Kira Yamato - the peace protector

February 26, 2010

     

 

Kira Yamato (キラ・ヤマト^?) is a fictional character and main protagonist from the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. Kira is also an important character in the sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.

Kira is a first-generation Coordinator.^[1] At the beginning of Gundam SEED, Kira lives on the neutral space colony Heliopolis to avoid the Bloody Valentine War.^[1] An expert in computer science, he assists with research and development at the Heliopolis technical college he attends.^[1][4] In both Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny, his friendship with Athrun Zala forms one of the main themes of the story.

Kira is one of the most popular characters in the Anime Grand Prix popularity polls for favorite male characters often coming in first or second between 2002 to 2005.