Tiffa Adill (ティファ・アディール Tifa Adīru?) is a character introduced in the anime After War Gundam X. She's Garrod Ran's girlfriend and often the target of all forces due to her Newtype abilities.
Personality & Character[]
Initially, Tiffa was very introverted. She was quiet, shy, and reserved due to the horrible things she had experienced and due to her being a frequent target for kidnapping because of her special abilities. However, Garrod Ran's feelings and support allows her to warm up with the Freeden crew and she begins to open up, eventually falling in love with Garrod. She also had help from the Freeden's doctor, Techcs Farzenberg who often encouraged her to talk about her thoughts and express them through art. Although she had supernatural abilities, she has never considered herself a Newtype nor felt superior to anyone because of it.
Skills & Abilities[]
While her Newtype status is debated, she has several supernatural abilities: advanced precognition, hand-eye coordination, empathic, and limited telepathy. She is able to communicate with animals and understand their thoughts. While she can see the future, she only sees them in limited pictures. Tiffa is naturally talented in art and often draws to reveal her thoughts and visions.
History[]
Born after the end of the 7th Space War, she was taken by the Alternative Company to be studied, so that they could understand the power of Newtypes, and use their power to become the most powerful post-war corporation in the world. Tiffa was rescued by Jamil Neate, the captain of the Vulture land warship Freeden, and kept on the ship as it made its escape.
Joining the Freeden[]
During her stay on the ship, Garrod comes to rescue her as part of a mission given to him by men secretly working for the Alternative Company. Tiffa goes with him willingly, but begins to panic when she sees Reich Anto. Garrod realises that something is wrong and drives away with her. She guides him to an abandoned United Nations Earth factory which contained a GX-9900 Gundam X (GX). Garrod uses it to fight off his attackers.[1] As Witz Sou and Roybea Loy appear on the Freeden's payroll, Garrod uses her as a hostage to get away from them. He later questions Tiffa about her past but she does not want to answer, instead asking about his past. They are attacked by Vultures and she helps Garrod gain access to the powerful Satellite Cannon, allowing him to wipe out a large group of enemies.[2]
Tiffa in shock after guiding Garrod into using the Satellite Cannon
After the battle, she goes into shock after reading the minds of the dying Vultures. She becomes comatose and is bedridden, then injected with something by Olba Frost[3] which causes her condition to deteriorate. As the Freeden heads towards the Alternative Company labs in order to treat her, she is kidnapped by Olba[4] and taken back to the lab. She is treated with an antidote and later wakes up, terrified at when she sees Von Alternative. During the battle between the Vultures and the Alternative Company, she communicates with Jamil with her Newtype powers and works alongside him and Garrod in order to take down the Alternative Company with the power of the Satellite Cannon. She reunites with Garrod and returns with him to the Freeden.[5]
Tiffa begins to spend more time with Jamil, who attempts to use her abilities to locate more Newtypes. This ends up affecting Garrod and Sala Tyrrell, who become frustrated over seeing their crushes spend so much time with another person from the opposite gender. Toniya Malme picks up on Garrod's frustration and brings Tiffa some makeup, encouraging her to put doll herself up for Garrod to cheer him up, put Tiffa refuses because she doesn't know how. Toniya leaves her some lipstick and Tiffa eventually tries it on, but Garrod takes off on a solo expedition to an old UNE powerplant and the Freeden is forced to chase him. Jamil is forced to follow him in a mobile suit despite his cockpit phobia, and the crew braces for a nuclear explosion. Sala enters Tiffa's room with a hazmat suit but is disgusted at seeing Tiffa worrying about makeup while Jamil is out there fighting.[6]
Tiffa feels bad, and turns Garrod away after he comes to her for comfort. She later visits the comatose Jamil in the infirmary and sees Garrod leaving the Freeden from the window.[7] She goes to visit Jamil again the next day, but turns back when she sees Sala scowling at her. She returns after Sala leaves, and Techcs Farzenburg advises her not to avoid Sala like that as it would offend her. He also tells her to try and empathise with Garrod and the others and understand their feelings.[8] As Ennil El and the Vultures entrap the Freeden in the forest and attack, she senses Garrod returning. She tries to convince Sala not to move the Freeden towards the lake as she senses danger, but is unable to articulate why. Jamil wakes up from his coma and tells Sala to do as Tiffa says. She also senses the connection between Garrod and Ennil. After the battle, she shows Jamil and the crew a picture of Fort Severn where she has located the next Newtype. She also talks with Garrod alone, where she decides not to question his relationship with Ennil.[9]
