
In the original Gundam Seed series, it was Kira and Athrun who famously operated two different Gundams. Kira controlled the Strike Gundam, followed by the Freedom Gundam, while Athrun handled the Aegis Gundam before moving on to the Justice Gundam. In the sequel, Destiny, they each received enhanced versions of their later Gundams – Kira got the Strike Freedom and Athrun claimed the Infinite Justice. However, prior to acquiring their new mobile suits in Destiny, Kira will drive the Dragoon Strike Gundam, a modified version of the original Strike Gundam, in Seed Recollection. Simultaneously, Athrun will pilot a new adaptation of the Murasame in Seed Recollection. The name “Strike Dragoon” comes from DRAGOON, a system that allows mobile suit pilots to detach smaller weapons and operate them independently from their main robot.