History Characters / MobileSuitGundamSEEDZAFT

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:For attempting to launch a coup on the [=PLANT=]s, Jagannath has the poetic honor of being killed by another ZAFT commanding officer: Yzak.]]

* MeaningfulName: A somewhat convoluted example. His name comes from an obscure UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem game called ''Ai Senshi Nicol''. ''Ai Senshi'' is also the title of the second CompilationMovie of the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', which features several characters making a HeroicSacrifice or otherwise dying in the Earth-arc.

[[folder:Patrick Zala (deceased)]]

[[folder:Siegel Clyne (deceased)]]

[[folder:Ezalia Joule (formerly)]]

[[folder:Eileen Canaver (formerly)]]

[[folder:Gilbert Durandal (deceased)]]

* StoneWall: Compared to the other G-Project Gundams, the Blitz has the best defensive capabilities. It has the standard Phase Shift Armor and shield but said shield has both anti-beam coating and Phase Shift Armor which the other Gundam shields do not have. The Mirage Colloid allows the Blitz to become invisible to hide if need be. However, the Blitz does not have any high-powered weaponry compared to the Duel's grenade launcher, Launcher Strike's {{BFG|Agni}} or the Sword Strike's {{BFS|Schwert Gewehr}}, both of the Buster Gundam's combined rifles or the Aegis's Scylla.

* MechaExpansionPack: The Duel is later equipped with an "Assault Shroud" armor that greatly increases its combat versatility. [[spoiler:The Duel Blitz's outer armor functions identical to the "Assault Shroud" as it houses the original Duel Gundam underneath rather than being a part of the Gundam like the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDCE73Stargazer Blu Duel Gundam]]. In addition, thanks to being upgraded with a nuclear engine, the Duel Blitz is also PO urged of its energy issues and now compatible with a METEOR system]].

[[folder:Patrick Zala]] (deceased)

[[folder:Siegel Clyne]]

[[folder:Ezalia Joule]]

[[folder:Eileen Canaver]]

[[folder:Gilbert Durandal]]

[[folder:Patrick Zala]]

* AlwaysSecondBest: Back in his days in the military academy, he was this to Athrun. Implied to be the root of his hostility to him.

* UnskilledButStrong: Implied with the Duel Gundam. It has little weaponry or special systems but seems to make up for it with above average raw output in strength as it is designed to fire a large and powerful railgun capable of tearing off the Astray Gold Frame's arm with recoil alone and was capable of mounting the Assault Shroud with little to no hampering of its base mobility). Notably, the Duel Gundam was actually able to match the Freedom Gundam in strength when they interlocked during Operation Spitbreak. As a result of this, Yzak exploits this raw power as much as possible; as it's capable of crippling other machines with striking alone wheras any other machines would have broken themselves more in the process, he has the Duel Gundam occasionally punch, kick and headbutt its opponents to devastating effect more than your average pilot in the Cosmic Era would.

** Subverted in ''SEED''. The Duel is spec-wise a MasterOfNone, but Yzak's headstrong and aggressive nature means it sees a lot of melee action and was the most prone to engaging the Strike in beam saber-to-beam saber combat early on. After acquiring the Assault Shroud, which gave it ''far'' more weapon options, the Duel primarily shifted to mid-range combat until purging the armor in the FinalBattle of ''SEED''.

* MasterOfNone: The Duel Gundam has no specialized features and is the most ill-equipped of the GAT units because of it. ZAFT developed the [[MechaExpansionPack Assault Shroud]] to help improve its performance.
* MechaExpansionPack: The Duel is later equipped with an "Assault Shroud" armor that greatly increases its combat versatility. [[spoiler:The Duel Blitz's outer armor functions identical to the "Assault Shroud" as it houses the original Duel Gundam underneath rather than being a part of the Gundam like the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDCE73Stargazer Blu Duel Gundam]]. It is not all, the Duel Blitz is also compatible with a METEOR system]].

* SoleSurvivor: Not Yzak personally but his Duel Gundam at the end of ''SEED'', being the only one of the five original Gundams still operational by the end of the war, while the other four are either out of commission (the Buster) or destroyed outright (the Blitz, Aegis and Strike).