Fort Severn[]
As Roybea Loy joins the Freeden on an exclusive contract, he makes a recreation room in the ship. Garrod calls Tiffa over and she shyly goes to the room with him, being given free membership by Roybea. She sees a vision of the Bertigo while she is there and begins to sense Carris Nautilus (the other Newtype) as she draws closer to Fort Severn, and later has another vision in the form of a dream where Garrod is killed in battle. The next morning, she senses an ambush and warns Jamil. As the enemy Juracg units draw closer for an attack, Tiffa becomes certain her dream is real and runs to stop Garrod from launching. Despite her warning, Garrod launches anyway and Tiffa returns to the bridge. Jamil explains that Garrod wants to fight against her vision and not just the enemy. When Carris joins the battle, he communicates with her telepathically[10] and convinces her to surrender as he defeats the trio of Gundam units and threatens to kill Garrod.[11]
She heads into the city with Carris, and is taken to Nomoa Long's base.[12] She senses Garrod when he sneaks in to rescue her, but she is confronted by Carris who also senses him. She is taken hostage by Carris when Garrod reaches her room, and listens as Garrod tries to tell Carris the truth about Nomoa. She corrects Carris' mistaken assumption that she was also modified into a Newtype like he was.[13] Nomoa, Ennil and the others arrive and corner Garrrod, but the battle between the Freeden and Olba makes its way into the city which allows Tiffa and Garrod to escape. She notices that Jamil is piloting the GX and rendezvous with him, watching his battle against Carris. She returns to the Freeden with Garrod, and later senses that Carris is coming. She tells Garrod that Carris is there for him and tells Wit and Sou not to get involved. She watches the fight but realises that Carris' intention is to kill himself. She tries to warn Garrod but Carris baits the former into shooting him.[14]
She waits with Garrod while Carris is treated. When Carris escapes the Freeden and tries to die in the cold, she joins Garrod when he goes after him. They convince him to live on, but are helpless when a troop of mobile suits led by Ennil appear and take him away. After Carris is placed inside the Patulia and his consciousness is slowly overwritten, she hears his voice and tries to communicate with him in order to help him keep his sanity. She joins Jamil in the Bertigo and continues to talk to him. She sees him off with the others after the battle.[15]
Zonder Epta[]
Tiffa has a dream about the location of the next Newtype and paints a picture of the location immediately upon waking up. She collapses from shock soon after and is taken to the infirmary. She returns to her own bed soon after. As the rest of the crew plays on the beach, she senses that the Newtype needs help and goes off alone in a boat. She finds a pod of dolphins being hunted by Doza Bale and his crew and guides them away. The Freeden crew catch up to her and help them escape. Tiffa later converses and swims with the dolphins before meeting the White Dolphin and seeing the Satellite System being operated in the distance.[16] She is unable to converse with the White Dolphin and learns that she dislikes humans. She is offended by this, but later realises (while talking to Garrod) that she is doing the same thing to the crew. She resolves to open up more. They then see the Orcs in action, and Tiffa overhears Garrod telling the others in the command room about the White Dolphin and learns that he was listening to her conversation the night before. She confirms what he says and asks Jamil to help the White Dolphin, to which he agrees. She convinces the White Dolphin during the battle to give humans a chance, and sees her off after the battle.[17]
Tiffa's body is taken over by Lucille
