Mare Strode (マーレ・ストロード Mare Sutorodo?) is a character introduced in the manga Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Astray. He was the original pilot of ZGMF-X31S Abyss Gundam, before it was stolen and piloted by Auel Neider.
Personality & Character[]
Mare has a hot-headed personality, although laid back at times he snaps quite easily. Unlike his allies, he also bears a strong contempt towards Naturals.[1]
Skills & Abilities[]
Mare is a specialist when it comes to underwater combat, his skills are said to rival that of Jane Houston aka The White Whale.[2]
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History[]
Mare was chosen to become the test pilot for the ZGMF-X31S Abyss Gundam solely because of his underwater combat prowess.[2] Although he was designated as a test pilot for the second stage Gundam, he was immensely bitter over the fact that he wasn't designated as an offical pilot, while Shinn Asuka was.[2] He, alongside the other second stage Gundam test pilots, Courtney Heironimus and Riika Sheder, were introduced to the journalist Jess Rabble by Bernadette Leroux, though Mare showed contempt towards Jess purely for being a Natural.[1]
He, alongside the other three pilots, performed a test run with all their units with Jess shadowing them for footage. An accident occured however, when Jess' movements accidentally triggered traps meant for the test pilots, and the pilots were ordered to rescue him when he was trapped within an asteroid. To their surprise, Jess was able to make it out thanks to finding an abandoned Launcher Striker pack nearby. As the group continued their demonstrations for Jess, an unidentified shuttle was spotted fleeing the scene, but spontaneously exploded as the pilots begin chasing after it. This incident immediately caused Mare to lash out at Jess and commented that Naturals should never have been allowed near them to begin with.[2]
Later, he was eventually designated as the official pilot of the Abyss Gundam at the unveiling of the units to the public.[3] However, he remained jealous that Shinn alone was assigned to the new battleship, the LHM-BB01 Minerva.[3] Mare never got the opportunity to formally pilot the Abyss, as he was shot during the Armory One Raid by Stella Loussier.[3] He ultimately did recover and was later assigned to pilot the first ZGMF-X56S/θ Destiny Impulse Gundam.
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