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"Don't worry. I'm no coward like the President is, nor am I a dreamer like Durandal. In order to protect, I'll pull the trigger when I have to."

—Djibril before firing the Requiem, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Lacus Times Two

Lord Djibril (ロード・ジブリール Rōdo Jiburīru?) is a character introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.

Personality & Character[]

"As long as I am alive, there will always be a chance for victory."

—The depths of Djibril's selfishness realized, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Prelude to Revolution

Djibril shares the same feelings Muruta Azrael had towards Coordinators: They are humanity's enemy, are dangerous and have to be exterminated at any cost. He is a persuasive, manipulative, spiteful man who never gives up unless he has won or is forced to retreat. Although he usually acts in a calm, confident and aristocratic manner, he has been shown to easily fly into an angry and sometimes even violent rage when the tides turn and his plans fail. Furthermore, Djibril is also an observant man, as he was always able to run away when he is at disadvantage.

Skills & Abilities[]

Djibril is a persistent man and will stop at nothing to accomplish his goals. He is also a skilled manipulator and was able to convince the other Logos and Blue Cosmos members to start another war to continue their ultimate goal to eradicate all Coordinators, in honor of their motto for the preservation of our blue and pure world. As both the leader of Blue Cosmos and the de-facto leading member of Logos, Lord Djibril is thus one of the most powerful and influential people in the Earth Alliance, if not the entire world.

Physical Aspects & Clothing[]

History[]

Lord Djibril was a member of the secret society made up of the leadership of the military-industrial complex Logos, and was also the successor to former Blue Cosmos leader, Muruta Azrael. During the "Break the World" incident, Djibril was at a meeting with top Logos officials to discuss what would happen after the incident. Djibril decided that Junius Seven hitting the Earth would be a shameful incident for all those living on Earth, that PLANT (and by extension, all Coordinators) were at fault, and that they must all be exterminated; the other members all agreed to this decision, hence reviving Blue Cosmos' plan to exterminate all Coordinators.

When Djibril learned from Neo Roanoke that rogue ZAFT forces (Coordinators) were the instigators of the colony drop, he submitted the evidence to the people of Earth and Atlantic Federation President Joseph Copeland, thus starting the Second Alliance-PLANT War. President Copeland told the PLANTs that the Earth Alliance would retaliate with nuclear missiles if they did not agree to its ultimatum; however, when the Earth Alliance strike force was launched, ZAFT used the Neutron Stampeder to annihilate the EA strike force by detonating their nukes prematurely. Djibril was outraged by this failure.

Throughout much of the war, Djibril stayed behind the scenes, observing and influencing the events of Phantom Pain and others from inside a room in an underground compound located presumably beneath his mansion, surrounded by various monitors used to view all major events.

When the new GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundam, piloted by Stella Loussier destroyed three cities in Eurasian Federation territory, Djibril announced to his fellow Logos members that this is a lesson to everyone that Naturals and Coordinators can never live in peace "and anyone who betrays that basic fact will find themselves a one-way ticket to Hell" (which will, later on, become his undoing and the world will hunt him down for it). However, his plans were foiled when the Freedom destroyed that unit.

After Gilbert Durandal revealed to the world that Djibril and Logos were behind the whole war, he was forced to go into hiding. Djibril arrived at his final redoubt in Iceland, Heaven's Base, but a joint ZAFT and anti-Logos Earth Alliance strike force was able to overrun it. Djibril was able to successfully flee Heaven's Base, abandoning the other members of Logos in the process. He then fled to the Orb Union, where the Seiran noble family sheltered him; from there, he successfully launched in a shuttle to space in order to rendezvous with Blue Cosmos loyalist forces at the Daedalus Lunar Base. He was among the many who watched Lacus Clyne reveal Durandal's duplicity of using a fake Lacus. Djibril was pleased at such an outcome and was about to contact Orb to possibly thank them for doing so. To his dismay, however, Lacus also said she was not a supporter of Logos either.

