William Sutherland

William Sutherland
William Sutherland
Profile
Species	Human
Classification	Natural
Hair Color	Dirty Blond
Gender	Male
Nationality	Atlantic Federation
Affiliation	Earth Alliance OMNI Enforcer 7th Space Fleet Blue Cosmos Peacemaker Force
Rank	Captain
Status	Killed in Action (September 27 C.E. 71)
Mecha & Vehicles
Captain Attack Submarine Agamemnon-class Passenger Sturgeon-class
Real World
Japanese Voices	Minoru Ibara
English Voices	Ron Halder Mike McFarland (HD Remaster)
Appearances
Television	SEED: #32 - Episode #49

William Sutherland (ウィリアム・サザーランド) is a character introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.

Personality & Character

An earnest member of Blue Cosmos, Sutherland was an avid supporter of the group's leader, Muruta Azrael, and was dedicated to the group's goal of eradicating all Coordinators. Despite acknowledging the abilities of Coordinators, Sutherland believed that their existence only led to chaos, and loathed those who did not share the same view.

Physical Aspects & Clothing

William is an adult man with dirty blond hair, gray eyes, and a distinctive cleft chin.

History

William Sutherland was an officer of the Earth Alliance from the Atlantic Federation. A radical member of Blue Cosmos and a subordinate of its leader, Muruta Azrael, Sutherland commanded the Agamemnon-class vessel Roosevelt on February 14, C.E. 70, and ordered the firing of a nuclear missile at the PLANT colony Junius Seven, causing the Bloody Valentine Incident and starting the First Alliance-PLANT War.

By April of C.E. 71, Sutherland was a general staff officer at the Alliance's JOSH-A base. He didn't like the fact that the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam was being piloted by a Coordinator, Kira Yamato. Therefore, he thought it would be better if the Strike and its mother ship, the Archangel, did not reach the Alaska base, and did not send any reinforcements or supplies after the Archangel's descent to Earth, leaving it in a state of isolation and helplessness. The generals and officers in command were also of the same opinion and were baffled when the Archangel reached Alaska, and annoyed by the fact that it was a Coordinator pilot that mostly ensured their safety.

Once the Archangel finally made it to JOSH-A, in a meeting with other top Alliance officers, he commented on how Kira Yamato was the one who protected the Archangel before his MIA status, which another officer told him was a "fortunate loss". After Blue Cosmos found out about ZAFT's plan to attack the base (the information having been provided by Rau Le Creuset), Azrael had Sutherland and the general staff set a trap that would turn the tide of the war in their favor and tip the balance of the Alliance's power towards the Blue Cosmos-controlled Atlantic Federation. During the Battle of JOSH-A, Sutherland and the entire Atlantic Federation staff quietly evacuate JOSH-A by submarine, leaving behind the Archangel and the Eurasian Federation forces to keep ZAFT occupied until they were safely away. Once ZAFT breached the base and got deep enough inside, Sutherland and the general staff activated the Cyclops System, wiping out 80% of the ZAFT forces, along with their Eurasian allies.

He participated in the Third Battle of Victoria, and after the battle, mentioned to Azrael the good performance of the mass-produced MS Strike Dagger, before the two went into space together. After that, he commanded the nuclear attack unit, the Peacemaker Force, which successfully carried out a nuclear attack during the Battle of Boaz. During the Second Battle of Jachin Due, Sutherland commanded the Agamemnon-class ship, the Doolittle, which was equipped with TS-MA2 Moebius mobile armors armed with nuclear missiles. He was killed during the battle when his ship was destroyed by the Duel Gundam, piloted by Yzak Joule, who fired a grenade launcher from his rifle, blowing up the bridge.

Gallery

William (C.E. 71) (Gathering Darkness, HD Remaster)

William in his EA Uniform (The Descending Sword, HD Remaster)

William's erroneously labeled rank and name (The Final Light, HD Remaster)

Sutherland's Death (The Final Light, HD Remaster)

Notes & Trivia

• He has a Scottish surname.
• He is the Cosmic Era equivalent of Bask Om, as both served as a second in command to the supreme leader of their respective Terran radical groups. 
• In The Final Light, a video communication incorrectly lists his rank as Admiral instead of Captain and misspells his name as "Satherland".

Appearances

Television Series

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
  • PHASE-32, In the Promised Land
    • First Appearance
  • PHASE-33, Gathering Darkness
  • PHASE-34, Seen and Unseen
  • PHASE-35, The Descending Sword
  • PHASE-41, Trembling World
  • PHASE-45, The Opening Door
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-47, The Nightmare Reborn
    • Appears in a video call
  • PHASE-49, The Final Light
    • Decease