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Flay Allster
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED character

Flay Allster in Gundam SEED
First appearance Gundam SEED episode 1
Last appearance Gundam SEED episode 50
Voiced by Houko Kuwashima (Japanese)
Tabitha St. Germain (English)
Profile
Age 15 [GS][1]
Date of birth March 15,[1] CE 56[citation needed]
Nationality Atlantic Federation [GS]
Known relatives George Allster (father)
mother (unnamed, deceased)
Genetic type Natural[1]
Information
Allegiance OMNI Enforcer [GS]
Rank Crewman 2nd Class [GS][1]

Flay Allster (フレイ・アルスター Furei Arusutā?) is a fictional character in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File linksMetadata FlayHeliopolis. ... Houko Kuwashima ) is a seiyÅ« and singer born December 12, 1975 in Kanegasaki, Isawa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... This article is about the general scientific term. ... ‹ The template below (Animanga-in-universe) has been proposed for deletion. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... Mobile Suit Gundam SEED ), shortened to Gundam SEED, is an anime television series by Sunrise and Bandai Visual. ...

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Gundam SEED

Character introduction

Flay is the daughter of George Allster, an Atlantic Federation Vice Foreign Minister. She is a Heliopolis technical college student and one hot piece of ass.[1] Her fiancé is Sai Argyle, which was arranged by their parents. She has received a love letter from Sai, which was mentioned in episode 1 of Gundam SEED. The only one of his friends she seems familiar with is Miriallia Haw, who she shares idle gossip with shortly before ZAFT attacks Heliopolis. She only knows Kira Yamato as "Sai's friend". She escapes the destruction of Heliopolis in a lifeboat[1] and winds up on the Archangel when Kira retrieves it while piloting the GAT-X105 Strike. This is a list of fictional nations and factions from the Cosmic Era (CE) timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... This article is about fictional locations from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article deals with characters from the Cosmic Era timeline of the 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. ... 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 or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...


On the Archangel

When a twist of fate lands Lacus Clyne on board the Archangel, Flay looks down on her and scorns her kindness because she is a Coordinator. After hearing this, Kuzzey Buskirk asks her if she is a member of the Blue Cosmos. Flay says no, but she doesn't believe that their views are wrong because there is nothing natural about the Coordinators' existence. Lacus Clyne (transliterated as Rakusu Kurain [ラクス・クライン] in the original Japanese version) is a fictional character from the anime series Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny. ... ‹ The template below (Animanga-in-universe) has been proposed for deletion. ... Kuzzey Buskirk is a fictional character from the anime series Gundam SEED. He is voiced by Yasuhiro Takato in the original Japanese version and by Keith Miller in the English dub. ...


Flay is elated to hear that the Archangel will be meeting her father; but her jubiliance is quickly dashed when his escort ship, the Montgomery, is attacked by ZAFT. Desperate, she drags Lacus to the bridge and demands that the crew tell the ZAFT forces to cease their attack, or she will kill Lacus. Unfortunately, the crew does not act in time to save her father, who dies when the Montgomery explodes.


Flay is catatonic at the loss of her father and ultimately blames her ordeal on Kira, believing he deliberately held back to not kill 'his own kind'. (There is some truth to that accusation because Kira was fighting his old friend Athrun Zala. The details of said friendship aren't revealed right away to the rest of the group at first, but Flay takes this information very personally once she and the others hear about it.) This action clearly has an effect on Kira, who was close to a nervous breakdown during her outburst. She later apologizes for what she said. Athrun Zala (アスラン・ザラ Asuran Zara) is a fictional character from the anime series Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny, set in the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam universe. ...


The Archangel later meets with Admiral Lewis Halberton and his Eighth Fleet and Kira is given a choice as to whether he will continue to fight. To make him keep fighting the Coordinators, Flay enlists in the Earth Alliance, and her actions prompt Kira and his friends to enlist as well. When he returns to pick up his normal clothing from his locker, he finds Flay contemplating taking the Strike into action. Kira assures her she does not need to as he will continue to protect the ship. Flay states that if he will protect the ship, she will protect him and gives him a deep kiss. This is the start of her manipulation of Kira, using his existing attraction to her and his unstable psychological state to her advantage.


