends on the Naturals' ship Archangel
Archangel class assault ship
The Archangel-class assault ship is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. They are functionally equivalent to the current day aircraft carriers; their primary mission being to launch and recover mobile suits and mobile armors...

 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
Shinn Asuka
is a fictional character in the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. Appearing as the series' lead character, Shinn is a member from the military organization ZAFT composed of genetically advanced humans known as...

 and his duties in ZAFT.

Kira Yamato

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. He is voiced in the Japanese series by Sōichirō Hoshi
Soichiro Hoshi
is a Japanese seiyū. He is affiliated with Arts Vision.He uses the name when appearing in adult games.With the exception of Jungle Emperor Leo , he has been cast as a major or supporting character in every Goro Taniguchi directed anime.-Anime:...

 and in the English adaptation by Matt Hill
Matt Hill
Matthew "Matt" Hill is a Canadian voice actor. He is known for several roles, including Kevin Keene/Captain N in Captain N: The Game Master, Kira Yamato in Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, Ed in Ed, Edd n Eddy, Raphael in Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation, Ryo Sanada in Ronin Warriors and Artha...

.

Athrun Zala

is a member from the military organization ZAFT. Participating in the war between Coordinators and Naturals, Athrun discovers that his childhood friend Kira Yamato
Kira Yamato
is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans...

 became a member from 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. He is voiced in Japanese by Akira Ishida
Akira Ishida
Akira Ishida is a prolific male seiyū born in Nisshin, Aichi, Japan.He was a part of Mausu Promotion from 1988 until March 2009...

 and in English by Samuel Vincent
Samuel Vincent
Samuel Vincent is a Canadian voice actor who works with the Ocean Productions based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia.-Biography:...

.

Lacus Clyne

is a good natured and popular female vocalist from the space colony PLANT. Born as 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, joining with the battleship Archangel, to stop both sides from fighting. Lacus is voiced in the Japanese series by Rie Tanaka
Rie Tanaka
is a singer and voice actress . Notable among her numerous roles are Lacus Clyne in Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, Chii and Freya in Chobits, Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke in Strike Witches and Suigintou in the anime adaptation of Rozen Maiden.-Personal life:As a child, Tanaka took singing classes...

. In the English adaptation, Chantal Strand
Chantal Strand
Chantal Strand is a Canadian actress and singer. She is best known for the voice role of Bijou in Hamtaro, Cassie in Dragon Tales and did the voice of Secret Bear in the Care Bears 2000's merchandise as a talking toy.-Biography:She has a twin sister Michelle Strand...

 is her regular voice actress, while Jillian Michaels
Jillian Michaels (actress)
Jillian Michaels is a Canadian voice actress who has done English dubs of Japanese anime like InuYasha, Hamtaro, and Silent Möbius...

 does her singing voice.

Cagalli Yula Athha

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 the leader from the neutral country of Orb. After helping her new allies to stop the war, Cagalli becomes the leader of Orb, role mainly explored in the series' sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
is an anime television series, acting as a sequel of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise. 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 ZAFT,...

. Cagalli is voiced by Naomi Shindō in Japanese and by Vanessa Morley
Vanessa Morley
Vanessa Morley is a Canadian actress and is the younger sister of another actress, Natasha Morley.-TV and movie roles:* The X-Files: I Want To Believe as random FBI Agent * The Engagement Ring as Young Alicia...

 in the English adaptation.

Shinn Asuka

is a member from the military organization ZAFT who joined them after his family 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 determinated to follow their orders. He is voiced in the Japanese series by Kenichi Suzumura
Kenichi Suzumura
is a Japanese voice actor who was born in Niigata Prefecture, but raised in Osaka Prefecture. He is currently affiliated with Arts Vision. He made his television animation debut on Macross 7 in 1994...

 and by Matthew Erickson
Matthew Erickson
Matthew Erickson is a Canadian voice actor who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and the Calgary-based Blue Water Studios. He was born and raised in rural Alberta...

 in the English dub.

Rau Le Creuset

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.

