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Did Durandal HAVE to be evil?

posted 16 years ago by Shaneymike
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Sometimes I wonder if Fukuda and Morosawa really had to make Durandal the bad guy and not just LOGOS. I guess they thought they were emulating the three-way battle that took place between the AEUG, Axis, and Titan in Zeta; the only difference being that they ultimately decided to have Kira and Lacus save the day again instead of Shinn. Obviously, that didn't work.

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[–] AdmiralMuffin18 16 years ago

Because Durandal is a CHAR.

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[–] Eric-Williams-jr 16 years ago

I don't know.Pretty good question

Fukada has stated in the "infamous" interview that Durandal did have good intentions.However it was planned for him,Shinn,and Rey to lose in the end.

He's done a lot of damage control,but Destiny still had one of the worst endings I have ever seen in any type of Media.

[–] Shaneymike 16 years ago

but Destiny still had one of the worst endings I have ever seen in any type of Media.

That's for sure. This should have been Shinn's show, not Kira's. Fukuda and Morosawa should have kept Kira's role to a bare minimum like Tomino did with Amuro Rey in Zeta Gundam. I wish there had been a scene where Shinn had injured Kira much more severely when he destroys the Freedom, telling him that he killed his family. Of course Orga could have been the one that killed his family, but the fact that they never made that clear was definitely one of the finer moments in this show. As Kira is recovering from the injuries he occurs, he uses what little strength he has to apologize to Shinn and explain what happened. Kira and Athrun then tell Shinn all about how they tried to kill each other after the deaths of Nicol and Tolle and reiterate what Miriallia said about how killing those who took loved ones away from you won't bring them back. And Shinn forgives Kira and apologizes for injuring him. And that's that. From there, he and the rest of the Minerva crew eventually save the day. Maybe with a little help from Athrun.

I don't believe in Jesus
But I'm praying anyway
~ Dave Gahan