Akihiro Altland

Do-Gooder
Full Name	Akihiro Altland
Alias(es)	None
Origin	Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS
Occupation	Unit Leader of Tekkadan
Powers / Skills	Strategy Combat Piloting Alaya Vijnana
Hobby	Hanging with the other members of Tekkadan.
Goals	Escort Kudelia Aina Bernstein to Earth. Get the members of Tekkadan to safety before they're killed by the Arianrhod Fleet. (both succeeded) Defeat Gjallarhorn. (failed)
Family	Masahiro Altland (brother)
Friends / Allies	Orga Itsuka Mikazuki Augus Lafter Frankland Eugene Sevenstark Biscuit Griffon Norba Shino Kudelia Aina Bernstein Atra Mixta Turbines
Enemies	Gjallarhorn Brewers Jasley Donomikals Iok Kujan
Type of Hero	Brute

“	If you live long enough... I guess good things really do happen. I never thought I'd get to crush you with my own hands. I'll have to tell the guys when I see 'em.	„
	~ Akihiro's last words, after killing Iok Kujan.

Akihiro Altland is a unit leader of Tekkadan and one of the main heroes of Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS.

He is voiced by Yasuaki Takumi in the original Japanese version and by Doug Erholtz in the English dub.

History

Akihiro Altland and his brother Masahiro were kidnapped by pirates after they attacked his parents' trade ship. Orphaned, the two brothers were abused and conditioned to be "human debris", causing Akihiro to become cold as a result. Akihiro was eventually separated from his brother when he was sold off to Chryse Guard Security while his brother remained with the Brewers.

After the children of the CGS Third Group staged a coup against the adults of the organization and took it over, renaming it to Tekkadan, Akihiro became one of the newly formed organization's mobile suit pilots and its second unit, nicknamed the "Muscle Unit".

Akihiro later encountered his brother Masahiro again when Tekkadan was assaulted by the Brewers while transporting Kudelia Aina Bernstein to Earth. He tried to convince Masahiro to join Tekkadan with him, only to find that the abuse Masahiro had suffered through the years had left him with a twisted mental state. Akihiro tragically lost his brother when he sacrificed himself to shield Akihiro from an attack.

When Tekkadan were pushed to Mars following their attempted rebellion against Gjallarhorn, Akihiro, Mikazuki Augus and several other pilots stayed behind to hold off the Arianrhod Fleet while the rest of Tekkadan escaped. In the battle, Akihiro encountered Iok Kujan and crushed him to death, before dying himself because of the prior wounds he sustained.