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Gilbert Durandal (ギルバート・デュランダル, Girubāto Dyurandaru^?) is a fictional character in the anime series Gundam SEED Destiny. He is voiced by Shuuichi Ikeda in the original Japanese version and by Ted Cole in the English dub. Gilbert is the chairman of the PLANT Supreme Council. Durandal seems to be a pacifist, and a man of science rather than being a politician, with the agenda of ending all conflicts between humans, especially the chasm between the Naturals and the Coordinators, i.e. the Earth and PLANT. Image File history File links Information. ... Image File history File links Gilbert_GSD01. ... DNA, the molecular basis for inheritance. ... This article is about fictional enhanced humans from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... It is popularly believed in Japan that a persons ABO blood type or ketsu eki gata is predictive of their personality, character, and compatibility with others, similar to the Western worlds Astrology. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) “Animé” redirects here. ... Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is the second TV series set in the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam. ... Shuichi Ikeda (池田 秀一 Ikeda Shūichi) is a veteran seiyuu who was born on December 2, 1949 in Tokyo. ... Ted Cole is a voice actor from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Title of the series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (or Gundam Seed) is an anime television series from Japan. ... Pacifist may mean: an advocate of pacifism. ...

Past

Although there isn't much information about Durandal’s past it is revealed that before he was Chairman Durandal, he was Doctor Durandal, a brilliant young physician specializing in genetics and advanced biomedical techniques.

He also was a friend of Rau Le Creuset, who was also his patient, as it appears that it was he who prescribed Le Creuset the pills to stop the pain from his genetic malfunctions. However, despite Gilbert's best efforts to ameliorate his friend's suffering, he could do nothing to "save" Rau from the genetic death sentence to which he was inevitably doomed. Rau's inability to understand the purpose of his existence greatly helped form his opinions about a perfect world society: in his opinion, the Destiny Plan. 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. ...

In the past he also had a relationship with later Minerva Captain Talia Gladys but it seems that she left him because she wanted a child. Nevertheless it appears that in CE 73 they are still sleeping together (which is once shown when they were sharing quarters on the Minerva). This article is about a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Talia Gladys Talia Gladys ) is a fictional character from the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional Gundam anime metaseries. ...

In the new Gundam SEED Destiny Astray manga, he is shown with Kira's father Ulen Hibiki. This suggests that he not only knew of Dr. Hibiki's Ultimate Coordinator project, but may have also participated in it. This connection between Durandal and Hibiki was never clarified in the actual show, but may be expaned upon in future volumes (it is presumed that Durandal was one of Hibiki's students). Years prior to the events of the Bloody Valentine War, as depicted in Gundam SEED X Astray, a mysterious black-haired man wearing sunglasses met the then-escaped young Canard Pars and instigated him against Kira Yamato. In CE 73 this man is revealed to be Durandal; however, his reasons for doing so are still unknown. Gundam SEED Destiny Astray is a collection of gaiden (side-stories) set in the Cosmic Era of Gundam SEED Destiny. ... Ulen Hibiki or Dr. Hibiki is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED set in the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam universe. ... This article deals with technology from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam fictional universe 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... Gundam SEED Astray is a collection of gaiden (side-stories) set in the Cosmic Era of Gundam SEED. Whereas the main story of Gundam SEED focuses on the struggles between the Earth Alliance, ZAFT, and Orb Union, the Astray series is focused on the three MBF-P0x mobile suit prototypes... Canard Pars ) is a fictional character in the Gundam universe. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ...

