Lunamaria Hawke

Lunamaria Hawke, also known as Luna, is one of the main characters from the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED series.
== Charactah Account ==
One of the Minerva trio of ZAFT Redcoats. She apparently comes from a totally normal background and family life, compared to Shinn and Rey. Luna is cheerful and outgoing, and a "people person", which balances out her friend Shinn's frequently-wrathful disposition and their friend Rey's nigh-disturbing calmness. On the other hand, she can be a bit petty, insensitive, or oblivious, especially to subtle things or pessimistic emotions. Her younger sister, Meyrin, is one of the Minerva's Bridge Bunnies. From Athrun's first appearance on the Minerva, she idolizes him and crushes on him.
She is the pilot of a red ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior and later inherits the Impulse after her ZAKU gets trashed and Shinn upgrades to the Destiny.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
* Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Special Edition
* Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Final Plus: The Chosen Future
* Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom
* Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: SEED Supernova - Character Theater
=== Light Novels ===
* Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
=== Manga ===
* Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: The Edge
* Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: The Edge Desire
=== Video Games ===
* Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen Z Hakai-hen
* Dai 2-Ji Super Robot Taisen Z Saisei-hen
* Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2
* Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3
* Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn
* Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS.
* Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost
* Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost ON
* Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Battle Destiny
* Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
* Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Rengou vs. Z.A.F.T. II
* Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Rengou vs. Z.A.F.T.
* SD Gundam G Generation Portable
* SD Gundam G Generation Wars
* Super Robot Wars K
* Super Robot Wars Z
== Trivia ==
* Luna's name is Latin for "moon". This contrasts with Stella's name, which is Latin for "star".
** Her name may have derived from lunar maria (singular lunar mare) which are basaltic plains on the moon.
* Lunamaria's bad aiming became a running gag in the Super Robot Wars series. Her status always has more melee points despite her using the Gunner ZAKU and the Accuracy command either costs her more SP than usual or learned very late. In SD Gundam G Generation Wars, Luna initially has 25 points in melee but only 13 in shooting. The gap however isn't as severe in certain SRWs.
* Her ZAKU Warriors are similar looking to Char Aznable's MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type. In Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2 and Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3, the Gunner Zaku Warrior is not usable in-game, so Lunamaria is given Char's Zaku instead though this is remedied in Shin Gundam Musou where she is given her Gunner Zaku.
* Lunamaria's relationship with Shinn after Stella died mirrors that of Fa Yuiry's relationship with Kamille Bidan in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
* At near the end of Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition part 4, Lunamaria is seen wearing a regular ZAFT red uniform, instead of her custom one.
* Lunamaria's voice actress, Maaya Sakamoto, also voices Mayu Asuka in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.
* On August 8, 2011, Maaya Sakamoto married Kenichi Suzumura, the voice actor of Shinn Asuka.
* During Gundam SEED DESTINY Suit CD Vol. 4 Suit Mini-Drama, Lunamaria is taken by Meyrin to meet the real Lacus Clyne in a private meeting, something that Lunamaria becomes excited and nervous about. Upon arrival, they are greeted by Kira and Lacus in animal pajamas, and have Lunamaria and Meyrin also wear a pair. Meyrin later teases Lunamaria for previously having a crush on Athrun before changing targets to Shinn, to the point where she and Shinn are planning to settle in Orb permanently. As Lunamaria is finally able to calm herself down, the three girls soon begin discussing their respective love lives, with Lunamaria particularly commenting that Shinn can't openly say he loves her.
* In Gundam SEED DESTINY Suit CD Vol. 6's Suit Mini-Drama "Academy Advancement Exam", Lunamaria is depicted as a good student though she tends to takes shortcuts on subjects that she has trouble with, especially theoretical and mechanical ones. To this end, she borrows Rey's notes, but since they were very detailed, Lunamaria didn't feel like copying every single page. Instead, she opts to glance through most of them and print out only the ones she thinks will appear in the exam. Lunamaria later lends the copies she made to Shinn. This small act of kindness ends up getting all three of them in big trouble with the Academy Faculty on suspicion of cheating, leading to extension classes and a retake of the test. Her results for the retake were never mentioned, but Lunamaria is totally astounded at Shinn's test score, which was even higher than Rey's.
* She is featured as a playable character in the Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. series in her Gunner ZAKU and as one of the Impulse's pilots, though her Impulse is much weaker than Shinn's but has a lower cost.
** Due to her ZAKU, Lunamaria garners the attention of many Universal Century characters, most especially from the Zeon forces. Johnny Ridden will also mistake her unit for Char Aznable's, even questioning if the Red Comet was actually a girl. Conversely, she mistakes Cucuruz Doan's Zaku to be one of ZAFT's ZAKU Warriors and wishes to show Char that the color red suits her better.
** Like several of the new pilots in SEED Destiny, she acknowledges Yzak Jule as one of the ace pilots from Jachin Due. She also notes that Rau Le Creuset abilities "remind her of someone".
** Impulse Lunamaria is annoyed with the talkative Gaia Andrew Waltfeld and refers to him as an ex-Zaft pilot but is surprised at the pilot's speed.
** If ZAKU Lunamaria meets Impulse Lunamaria, the former will ask how she ends up piloting the Impulse, but the latter simply replies that it was from a promotion.
** Lunamaria expresses surprise when meeting Lacus in the Infinite Justice, and she wonders if Lacus was always that skilled as a pilot. Humorously, should Lunamaria lose to Lacus, Lunamaria immediately calls her foe an imposter as the real Lacus would never be that strong.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Lunamaria Hawke at The Gundam Wiki
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