Talia Gladys

Talia Gladys is a character that appears in the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny television series. Gladys is often shown to be a highly professional and stern captain of the Minerva, often commanding the respect of its crew inside and outside the work station. She is an interesting mix between both Murrue Ramius and Natarle Badgiruel, being aware and close to the troops emotionally, and occasionally defying orders based on her own integrity, yet still being compelled to follow her duties as captain and commander. Although she shares Ramius's sentiments of fighting for those they believe in, she suffers from the same pitfall as Natarle, where she is unable to bring herself to completely oppose her superiors until it is too late, arguably also because of her previous relationship with Gilbert Durandal. While a good tactician, she sometimes has a hard time asserting her authority with some of her mobile suit pilots. This is made worse when two of them are also appointed into FAITH. Even though her crew is loyal to her, Gladys's own loyalties sometimes seem to waver. She clearly disagrees with many decisions handed down to her by the top brass in ZAFT and the PLANT Supreme Council, but despite personal misgivings, she always follows her orders. Her inability to do what sometimes she believes is right makes her vulnerable to manipulation.