Originally posted by: masamuneehs
Dude, Terra so hit it on the head. She is a fucking pop star trying to sway the tide of war (quite admirable actually) but then people actually start looking to her for guidance and take her words to heart (very bad idea. This is a person with no political or military skill, but you're going to listen to her?) and occasionally can be filled with resolve and tough as nails. But honestly, if she was ever out of an ArchAngel class cruiser in the middle of battle she'd probably shit herself.
BULLSHIT. ******g BULLSHIT.

Lacus' father was the most influencial man other than Patrick Zala in ZAFT. She knew politics, and she knows people. Military skill, she very intelligently, leaves to others. Like Andrew Waldfeldt.

As well, I've never seen and can not imagine her losing her cool demeanor in combat. She didn't blink when she was being shot at, and she didn't blink when her bodyguards started headshotting people mere feet in front of her. The only time she's broken down was in front of Kira, when she let out her grief from her fathers' death.



And then she is such a goody two-shoes and so innocent and sugary sweet and nice and NEVER DOES ANYTHING WRONG! If there's one character flaw I can't stand in any kind of TV or movie, its a character with no flaws! Dude, it's like listening to Bono on how to cure world hunger (tho the man does make good points occasionally) or letting Britney Spears pick the next Supreme Court Justice or having Sylvester Stallone commander infantry... Celebs live in a fake world, and misuse their media access in order to try to influence matters that other people have to dedict lifetimes of study and effort in order to reach the level where their voices are heard.
Fake world? She's been hunted by military death squads. Commanded a battleship. She knows what the world is like, and the fact that she's a good person shouldn't be a failing.

She is nothing like a real-world pop star.



And I also blame her for turning Kira into the SOB that he is in Destiny... Should have stayed rocking on his little armchair like a 90-year old man. But now that his girl is involved, he finds it in him to go back out there and try to twist everyone's arm (or just cut off their arms...) into seeing it his way so "the war can end" and he won't need to fight anymore...
Just general disagreement here. Who wouldn't do anything to protect the woman they love?


If Lacus & Crew had been right the first time, the war wouldn't have repeated itself. A Third Party outmanuevered ZAFT and took advantage of the EAF's weakened forces (using mostly stolen technology and deserters). Then they just leave the political arena to the same two groups, letting them go about as they wish...
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The problem is the relatively small influence that the Three Ships Alliance had compared to the intense hatred that had had years to build up. All they managed to accomplish at the end of SEED was giving everyone enough time to realise they needed a break in the fighting before everyone was dead.

EDIT: See what I mean about leaping to her defense? I may have been a bit excessive...