Rau Le Creuset

### Goals

Destroy humanity by manipulating Blue Cosmos and ZAFT into destroying each other

### Crimes

Kidnapping
Attempted omicide
Mass murder

### Type of MB

Cataclysmic Misanthrope

**Rau Le Creuset** , real name **Rau Da Flaga**, is the major antagonist of the anime *Mobile Suit Gundam SEED* and the posthumous antagonist of its sequel *Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny*.

He is a ZAFT commander and the leader of the Creuset Team that is in charge of hunting down the Earth Alliance ship Archangel. However, he secretly has a far more sinister goal as he secretly manipulated the Blue Cosmos leader Muruta Azrael and ZAFT chairman Patrick Zala into becoming increasingly radical. In reality, he is also a clone created by the arrogant politician Al Da Flaga and was later abandoned by him. He piloted the ZGMF-515 CGUE, ZGMF-600 GuAIZ and finally, ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam.

He was voiced by Toshihiko Seki in the original Japanese version, Mark Oliver in the Ocean Group dubbed version, and will be voiced by Kevin T. Collins in the HD remaster dubbed. version.

## What makes him magnificent?

* Is an effective commander that has proven himself to be a threat to the Archangel, when hunting them down he even destroyed the Earth Alliance’s powerful 8th Fleet.
* Purposely leaked the information of ZAFT’s attack on JOSH-A to Muruta Azrael, so that he and the other Blue Cosmos leader would activate the Cyclops System to destroy a huge chunk of ZAFT force to made their hatred towards Naturals become even greater.
	+ This action would also kill the less radical Earth Alliance members and leaves it to be controlled by Blue Cosmos, further escalating the war to go on.
	+ Later, during another attack on Earth Alliances base, ZAFT force ruthlessly kills even the surrounded enemies, which Rau expected and made both sides hate each other more.
* Rau purposely let Flay Allster go with a disc containing information that allow people to go pass the N-Jammers and use nuclear power, knowing that Muruta would obtain the information and use it for nukes.
* Convinced and manipulated Patrick Zala into using GENSIS on the Earth Alliances fleet and its lunar base, later even nearly used it on Earth.
* Despite his goal being to destroy humanity, he isn’t as sadistic, arrogant and unlikable as Muruta Azrael and Patrick Zala, therefore making him more likeable when compared to them.
* Is an excellent pilot that is able to hold his own with a GuAiz, a mass-produced mech with the help from Yzak when fighting two Gundam types.
* When piloting the Providence Gundam and is fighting Kira Yamato in his Freedom Gundam with METEOR, despite of METEOR’s superior firepower Rau is able to destroy the METEOR and heavily damage the Freedom with sheer piloting skills
* Dies with a smile, believing that he have won.
* Has a tragic background of being born as a clone with rapid aging issues and being abandoned by an arrogant politician, making him sympathetic.
* Despite being twisted and undoubtedly wrong, he does has a point of how in Cosmic Era humanity’s greed are leading to suffering.
* Wears a stylish mask.

## What makes him a baddie?

* Attempts to get Blue Cosmos and ZAFT in destroying each other which would result in total wipe out of both Coordinators and Naturals.
* His pretty much manipulated the later part of First Alliance-PLANT War to take place, thus he has a massive body count.
* Despite working for ZAFT, he leaked some of its information to Earth Alliance, thus making him a traitor.
* Even as a child, he murdered his father, Al Da Flaga by burning down the mansion.
* Is responsible for the destruction of Heliopolis space colony.
* Shot down the escape ship from Dominion, leading to the death of all of its crew, including Flay, who is Kira’s lover.