History Characters / MobileSuitGundamSEEDMainCharacters

* VillainsOutShopping: Athrun apparently likes to build robotic pets as a hobby; he made Birdy/Torii that he gifted to Kira when they were children as well as all the Haros he made for Lacus when they were betrothed and one with a hamster design for Cagalli in a side story (in the GBA game ''Tomo to Kimi to Senjou de''). Nicol jokes that Athrun was sleeping at his last piano recital (which might well have been the truth).

* SimpleYetAwesome: The Justice Gundam on its own has no special features or weaponry compared to other Gundams of its generation whereas the Freedom has similar speed but heavier firepower, Testament has electronic warfare systems, Providence has {{AttackDrone}}s and the Regenerate has Mirage Colloid and a size that rivals the Destroy Gundam (excluding the backpack). Athrun manages to use what it can to the fullest and cements himself and the Justice as one of the strongest units of the time, employing brilliant tactics and making use of its high speed to pull skillful moves.

** [[spoiler:Firstly, she sent Mu on a secret mission with her Akatsuki in space inside a Mirage Colloid Pod to damage the superweapon with the Zeus Silhouette and to reflect back a Requiem shot successfully and knowing that Mu will survive the blast aboard her Mobile Suit (and him having piloted it before makes him the logical choice for the mission). The Akatsuki was damaged but still operational after the feat. This gave Compass and Orb more time to defeat the Foundation and destroy the Requiem, which they did.]]
** [[spoiler:Secondly, Athrun and her devised the remote control plan to fend off the Accord's abilities and executed it herself alongside her boyfriend which resulted in the defeat and death of Shura, arguably the strongest pilot of the Foundation.]]

** [[spoiler:Firstly, she sent Mu on a secret mission with her Akatsuki in space inside a Mirage Colloid Pod to damage the superweapon with the Zeus Silhouette and to reflect back a Requiem shot successfully, the Akatsuki was damaged but still operational after the feat. This gave Compass and Orb more time to defeat the Foundation. Also, the Zeus Silhouette was later transfered back to Shinn and his Destiny Spec II, the latter will use the Silhouette to destroy the Requiem for good alongside Lunamaria.]]

** [[spoiler:Firstly, she sent Mu on a secret mission with her Akatsuki in space inside a Mirage Colloid Pod to damage the superweapon with the Zeus Silhouette and to reflect back a Requiem shot successfully, the Akatsuki was damaged but still operational after the feat. This gave Compass and Orb more time to defeat the Foundation. Also, the Zeus Silhouette was later transfered back to Shinn and his the Destiny Spec II, the latter will destory the Requiem for good alongside Lunamaria.]]

!!!'''Affiliation:''' Earth Alliance (''SEED'') -> Three Ships Alliance/Terminal & Orb Union (''SEED'' and ''SEED Destiny'') -> ZAFT (End of ''SEED Destiny'') -> Compass (''SEED Freedom'')

!!!'''Affiliation:''' ZAFT (''SEED'') -> Three Ships Alliance/Terminal & Orb Union (''SEED'') -> ZAFT (''SEED Destiny'') -> Three Ships Alliance/Terminal & Orb Union (''SEED Destiny'') -> Orb Union/Terminal (''SEED Freedom'')

!!!'''Affiliation:''' PLANT (''SEED'') -> Three Ships Alliance/Terminal & Orb Union (''SEED'' and ''SEED Destiny'') -> PLANT Supreme Council (End of ''SEED Destiny'') -> Compass (''SEED Freedom'')

* MissingMom: Unlike Athrun's, hers is simply never mentioned. Lacus does bring her up when consoling Kira in the compilation movies of ''SEED''. [[spoiler:In ''SEED Freedom'', Aura is in a sense Lacus' mother.]]

