<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.com/xsl/rss2html.xsl" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.com/scripts/wpcss/wiki/train-the-outsider/skin/minimalist/rss" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Train The Outsider - Recently Updated Pages</title><link>http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.com/pageSearch/updated</link><description>Recently Updated Pages on http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.com</description><language>en-us</language><webMaster>info@wetpaint.com</webMaster><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:23:09 CDT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:23:09 CDT</lastBuildDate><generator>wetpaint.com</generator><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Train The Outsider</title><url>http://create.wetpaint.com/img/logo.gif</url><link>http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.com</link><description>MIne</description></image><item><title>Home</title><link>http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.com/page/Home</link><author>InuYasha-cjd</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.com/page/Home</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:23:09 CDT</pubDate><description>&lt;div class=&quot;profilePagetitle&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;profilePagetitle&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;This Is Vectorsigma32 &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;The hardest battle is to keep on living.&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;3&quot; width=&quot;355&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;..A.. ..R..&lt;br&gt;..L.. ..U..&lt;br&gt;..C.. ..L..&lt;br&gt;..H.. ..E..&lt;br&gt;..E.. ..Z..&lt;br&gt;..M.. ..!..&lt;br&gt;..Y..&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;╔╗&lt;br&gt;║║&lt;br&gt;║║&lt;br&gt;╚╝&lt;br&gt;╔╗&lt;br&gt;║║╔═╦╦╦═╗&lt;br&gt;║╚╣║║║║╩╣&lt;br&gt;╚═╩═╩═╩═╝&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;╔══╗&lt;br&gt;║╔╗║&lt;br&gt;║╚╝╠══╦╦══╦═╗&lt;br&gt;║╔╗║╔╗║║║║║╩╣&lt;br&gt;╚╝╚╩╝╚╩╩╩╩╩═╝&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Black Cat </title><link>http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.com/page/Black+Cat+</link><author>InuYasha-cjd</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.com/page/Black+Cat+</guid><comments>Moved from: Uncategorized</comments><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:27:57 CDT</pubDate><description> &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The story centers on a man named Train Heartnet who withdrew from an elite group of assassins called the &lt;i&gt;Toki no Bannin&lt;/i&gt; (時の番人; the Chronos Numbers) to become a &lt;i&gt;Sweeper&lt;/i&gt; (a bounty hunter). In Train&amp;#39;s world, there is a secret organization, Chronos, that rules one third of the world through underground control of almost every kind of business. To maintain the balance of the world, Chronos is essential, and therefore, there is the need to have people to protect Chronos. Besides all normal erasers, there are special elite assassins with &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orihalcon&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Orihalcon&quot;&gt;Orihalcon&lt;/a&gt;-made weapons called the Chrono Numbers. Chrono Numbers have their numbers engraved on their body and their weapon. There were twelve total Chrono Numbers, but when Train Heartnet, an unsurpassable shooter, decided to join Chronos in their cause, the number XIII was founded. No one that was targeted by Train Heartnet, also known as Black Cat, for bringing &amp;quot;bad luck&amp;quot;, and his extremely quick movements and attacks, ever survived. The name Black Cat was the most feared among assassins. His only objective was &amp;quot;to be the best&amp;quot;. In one of his missions, he had to kill a target, but the target&amp;#39;s child was at the scene. Train, recalling his childhood trauma, could not kill the target in front of his child, leading to him being shot by the target&amp;#39;s bodyguard. Eventually, he met Saya Minatsuki, who was a sweeper. Through his contact with Saya, Train changed drastically, a change that culminated with leaving Chronos. However, a man who admired Train in an obsessive way, Creed Diskenth, did not accept that an elite assassin was being changed that way. Creed then set out to kill Saya, while Train was not there. Train reached the scene too late and tried to fight Creed, but he escaped. Six months later, Train is a Sweeper, traveling with his partners Sven Vollfied and Eve. Their lives as sweepers is about to be changed when the present is invaded by the past: Creed Diskenth, after two years of being away, returns. And he wishes to meet Train, with a proposal to become his partner. &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;This Is the plot for the Anime series, the Manga Plot begins two years after Train has left Chronos with slightly different events on how Train comes to meet Sven and Eve.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Gundam SEED Kira Summary</title><link>http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.com/page/Gundam+SEED+Kira+Summary</link><author>InuYasha-cjd</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.com/page/Gundam+SEED+Kira+Summary</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:53:02 CDT</pubDate><description> 	During the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Valentine_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Bloody Valentine War&quot;&gt;Bloody Valentine War&lt;/a&gt;, Kira lives on the neutral colony of &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Era_locations#Heliopolis_colony&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Cosmic Era locations&quot;&gt;Heliopolis&lt;/a&gt; where he attends a college with his friends &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Argyle&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Sai Argyle&quot;&gt;Sai Argyle&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuzzey_Buskirk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Kuzzey Buskirk&quot;&gt;Kuzzey Buskirk&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriallia_Haw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Miriallia Haw&quot;&gt;Miriallia Haw&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolle_Koenig&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Tolle Koenig&quot;&gt;Tolle Koenig&lt;/a&gt;. Kira is also attracted to Sai&amp;#39;s fianc&amp;eacute;e, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flay_Allster&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Flay Allster&quot;&gt;Flay Allster&lt;/a&gt;. Kira owns a robotic pet bird, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kira_Yamato#Birdy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Birdy&lt;/a&gt; (Torii in the Japanese version), which was given to him three years earlier by his childhood best friend, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athrun_Zala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Athrun Zala&quot;&gt;Athrun Zala&lt;/a&gt;, who built it. In episode 1 of &lt;i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_SEED&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Mobile Suit Gundam SEED&quot;&gt;Gundam SEED&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, Heiliopolis is attacked by &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factions_of_the_Cosmic_Era#ZAFT&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Factions of the Cosmic Era&quot;&gt;ZAFT&lt;/a&gt; forces. During the evacuation of civilians, Kira is separated from his friends and follows a mysterious female stranger, who he later pushes into an evacuation &amp;quot;shelter&amp;quot;. Kira eventually finds two prototype &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_weapons#Mobile_Suits&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Mobile weapons&quot;&gt;mobile suits&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAT-X105_Strike_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;GAT-X105 Strike Gundam&quot;&gt;GAT-X105 Strike&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAT-X303_Aegis_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam&quot;&gt;GAT-X303 Aegis&lt;/a&gt;, and a battle taking place between &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factions_of_the_Cosmic_Era#Earth_Alliance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Factions of the Cosmic Era&quot;&gt;Earth Alliance&lt;/a&gt; soldiers and the ZAFT special forces team in the factory. While Kira helps an Earth Alliance officer, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murrue_Ramius&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Murrue Ramius&quot;&gt;Murrue Ramius&lt;/a&gt;, he recognizes one of the ZAFT soldiers as his old friend, Athrun. The two friends are stunned by each other&amp;#39;s presence. Murrue attempts to shoot Athrun, but he captures the Aegis and escapes, while Murrue and Kira board the Strike. Kira coins the nickname &amp;quot;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Gundam&quot;&gt;Gundam&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; for the machine from an acronym in the name of the Strike&amp;#39;s &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mobile_Suit_Operation_System&amp;action=edit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Mobile Suit Operation System&quot;&gt;mobile suit operating system&lt;/a&gt; (the &amp;quot;GUNDAM&amp;quot; acronym also finds its way into subsequent mobile suit operating system names within the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Era&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Cosmic Era&quot;&gt;Cosmic Era&lt;/a&gt; timeline). The nickname sticks for similar high performance prototype mobile suits that use the GUNDAM operating system. Outside the factory, Athrun informs &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZGMF-1017_GINN&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ZGMF-1017 GINN&quot;&gt;ZGMF-1017 GINN&lt;/a&gt; pilot &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Aiman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Miguel Aiman&quot;&gt;Miguel Aiman&lt;/a&gt;, that the Strike is being piloted by an Earth Alliance soldier. Athrun takes his machine back to his ship and Miguel attempts to capture the Strike. Murrue is no match for Miguel, and seeing that his friends Sai, Kuzzey, Miriallia, and Tolle, are endangered by this battle, Kira takes control of the Strike and fights back, forcing Miguel to retreat. After the battle, Murrue tells Kira and his friends that they have to stick with her because they have stumbled upon an Earth Alliance military secret. They are then attacked by &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rau_Le_Creuset&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Rau Le Creuset&quot;&gt;Rau Le Creuset&lt;/a&gt;. Using the Strike&amp;#39;s Launcher pack, Kira forces Rau to flee. They are soon joined by &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_La_Flaga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Mu La Flaga&quot;&gt;Mu La Flaga&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natarle_Badgiruel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Natarle Badgiruel&quot;&gt;Natarle Badgiruel&lt;/a&gt;, and several other Earth Alliance survivors of the raid on Heliopolis. Mu concludes that Kira is no ordinary human (he was able to rewrite the Strike&amp;#39;s operating system in seconds and pilot it adeptly) and asks if Kira is a &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Era_human_enhancements#Coordinators&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Cosmic Era human enhancements&quot;&gt;Coordinator&lt;/a&gt;. When Kira answers yes, Earth Alliance soldiers pull their guns on him, but Tolle vouches that Kira is not part of ZAFT. Murrue mentions that Orb has a policy of non-discrimination against Coordinators, so it makes perfect sense that Kira was living on Heliopolis. Mu apologizes for stirring up a fuss. Kira initially refuses to pilot the Strike again, but Mu, who acts as somewhat of a mentor in the series, tells Kira that he is the only one capable of piloting it and that if he has the power to make a difference, he should. During a later battle with ZAFT forces, Kira kills Miguel and the colony of Heliopolis collapses. Kira retrieves a damaged lifeboat&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kira_Yamato#_note-Flay&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;[4]&lt;/a&gt; from the debris; among the survivors onboard is Flay. &lt;a name=&quot;On_the_Archangel&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3&gt;On the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; After becoming the pilot of the Strike, Kira often confronts his friend &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athrun_Zala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Athrun Zala&quot;&gt;Athrun Zala&lt;/a&gt;, a ZAFT soldier. While Athrun fights to protect his nation, Kira who hates war, wants to protect his friends who are onboard the &lt;i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel_class_assault_ship&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Archangel class assault ship&quot;&gt;Archangel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;. When Kira confronts Athrun for the first time after the destruction of Heliopolis, Athrun tries to get him to join ZAFT. He tells Kira that his mother was killed in the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Valentine_War#Bloody_Valentine_Incident.2FJunius_Seven_Massacre_.28February_14.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Bloody Valentine War&quot;&gt;Bloody Valentine Incident&lt;/a&gt; and that was what drove him to join ZAFT. This affects Kira, but he refuses to join ZAFT, because he has people to protect on the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt;, and escapes when &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_La_Flaga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Mu La Flaga&quot;&gt;Mu La Flaga&lt;/a&gt; intervenes. At &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Era_locations#Artemis_asteroid&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Cosmic Era locations&quot;&gt;Artemis&lt;/a&gt;, Kira is claimed a traitor to Coordinators by Eurasian Federation Admiral Gerard Garcia, who was attempting to steal the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; and the Strike from the Atlantic Federation. However, Kira had locked the Strike&amp;#39;s operation system on the advice of Mu, so they needed him to unlock it. Garcia even promised protection in Eurasia. After the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; with the Strike onboard escapes Artemis, Kira lays down on his bed and says &amp;quot;traitor&amp;quot; to himself while crying. A twist of fate lands &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factions_of_the_Cosmic_Era#PLANT&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Factions of the Cosmic Era&quot;&gt;PLANT&lt;/a&gt; pop idol &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacus_Clyne&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Lacus Clyne&quot;&gt;Lacus Clyne&lt;/a&gt; &amp;mdash; who is Athrun&amp;#39;s fiancee &amp;mdash; onboard the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natarle_Badgiruel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Natarle Badgiruel&quot;&gt;Natarle Badgiruel&lt;/a&gt; uses her as a shield to stave off ZAFT forces after they destroy an Earth Alliance fleet, killing Vice Foreign Minister George Allster in the process. Before withdrawing, Athrun asks Kira if it is his idea of justice to fight with cowards who would use innocent civilians as hostages, and vows to rescue Lacus. Kira later frees Lacus and with the help of Sai and Miriallia returns her to Athrun. Again, Athrun asks Kira to join ZAFT but Kira refuses, saying that he has friends on the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; he must protect. Athrun tells Kira that the next time they meet in battle, he would not hesitate to kill him; Kira returns the sentiment. Lacus is saddened because she is leaving Kira, realizing that he had similar sentiments against war, yet has the strength to fight. Kira is later court martialed by the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&amp;#39;&lt;/i&gt;s senior staff, but all charges were dropped against Kira due to him being a civilian. When Flay, witnesses her father&amp;#39;s killing by ZAFT, she berates Kira for not saving her father, even though he promised to and accuses him of not fighting his best because his opponents are fellow Coordinators. This accusation traumatizes Kira emotionally. Flay later apologizes, faking affection for him to make him kill all the Coordinators on her behalf. Her misplaced sentiment makes her believe that Kira will fight harder for her. Kira&amp;#39;s fighting becomes more violent as shown when he enters &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cosmic_Era_human_enhancements#SEED_factor&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;List of Cosmic Era human enhancements&quot;&gt;SEED mode&lt;/a&gt; for the first time and damages the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAT-X102_Duel_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;GAT-X102 Duel Gundam&quot;&gt;GAT-X102 Duel&lt;/a&gt;, giving its pilot &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yzak_Joule&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Yzak Joule&quot;&gt;Yzak Joule&lt;/a&gt; a scar across his face. Later, when the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; rendezvouses with the Earth Alliance&amp;#39;s 8th Fleet, Flay, followed by Kira&amp;#39;s other friends volunteer to enlist. This causes Kira to decide to officially become an Earth Alliance soldier as well. Soon after, during a battle that results in the destruction of the 8th fleet, a fleeing shuttle of survivors from Heliopolis accidentally crosses in the middle of his fight with Yzak, who has sworn revenge against Kira. Yzak shoots down the shuttle, thinking it contains retreating Earth Alliance soldiers, while Kira fails to protect it. This event had a traumatic effect on Kira. One of the shuttle&amp;#39;s passengers was a little girl named Elle, who gave him an origami flower as a token of her appreciation for his protection in earlier battles. When Flay brings him back the flower, Kira breaks down and cries. Flay comforts and kisses him and eventually the two of them have sex. They later grow apart as Kira becomes obsessed with protecting the ship, to the point that Kira began bunking in the Strike. These incidents lead Kira to use a more violent fighting style against the ZAFT forces which battle the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; in the North African desert and later in the Indian Ocean. &lt;a name=&quot;Enter_the_Desert_Tiger:_Andrew_Waltfeld_encounters_Kira_Yamato&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Enter the Desert Tiger: Andrew Waltfeld encounters Kira Yamato&lt;/h3&gt; After the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; lands in North Africa, they are attacked by a ZAFT squadron lead by the Desert Tiger, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Waltfeld&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Andrew Waltfeld&quot;&gt;Andrew Waltfeld&lt;/a&gt;. Due to Kira being inexperienced in combat in the desert, he could not pilot the Strike properly. He managed to again, reprogram the Strike&amp;#39;s operating system to adapt to the environment. This causes Andrew to believe that the pilot is a Coordinator. With the Desert Dawn intervening, the ZAFT forces retreat. Kira then is reunited with &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagalli_Yula_Athha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Cagalli Yula Athha&quot;&gt;Cagalli Yula Athha&lt;/a&gt;, the girl he helped escape from Heliopolis. Cagalli has been worried about him and is shocked to see him piloting a mobile suit. After a squadron of ZAFT&amp;#39;s &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMF/A-802_BuCUE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;TMF/A-802 BuCUE&quot;&gt;TMF/A-802 BuCUEs&lt;/a&gt; under the command of Andrew destroy the town of Tassil, Cagalli and other members of the Desert Dawn recklessly chase after them. Several resistance fighters, including Cagalli&amp;#39;s friend &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gundam_SEED_characters#Desert_Dawn_.5BGS.5D&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;List of Gundam SEED characters&quot;&gt;Ahmed El Fasi&lt;/a&gt;, are killed, though Kira arrives in time to save Cagalli. After the battle, Kira argues with Cagalli, which ends with Kira slapping her across the face. Later, the two of them are sent to gather supplies. As Kira and Cagalli sit down for lunch, they meet a (poorly but effectively) disguised Andrew Waltfeld. &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factions_of_the_Cosmic_Era#Blue_Cosmos.2FLogos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Factions of the Cosmic Era&quot;&gt;Blue Cosmos&lt;/a&gt; terrorists attack, targeting Andrew. In the confusion, Kira saves Andrew from being shot in the back. Andrew thanks Kira, and he sheds the disguise, Cagalli realizes who he really is. Andrew brings Kira and Cagalli to his headquarters. Though they want to leave, he wants to thank them. While Cagalli, who is covered in chili and yogurt sauce, cleans up, he and Kira talk. Andrew&amp;#39;s girlfriend Aisha takes Cagalli to get cleaned up and then brings her back in an elegant dress. She and Kira squabble, which the adults find amusing. When Cagalli confronts Andrew, he pulls out a gun and asks Kira if a war will end when all of your enemies are destroyed. Andrew says he does not know why Kira is fighting his own kind, but as long as Kira pilots the Strike, they are enemies. He then puts the gun away stating that his home is not a battlefield