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Originally Posted by wingdarkness
Shinn understands power...He respects power and adheres to it...When Athrun showed Shinn his true power Shinn was ready to be his fanboy, but when that power began to shrink in comparison to his own he rebelled against that notion...
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I don't see it as just being power. More a mix of power and ideology (both major themes of the series). Athrun had plenty of power during the beginning of the series but didn't get that "respect" until after Dullindal had the talk with him, Shinn and the others in Ep 18, which helped to place them all in the same page for a brief moment in time. Shinn's confidence in Athrun appeared to be lost only after he showed hesitation against Kira and got destroyed.