* WaveMotionGun: [[spoiler:In ''SEED Freedom'', the Mighty Strike Freedom has the "Disruptor" a powerful concentrated energy cannon hidden in its forehead that is powerful enough to not only ignore the Black Knight Squad's [[NoSell beam-resistant Femtek Armor]], but also completely slice through the Messiah and destroy several ships on the other side. For comparison, a [=METEOR-equipped=] Strike Freedom firing all of its weapons was unable to do this to the Messiah at the end of ''SEED Destiny''. It's so powerful Kira can't even use it on his own. It requires two senior Compass officers to approve its use and unlock it.]]

* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Throughout the first two series, Kira was referred to as the "Ultimate Coordinator". It's revealed in ''SEED Freedom'' here that he isn't an "Ultimate Coordinator", but a failed Accord. However, it might just be a taunt from the Foundation's side.]]

* FailedASpotCheck: After rejoining the ''Archangel'' in ''SEED Destiny'', he stays at the medical bay with Neo for several episodes because they are both injured, assuming the ''entire time'' that Neo is Mu La Flaga. Which he is, but Athrun somehow completely forgot that Mu apparently died at the end of the first series, just assuming that Mu somehow got injured during a fight or something. When he calls him Mu, Neo vehemently denies it, which ''finally'' prompts Athrun to remember Mu's HeroicSacrifice. He is understandably shocked and confused. To his credit, Athrun had bigger things on his plate to consider.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: Somewhat in ''SEED Freedom''. The world leaders complain that Kira Yamato has a tendency to disable his allies when they retaliate against retreating troops, not helping that said men that Kira spared are Blue Cosmos members. Played straight when [[spoiler: Kira was thought to have violated several agreements trying to chase down Michael while Kira himself was under mind control, which was all part of the Foundation's plan.]]

* SharingABody: [[spoiler:Athrun's Infinite Justice Type II has a hidden function: it has a built-in remote control mechanism, which allows Cagalli to fight Shura from afar (through the special attachment on her Strike Rouge) by controlling it like a puppeteer.]]

** In ''SEED Freedom'', he becomes one for Orphee; both were birthed to be Accords, except only Orphee's conception was successful while Kira was a failure. Both were also love rivals for Lacus.

* LovedByAll: In ''SEED'', Lacus is so beloved in PLANT that people are in agonies of confusion when she appears to be an OMNI spy and traitor. Rau discusses this when he points out how difficult she's making the lives of Patrick and Ezalia, telling Yzak and the rest of the team that's exactly why the opposition has her. In English he explicitly says "people believe she can do no wrong". It all ends up as quite a bit of {{Foreshadowing}} for ''SEED Destiny''. It is also exploited by Durandal with the use of Meer.

* SupportPartyMember: [[spoiler:In ''SEED Freedom'', she is not used to piloting a Mobile Weapon (the only time she piloted one is Athrun's Infinite Justice in ''SEED Destiny'', and that's because she and Kira were manually sending it and the Strike Freedom to the ''Archangel''), but the Proud Defender she piloted proves to be ''very'' handy in nuking the Foundation's fleet without any difficulty.]]

* TalkingYourWayOut: In ''SEED'', Athrun once had her at gunpoint and she convinced him not to shoot or capture her.

* BetaCouple: [[spoiler:Ultimately with Cagalli. [[note]]From ''SEED'' to ''SEED Freedom'' and despite everything that has happened between them in ''SEED Destiny'', their bond stays strong and never breaks. At the end of ''SEED Freedom'', they warmly show to each other that they are wearing their respective gifts (Athrun wearing Cagalli's Haumea amulet and Cagalli wearing Athrun's ring as a necklace). The novel version of the movie have them reunited at the Orb memorial.[[/note]] Throughout the main trilogy, Athrun and Cagalli are this trope to Kira and Lacus' OfficialCouple of the Cosmic Era, playing it mostly straight, being together and more intimate earlier (for example, they kissed far earlier) than Kira and Lacus.]]

