History YMMV / MobileSuitGundamSEEDAstray

** Canard Pars has a few fans due to his cool MS, [[FlawedPrototype sympathetic]] [[UnknownRival motivation]], and his desire to [[BreadEggsMilkSquick murder]] [[InvincibleHero Kira]]. Him becoming something of an AntiHero helps too.
* [[HoYay Les Yay]]: Very briefly when the Professor and Erica Simmons greet each other, with the sparkle-and-flower imagery coming up during their embrace. The manga's SD comic strip lampshades the author's intent when the two go somewhere private for some "catching up to do", leaving Lowe and the rest of the gang to assume that they're gonna do ''it'', and then subverts the trope as it turns out that the two are actually catching up on their study of Orb's mobile suit development.

* ToyShip: Prayer and Kazahana
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: The Testament Gundam is almost always equipped with the Divine Striker backpack. Thus, its proper name is "Divine Testament".

* FashionVictimVillain: V.V., the [[TheDandy Dandy]] antagonist in ''Destiny Astray R''; he prepares a fake treasure to try and trap Lowe, but his sense of honor wouldn't let him just place an empty box so he put in a set of his clothing, which he considered a great treasure. When Lowe opens the box, he finds it contains a purple jacket, matching pants, and a pair of pointy-toed boots; he and 8 instantly agree that whomever this "Pirate King" was, his fashion sense was pretty tragic.

* CrazyAwesome: Lowe Guele. This is the guy who fashioned a katana for his Gundam, and later forged a ''150 meter version of it'', just because he thought that would be awesome (the sword is mounted on the side of their ship, and requires special equipment to wield). He also once attached a [=BuCUE=] head to the Red Frame's hand for use as an impromptu double beam saber (this being the only reason he bought the [=BuCUE=] head at a junk auction).

* CrazyAwesome: Lowe Gear. This is the guy who fashioned a katana for his Gundam, and later forged a ''150 meter version of it'', just because he thought that would be awesome (the sword is mounted on the side of their ship, and requires special equipment to wield). He also once attached a [=BuCUE=] head to the Red Frame's hand for use as an impromptu double beam saber (this being the only reason he bought the [=BuCUE=] head at a junk auction).
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Shiho Hanenfuss, the mute EnsembleDarkhorse of SEED anime, has much more role in Astray. Though still a relatively minor character, she actually ''speaks'' in the manga (she would have spoken in the anime, mind you, but her voice actress bailed). Naturally, her extended role made her even more popular.

** Like the [=HGUC=] Unicorn kits, Some foreign Gunpla builders is starting to get tired to Bandai releasing the MG Astray variants (Astray Noir, Astray Turn Red).

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The theme songs written for ''Astray'' for the ''VideoGame/SDGundamGGeneration'' series, including Lowe's theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0pawexXyHU Junk Guild: Red Frame]] and Gai's theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOyPop-WLFM Serpent Tail: Mission Commence]].

* CompleteMonster: [[SociopathicSoldier Ash Gray]] is an AcePilot for the ZAFT special forces and essentially a SerialKiller with a mobile suit. Joining the military solely to kill as many people as possible, Ash adds a doll to his collection for each victim he kills, seeing these as his trophies. Assigned to hunt down Lacus Clyne, Ash destroys the Erudou space station and comes up with the idea of gunning down civilians to catch her attention, a plan that is protested by a ZAFT officer shortly after. Opening fire against the Junk Guild's ship, Ash gladly mocks Lowe's optimistic beliefs regarding the human nature, confessing to killing people simply because he enjoys it. Left in command of a KillSat, the Genesis Alpha, Ash can only think to himself how much damage he will be able to inflict with it. Falling directly into Earth Alliance territory, Ash is assimilated into the Extended program and returns as one of their scouts, using a computer virus to alter the Genesis Alpha's targeting data, nearly causing it to fire at Earth. Breaking free of the brainwashing, Ash causes the Genesis Alpha to destroy an Earth Alliance base before committing suicide.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Astray's storyline still continues despite how the ''SEED'' movie has been trapped in DevelopmentHell and may never release. It's also very telling that one of the few Perfect Grade models ever made is the Astray Red Frame. That in of itself should tell you how popular the series is.
** In all fairness though, the delay is primarily due to lead writer Chiaki Morosawa undergoing a hysterectomy to treat her uterine fibroids during the production of Seed and Seed Destiny. Being threatened with AuthorExistenceFailure is a pretty good justification for major delays.
** Also Shiho Hanenfuss, the mute EnsembleDarkhorse of SEED anime, has much more role in Astray. Though still a relatively minor character, she actually ''speaks'' in the manga (she would have spoken in the anime, mind you, but her voice actress bailed).
*** Which is actually the reason she's survived long enough to "speak" in ''Astray'': Gundam characters voiced by J-Pop stars tend to [[DeathByCameo get killed off pointlessly and quickly]] (quickly at any rate; [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Heine's]] wasn't exactly pointless).

