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Name:Athrun Zala
Series: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Age: 16 (upon introduction; 18 now)
Job: Pilot
Housing Assignment: Independence 1, Block A, Room 306
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 128 lbs
Blood Type: O
Date of Birth: October 29
Sign: Scorpio
Race: Caucasian
Background
Personality: Athrun is very much a person who lives by his beliefs. He signs up with ZAFT because he believes that Coordinators as a whole are under attack by the Earth Alliance, and fights for the same reason. Later, when the Archangel deserts the Earth Alliance, Athrun once again lets his beliefs dictate his actions and sides with the Three Ships Alliance. He does this despite the fact that it means going against his own father, because it's what he believes to be right.
At the same time, Athrun is not content to pick a belief and blindly follow it. Athrun searches for the truth. For the better part of the series, Athrun finds himself questioning what ZAFT is doing and what he is doing in ZAFT. When Lacus helps Kira steal the Freedom, Athrun decides to get to the bottom of Lacus's apparent betrayal rather than blindly follow his father's orders. This is also the driving force behind Athrun's decision to confront his father shortly after the Archangel and the Kusanagi leave Earth.
Despite actively participating in a war, Athrun is a pacifist at heart. Kira constantly says that Athrun once told him that he despises the whole idea of war, and this is true. He fights not because he wants to, but because he thinks he has to in order to protect his ideals and to bring about a quick, just end to the war. Even then, he tries not to kill -- he's not as avoidant of it as Kira is, but he tends to shoot to disable rather than to kill, both in and out of his cockpit.
Off the battlefield, Athrun is somewhat quiet, but at the same time, mannerly and kindhearted. Athrun himself admits he's not the most outgoing person, but he does try. He's been raised well, and normally tries to carry himself with dignity. He knows his manners, and always follows them when he deems the situation appropriate. Athrun also loves to make things. He made a robotic bird for Kira and a swarm of Haros for Lacus. Being a Coordinator, this comes easily to him.
Athrun's manners especially surface in his dealings with women. Athrun always approaches Lacus with the utmost dignity and respect, and treats her extremely well (Lacus's infamous swarm of Haros came to be because Athrun made one for her and she said she liked it). In this vein, he's also something of a prude. After a tense scene with Cagalli trying to steal his gun, Athrun's first act after the situation was defused was to turn away, blushing, and ask her to put her clothes on (she had gotten them wet in an earlier mishap and they were hanging out to dry, so she was in her underwear).
Last but not least, Athrun is loyal to his friends when it comes down to it. Athrun and Kira spent over half of the series on opposite sides of the war, but the entire time, each was hoping they could talk the other down and avoid killing each other. He holds his friends and comrades in very high regard, tries his hardest to keep them safe, and would be willing to lay down his life to ensure their survival. And may God have mercy on anyone who upsets, harms, threatens, or endangers his friends in any sort of way.
Mecha Description:
Robot Name: ZGMF-X23S Savior Gundam
Robot Description: The Savior is a mobile suit constructed by ZAFT as part of its "Second Stage" of advanced mobile suits. Like other Gundams, the Savior is equipped with Phase Shift armor, which blocks conventional weapon attacks. Unlike the Freedom, Justice, and Providence, however, the Savior is not equipped with an N-Jammer Canceler. The Junius Treaty bans the military use of N-Jammer Cancelers, so the Savior must rely on a traditional battery system. To get around this, ZAFT develops the deuterion beam energy supply system so that the battery's energy can be replenished on the battlefield. When the Savior's energy runs low, it can receive an energy beam fired from its mothership to immediately recharge.
The Savior can also transform into a mobile armor mode. In this mode, the Savior's maximum velocity increases significantly, and it is highly maneuverable in both the atmosphere and space. The Savior is also capable of quick transformations, enabling it to shift back and forth as necessary in the middle of battle.
Weapons:
2x MMI-GAU25A 20mm CIWS, fire-linked, mounted in head
MMI-RD11 beam-resistant shield, mounted on left arm
2x M106 "Amfortas" plasma beam cannon, mounted on backpack, can be fired in mobile suit and mobile armor mode
2x MA-M941 "Vajra" beam saber, stored on shoulders
MA-BAR70 high-energy beam rifle
Possessions:
Relationships:
Missions Participated In:
Mission 079: Into the Dawn Skies
Mission 086: The Heroic Path to the Dawn!
