Gundam SEED DESTINY - Character and Mechanic Descriptions

[HaRoRuleZ]

To all SEED DESTINY Fansubbers,

If you plan to add an introductory slide show for characters and mechanics in your SEED DESTINY fansubs (A-Kingdom did that in SEED) then feel free to use my high resolution scans below especially those are from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide book because they have clean background. Just give me credits for using them.

The main mechanics already have official English names but none of the characters have in any prints so be careful to name them.

Most of the scans are 1,800 pixels in height and 200kB-400kB in size.

01 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Shin Asuka
02 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Athrun Zala
03 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Shin and Force Impulse Gundam
04 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Group of Characters 1
05 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Group of Characters 2
06 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Group of Characters 3
07 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Impulse Gundam 1
08 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Impulse Gundam 2
09 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Group of Mechas 1
10 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Group of Mechas 2
11 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Group of Mechas 3
12 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Group of Mechas 4
13 Hobby Japan 2004 November - Mechas and Charas 1
14 Hobby Japan 2004 November - Mechas and Charas 2
15 Hobby Japan 2004 November - Mechas and Charas 3
16 Hobby Japan 2004 Nobember - Mechas and Charas 4

Voice Actors line-up

17 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Voice Actors 1

We have Steve Perry voices Shin.

18 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Voice Actors 2
19 MS Gundam SEED DESTINY The Formally Fastest Guide - Voice Actors 3

And these are for whom that may want to compare Shin and Kira.

Kira
Shin

And for SEED DESTINY fans, you should have less hassle after viewing the scans.

runpsicat, if you have time please translate something useful for us. Thanks.

Enjoy the show!

HaRoRuleZ

[runpsicat]

Okay, someone just directed me to this post, and...

O_O

Are you INSANE???

>_<

I guess I can translate them (VERY SLOWLY) if no one else wants/offers to...

I'd also like to note that the new protagonist totally looks like a girl >.>;

runpsicat

[dreamless]

err... I thought the new protagonist looks totally like Kira?

[HaRoRuleZ]

Originally Posted by runpsicat

Okay, someone just directed me to this post, and...

O_O

Are you INSANE???

>_<

I guess I can translate them (VERY SLOWLY) if no one else wants/offers to...

I'd also like to note that the new protagonist totally looks like a girl >.>;

runpsicat

Oh! You are quicker than me to finish my PM to you. I appreciate your response.

No, no, just translate the material that you think we need to know unless you really jump in. Thanks again.

By the way, is Ani-Kraze into this show?

[runpsicat]

Dreamless: Yes, that too. People who have heard me comment on Gundam SEED have heard me say Kira is girly, among other things. However, since the character designer--like most character designers in anime/manga--isn't all that skilled at making individual characters look distinct, I didn't bother referring to that the two look alike (I think most characters in Gundam SEED (D) look about the same, excepting differences in hair/eye/costume--but again this is something that can be said of many shows).

HaRoRuleZ: Oh, okay. Maybe someone can vote on which one they want me to translate first, because the jpegs are all starting to swim together for me ^^;. Then other Japanese people/speakers can perhaps chip in and translate the other ones (delegate, delegate ^^; ). As long as no one launches a 50-page thread about how the names were "Westernized" (god I became so sick of this debate too)... I refuse to take responsibility for how Japanese has limited phonetics and therefore theoretically allows names to be transliterated in various ways.

As for Anime-Kraze, no, we're not "into" this show as a group (god, how many groups are subbing this again?), though several staff members like this series a lot and will be sure to be keeping the rest of the group updated on anything Gundam SEED-related. (To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of this show myself, mainly due to Kira and the fact that it was psychologically draining to translate/fansub the previous show to all involved, but all the political dialogue was good practice, I think.)

[BasTos]

Gaia and Abyss Gundam look sweet

[HaRoRuleZ]

Originally Posted by runpsicat

HaRoRuleZ: Oh, okay. Maybe someone can vote on which one they want me to translate first, because the jpegs are all starting to swim together for me ^^;. Then other Japanese people/speakers can perhaps chip in and translate the other ones (delegate, delegate ^^; ). As long as no one launches a 50-page thread about how the names were "Westernized" (god I became so sick of this debate too)... I refuse to take responsibility for how Japanese has limited phonetics and therefore theoretically allows names to be transliterated in various ways.