* BetaCouple: [[spoiler:Ultimately with Athrun. [[note]]Even after everything that happens between them in ''SEED Destiny'' and the fact that she removes Athrun's ring at the end of ''SEED Destiny'' to focus leading Orb, their hearts still belong to each other. At the end of ''SEED Freedom'', Cagalli is wearing Athrun's ring again as a necklace and she warmly shows it to him in response of him showing her that he still wears her Haumea amulet. The novel version of the movie have them reunited at the Orb memorial.[[/note]] Throughout the main trilogy, Athrun and Cagalli are this trope to Kira and Lacus' OfficialCouple of the Cosmic Era, playing it mostly straight, being together and more intimate earlier (for example, they kissed far earlier) than Kira and Lacus.]]

* BadassBookworm: Before he was a mobile suit pilot, he was an engineering student and he stills mainly relies on his brains in battle.

* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:By the end of ''SEED Freedom'', after many trials, he fully accepts Lacus as his partner, complete with a BigDamnKiss.]]

* BetaCouple: [[spoiler:Ultimately with Cagalli. From ''SEED'' to ''SEED Freedom'' and despite everything that has happened between them in ''SEED Destiny'', their bond stays strong and never breaks. At the end of ''SEED Freedom'', they warmly show to each other that they are wearing their respective gifts (Athrun wearing Cagalli's Haumea amulet and Cagalli wearing Athrun's ring as a necklace). The novel version of the movie have them reunited at the Orb memorial.]]

* WackyMarriageProposal: Downplayed in ''SEED Destiny''. Emblematic of his poor people skills, he just shoves a ring on Cagalli's finger, without saying anything loving.[[note]] Making it even worse is that ''Athrun was engaged before'', and at least appeared to have a perfunctory grip on romance, politeness, and courtship rituals while he was with Lacus![[/note]] Startled, she even protests that this is ''not'' how you do it, but laughs and kisses him, anyway, with the ring becoming a symbol of their troubled relationship throughout the show and Cagalli removing it at the end. [[spoiler:By the time of ''SEED Freedom'', she is wearing it again as a necklace, making a parallel to Athrun still wearing Cagalli's Haumea amulet. Athrun and Cagalli warmly showing to each other that they are wearing their respective gifts reconfirms their OfficialCouple status.]]

* OfficialCouple: She and Kira have well-nigh been this for sometime in ''SEED Destiny'', even if the most intimate they've been are [[ChastityCouple limited to mostly emotional embraces.]] [[spoiler:By the end of ''SEED Freedom'' though, Lacus' relationship with Kira is now on a [[BigDamnKiss whole]] [[VictorySex new]] [[RelationshipUpgrade level]], firmly cementing it.]]

* BetaCouple: [[spoiler:Ultimately with Athrun. Even after everything that happens between them in ''SEED Destiny'' and the fact that she removes Athrun's ring at the end of ''SEED Destiny'' to focus leading Orb, their hearts still belong to each other. At the end of ''SEED Freedom'', Cagalli is wearing Athrun's ring again as a necklace and she warmly shows it to him in response of him showing her that he still wears her Haumea amulet. The novel version of the movie have them reunited at the Orb memorial.]]

* ObsessedWithFood: The Novella ''Escape for Two'' prequel of ''SEED Freedom'' shows Cagalli's love and obsession of eating food, justified as being her way to relax and get out of business. She's such a foodie that not only does she takes eating seriously, telling Athrun not to compare her to Waltfeld as "a man with no taste because they eat with yogurt sauce", referencing how they met during ''SEED'', she's also distraught when she finds out the restaurant she's been going to has staff who are secretly Orb security guards, as she just wants to relax without thinking about politics..

* TheProtagonist: The main viewpoint of ''SEED'' and ''SEED Freedom''.

* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Ultimately with Cagalli. From ''SEED'' to ''SEED Freedom'' and despite everything that has happened between them in ''SEED Destiny'', their bond stays strong and never breaks. At the end of ''SEED Freedom'', they warmly show to each other that they are wearing their respective gifts (Athrun wearing Cagalli's Haumea amulet and Cagalli wearing Athrun's ring as a necklace). The novel version of the movie have them reunited at the Orb memorial.]]

