Miriallia Haw

Infobox animanga character
name = Miriallia Haw
series = Mobile Suit Gundam SEED


caption = Miriallia Haw in "Gundam SEED Destiny"
first = "Gundam SEED" episode 1
last = "Gundam SEED Destiny" "Final Plus" episode
creator =
voiced by = Megumi Toyoguchi (Japanese)
Anna Cummer (English)
alias =
age = 16 [GS] cite web |url=http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/ce/seed/characters/chara_miriallia.html |title=Miriallia Haw "Gundam SEED" profile |accessdate=2007-08-08 |publisher=GundamOfficial]
18 [GSD] cite web |url=http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/ce/destiny/characters/chara_miriallia.html |title=Miriallia Haw "Gundam SEED Destiny" profile |accessdate=2007-08-08 |publisher=GundamOfficial]
born = February 17, CE 55cite web |url=http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/850/2005421451369331yy.jpg|title=Miriallia Haw "Gundam SEED Destiny" trading card |accessdate=2007-11-14 |language=Japanese]
death =
nationality = United Emirates of Orb
relatives = father (unnamed)
mother (unnamed)
paux1 name = Genetic type
paux1 = Natural
divider = yes
aux1 name = Allegiance
aux1 = OMNI Enforcer [GS]
Three Ships Alliance [GS]
United Emirates of Orb [GSD]
Terminal [GSD]
aux2 name = Rank
aux2 = Crewman 2nd Class (EAF) [GS]
Chief Petty Officer (Orb) [GSD]
Ensign (Orb) [GSD]

nihongo|Miriallia Haw|ミリアリア・ハウ|Miriaria Hau is a fictional character from the anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" and its sequel "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny".

Gundam SEED

In the first episode of "Gundam SEED", Miriallia is shown living peacefully on the neutral Orb space colony of Heliopolis. With her boyfriend Tolle Koenig and friends Kira Yamato, Sai Argyle and Kuzzey Buskirk, she is enrolled on a robotics engineering course at the local college. This ends when the colony is raided by ZAFT in search of prototype Earth Alliance mobile suits which had been secretly produced in the colony.

The fighting ultimately destroys the colony; Miriallia and her friends end up as refugees on the Earth Alliance battleship "Archangel". When Kira is unofficially drafted to pilot the remaining GAT-X105 Strike, Miriallia suggests they should also help out. Miriallia is assigned to monitor and communicate with "Archangel's" mobile suit and mobile armour complement, mainly relaying messages between Kira and Lieutenant Mu La Flaga to the ship's captain Murrue Ramius and executive officer Natarle Badgiruel.

His friends decision to continue in these positions despite being later offered a discharge convinces Kira to continue as pilot of the Strike. Miriallia and Sai help Kira when he returns the captured Lacus Clyne to ZAFT and along with Tolle are understanding when they learn ZAFT's GAT-X303 Aegis pilot Athrun Zala is a childhood friend of Kira's.

After being diverted from their original atmospheric re-entry point, the "Archangel" visits the Orb Union for repairs. Captain Murrue Ramius arranges a meeting between her young charges and their parents. Upon leaving Orb to continue on to the main Alliance headquarters, the "Archangel" comes under attack again. In the ensuing skirmishes, ZAFT pilot Nicol Amalfi is killed by Kira, Tolle is killed by Athrun, Kira and Tolle are reported missing in action, and ZAFT pilot Dearka Elsman is taken prisoner and his GAT-X103 Buster recaptured.

Miriallia is upset at the loss of her boyfriend and snaps when Dearka unknowingly insults Tolle, leading to her attempting to stab Dearka with a knife. Sai intervenes before she can fatally injure him, but Flay Allster tries to shoot him in the chaos out of racial hatred. Miriallia comes to her senses, saving Dearka's life. The manga expands this by showing Miriallia remembering discussing Kira being a Coordinator, with Tolle. Tolle remarked that it was hard to believe that Kira was a stereotypical Coordinator (dangerous and aggressive) and he and Miriallia both agreed to defend Kira no matter what. Knowing that Dearka is no different, she stops Flay while vehemently denying Flay's claims that they are the same. This is the start of a better relationship between Miriallia and Dearka, especially when Dearka confirms he did not kill Tolle.

Later, the Alliance leaders attempt to wipe out a majority of ZAFT's forces by sacrificing their less desirable forces, including the "Archangel" and its crew who are held with contempt for their association with Kira. He returns just in time to save them, using in the stolen ZGMF-X10A Freedom.

