This page is for quotes from and about Athrun Zala.
Quotes by Athrun Zala[]
Gundam SEED[]
| “ | Athrun: "That final machine. The person piloting it is Kira Yamato... a Coordinator friend from the military preparatory school I attended on the Moon." Rau: "Well...!" Athrun: "I never dreamed that we'd meet again in such a situation... so I needed to be sure." Rau: "I see. War is full of irony. I don't blame you for being stunned. I imagine you were quite close to this friend." Athrun: "Yes." Rau: "Very well. If that's the case, I shall take you off the upcoming sortie. You wouldn't be able to point a gun at such a friend. And I don't want to force you to, either. Athrun: "No, Commander! That's...!" Rau: "Even if he was once your friend... we must shoot him if he's now an enemy. I'm sure you can understand that." Athrun: "Kira is... He's being used by the Naturals! He's brilliant, but also absent-minded and good-natured... so he fails to see that he's being taken advantaged of. That's why I wanna persuade him! He's also a Coordinator! I know he'll understand what we have to say!" Rau: "I understand how you feel. But... what if he won't be persuaded?" Athrun: "If that should happen... I'll shoot him myself." |
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—Athrun Zala and Rau Le Creuset about Kira Yamato, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Silent Run | ||
| “ | Athrun: "You're one of us Kira!" Kira: "I won't join ZAFT!" |
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—Athrun Zala to Kira Yamato., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Phase Shift Down | ||
| “ | "Using a rescued civilian as a hostage? So do you still feel justified in fighting by their side with these cowards? Kira?" | ” |
—Athrun Zala to Kira Yamato., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Crossroads | ||
| “ | Athrun: "Kira! You come, too! There's no reason why you should remain with the Earth Forces!" Kira: "Believe me, I don't want to fight you. But aboard that ship are people I wanna protect. My friends are aboard that ship!" Athrun: "Then I've got not choice. The next time we battle, I will personally defeat you!" Kira: "The same goes for me!" |
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—Athrun Zala to Kira Yamato, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Crossroads | ||
| “ | "I can't exactly fight a war with a big smile on my face." | ” |
—Athrun Zala to Lacus Clyne, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, The Awakening Sword | ||
| “ | Cagalli: "What? You're just going to fall asleep like that?" Athrun: "Why not?" Cagalli: "I'll steal your gun." Athrun: "Do that and I'll have to kill you." |
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—Cagalli Yula Athha to Athrun Zala., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, War for Two | ||
| “ | Cagalli: "I won't let you get back in that Mobile Suit! Many more will die if I do!" Athrun: "Then shoot me. I must fight the naturals, for if I don't, more of my people will be murdered like the innocents on PLANT. Such is my duty, for I am a warrior of ZAFT. So if you intend to stop me, I suggest you open fire. |
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—Cagalli Yula Athha and Athrun Zala., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, War for Two | ||
| “ | Yzak: "Why did he have to die? Why here? Well?" Athrun: "If you want to say it, why don't you? That it was my fault! That he died only because he was trying to saving me!" Dearka: "Athrun! Yzak, knock it off! You two fighting about it isn't going help one bit! The one we must defeat is the Strike!" |
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—Zala Team following Nicol's death., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Flashing Blades | ||
| “ | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Grieving SkiesAthrun: What does a neutral nation like Orb want with me? Or are you now with with the Earth Forces? Cagalli: There's something I want to ask you. Are you the one who destroyed the Strike? Athrun: Yeah. Cagalli: What happened to the other pilot? Did he escape like you did? Or... Athrun: ... Cagalli: We can't find him, so say something! Athrun: I...killed him. I grabbed onto the Strike then self detonated. That was the only option I had left... to defeat him. Cagalli: Damn it! Athrun: ...but why am I still alive? I guess because I must've escaped in time... or because you're destined to kill me. |
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—Athrun and Cagalli | ||
| “ | Athrun: "Yeah, I know. Sounds like Kira hadn't changed a bit. He was always like that." Cagalli: "Did you..." Athrun: "He was a sentimental crybaby. And he was smart, but he never thought things through." Cagalli: "Did you really know Kira?" Athrun: "Yes. We were... close. We've been friends, ever since the days when we were kids. We were the best of friends. |
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—Athrun Zala and Cagalli Yula Athha., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Grieving Skies | ||
| “ | "We separated as friends and the next time I saw him we were enemies." | ” |
—Athrun Zala to Cagalli Yula Athha about Kira Yamato., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Grieving Skies | ||
| “ | "But every time we met, he wouldn't listen! I kept asking him, over and over again. Because it wasn't right for him to be on the Naturals' side. He was one of us, can't you see?" | ” |
—Athrun Zala to Cagalli Yula Athha., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Grieving Skies | ||
| “ | Athrun: "But whenever we talked, he wouldn't listen! He fought against us, even hurting friends of mine! And then he took Nicol's life!" Cagalli: "And so... that's why you did this to... your friend?" Athrun: "He was an enemy. He wasn't on my side anymore! I had no choice but to destroy him!" |
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—Athrun Zala and Cagalli Yula Athha about Kira Yamato., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Grieving Skies | ||
| “ | Cagalli: "Ugh! You idiot! How could you have ever come up with something so stupid? How could you end up doing something so terrible?" Athrun: "He took Nicol's life right before my eyes! Nicol was fifteen. He loved the piano. He only fought to protect the Plants and Kira just cut him down." |
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—Cagalli Yula Athha and Athrun Zala about Kira Yamato., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Grieving Skies | ||
| “ | Athrun: "Father..." Patrick: "What did you call me?" Athrun:"My-my apologies... Chairman Zala." |
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—Athrun Zala to Patrick Zala., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, In the Name of Justice | ||
