Heine Westenfluss is a Coordinator and a ZAFT pilot who originally piloted the কমলা mobile suit Blaze ZAKU Phantom, and later the কমলা mobile suit ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited. Heine Westenfluss is considered an ace pilot of ZAFT, not only wearing the ZAFT red uniform, প্রদত্ত to pilots who have graduated at the শীর্ষ of their class, but also with the FAITH insignia on his uniform, indicating that he's of the FAITH detachment and reports directly to Chairman Gilbert Durandal. Heine first appeared in Phase 19, where he was there to escort Athrun Zala, Shinn Asuka, and Lunamaria Hawke to meet Chairman...

Athrun was born in December City of the PLANTs on October 29, CE 55.[8][9] In CE 61, Patrick Zala sends Athrun to attend a preparatory school in Copernicus City, located on the Moon.[10] Here, he meets Kira Yamato and they become good friends.[2] In CE 68, Patrick calls Athrun back from Copernicus City.[10] Just before he leaves, Athrun builds a robotic pet bird, Birdy (Torii in the Japanese version), which he gives to Kira.

After returning to the PLANTs, Athrun finds that his father has arranged an engagement for him to PLANT pop idol Lacus Clyne. (According to the novelization of Gundam SEED,...