Dearka Elthman
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Full Name: Dearka Elthman Age: 17 - 19 (GSD) Birthdate: 29 March C.E.54 Horoscope: Aries Blood Type: AB Genetic Type: Coordinator Family: Tad Elsman (father) Height: 176 cm (GS) - 180 cm (GSD) Weight: 67 kg (GS) - 58 kg (GSD) Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Purple Ethnic Origin: Egyptian |
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A usually humorous and somewhat arrogant pilot of ZAFT's Le Creuset team, who likes to make fun of Naturals and weaklings with his usual sarcasm. Dearka is the pilot of the stolen Earth Alliance's GAT-X103 Buster and harasses the assault ship Archangel time and time again.
After an unsuccessful search for the Archangel in the Orb Union, the Zala team continues to fight Kira Yamato and his GAT-X105 Strike. In the ensuing skirmishes, ZAFT pilot Nicol Amarfi is killed by Kira, Earth Alliance pilot Tolle Koenig is killed by Athrun, Kira is reported MIA and Dearka is held captive after his Buster Gundam was damaged in battle by Mu La Flaga's FX-550 Skygrasper.
During his captivity, Miriallia Haw attacks Dearka with a knife after he insults her by asking if her excessive crying was because her boyfriend died, not knowing that her boyfriend, Tolle Koenig, had recently died in the previous battle. Sai Argyle intervenes by restraining her, but then Flay Allster points a gun at Dearka and proclaims all Coordinators should die. Upon hearing these words, Miriallia quickly saves Dearka's life by tackling Flay. This heroic act ultimately prompts Dearka to rethink everything that he has been taught to believe.
Seeing how both the Earth Alliance and ZAFT had become controlled by genocidal individuals such as Muruta Azrael and Patrick Zala, Dearka retakes his Buster and fights along with the Three Ships Alliance, with his primary reason to defend Miriallia and the other Naturals. During the Battle of Mendel, he confronts his close friend Yzak Joule, the pilot of the stolen GAT-X102 Duel and Yzak accuses him of betraying both ZAFT and the PLANTs. Dearka admits he really is not betraying them; it is just that after being in the Archangel's brig, he gained some respect for the Naturals after befriending Miriallia. Dearka knows he can't return to ZAFT because of Patrick Zala's current goal of exterminating all of the Naturals, and Rau Le Creuset's corruption. Although Yzak refused to believe it and thinks that Dearka is being deceived, Dearka responds by questioning who among the two of them is truly being deceived.
During the Second Battle of Jachin Due, Dearka has his hands full fighting to stop both the Earth Alliance and ZAFT from using their respective weapons of mass destruction. When Le Creuset threatens the Archangel with his brand-new ZGMF-X13A Providence, Dearka fires the Buster's cannon on him in order to save Miriallia and the others. In diverting Rau's attention, however, the Buster incurs serious damage from the Providence's DRAGOONs. As Yzak rushes in to save him, the two of them are attacked by an insane Clotho Buer, the last of the three "Living CPUs" and pilot of the GAT-X370 Raider. Yzak uses the Buster's cannon to destroy the Raider and kill Clotho. Then he helps Dearka make it back to the Archanagel safely. Instead of resting in the infirmary, however, Dearka decides to join Miriallia on the bridge. Later when the war is finally resolved and the PLANTs are once again under stable leadership, Dearka rejoins ZAFT.