Andrew Waltfeld

Andrew "Andy" Waltfeld (アンドリュー・バルトフェルド) is one ZAFT's best commanders and pilots. Nicknamed "Desert Tiger", Waltfeld is commander of the ZAFT forces in the PLANT-pledged African Community, headquartered at Banadiya, and is assisted by his executive officer Martin DaCosta. Andy earned his nickname for his great skill at desert combat, as demonstrated on May 30, CE 70, when he defeated a huge Eurasian Federation tank corps at El Alamein, using the new TMF/A-802 BuCUE and older TFA-2 ZuOOT mobile suits. His passions are archeology (especially Egyptology) and paleontology. He lives with his lover, Aisha, who also assists him in his military operations and eventually serves as the co-pilot of his TMF/A-803 LaGOWE. His flagship is the land battleship Lesseps, which is escorted by the land cruisers Petrie and Henry Carter. Template:Spoiler During the time that Archangel is traveling through the desert, Andy makes the acquaintance of Kira Yamato, and grows fond of the young pilot, which makes the necessary confrontation between them more difficult. In battle with Kira and Strike, his LaGOWE is destroyed, supposedly killing Aisha and badly maiming Andy. Though thought to have been killed, Andy later re-emerges in PLANT, missing his left eye and arm. It is also said that Aisha reappears in the Manga. Andy claims loyalty to Chairman Patrick Zala and is assigned as captain of the support ship Eternal, but actually joins Lacus Clyne in the Clyne Faction. Along with DaCosta and some of the Eternal's crew, helps Lacus steal the ship, and joins with the Archangel and Kusanagi to form the Three Ships Alliance.

After the Bloody Valentine War, he lives in the Orb Union with Archangel captain Murrue Ramius, who also lost a lover in the war. He receives a prosthetic arm, which conceals a small gun. Later in CE 73, he leaves Orb aboard the Archangel with Kira, Lacus, and Murrue. While Murrue offers him command of the ship, Andy declines, instead serving as a pilot with his custom MVF-M11C Murasame mobile suit. When Lacus decides to go to the Eternal, Andy goes with her, and operate from the asteroid base until early C.E. 74, when the Eternal leaves the base after ZAFT finds their location. At this point, he pilots a stolen custom yellow/red colored ZGMF-X88S Gaia.

Waltfeld's name in the original Japanese has also been spelled "Andorew Waldfeld", and because of the pronunciation, his last name has also been interpreted as "Bartfeldt".

Personal data

Genetic Type: Coordinator
Date of birth: July 20, CE 41
Age: 32
Genetic type: Coordinator
Blood type: B
Alias: "Desert Tiger"
Love interests: Aisha(deseased)