His birth name is , the direct clone of Mu La Flaga's father, Al Da Flaga. Rau possesses spacial awareness, a trait he apparently inherited from his "father" and shares with his "brother" Mu. However, Rau has short telomere
Telomere
A telomere is a region of repetitive DNA sequences at the end of a chromosome, which protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration or from fusion with neighboring chromosomes. Its name is derived from the Greek nouns telos "end" and merοs "part"...

s within his DNA
DNA
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 that cause him rapid aging problems. This 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, the final ZAFT suit. He battles with Kira Yamato
Kira Yamato
is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans...

 in 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 closed with. He is voiced by Toshihiko Seki
Toshihiko Seki
is a Japanese voice actor and member of 81 Produce. Apart from voice actor work, Seki sometimes does live action drama stage work. He is sometimes mistaken for another voice actor, Tomokazu Seki, sharing the same last name but are unrelated.-Person/Career:...

 in Japanese and by Mark Oliver
Mark Oliver
Mark Oliver is a voice actor who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has played several roles in anime, most notably Rau Le Creuset in Gundam SEED...

 in English.

Patrick Zala

, father of Athrun Zala
Athrun Zala
is a fictional character from the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, part of the Gundam franchise. In the former, Athrun Zala is introduced as a member from the military organization ZAFT, composed of...

, is the National Defense Committee Chairman who is the radical faction leader of the PLANT Supreme Council. He lost his wife, Lenore Zala, in the Bloody Valentine Tragedy and blames all Naturals for her death. and became a racist His grief over 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.

Patrick has ZAFT build the GENESIS superweapon and uses it in an effort to destroy all Naturals. Patrick soon manages to destroy the Earth Alliance space fleet along with their lunar base at the Ptolemaeus Crater with GENESIS, effectively winning the battle. ZAFT Commander Ray Yuki shoots Patrick several times, killing him as he refuses to follow his orders. As he lies dying in Athrun's arms, Patrick tells his son to fire GENESIS on Earth and make his vision of a Coordinators' world come true. He is voiced by Kinryu Arimoto
Kinryu Arimoto
is a Japanese voice actor formerly employed by Production Baobab and is a shodan in kenpo.-Anime:*Angel Heart *Baccano! *Bleach *Blue Submarine 6 *City Hunter...

 in Japanese and by Andrew Kavadas
Andrew Kavadas
Andrew Kavadas is a Canadian voice actor who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has played several roles in anime, most notably Patrick Zala in Gundam Seed...

 in English.

Muruta Azrael

is the leader of the Blue Cosmos terrorist organization, which feels that all nations of Earth, neutral or not, should fight against humanity's "enemies", the Coordinators, for the sake of a "blue and pure world" - that is, a world without Coordinators, and has no problems with killing masses of ordinary humans. He holds immense power within the Atlantic Federation due to his position as director of the Atlantic National Defense Conglomerate, the Alliance military's primary source of arms and munitions. His relative Bruno Azrael is a member of Logos. After the Earth Alliance recaptures the mass driver at Victoria, Azrael decides to go into space on board the Dominion
Archangel class assault ship
The Archangel-class assault ship is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. They are functionally equivalent to the current day aircraft carriers; their primary mission being to launch and recover mobile suits and mobile armors...

 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 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 is voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama
Nobuyuki Hiyama
is a Japanese voice actor currently affiliated with Arts Vision.-Profile:* Sometimes credited as: Shuji Hiyama , Osamuyuki Hiyama * Year Enrolled into the Voice-Acting Industry: 1987...

 in Japanese and by Andrew Francis
Andrew Francis
Andrew Francis is an actor and voice artist from Vancouver, British Columbia. He has appeared in many television shows including Poltergeist, Dark Angel, Twilight Zone, The L Word, Smallville and Kyle XY...

 in English.

Shani Andras

pilots the GAT-X252 Forbidden. 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 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
Psychopathy
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 with no moral restraints whatsoever. In one instance in the story, he is seen eagerly anticipating 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.

