History NightmareFuel / MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny

* Mild example, yet counts in contextAt the end of Durandal's NewEraSpeech regarding the Destiny Plan, there are close ups of individual cast members' reactions to it, but the last one before Durandal's himself, is Lacus...[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness sporting a very uncharacteristically furious scowl]]. We've seen Lacus pissed before, but subtly so. Here, she is undeniably MAD, and given she just learned everything about Meer, and all simply for Durandal's mad schemes, it just became ''personal'' for her.

** [[spoiler: Djibril]] gets a particularly fitting one. As he prepares to abandon his men on the Lunar base the same way he did at Heaven's Base, [[spoiler: Rey Za Burrel]] bursts out of nowhere in the Legend and sends two sword DRAGOONS through the bridge of the ''Girty Lue'' and manages to hit Djibril in the face. It cuts to [[spoiler: [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/gundam/images/6/63/Djibril_KIA.png/revision/latest?cb=20140127025247 him]]]] screaming in agony and terror as his body is ripped apart by the beams.
** [[spoiler:Meer's]] death is graphically pretty tame by comparison... unless you look at it from [[spoiler:Lacus']] point of view: imagine how it must feel to watch ''yourself'' bleed out in front of your eyes and listen to ''yourself'' beg for your forgiveness. A lesser mind could snap -- [[spoiler:Lacus]] only becomes even more determined.

* [[JerkAssWoobie Shinn Asuka]] himself is a frightening concept. The closest thing in-setting to being a match for TheAce Kira Yamato, Shinn is most definitely ''not'' a TechnicalPacifist. Instead, due to the horrifying experience he has been through ever since the start of the series, the guy has become a frothing mad berserker who is driven by pretty much an unrelenting, undying ''hatred'' of everything and everyone he sees as opposed to him. So here is a psychotic, mentally and emotionally shattered warrior who favors a {{BFS}} designed for cleaving spaceships in half, who won't stop until he has brutally murdered everything in sight, and will gladly disobey orders in his need to kill. And this character not only has access to a SuperMode that basically makes him capable of outfighting anyone who doesn't have the same trait, but is also driving one of the deadliest mobile suits in the series for the majority of it. So basically, this series takes [[JerkAssWoobie an orphan with incredibly serious issues]], [[TraumaCongaLine completely wrecks his mind and heart]], [[FromBadToWorse puts him in an incredibly powerful Gundam that is]] ''[[OhCrap specifically]]'' [[OhCrap designed for destruction]], [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds and then turns him loose.]]

* The Requiem superweapon. We've seen space-based super lasers in the ''SEED'' continuity and witnessed them in other continuities, but this one showed how it could be used on civilians as Djibril used it to try to destroy Aprilus but succeeded in six other colonies instead, killing over a million Coordinators. When Durandal gets a hold of it, after obliterating the Earth Alliance's space base, he plotted to obliterate ORB from the face of the Earth with it.

* The GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundam. It is the ''biggest'' mobile suit in the entire series, capable of crushing another mobile suit underfoot without even noticing. It packs three different kinds of {{Wave Motion Gun}}s, [[GatlingGood multiple chainguns]], [[BeamSpam a diverse array of lasers]] and combat drones, an enormous arsenal that renders it the most powerful land-based WeaponOfMassDestruction in the series. Just ''one'' of these things slaughtered its way singlehandedly across Eurasia, burning entire cities and armies to molten vapor without even slowing down. Making things worse, the Destroy is initially piloted by Stellar, a totally psychotic ChildSoldier who, driven by fear and an incomprehension of the existence of any other person, will kill the entire world without thinking about it, since she's completely wrecked by terror and doesn't want the world to destroy ''her''.

** [[spoiler: Djibril]] gets a particularly fitting one. As he prepares to abandon his men on the Lunar base the same way he did at Heaven's Base, [[spoiler: Rey Za Burrel]] bursts out of nowhere in the Legend and sends two sword DRAGOONS through the bridge of the ''Girty Lue'' and manages to hit Djibril in the face. It cuts to [[spoiler: [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/gundam/images/6/63/Djibril_KIA.png/revision/latest?cb=20140127025247]]]] screaming in agony and terror as his body is ripped apart by the beams.

** Before that, let's talk about the Zamza-Zah itself: A [[GiantEnemyCrab Mecha-crab the size of a naval cruiser]] that can crush a mobile suit in it's four claws, or fold them into [[{{BFG}} Anti-ship energy cannons]]. It's pretty much designed to literally tear ships apart, at close-range or at a distance. Not to mention it starts the fight by {{NoSell}}ing the ''Minerva's'' WaveMotionGun thanks to it's positron reflector.

