Andrew Waltfeld
Andrew Waltfeld in Gundam SEED Destiny
Genetic type:	Coordinator
Alias:	Desert Tiger
DOB:	July 20, CE 41
Age:	30 [GS] 32 [GSD]
Nationality:	PLANT [GS] United Emirates of Orb [GSD]
Allegiance:	ZAFT [GS] Three Ship Alliance [GS] United Emirates of Orb [GSD] Terminal [GSD]
Rank/Position:	Commander (ZAFT) [GS] Captain (Orb) [GSD] Captain of the Eternal [GS/GSD]
Love Interests:	Aisha (deceased)
Height:	188cm (6'3)[GS] 181 cm (6'0) [GSD]
Weight:	92kg(202.4lbs) 74 kg(163lbs) [GSD]
Blood type:	B
Ethnic Origin:	Israeli
Mobile Suit:	TMF/A-802 BuCUE [GS] TMF/A-803 LaGOWE [GS] MVF-M11C Murasame [GSD] ZGMF-X88S Gaia [GSD]

Andrew "Andy" Waltfeld (transliterated as Andoryuu Barutoferudo [アンドリュー・バルトフェルド] in the original Japanese version) is one of ZAFT's best commanders and pilots. He's voiced by Ryoutarou Okiayu in the original Japanese version and Brian Drummond in the English dub). Nicknamed "Desert Tiger" (砂漠の虎 Sabaku no Tora), (a clear homage to Erwin Rommel, the "Desert Fox") Waltfeld is commander of the ZAFT forces in the PLANT-pledged African Community, headquartered at Banadiya, and is assisted by his executive officer Martin DaCosta. Andy earned his nickname for his great skill at desert combat, as demonstrated on May 30, CE 70, when he defeated a huge Eurasian Federation tank corps at El Alamein, using the new TMF/A-802 BuCUE and older TFA-2 ZuOOT mobile suits. Image File history File links Andrew_Waltfeld_004. ... Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννώ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. ... This article deals with technology from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam fictional universe metaseries. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Image File history File links ZAFT, Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty (from www. ... This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Please see Captain for other uses of the term Captain is a military rank used in nearly every army and navy of the world. ... This article considered the nautical title of Captain. ... This is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era universe, part of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Ryōtarō Okiayu (置鮎 龍太郎 Okiayu Ryōtarō, born November 17, 1969) is a seiyū who was born in Fukuoka. ... Brian Drummond (born August 10, 1969 in Salmon Arm, BC) is a Canadian voice actor. ... Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ) (November 15, 1891 – October 14, 1944) was one of the most distinguished German field marshals of World War II. He was the commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps and also became known by the nickname The Desert Fox (Wüstenfuchs,  ) for the skillful military campaigns he... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article or section should be merged with Mobile Weapons of the Cosmic Era In the fictional anime series Gundam Seed, the TFA-2 ZuOOT is an early-model mobile suit designed for heavy ground attack. ...

His passions are archeology (especially Egyptology), paleontology, and coffee. Andy seems to have an obsession with coffee and experiments with different blends and flavors often times making odd combinations for himself such as adding kona to one of his blends. His second in command, Martin DaCosta, is eternally at ends with his superior's somewhat odd interests, despite the great respect he holds of Waltfeld. Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... ... A paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae. ... A cup of coffee Coffee is a popular beverage prepared from the roasted seeds (not beans, though they are almost always called coffee beans) of the coffee plant. ... There is also a town of Kailua on the Island of O‘ahu. ... Martin DaCosta is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. ...

He lives with his wife, (or at least girlfriend), Aisha, who also assists him in his military operations and eventually serves as the co-pilot of his TMF/A-803 LaGOWE. Not much is known about Aisha, and her last name is conspicuously left out. But, one thing that is evident is that Andy cares for Aisha very much; in both series he keeps a picture of her close by. His flagship is the land battleship Lesseps, which is escorted by the land cruisers Petrie and Henry Carter. This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era universe, part of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... The Petrie-class land cruiser is a ZAFT vessel designed to support the Lesseps-class land battleships. ... The Petrie-class land cruiser is a ZAFT vessel designed to support the Lesseps-class land battleships. ...

Unlike other ZAFT and Earth Alliance officers, he is surprisingly human and well aware of the repercussions of war. In his initial appearances in Gundam Seed, he has his troops warn the city acting as a homebase for resistance group Desert Dawn of an impending attack such that they can evacuate before their home is torched by the troops. His actions are easily misinterperted and he is a willing scapegoat for the people; the people believe that he was cruel to let them live while struggling to survive on very few supplies while Waltfeld had the intention that if they lived, at least they would have a chance of surviving rather than suffering death and loss of loved ones. He is especially suspicious of ZAFT High Commander Rau Le Creuset and hints at those feelings to Dearka Elsman and Yzak Joule, who were members of the infamous Le Creuset Team, when he first meets them. Rau Le Creuset )[1] is a fictional character from the popular anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. As Gundam SEED takes most of its elements from the original Gundam series, Le Creuset would fall into the position Char Aznable played as an antagonist to the main characters. ... Dearka Elsman (transliterated as Deiaaka Erusuman [ディアッカ・エルスマン; Dearka Elthman] in the original Japanese version) is a fictional character from the Gundam Seed anime series. ... Yzak Joule (transliterated as Izaaku Juuru [イザーク・ジュール; Yzak Jule] in the original Japanese version) is a character from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. He is voiced by Tomokazu Seki in the original Japanese version (Michael Adamthwaite in the English dub). ...