Allegedly Gundam SEED Destiny Astray has also recently revealed that Gilbert was at some point a member of Logos.^{[verification needed]}

Also, at least one staff interview has suggested that during the time of Gundam SEED Gilbert was involved in PLANT-funded experiments to deal with the reproduction problems appearing in later generation Coordinators, while he was still practicing as a doctor.^{[verification needed]}

Casting further doubt on his intentions is his attempt to eliminate Athrun Zala shortly after Zala's refusal to pilot the new ZGMF-X666S Legend, who has trouble trying to accept the death of his friend Kira Yamato (although Kira actually survived). Adding to this controversy is the fact that he was fully aware of the existence of the GFAS-X1 Destroy giant mobile armor as well as the Moon-based Requiem energy cannon but no direct evidence links Chairman Durandal to the aforementioned events, although interviews with a Destiny scenarist tend to confirm that assumption.^{[verification needed]} 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. ... ZGMF-X666S Legend Gundam 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. ...

What is clear is that he has little or no regret at all for eliminating people that he believes has lost their usefulness to him or are obstacles to his agenda. Instances of this include the attempts on the life of Lacus Clyne, which are supposedly linked to him; the attempt to eliminate Athrun, Operation Angel Down and the use of the Requiem superweapon to kill the president of the Atlantic Federation as well as attempt to eliminate Orb. He also seems to have no bounds for how merciless he is to those who oppose his ideals, in the final battle of Requiem, he first wiped out all of the Earth Alliance Forces base on the Moon with the Neo Genesis, and then attempted to wipe out all the opposing ships in a similar manner. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ...

Kira Yamato states that had Lacus not been targeted, he probably would have joined ZAFT along with Athrun.^{[verification needed]}

Gundam SEED Destiny

Armory One raid

In October CE 73 Durandal meets with Orb’s representative Cagalli Yula Athha to discuss about the rearmament of ZAFT but this meeting is interrupted when three prototype mobile suits of ZAFT are stolen by three Extended pilots of the Earth Alliance. Durandal later stays on the Minerva while the ships is chasing the Girty Lue of the EA. When the Minerva tries to prevent the pieces of Junius Seven fall on Earth he returns to PLANT and after the colony drop quickly helps the Naturals by bringing medical goods and food on Earth. Nevertheless PLANT is blamed for the colony drop and although Durandal tries to negotiate PLANT is attacked by nuclear missiles and so the Second Bloody Valentine War starts. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... Cagalli Yula Athha ) is a fictional character from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... 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. ... 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 is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era universe, part of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... The Second Bloody Valentine War is a fictional conflict that occurs within the Gundam anime universe. ...

Restoring the peace

Durandal calls for help from Lacus Clyne look-alike Meer Campbell to act as the true Lacus and to calm down the anger of the people in PLANTs. Also during a meeting with Athrun Zala, who expressed his desire to do something to repair the damage created by his father ideals, he is able to make him come back to ZAFT and also makes him a member of FAITH. He also follows the path of the Minerva while he is on PLANT. He saves Shinn Asuka from being punished after he violated military orders, since his skills are needed in order to fight the disastrous attacks of the GFAS-X1 Destroy (from which he holds plans although it is unknown how he got them). He makes a speech to the entire world where he reveals the existence of Logos (who he revealed to the Minerva's pilots) and that this organization is behind the whole war. Any footage of Archangel and the Freedom Gundam fighting against the Destroy were omitted from his speech, propaganda to further spread the image that the ZAFT military alone was responsible for the victory. 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. ... Meer Campbell ) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. ... 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. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and be more accessible to a general audience, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article describes a mobile suit, a war machine in the Gundam fictional universe. ... This article is about a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... ZGMF-X10A Freedom This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

Fearing the Clyne Faction's interference in his plans, Durandal ordered the destruction of the Archangel. When it was supposedly destroyed, he saw that Athrun's connections with that ship made him obsolete to his plans. He and Rey then framed him as an agent of Logos.

