History Anime / MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny

* OlderAndWiser: The original ''SEED'' cast. The "wiser" part is disputed between the fandom and hatedom.

* SuperMode: SEED Mode, which increases people's piloting abilities via a psychedelic vision of a seed exploding and a [[PowerMakeover visual effect]] similar to ReflectionlessUselessEyes.

* TriggerPhrase: The Phantom Pain pilots have at least two; one that acts as a anger trigger and one that calms them back down again. They're seen using them on ''each other'' occasionally. [[spoiler:Shinn]] accidentally uses ''both'' on [[spoiler:Stella]] when they first meet.

* BodyDouble: Meer Campbell for Lacus Clyne.

On November 16, 2012, ''Gundam Seed Destiny: HD Remaster'' was announced after ''Gundam Seed: HD Remaster'''s run was completed. It aired on March 29, 2013, and finished its run on March 7, 2014. In 2017, it was announced that the HD Remaster of both ''SEED Destiny'' and its predecessor, ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed SEED]]'', would be receiving English dubs from NYAV Post.

* {{False Soulmate}}s: PlayedWith. Athrun Zala and Cagalli Yula Athha apparently went down this path.

On May 31, 2021, Fukuda [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-31/gundam-seed-director-mitsuo-fukuda-confirms-film-is-sequel-to-destiny/.173440 stated that the sequel movie first announced in 2006 was out of]] DevelopmentHell and is part of an ongoing CE "Ignited" project. On July 2, 2023, the aforementioned movie, now titled ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom'' was announced and is set to premiere January 26, 2024.

On May 31, 2021, Fukuda [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-31/gundam-seed-director-mitsuo-fukuda-confirms-film-is-sequel-to-destiny/.173440 stated that the sequel movie first announced in 2006 was out of]] DevelopmentHell and is part of an ongoing CE "Ignited" project.

* BladeOnAStick: Abyss Gundam's beam lance, which also has actual metal blades.

* AllYourPowersCombined: In a rare mecha example, the Destiny's design is an AllYourPowersCombined version of the Impulse's (and [[{{Expy}} Strike's]]) various {{Mecha Expansion Pack}}s -- agility, [[{{BFG}} massive firepower]], and a [[{{BFS}} really big sword]] all at once instead of one at a time! As it turns out, the Destiny's design was recycled from the original design for the Freedom, which was meant to have the same concept but proved too difficult to animate at the time. This explains why [[FridgeBrilliance it looks like it combines all of the Strike's Striker Packs instead of the Impulse's Silhouette Packs]].

** Shinn is pretty much one to both [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Amuro]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Kamille]]. His 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, with a very similar red-with-gold-cross design for its shield. Shins' dub voice is Amuro's Zeta dub voice. Shin also has {{Wangst}} UnstoppableRage due to suffering through a TraumaCongaLine, and [[LoveHurts romantic troubles]] with his [[DatingCatwoman enemy-cum-love interest]] just like Kamille.

''Destiny'' takes place two years after the end of ''SEED'', and follows the story of Shinn Asuka, a young [[BornWinner Coordinator]] and ZAFT pilot. A surprise attack on a ZAFT military base and the subsequent Gundamjacking of three of ZAFT's new SuperPrototype Gundams kicks off a sequence of events that results in a second full-scale war between ZAFT and the Earth Alliance. However, things are not as clear-cut as they seem at first, and questions arise over which side of the conflict is really in the right. About halfway through the series, much of the cast from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Gundam SEED]]'' returns to the spotlight, and the series gradually shifts to their POV, considerably changing the tone of the series. It has its own sidestory in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDCE73Stargazer''.