Miriallia and the rest of the crew defect to Orb, where Captain Murrue Ramius allows anyone unhappy with the defection to seek sanctuary. When Kuzzey leaves the ship, Miriallia is promoted to his former position as communications operator. She continues in this position until the war's end.

Dearka is released but told by Miriallia that the Buster will stay in their possession. Motivated by her determination and at odds with how xenophobic ZAFT has become under Patrick Zala, Dearka defects from ZAFT and joins the "Archangel" crew to use Buster in defense of Miriallia and her fellow Naturals, Orb and its ideals. He is soon joined by Athrun, with his new ZGMF-X09A Justice.

After learning who is really responsible for Tolle's death, Mirallia runs off crying. When Dearka tries to talk to her, she angrily states the obvious: killing Athrun won't bring Tolle back. Athrun overhears this and is impacted by Miriallia's words, expressing similar views later.

As the war enters its final stages, Miriallia warms to Dearka. Although she still mourns Tolle, she accepts her new ally and tells him to be careful going into battle.

In the After-Phase OVA, Miriallia is seen alone, silently mourning an old photo of herself and Tolle that was taken from before the series.

Gundam SEED Destiny

Terminal service

In "Gundam SEED Destiny", Miriallia is shown working as a freelance photographer, covering events such as the damage caused by Junius Seven and Meer Campbell's promotional appearance on Earth. However, subsequent cameos reveal that her new career doubles as a front for her actions as an agent of Terminal, the information group allied with many former members of the Three Ships Alliance. By chance, she meets Athrun again and learns of his rejoining ZAFT. Athrun asks about her relationship with Dearka. She does not reply, but later tells others she had dumped Dearka (something the crew did not find surprising).

Clyne Faction

Miriallia arranges a meeting between Athrun and their mutual friends Cagalli Yula Athha and Kira. At this meeting, Athrun tells the others that Cagalli needs to return to Orb, while they inform him someone from ZAFT has attempted to assassinate Lacus. Before the "Archangel"'s intervention in the Battle of Crete, Miriallia returns to the "Archangel" (much to the delight of the crew), taking up her former position as a communications officer. She continues to photographically log key events of the war for the sake of history. Despite the fact that Athrun killed her boyfriend Tolle during the previous war, Miriallia does not show any animosity towards Athrun; in fact, she expressed relief after hearing from Kira that he seemed to be recovering from the injuries he incurred while fleeing ZAFT.

Gundam SEED Destiny Astray

Miriallia has a brief cameo in the "Gundam SEED Destiny Astray" manga, encountering the stolen MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame Mars Jacket and taking a photograph of it. When the pilot, an individual known only as "the Martian" questions her on if he has arrived on Earth, she answers affirmatively.

Trivia

*In some Japanese merchandise and other products, Miriallia's family name may be romanized as Haww. In episode 1 of "Gundam SEED", her family name can be seen spelt "Haww" on her Heliopolis identification.
*Miriallia (vocals provided by Megumi Toyoguchi) has an image song on the SEED Destiny Suit CD Volume 9 "Athrun Zala x Infinite Justice Gundam". Titled "Please", it is a duet with Orikasa Fumiko as her character Meyrin Hawke.
*During the run of the original series, Megumi Toyoguchi presented the weekly magazine radio show "Radio SEED". The show featured interviews with many of her fellow cast members and Toyoguchi would sometimes jokingly attempt to get her co-stars to say that Miriallia was the best character in the series.
*Certain SEED characters are based on characters from Mobile Suit Gundam. Miriallia is generally regarded to be based on original series character Fraw Bow. Both are trusted friends of the main Gundam pilot. However, while Fraw pined for Amuro Ray for a long while before hooking up with his friend Hayato Kobayashi and becoming a home maker, Miriallia already had a boyfriend in Tolle and was more independent as shown by her career as a Terminal agent in SEED Destiny. Also, Kira returned Miriallia's fraternal feelings towards him, whereas Amuro not only never returned Fraw's romantic feelings, he also grew estranged from her. Fraw was put in charge of the "White Base's" bridge communication post after Sayla Mass became a pilot, much like how Miriallia took the same role on the "Archangel" once Kuzzey left.
*Miriallia is occasionly referred to by long time friends by the nicknames of Miri, Mir and Milly.
*In Tokyopop's incomplete translation of the Gundam SEED novels, Miriallia's name is translated as Miriallia Howe.
*In the manga series , when Athrun remembers events from the first war, there is a frame of Miriallia helping Dearka Elsman to bandage his head (presumably after Jachin Due, when he was injured by Rau Le Creuset).

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