Clotho Buer

is a talkative and quarrelsome person, who is constantly arguing with his teammates. While he fights in his GAT-X370 Raider, 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 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
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Special Edition
are three special edition movies that were released following the conclusion of Gundam SEED.-Overview:Much like the Mobile Suit Gundam theatrical movies, the Gundam SEED: Special Edition movies are intended to be an override of the story from the TV series.These episodes are in fact a complete...

). According to the PlayStation 2
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 game Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow, Clotho is not killed by Dearka Elsman or Yzak Joule, but dies due to his nervous system failing; however, it is seen that the GAT-X370 Raider is destroyed by Yzak.

Orga Sabnak

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, the GAT-X131 Calamity. 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
Athrun Zala
is a fictional character from the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, part of the Gundam franchise. In the former, Athrun Zala is introduced as a member from the military organization ZAFT, composed of...

 in the ZGMF-X09A Justice, equipped with the METEOR. Athrun slices Orga in half from behind as he is dodging a beam from Kira.

Lord Djibril

is a member of the secret society made up of the leadership of the military-industrial complex "Logos", and 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 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 Bloody Valentine 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 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 was killed by Rey Za Burrel when the ZGMF-X666S Legend destroys the Girty Lue, the ship Djibril was escaping on. He is vocied by Hideyuki Hori
Hideyuki Hori
is a Japanese voice actor and younger brother of fellow voice actor Yukitoshi Hori and works at Aoni Production. He is most known for his roles in Saint Seiya , Sakigake!! Otokojuku , Kinnikuman , Mobile Fighter G Gundam , and the Dead or Alive series and Ninja Gaiden .-Career:Along...

 in Japanese and by Alistair Abell
Alistair Abell
Alistair Abell is a Canadian screen and voice actor who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has played several roles in anime, most notably Colin MacLeod in Highlander: The Search for Vengeance and Lord Djibril in Gundam Seed Destiny...

 in English.

Phantom Pain

The Phantom Pain group is led by Neo Roanoke, an amnesic Mu La Flaga brainwashed by Blue Cosmos.
Stella Loussier

(also known as Stellar Loussier in some markets) is one of the three Extended pilots from Phantom Pain under 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
Shinn Asuka
is a fictional character in the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. Appearing as the series' lead character, Shinn is a member from the military organization ZAFT composed of genetically advanced humans known as...

, unaware of her identity, calms her promising to protect her. Stella befriends Shinn who discovers her identity when taking down 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
Eurasia
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. Shinn tries to calm her, but when she loses control over her fear, Kira Yamato
Kira Yamato
is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans...

 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 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
Houko Kuwashima
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is capable of playing a variety of roles, ranging from young boys to feminine women. Kuwashima is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her given name, , is sometimes misread as Noriko, even in Japan...

 in Japanese and by Lalainia Lindbjerg
Lalainia Lindbjerg
Lalainia Lindbjerg is a Canadian voice actress who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Biography:...

 in English.
Auel Neider

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, 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 the Battle of Crete his suit is destroyed by Shinn Asuka when he uses the beam javelin of his ZGMF-X56S/γ Blast Impulse to stab directly into the abdomen of the Abyss, causing it to crash into the sea. The Abyss explodes under water, shortly after blood-mixed water filled Auel's helmet. He is voiced by Masakazu Morita
Masakazu Morita
is a seiyū and actor born in Tokyo, Japan. He currently works for Aoni Production. He is also the host of the radio show, Bleach B-Station. Morita is perhaps best known for his roles as Ichigo Kurosaki , Tidus , Auel Neider , Pegasus Seiya , Troy Bolton is a seiyū and actor born in Tokyo, Japan....

 in Japanese and by Brad Swaile
Brad Swaile
Bradley "Brad" Swaile is a Canadian voice actor. He has acted in several animated series, known mostly for his anime roles; particularly that of Amuro Ray in the original Mobile Suit Gundam series, Mousse in Ranma 1/2, and Quatre Raberba Winner in Gundam Wing...