and that Kira had saved him. Because of that, he lets Kira and Cagalli leave. Because they know each other, Kira and Andrew find it difficult to fight in the next battle, where Andrew pilots the new &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMF/A-803_LaGOWE&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;TMF/A-803 LaGOWE&quot;&gt;TMF/A-803 LaGOWE&lt;/a&gt; to face Kira personally. Kira asks Andrew to stop because the battle is over, but Andrew is determined to keep fighting until one of them is dead. Kira activates his SEED abilities and destroys the LaGOWE that Andrew is piloting. Kira cries after the LaGOWE explodes because he did not want to kill Andrew. &lt;a name=&quot;Flight_over_the_Indian_Ocean:_The_winds_of_change&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Flight over the Indian Ocean: The winds of change&lt;/h3&gt; While traveling on the Indian Ocean, Kira remembers his final battle with Andrew, the death of Flay&amp;#39;s father, and the destroyed civilian shuttle and begins to cry. Cagalli hugs him and tells him everything will be okay, and finds herself holding his hand. She tells him not to get the wrong idea, as she simply wants him not to cry anymore. She asks why he is with the Earth Alliance when he is a Coordinator. He recalls being asked that many times. She asks about what Coordinators can do, and Kira tells her that their abilities come from studying and training, not just by virtue of birth. Flay hears their voices, and leads Kira away, obviously jealous of Cagalli. Later, when the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; is undergoing repairs at Orb, Kira ends his relationship with Flay. It is unclear whether he realized she was manipulating him or not. He also meets Athrun face to face, who is spying to see if the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; is in Orb. Although Athrun knows Kira is the Strike pilot, he does not reveal this to the others in his ZAFT team. Kira helped Orb create an OS for Naturals to pilot mobile suits based on the Strike&amp;#39;s combat data. This gives the Orb M1 Astrays superiority over the latter Earth Alliance Strike Daggers. Before he leaves Orb with the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt;, Cagalli shows Kira that his parents are watching him depart. Kira asks Cagalli to apologize to them for him, explaining he cannot see them right now, especially when he might say things that he may regret. Kira tells her to be safe and thanks her. As he turns to go inside the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt;, Cagalli embraces him and tells him not to die and to come back to see her again, which Kira promises. &lt;a name=&quot;Kira_and_Athrun:_A_tragic_duel&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Kira and Athrun: A tragic duel&lt;/h3&gt; While en route to the Earth Alliance Alaskan base &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Era_locations#JOSH-A&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Cosmic Era locations&quot;&gt;JOSH-A&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; is attacked by Athrun and his comrades. During the initial skirmish, Kira damages all of ZAFT&amp;#39;s opposing mobile suits. However, Kira accidentally kills &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol_Amalfi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Nicol Amalfi&quot;&gt;Nicol Amalfi&lt;/a&gt;, a close friend of Athrun&amp;#39;s and pilot of the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAT-X207_Blitz_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam&quot;&gt;GAT-X207 Blitz&lt;/a&gt;, when Nicol tries to protect Athrun. Athrun realizes that Nicol&amp;#39;s death could have been prevented by killing Kira, and he vows to do so the next time they meet. In their next battle, Kira&amp;#39;s friend &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolle_Koenig&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Tolle Koenig&quot;&gt;Tolle Koenig&lt;/a&gt; is killed when Athrun destroys the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FX-550_Skygrasper&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;FX-550 Skygrasper&quot;&gt;FX-550 Skygrasper&lt;/a&gt; he was piloting. Kira and Athrun (both activated their SEED abilities) try to kill each other to avenge their dead friends, and Kira winds up seriously injured when Athrun attaches the Aegis to the Strike and bails out before the Aegis self-destructs. &lt;a name=&quot;Acquiring_a_new_mobile_suit:_The_ZGMF-X10A_Freedom&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Acquiring a new mobile suit: The ZGMF-X10A Freedom&lt;/h3&gt; Although believed dead, Kira ends up in the PLANTs in the mansion of &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacus_Clyne&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Lacus Clyne&quot;&gt;Lacus Clyne&lt;/a&gt;. The anime does not explain how he ends up in &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverend_Malchio&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Reverend Malchio&quot;&gt;Reverend Malchio&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#39;s garden, but makes it clear that Malchio had brought him to the Clynes. The &lt;i&gt;Gundam SEED&lt;/i&gt; manga[&lt;i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Wikipedia:Please clarify&quot;&gt;clarify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] shows Kira stagger to Malchio&amp;#39;s before collapsing. In &lt;i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam_SEED_Astray&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Gundam SEED Astray&quot;&gt;Gundam SEED Astray&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, he is pulled from the wreckage of the Strike by &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junk_Guild&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Junk Guild&quot;&gt;Junk Guild&lt;/a&gt; member &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowe_Guele&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Lowe Guele&quot;&gt;Lowe Guele&lt;/a&gt;, who turns Kira over to Reverend Malchio, a friend of the Clyne family (Kira thanks Guele when &lt;i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warships_and_spacecraft_of_the_Cosmic_Era#Cornelius_class_a.k.a._ReHOME&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Warships and spacecraft of the Cosmic Era&quot;&gt;ReHOME&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; delivers supplies for the Three Ships Alliance later in the war). During this time, Lacus and Kira grow closer to each other. Lacus tells Kira that he is safe and that he can stay as long as he wants to. However, he overhears a message to Lacus&amp;#39; father &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegel_Clyne&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Siegel Clyne&quot;&gt;Siegel Clyne&lt;/a&gt;, from Council member Eileen Canaver that PLANT chairman &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Zala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Patrick Zala&quot;&gt;Patrick Zala&lt;/a&gt; lied about ZAFT&amp;#39;s newest major operation and that the bulk of ZAFT forces are actually on their way to crush JOSH-A in Alaska, the main base of the Earth Alliance military and where the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; is currently stationed. Kira decides to leave PLANT and save his friends onboard the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt;. Lacus helps Kira enter a ZAFT base and gives him the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZGMF-X10A_Freedom_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam&quot;&gt;ZGMF-X10A Freedom&lt;/a&gt;, then kisses his cheek. Kira then returns to Earth in his new mobile suit. During the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Valentine_War#Battle_of_JOSH-A_-_Operation_Spitbreak_.28May_8.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Bloody Valentine War&quot;&gt;Battle of JOSH-A&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; warns Kira about the underground &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Era_Superweapons#Cyclops_system&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Cosmic Era Superweapons&quot;&gt;Cyclops system&lt;/a&gt; and Kira alerts both ZAFT and Earth Alliance soldiers of the impending danger. &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yzak_Joule&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Yzak Joule&quot;&gt;Yzak Joule&lt;/a&gt; refuses to believe him and attacks Kira with the Duel. Even though Yzak killed Elle and the other refugees, Kira refrains from killing him in return. Instead, he disables the Duel and saves Yzak from the Cyclops blast, keeping with his vow to limit casualties for any and all sides on the battlefield. He even saved a damaged GINN but the pilot died later. After the Battle of JOSH-A, the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; defects to Orb. In Orb, Cagalli tearfully welcomes Kira with an embrace that tackles him to the ground, Cagalli calls him an idiot while beating him and admitting she feared he was dead. Kira comforts Cagalli by reminding her that he kept his promise to return. Later, Athrun decides that Kira is not his enemy. Using the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZGMF-X09A_Justice_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam&quot;&gt;ZGMF-X09A Justice&lt;/a&gt;, Athrun aids the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; during the Earth Alliance&amp;#39;s &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Valentine_War#Battle_of_Orb_.28June_15.2C_16.