Destiny Plan

A research notebook recovered by DaCosta on the abandoned Mendel space colony revealed that Durandal has something in his mind called the "Destiny Plan", and it is related to his passionate speech to the entire world about defeating the warmongering Logos, and creating a new world where war no longer exists. The Archangel's crew think his plan would be to implement a new world order where every human is given the role for which they are best genetically suited at birth, and this would fulfill Durandal's ideal of perfect genetic determinism, as this should be the ultimate goal of all Coordinators. Under this theory humans will no longer fight against others for things that they wish, since each person's destiny are predetermined at birth. In this New World, genes would be the King, and Durandal would be the High Priest (in terms of chess). Gilbert's philosophy for a perfect, ordered, society is not unlike the dystopian picture painted in such novels as Brave New World. Throughout the series, Gilbert is usually portrayed as a brilliant master strategist who is usually a step ahead of his adversaries and is often shown with his signature chess board close at hand, and appeared to be playing a metaphysical game of chess against an imaginary opponent: the spirit of Rau Le Creuset, his since-deceased former friend, and the one person Gilbert could not "save." This represents their two warring philosophies as to the continued existence of human life - Gilbert believed he was the only one who can "save" humanity (under his terms), whereas Rau believed that human life is worthless, and would inevitably destroy itself even if he did not "speed" the process along with the events of the original series. Thus, as Rau was an allegory to the Devil, Gilbert has a paternalistic God complex, believing himself to be the only doctor who has the "cure" for what is ailing humanity. Determinism is the philosophical proposition that every event, including human cognition and behavior, decision and action, is causally determined by an unbroken chain of prior occurrences. ... This article is about fictional enhanced humans from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... 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. ... Satan frozen at the center of Cocytus, the ninth circle of Hell in Dantes Inferno. ... A god complex is a colloquial term used to portray a perceived character flaw as if it were a psychological complex. The person who is said to have a god complex does not believe he is God, but is said to act so arrogantly that he might as well believe...

In order to achieve a peaceful world he proposes his "Destiny Plan", which is immediately opposed by the Atlantic Federation, Kingdom of Scandinavia and Orb. He uses the ZAFT-controlled Requiem superweapon to kill Copland, President of Atlantic Federation, at the Arzachel moonbase. This wipes out a significant part of the Alliance fleet. However, Orb and the secret Terminal forces proceeded to stop Durandal's plans. Durandal strikes back with the mobile space fortress Messiah which was armed with a Neo-Genesis array.

Gilbert came face-to-face with Kira Yamato, the commander of the Orb and Terminal forces onboard the damaged Messiah. The chairman warned Kira should he be killed, the world will again fall into chaos. He was then shot by his "son" Rey Za Burrel, formerly his most faithful follower who, through Kira reasoning, saw that the Destiny Plan paid too much of a price for freedom. His lover, Minerva's captain Talia Gladys, stayed behind in the crumbling fortress to accompany him right till the end. The three of them are later killed by the falling debris. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ...

In the manga Gundam SEED Destiny: The Edge, Durandal appeared to be aware of the fact that Meer's disguise was not 100% foolproof. When Athrun saw her on TV, Durandal told Athrun to laugh if he felt like it. He said of his plan to use a Lacus look-alike as "using simple trickery". Also, Durandal claimed that he wished to find the real Lacus and hoped that Athrun would help him locate her. These words would return to haunt Athrun, when Kira revealed to Athrun the attempt to assassinate Lacus in Orb.

In Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 Δ Astray, Durandal meets briefly with the protagonist Agnes Brahe, a Coordinator from Mars. He is very interested in the fact that at least one Martian colony operates under a society similar to what Durandal himself will later attempt to achieve in the Earth Sphere with his Destiny Plan. Durandal does not, however, explain to Agnes the reason for his interest. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 Δ Astray (pronouned Delta Astray) is a collection of gaiden (side stories) set in the Cosmic Era of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, and is a follow-up to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Astray. ... Adjectives: Martian Atmosphere Surface pressure: 0. ... In the Gundam anime metaseries, the Earth Sphere refers to Earth, the Moon, and all artificial satellites orbiting them. ...

Trivia

• The official English spelling of Gilbert's surname stems from that of the sword Durandal, as has been confirmed by noted Gundam source Mark Simmons. However, various merchandise from Japan instead uses the spelling "Dullindal".

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