 in English.
Sting Oakley

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
Iceland
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. 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 the battle, he is eventually killed by Shinn Asuka and his ZGMF-X42S Destiny, getting pierced by the Destiny's sword. He is voiced by Junichi Suwabe
Junichi Suwabe
is a Japanese voice actor working for Haikyo. His most known roles involve, Grimmjow Jeagerjaques , Archer , Keigo Atobe and Omega ....

 in Japanese and by Brent Miller
Brent Miller
Brent Miller is a Canadian voice actor who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has played several roles in anime, most notably Sting Oakley in Gundam Seed Destiny...

 in English.
Sven Cal Payang

is a member of the Phantom Pain special forces and pilots the GAT-X105E Strike Noir. As a child, his parents were killed 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
Daisuke Ono
is a Japanese voice actor who works for Mausu Promotion. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He won the 4th Seiyū Awards for best voice actor for his role as Sebastian Michaelis in Kuroshitsuji.-Anime:2002*Full Metal Panic!...

.

Yuna 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 is also Cagalli Yula Athha
Cagalli Yula Athha
is a fictional character introduced in the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Cagalli is one of the regular humans, labeled as Naturals, fighting against genetically enhanced humans known as Coordinators...

's fiancee 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, 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 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
Kenji Nojima
is a Japanese seiyū who was born in Tokyo. He is employed by Japanese voice talent agency Aoni Production. He is the son of veteran seiyū Akio Nojima and is the younger brother of seiyū Hirofumi Nojima...

 in Japanese and by Brian Drummond
Brian Drummond
Brian Drummond is a Canadian actor. He also serves on the board of directors for the New Westminster-based Urban Academy along with his wife, Laura Drummond, also a voice artist. He and his wife serve as vice-president and president, respectively.- Career :Drummond was born in Salmon Arm, British...

 in English.

Gilbert Durandal

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 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 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 is given the role for which they are best genetically suited at birth, and this would fulfill Durandal's ideal of perfect genetic determinism
Determinism
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, 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 the mobile space fortress Messiah, which is armed with a Neo-Genesis array. Eventually Gilbert faces Kira Yamato. The Chairman warns Kira that, if he is killed, the world will descend into chaos. Durandal kept Kira talking so Rey could kill him. Rey, through Kira's reasoning, saw that the Destiny Plan paid too high a price for peace and shot Gilbert. His lover, Minerva's captain Talia, stayed behind in the crumbling fortress. The three of them are killed by falling debris and explosions. He is voiced by Shūichi Ikeda
Shuichi Ikeda
is a veteran seiyū born on December 2, 1949 in Tokyo, Japan. Ikeda is married to Sakiko Tamagawa, although he was once married to Keiko Toda. He currently works for Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society...

 in Japanese, and by Ted Cole
Ted Cole
- Anime Roles :* Beyblade - Lee, Spencer, Kane, Coach Barthez* Dokkoida!? - Pierre the Slave* Death Note - Reiji Namikawa, Yukito Shiraba, John McEnroe/Larry Conners, Jack Neylon/Kal Snydar* Dragon Ball - Yamcha...

 in English.

Murrue Ramius

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 ung Heliopolis' mobile suit against ZAFT, she forces him and his friends to stay at 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. Across the series, she starts romantical relationship with Lieutenant Mu La Flaga and is shocked when Mu is apparently killed in the end of the series. 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 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.

Natarle Badgiruel

is the executive officer of the Archangel, and supervises the ship's Combat Information Center
Combat Information Center
The Operations Room is the tactical center of a warship or AWAC aircraft providing processed information for command and control of the near battle space or 'area of operations'...

. 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 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.

Mu La Flaga

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 is casually boastful of his preternatural
Preternatural
The preternatural or praeternatural is that which appears outside or beyond the natural. In contrast to the supernatural, preternatural phenomena are presumed to have rational explanations that are, as of yet, unknown....

 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, and is later 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 —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 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.

Martin DaCosta

Martin DaCosta 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
Kira Yamato
is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans...