* SuperPrototype: Averted with the Duel, the first of the GAT-X Gundam's designed. It's by far the weakest being nothing more than a bare bones Mobile Suit with basic weapons without any special weapons or features. As the first one built it was mostly a test bed to see if things like Beam weaponry and Phase Shift armor worked properly before getting to work on the more advanced ones. It was to be deployed anyway because as the Earth Alliance had no Mobile Suits at the time, 5 Gundam's was better than 4, even if one of them was significantly weaker than the others and it still highly outclassed anything ZAFT had at the time. Even after ZAFT steals it they still put it into battle because it was still better than anything else they could have given Yzak at the time. If not for the fact that the Strike remained in Alliance hands then nothing they had could have put up a fight anyway.

* UnskilledButStrong: Implied with the Duel Gundam. It has little weaponry but seems to make up for it with above average raw output in strength as it is designed to fire a large and powerful railgun the Astray Gold Frame stole and had its arm destroyed when shooting it. The Duel Gundam was also able to match the Freedom Gundam in strength when they interlocked during Operation Spitbreak. Yzak exploits this as he has the Duel Gundam occasionally punch, kick and headbutt its opponent more than your average pilot in the Cosmic Era would.

* WeakButSkilled: Played with: The Duel on paper looks like the lowest-spec Gundam in the series, lacking any special role (Artillery, Stealth, Agility, Multi-Role), and its normal weaponry is basically the Aile Strike with a single-use grenade launcher in exchange for the maneuverability boost and Armor Schneider knives. However, the lack of gimmicks is due to the fact that it's the first of the Gundams ever produced, and is in fact ''SEED'''s version of the RX-78-2. As a result of lacking special features and being a testbed for the other 4 suits, it both carries no weaknesses overall and is incredibly physically powerful in comparison to its siblings. [[note]]And the reason for it's limited armaments? It's main weapon (an incredibly powerful bazooka) was stolen by the pilot of the Gold Frame (who fired the aforementioned bazooka and not only tore open a hole in the colony, but tore off the Gold Frame's right arm in the process. Note this is something the Duel is built to be able to withstand firing repeatedly). And when the unit is upgraded with extra armor, it barely gets slowed down by the excess weight.[[/note]] Despite that it's clearly outclassed by its sibling units and becomes woefully underpowered during the course of the series, Yzak gives Kira no end of trouble in the first half of ''SEED'', and takes out two of the Alliance's {{Super Soldier}}s (the very same ones that could fight Kira and Athrun on even footing). The Duel eventually becomes the only one of the original five Gundams to survive the war in one piece. As for Yzak himself, he is always given the short end of the stick when it comes to machines such as the Duel Gundam (as explained above) and in ''Destiny'' where he is relegated to AceCustom machines rather than receiving anything special. Not that it hampers him from being an effective pilot as he easily takes down the Second Stages with his Slash ZAKU Phantom.

[[folder:Patrick Zala (deceased)]]

[[folder:Siegel Clyne (deceased)]]

[[folder:Ezalia Joule (formerly)]]

[[folder:Gilbert Durandal (deceased)]]

[[folder:Rau Le Creuset (deceased)]]

[[folder:Fredrik Ades (deceased)]]

[[folder:Athrun Zala (formerly)]]

[[folder:Nicol Amalfi (deceased)]]

[[folder:Miguel Aiman (deceased)]]

!Waltfeld Team (formerly)
[[folder:Andrew Waltfeld (formerly)]]

[[folder:Aisha (deceased)]]

[[folder:Martin DaCosta (formerly)]]

[[folder:Talia Gladys (deceased)]]

[[folder:Arthur Trine (formerly)]]

[[folder:Shinn Asuka (formerly)]]

[[folder:Lunamaria Hawke (formerly)]]

[[folder:Rey Za Burrel (deceased)]]

[[folder:Meyrin Hawke (formerly)]]

[[folder:Yolan Kent and Vino Dupre (formerly)]]

[[folder:Athrun Zala (formerly)]]

[[folder:Heine Westenfluss (deceased)]]

[[folder:Abbey Windsor (formerly)]]

[[folder:Marco Morassim (deceased)]]

[[folder:Sato (deceased)]]

[[folder:Patrick Zala]]

[[folder:Siegel Clyne]]

[[folder:Ezalia Joule]]