OK guys, SEED veterans and newcomers, runpsicat dedicated her precious time in translating difficult stuff in Gundam SEED for us at AnimeSuki before. It's time for you to raise your hands.

I would vote for characters translation. The show goes on with characters not the mechas therefore it is important to know them.

Vote please!!!

[Sanjuronord]

Originally Posted by HaRoRuleZ

OK guys, SEED veterans and newcomers, runpsicat dedicated her precious time in translating difficult stuff in Gundam SEED for us at AnimeSuki before. It's time for you to raise your hands.

I would vote for characters translation. The show goes on with characters not the mechas therefore it is important to know them.

Vote please!!!

Characters for sure, put the bigger emphasis on the newer ones too rather than the returning ones.

Don't think anyone's mentioned this yet about the ED, what w/ the controversy over clone Lacus (and we shall call her Rakusu ), but Rey (?) appears to be wearing the same type of uniform as Klueze wore at the end of Gundam Seed. Doesn't indicate anything other than what we're all already thinking, but think they're making this a little too blatant...

Edit: Also, think I'm right on that scene w/ Lacus behind Athrun, at least in the sense that it may be referring to the past more than the future. The gundam in the background is Justice I believe (all his damn suits look the same). It's the exact same background picture from the old Gundam Seed OPs anyways. Don't think we're going to be seeing Justice popping up anytime in the future.

[Blaat]

Originally Posted by HaRoRuleZ

OK guys, SEED veterans and newcomers, runpsicat dedicated her precious time in translating difficult stuff in Gundam SEED for us at AnimeSuki before. It's time for you to raise your hands.

I would vote for characters translation. The show goes on with characters not the mechas therefore it is important to know them.

Vote please!!!

Why even bother doing this? You get to know the characters as the show moves on. Sure Gundam is known for having a large number of characters but I never really had any problems with it.

[HaRoRuleZ]

Originally Posted by Blaat

Why even bother doing this? You get to know the characters as the show moves on. Sure Gundam is known for having a large number of characters but I never really had any problems with it.

That's just you not others.

[Blaat]

Originally Posted by HaRoRuleZ

That's just you not others.

True, but you never countered my other point as I said you will get to know the characters as the show progress and that's not just me.

[Sandrock]

HaRoRuleZ: We appreciate you providing the scans once again. Will look into incorporating them into a presentation in an upcoming episode, preferably once more of the mecha have been seen in action and/or more of the characters introduced. Thanks.

[HaRoRuleZ]

Originally Posted by Blaat

True, but you never countered my other point as I said you will get to know the characters as the show progress and that's not just me.

Originally Posted by brightman

And Blaat: Gundam is also known for putting a lot of background stuff on its many characters that aren't shown in the TV series itself (Gundam Wing: Ep Zero anyone?)... So the more descriptions we have, the better, even if we'll learn some of it in the show itself.

Blaat, brightman's answer should be sufficient but I will add some more. It is true we will learn when the show goes on but there will be too much information we will not learn unless we read the official publications. Since most of us cannot read Japanese so who will read that for us even we have them on hands.

For example, in two spoiler tags below are runpsicat's translations of Cyclops and Gungnir Systems from my old scans that you will not learn from Gundam SEED unless you read Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Official File/Mechanics Vol. 3.

Scanning needs effort, translating needs greater effort, making a fansubs episode need more efforts and hands. But viewing a scan just needs a mouse click, reading translations needs few blinks of one's eyes, and downloading just needs a mouse click. They are obviously easy when you do not do things.

Translations of SEED DESTINY preliminaly information from Gundam Ace and Newtype have been around at some websites but what I have provided here are the scans from the first OFFICIAL book. Why not see what they say officially?

runpsicat did not turn down my request then giving her a few sentences of courage and applause is that too much to offer?