Later, Kira breaks down because he failed to protect a transport containing innocent civilians, including a little girl named Elle who gave him an origami flower to thank him for protecting the refugees. Flay comforts him and eventually the two of them have sex. She wakes up naked to find Kira preparing for battle. Her influence drives him to use a more violent fighting style against the ZAFT forces who engage the Archangel in North Africa and later in the Indian Ocean.


In North Africa, Flay breaks off her relationship with Sai in favour of Kira. Enraged, Sai lunges at them, but Kira easily overpowers him. This prompts Sai to try piloting the Strike, but he fails and is put under solitary confinement. Afterwards Flay attempts to seduce Kira again, but this time Kira refuses.


Over time, as Kira becomes more obsessed with protecting the Archangel and less intoxicated with Flay, the two grow apart. It also becomes more obvious that Flay wants the relationship to be a completely sexual relationship so that she can manipulate Kira, rather than a romantic one. By episode 22, in the Red Sea, Kira preferred to spend time with Cagalli, whom he had no affection towards, rather than Flay.


Later, when the Archangel is undergoing repairs at Orb, Flay reveals to Kira that after her father's death she was in fact an orphan, as her mother died from sickness a long time ago. In this same conversation, Kira ends his relationship with Flay after realizing that they were not right for each other. It is unclear whether or not he realized she was manipulating him. However, by this time, Flay realizes that she does have feelings for him, and she tries to tell him so.


Shortly afterwards Kira and Tolle Koenig are declared missing in action. With Kira gone, Flay attempts to restart her relationship with Sai, denying she ever felt any emotions for Kira. The arguing former couple encounter an enraged Miriallia trying to avenge Tolle's death by killing Dearka Elsman, who was then being held prisoner on board the Archangel. Sai stops Miriallia and calms her down, then Flay states her belief that Coordinators must be eradicated. She attempts to shoot Dearka, but is knocked down by the recomposed Miriallia. Flay demands an explanation, stating that she and Miriallia are now the same, an opinion Miriallia vehemently denies. Tolle Koenig is a fictional character in the anime series Gundam SEED. He is voiced by Takayuki Inoue in the original Japanese version and Richard Ian Cox in the English dub. ... 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. ...


Later, Flay is transferred from the Archangel, along with Mu La Flaga and Natarle Badgiruel. However, she encounters Rau Le Creuset during an infiltration mission he is conducting. Flay is reminded of her deceased father when she hears Rau Le Creuset's voice. (George Allster and Rau are both voiced by Seki Toshihiko in the Japanese version, and by Mark Oliver in the English dub.) Flay is knocked out and kidnapped by Rau, ironically saving her life as the base in alaska is destroyed shortly afterwards. Had Rau not abducted her, she would have quickly persihed from the Cyclops bomb, along with the uncounted others who did perish on both sides. Mu La Flaga ) is a fictional character from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam [anime] metaseries. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that may be overly long, confusing, or ambiguous. ... Rau Le Creuset )[1] is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. Le Creuset falls into the position of the principal antagonist to the main characters in the series. ... Toshihiko Seki (関 俊彦 Seki Toshihiko, born June 11, 1962) is a veteran Japanese voice actor (seiyū) who has voiced characters in anime, drama CDs and video games. ... Mark Oliver is a voice actor who who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ...


Time with Le Creuset and on the Dominion

During her time with Le Creuset, Flay has a change of heart and no longer wishes death on all Coordinators. She even sneaks glances at Yzak Joule every once in a while. 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. ...


Eventually, Le Creuset hands her back to the Earth Alliance, along with a disk containing the specs to N-Jammer Canceller technology. While in the lifepod, she desperately tries to communicate with the Archangel and in the process everybody on the battlefield hears her, including Kira. Upon hearing Kira's voice again, Flay weeps with joy.


However, Kira fails to retrieve her pod after his ZGMF-X10A Freedom is beheaded by the Forbidden and the Raider, and she winds up on board the Dominion instead. When Flay is greeted by Natarle, the only person on board the Dominion whom she is familiar with, she cries in her arms. This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era 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. ...


After a brief stay on the Earth Alliance lunar base, Flay becomes the Dominion's communications officer. (When Natarle asks her why, Flay says so she can see Kira and the others again and talk.) While on board the ship, she witnesses the destruction of the ZAFT fortress Boaz with nuclear missiles. Despite her earlier declaration that all Coordinators must be eradicated, Flay is horrified by this act and weeps when Natarle says that the war will not end until every last enemy is destroyed.


