I own both series in a collection package. I really enjoyed Seed a lot due to its references and similarities to the original series in plotting at the beginning. Though I enjoyed Destiny for all of the mecha designs that they brought over from the original series. I don't know where people stand on Asuka from Destiny but really didn't like him and by like the middle of the series was cheering on Kira and Athrun to put him in his place. Which I thoroughly enjoyed when that did happen. I at least felt some thing for the Captain of their ship, but I really couldn't for Asuka. He was just a whiny baby shouting that Orb is the cause of all my problems because they let my parents die, even Athrun got over his issues. Asuka never evolved as a person, he was just always being praised for what he did, Athrun tried to keep him in his place but Durandal had pretty much brainwashed him by the end along with the other kid. It was pretty sad Asuka never thought for himself there the entire series. Kira and Athrun just go around putting the world back in its place after Durandal screws it all up.
There are these debates with people saying if Kira or Asuka is a strong pilot. And they like to Asuka, but they forget that Athrun pretty much stomped him in the end before going into Seed mode and then completely did in Seed mode. And Kira can beat Athrun, on top of which Kira changed his fighting style. If Kira wanted to kill then he would have kept beating Asuka. As it was his Strike Freedom in the end of Destiny was pretty crazy powerful. It was a one man army at that point, especially with its meteors.
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