| “ | "I always thought you were supposed to follow orders from your nation... and defeat the enemy. I thought there was no other way ...to bring a quick end to the war. But. What should we really be fighting against?" | ” |
—Athrun about his beliefs on being a soldier, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Into the Dawn Skies | ||
Gundam SEED Destiny[]
| “ | We cannot allow ourselves to exchange blows base on just anger and hatred alone. If we were to exchange blows for those reasons alone, the world will once again become a pointless battlefield! I beg of you... Please don't let that happen!" "Alex-kun." "I'm... I'm Athrun Zala! The son of Patrick, who spread foolish hatred across the world and intensified the war to that critical point two years ago! Believing my father's words to be right, I went onto the battlefield, took the lives of the enemy, and my friend and I even tried to kill each other! Even when I realized that all of it was wrong, I couldn't do anything to stop it, and ended up losing everything!" "Athrun." "There's no way I can let this happen again! |
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—Athrun Zala and Gilbert Dullindal., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny | ||
| “ | Athrun: "You said that you lost your family on Onogoro island, in Orb." Shinn: "I said they were killed. By the Athhas." Athrun: "Well. If that’s what you wanna think, go right ahead. But is that when you came up with the idea?" Shinn: "huh:" Athrun: "You know when you thought to yourself, “If only I had the power. I need more power.”" Shinn: "huh, more power. Why are you say this?!" Athrun: "Anyone who’s ever wept cause they have felt weak, and powerless has had those kinds of thoughts, yes. But the moment you acquire all that power you’ve dreamt of you become the one who causes others to weep tears of lose. Just try not to forget that. We’re going to be heading into battle again soon. If you forget that while you are out there and throw your power at others out of a sense of your own righteousness, or because it conveniently suits your purposes then you will be nothing but a destroyer. And that’s not what you are, are you? We’re here to carry out our mission as soldiers. We’re not here to pick fights." Shinn: "I get the point I know that!" Athrun: "We’ll leave it at that as long as you don’t forget what I told you, you’re going to be one hell of a pilot someday. But if you do forget, then you’re a damned idiot!" |
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—Athrun Zala and Shinn Asuka discussing about the responsibility of having power., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny | ||
| “ | Dearka: "Well, it just means that someone who knows about us set this up. So, where do you want to go?" Yzak: "If you say something like shopping, I won't forgive you!" Athrun: "It's nothing like that. I just wanted to visit the graves of Nicol and the rest... Since I can't come to PLANT that often. That's why I thought that I'd like to go." |
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—Dearka Elsman, Yzak Joule and Athrun Zala., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny | ||
| “ | "War is not some game to play a hero! Stop making decisions to suit yourself! If you have the power, show you have the responsibility to handle that power!" | ” |
—Athrun Zala, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Struggle in the Indian Ocean | ||
| “ | Shinn: "I got revenge. For you, too. What are you doing?" Athrun: "Kira...He wasn't even trying to kill you! He never tried to kill anyone! Ever! But look what you did! This is revenge?!" Shinn: "You're not making any sense! Stop it already!" Athrun: "Are you that happy about defeated him?! Are you proud?! Why him." Shinn: "Is it wrong for me to be pleased?! I finally defeated a powerful enemy! Can't I be happy about it?! Then what do you suggest I do?! Should I cry and be sad about it? Should I be praying?! Or, are you saying I should've been the one defeated out there?! Well?!" |
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—Shinn Asuka & Athrun Zala fight each other about Kira Yamato, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Eve of Chaos | ||
| “ | "That's enough! Do you really understand what it is...you're trying to destroy?! You want to end war forever. So you have to destroy Logos! And destroy Orb as well! Is that really what you want?! They won't listen, so we have no choice but to destroy them! Is baring your fangs at the nation really the answer?! Try and remember, Shinn! What is it that you really wanted?!" | ” |
—Athrun Zala to Shinn Asuka, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, A Call for Counterattack | ||
| “ | Athrun: "Stop fighting with your mind stuck in your past! No matter how much you do, nothing is gonna come back!" Shinn: "H-How dare you! Athrun: "And now you're trying to kill off the future as well?!" Shinn: "I know! I know this much! That's why the world has to change! That's why Orb needs to be wiped out!" Athrun: "Stop kidding yourself! By doing that you destroy everything and kill off the future! Is that really the kind of world you want?! That kind of power?!" |
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—Athrun Zala & Shinn Asuka, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, The Final Power | ||
Quotes about Athrun Zala[]
Gundam SEED[]
| “ | "I bet your head is like a hamster running in its wheel right about now." | ” |
—Cagalli Yula Athha to Athrun Zala., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | ||
| “ | "Murderer!" | ” |
—Cagalli Yula Athha to Athrun Zala after he admits to killing Kira Yamato., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Grieving Skies | ||
Gundam SEED Destiny[]
| “ | Gilbert: "I didn't want to put you in the ordinary chain of command... I'm sure you don't want that either. Just think of it as a measure for convenience. After all, its name, FAITH, suggests the pledging of loyalty. After all, you just have to pledge loyalty to your own beliefs and truths." Athrun: "Chairman..." Gilbert: "You are someone who abides by what you believe regardless of current trends, and someone who is capable of fighting when it is necessary, aren't you?" |
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—Gilbert Dullindal and Athrun Zala as the Chairman attempts to convince Athrun to become re-enlist as a ZAFT pilot., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny | ||
| “ | "But the things you are capable of doing, and the things you want to do... You should be the one who is most aware of the answers to those." | ” |
—Gilbert Dullindal to Athrun Zala., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny | ||