Rusty Mackenzie

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Rusty Mackenzie
Rusty Mackenzie in The Empty Battlefield
Genetic type:	Coordinator
DOB:	CE 54
Nationality:	PLANT
Allegiance:	ZAFT
Rank:	Red Coat (ZAFT)
Hair Color:	Orange

Rusty Mackenzie is a fictional character from the Gundam SEED anime series. He is voiced by Atsushi Kisaichi in the original Japanese version and by Keith Miller in the English dub.

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1 Gundam SEED
2 Gundam SEED Destiny
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Gundam SEED

Rusty was one of the Elite ZAFT pilots known as "Red Coats". He was part of the Rau Le Creuset team and their Attack on Heliopolis, but unlike the other four Red Coats, he does not have a parent on the PLANT Supreme Council. Rusty was going to steal the GAT-X105 Strike, but was killed by an Earth Alliance soldier named Hamana before he could enter the cockpit. Athrun Zala avenges his death by killing Hamana. Not much is revealed about his character other than the fact that he thinks more like Athrun and Nicol Amalfi; meaning he questions whether they are doing the right thing. In the original series, Rusty had no lines and his face was not shown (except in a photo on Athrun's billboard), hence viewers did not get a glimpse of his character until Gundam SEED: Special Edition was released.

[edit] Gundam SEED Destiny

Rusty Mackenzie with Athrun Zala in The Empty Battlefield

Although no longer alive, Rusty continues to linger in the thoughts and prayers of his surviving teammates. In episode 11 of Gundam SEED Destiny, Athrun Zala, Dearka Elsman, and Yzak Joule are seen walking through a cemetery and laying flowers at the graves of Nicol Amalfi and Miguel Aiman as well as Rusty.

In the chapter cover art of Phase 4 of the manga Gundam SEED Destiny: The Edge (only shown in magazines where the series is serialised), the three deceased pilots can be seen saluting to the front.