Spoiler for runpsicat's translation of Cyclops System from Gundam SEED:

Posted on 2003/09/16, Gundam SEED Forum, AnimeSuki.com, by runpsicat

For starters, here is the TL for the Cyclops article... I hope it has a good "layout" that corresponds with the JPEG. Please let me know if anything is unclear. ^^

*Disclaimer* I am not an editor! Please don't shoot me if the grammar seems off.

Upper Right:
Nuclear weapons cannot be used due to Neutron Jammers. However, the military continues to seek weapons of mass destruction that are capable of destroying an entire unit and/or an entire city in a single instant. Let us now examine these next generation weapons of mass destruction that were created as a result of such desires.

Main Article:

Research 8 - Comparison of Two "Super Weapons"

Cyclops System

The underground inferno that incinerates everything. (More literally, "at the bottom of the Earth" or "abyss".)

The Cyclops: It is a weapon of mass destruction that is notorious for incinerating an entire city during a battle waged on the lunar surface. Its modus operandi is simple. It unleashes microwaves and specifically ablates (incinerates) surrounding life forms. Since microwaves are part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum, they are also inhibited by N-Jammers. However, this resulted in limiting the Cyclops' effective range and merely led to its development as a strategic weapon that was "clean" and easy to implement.

1 - Deployment of Decoy Troops
The Earth Alliance first needed to lure as much of the ZAFT forces as possible within the Cyclops' effective range without raising any suspicions. Thus, the Alliance allocated a very large force to defend their base.

Left Caption - The decoy troops remained unaware of the Cyclops since the Alliance had also planned to get rid of their own troops that were a nuisance.

Right Caption - Heading towards the heart of the Earth Alliance, The ZAFT troops advance deep into the Alaska Base. Giddy with victory, they have no idea that they are heading into a trap spelling certain death.

2 - Transmission of the Activation Signal
The signal was transmitted moments before the ETA for the fall of the Alaska base when it was predicted that many ZAFT troops had been lured within the Cyclops' effective range. Transmitted as a digitally encrypted sonic signal, the Alliance chose this primitive method because it was the safest way to transmit the signal in waters that were affected by the N-Jammer.

Right caption - The signal-transmitting "suitcase" comes in a set of two that cannot be activated unless two separate keys (carried by different individuals) are turned at the same time. This is to prevent activation based on the decision of a single individual.

3 - Ablation/Incineration
These numerous parabolic antennas can be said to constitute the main "body" of the Cyclops. The microwaves they generate are geared to oscillate and heat water. The human body is destroyed by this rapid heating process since water constitutes approximately 60% of the human body.

Top Row, Left Caption - The fully activated Cyclops. It will remain active until it is destroyed by the radiation heat generated by the Cyclops'microwaves.
Top Row, Middle Caption - The Mobile Suits and other machines exploded since their equipped fuel and artillery were heated by the Cyclops. Even though water is absent in these substances, heating will still occur to a certain degree.
Top Row, Right Caption - Towards the end, even underground structures began to destruct. While the Cyclops has little effect on building materials, they are effectively destroyed by radiation heat.
Bottom Row, Left Caption - The water in the body boil upon exposure to microwaves, and an "explosion" results as the water vapor bursts through the skin. This ZAFT soldier was dead long before reaching that stage.
Bottom Row, Right Caption - The area surrounding the Alaska base was incinerated by microwaves. While it may look completely barren, the degree of pollution due to radiation is low; the ecosystem has sustained minimal damage.


Comment: Don't trees also consist of water to a substantial degree...? And, wouldn't the moisture continent/balance in the soil be severely disrupted? How is the ecosystem spared by using this weapon...??

Spoiler for runpsicat's translation of Gungnir System from Gundam SEED:

Posted on 2003/09/17, Gundam SEED Forum, AnimeSuki.com, by runpsicat

Whee! ^_^

Gungnir System

The Divine Spear of Electrons That Destroys Weapons

The Gungnir is a weapon that utilizes a powerful electromagnetic pulse (EMP) to selectively destroy electronic components without harming the human body. However, if it is a normal EMP, the weapon can be circumvented by using a simple shield to protect electric circuits. In outer space, where the Sun may explosively emit EMPs, such shields are an absolute necessity. However, the strength of Gungnir's EMP is an order of magnitude greater (or just "a lot" greater) such that it can only be deflected by a specialized shield. Since the Earth Alliance did not know of Gungnir's existence, they were defeated by ZAFT forces.