's GAT-X105 Strike. Later, Martin DaCosta joins the Clyne Faction and helps move Lacus Clyne
Lacus Clyne
is a fictional character introduced in the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and appearing in the sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, both part of the Gundam franchise by Sunrise. In the start of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Lacus is a good natured and popular...

 underground after the theft of the ZGMF-X10A Freedom. DaCosta then helps rescue Athrun Zala
Athrun Zala
is a fictional character from the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, part of the Gundam franchise. In the former, Athrun Zala is introduced as a member from the military organization ZAFT, composed of...

, 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.

Andrew Waltfeld

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 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
Kira Yamato
is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans...

 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 the universe—confirming his longtime suspicions—he defects from ZAFT and assists the Archangel's goal in ending the war.

Miriallia Haw

is a Natural from the colony Heliopolis and is a friend of Kira, and girlfriend from Tolle Koenig. When Heliopolis 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 is Miriallia 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 a new war. She is voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi
Megumi Toyoguchi
is a voice actress, born on January 2, 1978 in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. She is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce.-Trivia:* Toyoguchi is the only seiyū to have the distinction of appearing in every anime in the Saturday 6 p.m...

 in Japanese and by Anna Cummer
Anna Cummer
Anna Cummer is an actress from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She spent half of her adolescence in Southeast Asia and the other half in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She finished high school in Hong Kong at the French International School and studied drama in England where she completed...

 in English.

Sai Argyle

Sai Argyle 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
Combat Information Center
The Operations Room is the tactical center of a warship or AWAC aircraft providing processed information for command and control of the near battle space or 'area of operations'...

 of the Archangel. Initially, Sai has 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
Missing in action
Missing in action is a casualty Category assigned under the Status of Missing to armed services personnel who are reported missing during active service. They may have been killed, wounded, become a prisoner of war, or deserted. If deceased, neither their remains nor grave can be positively...

. 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 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.

Flay Allster

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 grows shocked from this. However, as she realizes that as Kira 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 Kira becomes more determinated with protecting 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 the other crew from the ship are sent to a 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
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. As with other series from the Gundam franchise, Gundam SEED takes place in a parallel timeline, in this case the Cosmic Era, the first to do so...

 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 is voiced by Houko Kuwashima
Houko Kuwashima
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is capable of playing a variety of roles, ranging from young boys to feminine women. Kuwashima is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her given name, , is sometimes misread as Noriko, even in Japan...

 in Japanese and by Tabitha St. Germain
Tabitha St. Germain
Tabitha St. Germain is a Canadian stage actress. She has made the transition from stage work to voice work, and has since become one of the core female voice actresses working with Ocean Productions in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Anime :* .hack//Roots - Asta, Nazo Grunty* Black Lagoon -...

 in English.

Tolle Koenig

Tolle Koenig is one of Kira Yamato
Kira Yamato
is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans...

'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 a co-pilot and operator of the Archangel. Later, he volunteers to pilot the second FX-550 Skygrasper, formerly piloted by Cagalli Yula Athha
Cagalli Yula Athha
is a fictional character introduced in the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Cagalli is one of the regular humans, labeled as Naturals, fighting against genetically enhanced humans known as Coordinators...

. He is ultimately killed in action by Athrun Zala
Athrun Zala
is a fictional character from the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, part of the Gundam franchise. In the former, Athrun Zala is introduced as a member from the military organization ZAFT, composed of...

.

Le Creuset team

Miguel Aiman

Miguel Aiman is a Coordinator and a Green member of the Le Creuset team. After hearing that Rusty Mackenzie was killed before he could capture the GAT-X105 Strike, Miguel tries to take it himself. However, he is forced to retreat after Kira Yamato takes control of the Strike. Thinking that a Natural was piloting the Strike, Miguel is humiliated by his defeat and vows to get revenge as he heads back towards Heliopolis after acquiring another GINN. Instead, he winds up being the very first person Kira ever kills.

Nicol Amalfi

is the youngest member of the Le Creuset team; he pilots the GAT-X207 Blitz, which he steals during the raid on Heliopolis. He is mostly calm and good-natured, and becomes friends with Athrun Zala
Athrun Zala
is a fictional character from the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, part of the Gundam franchise. In the former, Athrun Zala is introduced as a member from the military organization ZAFT, composed of...

