towards Heliopolis after acquiring another GINN. Instead, he winds up being the very first person Kira ever kills. He is voiced by Takanori Nishikawa in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Tony Sampson in the Ocean dub and by Yuri Lowenthal in the NYAV Post dub. Nicol Amalfi is the youngest member of the Le Creuset team; he pilots the GAT-X207 Blitz, which he steals during the raid on Heliopolis. He is mostly calm and good-natured, and becomes friends with Athrun Zala. His thoughts of the war are moderate, and he says in one episode that he joined ZAFT after hearing what happened to Junius Seven, but never really wanted to fight. A gifted musician, his favorite instrument is the piano. While trying to protect Athrun in battle near the Orb Union, Nicol is killed by Kira Yamato. He is voiced by Mami Matsui in the anime and by Romi Park in later media appearances in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Gabe Khouth in the Ocean dub and by Casey Mongillo in the NYAV dub. Dearka Elsman is an arrogant pilot of ZAFT's Rau Le Creuset team who looks down on Naturals. He is part of the crew that invaded Heliopolis to steal mobile suits, piloting the GAT-X103 Buster. During the course of the series, Dearka is captured by the Archangel, where he meets Kira's friends—which prompts him to change his opinions about Naturals. Seeing how both the Earth Alliance and ZAFT had become controlled by genocidal individuals such as Muruta Azrael and Patrick Zala, Dearka retakes his Buster and fights alongside the Archangel. During the Gundam SEED series, Dearka begins a short-lived relationship with Miriallia Haw. In Gundam SEED Destiny, Dearka is court martialed for being a traitor and is made a regular ZAFT soldier again. He is voiced by Akira Sasanuma in Japanese. In English, he is voiced by Brad Swaile in the Ocean dub and by Johnny Yong Bosch in the NYAV dub. Yzak Joule is originally part of Rau Le Creuset's team and part of the force that invades Heliopolis. He pilots the stolen mobile suit GAT-X102 Duel. During a confrontation with Kira Yamato, Kira inflicts a wound upon Yzak's face that leaves a scar and causes Yzak to swear vengeance. Initially a cold-blooded, remorseless killer, Yzak becomes disgusted by the act of war and doubts whether ZAFT's intentions are correct. In a