flashfox Wrote:Kei:
A: Writers decided that since Kira and Lacus were based on the director and the lead scriptwriter who happened to be the director's wife, they should always be the main character
B: Model sales of Kira's suits were better than Shinn
C: Fanbase didn't take too well to Shinn, liked Kira better
D: Series was only prescripted up to around episode 20ish, which allowed them to screw over Shinn & co.
F: GSD defies all logic.
All of that stuff is true, but this is how I perceived Kira, not considering those outside factors:
Kira represents the fundamental rights we as humans, and living beings deserve and require. He, together with Athrun and Lacus are the basis for the entire Seed story, and they continued to drive it along into GSD because they are irreplaceable. There is a reason why their Gundams are called "Freedom" and "Justice".
Also, Rau Le Creuset (or his lingering ideals) was present not only in GS, but GSD as well inside of Durandal (though Gilbert may have been trying to prove Rau's beliefs wrong all along by supposedly saving humanity) because he too was an irreplaceable factor. Both Gundam SEED and Destiny are based around the concept of war and the conflicting views of human nature.
To be honest, I think that as a whole GSD was unnecessary, but what made it worth it to me was the introduction of Durandal, Rey, and the Destiny Plan. Anyone who didn't expect for Kira and company to become the focus in GSD eventually, doesn't really have a grasp on what the story as a whole is really about.
EDIT: I really need to watch Stargazer sometime, what is it about?