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Bloody Valentine War&quot;&gt;invasion of Orb&lt;/a&gt;. After staving off the Earth Alliance, Athrun and Kira call a truce to discuss the situation. They acknowledge that Nicol and Tolle did not deserve to die, and that they had wanted to kill each other despite being best friends, in order to avenge the deaths of their comrades. Kira asserts something that was previously noted by Lacus about what they should be fighting for. Kira asks Athrun to join Orb, so they can eventually put an end to the war. The Earth Alliance attacks Orb again. &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzumi_Nara_Athha&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Uzumi Nara Athha&quot;&gt;Uzumi Nara Athha&lt;/a&gt; sacrifices his life in order to prevent the Earth Alliance from getting their hands on their main target: Orb&amp;#39;s mass driver. Before that happens, however, he gives Cagalli a photograph of her and Kira when they were infants and tells her that although she is leaving her father she will not be alone, for she will be with her brother. When Cagalli shows Kira the photo after the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; and the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_Spacecrafts_of_Cosmic_Era_%28Gundam%29#Izumo-class_Battleship&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Minor Spacecrafts of Cosmic Era (Gundam)&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Kusanagi&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; ascend into space, he is shocked, especially since the woman holding them is not &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Era_list_of_characters#Other&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Cosmic Era list of characters&quot;&gt;Caridad Yamato&lt;/a&gt;, the only mother he has known. &lt;a name=&quot;Rise_of_Three_Ships_Alliance_and_the_Mendel_Colony_conspiracy&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Rise of Three Ships Alliance and the Mendel Colony conspiracy&lt;/h3&gt; Eventually the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt;, the &lt;i&gt;Kusanagi&lt;/i&gt;, and the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factions_of_the_Cosmic_Era#Clyne_Faction&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Factions of the Cosmic Era&quot;&gt;Clyne Faction&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#39;s stolen ZAFT ship &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Support_ship_Eternal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Support ship Eternal&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Eternal&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (which is commanded by Kira&amp;#39;s former adversary &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Waltfeld&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Andrew Waltfeld&quot;&gt;Andrew Waltfeld&lt;/a&gt; no less), form the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factions_of_the_Cosmic_Era#Three_Ships_Alliance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Factions of the Cosmic Era&quot;&gt;Three Ships Alliance&lt;/a&gt;, supported by Kira&amp;#39;s stolen Freedom and Athrun&amp;#39;s Justice mobile suits. In the &lt;i&gt;Astray&lt;/i&gt; manga, this group receives assistance from the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factions_of_the_Cosmic_Era#Junk_Guild&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Factions of the Cosmic Era&quot;&gt;Junk Guild&lt;/a&gt;, and the prototype &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; tender ship turned Junk Guild vessel &lt;i&gt;ReHOME&lt;/i&gt; serves as a tender ship for the Three Ships Alliance. During the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Valentine_War#Battle_of_Mendel_.28July_12.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Bloody Valentine War&quot;&gt;Battle of Mendel&lt;/a&gt;, Kira learns from &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rau_Le_Creuset&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Rau Le Creuset&quot;&gt;Rau Le Creuset&lt;/a&gt; that Caridad and &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Era_list_of_characters#Other&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Cosmic Era list of characters&quot;&gt;Haruma Yamato&lt;/a&gt; are not his biological parents. His true parents were &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulen_Hibiki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Ulen Hibiki&quot;&gt;Ulen&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gundam_SEED_characters#Other&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;List of Gundam SEED characters&quot;&gt;Via Hibiki&lt;/a&gt;, geneticists who are both deceased. He also learns that he is the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Era_human_enhancements#.22Ultimate.22_Coordinator&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Cosmic Era human enhancements&quot;&gt;Ultimate Coordinator&lt;/a&gt;; his fetus was artificially developed outside his mother&amp;#39;s womb, and all his genetic enhancements are exactly as they were intended to be. He is the only fetus to be successfully developed using the apparatus. Kira also learns that Cagalli is indeed his twin sister, who was born naturally and not genetically altered. After this, Kira is shocked when he learns that Flay, whom he had believed was transferred from the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; along with &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natarle_Badgiruel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Natarle Badgiruel&quot;&gt;Natarle Badgiruel&lt;/a&gt; before the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Valentine_War#Battle_of_JOSH-A_-_Operation_Spitbreak_.28May_8.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Bloody Valentine War&quot;&gt;Battle of JOSH-A&lt;/a&gt;, was in a nearby lifepod. In the lifepod, Flay says she has something that will end the war. Upon hearing Kira&amp;#39;s voice again, Flay weeps with joy, since she thought he was dead. Unfortunately, Kira fails to retrieve her lifepod because the Freedom is beheaded by the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAT-X252_Forbidden_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;GAT-X252 Forbidden Gundam&quot;&gt;GAT-X252 Forbidden&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAT-X370_Raider_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;GAT-X370 Raider Gundam&quot;&gt;GAT-X370 Raider&lt;/a&gt; after Kira recklessly tries to get to Flay before everyone else does. Flay winds up onboard the &lt;i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel_class_assault_ship&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Archangel class assault ship&quot;&gt;Dominion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; instead. As Forbidden and Raider pilots &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shani_Andras&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Shani Andras&quot;&gt;Shani Andras&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clotho_Buer&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Clotho Buer&quot;&gt;Clotho Buer&lt;/a&gt; continue their assault on Kira, he is saved by Athrun and &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dearka_Elsman&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Dearka Elsman&quot;&gt;Dearka Elsman&lt;/a&gt;. After making it back to the Eternal, Kira looks at Lacus, ends up seeing Flay instead and passes out. When he wakes up from this blackout, again he looks at Lacus and he imagines seeing Flay naked, an obvious flashback. Just as Cagalli is about to ask Kira about the photo of the two of them when they were babies, Athrun takes her outside, leaving Kira and Lacus alone together. Kira tells Lacus he vowed not to cry, and she tells him he can cry when he feels like it. Kira cries himself to sleep in Lacus&amp;#39; lap. &lt;a name=&quot;Battle_at_Jachin_Due:_A_day_of_destiny&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Battle at Jachin Due: A day of destiny&lt;/h3&gt; Kira, Lacus, Athrun, Cagalli and the Three Ships Alliance help in ending the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Valentine_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Bloody Valentine War&quot;&gt;Bloody Valentine War&lt;/a&gt;. Just before the final battle, Lacus helps Kira come to terms with his true origins and admits her love for him by giving him the ring that belonged to her mother. Kira responds with a thanks for her support and kisses her on the cheek. In the final &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Valentine_War#Second_Battle_of_Jachin_Due_.28September_26.2C_27.29&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Bloody Valentine War&quot;&gt;battle&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Era_locations#Jachin_Due&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Cosmic Era locations&quot;&gt;Jachin Due&lt;/a&gt;, Kira fights both ZAFT and the Earth Alliance, assisting in the destruction of the Earth Alliance&amp;#39;s Peacemaker Nuclear Taskforce&amp;#39;s motherships. Kira later battles &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rau_Le_Creuset&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Rau Le Creuset&quot;&gt;Rau Le Creuset&lt;/a&gt;, who now pilots the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZGMF-X13A_Providence_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam&quot;&gt;ZGMF-X13A Providence&lt;/a&gt;. While fighting Le Creuset, Kira again hears Flay cry out from an escape vessel and backs out of the fight in an attempt to rescue her. Instead of going after Kira, Le Creuset attacks the escape vessel. Kira stops Le Creuset&amp;#39;s first attack and sees Flay, who has tears in her eyes and a smile on her face. While Kira is distracted, one of Rau&amp;#39;s DRAGOONs fires from above and destroys the vessel, killing Flay. Kira cries out in anguish, realizing Flay&amp;#39;s death could have been prevented if he had not lost focus on Le Creuset. Flay&amp;#39;s spirit briefly appears to thank and apologize to Kira. She also assures Kira that her true feelings will protect him. Angry over Flay&amp;#39;s death, Kira activates his SEED mode and stops Le Creuset from destroying the &lt;i&gt;Eternal&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Kusanagi&lt;/i&gt;. Though the Freedom is heavily damaged in the renewed fight, he mortally wounds Le Creuset and the Providence is destroyed by the sabotaged ZAFT superweapon &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Era_Superweapons#GENESIS&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Cosmic Era Superweapons&quot;&gt;GENESIS&lt;/a&gt;. While Kira drifts aimlessly in space outside of the Freedom, it is revealed that he was wearing the ring Lacus gave him as a pendant on a necklace. He is later rescued by Cagalli and Athrun. The &lt;i&gt;Astray X&lt;/i&gt; manga features the mercenary &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canard_Pars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Canard Pars&quot;&gt;Canard Pars&lt;/a&gt;, the only &amp;quot;failed&amp;quot; Ultimate Coordinator prototype known to have survived. Canard, consumed by an intense inferiority complex and hatred towards Kira, constantly thought fruitlessly searches for him with the intention to defeat him and become the true Ultimate Coordinator; however, during the course of the story he abandons that goal and finally comes to terms with himself. Although Kira and Canard crossed each other during a walk on the Orb beaches, the latter chose to pass him by without addressing him and it is unknown whether Kira is aware of Canard&amp;rsquo;s existence. &lt;a name=&quot;Gundam_SEED_Destiny&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h2&gt;Gundam SEED Destiny&lt;/h2&gt; Kira has been living on a secluded island (one of the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Islands&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Marshall Islands&quot;&gt;Marshall Islands&lt;/a&gt;) in Orb territory since the end of the war.&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kira_Yamato#_note-GSDkira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt; He and Lacus have spent the last two years after the war assisting &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverend_Malchio&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Reverend Malchio&quot;&gt;Reverend Malchio&lt;/a&gt; and Kira&amp;#39;s adoptive mother with his orphanage.