Cagalli returns in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'' as the leader of Orb. She seems to be struggling with her position when the show begins, and is eventually forced to abandon the country as her plans fail. She plays a background role for much of the rest of the plot, but near the end comes back into focus after dealing with her personal demons.

* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Ultimately with Athrun. Even after everything that happens between them in ''SEED Destiny'' and the fact that she removes Athrun's ring at the end of ''SEED Destiny'' to focus leading Orb, their hearts still belong to each other. At the end of ''SEED Freedom'', Cagalli is wearing Athrun's ring again as a necklace and she warmly shows it to him in response of him showing her that he still wears her Haumea amulet. The novel version of the movie have them reunited at the Orb memorial.]]

* PoliticallyActivePrincess: Mostly in ''SEED''. A {{Foil}} to Cagalli; Lacus ''isn't'' actually a princess but is highly interested and influential in not only PLANT politics but global ones. Cagalli is a princess and an heiress to boot, but is more at home in battle than with negotiations, let alone politics.

* CloseRangeCombatant: Downplayed, as Athrun is quite versatile in all forms of combat with no real preference, but many of his most impressive feats occur when he busts out his beam sabers. Much like how the Freedom and its successors aren't strictly [[LongRangeFighter Long Range Fighters]], the Justice and its successor units are not specifically constructed for melee combat. Nevertheless, between the two, the Justice series are more optimized for taking on stronger foes in one-on-one duels. [[spoiler:In ''SEED Freedom'', he also demonstrates it outside of a Mobile Suit. He punches Kira out to get him back to fight without taking a hit once.]] On foot, Athrun displays impressive martial arts skills against ZAFT soldiers he fights in ''SEED'' (when handcuffed no less!) and ''Destiny'' but is also a crack shot with any type of gun,

* LadyAndKnight: [[spoiler:While it took them longer than Kira and Lacus, by the end of ''SEED Destiny'', [[LightLiegeDarkDefender Cagalli is the golden Bright Lady Cagalli to Athrun's cynical, more realist Black Knight (using Red Gundams contrasting Kira's white ones)]]. In ''SEED Freedom'', the fact that Athrun already has his Infinite Justice Type II with him and that Cagalli has directly used its remote control system, implies that she is the one giving it to him, like Lacus has done with Kira's Freedoms before.]]

* ShamelessFanServiceGirl: While GivingThemTheStrip at the beginning of ''SEED'', she does it in front of Kira with absolutely no hesitation. Kira (on the other hand) is quite embarrassed.

* FriendOrIdolDecision: In ''SEED Freedom'', [[spoiler:Lacus hopes that by neutralizing the last remnant of Blue Cosmos together with Foundation and under the supervision of Eurasia, global peace could finally be achieved. However, Kira unexpectedly veers off into Eurasia territory during the operation and begin to disable Eurasian mobile suits - an act that could be seen as a pretext for invasion, with COMPS colluding with Foundation to expand its territory - and If that happens, it could spark another global war. When her calls for Kira to stop failed, Orphee implores Lacus to allow the Black Knights to stop Kira in order to salvage the situation, and Lacus - with a heavy heart - reluctantly gives her consent, unknowingly falling into Foundation's plan]].

* InsecureLoveInterest: Both she and Kira suffers from this in ''SEED Freedom''. [[spoiler:Lacus feels like she's being heartless and cruel to Kira by sending him repeatedly to battle despite knowing how much he dislikes conflict, and her inability to seemingly lighten his burden - with Kira getting worn down more and more while not confiding in her - made Lacus believes that it would be better to make him step down from COMPS, to allow him to return to a semblance of normal life even if it means letting him go, if peace remained elusive]].

In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDFreedom'', Kira returns as its main protagonist once again. He now serves for Compass alongside his former adversary Shinn.