This tomboy princess is the daughter of
Lord Uzumi,
one of the leaders of the neutral
Orb Union.
Despite her aristocratic upbringing, Cagalli is tough and headstrong, and her impulsive nature often leads her to take bold risks. Learning that her nation is secretly aiding the
Earth Alliance,
she travels to the resource satellite
Heliopolis
to see the evidence for herself, and after escaping the satellite's collapse she makes her way to Earth to join the
Desert Dawn
resistance group in northern Africa. By the time she returns to Orb aboard the warship
Archangel,
Cagalli has formed strong bonds with both
Strike Gundam
pilot
Kira Yamato
and his estranged friend
Athrun Zala.
