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Setsuna F. Seiei

"I am a Gundam."

The main character of the series. Formerly known as Soran Ibrahim, Setsuna is a kid soldier who was recruited in a movement to fight in the name of God, under the guidance of Ali Al-Saachez. As a requirement to do so, Setsuna is told to kill his parents and does so. During the ensuing battle, he was saved by a Gundam and after realizing that Ali is bad, he grows to resent him and war in general, and later on swore to become a Gundam: One who destroys conflict. He is later recruited by Celestial Being as a Gundam Meister and pilots Gundam Exia. In the 2nd season, he pilots the titular 00 Gundam.

Setsuna is also neighbors to Saji Crossroad, though his involvement with Celestial Beings strains their normal relationship. He is somehow close to the Azadistan princess Marina Ismail, whom he may consider as a mother or older sister figure. (She happens to look quite a bit like his Missing Mom, and has the same voice to boot.)

Voiced by Mamoru Miyano (Japanese) and Brad Swaile (English)


Lockon Stratos

"Targeted and firing!"

The resident sniper of Celestial Being and the pilot of Gundam Dynames. Lockon acts like a big bro towards the rest of the Meisters, and is the most easy going, accompanied with a Haro. His past is dark, as he was a survivor of a terrorist attack (initiated by the same group Setsuna was under). Lockon eventually got to know better and directed his anger to Ali Al-Saachez. Unfortunately, when fighting Ali himself, Lockon was badly wounded and was eventually killed, but not after he shot down Ali's Throne Zwei, severely ruining the machine and considerably put him out of action for a good while.

Thus was the story of the Lockon known as Neil Dylandy.

In the second season, Neil's twin younger brother Lyle, a member of Kataron, took the name of Lockon Stratos and pilots the successor of Dynames: the Gundam Cherudim. He's just as skilled as his predecessor, but at first he tends to act as if he knows nothing about piloting (though later, he shows a more intense and emotional side).

Voiced by Shinichiro Miki (Japanese) and Alex Zahara (English) for obvious reasons.

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With Lyle


Allelujah Haptism


The third of the Gundam Meisters, pilot of Gundam Kyrios, and later Arios. Allelujah is a product of a Super Soldier program, but a failed one. He has another personality named "Hallelujah". While Allelujah is calm and amiable, Hallelujah is a sociopathic person who laughs in the face of deaths... of many of his enemies. In the events of the series, however, Allelujah lost Hallelujah and was forced to continue on his own. He's Back...

He seems to be acquainted towards White-Haired Pretty Girl Soma Peries, another product of that said program. He knew her as MARIE! Parfacy, which suggests a history between them. After successfully reaching out to her, they got together and he took her to CB with him, eventually becoming a Battle Couple later in the story.

Voiced by Hiroyuki Yoshino (Japanese) and Richard Ian Cox (English)

Hallelujah: * laughing like Hell* "The Super Soldier is back!


Tieria Erde

Yes, that's a guy.

He... yes, that is a "he". (Be careful! It's a trap!). Anyway, he is the fourth of the Meisters, piloting Gundam Virtue (and Nadleeh) and later Seravee (and Seraphim). Tieria is known to be able to establish a direct connection to Veda, Celestial Being's supercomputer, and acts aloof and bemeaning towards the rest of the Meisters. This, however, changes due to the interactions he has with Lockon Stratos later on, where he starts to act more human-like. He is serious and pragmatic, but his past is completely shrouded by mystery.

Seems like he got an Evil Twin amongst Ribbons' company. He is killed physically by Ribbons near the end of the series, but his mind got transfered to Veda, abling him to return as a holographic figure from time to time.

Voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya (Japanese) and Samuel Vincent (English)