* Also, when the ''Minerva'' crew finds the lab at Lodonia, where they train the [[SuperSoldier Extendeds]].
** This deserves explanation. When Shinn and Rey first enter the place, Rey [[HeroicBSOD has a full biological and nervous breakdown.]] Later, when the teams sweep in and start exploring, they find both scientists and kids who haven't even entered puberty yet, all dead from infighting. Some of them were still in tubes when they were shot or stabbed. The last room is filled with ''brains'', all stuffed into jars and jammed with probes, along with a computer detailing just what they did there. It's '''absolutely no wonder''' that poor Rey simply splintered.

* The GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundam. It is the ''biggest'' mobile suit in the entire series, capable of crushing another mobile suit underfoot without even noticing. It packs three different kinds of {{Wave Motion Gun}}s, [[GatlingGood multiple chainguns]], [[BeamSpam a diverse array of lasers]] and combat drones, an enormous arsenal that renders it the most powerful land-based WeaponOfMassDestruction in the series. Just ''one'' of these things slaughtered its way singlehandedly across Eurasia, burning entire cities and armies to molten vapor without even slowing down. Making things worse, the Destroy is initially piloted by Stellar, a totally psychotic ChildSoldier who, driven by fear and an incomprehension of the existence of any other person, will kill the entire world without thinking about it, since she's completely wrecked by terror and doesn't want the world to destroy ''her''.

* [[JerkAssWoobie Shinn Asuka]] himself is a frightening concept. The closest thing in-setting to being a match for TheAce Kira Yamato, Shinn is most definitely ''not'' a TechnicalPacifist. Instead, due to the horrifying experience he has been through ever since the start of the series, the guy has become a frothing mad berserker who is driven by pretty much an unrelenting, undying ''hatred'' of everything and everyone he sees as opposed to him. So here is a psychotic, mentally and emotionally shattered warrior who favors a {{BFS}} designed for cleaving spaceships in half, who won't stop until he has brutally murdered everything in sight, and will gladly disobey orders in his need to kill. And this character not only has access to a SuperMode that basically makes him capable of outfighting anyone who doesn't have the same trait, but is also driving one of the deadliest mobile suits in the series for the majority of it. [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds So basically, this series takes an orphan with incredibly serious issues, completely wrecks his mind and heart, and then puts him in an incredibly powerful Gundam that is ''specifically'' good for destruction.]]

* The GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundam. It is the ''biggest'' mobile suit in the entire series, capable of crushing another mobile suit underfoot without even noticing. It packs three different kinds of {{Wave Motion Gun}}s, [[GatlingGood multiple chainguns]], [[BeamSpam a diverse array of lasers]] and combat drones to become the most powerful land-based WeaponOfMassDestruction in the series. Just ''one'' of these things slaughtered its way singlehandedly across Eurasia, burning entire cities and armies to molten vapor without even slowing down. Making things worse, the Destroy is initially piloted by Stellar, a totally psychotic ChildSoldier who, driven by fear and an incomprehension of the existence of any other person, will kill the entire world without thinking about it, since she's completely wrecked by terror and doesn't want the world to destroy ''her''.

* [[JerkAssWoobie Shinn Asuka]] himself is a frightening concept. The closest thing in-setting to being a match for TheAce Kira Yamato, Shinn is most definitely ''not'' a TechnicalPacifist. Instead, due to the horrifying shit he has been through ever since the start of the series, the guy has become a frothing mad berserker who is driven by pretty much an unrelenting, undying ''hatred'' of everything and everyone he sees as opposed to him. So here is a psychotic, mentally and emotionally shattered warrior who favors a {{BFS}} designed for cleaving spaceships in half, who won't stop until he has brutally murdered everything in sight, and will gladly disobey orders in his need to kill. And this character not only has access to a SuperMode that basically makes him capable of outfighting anyone who doesn't have the same trait, but is also driving one of the deadliest mobile suits in the series for the majority of it. [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds So basically, this series takes an orphan with incredibly serious issues, completely wrecks his mind and heart, and then puts him in an incredibly powerful Gundam that is ''specifically'' good for destruction.]]

* The Mobile Suit GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundam. It is the ''biggest'' mobile suit in the entire series, capable of crushing another mobile suit underfoot without even noticing. It packs three different kinds of {{Wave Motion Gun}}s, [[GatlingGood multiple chainguns]], [[BeamSpam a diverse array of lasers]] and combat drones to become the most powerful landbased WeaponOfMassDestruction in the series. Just ''one'' of these things slaughtered its way singlehandedly across Eurasia, burning entire cities and armies to molten vapor without even slowing down. Making things worse, the Destroy is initially piloted by Stellar, a totally psychotic ChildSoldier who, driven by fear and an incomprehension of the existence of any other person, will kill the entire world without thinking about it, since she's completely wrecked by terror and doesn't want the world to destroy ''her''.