Mission 093: Speaker Pod
Mission 097: Spiral of Encounters
Series: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Age: 16 (upon introduction; 18 now)
Job: Pilot
Housing Assignment: Independence 1, Block A, Room 306
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 128 lbs
Blood Type: O
Date of Birth: October 29
Sign: Scorpio
Race: Caucasian
Background
Personality: Athrun is very much a person who lives by his beliefs. He signs up with ZAFT because he believes that Coordinators as a whole are under attack by the Earth Alliance, and fights for the same reason. Later, when the Archangel deserts the Earth Alliance, Athrun once again lets his beliefs dictate his actions and sides with the Three Ships Alliance. He does this despite the fact that it means going against his own father, because it's what he believes to be right.
At the same time, Athrun is not content to pick a belief and blindly follow it. Athrun searches for the truth. For the better part of the series, Athrun finds himself questioning what ZAFT is doing and what he is doing in ZAFT. When Lacus helps Kira steal the Freedom, Athrun decides to get to the bottom of Lacus's apparent betrayal rather than blindly follow his father's orders. This is also the driving force behind Athrun's decision to confront his father shortly after the Archangel and the Kusanagi leave Earth.
Despite actively participating in a war, Athrun is a pacifist at heart. Kira constantly says that Athrun once told him that he despises the whole idea of war, and this is true. He fights not because he wants to, but because he thinks he has to in order to protect his ideals and to bring about a quick, just end to the war. Even then, he tries not to kill -- he's not as avoidant of it as Kira is, but he tends to shoot to disable rather than to kill, both in and out of his cockpit.
Off the battlefield, Athrun is somewhat quiet, but at the same time, mannerly and kindhearted. Athrun himself admits he's not the most outgoing person, but he does try. He's been raised well, and normally tries to carry himself with dignity. He knows his manners, and always follows them when he deems the situation appropriate. Athrun also loves to make things. He made a robotic bird for Kira and a swarm of Haros for Lacus. Being a Coordinator, this comes easily to him.
Athrun's manners especially surface in his dealings with women. Athrun always approaches Lacus with the utmost dignity and respect, and treats her extremely well (Lacus's infamous swarm of Haros came to be because Athrun made one for her and she said she liked it). In this vein, he's also something of a prude. After a tense scene with Cagalli trying to steal his gun, Athrun's first act after the situation was defused was to turn away, blushing, and ask her to put her clothes on (she had gotten them wet in an earlier mishap and they were hanging out to dry, so she was in her underwear).
Last but not least, Athrun is loyal to his friends when it comes down to it. Athrun and Kira spent over half of the series on opposite sides of the war, but the entire time, each was hoping they could talk the other down and avoid killing each other. He holds his friends and comrades in very high regard, tries his hardest to keep them safe, and would be willing to lay down his life to ensure their survival. And may God have mercy on anyone who upsets, harms, threatens, or endangers his friends in any sort of way.
Mecha Description:
Robot Name: ZGMF-X23S Savior Gundam
Robot Description: The Savior is a mobile suit constructed by ZAFT as part of its "Second Stage" of advanced mobile suits. Like other Gundams, the Savior is equipped with Phase Shift armor, which blocks conventional weapon attacks. Unlike the Freedom, Justice, and Providence, however, the Savior is not equipped with an N-Jammer Canceler. The Junius Treaty bans the military use of N-Jammer Cancelers, so the Savior must rely on a traditional battery system. To get around this, ZAFT develops the deuterion beam energy supply system so that the battery's energy can be replenished on the battlefield. When the Savior's energy runs low, it can receive an energy beam fired from its mothership to immediately recharge.
The Savior can also transform into a mobile armor mode. In this mode, the Savior's maximum velocity increases significantly, and it is highly maneuverable in both the atmosphere and space. The Savior is also capable of quick transformations, enabling it to shift back and forth as necessary in the middle of battle.
Weapons:
2x MMI-GAU25A 20mm CIWS, fire-linked, mounted in head
MMI-RD11 beam-resistant shield, mounted on left arm
2x M106 "Amfortas" plasma beam cannon, mounted on backpack, can be fired in mobile suit and mobile armor mode
2x MA-M941 "Vajra" beam saber, stored on shoulders
MA-BAR70 high-energy beam rifle
Possessions:
Relationships:
Missions Participated In:
Mission 079: Into the Dawn Skies
Mission 086: The Heroic Path to the Dawn!
Mission 093: Speaker Pod
Mission 097: Spiral of Encounters