Dawn of the Newtypes (DNES)

The Dawn of the Newtypes takes place during Gundam Seed Destiny variation of the Dawn of the Newtype Empire Series and mostly follows its travels along with the Mighty ZAFT Battleship: the Minerva, at the same time the Mobile Space Fortress Messiah is redirected to head to Mars in order to get a foothold on the planet for future expansions into space, the Dark Celestials being to crack down on resistance to their regime while having Gilbert Durandal as a frontal figure to hide their rise to power.

PLANTs/ZAFT:

 * Krane Vi Creuset (Newtype Emperor-in-Hiding and Supreme Commander of the Dark Celestials)
 * Than Veia (Emperor-in-Hiding's consort, second Heir to a Newtype Nobility and Krane's Super Ace Pilot)
 * Kira Li Creuset (FAITH Veteran, White Coat Commander and Commander of the Dark Celestials)
 * Shinn Asuka (A pilot aboard the Minerva and a dormant Newtype)
 * Arthur Trine (Executive Officer of the Minerva)
 * Yzak Joule (White Coat Commander of the Joule Team)
 * Dearka Elsman (Yzak's Green Coat Lieutenant and chosen second-in-command)
 * Gilbert Durandal (PLANT Supreme Council Chairman)
 * Heine Westenfluss (FAITH Veteran Pilot and a Newtype Agent for the Dark Celestials)
 * Lunamaria Hawke (A Mobile Suite Pilot aboard the Minerva)
 * Meyrin Hawke (CIC Officer aboard the Minerva)