Gundam Seed

Andrew Waltfeld in Gundam SEED

While the Archangel is traveling through the desert, Andy leads his forces to attack the ship. He quickly discerns that the pilot of the Strike Gundam is a Coordinator, and a highly skilled one considering the pilot was able to adapt to the gravity of earth as well as the conditions of the environment quickly. Image File history File links Andrew_Waltfeld_Gundam_Seed_Phase_19. ... Image File history File links Andrew_Waltfeld_Gundam_Seed_Phase_19. ... Title of the series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (or Gundam Seed) is an anime television series from Japan. ... This article is about a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

He later meets Kira Yamato, the pilot of the Strike, and Cagalli Yula Athha when they are sent to gather supplies by the Archangel and Desert Dawn. Even though they are fighting on opposite sides, Kira and Andy actually grow fond of each other, which makes it very difficult for them to fight in their next and decisive battle. Kira asks Andy to stop because the battle is over, but Andy says he can't so long as they are enemies and is determined to keep fighting until one of them is destroyed. Aisha tells Andy nonchalantly that he's fond of boys like Kira who fight to protect despite his contradicting personality. Andy doesn't deny it as he moves in for a final attack as the Strike Phase Shifts down due to lack of power. Kira goes into SEED mode and, as he ejects his shield and Aile pack, he pulls out a combat knife and plunges one of them into the LaGOWE that Andy is piloting. Andy and Aisha embrace before the LaGOWE explodes, and Kira cries because he didn't want to kill Andy. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and be more accessible to a general audience, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ...

However, the Desert Tiger reappears later in the PLANTs, having lost his left eye, a leg and left arm, and of course Aisha. Andy claims loyalty to Chairman Patrick Zala and is assigned as captain of the support ship Eternal; however, along with Martin DaCosta and other Clyne Faction loyalists, he helps Lacus Clyne steal the ship and joins up with the Archangel and Orb's Kusanagi in their desperate fight against the diabolical, nihilistic Rau Le Creuset, who had essentially taken over ZAFT (along with the mind of Supreme Chairman Patrick Zala), and his plans to bring the end of the world with GENESIS. Thinking that Andy had died in their last encounter, Kira is of course shocked upon seeing him alive and well, despite the injuries he incurred. He initially tells Andy that he has every right to want revenge, but knowing full well that he is just as responsible for Aisha's death because he insisted that they keep fighting, Andy shakes his head and says he will do no such thing. Although he does not actually say this, it is also pretty obvious that Andy knows what Miriallia Haw realized and angrily confirmed earlier about the pointlessness of revenge, even if a loved one dies at the hands of another human being: killing the executioner won't bring them back. Patrick Zala is a fictional character, and villian in the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime Gundam metaseries. ... This is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era universe, part of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... Lacus Clyne (transliterated as Rakusu Kurain [ラクス・クライン; Luxas Kline] in the original Japanese version) is a fictional character from the anime series Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny. ... Rau Le Creuset )[1] is a fictional character from the popular anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. As Gundam SEED takes most of its elements from the original Gundam series, Le Creuset would fall into the position Char Aznable played as an antagonist to the main characters. ... Patrick Zala is a fictional character, and villian in the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime Gundam metaseries. ... Miriallia Haw (ミリアリア・ハウ Miriaria Hau) is a recurring character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. ...

Towards the end of the series, Andy helps the Three Ships Alliance bring an end to the war before the Earth Alliance and ZAFT destroy each other taking all humanity down with them.

Gundam Seed Destiny

Captain Andrew Waltfeld on the bridge of the Archangel

After the Bloody Valentine War, Andy enlists in the Orb military and is given a commission. He has taken up residence in the Orb Union with Murrue Ramius who also lost a lover in the war. When Reverend Malchio's orphanage was destroyed by the fall of Junius 7, Andy and Murrue opened their home to Malchio and his orphans. Murrue and Andy have taken it upon themselves to guard and protect Kira and Lacus while they all care for the orphans. As an additive protection measure, his new (apparently fully-functional) cybernetic prosthetic arm conceals a shotgun. Image File history File linksMetadata Andrew_Waltfeld_002. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Andrew_Waltfeld_002. ... This article is about a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of the fictional Gundam anime metaseries, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth; ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5; and the Three Ships Alliance, an alliance of... In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... Murrue Ramius (マリュー・ラミアス Maryuu Ramiasu) is a character from the anime series, Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny. ... This article deals with characters from the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam as they appear in Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny and Gundam Seed Astray. ...

In C.E. 73, after an assassination attempt on Lacus, he leaves Orb aboard the Archangel joining Kira, Lacus, Murrue and many of the original Archangel crew. Seeing that Andy is technically her superior at the time, Murrue offers him command of the ship but he declines and instead he serves as the ship's tactical and navigational officer as well as a mobile suit pilot with his custom MVF-M11C Murasame. When Lacus decides to return to space, Andy goes with her, and the two operate from Terminal's asteroid base until early C.E. 74. When ZAFT forces discover the location of the Eternal, Waltfeld pilots a custom colored ZGMF-X88S Gaia in an attempt to hold off the enemy forces. After regrouping with Kira Yamato and the Archangel, Waltfeld returns to the Eternal and once again assumes command as her captain. This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

Trivia

• Originally, Andy was supposed to have died along with Aisha in Gundam SEED when Kira destroyed their TMF/A-803 LaGOWE in their final battle. However, he was such a popular character amongst fans for being both serious and whimsical at the same time that Mitsuo Fukuda brought him back as one of the principal heroes of the series, saying in an interview that there weren't many "cool adults" left in the cast. He continued on to play an important role in Gundam SEED Destiny as well.
• Prior to his return as a leader of the Clyne Faction, Andy's role was very similar to that of Ramba Ral in Mobile Suit Gundam.
• In the novelization of Gundam SEED, his nickname "The Desert Tiger" is used as the title of the second volume.

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