1 - Ejection
The capsule descends from orbit immediately after the invading troops establish a foothold in enemy territory. Since on-site work is required, the capsule cannot descend simultaneously with the invading troops. (Note: this rationale doesn't really make sense to me... but it's what the article says ^_^; )

Left Caption - To transport the Gungnir through space, they attached the Gungnir capsule to a connector module that had been added to the lower portion of a Laurasian-class ship's descent capsule module.
Middle Caption - Code input is carried out by a DINN. The existence of Mobile Suits was an important premise in the development of Gungnir as a weapon.
Right Caption - [Gungnir After Setup] EMP was originally known as a phenomenon that occurred in the aftermath of a nuclear explosion. To create an EMP, the Gungnir rapidly destroys a special piezoelectric element that can only be manufactured in space. The resultant EMP has a strength that is of a hereto unknown magnitude.

2 - Setup
After touchdown, the Gungnir isn't ready yet for activation and requires the DINN to make additional settings. Since these steps (including setup of ignition units) can occur in combat situations, such a feat is only possible by Mobile Suits.

3 - Activation
Gungnir's piezoelectric elements are instantaneously destroyed via ignition units placed around the element. This implosion method is the same one used to ignite atomic bombs (instead of the half-hearted description of the said method in the text, I think I'll just link this site).

Upper Row Caption: The moment Gungnir was ignited. The ignition was synchronized and instantaneous.
Lower Row, Left Caption: Electronic equipment is annihilated by the EMP-induced electric surge. Panama's central command lost all of its function in a single instant.
Lower Row, Right Caption: Panama's military facilities explode. The excess current generated by the EMP probably induced explosions in the fuse of ammunition stored in bunkers.

4 - Sweep/Extermination of Surviving/Remaining Enemy Forces
Due to Gungnir, the Earth Alliance's weapons are now useless (lit. immobile). However, that does not mean the end of warfare. The victorious ones hunt down the survivors, and the defeated ones struggle to survive. The war between humans continues.

Upper Row Caption: A DINN destroying a tank that has surrendered. Many of the ZAFT soldiers who joined the assault on Panama were survivors of the battle in Alaska and thus harbored a deep hatred towards the Allied forces.
Lower Row, Left Caption: A dead Alliance soldier. The fate of these soldiers after Gungnir's activation was a harsh/cruel one.
Lower Row, Right Caption: Alliance soldiers who surrendered in entire units. However, fixated on revenge, ZAFT soldiers refused to take POWs. Ignoring the laws of war (~Geneva Convention), they exterminated the surrendering soldiers.
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Inset Mini-Article:

The Ultimate Strategic Target: The Mass Driver

The Mass Driver: the most critical strategic target in this war. Its principles will be discussed in the glossary that begins on the following page.

In addition, since the Mass Driver's rails are constructed of superconductive material, they generate a strong magnetic field when exposed to EMPs. The rails then succumb to pressure generated by their own magnetic fields. As discussed in the glossary, however, the Mass Driver is a valuable facility/asset. Why did ZAFT destroy it?

ZAFT probably did not have enough manpower left to occupy Panama over the long term, even if they did have enough to win this particular battle. As a result, they opted to destroy the Mass Driver rather than to risk its use by the Alliance. Their decision makes sense in that context. Put another way, ZAFT's defeat in Alaska was so damaging as to force that decision on their part.

Caption: The Mass Driver was destroyed by the EMP.

The Alliance has seemingly lost their ability to deploy troops to space, but....

[Blaat]

HaRoRuleZ your point made it quite clear and I apologize for my inresponsible behaviour. At that moment I thought it seemed a bit too early and useless to post information of the characters.