. His thoughts of the war are moderate, and he says in one episode that he joined ZAFT after hearing what happened to Junius Seven, but never really wanted to fight. A gifted musician, his favorite instrument is the piano. While trying to protect Athrun in battle near the Orb Union, Nicol is accidentally killed by Kira Yamato
Kira Yamato
is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans...

. In later appearances of the character in other media, Romi Park provided the Japanese voice.

Dearka Elsman

is an arrogant pilot of ZAFT's Rau Le Creuset team who looks down on Naturals. He is part of the crew that invaded Heliopolis to steal mobile suits, piloting the GAT-X103 Buster. During the course of the series, Dearka is captured by the Archangel, where he meets Kira's friends—which prompts him to change his opinions about Naturals. Seeing how both the Earth Alliance and ZAFT had become controlled by genocidal individuals such as Muruta Azrael and Patrick Zala, Dearka retakes his Buster and fights alongside the Archangel. During the Gundam SEED series, Dearka begins a short-lived relationship with Miriallia Haw. In Gundam SEED Destiny, Dearka is court martialed for being a traitor and is made a regular ZAFT soldier again.

Yzak Joule

is originally part of Rau Le Creuset's team and part of the force that invades Heliopolis. He pilots the stolen mobile suit GAT-X102 Duel. During a confrontation with Kira Yamato
Kira Yamato
is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans...

, Kira inflicts a wound upon Yzak's face that leaves a scar and causes Yzak to swear vengeance. Initially a cold-blooded, remorseless killer, Yzak becomes disgusted by the act of war and doubts whether ZAFT's intentions are correct. In a combination of Dearka Elsman's words and witnessing the destructive power of the Genesis, Yzak sides with the Archangel in order to stop ZAFT's plan on destroying Earth. During the events of Gundam SEED Destiny, Yzak is seen as the commander of a ZAFT faction.

Talia Gladys

is the captain of the Minerva. She is loyal to the ZAFT army and follows through her orders, even if she dislikes them. Nevertheless, she often tries to disobey her orders in favor of a more peaceful outcome to the battles She is Gilbert Durandal's mistress
Mistress (lover)
A mistress is a long-term female lover and companion who is not married to her partner; the term is used especially when her partner is married. The relationship generally is stable and at least semi-permanent; however, the couple does not live together openly. Also the relationship is usually,...

, who left him as she wanted to have a child. When the Minerva is defeated by the Archangel, Talia goes to see Durandal just as he is shot by Rey. She decides to die with the two of them, telling Kira Yamato about her son, and that she wants captain Murrue Ramius to visit him.

Lunamaria Hawke

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
Shinn Asuka
is a fictional character in the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. Appearing as the series' lead character, Shinn is a member from the military organization ZAFT composed of genetically advanced humans known as...

 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 is attracted to Athrun Zala
Athrun Zala
is a fictional character from the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, part of the Gundam franchise. In the former, Athrun Zala is introduced as a member from the military organization ZAFT, composed of...

, 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 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.

Meyrin Hawke

is Lunamaria Hawke's younger sister and the communications controller(CIC) officer of the Minerva. A timid and shy girl, she develops a crush on Athrun Zala
Athrun Zala
is a fictional character from the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, part of the Gundam franchise. In the former, Athrun Zala is introduced as a member from the military organization ZAFT, composed of...

, but is less open than her sister about her affection. When Athrun defects from ZAFT, she assists him in escaping and ultimately accompanies him. She then joins the Archangel's crew and assists them in their attampts to stop the war. She is reunited with her sister in the OVA from the series, following ZAFT's defeat.

Arthur Trine

Arthur Trine is the executive officer of the Minerva. Much of his role is to provide comic relief. Arthur lacks his captain's experience and tactical ability, and he is often bewildered by her decisions. At the Battle of Messiah, Gladys told him to look after everyone when the Minerva was damaged and crashed on the Moon. Following the end of the Second Bloody Valentine War, Arthur is seen in Special Edition IV as a black coat officer. He is among the members of ZAFT under Lacus Clyne, alongside Dearka Elsman, Yzak and Shiho.