As the crew heads towards the area that the Satellite System was used, Tiffa begins to open up more and offers to help with some of the work on the ship. Techcs notices that she is gaining more happiness from being around others. Kid Salsamille also notices that she is eating in the mess hall more. She sits with the others in the recreation room and listens to the story of Lorelei. When the body of Lucille Liliant is salvaged by Olba and Marcus Guy, she senses her presence and tells Jamil to head to the Sea of Lorelei. Knowing that Lucille will take over her body, she tells Garrod not to be afraid and that she will still be herself. Lucille takes over her body[18] until Jamil and the others retrieve her real body. Tiffa watches as Lucille's coffin in placed into the sea.[19]
When the crew reach Saints Island, she goes shopping with Garrod and Kid. Kid eventually leaves and Tiffa spends some time alone with Garrod. While looking for a place to eat, she senses Ennil with Toniya. When she sees Toniya waiting for Ennil, Tiffa tells her that she isn't coming. She recognises that it the Esperansa is piloted by Ennil when it attacks the Freeden.[20]
The crew draws near the area where the beam was sighted, but Tiffa is unable to find the exact location using her abilities. She senses that Katokk and his crew of 'fishermen' are actually enemies and warns the crew, which leads to Katokk and his troops being captured. She also senses the New UNE troops coming, which causes Katokk to realise that she is a Newtype and the reason he was discovered. He later escapes and is ready to blow himself up along with the ship, but Tiffa stops him and he drops the grenade, hesitant to kill a child. Jamil throws the grenade into the sea, saving the ship. She tells him that she can't let him die as he is a good man, much to his shock.[21] She draws a picture of his wife and daughter for him, but is too late and only able to give it to him after he forces Jamil and the crew to surrender.[22]
After being captured, Tiffa and Jamil are separated from the rest of the crew and taken away by Aimzat Kartral. Katokk meets up with her a couple of times and she informs him that she will see neither her friends nor Katokk again while crying. When he tells her that he was lying about Jamil killing his family and that they were already dead, Tiffa tells him that both she and Jamil already knew the truth. Though the crew makes their escape, Jamil and Tiffa are already being shipped off to the Newtype labs. Garrod and Katokk (who betrayed the New UNE) chase after them[23] and board the ship, and Jamil makes his move in response by knocking out his captors and running away with Tiffa. He finds the Gundam Controller with Tiffas guidance and brings it to Jamil and Katokk, who have made their way to the Double X. Katokk falls in battle protecting Jamil and the others, and Tiffa watches his last moments. Tiffa and Jamil are then taken away by the mobile suit after Garrod activates it and return to the Freeden. She watches after the battle as Katokk's coffin is placed into the sea.[24]
South Asia Front[]
Tiffa travels with the Freeden as they head to South Asia and later the People's Republic of Estard. She senses the New UNE is about to attack and warns Kid. Garrod later comes to visit her after the Freeden joins the conflict between the alliance and the New UNE and she expresses that she is glad he did so, as he seemed distant recently. She watches as Ennil secretly leaves the ship[25] and notices Toniya faking happiness after she finds out. She searches for Garrod and Toniya later talks to her, noticing that Tiffa is also feeling lonely.[26] She looks for Garrod (along with Toniya who is looking for Witz) after Northernbell falls, but Techcs warns her not to wake him up as he is exhausted. She goes to his room anyway and finds him asleep, lamenting about how he is drifting away from her. She folds his clothes and leaves.[27]
Tiffa dreams about Garrod
After the crew leave Estard, they search for the Newtype Labs. Jamil tries to get Tiffa to use her abilities to help with the search, but her abilities decrease in power. She has a dream where she is happy with Garrod in a flower field, and consults with Techcs about it. Techcs realises that her loneliness from being ignored by Garrod is the likely cause of the drop in her abilities. The crew are later attacked by the Frost brothers and Abel Bauer. When Abel unlocks his Newtype abilities and activates the flash system, Tiffa senses it and heads to the top of the Freeden, where she gets Garrod's attention and shows him where the real Abel is amongst the Rasveht bits. Garrod manages to hit the correct one, and although Abel starts targeting TIffa, Garrod steps between them and defeats him. Tiffa collapses after the battle and is taken to the infirmary by Techcs. Garrod realises he has been neglecting her and spends more time with her, much to her happiness.[28]
