Television series and film Setsuna F. Seiei is the primary protagonist of
Mobile Suit Gundam 00. He was discovered by Celestial Being at the age of 16 for having special potential as a pilot. He is a Gundam Meister and pilots Gundam Exia, specialized in melee combat. The group pursues the complete eradication of armed conflict mainly through the deployment of the revolutionary Gundam units in aggressive armed interventions. Setsuna's real name is Soran Ibrahim; with Setsuna being his codename. He was once a child soldier of Krugis descent in the war-torn Krugis Republic, being the sole survivor of an ill-fated all-youth suicidal commando battalion created by Ali Al-Saachez. During this time, he murdered his own parents under
Ali Al-Saachez's influence in order to prove his devotion to God, and hence bears a deep hatred towards Saachez. Due to his previous religious brainwashing (and awakening from it), Setsuna claims he no longer believes in God, yet still debates the role of God in people's lives, suggesting that he would like to believe in God. Across the series, Setsuna appears mostly stoic being indifferent to potential love interests such as princess
Marina Ismail. In the first season's ending, Celestial Being becomes the target of the
United Nations Army and Setsuna goes
MIA in battle against
Graham Aker. Four years later he rejoins Celestial Being as the pilot of 00 Gundam after Exia was severely damaged. During his fight against Innovators and then 00 QAN[T], Setsuna joins forces with his former neighbour
Saji Crossroad who reclutantly pilots the GNR-010 0 Raiser which merges with the 00 Gundam to create the 00 Raiser. During his battles, Setsuna encounters the Innovators' leader
Ribbons Almark who is responsible for his survival as a child. Being continuously exposed to the GN particles of the fully completed Gundam 00, Setsuna undergoes Innovation, becoming the first true Innovator with powers far greater than Ribbons and his group. He succeeds in defeating the Innovator and continues working with Celestial Being. In the film sequel,
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer, Setsuna and Celestial Being fight the ELS, an alien lifeform that has been attacking mankind. Setsuna falls into catatonia after attempting to share his consciousness which, by the burst of information he took, damaged his braincells but manages to recover upon seeing his lost allies in a dream. Piloting the GNT-0000 00 Qan[T], Setsuna makes contact with ELS, agrees to become humanity's liaison and uses the 00 Qan[T] and quantize to the ELS homeworld. Several years later, Setsuna, having become a part ELS, reunites with Marina.
In other media Outside the anime series and the film Setsuna has also appeared in the printed media related with
Gundam 00. The
manga adaptation of the film gives a different author's interpretation of the ending in which Setsuna marries Marina though it is not canon considered symbolic and representative of their understanding of ideals. Setsuna's childhood is also explored in the first chapter of the manga
Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Blue Memories. He also makes brief appearances in the manga
Mobile Suit Gundam 00F. His activities in the movie are also seen in
Mobile Suit Gundam 00I 2314. Setsuna has also appeared in the
Gundam 00 video games
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and
Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Gundam Meisters. In Gundam crossover video games Setsuna appears in
Dynasty Warriors series and was introduced in
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 and in
Gundam vs where he first appeared in
Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next. He also made his debut in the
Super Robot Wars series in
Super Robot Wars Z2. Additionally, he appeared in ''
Another Century's Episode Portable'' with Gundam Exia and 00 Raiser.
Shohei Hashimoto portrays Setsuna in the 2018 stage play adaptation. ==Reception==