Andrew Waltfeld (aka Andy) is one ZAFT's best commanders and pilots. Waltfeld is commander of the ZAFT forces in the PLANT-pledged African Community, headquartered at Banadiya, and is ably assisted by his executive officer Martin DaCosta. Andy earned his appellation for his great tactical skill at desert combat, as demonstrated on May 30, CE 70, when he defeated a huge Eurasian Federation tank corps at El Alamein, using the new TMF/A-802 BuCUE and older TFA-2 ZuOOT mobile suits. His passions are archeology (especially Egyptology), paleontology, and coffee. He deploys his forces accordingly to deter the Archangel's escape from the desert as long as possible but his plans are marred by the unexpected intervention of reinforcement from Cagalli's Desert Dawn anti-ZAFT guerilla force. He is also the first ZAFT personnel on Earth to not underestimate the pilot of the Strike Gundam as seen in one scene where he chuckles in his calm evaluation of the Strike Gundam's sudden adaptation to the sandy terrain of the desert. Andy seems to have an obsession with coffee and experiments with different blends and flavors often times making odd combinations for himself such as adding kona to one of his blends. He lives with his girlfriend-companion, Aisha, who also assists him in his military operations and actually serves as the co-pilot of his orange-colored customized TMF/A-803 LaGOWE. Not much is known about Aisha, and her last name is conspicuously left out in the anime. But the one thing that is evident is that Andy cares for Aisha very much and the latter is very much devoted to this benevolent ZAFT commander; in both series he keeps a picture of her close by. His flagship is the land battleship Lesseps, which is escorted by the land cruisers Petrie and Henry Carter.
History
Gundam SEED
While the Archangel is traveling through the desert, Andy inadvertently becomes acquainted with Kira Yamato, and grows fond of the young pilot, which makes the subsequent inevitable confrontation between them еще difficult. In his battle with Kira and the Strike, his LaGOWE is summarily destroyed, seemingly killing both Aisha and Waltfeld as they both hug each other as their unit becomes engulfed in explosions. However, the Desert Tiger reappears later in the PLANTs, having Остаться в живых his left eye and left arm, and the one he loved. Andy claims loyalty to Chairman Patrick Zala in the name of vengeance, and is assigned as captain of the support ship Eternal; however, along with Martin DaCosta and other Clyne Faction loyalists, he helps Lacus Clyne steal the ship and joins up with the Archangel and Orb's Kusanagi, and despite obviously training for ground battles he has proven to be a competent captain of the Eternal.
Gundam SEED Destiny
After the Bloody Valentine War, Waltfeld lives in the Orb Union with Archangel captain Murrue Ramius, who also Остаться в живых a lover in the war. He receives a prosthetic arm, which conceals a shotgun. In CE 73, after the assassination attempt on Lacus, he leaves Orb aboard the Archangel with Kira, Lacus, and Murrue. While Murrue offers him command of the ship, Andy declines, instead serving as a pilot for both Archangel, as well as for his custom MVF-M11C Murasame mobile suit. When Lacus decides to go to the Eternal, Andy goes with her, and the two coordinate with their allies from Terminal's asteroid base until early C.E. 74. When ZAFT forces discover the location of the Eternal, Waltfeld pilots an custom-colored ZGMF-X88S Gaia reminiscent of his LaGOWE unit in an attempt to hold off the enemy forces as the Eternal sends off the new Justice and Freedom mobile suit units to Earth. Kira Yamato's timely arrival in Cagalli's Strike Rouge (its PS armor painted in Strike's colors) helps even the odds and promptly gives him the opportunity to tell the young Coordinator to dock with the Eternal and claim his new mobile suit. After regrouping with Kira Yamato, Waltfeld returns to being captain of the Eternal for the duration of the series and leaves the fighting to other units.
In the Special Edition ending, Andrew is seen making coffee for Murrue Ramius and Mu La Flaga.
History
Gundam SEED
While the Archangel is traveling through the desert, Andy inadvertently becomes acquainted with Kira Yamato, and grows fond of the young pilot, which makes the subsequent inevitable confrontation between them еще difficult. In his battle with Kira and the Strike, his LaGOWE is summarily destroyed, seemingly killing both Aisha and Waltfeld as they both hug each other as their unit becomes engulfed in explosions. However, the Desert Tiger reappears later in the PLANTs, having Остаться в живых his left eye and left arm, and the one he loved. Andy claims loyalty to Chairman Patrick Zala in the name of vengeance, and is assigned as captain of the support ship Eternal; however, along with Martin DaCosta and other Clyne Faction loyalists, he helps Lacus Clyne steal the ship and joins up with the Archangel and Orb's Kusanagi, and despite obviously training for ground battles he has proven to be a competent captain of the Eternal.
Gundam SEED Destiny
After the Bloody Valentine War, Waltfeld lives in the Orb Union with Archangel captain Murrue Ramius, who also Остаться в живых a lover in the war. He receives a prosthetic arm, which conceals a shotgun. In CE 73, after the assassination attempt on Lacus, he leaves Orb aboard the Archangel with Kira, Lacus, and Murrue. While Murrue offers him command of the ship, Andy declines, instead serving as a pilot for both Archangel, as well as for his custom MVF-M11C Murasame mobile suit. When Lacus decides to go to the Eternal, Andy goes with her, and the two coordinate with their allies from Terminal's asteroid base until early C.E. 74. When ZAFT forces discover the location of the Eternal, Waltfeld pilots an custom-colored ZGMF-X88S Gaia reminiscent of his LaGOWE unit in an attempt to hold off the enemy forces as the Eternal sends off the new Justice and Freedom mobile suit units to Earth. Kira Yamato's timely arrival in Cagalli's Strike Rouge (its PS armor painted in Strike's colors) helps even the odds and promptly gives him the opportunity to tell the young Coordinator to dock with the Eternal and claim his new mobile suit. After regrouping with Kira Yamato, Waltfeld returns to being captain of the Eternal for the duration of the series and leaves the fighting to other units.
In the Special Edition ending, Andrew is seen making coffee for Murrue Ramius and Mu La Flaga.