Elijah Kiel (イライジャ・キール) is a character introduced in the maga Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray.
Personality & Character[]
A member of the Serpent Tail mercenary group, Elijah is extraordinarily handsome and serves as the wingman of the group's leader, Gai Murakumo. On his mobile suit, the number "2" is incorporated into its Serpent Tail emblem.
Skills and Abilities[]
Elijah is a Coordinator, but he does not possess the superior abilities of a Coordinator, so his mobile suit piloting skills are initially very poor. However, through his hard work and the experiences he gained on the battlefield as a mercenary, his mobile suit piloting skills have improved substantially.
Physical Aspects & Clothing[]
Elijah is a young man with pale skin, silver hair, and a scar on his right eye.
History[]
Elijah was born a Coordinator, but the genetic manipulation only affected his appearance, leaving him with physical abilities no better than those of a Natural. This led to feelings of inferiority compared to other Coordinators. After the Bloody Valentine Incident, he volunteered for ZAFT in an effort to get a better life. However, his lackluster skills as a pilot led to him working as one of the maintenance crew members for supply ships rather than on the front lines. Getting jealous after learning of Rau Le Creuset's achievements in the Battle of Yggdrasil, Elijah deserted and became a mercenary.[1]
Elijah was once employed by ZAFT to kill a deserter, Gud Vair. However, after finding Gud at the Liteiria space colony, he befriended Gud instead. Gud convinced Elijah that not having the superior abilities of a Coordinator despite being one was not a bad thing and these words left a lasting impression on Elijah and strengthened their friendship. When an Earth Alliance fleet attacked the Literia space colony, Elijah and Gud launched in their mobile suits to protect the colony, but Gud's second evil personality surfaced, and he fought Elijah to a draw. Gud's original friendly personality then begged Elijah to kill him to end his suffering, but Elijah could not bear to do so. Gai Murakumo who was accompanying the EA forces to Literia then killed Gud using the MBF-P03 Gundam Astray Blue Frame to save Elijah. As it was thought that Elijah was the one who killed Gud, "The Hero Of ZAFT", he received the nickname "Hero Killer".
Relationships[]
- Elijah met Gud after being hired by ZAFT to kill the latter for deserting. However, he ended up befriending the man after conversing with him about his reasons for deserting. Unfortunately, when the two fought together to defend the colony Gud was hiding in, Gud's alternate personality took control and attacked Elijah. Although Gud was able to temporarily take back control, he begged Elijah to end his suffering, something Elijah couldn't bring himself to do. He ended up being killed by Gai Murakumo, who acted to defend Elijah. After the incident, Elijah's custom GINN was repaired using parts from Gud Vair's GINN, so the mobile suit now had great sentimental value to him. Thus, he continued to pilot the GINN even as it became greatly outdated, switching to a custom ZAKU Phantom only because his GINN was badly damaged. Subsequently, he switched from the ZAKU Phantom to the LV-ZGMF-X23S Vent Saviour Gundam, which he obtained from a Carbon Human clone of Gud.
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Notes & Trivia[]
Appearances[]
- Manga
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray
- Chapter 1, RED & BLUE
- First Appearance
- Chapter 2, Showdown! Astray vs Astray
- Chapter 1, RED & BLUE
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED X Astray
- Chapter 1, The New G
- Image(s) Only
- Chapter 1, The New G
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