&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kira_Yamato#_note-GSDkira&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt; The Junius Seven Colony Drop Incident, which triggers the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Bloody_Valentine_War&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Second Bloody Valentine War&quot;&gt;Second Bloody Valentine War&lt;/a&gt; forces the group to move in with &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murrue_Ramius&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Murrue Ramius&quot;&gt;Murrue Ramius&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Waltfeld&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Andrew Waltfeld&quot;&gt;Andrew Waltfeld&lt;/a&gt; at their shared mansion in Orb. As the events escalate, the mansion is destroyed by an unknown force of Coordinators trying to assassinate Lacus. The attempt on Lacus&amp;#39;s life forces Kira to once again pilot the rebuilt Freedom and participate in combat in order to protect his loved one, despite her reluctance in his taking up arms again. He still abides by his policy to limit casualties, by disabling the opposing mobile suits in SEED mode, though the pilots then self-destruct their machines briefly shocking him. Kira and Lacus return to the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; as Orb joined the Earth Alliance, forcing them to take up secretive residence in the Kingdom of Scandinavia. Before leaving Orb, Kira kidnaps Cagalli from her arranged marriage to &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuna_Roma_Seiran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Yuna Roma Seiran&quot;&gt;Yuna Roma Seiran&lt;/a&gt;, despite Cagalli&amp;#39;s initial objections. He also helps Cagalli realize her mistake in letting Orb side with the Earth Alliance and helps her come to terms with her errors in judgement, despite her good intentions. &lt;a name=&quot;Return_to_the_battlefield&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Return to the battlefield&lt;/h3&gt; After a period of being part of the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; crew, Lacus decides to go into space to investigate what is going on, although Kira initially objects as he would not be able to watch over her, she assures him she will be careful and holds him to reassure him. Lacus, Andrew, and the shuttle they have stolen are nearly shot down, but Kira protects them. Kira continues to fight in the rebuilt &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZGMF-X10A_Freedom_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam&quot;&gt;ZGMF-X10A Freedom&lt;/a&gt;. His first sortie with the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; is in the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dardanelles&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Dardanelles&quot;&gt;Dardanelles&lt;/a&gt;, trying to stop the OMNI/Orb offensive against the ZAFT battleship &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerva_class_battleship&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Minerva class battleship&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Minerva&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. He destroys the &lt;i&gt;Minerva&lt;/i&gt;s main &amp;quot;Tannh&amp;auml;user&amp;quot; cannon, causing severe damage to the ship and killing several crewmen, but the &amp;quot;Tannh&amp;auml;user&amp;quot; could have killed more crewmen on the targeted enemy: the Orb flagship &lt;i&gt;Takemikazuchi&lt;/i&gt;. Kira then disarms several mobile suits on both sides of the skirmish. Kira is blamed for causing the death of &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZGMF-X2000_GOUF_Ignited&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited&quot;&gt;ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited&lt;/a&gt; pilot &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heine_Westenfluss&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Heine Westenfluss&quot;&gt;Heine Westenfluss&lt;/a&gt; by the hands of &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZGMF-X88S_Gaia_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ZGMF-X88S Gaia Gundam&quot;&gt;ZGMF-X88S Gaia&lt;/a&gt; pilot &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_Loussier&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Stella Loussier&quot;&gt;Stella Loussier&lt;/a&gt; (both were trying to attack Kira and Heine got in Stella&amp;#39;s way). Kira, accompanied by Cagalli and &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriallia_Haw&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Miriallia Haw&quot;&gt;Miriallia Haw&lt;/a&gt;, secretly meet with Athrun in &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crete&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Crete&quot;&gt;Crete&lt;/a&gt;, where they are spied on by &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunamaria_Hawke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Lunamaria Hawke&quot;&gt;Lunamaria Hawke&lt;/a&gt;. Athrun says they will not end the war by their methods and Cagalli must return to Orb if she wants Orb to leave the Earth Alliance. Kira tells Athrun that he distrusts ZAFT&amp;#39;s leader, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Durandal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Gilbert Durandal&quot;&gt;Gilbert Durandal&lt;/a&gt;, since Lacus was targeted by a special ops team of Coordinators using newly designed ZAFT Mobile Suits. Though Athrun returned to ZAFT, both sides were affected by the other&amp;#39;s words. Kira intervenes again in the Earth Forces/Orb battle with the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerva_class_battleship&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Minerva class battleship&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Minerva&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crete&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Crete&quot;&gt;Crete&lt;/a&gt;, where he saved the Minerva from a possible finishing blow, but was still regarded as the enemy. Kira was confronted by Athrun in the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZGMF-X23S_Saviour_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ZGMF-X23S Saviour Gundam&quot;&gt;ZGMF-X23S Saviour&lt;/a&gt;, who believed Kira and Cagalli to be in the wrong as their actions as they seemed to only create confusion and unnecessary deaths. Due to the situation around them, primarily his distraught twin sister, Kira declares that if Athrun thinks that the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&amp;#39;&lt;/i&gt;s presence in trying to stop the battle is pointless and that Cagalli is to blame for Orb&amp;#39;s path, then that makes Athrun his enemy. Kira easily defeats Athrun this time, and dismantles the Saviour, taking care not to injure Athrun. &lt;a name=&quot;Freedom.27s_last_battle&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Freedom&amp;#39;s last battle&lt;/h3&gt; Kira and the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; soon go to &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Berlin&quot;&gt;Berlin&lt;/a&gt; to fight against the monstrous &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFAS-X1_Destroy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;GFAS-X1 Destroy&quot;&gt;GFAS-X1 Destroy&lt;/a&gt;, and are eventually joined by the &lt;i&gt;Minerva&lt;/i&gt;, along with &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinn_Asuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Shinn Asuka&quot;&gt;Shinn Asuka&amp;#39;s&lt;/a&gt; Impulse. Kira defeats &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_Loussier&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Stella Loussier&quot;&gt;Stella Loussier&lt;/a&gt;, the pilot of the Destroy. This saves the lives of many, including Shinn, but Stella is mortally wounded. &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinn_Asuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Shinn Asuka&quot;&gt;Shinn Asuka&lt;/a&gt;, a former Orb citizen who joined ZAFT after his family was killed in the assault on Orb by the Earth Forces during the first war, was in love with Stella and after her death, plans to destroy Kira in revenge. During the battle, Earth Alliance officer and Phantom Pain commander &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Roanoke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Neo Roanoke&quot;&gt;Neo Roanoke&lt;/a&gt;, is captured. Neo is fairly cordial to Kira and the others aboard the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; and behaves much like their old friend and comrade, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_La_Flaga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Mu La Flaga&quot;&gt;Mu La Flaga&lt;/a&gt;, but he claimed that he was not Mu. Soon after, PLANT Chairman Gilbert Durandal orders the destruction of the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; and the Freedom during the mission code-named &amp;quot;Operation: Angel Down&amp;quot;. The &lt;i&gt;Minerva&lt;/i&gt; participates reluctantly, but Shinn Asuka is eager for revenge. Freedom is attacked by Shinn and his &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZGMF-X56S_Impulse_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam&quot;&gt;ZGMF-X56S Impulse&lt;/a&gt;, who has prepared for this battle. Taking advantage of Kira&amp;#39;s unwillingness to kill and Impulse&amp;#39;s ability to replace damaged parts on-the-fly, Shinn defeats Kira. When the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; is apparently destroyed by fire from the &lt;i&gt;Minerva&lt;/i&gt;, the resulting explosion rips the Freedom apart. Kira survives in the damaged cockpit and is retrieved from the ocean by Cagalli in the &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBF-02_Strike_Rouge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;MBF-02 Strike Rouge&quot;&gt;MBF-02 Strike Rouge&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a name=&quot;The_ZGMF-X20A_Strike_Freedom&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3&gt;The ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot;&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Strike_Freedom.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot;&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Strike_Freedom.