キラ・ヤマト
is the leader of the Orb Union and the adoptive father of Cagalli Yula Athha. He is known to be dedicated to the well-being of his nation and uncompromising on his own ideals and the ideals of Orb. When the Earth Alliance invades Orb to acquire their mass driver, Uzumi reveals to Cagalli that Kira Yamato is her brother, and forces her to leave Orb before he self-detonates it to prevent the Earth Alliance from using their equipment for war. He is voiced by Toru Ohkawa in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by John Novak in the Ocean dub and by J. David Brimmer in the NYAV Post dub.