Djibril was able to use Requiem, a new Earth Alliance superweapon, in an attempt to destroy the seat of the PLANT Supreme Council, notably Durandal, at Aprilus One; however, an attack by a ZAFT task force led by Yzak Joule caused Requiem to miss its intended target, instead destroying several other PLANTs. An attack on Daedalus by the Minerva led him to flee in the Girty Lue. However, his ship was intercepted by Rey Za Burrel and his ZGMF-X666S Legend Gundam, and Djibril was then killed by the beam spikes of the Large DRAGOONs that Rey launched at the Girty Lue's bridge.[1]

Relationships[]

Logos[]

Lord Djibril served as the de-facto leader of Logos, and initially had good relations with the group's members, as he was able to get their support in starting a second war with PLANT. However, as the war went on, his relationships with the other members began to strain when the Earth Alliance was losing both on the battlefield and in support from its citizens, with the other member's holding Djibril responsible. When Chairman Durandal ousted the existed of Logos to the world and turned the public against them, the surviving members turned to Djibril for help, and regroup with him at Heaven Base. Before ZAFT's attack the base, Djibril manged to convince the members that they were safe and would eventually defeat ZAFT with their overwhelming strength. However, when the tide turned against the Earth Alliance and Djibril realized that their defeat was inevitable, he snuck away and abandoned the Logos members to be captured by ZAFT.

Neo Roanoke[]

Djibril viewed Neo as hs most trusted subordinate, and put him in charge of leading Phantom Pain and its top secret missions But in truth, Djibril viewed Neo only as a puppet, as Djibril had manipulated Neo's memories and erased his original identity as Mu La Flaga.

Gilbert Durandal[]

Djibril openly hated and despised Durandal for being a Coordinator and leader of PLANT. He also viewed him as an idealist and not capable to do want needed be done to win the war. Of course, this kept Djibril to underestimated him and lead to his downfall.

Joseph Copland[]

Served as Copland's adviser in the Atlantic Federation and with Logos support, was able to convince Copland to declare war on Plant. But Djibril treat Copland was his puppet for his own ambition in the Atlantic Federation. Djibril also views Copland as coward for not doing what need to be done to win the war with the Plant.

Seiran[]

Lacus Clyne[]

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Character Designs[]

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NOTE: Most of the screencaps below are from the original 4:3 aspect ratio versions of the TV Anime, while other screencaps from the Special Edition/HD Remastered Version will feature some additionally drawn details.

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Notes & Trivia[]

  • Lord Djibril was named after Jibril, the Arabic name for the archangel Gabriel, while his predecessor Muruta Azrael was named after Azrael, the Arabic and Hebrew name for the angel of death.
  • In the Gundam SEED Destiny manga, he double crosses Unato Ema Seiran by killing him. In addition, he was killed by Shinn Asuka instead of Rey.
  • In Super Robot Wars L, Djibril, instead of Mariemaia Khushrenada, held Relena Darlian hostage, as the Endless Waltz storyline has already concluded by the start of the game. He was also killed by Shinn Asuka instead of Rey during the battle at Daedalus Lunar Base.
  • "Lord" may actually be Djibril's first name rather than simply his title. When Logos was exposed to the world by Durandal, all the members had their full names listed although Djibril was still curiously listed as "Lord Djibril". It is also possible that it is simply a pseudonym and his real name is unknown.
  • He could be the Cosmic Era equivalent of Paptimus Scirocco, as both eventually succeeded to the leader position of their respective Earth extremist groups.
  • Djibril owns a black Persian cat that he is often seen cuddling throughout the series. In the original TV series, it promptly disappears after the scene where Djibril is about to escape Orb on the Seiran shuttle. In the HD Remaster, the scene was redrawn to show the cat escaping its owner. It is last seen in an Orb harbor looking up towards the moon.

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