Kira Yamato vs Suzaku Kururugi

So, ever since I marathon watched Code Geass a few months ago, I couldn't help but think that this Suzaku Kururugi guy had a lot in common with Kira Yamato from Gundam SEED. Because of this, they are clearly destined to fight to the death in my arena.

As a preface, I will note that I like both of these characters (given that they are more or less the same character in two different worlds). I'll go over some background for each characters. Note, this will contain major spoilers, so if you haven't seen Gundam Seed/Destiny or Code Geass/R2, you might want to wait and come back to this later.


Kira Yamato:
A coordinator boy that started out as a college student, and slowly becomes a soldier, then killing machine throughout Gundam SEED. We notice early on that he has a weakness for red (Fllay) and pink (Lacus) haired girls. Kira is stubbornly loyal to his friends, but also easily manipulated by others.

Because Kira couldn't bring himself to murder his friend Athrun, an enemy pilot that stole Earth's other Gundam Weapons, Fllay convinces Kira to fight seriously and to kick-ass and forget names. Fllay, for as much as I couldn't stand her character, turned Kira into a ZAFT killing machine.

Finally, Kira and Athrun have their show-down, and Kira nearly dies. After ending up in the care of Lacus Clyne, the pink-haired princess he had rescued previously in the series, Kira is given, at the time, the ultimate weapon: X10A Freedom. Later, Kira learns that he is actually the Ultimate Coordinator, the only living child born from the artifical womb that his father created. He also has a twin sister that was born naturally.

Kira's character more or less remains the same throughout Gundam Seed Destiny, except that he let his Freedom gundam get destroyed, so Lacus has to get him the X20A Strike-Freedom instead. At the end of the series, Kira is probably the commander in chief of the Zaft Millitary, and was previously an Admiral for Orb.

Suzaku Kururugi:
An honorary Britianian in Area 11 (Japan), Suzaku is Japanese boy seeking redemption through action. In his earlier years, he was the best friend of Lelouch and his sister Nunally, and the two often spent much time together.

After Lelouch has a falling out with this father (the Emporer of Britannia), the two lose track of eachother and Suzaku ends up joining the Britannian Army. The two meet again on the battle field (simiarly to how Kira and Athrun reuinte in the first episode of Gundam Seed).

Suzaku is nearly killed by a Britannian soldier that determines Suzaku has betrayed the army. No one ever finds out about this however, as those soliders all obey a 'kill yourself' Geass command, and they die.

Suzaku is later returned to headquarters and is given the opportunity to pilot the Lancelot, a prototype Knightmare Frame that is all kinds of badass. Suzaku then reveals the fact that he too is badass.

Later, Suzaku meets Euphemia, a pink-haired princess that decides Suzaku is all kinds of awesome. She decides to make Suzaku her Knight, but unfortunately for her, she is no Lacus Clyne, and ends up dying in Suzaku's arms.

Suzaku also has several run-ins with Kallen, another pink-haired girl (but no princess). It should be noted that Kallan almost always beats him in Mech to Mech Combat, but Suzaku has the upperhand in person.

Throughout Code Geass Suzaku tries to get himself killed, because he thinks that's the only way he can find redemption for killing his father. Lelouch uses his Geass on Suzaku and commands him that he must live, so no matter what Sazuku tries to do to kill himself, Lelouch's Geass forces him to live. Code Geass ends after Suzaku, as Zero, 'kills' Lelouch vi Britannia, and assumes the role of Zero, which was previously Lelouch's.

Now, here's what we know:

Kira Yamato:
Able to adapt to any situation
Inhuman reflexes, strength, agility, stamina
Can survive extreme convection/explosions
New-Type Superhuman perception
Able to protect his pink-haired princess
Dislikes non-mecha weapons
Refuses to kill people if he can help it
Can go into seed mode and fuck everyone's shit up

Suzaku Kururugi
Must live
Inhuman speed, agility, strength
Prodigy at the use of all weapons, both Mecha and non Mecha
Unable to protect his pink-haired princess
Cold Blooded killer


So, if these two super heroes had a fight, which one would win?

In terms of Mecha vs Mecha, the X20A Strike-Freedom has a lot of advantages on the Lancelot. It can go into space, has a more or less infinite supply of power, and is armed to the teeth. While the Lancelot can fly, it's never gone into space. Assuming these two would be fighting on Earth, we'll omit space, which will prevent Kira from using the Strike-Freedom's Dragoon system.

In hand-to-hand Combat, Suzaku would probably be the victor here. While Kira is extremely fast and strong, it will take him time to adapt to Suzaku's fighting styles before he could beat him. Suzaku is also a skilled enough fighter that he could keep changing his tactics, making it harder for Kira to read his movements. Suzaku is just as fast, if not faster than Kira and will be able to use this to his advantage. Additionally, Lelouch's Geass will keep Suzaku alive even under the most strenuous conditions.

If weapons were involved, Suzaku has demonstrated skill with blades; both knife and sword. In the case of fire-arms, both heroes have demonstrated the ability to dodge bullets, so melee weapons or martial arts tests would be the only way to settle the match.

When it comes down to it, Kira refuses to kill if he can possibly help it, and Suzaku must live. However, Kira also seems to be unable to die, and is for all intents and purposes, a superior being to Suzaku. I think ultimately the match would end in a draw: neither would be able to kill eachother.

In a test of Mecha, Strike-Freedom would destroy the Lancelot, no question. However, that would not stop Suzaku. He'd just climb up the Gundam and force Kira out of the cockpit by hand, and they'd settle the score in hand to hand combat. Suzaku would have the upper hand on Kira at first, but eventually Kira will figure him out or just simply outlast Suzaku's stamina. Because Kira will not kill Suzaku and Suzaku must live, Kira cannot defeat Suzaku by killing him.

However, even though Kira is unable to kill Suzaku, he's no pushover himself. If nothing else, Kira's ability to protect what he cares about, and his instict for self-preservation easily matches that of Lelouch's Geass' live command in Suzaku.

After a while both would realize that they cannot kill eachother, and they instead would call it a draw, because the fight would never end.

Stay tuned for more!