Dearka Elsman
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| Dearka Elsman (17, CE 71) | |
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| Born | March 29, CE 54 |
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| Blood Type | AB |
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Dearka Elsman is a usually humorous and somewhat arrogant pilot of ZAFT's Le Creuset team, who likes to make fun of Naturals and weaklings with his usual sarcasm. Dearka is the pilot of the stolen Earth Alliance's GAT-X103 Buster and harasses the assault ship Archangel time and time again.
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History
Gundam SEED
The Le Creuset team infiltrated the Orb colony Heliopolis. At a Morgenroete factory, they locate the five Earth Alliance mobile suits. Dearka took the Buster and escaped back to the Vesalius. However, only four of the mobile suits were captured; the last one, the Strike, unknown to them, was being piloted by an Orb Coordinator named Kira Yamato.
After an unsuccessful search for the Archangel in the Orb Union, the Le Creuset team continue to fight Kira Yamato and his GAT-X105 Strike. After his Buster Gundam was damaged by Mu La Flaga's FX-550 Skygrasper and with the Archangel's main guns locked on him, Dearka was forced to surrender. Dearka is then held captive on the Archangel, until the ship defects to the Orb Union. Seeing how both the Earth Alliance and ZAFT had become controlled by corrupt people, Dearka retakes his Buster and fights along with the Clyne Faction, with his primary reason to defend Miriallia Haw and the other Naturals.
During the Battle of Mendel, he confronts his close friend Yzak Joule, who accuses him of betraying both ZAFT and the PLANTs. Dearka admits he really is not betraying them, it is just that after being in the Archangel's brig he learned to gain some respect for the Naturals after befriending Miriallia. Dearka knows he can't return to ZAFT because of Patrick Zala's current goal of exterminating all of the Naturals. Although Yzak refused to believe it and thinks that Dearka is being deceived, Dearka responds by questioning who among the two of them is truly being deceived. During the Second Battle of Jachin Due, Buster is heavily damaged in battle, but survives thanks to Yzak.
Gundam SEED Destiny
Dearka becomes part of the Joule Team that is headed by Yzak after the war. His arrogant and sarcastic attitude has toned down, though he remains Yzak's cool headed contemporary. He initially pilots the ZGMF-1000/A1 Gunner ZAKU Warrior during the Junius Seven Drop and then pilots a custom ZGMF-1001/M Blaze ZAKU Phantom in the final stages of the war.
Personal Data
Date of birth: March 29, CE 54
Age: 17 (in GS), 19 (in GSD)
Height: 176 cm (in GS), 180 cm (in GSD)
Weight: 67.5 kg (in GS), 58 kg (in GSD)
Genetic type: Coordinator
Blood type: AB
Relatives: Tad Elsman (father)
Pilot of: GAT-X103 Buster, ZGMF-1000/A1 Gunner ZAKU Warrior, ZGMF-1001/M Blaze ZAKU Phantom
Relationships
PLANT/ZAFT
Athrun Zala
Rau Le Creuset
Yzak Joule
Nicol Amalfi
Earth Alliance
Murrue Ramius
Orb Union
Kira Yamato
Lacus Clyne
Miriallia Haw
Trivia
- Originally in Gundam SEED, Dearka was a red elite, wearing a red uniform that is given to elite soliders. In Gundam SEED Destiny, however, he wears the regular green uniform which is given to average soldiers. Although it was never stated clearly, it was likely that Dearka was demoted to a common soldier as punishment for his defection. Though in the Gundam SEED Destiny Special Edition 4 ending credits he can be seen wearing a black commanders uniform.