* ItsPopularNowItSucks: Like the [=HGUC=] Unicorn kits, Some foreign Gunpla builders is starting to get tired to Bandai releasing the MG Astray variants (Astray Noir, Astray Turn Red).

* CompleteMonster: [[SociopathicSoldier Ash Gray]] is an AcePilot for the ZAFT special forces and essentially a SerialKiller with a mobile suit. Joining the military solely to kill as many people as possible, Ash adds a doll to his collection for each victim he kills, seeing these as his trophies. Assigned to hunt down Lacus Clyne, Ash destroys the Erudou space station and comes up with the idea of gunning down civilians to catch her attention, a plan that is protested by a ZAFT officer shortly after. Opening fire against the Junk Guild's ship, Ash gladly mocks Lowe's optimistic beliefs regarding the human nature, confessing to killing people simply because he enjoys it. Left in command of a KillSat, the Genesis Alpha, Ash can only think to himself how much damage he will be able to inflict with it. Falling directly into Earth Alliance territory, Ash is assimilated into the Extended program and returns as one of their scouts, using a computer virus to alter the Genesis Alpha's targeting data, nearly causing it to fire at earth. Breaking free of the brainwashing, Ash causes the Genesis Alpha to destroy an Earth Alliance base before committing suicide.

* ItsPopularNowItSucks: Like the [=HGUC=] Unicorn kits, Some foreign Gunpla builders is starting to get tired to the MG Astray variants.

* CrazyAwesome: Lowe Gear. This is the guy who fashioned a katana for his Gundam, and later forged a ''150 meter version of it'', just because he thought that would be awesome (the sword is mounted on the side of their ship, and requires special equipment to wield). He also once attached a [=BaCUE=] head to the Red Frame's hand for use as an impromptu double beam saber (this being the only reason he bought the [=BaCUE=] head at a junk auction).

*** Which is actually the reason she's survived long enough to "speak" in ''Astray'': Gundam characters voiced by J-Pop stars tend to [[DeathByCameo get killed off pointlessly and quickly]] (quickly at any rate; [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Heine's]] wasn't exactly pointless), making the voice actress somewhat GenreSavvy.

** In all fairness though, the delay is primarily due to lead writer Chiaki Morosawa having ''cancer''. Being threatened with AuthorExistenceFailure is a pretty good justification for major delays.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The theme songs written for ''Astray'' for the ''SDGundamGGeneration'' series, including Lowe's theme [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0pawexXyHU Junk Guild: Red Frame]] and Gai's theme [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOyPop-WLFM Serpent Tail: Mission Commence]].
** Also [[Music/TMRevolution T.M. Revolution]]'s ''Zips'' during the action sequence in the Red Frame animated short!

*** Which is actually the reason she's survived long enough to "speak" in ''Astray'': Gundam characters voiced by J-Pop stars tend to [[DeathByCameo get killed off pointlessly and quickly]] (quickly at any rate; [[MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Heine's]] wasn't exactly pointless), making the voice actress somewhat GenreSavvy.

* JumpingTheShark: Vs Astray. The most blatant attempt to sell more toy models you can imagine, which adds nothing to the overall narrative and themes.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic (The Testament Gundam is almost always equipped with the Divine Striker backpack. Thus, its proper name is "Divine Testament".)

* LesYay: Very briefly when the Professor and Erica Simmons greet each other, with the sparkle-and-flower imagery coming up during their embrace. The manga's SD comic strip lampshades the author's intent when the two go somewhere private for some "catching up to do", leaving Lowe and the rest of the gang to assume that they're gonna do ''it'', and then subverts the trope as it turns out that the two are actually catching up on their study of Orb's mobile suit development.
* ToyShip: Prayer and Kazahana

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Astray's storyline still continues despite how the ''SEED'' movie has been trapped in DevelopmentHell and may never release.

* CompleteMonster: SociopathicSoldier Ash Gray. The guy works for ZAFT, but only because it gives him a convenient excuse to [[BloodKnight kill as many people as possible.]] When he's tasked with finding [[MobileSuitGundamSEED Lacus Clyne]], his plan is to kill her associates, military or civilian, and keep on killing them until she comes out of hiding to try and stop him. Ash is so bad that KnowledgeBroker Kenaf Luchini, who arranged the destruction of the ''Silverwind'' and the subsequent deaths of everyone aboard basically just because he likes messing with the Junk Guild, pulls out all the stops to take him down (giving the Junk Guild intel on Ash, and hiring Serpent Tail to help them in the fight).

* ToyShip (Prayer and Kazahana)