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'''''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny''''' is the sequel to the ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]]'' anime series; it is the tenth televised series in the [[Long Runner|long-running]] ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise and the second to be set in the Cosmic Era [[Alternate Universe]]. ''Destiny'' has some thematic ties to ''[[Zeta Gundam]]'', similar to the relationship between ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' and ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' (though less pronounced that ''SEED'''s pseudo-remake status); these include ''SEED'' characters, now [[Older and Wiser]], reappearing in ''Destiny'', and a very similar [[Romance Arc]] in ''Destiny'' and ''Zeta''.
''Destiny'' takes place two years after the end of ''SEED'', and follows the story of Shinn Asuka, a young [[Born Winner|Coordinator]] and ZAFT pilot. A surprise attack on a ZAFT military base and the subsequent [[Gundamjack
While ''Gundam SEED Destiny'' was wildly popular in Japan, the reaction among English-speaking audiences was much less positive. This largely spawns from the mid-show POV-shift, with Western fans typically preferring Shinn to Kira, and feeling that the latter "stole" the show from the former, while Japanese fans are more fond of Kira and thus much more forgiving of the shift. Some displeased fans take this to extreme levels, and the series has a vocal [[Hatedom]].
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''Destiny'' makes numerous appearances in various [[Video Games]], such as the [[Massively Multiplayer Crossover]] franchises ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' and ''[[Another Century's Episode]]'', in addition to the ''[[Gundam vs. Series]]''. Its inclusion in ''[[Super Robot Wars Z]]'' is particularly notable for being widely considered something of a [[Fix Fic]]; the story was reworked by Banpresto's writers to fix parts of the plot that had frustrated viewers, and to show both Kira ''and'' Shinn as heroes, which was well received by both sides of the [[Broken Base]]. Destiny characters and mecha also appear in ''[[Gundam Fighter]]'', a Flash-based [[Web Game]] featuring nearly the entire Gundam franchise.
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* [[The Ace]]: Many, but Athrun in particular gets this treatment by ''Minerva'''s crew early on, as does Shinn later on.
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* [[A Glass in the Hand]]: Shinn, with aluminum cans, on at least three separate occasions.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Want to know how Athrun feels about Meyrin? Want to know how Shinn was during his school days? Well, you'll just have to buy the drama CD.
* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: In a rare mecha example, the Destiny's design is an [[All Your Powers Combined]] version of the Impulse's (and [[Expy|Strike's]]) various [[Mecha Expansion Pack
** As it turns out, the Destiny's design was recycled from the original design for the Freedom, which was meant to have the same concept but proved too difficult to animate at the time. This explains why [[Fridge Brilliance|it looks like it combines all of the Strike's Striker Packs instead of the Impulse's Silhouette Packs]].
* [[An Axe to Grind]]: The beam tomahawks used by ZAKUs, as benefits their [[Expy]] nature to the [[Mobile Suit Gundam|original]] Zaku and their heathawks.
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* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Kira is the king of this trope. {{spoiler|Especially after he gets the Strike Freedom.}}
* [[Big No]]: Athrun's agonized cry when {{spoiler|Kira is apparently killed in his climactic duel with Shinn}}. The English version is especially gut-wrenching.
* [[Black and Gray Morality]]: Pretty much explains the series. While there are lots of [[
* [[Blade on a Stick]]: Abyss Gundam's beam lance, which also has actual metal blades.
* [[Blind Idiot Translation]]: Del Rey's treatment of the SEED Destiny manga. [[Meaningful Name
** This was inherited from Del Rey's translation of the SEED manga, where the same happened to an incredible degree. The second volume of the SEED Destiny manga finally used the official spellings of characters and mecha, but contained a letter at the start of the book essentially complaining about how they had to follow someone else's translations rather than their own. The grammar problems remained, however.
* [[Body Double]]: Meer Campbell for Lacus Clyne.
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* [[Cool Ship]]: The ''Minerva'' {{spoiler|in addition to the ''Archangel'' and ''Eternal'' making a return later on}}. There's also the ''Girty Lue'', Neo's very cool assault carrier, which can ''[[Invisibility Cloak|turn invisible]]''.
* [[Corporal Punishment]]: Athrun beats on Shinn for disobeying orders after he attacks an OMNI base during the Lohengrin Gate mission, and then again after Shinn brags about {{spoiler|killing Kira}}.
* [[The Cover Changes the Gender]]: The opening theme.