During the battle of Jachin Due, Flay becomes frightened of Muruta Azrael as he loses his sanity after witnessing the destructive power of ZAFT superweapon GENESIS. However, when Azrael orders the crew to fire on the Archangel, Flay tries to warn her former crewmates. When Azrael tries to shoot her, Natarle intervenes and orders her and the rest of the crew to abandon ship and get to the Archangel. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ...

Flay's final moments

En route to the Archangel, Flay notices Kira and Le Creuset fighting in their respective mobile suits, the Freedom and the Providence. When Kira hears her voice again, he backs out of the fight and tries to rescue her. Instead of going after Kira, Le Creuset points his beam rifle directly at Flay's escape vessel. Kira manages to block the shot with his shield and get one last look at Flay. But then another one of Rau's DRAGOONs fires from above and destroys the vessel, killing Flay and her crewmates. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... French dragoon, 1745. ...


Kira cries out in anguish, realizing Flay's death could have been prevented if he had not lost focus on Le Creuset. However, Flay's spirit appears to briefly materialize to thank and apologize to Kira. She assures Kira that her feelings will protect him and disappears.


The director of Gundam SEED, Mitsuo Fukuda, has stated that this spiritual appearance does not literally occur. Rather, it was a way to illustrate to the audience what Flay wanted to say to Kira but never actually could, and thus bring closure to her character arc. [1] Mitsuo Fukuda (福田 己津央, Fukuda Mitsuo, 福田 満夫 prior to 1990) (born 1960) is the director of Future GPX Cyber Formula, Gear Fighter Dendoh, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. ...


Gundam SEED Destiny

Although no longer alive, Fllay continues to linger in the thoughts of her former lover Kira, evidenced by numerous flashbacks throughout the series, who vows never to let people like Fllay die needlessly due to other people's hatred. Her memory gives Kira a reason to continue fighting.


Trivia

  • When Flay begins her plot to seduce Kira, she gives him a surprise kiss. This shot is an homage to a similar scene in Zeta Gundam between Amuro Ray and his admirer Beltorchika Irma.
  • In the game, Super Robot Wars W for the Nintendo DS, Flay is saved from death much earlier on, when the Welltar (the unified team of mecha heroes including the Archangel group) intercept Flay (now in a GINN) before she is picked up by the Dominion while carrying the N-Jammer Canceller data (in fact, the original TV scenario of being recovered by the Dominion results in a game over).

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Flay Allster profile. GundamOfficial. Retrieved on 2007-05-24.
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Cosmic Era characters
Earth Alliance / OMNI Enforcer & Blue Cosmos / Logos / Phantom Pain
Sai Argyle · Flay Allster · Shani Andras · Muruta Azrael · Natarle Badgiruel · Sven Cal Bayan · Clotho Buer · Lord Djibril · Miriallia Haw · Tolle Koenig · Mu La Flaga · Stella Loussier · Auel Neider · Sting Oakley · Murrue Ramius · Neo Roanoke · Orga Sabnak · Kira Yamato
PLANT / ZAFT
Miguel Aiman · Nicol Amalfi · Shinn Asuka · Rey Za Burrel · Meer Campbell · Lacus Clyne · Siegel Clyne · Martin DaCosta · Gilbert Durandal · Dearka Elsman · Talia Gladys · Lunamaria Hawke · Meyrin Hawke · Courtney Heironimus · Yzak Joule · Rau Le Creuset · Andrew Waltfeld · Heine Westenfluss · Athrun Zala · Patrick Zala
Orb Union
Sai Argyle · Cagalli Yula Athha · Uzumi Nara Athha · Lacus Clyne · Miriallia Haw · Tolle Koenig · Mu La Flaga · Murrue Ramius · Rhondo Ghina Sahaku · Rhondo Mina Sahaku · Yuna Roma Seiran · Andrew Waltfeld · Kira Yamato · Athrun Zala
Clyne Faction / Three Ships Alliance
Sai Argyle · Cagalli Yula Athha · Jean Carry · Lacus Clyne · Siegel Clyne · Martin DaCosta · Dearka Elsman · Miriallia Haw · Meyrin Hawke · Yzak Joule · Mu La Flaga · Murrue Ramius · Andrew Waltfeld · Kira Yamato · Athrun Zala
Junk Guild / Miscellaneous
Morgan Chevalier · George Glenn · Lowe Guele · Edward Harrelson · Ulen Hibiki · Canard Pars · Prayer Reverie · Haro

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