[[folder:Gilbert Durandal]]

[[folder:Rau Le Creuset]]

[[folder:Fredrik Ades]]

[[folder:Nicol Amalfi]]

[[folder:Miguel Aiman]]

[[folder:Aisha]]

[[folder:Talia Gladys]]

[[folder:Arthur Trine]]

[[folder:Shinn Asuka]]

[[folder:Lunamaria Hawke]]

[[folder:Rey Za Burrel]]

[[folder:Meyrin Hawke]]

[[folder:Yolan Kent and Vino Dupre]]

[[folder:Athrun Zala]]

[[folder:Heine Westenfluss]]

[[folder:Abbey Windsor]]

[[folder:Marco Morassim]]

[[folder:Sato]]

[[folder:Athrun Zala]]

!Waltfeld Team
[[folder:Andrew Waltfeld]]

[[folder:Martin DaCosta]]

** "Earth is going to burn. And the tears and screams of the survivors will fuel the next war." Consider what happens post-ColonyDrop in the ''SEED Destiny''.

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: He's got star-white hair and easily the most brutish member of the Le Creuset team. [[CharacterDevelopment However, he lighten up and gain more sympathy for all sides as the war progesses.]]

* TheBrute: He shares this role with Yzak in Le Creuset's FiveManBand (although he's more cocky rather than temperamental). He later becomes [[TheBigGuy the heroic version]] in the Three Ships Alliance at the end of ''SEED'' where he has the tough and powerful Buster Gundam along with being the tallest teenager in the Three Ships Alliance. With his {{BFG}} and heavily armoured mecha, Dearka is set to do some ''serious damage''.

* LongRangeFighter: The Buster is basically a blunt instrument. It can obliterate opponents from a distance with its powerful long range arsenal [[CripplingOverspecialization but as it lacks any kind of melee weapon it suffers in close quarters combat or direct engagement with other mobile suits]]. Dearka continues to specialize in long range combat in ''SEED Destiny''.

* SignificantWardrobeShift: In ''SEED'', Dearka starts off as a SmugSuper ZAFT soldier in his elite red coat uniform. Once he is captured by the Archangel and kept as a POW, he is left only in his singlet and simple pants where conversations with Naturals help humanize and humble him. When he joins the Three Ships Alliance, he wears a burnt orange jacket worn by Orb staff like Erica Simmons and is firmly an ally to the protagonists. The outfit changes InUniverse were justified as Dearka was captured and did not get an opportunity to get his ZAFT uniform back, unlike Athrun.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Relatively speaking compared to the other G-Project Gundams, the Blitz is designed around one thing to the detriment of its other capabilities: stealth. Its general performance is on-par but [[MasterOfNone not superior in any way to the other Gundams]], and its weakness is that its Trikeros shield houses all its weapons except the Gleipnir claw, meaning it cannot defend and fight well simultaneously and it has no high-power weaponry for inflicting heavy damage. So if it were to, say, lose its right arm in combat against another suit with phase shift armor, its options to cause damage would be nonexistent. It slightly goes into GlassCannon territory as its Mirage Colloid invisibility cannot function at the same time as Phase Shift Armor, forcing Nicol to choose between stealth or defense.

* SpecialAbilityShield: Along with protection, the Blitz's shield houses all of its primary weapons: a beam rifle, a beam saber, and three spear missiles. Unfortunately, this means losing it leaves the Blitz nearly helpless with just the [[GrapplingHookPistol Gleipnir]].

[[folder: Goud Veia]]

* SuperPrototype: Averted with Duel, the first of the GAT-X Gundam's designed it's also by far the weakest being nothing more than a bare bones Mobile Suit with basic weapons without any special weapons or features because as the first one built it was mostly a test bed to see if things like Beam weaponry and Phase Shift armor worked properly before getting to work on the more advanced ones. It was to be deployed anyway because as the Earth Alliance had no Mobile Suits at the time, 5 Gundam's was better than 4, even if one of them was significantly weaker than the others and it still highly outclassed anything ZAFT had at the time. Even after ZAFT steals it they still put it into battle because it was still better than anything else they could have given Yzak at the time. If not for the fact that the Strike remained in Alliance hands then nothing they had could have put up a fight anyway.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinshuFuji

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Hiroya Egashira