Tiffa draws a picture of herself with Garrod. She later senses that she may not see him ever again, and visits him at night with tears in her eyes. Garrod comforts her and tells her that they will be together, but after Nicola Fafas sneaks into the ship he kidnaps her and takes her into space in a shuttle.[29] Nicola tells Tiffa about the colonies and about how her Newtype abilities will be respected there, but she tells him she isn't interested and wants to return to Garrod. She is later taken into Cloud 9.[30]
8th Space War[]
After the shuttle lands on Cloud 9, Nicola introduces Tiffa to Seidel Rasso. She talks with Nicola and learns about the threat of another war. He continues trying to convince her to stay on the colonies, but she asks him to leave. She senses Garrod when he approaches the colony from space, as well as Lancerow Dawell who reminds her of Jamil. She also senses Garrod losing.[31] A few days later, a parade in held on Cloud 9 for the colony citizens who escaped from Earth. Nicola brings Tiffa along against Seidel's wishes, and she detects a bomb. Although Siedel doesn't listen, he is forced to acknowledge her abilities when a mine is activated. She later meets Lancerow and tries to communicate with him telepathically. She tells him that he reminds her of Jamil, and informs him about Garrod. She is also invited to sit with Seidel, who questions her about the future of Newtypes. Rather than answering his question, she asks him not to use the Colony Laser.[32]
Tiffa admires the flowers in the garden with Nicola and senses Seidel's hostility. She later talks with Lancerow and is glad to hear that Garrod is safe. She encourages Lancerow, telling him it is not too late to pursue a new future. Nicola joins them and Lancerow invites them to join him in the award ceremony. They then join Seidel for some tea, where Lancerow tells him that Garrod is likely dead. Seidel tells Tiffa that her life is now in his hands, but she denies this. He does not believe she can be a Newtype as she was born and raised on Earth, but Tiffa does not care about the Newtype label. She listens as he talks and senses something within him, which she calls the origin of Newtypes. She gathers the name 'D.O.M.E.' and collapses. Nicola and Lancerow take her away, and realise her life is in danger as she has earnt Seidel's ire. Seidel takes her into space after the SRA formally declares war on the New UNE in order to demonstrate their power and force her to cooperate, but Garrod comes and threatens to destroy the Colony Laser with the Satellite System. Seidel has no choice but to comply, and Tiffa is picked up Pala Sys in her G-Falcon. She reunites with Garrod and the trio head for Earth, but are confronted by a New UNE unit led by the frost brothers.[33]
Garrod faces the brothers and they learn from Shagia Frost that Jamil and the others have been taken to a labour camp. During the battle, Olba catches the G-Falcon and threatens to crush Pala with his Ashtaron Hermit Crab's Gigantic Scissors. Garrod surrenders and Shagia captures the Double X with his Virsago Chest Break. They are taken to Earth and presented to Fixx Bloodman, who tries to glean information on the SRA from them. Tiffa instead reads his mind and after finding him to be as corrupt as Seidel, discovers that he also knows about D.O.M.E. and that he is situated on the moon. Fixx is furious and tells them that Jamil and the others were already on the way to be killed, but Tiffa tells Garrod not to worry as she has already sensed what Carris is doing. Fixx has them locked up, but they escape and reunite with Pala.[34] They trio take the Double X and G-Falcon and run, soon reuniting with the Freeden crew, Carris and Ennil.[35]
As the New UNE prepares for a full blown war, Tiffa explains that a peaceful resolution is likely impossible as Seidel is too stubborn. She later watches the moon, and is joined by Garrod. They share a touching moment together and kiss. Her body later collapses and D.O.M.E. brings her consciousness to himself. He tells her that her wish will come true if she comes to the moon, and she requests that Jamil take her there after she wakes up. She joins the crew aboard the Freeden II and heads to space with everyone else.[36] When asked by Carris about what they will do after the battle, Tiffa tells him that she will stay with Garrod. During the battle, she joins Garrod in the cockpit of the Double X and after he makes the enemies retreat by using the Satellite System as a bluff, heads with him to the moon. They are confronted by the Frost brothers, who reveal their goals to Garrod. Tiffa is wracked by pain as she senses their immense hatred. They get away from them and make it to the moon, where they are welcomed by the G-Bit D.O.M.E.'s.[37]
Tiffa speaks with D.O.M.E.