Rey Za Burrel

is a ZAFT soldier of the Minerva and friend of Shinn Asuka
Shinn Asuka
is a fictional character in the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. Appearing as the series' lead character, Shinn is a member from the military organization ZAFT composed of genetically advanced humans known as...

. He first began piloting the classic ZAFT Zaku but later piloted the ZGMF-X666S Legend. He is extremely loyal to Gilbert Durandal, 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 telomere
Telomere
A telomere is a region of repetitive DNA sequences at the end of a chromosome, which protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration or from fusion with neighboring chromosomes. Its name is derived from the Greek nouns telos "end" and merοs "part"...

s are shortened, which causes him to rely on pain-relieving medication. Sharing a strong bond with Rau, Rey wishes to kill Kira Yamato
Kira Yamato
is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans...

 for Rau's death.

At the end of the series, Kira convinces him that he has to live his own future, contrasting Rey's statement that he is Rau. Rey decides to stop Durandal's Destiny Plan, which subsequently forces him to shoot Durandal. As the Messiah collapses, Rey remains behind with Durandal and Talia Gladys—whom he refers to as father and mother—and dies with them.

Heine Westenfluss

is a Coordinator ZAFT pilot, who piloted a ZGMF-1001 Blaze ZAKU Phantom before becoming the pilot of the ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited. Heine is decidedly an optimistic, but realistic, soldier who did not stand too much on ceremony, and was also quite talkative and earnest in his attempts to raise the morale of his fellow pilots. During the Battle of Dardanelles, Heine piloted the ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited, which he used to battle Stella Loussier's ZGMF-X88S Gaia. His GOUF Ignited's primary offensive functions were later disabled by the ZGMF-X10A Freedom, piloted by Kira Yamato
Kira Yamato
is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans...

. While attempting to counter-attack Kira, Heine and his GOUF Ignited were sliced in half by Stella as she tried to attack the Freedom, destroying the suit and killing him in the process.

Uzumi Nara Athha

is the leader of the United Emirates of Orb and the adoptive father of Cagalli Yula Athha
Cagalli Yula Athha
is a fictional character introduced in the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Cagalli is one of the regular humans, labeled as Naturals, fighting against genetically enhanced humans known as Coordinators...

. He is known to be dedicated to the well-being of his nation and uncompromising on his own ideals and the ideals of Orb. When the Earth Alliance invades Orb to acquire their mass driver
Mass driver
A mass driver or electromagnetic catapult is a proposed method of non-rocket spacelaunch which would use a linear motor to accelerate and catapult payloads up to high speeds. All existing and contemplated mass drivers use coils of wire energized by electricity to make electromagnets. Sequential...

, Uzumi reveals to Cagalli that Kira Yamato
Kira Yamato
is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise, part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans...

 is her brother, and forces her to leave Orb before he self-detonates it to prevent the Earth Alliance from using their equipment for war.

Erica Simmons

A senior engineer of Morgenroete, the munitions company which equips the Orb Union's armed forces, Erica Simmons is responsible for developing the M1 Astray, a new mobile suit intended for use by the Orb military. After the Archangel reaches Orb, she requests Kira's help in perfecting the Astrays operating system. Though dedicated to her work, Erica is also a devoted mother to her young son Ryuta. Erica was among the Orb personnel evacuated into space aboard the Kusanagi.

Reverend Malchio

is a blind priest trusted by both the PLANTs and Earth Alliance, thus allowing him to serve as an occasional envoy between the two. He is also closely aligned to the Junk Guild and a mentor to Prayer Reverie. He runs an orphanage in the Marshall Islands. In the events of Gundam SEED, he brings the injured Kira Yamato to Lacus Clyne with Lowe Guele
Lowe Guele
is a fictional character from the Japanese science fiction franchise Mobile Suit Gundam SEED....

's aid. When Malchio is visited by Athrun, the reverend consults with him. Sometime between the Battle of Mendel and the Battle of Boaz, Malchio negotiates a treaty between the Junk Guild and the Three Ships Alliance, allowing the Junk Guild vessel ReHOME to act as the tender ship of the Three Ships Alliance.