''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' is the sequel to the ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' anime series. It is the tenth televised series in the [[LongRunner long-running]] ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise and the second to be set in the Cosmic Era AlternateUniverse. ''Destiny'' has some thematic ties to ''[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta Gundam]]'', similar to the relationship between ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Gundam SEED]]'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' (though less pronounced than ''SEED'''s pseudo-remake status); these include ''SEED'' characters, now OlderAndWiser, reappearing in ''Destiny'', and a very similar RomanceArc in ''Destiny'' and ''Zeta''. The series is directed by Mitsuo Fukuda, who also directed ''SEED''.

* SequelSeries: ''Destiny'' begins two years after the events of ''SEED''.

* TakeAThirdOption: The leftover members of the Three Ship Alliance take this route when they determine that both ZAFT and ORB are heading towards less than ideal futures.

* TheReveal: A rather understated (and generally unsurprising) one concerning Rey's origins. Another regarding the true purpose of the Destiny Plan.

* KarmaHoudini: Did anyone notice that Neo Roanoke never got questioned once for putting Stella in the Destroy, which led to uncountable deaths in Berlin, after he was rescued by the Archangel? Continues since, despite loudly proclaiming who he works for and his rescuers’ great info gathering capabilities, Kira and the others seem to have no idea what he's done or an inclination to discuss it.

* DisobeyedOrdersNotPunished: Shinn Asuka's repeatedly shown being insubordinate and rude to superior officers or important civilians, and his FreudianExcuse (his family was killed during [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED the invasion of Orb]]). He doesn't suffer any punishment for taking enemy pilot Stella Loussier aboard their ship ''[[TheBattlestar Minerva]]'' and directly to sickbay, nor for breaking her out and returning her to her comrades in return for a promise she no longer be sent into battle.

* ShipSinking:
** Athrun and Cagalli separate early on, but their relationship remains ambiguous throughout the show, effectively making Cagalli a member of Athrun's UnwantedHarem (along with, at various points, Lunamaria, Meyrin, and Meer). Given that Athrun and Cagalli were an OfficialCouple as of the end of ''Seed'' and the beginning of ''Destiny'', this downgrade was the source of much shipping rage. Adding fuel to the fire was unconfirmed rumors that it happened due to the writers not getting along with Cagalli's voice actress, Creator/NaomiShindo. Not helping things was the garbled communication between the Japanese creators and the English-speaking fandom, including at least one supposed translated interview by Morosawa eventually turning out to be a fake.
** The [[CompilationMovie Special Editions]] try to stress that Shinn viewed Stella entirely as a surrogate sister and nothing more, which some fans consider BlatantLies given their [[ThanksForTheMammary first]] ''and'' [[NakedFirstImpression second]] encounters.
** After Miriallia rejoins the crew of the ''Archangel'', someone asks her what happened to Dearka. Her response is that she ''dumped him.'' Shippers everywhere were outraged.

* CharClone: ''Destiny'' has ''four'' of them[[labelnote:list]]Athrun Zala, Rey Za Burrel, Neo Roanoke[[spoiler:/Mu La Flaga]], and Gilbert Durandal[[/labelnote]](five if you count Rau, who appears several times as an apparation to haunt both Durandal and Rey).

* {{Gainaxing}}: Mostly Meer, but several other female characters have that "bounce", too.

* AnAxeToGrind: The beam tomahawks used by [=ZAKUs=], as benefits their {{Expy}} nature to the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam original]] Zaku and their heathawks.

* HandWave: The MSV suit Forbidden Blue appeared during the Heaven's Base battle. However, the battle showed four of them, while the side story ''Destiny Astray'' established that at least two of the four Forbidden Blues were elsewhere at the time. Later sources simply retconned those four suits as "Forbidden Vortex", an improved model of the Forbidden Blue that looks identical in every way.

* BerserkButton: Played straight with Shinn, and to a more subdued degree by Kira, when the ladies in their lives are threatened.

* TriggerPhrase: The Phantom Pain pilots have at least two; one that acts as a BerserkButton and one that calms them back down again. They're seen using them on ''each other'' occasionally. [[spoiler:Shinn]] accidentally uses ''both'' on [[spoiler:Stella]] when they first meet.