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“ | What's so fun about shooting at targets that aren't even moving? | „ |
~ Yzak Joule |
Yzak Joule is an elite Mobile Suit Pilot in ZAFT and a supporting former antagonist in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
Personality[]
At first, he has a rather short-tempered and impulsive attitude; he is also highly devoted to fighting for ZAFT. When he got a scar on his face after one the GAT-X105 Strike's attacks, he has held a grudge against Kira and kept that scar as a reminder. Sometimes he can give into so much anger as shown when he on one occasion shot down a civilian shuttle under the assumption that it was one for retreating soldiers.
Despite his temperamental and rash personality, he does have a honorable side when calm, such as disliking unequal battles where the enemy is weaker. Watching from aside after the Battle of Panama, he has expressed disfavor of the mass murder of the defenseless Earth Alliance soldiers. His conscience was further opened up after witnessing more of ZAFT's extreme measures and hearing Dearka's revelations of what has been happening on his end. Yzak eventually found out about the incident with the civilian shuttle and felt remorse for it, expressing that he should have received the proposed death sentence during the trial.
He has also shown to be an effective leader, commanding his own team for the rest of the war and during the second war.
After the first war, he has gained better control over his emotions where he toned down his outbursts, only getting angry less frequently and less strongly. He has also let go of his vendetta against Kira, letting the scar heal as a way of showing this.
Biography[]
First Alliance-PLANT War[]
Battle of Heliopolis[]
He is among the attack team that would steal the Earth Alliance's G Weapons that were being developed in secret collaboration with Morgenroete. The machine he steals is the GAT-X102 Duel Gundam, and he escapes with it while Athrun in the GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam engages Kira in the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam.
Later, his team would chase the Archangel in outer space after Heliopolis's destruction during Kira and Athrun's scuffle. While Kira and Athrun debated over which side the former should take, Yzak tries to attack the Strike Gundam, but gets annoyed at Athrun trying to capture Kira to get him on their side, instead of just taking him out. When Mu La Flaga in his TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero frees Kira, Yzak and Dearka chase the Strike. Eventually, irking him even further, his team is prompted to retreat after the Vesalius takes a hit by the Moebius Zero and Kira switches from the AQM/E-X02 Sword Striker to the AQM/E-X03 Launcher Striker. At the ship, he grabs and berates Athrun for the latter's decisions during the battle.
Battle of Artemis[]
After the Archangel takes refuge in the Eurasian Federation's Artemis Base, Yzak would arrive with the rest of his team to search for the ship after Nicol Amalfi uses his GAT-X207 to take out the Artemis's protective shield.
Before the Battle of Orbit[]
After Lacus Clyne was brought back from the Archangel, Yzak and the others stand in the briefing room of the Vesalius to plan their moves, where they decide they'll sink the Archangel for sure.
After moving out, he volunteers to stall the Strike while the Buster and Blitz head for the Archangel. Kira eventually activates his SEED factor, and heads for the Blitz, prompting Yzak to pursue. Eventually, Kira takes out one of the Strike's Armor Schneider Combat Knives and stabs the Duel, causing a small explosion inside the cockpit that sends shrapnel into the upper right side of his face. After the ZAFT force's retreat, the Archangel finally rendezvouses with the 8th Fleet.
Battle of Orbit[]
Despite his injury and a ZAFT crewmember's advice because of it, Yzak still insists on moving out to get revenge, moving out in the Duel Gundam now equipped with the Assault Shroud. While engaging Earth Alliance units in his way, he looks for the Strike. Eventually, the Strike shows out, much to Yzak's contentment. Towards the end of the battle, Yzak's Duel gets kicked aside by Kira as he tries to fall back following the 8th Fleet's destruction to allow the Archangel to make its escape and enter the Earth. In an attempt to make a final attack, Yzak tries to lock on to the Strike, only to be interposed by the civilian shuttle holding the Heliopolis residents which was deployed from the Menelaos, the 8th Fleet's Agamemnon-class flagship. Irritated, Yzak directs his anger towards the shuttle and is consumed by so much anger that he dismisses it as one of "retreating soldiers", refusing to listen to Kira's warning that it's a civilian shuttle. This act takes a heavy toll on Kira's mental well-being, one of the reasons due to one of the members being Elle, a young girl who made an origami flower as gratitude for protecting everyone earlier.
Battle of JOSH-A[]
With the other members of the Le Cresuset team absent, Yzak is the only member among the attackers in this battle. He first helps in taking out some of the defenders and then would engage Mu la Flaga's Skygrasper and target the Archangel. When Kira Yamato shows up in the stolen ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam, Yzak was surprised by the unexpected arrival. When Kira warns both sides of the Cyclops System to try and save both sides, Yzak does not buy it and engages Kira, who remembers Elle and the downfall of the shuttle. Even though it looked like Kira was going to make Yzak pay for shooting down the civilian shuttle, the former still chose to spare the latter's life by only disabling his machine. Kira kicks Yzak's Duel away, followed by an ally catching the disabled Duel; Kira's act surprises Yzak.
Battle of Porta Panama[]
He would be among the attack force advancing to the Panama Mass Driver. At first he deals with the usual Earth Alliance defenders, which are just tanks and aircraft; later, he would engage the new Strike Dagger mobile suits. After the Gungnir weapons render the Panama base and its forces defenseless, bloodthirsty ZAFT soldiers massacre the surviving Earth Alliance personnel, a sight that Yzak showed disapproval of as he watched from a sideline.
Post First Alliance-PLANT War[]
After the end of the First Alliance-PLANT War, Yzak and Dearka among the war criminals tried by the PLANTs. He was charged for the mass murder of the Heliopolis civilians in the shuttle and was sentenced to death. However, the new Supreme Council Chairman Gilbert Durandal comes to his defense with a speech about Yzak being one of the youths who are needed to pave the future. Yzak was eventually promoted to a commander rank of ZAFT White Coat and had authority over the Nazca-class ships Voltaire and Rousseau, while Dearka, who now serves as Yzak's aide, was demoted from Red Coat to Green Coat for his defection in the previous war.
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