History Anime / MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny

* Spoiler Opening: The second opening shows us that [[spoiler:Mu La Flaga survived]] before it was even close to being revealed.

* SoundtrackDissonance: The [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel nightmarish images]] of the Junius Seven ColonyDrop set against Lacus's "Fields of Hope".

* XanatosGambit / XanatosSpeedChess: Whether you think Durandal is behind ''everything'' (including the [[spoiler:ColonyDrop]], the [[spoiler:attack on Lacus]] et al) that happens in the series or is just ''very'' good at altering his plans to take advantage of events as they occur has a lot to do with whether you think he's a villain or not.

* ConservationOfNinjutsu: The performance of a Destroy Gundam is equivalent to how many are in the field; one is worthy of an entire arc devoted ''solely'' to taking it down, while five of them at once are massacred in seconds.

* PraetorianGuard: [=FAITH=] (Fast Acting Integrated Tactical Headquarters), a [=ZAFT=] elite force that only answers to Durandal. While they're not the Chairman's bodyguards full-time, they do end up protecting him during the Armory One attack, and serving him during the Battle of Messiah.

%%!!Fellow tropers: TVTropes is a wiki dedicated to compiling ''story and character tropes'', not attesting your fiery hatred for every single aspect of a particular show. So before you add yet another complaint about ''Gundam SEED Destiny'', take a closer look at the list; aren't there enough complaints already? Complaining isn't going to make the show better. Instead, why don't you just pour yourself some chocolate milk, pop a few anti-depressants, and re-watch ''{{Gundam SEED}}'' or another ''{{Gundam}}'' series of your choice until your crippling rage subsides.

!!Tropes used in this show:

* CompositeCharacter: Shinn is prety much one to both [[MobileSuitGundam Amuro]] amd [[ZetaGundam Kamille]], Impulse is similar to The RX-78 Gundam a CombiningMecha consisting of legs as one section, upper body as another, and SpaceFighter[=/=]MetaMecha cockpit as the torso, and a very similar red-with-gold-cross design for its shield just like Amuro even his dub voice is Amuro's Zeta dub voice and he has {{Wangst}} UnstoppableRage due to suffering through a TraumaCongaLine, and [[LoveHurts romantic troubles]] with their [[DatingCatwoman enemy-cum-love interest]] just like Kamille.

* {{Expy}}: Shinn owes much to [[ZetaGundam Kamille]], including {{Wangst}} and UnstoppableRage due to suffering through a TraumaCongaLine, and [[LoveHurts romantic troubles]] with their [[DatingCatwoman enemy-cum-love interest]].

* {{False Soulmate}}s: Athrun Zala and Cagalli Yula Athha went down this path.
** Though, this is more due to poor writing and pacing, so who knows what is going on with those two.

* TroubledProduction: Very much describes the second half to the final thirds of the series, production-wise. Arguably the cause of a lot of the problems, especially the haphazard pacing, facing the series.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The war starts off with a ColonyDrop that killed more people than the first war, we get to see the full extent of the Extended Experiments. And Destroy Gundam completely annihilates Eastern Europe
** It's also something of an aversion, as despite these events, Destiny never quite reaches the same level of bleakness that SEED did and, in contrast to SEED's somewhat more depressing ending, this series ends on a more hopeful note.

* AnimationBump: Notable because it happens frequently in several episodes where the animation is not at its best, they'll just always manage to save the best for certain scenes. Episode 33 is a good example, as the episode itself contains pretty good animation that suddenly goes up to excellent quality during the HopeSpot and the scene where [[spoiler: Stella dies]].

* AnimationBump: Notable because it happens frequently in several episodes where the animation is not at its best, they'll just always manage to get the best. Episode 33 is a good example, as the episode itself contains pretty good animation that suddenly goes up to excellent quality during the HopeSpot and the scene where [[spoiler: Stella dies]].

* CriticProof: ''Gundam SEED Destiny'' is very popular among the Japanese audiences, despite the mixed reviews the series received.