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; Soon after, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athrun_Zala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Athrun Zala&quot;&gt;Athrun Zala&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyrin_Hawke&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Meyrin Hawke&quot;&gt;Meyrin Hawke&lt;/a&gt; defect from ZAFT after being framed by &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey_Za_Burrel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Rey Za Burrel&quot;&gt;Rey Za Burrel&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Durandal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Gilbert Durandal&quot;&gt;Gilbert Durandal&lt;/a&gt;. While they recover from being shot down by &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinn_Asuka&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Shinn Asuka&quot;&gt;Shinn Asuka&lt;/a&gt;, Athrun and Kira have the chance to talk. Lacus and her ship &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Eternal&quot;&gt;Eternal&lt;/a&gt; come under attack by newer ZAFT&amp;#39;s Zaku and Gouf squadrons after investigating the remnants of the space colony Mendel for clues about Chairman Durandal&amp;#39;s plans. Kira rushes into space in Cagalli&amp;#39;s &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBF-02_Strike_Rouge&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;MBF-02 Strike Rouge&quot;&gt;Strike Rouge&lt;/a&gt; mounted on booster rockets, but the Strike Rouge is seriously damaged very quickly from the numerous attacks it took from Eternal&amp;#39;s pursuers. Andrew Waltfeld provides cover in the recaptured[&lt;i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Wikipedia:Citing sources&quot;&gt;citation needed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZGMF-X88S_Gaia_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ZGMF-X88S Gaia Gundam&quot;&gt;ZGMF-X88S Gaia&lt;/a&gt; and tells Kira to go into the &lt;i&gt;Eternal&lt;/i&gt; to pick up his new unit. On the &lt;i&gt;Eternal&lt;/i&gt;, Kira and Lacus are reunited and she presents Kira with the newly constructed &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZGMF-X20A_Strike_Freedom_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam&quot;&gt;ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom&lt;/a&gt; albeit with some hesitation. He uses his new mobile suit to disable the attacking forces within two minutes. Kira then returns to Earth with the Strike Freedom to help Cagalli defend Orb, which is under ZAFT attack because &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuna_Roma_Seiran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Yuna Roma Seiran&quot;&gt;Yuna Roma Seiran&lt;/a&gt; and his father Unato had provided refuge for the LOGOS leader &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Djibril&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Lord Djibril&quot;&gt;Lord Djibril&lt;/a&gt;. Lacus Clyne flies down in the Infinite Justice to deliver the suit &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZGMF-X19A_Infinite_Justice_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice Gundam&quot;&gt;ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice&lt;/a&gt; to Athrun Zala. &lt;a name=&quot;Second_Battle_of_Orb&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Second Battle of Orb&lt;/h3&gt; Shinn launches in Destiny and is about to finish off Cagalli&amp;#39;s &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORB-01_Akatsuki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ORB-01 Akatsuki&quot;&gt;Akatsuki&lt;/a&gt;, when Kira arrives to protect her. While Cagalli withdraws to deal with the political situation, Kira and Shinn battle until the other has to withdraw back to the &lt;i&gt;Minerva&lt;/i&gt;. Kira then disables many of the ZAFT mobile suits invading Orb. Shinn relaunches accompanied by Rey in the Legend. They double-team Kira until Athrun arrives in Infinite Justice, after which Kira faces off against Rey&amp;#39;s Legend, while Athrun engages Shinn in melee combat. After the ZAFT forces withdraw, Athrun loses consciousness. Kira, in Strike Freedom, catches the Infinite Justice in mid-air, preventing him from crashing. Back aboard the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt;, Kira removes Athrun&amp;#39;s helmet and flight suit, revealing that Athrun&amp;#39;s wounds have re-opened and are bleeding profusely. Kira then orders a stretcher to bring Athrun to the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&amp;#39;&lt;/i&gt;s sick bay, where he recovers, tended to by Meyrin. &lt;a name=&quot;Return_to_space&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Return to space&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Djibril&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Lord Djibril&quot;&gt;Lord Djibril&lt;/a&gt; escapes into space during the battle. ZAFT forces withdraw from Orb and the &lt;i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerva_class_battleship&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Minerva class battleship&quot;&gt;Minerva&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; is sent to reinforce the ZAFT Lunar Team&amp;#39;s attempt to destroy the Earth Alliance&amp;#39;s Lunar-Based Laser Cannon, &amp;quot;Requiem&amp;quot; which has fired and destroyed some of the PLANTs. During that time, Kira is promoted to &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Admiral&quot;&gt;Admiral&lt;/a&gt; and appointed as the Commander of the Orb Space Fleet. The &lt;i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel_class_assault_ship&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Archangel class assault ship&quot;&gt;Archangel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; is also officially commissioned into the Orb Military Fleet and assigned as Kira&amp;#39;s flagship. &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; is ordered to the lunar &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cosmic_Era_locations#Copernicus_City&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;List of Cosmic Era locations&quot;&gt;city of Copernicus&lt;/a&gt; to gather intelligence on Durandal&amp;#39;s operations. Cagalli stays in Orb to coordinate the recovery and lead the country. Kira and Lacus note Athrun&amp;#39;s surprise that Cagalli is no longer wearing the engagement ring Athrun gave her and offer support, though he assures them things will be all right. The &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; returns to space and docks at Copernicus City. Kira, Lacus, Athrun, and Meyrin attempt to gather intelligence under the guise of a shopping trip. There, they receive &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meer_Campbell&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Meer Campbell&quot;&gt;Meer Campbell&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#39;s red Haro containing a message from Meer saying she is afraid of being killed. Athrun and Meyrin suspect it is a trap, but Lacus insists on meeting Meer. It is a trap. Sarah, Meer&amp;#39;s bodyguard, has organized a team of assassins to kill Lacus. Athrun, Kira, and Meyrin fight them off, protecting Lacus and Meer. Athrun requests backup from the Archangel which sends Mu La Flaga (Neo Roanoke) to aid them in the ORB-01 Akatsuki. After his arrival, the badly injured Sarah, makes a final attempt to kill Lacus, but Meer is hit instead, trying to protect Lacus at the last second. Shortly after Meer&amp;#39;s funeral, Durandal announces his &amp;quot;Destiny Plan&amp;quot; to the world and his vow to eliminate anybody who does not follow him. Orb, the Kingdom of Scandinavia, and the Atlantic Federation all denounces Durandal&amp;#39;s plan. Orb orders their space fleet to stop Durandal from accomplishing the &amp;quot;Destiny Plan&amp;quot; and prevent the destruction of Orb. &lt;a name=&quot;Battle_of_Messiah:_Assault_on_REQUIEM&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Battle of Messiah: Assault on REQUIEM&lt;/h3&gt; In the final battle, Kira orders Athrun and the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; to disable the Requiem directly, while the Strike Freedom confronts Rey&amp;#39;s &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZGMF-X666S_Legend_Gundam&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;ZGMF-X666S Legend Gundam&quot;&gt;ZGMF-X666S Legend&lt;/a&gt;. Kira tries to persuade Rey to stop fighting and supporting Durandal before disabling the Legend. After that, the Strike Freedom attacks the space fortress, Messiah, leading to its eventual destruction. Kira then exits the Strike Freedom and searches for &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Durandal&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Gilbert Durandal&quot;&gt;Gilbert Durandal&lt;/a&gt; in the command center of Messiah. While they are talking and pointing guns at each other the captain of the Minerva, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talia_Gladys&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Talia Gladys&quot;&gt;Talia Gladys&lt;/a&gt;, Durandal&amp;#39;s lover, and &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey_Za_Burrel&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Rey Za Burrel&quot;&gt;Rey Za Burrel&lt;/a&gt;, who has been Gilbert&amp;#39;s most dedicated follower, also arrive and draw pistols. Rey shoots Durandal, he had been enlightened by Kira&amp;#39;s words and dreams of a future, which would have been suppressed by Durandal&amp;#39;s Destiny Plan. Before Kira leaves the Messiah, Talia Gladys asks Kira to tell Murrue Ramius, her &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; counterpart, that she has a son and she wishes Murrue to meet him someday. Kira agrees and leaves the Messiah in Strike Freedom before it falls onto the moon surface and explodes. Talia and Rey stay with Durandal. In &lt;i&gt;Gundam SEED Destiny&lt;/i&gt; &amp;quot;Final Plus&amp;quot;, Athrun is also present for the events inside Messiah, but his presence does not materially change events. &lt;a name=&quot;Aftermath&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Aftermath&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot;&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kira_Shinn_Handshake.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Shinn shakes hands with Kira at last&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot;&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kira_Shinn_Handshake.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; Shinn shakes hands with Kira at last&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; Afterwards, at the ravished Orb memorial previously visited by Shinn and Kira in episode 8, Athrun introduces Kira to Shinn as the pilot of Freedom. Shinn is stunned by the identity of the pilot whom he tried to defeat numerous times, and previously met before without that knowledge. Kira asks Shinn to make peace with him and to ensure that humans, Coordinators and Naturals alike, never again go down the path of mutual destruction and asks Shinn to join him in the fight of the world he truly wished for. A crying Shinn agrees. Kira becomes an admiral within the Orb Military, as evidenced by his former superiors from the previous war, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murrue_Ramius&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Murrue Ramius&quot;&gt;Murrue Ramius&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_La_Flaga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Mu La Flaga&quot;&gt;Mu La Flaga&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Waltfeld&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Andrew Waltfeld&quot;&gt;Andrew Waltfeld&lt;/a&gt;, following his command at the end of the second war. Kira&amp;#39;s accomplishments in both Bloody Valentine Wars prove that he is one of the most skilled mobile suit pilots in the SEED universe. In &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam_SEED_Destiny:_Special_Edition&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition&quot;&gt;Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition&lt;/a&gt; IV, in the end credits, Kira is sporting a high-ranking white ZAFT uniform reserved for important military officials. When Kira and Lacus saw each other in the PLANTs they immediately rushed towards one another and hugged each other, surprising most of the people present. &lt;a name=&quot;Relationship_with_Lacus_Clyne&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h2&gt;Relationship with Lacus Clyne&lt;/h2&gt; During Gundam SEED, Lacus entrusts Kira with her ring during later episodes, followed by a kiss from Kira on Lacus&amp;#39; cheek. In Japanese (or East Asian in general) tradition, when a woman entrusts an ornament to a man, it usually implies romantic love and later, marriage.