Flay Allster a dumb bitch?

Double standards are real. Flay is still criticized even though she was literally written as a sacrificial, disposable character, yet still functions as Athrun’s counterpart in a story that is ultimately centered on Kira’s morality.

Their journeys share striking parallels. Though they come from opposing sides of the war (OMNI and ZAFT), both previously lived in neutral colonies (Copernicus and Heliopolis), both lost a beloved parent to the opposing side (Lenore and George), and both became radicalized enough to volunteer for military service.

From there, each becomes emotionally entangled with Kira, resulting in mutual harm (both outward and inward) and collateral damage to his Orb friends (Tolle and Sai), ultimately forcing them to reevaluate their beliefs. Both also lose a fiancé or fiancée (Sai and Lacus) as a consequence of Kira and their own radical ideals.

Eventually, they return to a figurative father figure they once trusted (Patrick and Rau), only to discover that they have been misled or betrayed. Both are ultimately shot by those figures before carrying out an act of redemption.