Another note, the first episode didn't really do it for me. Am I the only one here who thinks that Gaia Gundam (the one that transforms in that Bacue right?) transforms way too fast. Is it even possible for something that large to transform so fast can the machinery even handle such things? Furthermore why did they have Ikeda Shuuichi do the role of Gilbert Dullindal? Everytime I'm seeing Char when I hear him talk and as final do the Gundams really needed to be stolen; can't we do something else?

Oh well cannon fodder mechas are still destroyed in one shot and I thought the suits were now supposed to be after quality The battles were good, but not fluent they seem to skip images. Atleast some of the characters are interesting and the voice acting is so far fantastic but that's something you can never complain in a Gundam

Originally Posted by avmoghe

Only thing that really bothered me was the long joining sequence of the Impulse... I didn't like it in Victory Gundam, and I doubt I will much enjoy it here. Hope they keep the merge sequences short.. a couple of seconds will do.

Atleast V Gundam handled the entire core system correctly by making the joining sequence so fragile. Here it seems more like ZZ, where I loathed the entire sequence.

Curious though avmoghe what is your favourite Gundam?

[runpsicat]

In response to this post:
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Thank you,

Runpsicat
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Shin[n] Asuka (Asuka Shin[n])

"A New Shoot That Tries to Grow Out of the Battle" (no, I did not choose the metaphor--BANDAI did--and I really don't want to get migraines trying to de-Engrishify this since I'm not an editor )

Impulse Gundam's official pilot. While only sixteen, he has brilliant MS piloting skills. Born in ORB, he joined the ZAFT military after losing his parents and his younger sister during an invasion by the Alliance. As a result, his perspective/take on the war is slightly different from Kira's. His destiny begins to undergo momentous changes when he visits the Armory One PLANT as one of the guards for the PLANT Supreme Council Chairman Durandall. Due to his naive looks, he may appear sensitive like others of his age, but within, he seems very strong-willed.

[HaRoRuleZ]

Originally Posted by runpsicat

Shin[n] Asuka (Asuka Shin[n])

"A New Shoot That Tries to Grow Out of the Battle" (no, I did not choose the metaphor--BANDAI did--and I really don't want to get migraines trying to de-Engrishify this since I'm not an editor )

Impulse Gundam's official pilot. While only sixteen, he has brilliant MS piloting skills. Born in ORB, he joined the ZAFT military after losing his parents and his younger sister during an invasion by the Alliance. As a result, his perspective/take on the war is slightly different from Kira's. His destiny begins to undergo momentous changes when he visits the Armory One PLANT as one of the guards for the PLANT Supreme Council Chairman Durandall. Due to his naive looks, he may appear sensitive like others of his age, but within, he seems very strong-willed.

May I be the first to thank (again). After you are done I will ask the mods to extract your translations and make a sticky.

"His destiny," is that SEED DESTINY all about, ?

[FlyByNite]

Originally Posted by HaRoRuleZ

May I be the first to thank (again). After you are done I will ask the mods to extract your translations and make a sticky.

"His destiny," is that SEED DESTINY all about, ?

Shin's destiny in Destiny is the Destiny!

[Colonel-]

So is Shin's destiny in SEED Destiny to get the Destiny Gundam in the destinied 2nd half of GS Destiny?

[runpsicat]

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Thank you,

Runpsicat
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Athrun Zala

A Young Hero Who Casts Aside His Country And His Name to Fight

An elite ZAFT pilot who was one of the protagonists in the previous Gundam series. Although the then-PLANT Supreme Council Chairman Patrick was his father, he aided Kira et al and fought in the Battle of Yakin Due. In the battle's aftermath, he sought asylum in ORB as a ZAFT defector. At present, he uses an alias and serves as the bodyguard for the ORB Representative Cagalli Yula Asuha. Later, he comes face to face with a new destiny when he attends the conference/meeting between the current PLANT Supreme Council Chairman, Durandall, and Cagalli.

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All these long-winded titles... I can't tell where to put commas anymore.

Runpsicat

[sarcasteak]

Thanks for the translations runpsicat!

Motto kudosai!~