[&lt;i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Wikipedia:Citing sources&quot;&gt;citation needed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] In the short &amp;quot;aftermath&amp;quot; OVA following the end of SEED, Lacus and Kira are clearly shown living together and the continue to do so in Destiny. The two are often shown embracing and holding hands. Lacus is shown to be uneasy whenever Kira goes off to battle. When she hijacks a shuttle (with the help of Andrew Waltfeld) to go into space; Kira chases the ship trying to tell Lacus his feelings as the communication cuts out. In final installment of the Destiny Special Edition reveal Kira, in a ZAFT commander uniform reuniting with Lacus on PLANT. They share a romantic embrace showing their love and affection. &lt;a name=&quot;Fighting_skills&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h2&gt;Fighting skills&lt;/h2&gt; While lacking any true form of military training, Kira&amp;#39;s fighting prowess has developed much as the series progresses. In the original &lt;i&gt;SEED&lt;/i&gt; series, Kira is shown to be inexperienced with handguns, preferring not to use them. During a &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cosmos&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Blue Cosmos&quot;&gt;Blue Cosmos&lt;/a&gt; assassination attempt on &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Waltfeld&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Andrew Waltfeld&quot;&gt;Andrew Waltfeld&lt;/a&gt;, Kira chooses to throw the gun rather than shoot someone. He even has to be reminded by &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_La_Flaga&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Mu La Flaga&quot;&gt;Mu&lt;/a&gt; to remove the safety on his gun in episode 44 while in pursuit of Rau on &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Era_locations#Mendel_colony&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Cosmic Era locations&quot;&gt;Mendel station&lt;/a&gt;. He is shown as a skilled unarmed fighter, however, and is extremely efficient with his &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_suit&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Mobile suit&quot;&gt;mobile suit&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#39;s artillery. Furthermore, in the glossary of the PS2 game Never Ending Tomorrow, his rapid advancement in piloting skills is described to have been caused by Rau le Creuset&amp;#39;s revelation of his being born out of an artificial womb. In &lt;i&gt;Destiny&lt;/i&gt;, his handgun skills improve dramatically and it was seen in the second assassination attempt on &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacus_Clyne&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Lacus Clyne&quot;&gt;Lacus Clyne&lt;/a&gt;. His implied status as a person with high spatial awareness ability also has an impact on his fighting abilities. &lt;a name=&quot;In_Super_Robot_Wars_Alpha_3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h2&gt;In Super Robot Wars Alpha 3&lt;/h2&gt; Kira is one of the &lt;i&gt;Gundam SEED&lt;/i&gt; characters who appears in the &lt;i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Robot_Wars&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Super Robot Wars&quot;&gt;Super Robot Wars&lt;/a&gt; Alpha&lt;/i&gt; finale - &lt;i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Robot_Wars_Alpha_3&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Super Robot Wars Alpha 3&quot;&gt;Super Robot Wars Alpha 3&lt;/a&gt;: To the edge of the galaxy&lt;/i&gt;. While his stats are boosted once he goes into SEED mode at 140 morale, compared to Newtype ace pilots like &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amuro_Ray&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Amuro Ray&quot;&gt;Amuro Ray&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamille_Bidan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Kamille Bidan&quot;&gt;Kamille Bidan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judau_Ashta&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Judau Ashta&quot;&gt;Judau Ashta&lt;/a&gt; he has higher aiming and dodging ability in his SEED mode. &lt;a name=&quot;Birdy&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h2&gt;Birdy&lt;/h2&gt; Birdy, known as Torii in the Japanese version, is a robotic pet bird owned by Kira. Birdy is voiced by &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Shindou&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Naomi Shindou&quot;&gt;Naomi Shindou&lt;/a&gt; in the Japanese anime and &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabitha_St._Germain&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Tabitha St. Germain&quot;&gt;Tabitha St. Germain&lt;/a&gt; in the English dub. About three years prior to CE 71, Birdy, a robotic pet bird, was created by &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athrun_Zala&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Athrun Zala&quot;&gt;Athrun Zala&lt;/a&gt; for Kira, a childhood friend of his.&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kira_Yamato#_note-Birdy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;[5]&lt;/a&gt; The first time Birdy is seen in the series, it is with Kira at the college he attends in &lt;i&gt;Gundam SEED&lt;/i&gt;. He is accompanying Kira, but Birdy leaves later on for an unknown reason. When the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; is undergoing repairs at Orb, Birdy is the reason Kira runs into Athrun face to face, who is spying to see if the &lt;i&gt;Archangel&lt;/i&gt; is in Orb. Birdy is shown throughout the series, in various episodes, and is a symbol of Kira and Athrun&amp;#39;s friendship&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kira_Yamato#_note-Birdy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Eureka 7</title><link>http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.com/page/Eureka+7</link><author>InuYasha-cjd</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://train-the-outsider.wetpaint.com/page/Eureka+7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:39:51 CDT</pubDate><description>&lt;font face=&quot;Impact&quot; size=&quot;5&quot;&gt; &lt;br&gt;The Plot&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;After the Nirvash accidentally crashed into Renton&amp;#39;s room next to Axel&amp;#39;s garage, Renton met Eureka and fell in love with her at first sight. Renton&amp;#39;s unusual link with Nirvash and responsibility over his father&amp;#39;s Amita drive motivated him to join Gekkostate. He came to Gekkostate to follow Holland, his idol, and to be with Eureka, with whom he fell in love and swore to protect. His time with Gekkostate had been a difficult transition as he was subject to many pranks from crew members (especially Eureka&amp;#39;s adopted children). He eventually comes to learn of the origin of Gekkostate and the atrocities that Holland and Eureka and others are atoning for. Renton stayed with Gekkostate to train and in time his skill as a LFO pilot developed on par or above Eureka. That development affected a rift with Eureka as he desires her to return his love for her. His love for Eureka is not secret; everyone on board Gekko interferes in his love life. The crew members constantly want to know his progress and cheer him on. His relationship with both Nirvash and Eureka develops into a deep emotional and mental link that is noticed by Mischa.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Renton has a special link with the Nirvash along with Eureka. Usually, both he and Eureka are necessary to activate the Amita drive, awakening Nirvash and allowing access to the power responsible for the Seven Swell phenomenon. Specifically, when Renton and Eureka achieve emotional agreement and wish for something, Nirvash reciprocates with the power of the Amita drive. If their feelings are in disconnect, the Amita drive cannot activate. However, there are some occasions where Eureka is present yet unconscious, and Renton alone convinces Nirvash to awaken. Renton summons the powers of Amita drive several times throughout the series. His very first time was triggered by an overwhelming need to protect Eureka during his delivery of the Amita drive to Nirvash and Gekkostate, resulting in the second Seven Swell phenomenon ever (the first being Adrock&amp;#39;s disastrous experiment with Eureka).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Renton and Eureka&amp;#39;s primary antagonist early on is Anemone. During their battles with her, Renton usually ends up using the Amita drive. His first encounter with Anemone was when Gekkostate investigated an Aerial Coralian. He and Eureka traveled to it, and while battling Anemone in her TheEnd LFO, all three enter the Zone within the Coralian. There, all three share a strange &amp;quot;dream&amp;quot;, with Eureka trying to find Renton, and Renton eventually meeting Anemone, who tries to kill him. As he is rescued by Eureka, he catches a glimpse of his sister before the dream ends. In the aftermath of the Aerial Coralian&amp;#39;s disappearance, Renton and Dominic encounter each other, and although initially distrustful of each other, manage to cooperate to find medicine for the strange pain afflicting Eureka and Anemone. When the military and Gekkostate race to rescue Anemone and Eureka, respectively, Renton&amp;#39;s wish to protect Eureka activates Nirvash, flooding the area with trapar, and he pilots the Nirvash back to the Gekko. Several days later, while the damage the Gekko took during the battle is being repaired in FAC-51, Renton meets Eureka and Anemone again within a house in a dream/hallucination. This time, Renton, in the form of Nirvash, defends Eureka from Anemone, in the form of TheEnd.