  • All Love Is Unrequited: The fact that Tieria had strong feelings for the first Lockon has been pretty much accepted by fandom, though the exact nature and extent are heavily debated. While Lockon did care for Tieria, though, his issues would've made very hard for him to fully reciprocate his teammate's love for him.
  • Aloof Ally: Pre-Character Development.
  • Ambiguously Gay / Invisible to Gaydar / Gayngster: Some speculate he qualifies as either one due to his feelings for Neil, but, like the exact nature of his feelings, this is debated.
  • Armor-Piercing Slap: If he's not the one pimp-slapping people, he is the one getting slapped.
  • Artificial Human: Strongly hinted at since season one, but not explicitly stated until episode 7 of season two.
  • Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence
  • Attractive Bent Gender: AAAARRRGGH!!!!
  • Badass Bookworm
  • Become a Real Boy: Both adhered to and subverted. He learns to live like a human over the course of the series. He becomes attached to Neil Dylandy, breaks away from VEDA, and adopts parts of the Ptolemaois crew as a surrogate family. For a time he even insists that he IS human. Yet in the end, he gives up his physical body, accepts himself for what he is, and finds fulfillment by merging with VEDA as an AI.
  • Berserk Button: A couple, but he cycles through them. He started out so violently devoted to Veda that if anyone (i.e. Setsuna and Allelujah) messed up its plans he'd lock them in a padded room for a week at best, and try to kill them at worst. After Veda ditches him, he throws all of his affection onto Neil "Lockon Stratos" Dylandy, and God help you if you insult him in front of Tieria.
  • BFG: A trademark of his Gundams.
  • Bishonen
  • Boom! Headshot!: Subverted in that he didn't quite die.
  • Chekhov's Gun: The TRIAL system.
  • Death Is Cheap: As for all other Innovators.
  • Defrosting Ice Lord, thanks to his Character Development.
  • Evil Twin: Regene Regetta. They have the same DNA. Events on episode 24 of Season 2 will make you wonder about the "Evil" part though.
  • Fan Nickname: "Vowels", because his name is full of 'em. Also "Moeria", because his fangirls think he looks adorable when he's upset.
  • Fetish Fuel Station Attendant: His background story pretty much confirms that he is a male version of Robot Girl, he dons a pair of glasses, is very much a male Tsundere, is so pretty that he'd count as a TRAP, which is perfect for you who want to dress him up with all those fetishized female outfit, then... Goes all out in crossdressing by using fake boobs, a pretty dress and a very much feminine voice. And if you think that's not enough, he even gets a gratuitious Shower Scene.
  • Four Is Death: He is the fourth meister. He piloted four Gundams in the series, not counting the 00 Gundam seen in a Flash Back, including the GN-004 Nadleeh. Speaking of the 00 Gundam, it is the only fourth generation Gundam and it's powered by two GN Drives; one from the very first (O) Gundam and the other is from Setsuna's previous (Exia) Gundam that was part of the third generation Gundams (It's 1+ 3=4). In the second season, he is revealed to be part of the Innovades, a group that consist of four pairs. And finally, guess what happened to him near the Grand Finale? Yup, he was killed, only physically, but still killed. Oh, and to be specific, that happened on episode 24.
  • Full-Name Basis: He call others by their full names rather than either last or first ones. He seems to have dropped the habit by season two, though.
  • Genius Bruiser: While he is a Badass Bookworm, while fighting inside his Gundams, he can be both The Big Guy and The Smart Guy.
  • He's Just Hiding: He is. Inside Veda to be precise.
  • Ho Yay: With Lockon, oh so much.
    • Foe Yay: With Ribbons, oh daaaaaaayum!
  • Hunter of His Own Kind: In Season 2.
  • Inferiority Superiority Complex
  • Judge, Jury, and Executioner: He is the sole operator of the TRIAL System. Once he's judged somebody unfit to be a Gundam Meister, the TRIAL system allows him to shut down their Gundam and kill them. Need I say more?
  • Loving a Shadow: Not explicitly shown nor stated, but he still thinks of Neil in Season 2, four years after his death.
  • Men Don't Cry: Averted when Lockon/Neil died where he shed the most Manly Tears.
  • Messianic Archetype: He got himself physically killed to save his friends and humanity from Fucking Ribbons by merging with Veda, and then he had his Seraphim Gundam use the Trial system to eliminate Ribbons' minions by emitting a red cross while it's in a Crucified Hero Shot.
  • Multi-Armed and Dangerous: Seravee has four BFGs, two on its shoulders and two in its knees. These all are capable of sprouting hands equipped with beam sabers in addition to the Seravee's normal pair, allowing Seravee to simultaneously fight with six beam sabers at one time.
  • My Death Is Just the Beginning: Ribbons struck him down, in which he merged with Veda and became more powerful than Ribbons could ever imagine.
    • To clarify after he is maimed and killed by Ribbons, his consciousness merges with Veda. Then he knocks every last ship he can out of the sky and then schools Setsuna on plans of Aeolia Schenberg, and he does all of this while shot in the head. Easily, Tieria's biggest Crowning Moment of Awesome.
  • Mysterious Past: While his origins are revealed in season two, his past STILL remain a mystery.
  • Not Quite Dead
  • Pinocchio Syndrome: He "suffers" from these in the second season.
  • Pronoun Trouble: His choice of first-person pronoun in Japanese is indicative of his mental state; masculine "ore" pre-defrostment, more reserved "boku" after he's defrosted, and gender-neutral "watashi" at his most fragile. How the English dub will deal with this remains to be seen...
    • He once even managed to use all three of these in a row (ore to boku to watashi) when he cried on screen the first time.
  • Purple Is Powerful
  • Real Men Wear Pink: While he's hardly Mr Super Manly Man, that pink cardigan of his definitely counts.
  • Real Name as an Alias
  • Red Eyes, Take Warning
    • Eyes of Gold: Everytime he connects with Veda. That is, until FUCKING RIBBONS and the other Innovators hijacked Veda. He regains them back though, but..
  • Shut UP, Hannibal: When sick of listening to Ribbons, he pulls the gun in his garter on him, and then when that doesn't shut him up he jumps out a window. Wow.
    • And later, When he's immobilized Bring Stabity's mobile suit, Bring is sure that Tieria won't strike the killing blow. After all, as Innovators, they're both the same. Tieria angrily retorts that he's not an Innovator, but a human, and kills Bring.
  • The Spock: Pre-Character Development.
  • Stoic Spectacles: And fairly big ones at that)
  • Stupid Sexy Trap: Fangirls went ABSOLUTELY weak at the knees when he showed up in drag. It was a trap, yeah, but he made such a GREAT trap that fangirls were all "We love T-chan as male AND female, kthx".
    • Despite Lockon taking all the credit, there are a fair share of male fans that also go weak in the knees for him.
  • Tall, Dark and Snarky: Pre-Character Development.
  • Token Non-Human
  • Took a Level In Kindness: Very much in season two.
  • Tsundere: Arguably, after his defrostment.
  • Ubermensch
  • The Voice: After Ribbons gunned him to death, his mind left his physical body and merged with Veda. The only way for him to make his presence felt is through his voice. Unless you're Ribbons, in which case... hoo boy...
  • Wholesome Crossdresser: In episode 8 of season two, complete with fake breasts and long hair extensions... and a hidden pistol in his garter.
  • You Gotta Have Purple Hair
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