Natural

Natural
Era	Cosmic Era
Miscellaneous
Television	SEED GSD
Debut	False Peace

Natural is a term that refers to a naturally born human being, who has not undergone the process of genetic enhancement that creates Coordinators.

Overview

It is common in the Cosmic Era for genetic engineering to be used to correct hereditary genetic defects, but people who have received this kind of corrective treatment are still considered to be Naturals rather than Coordinators. As Naturals do not possess the enhancements of the Coordinators, most of them are initially incapable of piloting the complex mobile suits, which were invented by the ZAFT forces, and this left the Earth Alliance in a disadvantage during the First Alliance-PLANT War. However, through the development of highly automated operating systems, the Alliance forces managed to deploy mobile suits usable by Naturals, putting it on an even footing with the ZAFT forces.

Notes & Trivia

• In Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Battle Destiny, the only real disadvantage of a Natural is being unable to pilot advanced MS to full capacity. However, their stats generally grow faster than Coordinators and if they are not converted into Biological CPUs or Extended, being able to freely equip two Passive Skills at a time can potentially turn them into "Coordinator Ace Killers". The combo of the skills "Hatred" (Deals 1.5 damage to pilots of an opposite genetic type) and "Superior Conquest" (Deals 1.5 Damage to Star-branded Ace Pilots) can have them dealing triple damage against the likes of Kira Yamato and Shinn Asuka.
  • In the case of Natural Aces however, the "Hatred" skill has to be swapped for either "Eagle Eye" (Additional 1.2 Damage for Projectile Weapons) or "Fighting Spirit" (Additional 1.2 Damage for Melee Weapons) depending on the player's fighting style.
• Also in SEED Battle Destiny, some major characters were given unique passive skills to offset MS limitations while retaining Natural status:
  • Mu La Flaga has the "Super Ace" skill which adds +12 to all stats except Stamina.
  • Cagalli Yula Athha has the "SEED" skill. It has no passive stat bonuses as is but when SEED mode is activated at 30% MS HP, all stats get an additional +30.

Appearances

Television Series

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
  • PHASE-01, False Peace
    • First Appearance
  • PHASE-02, Its Name: Gundam
  • PHASE-03, Collapsing Land
  • PHASE-04, Silent Run
  • PHASE-05, Phase Shift Down
  • PHASE-06, The Vanishing Gundam
  • PHASE-07, The Scar of Space
  • PHASE-08, The Songstress of The Enemy Forces
  • PHASE-09, The Fading Light
  • PHASE-10, Crossroads
  • PHASE-11, The Awakening Sword
  • PHASE-12, Flay's Decision
  • PHASE-13, Stars Falling in Space
  • PHASE-14, Within Endless Time
  • PHASE-15, The Respective Solitudes
  • PHASE-16, Burning Sandstorm
  • PHASE-17, Cagalli Returns
  • PHASE-18, Payback
  • PHASE-19, Fangs of the Enemy
  • PHASE-20, On a Calm Day
  • PHASE-21, Beyond the Clouds of Sand
  • PHASE-22, The Sea Dyed Red
  • PHASE-23, Fateful Encounter
  • PHASE-24, War for Two
  • PHASE-25, The Land of Peace
  • PHASE-27, Endless Rondo
  • PHASE-28, Kira
  • PHASE-29, The Turning Point
  • PHASE-30, Flashing Blades
  • PHASE-31, Grieving Skies
  • PHASE-32, In the Promised Land
  • PHASE-33, Gathering Darkness
  • PHASE-34, Seen and Unseen
  • PHASE-35, The Descending Sword
  • PHASE-36, In the Name of Justice
  • PHASE-37, Divine Thunder
  • PHASE-38, Decisive Fire
  • PHASE-39, Athrun
  • PHASE-40, Into the Dawn Skies
  • PHASE-41, Trembling World
  • PHASE-42, Lacus Strikes
  • PHASE-43, What Stands in the Way
  • PHASE-44, Spiral of Encounters
  • PHASE-45, The Opening Door
  • PHASE-46, A Place for the Soul
  • PHASE-47, The Nightmare Reborn
  • PHASE-48, Day of Wrath
  • PHASE-49, The Final Light
  • PHASE-50, To a Future that Never Ends
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
  • PHASE-01, Angry Eyes
  • PHASE-05, Scars That Won't Heal
  • PHASE-06, The End of the World
  • PHASE-07, Land of Confusion
  • PHASE-08, Junction
  • PHASE-10, A Father's Spell
  • PHASE-13, Resurrected Wings
  • PHASE-14, Flight to Tomorrow
  • PHASE-22, Sword of the Blue Skies
  • PHASE-26, The Promise
  • PHASE-36, Athrun on the Run
  • PHASE-37, Thunder in the Dark
  • PHASE-38, A New Flag
  • PHASE-39, Kira of the Skies
  • PHASE-44, Lacus Times Two
  • PHASE-45, Prelude to Revolution
  • PHASE-48, To a New World
  • PHASE-49, Rey
  • PHASE-50, The Final Power

OVAs and ONAs

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED After-Phase Between the Stars

Movies

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom

Manga

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray
  • Chapter 1, RED & BLUE
  • Chapter 2, Showdown! Astray vs Astray
  • Chapter 11.5, Magic Bullet of Dusk
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED X Astray
  • Chapter 0.5, Chapter X Prologue
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV: The Blooming of Housenka on the Battlefield
  • Mentioned only

Novels

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV: Battlefield Record
  • Chapter 2, Field 02: Coral Sea
  • Chapter 1, Field 01: El Alamein

References

Cosmic Era Terminology
Genetic Classifications/Human Enhancements
Biological CPU | Carbon Human | Clone | Coordinator | Half-Coordinator | Natural | Newtype | SEED factor
Biological CPU Sub-types Boosted Man | Extended
Coordinator Sub-types Accord | Combat Coordinator | Ultimate Coordinator | Socius series
Titles/Professions
Chief Representative | PLANT Supreme Council Chairman
Miscellanea
Barrel Roll | Block Word | Combat Information Center | Gundam | Missing in Action