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Renton and Holland are often at odds with each other, with Holland being protective of Eureka and blaming Renton for Eureka&amp;#39;s troubles, and Renton not understanding Holland&amp;#39;s apparently cold-hearted actions. This is especially apparent during the incident where Eureka is nearly absorbed by the Scab within FAC-51. Holland blamed Renton for Eureka&amp;#39;s deteriorating mental state. Holland was in truth partly justified. Eureka was troubled that Nirvash no longer talked to her and that her ability to pilot Nirvash was suffering compared to Renton. Meanwhile, Gekkostate finds an old miner within FAC-51, who is a great admirer of Renton&amp;#39;s grandfather. When the miner discovers that Gekkostate has the Nirvash, he betrays them and unsuccessfully attempts to hijack it. When Eureka acknowledges her helplessness and offers to let Renton be Nirvash&amp;#39;s pilot, he was still too stunned by the betrayal and shrugs her off. These factors, along with others unrelated to Renton, eventually lead to Eureka nearly being absorbed by the Scab. Renton&amp;#39;s desperation to save the injured Eureka triggers another Seven Swell phenemenon, inadvertently saving the Gekko, which was trapped by military forces. To heal Eureka, Holland accepts a mission to rescue a Vodarek high priest - only Vodarek priests can heal injuries related to the Scab. Renton, ignorant of this fact and the fact that Holland regards Eureka more important than his own life, accuses Holland of not caring about Eureka. Renton later discovers that he is mistaken and rescues Holland when Holland&amp;#39;s own rescue attempt is botched. In the process, overwhelmed by frustration and anger, he reaches a &amp;quot;rider&amp;#39;s high&amp;quot;, losing the ability to control himself. By the time he returns to reality and sees the dismembered arm of a pilot he killed, he realizes that he has been killing people every time he destroys a KLF.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Disturbed by this revelation and troubled by the crew&amp;#39;s apparent lack of concern for his troubles, he is pushed over his limit after a miscommunication with Eureka, and Renton ran away from the Gekko. After traveling for a while, he encountered Charles and Ray (former squad members of SOF with Holland). During his time with them, he learned that his actions, no matter how good the intentions were, may end up doing more harm than good. Charles and Ray were glad to see that Renton had such a kind heart and began to love him. Renton learned to love the couple in return, and the couple proposed to adopt Renton as their son because Ray could not bear children. However, Charles learned that Renton came from Gekkostate, and Renton learns that Charles and Holland have a serious score to settle, which leads to a complicated altercation, leaving Renton confused and in the middle. He left the couple to return to Gekkostate and reunite with Eureka. On the way back, he encounters William Baxter, who by narrating a tale about his wife and asking Renton if there was anyone he wanted to be with should the world end, hardened his resolve to find Eureka.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;While Renton was away, Eureka took over his duties. Eureka missed Renton and eventually left to find him. She left the Gekko on a ref board just minutes before Renton&amp;#39;s return, only to find herself in dangerous situation where she encounters Charles and Ray who are part of a large military fleet. Renton launched on Nirvash and rescued Eureka. Upon their reunion, they confessed their feelings for each other and created a new energy band different than the Seven Swell phenomenon. Since Renton knew his previous way of fighting lead to the deaths of people, Renton took a more merciful method of combat of simply disarming enemy units. Nirvash responded to these feelings by releasing an energy wave that disabled every machine in the sky when Renton and Eureka shared this similar feeling. The entire Gekkostate crew eavesdropped on their sentimental conversation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Renton and Eureka were sent to the brig after returning to the Gekkostate. Moondoggie gave Renton, Eureka, and kids bulletproof vests and a gun while they stayed in the brig because Holland was expecting Charles and Ray. Charles and Ray managed to infiltrate the Gekko and engaged Holland and Talho. During the infiltration, Ray was enraged with Eureka for having the three children call her &amp;quot;mama&amp;quot; and wanted to kill her. Ray&amp;#39;s animosity stems from the blame she places on Eureka for making her sterile. Renton, however, was looking after Eureka and pleaded with Ray to stop. Holland and Charles fought in the hangar bay until Charles died of excessive bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds. Ray kissed Charles and detonated a bomb in his body. Ray escaped back to her ship and later tried to destroy Gekkostate again. Her second attempt failed and she paid the ultimate price of death. Renton remained confused by the nature of Charles and Ray&amp;#39;s vendetta, but made tasty dishes akin to his experience with them in their memory. Eureka and Renton cooked and cleaned the entire ship. Everyone was impressed by Renton&amp;#39;s cooking skills, but Talho ruined the moment by explaining the true nature of Eureka&amp;mdash;that she is a Coralian. Renton did not care and his desire to be with Eureka continued.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;With the Gekko damaged and Nirvash&amp;#39;s physical form evolving, the crew decided to head to the very scientists at the Tresor Research Institute that built Nirvash in order to fix it and their ship. Renton, Woz and Jobs argued that violence was not necessary and insisted that negotiation and the nature of engineers in general (stating that any mechanic that had seen the seriously damaged Nirvash would want to repair it, particularly those who had built it) would serve better than coercion. After some negotiation with the Chief of the facility, who Holland had had arguments with in the past, they were granted access to their facilities, where the majority of the scientists knew Eureka and her relationship with the Nirvash. During the watching of a film of the origins of the Nirvash, Renton discovered that his own grandfather had been instrumental in the fabrication of the Reffing board that it used for trapar surfing, and also how Eureka came to be involved with the Nirvash.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a conversation, Eureka revealed she knew Adrock in his final days before he &amp;quot;died.&amp;quot; Renton was upset over the matter, but it left Eureka confused. Renton felt he couldn&amp;#39;t communicate with her and looked to adult magazines for advice. Hilda caught him reading the book and suspected he was thinking about sex. Renton knew it looked bad and even said, &amp;quot;It&amp;#39;s not what you think!&amp;quot; After Holland ran after Renton and roughed him up, thinking he wanted to have sex with Eureka, he realized he was trying to communicate with Eureka and find out about his father. Eureka revealed to Renton that Adrock released the Amita Drive during the Seven Swell event and vanished. Before he was gone, he said he was doing it to protect his family. Renton always thought Adrock did not care for his family, but knowing his father lost his life thinking about his family gave Renton closure. The whole crew was there to spy on the whole event while Renton and Eureka reconciled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Renton and Eureka would later reach the Earth&amp;#39;s true surface below the outer crust as they passed through the Great Wall with the help of Sakuya and the Vodarek priest Norbu. They wandered around Earth for some time, slowly heading toward the Coralian Scab Command Center. Renton superficially injured himself to empathize his acceptance of Eureka&amp;#39;s changing body, and his wound was infected. He developed a fever and was hallucinating for a while. During that time, Eureka tended to him but realized her scars started turning bright green. While tending to Renton, Eureka&amp;#39;s body changed further, growing butterfly-like wings. Renton saw Eureka was nervous over her form and comforted her by saying that she looked prettier with the wings.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When they finally reach the Scab command center, he encounters his big sister. It was also there that he found his father along with a small group of people constantly reading and learning about the Scab through a &amp;quot;library&amp;quot; that tells the true nature of the Scab. After talking with his sister and meeting his father, Anemone appeared to destroy the Command Center. Renton, along with Eureka and the kids, boarded Nirvash and engaged her. It was then Nirvash broadcasted Anemone&amp;#39;s sad feelings and they decided to save her. While attempting this, Dominic appeared and TheEND changed through Anemone&amp;#39;s joy. Once the Gekko and the Ginga made it beneath the surface, Dewey ended his life after a confrontation with the Novak brothers. Dewey made a countermeasure that would make either Anemone or Eureka as the new destructive Command Center. Eureka managed to avoid the event by rejecting the full transformation, but this still left her encased in a Coralian storm event with herself as the center. Gekkostate planned to engage the Coralian antibodies to rescue Eureka, and it was during this time Nirvash reacted to Renton&amp;#39;s will. Nirvash&amp;#39;s armor shattered, revealing a very different, evolved form of the archetype, with a single blue, human eye (the same color as Renton&amp;#39;s eyes). Renton said he would rescue Eureka himself and used a destructive cannon to eliminate the Coralian antibodies to reach to the center of the Coralian storm. There, Nirvash broke through and Renton entered the center to rescue Eureka. Eureka embraced him and they kissed for the first time while Nirvash broke forth through the Coralian storm. The Command Center opened because of Nirvash, and the LFO&amp;#39;s right eye opened to become pink (the same color as Eureka&amp;#39;s coralian eyes). Nirvash emitted a powerful energy wave that etched &amp;quot;Renton loves Eureka&amp;quot; on the moon and a seven swell-like event that Gonzy said explained it as the &amp;quot;Second Summer of Love.&amp;quot; Nirvash thanked Renton and Eureka for the experiences and they parted ways. As the couple wanders the world together, Axel who is now taking care of the kids, examines the documents that confirm Eureka and the kids took on the last name &amp;quot;Thurston.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Afterward, Renton and Eureka are shown on the shoreline of a lake in a forest together holding hands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;During the previews at the end of each episode, Renton is referred to as &amp;quot;the boy.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Impact&quot;&gt;Here Is OneOF The Intro Videos &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>