* [[Crash Into Hello]]: Shinn meets Stella this way. She crashes into him backwards, so Shinn ends up [[Thanks for the Mammary|with two handfuls of flesh]]. Oops. [[Those Two Guys]] immediately ask him how it was.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Any fight involving the Strike Freedom and Infinite Justice.
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* [[Evilutionary Biologist]]: {{spoiler|Durandal}} probably counts, as his Destiny Plan effectively consists of {{spoiler|assigning everyone to their "proper" lot in life via genetic analysis}}.
* [[Eviler Than Thou]]: Between Djibril and Durandal, with the cast (not to mention the planet) caught in the middle.
* [[False Soulmate
* [[Fighter Launching Sequence]]: Gratuitously abused; the launch sequence combined with the combination sequence for the Impulse Gundam seemed blocked to eat the maximum possible amount of screen time.
* [[Five-Bad Band]]:
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*** [[The Evil Genius]]: Sting Oakley
*** [[The Dark Chick]]: Stella Loussier
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: Many ZAFT mobile suits (though some are never explained), as well as ZAFT<ref>Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty</ref> itself, and the numerous [[Backronym
* [[Gainaxing]]: Mostly Meer, but several other female characters have that "bounce", too.
* [[Go Out with a Smile]]: {{spoiler|Stellar's heartbreakingly adorable "I love you, Shinn" before she dies}}.
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* [[I Let Gwen Stacy Die]]: You got all day?
* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: Averted. The GINN High Maneuver Type IIs used by the zealots instigating the [[Colony Drop]] of Junius Seven carry katanas, but they are eventually outclassed by the beam weaponry of the ZAKUs sent to stop them.
* [[Kicked Upstairs]]: Yzak and Dearka despite being [[Demoted to Extra|Demoted To Extras]]. In the [[Compilation Movie
* [[Kill the Cutie]]: Kira Yamato is forced to kill Stella Louissier to prevent any more tragic death of Berliners, much to the anger of Shinn.
* [[Latex Space Suit]]: The pilot suits.
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* [[One-Man Army]]: Kira, Athrun, Shinn, Stella in the Destroy, and Neo in the Akatsuki.
* [[Only Six Faces]]
* [[
* [[Posthumous Character]]: A few of the deceased ''SEED'' cast serve this role, including {{spoiler|Rau Le Creuset}}, who may or may not be a hallucination.
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: In the English dub, Lunamaria says "[[Oh Crap|Oh fuck]]" upon being told that they're going to have to fight underwater, where her [[Weapon of Choice]] beam cannon is no good.
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** Athrun/Meyrin, due to the rumor of Athrun labeling her as his little sister in the CD dramas.
** The [[Compilation Movie|Special Editions]] try to stress that Shinn viewed Stella entirely as a surrogate sister and nothing more, which some fans consider [[Blatant Lies]] given their [[Thanks for the Mammary|first]] ''and'' [[Naked First Impression|second]] encounters.
* [[Shout-Out]]: There are numerous references to ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'', the series that put director Mitsuo Fukuda on the map; this includes shots in the opening lifted frame-for-frame from ''Future GPX Cyber Formula SAGA'' and ''SIN'', as well as several ''SEED'' characters driving the same cars and motorcycles featured in the earlier show. Here are [http://img78.exs.cx/img78/196/seeddasurada2gz.jpg comparison]{{Dead link}} shots between the two series.
** Also, there are numerous references to the original ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]''. Most obvious among them are the CE retreads of UC mobile suits (ZAKU, GOUF, DOM).
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: The nightmarish images of the Junius Seven [[Colony Drop]] set against Lacus's "Fields of Hope".
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* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Shinn pretty much blames all that happened at Orb on Cagalli, and he isn't exactly subtle about revealing his opinions. In fact, Shinn calls out Cagalli so much it's nearly a [[Once Per Episode]] deal.
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: Stellar once she's forced into the Destroy Gundam. She starts tearing up the countryside, blowing up cities and killing scores of people... because they ''scare'' her. Rau Le Creuset's status as such is also brought up again in the flashback episodes, but [[Your Mileage May Vary]] significantly on whether he actually qualifies.
* [[Xanatos Speed Chess]] / [[Gambit Roulette]]: Whether you think Durandal is behind ''everything'' (including the {{spoiler|[[Colony Drop]]}}, the {{spoiler|attack on Lacus}} et al) that happens in the series or is just ''very'' good at altering his [[
* [[Zen Survivor]]: The original characters from ''SEED'', especially Athrun to the Minerva's pilots.
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Lunamaria, thanks to her [[Custom Uniform of Sexy|custom miniskirt]]. Meer Campbell, though just once.
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