Athrun Zala Soldier of ZAFT

While my blogging is on a roll, I might as well get this out of the way. Many people, my wife included, would ask me this question: Who the heck is Athrun? It sounds like Athlon, the PC processor brand, my wife would always say in jest. Athrun Zala is one of the main characters in this Japanese cartoon I am so hooked on for quite sometime now. Heck its Gundam Seed just so you know. He is one of those kids, along with Kira Yamato, who pilot the famed G-weapons of the Cosmic Era aptly named GUNDAM. I know I am talking gibberish so those who can't relate may want to just Google it for their sakes.

All I know is from the moment I first saw early in 2004, almost instantly I got addicted to it. To me its not just your usual and average lean mean fighting machines. More than the nasty robots with cool gadget and weapons, the story behind their creation and the conflict upon which they are attached to got me on the hook. It is a story about war and what is it the people are fighting for? It is also a story about friendship and how our ideals may get in the way but in the end, the life that we value still matters. Quite melodramatic to many especially the hard core blood and gore type of cartoon fans but to me, its catchy and relevant...philosophical even. One could debate me on this but this is just how I see it and for the time being, I'd like to think it that way.

One thing I must admit though, Athrun Zala is not my favorite character in the series. I do like the character but there are others who are more notable the him. The name just stuck to me the first time I heard it on Cartoon Network. Quite a catchy name, and thank goodness to whoever thought of naming the character that way. For that, I was thinking of naming my future son (should I have one) Athrun.