Kira Yamato

Kira Yamato
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny character
Kira Yamato in Gundam SEED Destiny
First appearance	Mobile Suit Gundam SEED episode 1
Voiced by	Japanese Sōichirō Hoshi English Matt Hill
Profile
Relatives	Caridad Yamato (adoptive mother/aunt) Haruma Yamato (adoptive father/uncle) Cagalli Yula Athha (twin sister)
Genetic type	Coordinator

Kira Yamato (キラ・ヤマト^?) is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, which was produced by Sunrise as part of the Gundam franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans (Naturals). At the beginning of Gundam SEED, Kira lives on the neutral space colony Heliopolis to avoid the war between the Coordinators and the Naturals, but the colony becomes involved in the war shortly thereafter. Kira is the only person within the Earth Alliance—the Naturals' military faction—who is able to effectively pilot their mobile suit—a type of a mecha created by them. He is forced to become a mobile suit pilot and to participate in various battles to protect his friends. Kira has also been featured in Gundam SEED's direct sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, in which he fights to stop a new war between the races' military organizations. He is voiced in the Japanese series by Sōichirō Hoshi and in the English adaptation by Matt Hill.

Kira has also appeared in the manga adaptations from the two TV series as well as the film compilations. Various video games from the Gundam franchise as well as crossover games also feature Kira as a pilot from mobile suits. Director Mitsuo Fukuda regarded Kira's actions as based on Japanese people's thoughts, and emphasized a large development occurring to his character across the series.