Upon landing on the moon, Tiffa asks D.O.M.E. to call all the others who need to know the truth. He calls the Freeden crew members and key figures from the New UNE and SRA. After they arrive, she reveals that D.O.M.E. is still alive and asks him to reveal everything.[37] She listens as D.O.M.E. reveals the truth about Newtypes and went questioned about whether she accepts her powers, she replies that she wants to live as a normal human.[38]
Six months after the war, Tiffa is travelling the Earth with Garrod and Carris. Carris goes his own way and Tiffa continues alone with Garrod.[38]
Relationships[]
Garrod and Tiffa after the war
Garrod Ran[]
Tiffa immediately takes a liking to Garrod, leaving the Freeden with him on their first meeting. They become closer throughout the series and Tiffa begins to hold romantic feelings with him, becoming lonely when he no longer pays attention to her as he gets more involved in the war. He is the person she most wants to be with and after the Freeden crew disband she stays with Garrod as he travels the world.
Gallery[]
Character Designs[]
Anime[]
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Illustrations & Artwork[]
Games[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- In Super Robot Wars series, Tiffa acts as the sub-pilot of the GX-9901-DX Gundam Double X. Thus, the combination of Gundam Double X and GS-9900 G-Falcon will provide three pilots (consisting of Garrod Ran, Tiffa Adill, and Pala Sys) in one unit. This will be an advantage for the players since each pilots have their own spells and abilities. This later change in newer entries where Tiffa is a secret character or not a playable sub-pilot.
- Tiffa can order the G-Bit to assist the Double X to fight its enemies in most Super Robot Wars series.
- In Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3, Tiffa joins Amuro Ray, Setsuna F. Seiei , and Kou Uraki, as an Operator, in the Story Mission (Those Who Understand), as they search for both new allies and their way home.
- Tiffa's role in Super Robot Wars tends to be that of a damsel in distress; despite many other powerful Newtypes being present, Tiffa is usually the one to be kidnapped by enemy factions to exploit her powers; some games justify this by claiming her powers to be special in comparison, others do not.
References[]
- ↑ Is There A Moon?
- ↑ I'll Give You Power...
- ↑ My Mount is Fierce!
- ↑ This Operation is Time Critical!
- ↑ You Pull The Trigger
- ↑ I Don't Like It
- ↑ I'm Going to Sell the Gundam!
- ↑ I Won't Forgive Him!
- ↑ Like Rain on the Street
- ↑ I Am a Newtype
- ↑ Just Run Without Thinking!
- ↑ Just Run Without Thinking!
- ↑ It's My Best Work
- ↑ I'm a Fool; Shoot me
- ↑ Can You Hear My Voice!
- ↑ Because I'm a Person Too
- ↑ Please Determine That for Yourself
- ↑ The Sea of Lorelei
- ↑ I Feel Like I'm Dreaming
- ↑ ...So We Meet Again
- ↑ My Dead Wife's Favourite Saying
- ↑ The Ghost of 15 Years Ago
- ↑ My Dream is Real
- ↑ Double X, Activate!
- ↑ You are our Star of Hope
- ↑ Don't Say Anything
- ↑ It is Time for Goodbye
- ↑ Look at Me
- ↑ I Feel Like I May Never See You Again
- ↑ Fly, Garrod
- ↑ That's The G-Falcon!
- ↑ How do You Know Me?
- ↑ I Can See the Moon!
- ↑ I Will Not Let the Light Of Hope Go Out!
- ↑ The Next War is the War We Wanted
- ↑ Freeden, Launch!
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 I Am D.O.M.E. People Once Called Me A Newtype
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 The Moon Will Always Be There
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