After the war, Kira and Lacus move in with Malchio and all of the orphans under his care. Two years later, Reverend Malchio remains much where he was left off at the end of the first series. When the Second Bloody Valentine War begins, he plays much the same role as he did before as well.

Meer Campbell

is a young woman who received plastic sugery to look like Lacus Clyne
Lacus Clyne
is a fictional character introduced in the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and appearing in the sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, both part of the Gundam franchise by Sunrise. In the start of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Lacus is a good natured and popular...

. She is used by Gilbert Durandal to rally the citizens of PLANT into supporting him. Meer is flirty and tends to be very excitable, especially in Athrun's presence. When she first meets Athrun, she introduces herself as Meer Campbell, and admits she is not Lacus Clyne. Throughout the series, Meer attempts to get closer to Athrun, though Athrun never encourages her and tells her that the real Lacus would not do any of the things which she does. When he defects, Athrun attempts to convince her to escape Gibraltar with him; she refuses, claiming that she prefers to be Lacus.

During the course of the series, the real Lacus's appearance causes the public to realize Meer is a fake. At her bodyguard's suggestion, Meer offers to bait Lacus out of hiding to have her assassinated, so Meer could be the "real" Lacus. During their meeting, Lacus persuades Meer into living as herself. Meer dies shortly after she protects Lacus from a bullet intended for her.

George Glenn

was humanity's first Coordinator, he obtained his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...

 (MIT) at the age of 17. Realizing various achievements in life, Glenn would embark on the Jupiter Exploration Mission for the Atlantic Federation's FASA (Federal Aeronautics and Space Administration). Before he embarked on his journey, he revealed his origins, and the reasons for his superior mental and physical energy. Fourteen years later, a Natural who was angry that he was not born a Coordinator assassinated Glenn in C.E. 53. He is voiced by Hideyuki Hori
Hideyuki Hori
is a Japanese voice actor and younger brother of fellow voice actor Yukitoshi Hori and works at Aoni Production. He is most known for his roles in Saint Seiya , Sakigake!! Otokojuku , Kinnikuman , Mobile Fighter G Gundam , and the Dead or Alive series and Ninja Gaiden .-Career:Along...

 in Japanese and by Michael Dobson in English.

Siegel Clyne

Father to Lacus Clyne, is chairman of the PLANT Supreme Council and the leader of its moderate faction. When Lacus helps Kira steal the mobile suit ZGMF-X10A Freedom for him to pilot Siegel and his daughter are declared as traitors. He is later killed by ZAFT soldiers.

Courtney Heironimus

Courtney Heironimus is a ZAFT test pilot with prodigal sense of piloting, that is known to have tested a large amount of ZAFT mobile suits. Before joining ZAFT he was a civilian with technology background. Near the end of the Bloody Valentine War, he was the test pilot for the prototype ZGMF-X999A ZAKU Trial Type. During this testing, he encountered a large squadron of Earth Alliance GAT-02L2 Dagger L mobile suits during test runs of the ZAKU in the South American rainforest. Ignoring the treaty between ZAFT and the Earth Alliance that no fighting would occur in neutral zones, the Dagger Ls attacked and were subsequently wiped out. Before the beginning of the Second Bloody Valentine War, Courtney is known to have been the test pilot of the experimental XMF-P192P Proto Chaos mobile armor, and later its complete form, the ZGMF-X24S Chaos. When the Chaos is stolen he again pilots the Proto Chaos to fight against a separate group that attacks Armory One. His current position in the Cosmic Era was as pilot of ZGMF-X56S Impulse Unit 03, equipped with a Destiny Sillouette, at the Battle of Messiah. After the war he returns to the Verne Developmental Corp.

Reception

The characters from Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny have been well-received by anime fans. In the Anime Grand Prix polls, various characters have been featured as one of the most popular ones; both Kira and Athrun have been featured at the top of male anime characters category with the former being featured and the latter once. On the other hand, Lacus was at the top of female anime characters various times.
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