#Dearka x Miriallia

[dearkaelsman]

All is right in the world.

//Well, almost. We could still have that original dub cast of Gundam SEED, but my heart is SO full at official Dearka and Miriallia art.

[maple-rose]

I went to see Gundam SEED Freedom tonight.

I don't ever talk about it here, but before I fell into the Fire Emblem hole, Gundam SEED was my obsession throughout highschool and university (if you ever find my deviantART or livejournal account, uh.... the proof is all there, embarrassingly...).

Anyway I've been waiting for this movie for like 15 years. It's kinda surreal that it even exists, amidst rumors of it being cancelled and all.

I wore my Murrue cosplay jacket I made 15 years ago (it still kinda fits, lol), brought a Haro plush and a Lacus plush.

The movie itself, it was fun! Lots of fanservice (both in terms of people and mechs). The pacing felt too fast in the 1st half, and most of the new characters aren't very well developed but that's kinda expected given the run time. Other than that, as a long time fan, it was a good movie!

Also it looks really nice! SEED/Destiny always had inconsistency in art and animation so it's good to see more good animation.

Some specific thoughts under the cut (spoiler warning):

Mu x Murrue scenes! screams Have I mentioned they were my OTP throughout highschool and university? Mu cut his hair and it looks way better! The new ORB uniforms look good, though kinda wish to see Mu in casual outfits more

RIP Archangel T__T You went through and survived so much…

Mu said his line lol (actually 2 of them, Shinn called him an Ossan and he said he's not an Ossan (callback to same exchange with Dearka))

Kira's pinboard has some nostalgic photos on it! Including the shot of the Archangel crew from the 3rd Destiny ending <3

Lacus got so many new outfits! I'm not sure if I like her role in this but she is more interesting than in Destiny

I got new respect for Athrun now. I was hoping someone would slap Kira out of his slump and he delivered!

I actually like Shinn more now too, when he's not being an angsty teen and instead a simpleton kid/the comic relief

Kira.. I think this Kira is an improvement from Destiny at least; he was really boring in Destiny… so it's good to see some emotion and see him crack. But also be more honest with his feelings

New girl Agnes is Flay 2.0? but if Flay could actually pilot a mech?

I was expecting more new mechs (to sell kits), so I'm really surprised they brought back so many existing ones (even the Buster and Duel… but not Aegis)

Though when Freedom deployed and they played Meteor, it was very nostalgic! (Meteor is basically Freedom's theme song, it first played when Freedom was first shown SEED)

New songs by TMR, Nami Tamaki, and See-Saw (who broke up pretty much after Destiny ended, came back for another song)! Also some nostalgic BGM came back

The new antagonists aren't really redeemable or sympathetic, which is a shame 'cause that's one of the things I liked about SEED; but with the runtime I get it, they're supposed to be the "bad guys" so the main crew can come together

It's kinda funny how that guy keeps calling Kira a failure, 'cause Kira is literally the Ultimate Coordinator

Lacus's pilot suit is really funny. This is actually the first time she's been sexualized like that; usually she's the pure one

The final scene is.. what I expected from a SEED climax, but a lot more hammy lol. Power of love!

They did end up confirming AsuCaga, but funny thing is Athrun and Cagalli never actually talked to each other or were in the same room even.. Meyrin is the one with Athrun (not sure if I like her new hair...)

Who is that kid with Cagalli?? He called her "Nee-san". He looks like Mu... it can't be Mu's kid, he looks too old for that. Another clone of Mu's dad? Some new guy who happens to look alike?

I saw a lot more cameos than I thought I would. The whole Archangel crew, Miriallia and Sai, Erika (ORB's head of tech, the one who gave them all Gundams), Arthur (Minerva's 2nd in command guy), Andrew Waltfeld (why didn't he have a bigger role?! He was just shown in 1 passing shot). Even some dead people were shown in flashbacks. Actually I think the flashback at the end showed all the major characters who died.

[willexxmercer]

@dylanobrienisbatman​ tagged me to list my top 10 ships involving POC!  I really like this idea!

In NO particular order...

1. Dean x Seamus (Harry Potter) (nobody said they had to be canon >.>)

2. Bellamy x Echo (The 100)

3. Emily x Allison (Pretty Little Liars)

4. Magnus x Alec (Shadowhunters)

5. Emilio x Natalia (Party of Five) (RIP THAT SHOW)

6. Willie x Alex (Julie and the Phantoms)

7. POLYMARINEEEEEEEEEE (Siren)

8. Mulan x Aurora (OUAT)

9. Octavia x Lincoln (The 100)

10. Iris x Barry (The Flash)

HONOURABLE MENTIONS: (aka the animated ones)

Zuko x Katara (ATLA)

Sora x Yamato (Digimon Adventure)

And finally, while I cannot find a gif for them, I should also shoutout Dearka x Miriallia from Gundam SEED and SEED Destiny, since they were one of my early otps!

Tagging @boomheda​ and anyone else who would like to do this!

[ywhiterain]

excuse me

i am having a Dearka/Miriallia situation 

it may bleed into my dash

[dearkaelsman]

//I’m here for domesticated Dad!Dearka.

My personal headcanon is any daughter of his would absolutely LOVE “Uncle Yzak” to pieces despite his gruff exterior.

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Whisking away Mrs. Elsman ;)

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<3

[dearkaelsman]

I may be OK with a Gundam SEED movie coming out now despite my anti-re-dub stance IF and only IF DeaMiri becomes a thing again.

You can’t tell me that Miriallia doesn’t make Dearka a better person, he helps her get over Tolle, and it would be HUGE to have a Coordinator-Natural relationship in the show where a) the guy actually shows some interest in the girl he’s with (because Athrun shows like 0 interest in ANY of the girls after him). b) The relationship consists of a Natural who’s not related to a Coordinator, and is basically just Athrun settling for Fem!Kira because Kira hooks up with his former fiancee  c) We’ve seen Coordinators on Orb, but now lets see Naturals living on PLANT. d) Imagine Yzak dealing with Dearka having a girlfriend that’s a Natural and the shenanigans that would happen.

You know what, just make the whole movie a spinoff with Yzak and Dearka as the main characters and cameos of everyone else because they got ripped of in Destiny.

[dearkaelsman]

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[dearkaelsman]

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“You do know that’s my shirt, right?”

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All the DeaMiri <3

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