Released in 2006 by Bandai was the Super Deformed version of Shinn Asuka's Destiny Gundam from the Gundam Seed Destiny anime series. Prior to piloting the Destiny Gundam, he was the pilot of the Impulse Gundam that was stationed on the Minerva space cruiser. The Destiny Gundam was personally presented to him by PLANT chairman, Gilbert Durandal.
Construction Manual & Color Guide for the SD Destiny Gundam was translated to English from the Japanese manual posted at Dalong's Gunpla & Model Kit Review site.