* [[JerkAssWoobie Shinn Asuka]] himself is a frightening concept. The closest thing in-setting to being a match for TheAce Kira Yamato, Shinn is most definitely ''not'' a TechnicalPacifist. Instead, due to the horrifying shit he has been through ever since the start of the series, the guy has become a frothing mad berserker who is driven by pretty much an unrelenting, undying ''hatred'' of everything and everyone he sees as opposed to him. So here is a psychotic, mentally and emotionally shattered warrior who favors a {{BFS}} designed for cleaving spaceships in half, who won't stop until he has brutally murdered everything in sight, and will gladly disobey orders in his need to kill. And this character not only has access to a SuperMode that basically makes him capable of outfighting anyone who doesn't have the same trait, but is also driving one of the deadliest mobile suits in the series for most of the series. [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorld So basically, this series takes an orphan with incredibly serious issues, completely wrecks his mind and heart, and then puts him in an incredibly powerful Gundam that is ''specially'' good for destruction.]]

* When Shinn's family gets killed, all he's able to find is his little sister's arm, ripped clean from her body.

* In Epsiode 12, Shinn defeats the Zamzah-Zah, then calls for the [[{{BFS}} Sword Silhouette]]. Thus begins a rampage through the entire Alliance fleet, chopping up each and every ship one by one.

* [[JerkAssWoobie Shinn Asuka]] himself is a frightening concept. The closest thing in-setting to being a match for TheAce Kira Yamato, Shinn is most definitely ''not'' a TechnicalPacifist. Instead, due to the horrifying shit he has been through ever since the start of the series, the guy has become a frothing mad berserker who is driven by pretty much an unrelenting, undying ''hatred'' of everything and everyone he sees as opposed to him. So here is a psychotic, mentally and emotionally shattered warrior who favors a {{BFS}} designed for cleaving spaceships in half, who won't stop until he has brutally murdered everything in sight, and will gladly disobey orders in his need to kill. And this character not only has access to a SuperMode that basically makes him capable of outfighting anyone who doesn't have the same trait, but is also driving one of the deadliest mobile suits in the series for most of the series.

** This deserves explanation. When Shinn and Rey first enter the place, Rey [[HeroicBSOD has a full biological and nervous breakdown.]] Later, when the teams sweep in and start exploring, they find both scientists and kids who haven't even entered puberty yet, all dead from infighting. Some of them were still in tubes when they were shot or stabbed. The last room is filled with ''brains'', all stuffed into jars and jammed with probes, along with a computer detailing just what they did there. It's '''absolutely''' no wonder that poor Rey simply splintered.
* The Mobile Suit GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundam. It is the ''biggest'' mobile suit in the entire series, capable of crushing another mobile suit underfoot without even noticing. It packs three different kinds of {{Wave Motion Gun}}s, [[GatlingGood multiple chainguns]], [[BeamSpam a diverse array of lasers]] and combat drones to become the most powerful landbased WeaponOfMassDestruction in the series. Just ''one'' of these things slaughtered its way singlehandedly across Eurasia, burning entire cities and armies to molten vapor without even slowing down. Making things worse, the Destroy is initially piloted by a totally psychotic ChildSoldier who, driven by fear and an incomprehension of the existence of any other person, will kill the entire world without thinking about it.

* Shinn Auska himself is a frightening concept. The closest thing in-setting to being a match for TheAce Kira Yamato, Shinn is most definitely ''not'' a TechnicalPacifist. Instead, he's a frothing mad berserker who is driven by pretty much an unrelenting, undying ''hatred'' of everything and everyone he sees as opposed to him. So you have a psychotic warrior who favors a {{BFS}} designed for cleaving spaceships in half, who won't stop until he has brutally murdered everything in sight, and will gladly disobey orders in his need to kill. And this character not only has access to a SuperMode that basically makes him capable of outfighting anyone who doesn't have the same trait, but is also driving one of the deadliest mobile suits in the series for most of the series.

** This deserves explanation. When Shinn and Rey first enter the place, Rey has a full biological and nervous breakdown. Later, when the teams sweep in and start exploring, they find both scientists and kids who haven't even entered puberty yet, all dead from infighting. Some of them were still in tubes when they were shot or stabbed. The last room is filled with ''brains'', all stuffed into jars and jammed with probes, along with a computer detailing just what they did there.

** [[spoiler: Djibril]] gets a particularly fitting one. As he prepares to abandon his men on the Lunar base the same way he did at Heaven's Base, [[spoiler: Rey Za Burrel]] bursts out of nowhere in the Legend and sends two sword DRAGOONS through the bridge of the ''Girty Lue''. It cuts to [[spoiler: [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140127025247/gundam/images/6/63/Djibril_KIA.png Djibril]]]] screaming in agony and terror as his body is ripped apart by the beams.

** This deserves explanation. When Shinn and Rey first enter the place, Rey has a full biological and nervous breakdown. Later, when the teams sweep in and start exploring, they find both scientists and kids who haven't even entered puberty yet, all dead from infighting. Some of them were still in tubes when they were shot or stabbed. The last room is filled with ''brains'', all stuffed into jars and jammed with probes, along with a computer detailing just what they did there.