Erica Simmons (エリカ·シモンズ Erika Shimonzu) is a character introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. She reappeared in the sequel series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny and the animated film Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom.
Personality & Character[]
Though dedicated to her work, Erica is also a devoted mother to her young son Ryuta.
Skills & Abilities[]
Physical Aspects & Clothing[]
History[]
First Alliance-PLANT War[]
Erica was the senior engineer of Morgenröte, the munitions company which equips the Orb Union's armed forces. In C.E. 71, she was one of the Orb engineers who aided in the creation of the Earth Alliance's "G Project"; the creation of the five prototype Mobile Suits: Strike, Aegis, Blitz, Buster, and Duel. In secrecy, the information used to build the prototypes was used to develop Orb's own Mobile Suits, the Astray series. When Heliopolis was destroyed, she contacted her old friend, The Professor, to go to Heliopolis and find the Astray prototypes. When she learned one of them, the MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame, was being piloted by a Natural (Lowe Guele), she had Juri Wu Nien infiltrate his group within the Junk Guild to find out how. She was also willing to allow the group to enter Orb, mostly to gain the data needed to get the M1 Astrays (mass-produced version of the Astray prototypes) running. However, she did know of something else - the fate of the MBF-P01 Gundam Astray Gold Frame, as she spoke to Rondo Gina Sahaku and expressed her dismay over him wanting to destroy the Giga Float the Junk Guild was working on.
When the Archangel arrived in Orb, Erica requested Kira Yamato's help in perfecting the M1 Astray's operating system. Arrangements were made between Chief Representative Uzumi Nara Athha and the Archangel's commanding officers to have the Strike pilot assist in the development of Orb's mobile suits. Erica worked alongside Kira in developing an O.S. to allow the M1 Astrays to fight as efficiently as a ZAFT mobile suit.[1][2]
Erica was among the Orb personnel evacuated into space aboard the Kusanagi, and following the Battle of Mendel, she oversaw the assembly of the MBF-02 Strike Rouge.[3] During the Second Battle of Jachin Due, she gave an overview of ZAFT's superweapon known as GENESIS and oversaw the assembly of the Strike Rouge in space.[3]
Second Alliance-PLANT War[]
In C.E. 73, Erica was among the various Orb personnel loyal to Cagalli. She personally oversaw the repairs of the Archangel after it survived the attack by the LHM-BB01 Minerva. As ZAFT's Operation Fury was ongoing, it was Erica who presented Cagalli with Lord Uzumi's "last will": the ORB-01 Akatsuki Gundam.[4]
Foundation Conflict[]
Gallery[]
Anime[]
Gundam SEED[]
Gundam SEED Destiny[]
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom[]
Games[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- While the official character introduction during Gundam SEED's original broadcast noted that Erica is a Natural, subsequent information released on printed media and side stories (such as Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray (Novel) Mission 7) have claimed that she is a Coordinator, a secret that only selected people (such as her husband) know about.
Appearances[]
- Television Series
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- PHASE-27, Endless Rondo
- First Appearance
- PHASE-28, Kira
- PHASE-29, The Turning Point
- PHASE-37, Divine Thunder
- PHASE-39, Athrun
- PHASE-40, Into the Dawn Skies
- PHASE-41, Trembling World
- PHASE-45, The Opening Door
- Flashback(s) Only
- PHASE-46, A Place for the Soul
- PHASE-48, Day of Wrath
- Appears in a video call
- PHASE-50, To a Future that Never Ends
- PHASE-27, Endless Rondo
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- PHASE-37, Thunder in the Dark
- OVAs and ONAs
- Manga
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray
- Chapter 11.5, Magic Bullet of Dusk
References[]
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-27, Endless Rondo
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-28, Kira
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-48, Day of Wrath
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny PHASE-40, Legacy of Gold