Gundam UC Timeline

***Gundam Universal Century***

Universal Century (宇宙世紀 *Uchū Seiki*?, commonly abbreviated as *UC*) is one of the timelines of the *Gundam* anime metaseries, along with the first timeline to be created.

The Universal Century begins after humans begin to populate space, after construction of the first space colony side at Side 1 was completed. It has been the primary Gundam timeline, although only eight of the 17 animated or live-action projects released since 1995 have been strictly set in this timeline.

The Universal Century science is practical and makes use of true science including the Lagrangian point in space, the O'Neill cylinder as a living environment, and energy production from Helium-3 (named Minovsky Physics).

**Factions, Organizations, & Nations**

Not everyone you meet is working for someone, but some times they are. A syndicate, a nation, a corporation, a guild, a religious order, or even a miscellaneous other organization. These groups and organizations may all vary greatly in, size, structure, goals, ideology, methodology, technology, influence, and membership, but what they all have in common is that they have an impact on the daily lives of the common peoples of groups given region.

**Anaheim Electronics**

Anaheim Electronics is a fictional civilian manufacturing company that appeared in the Universal Century timeline of the *Gundam* anime metaseries. In December 2003, celebrating the *20th Anniversary of the Gundam* metaseries, a book *Anaheim Journal* was released, disguised as a monthly magazine published by Anaheim Electronics in U.C. 0100. The company also appeared in the manga *Silhouette Formula 91*, and later in the anime *Mobile Suit Victory Gundam*. It also appeared in *Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn*, claiming it created the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam.

**History**

**One Year War**

Based on the Moon, Anaheim Electronics originally produced a wide range of technological applications from consumer electronics to battleships and even space colonies. Their service do not end at electronic goods, according to *Anaheim Journal*, they have over 150 subsidiaries and also have departments providing cosmetics, vacation traveling plans (with their own resort space colonies) and credit cards, ultimately fitting the definition of a zaibatsu. Furthermore, according to other records, they had produced the RX-77-01 and the RX-78-02 under the direction of Tem Ray.

**Post One Year War**

Upon the end of the One Year War, Anaheim was able to acquire the assets and personnel of the Zeonic, Zimmad, and MIP Corporations - mobile suit manufacturing firms of the defeated Principality of Zeon. This merger enabled Anaheim Electronics to enter the lucrative business of mobile suit production. The company's earlier history was then told in the anime *Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory* (OVA first released in 1991), where it first became the contract manufacturer of the Earth Federation.

**Gryps Conflict (*Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam*)**

The company appeared first in *Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam* (aired in 1986) as the main funder, as well as the main military supplier and manufacturer of the faction AEUG. However, the company also designed and manufactured weapons for both the Earth Federation, its elite faction the Titans, enemy of the AEUG, and third party faction Axis Zeon, which in turn became the enemies of the AEUG later in the series until the end of the sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ.

Anaheim Electronics is known for its profit-oriented mindset - creating advanced mobile weapons for any faction that would be willing to pay, then selling the same technology to the former's enemy, and are often derogatorily referred to as the "Merchants of Death". During the rise of the oppressive Titans task-force, Anaheim funded the AEUG and gave it access to their technology and safe shelter as the Titans restricted their trading engagements, despite the Earth Federation Forces and the Titans being their primary customer. Later, the company would service contracts from the remnants of the Principality of Zeon such as Axis and Neo-Zeon. According to Gundam Officials, this is due to the gigantic company structure. With several development departments, each department can be contracted by different factions without needing to notify the main executive board. This policy is simply adopted to minimize the companies overall responsibility; after the main battle, they can always just apply the penalty on a single department's head instead of making the whole company suffer.

**New Desides Rebellion (*Gundam Sentinel*)**

In the novel, *Gundam Sentinel* (serialized in 1989), which happens between the conflicts of the anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile suit Gundam ZZ, Anaheim Electronics became the main contractor of the Earth Federation. It provided production units like the Nero and Z Plus series for the Task Force alpha, and also provided prototype units such as the S Gundam. The Gundam Sentinel's Model Graphix special edition, Gundam Wars III, gave a detailed analysis of the company and revised the production and testing history.

**FIrst & Second Neo Zeon conflicts (*Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ* & *Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack*)**

The company continues its manufacturing contracts in *Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ* and *Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack*, and provided technologies and weapons to both sides of the conflicts.

**UC Project (*Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn*)**

In U.C. 0096, Anaheim Electronics and the Vist Foundation participated in the UC Project, particularly the development and construction of the Unicorn Gundam, a mobile suit with a full psycoframe in its internal frame. But, even their mechanics on board the Nahel Argama could not understand why the psycoframe glowed red when the NT-D system was activated.

**MS Development Competition Era (*Mobile Suit Gundam F91*)**

Until U.C. 0110, the Anaheim Electronics held a virtual monopoly on commercial mobile suit development. However, as the Earth Federation sought to scale down mobile suits while retaining their efficiency, it founded its own in-house development firm, the Strategic Naval Research Institute. In a competition, SNRI's Formula series outperformed Anaheim's MSA-0120, and the Federation's contracts were transferred from Anaheim to SNRI. This then lead to the Anaheim Electronics initiating the Silhouette Formula Project to catch up to SNRI.

**Decline of the Earth Federation Forces (*Mobile Suit Victory Gundam*)**

In U.C. 0153, Anaheim Electronics, financially supported the League Militaire in secrecy defending Earth from the Zanscare Empire. Anaheim Electronics remains as the main manufacturer of mobile suits in the Earth Sphere until the Earth Federation itself was disbanded in the U.C. 0200s, although its monopoly in the field was literally obliterated since the second Universal Century with the entrance of the Federation-backed competitor SNRI.

**Crossbone Vanguard**

The Crossbone Vanguard (*クロスボーン・バンガード*) is a fighting force organized by the Ronah family in U.C. 0106, drawing on the skilled personnel of the Buch Concern and its vocational training school. This private army is meant to serve as an advance guard, or vanguard, for the nation of Cosmo Babylonia. Originally founded by Meitzer Ronah, the Crossbone Vanguard is eventually placed under the command of the mysterious Iron Mask. By the late U.C. 120s the Crossbone Vanguard was reorganized into the Crossbone Vanguard Space Pirates, led by Berah Ronah.

Supported by Meitzer Ronah's powerful business empire, the Buch Concern, the original Crossbone Vanguard is formed and lead by Meitzer's son-in-law Carrozo "Iron Mask" Ronah, who hid his face under a helmet-like mask ever since his wife Nadia (Meitzer's daughter) left him and eloped with another man. The Crossbone Vanguard's chief purpose is to establish an aristocracy in the new Frontier colonies at Side 4 called Cosmo Babylonia.

In U.C. 0123, they commence their assault without warning. The Crossbone Vanguard attacks the Frontier IV colony, completely overwhelming the unprepared and obsolete Federation colonial defense forces. Weeks later the Crossbone Vanguard would invade the Frontier I colony. During this battle Carozzo is killed in battle by the pilot of the new F91 Gundam F91, Seabook Arno, when he destroys Iron Mask's enormous mobile armor, the XMA-01 Rafflesia. The Crossbone Vanguard continues to hold control over the Frontier colonies, until the return of Berah Ronah in U.C. 0125, who denounces Meitzer, resulting in a civil war between the members of the Ronah family and their respective supporters, resulting in Cosmo Babylonia ultimately collapsing in U.C. 0128.

**Key members**

• • Scharnhorst Buch (Ronah)

• • Meitzer Ronah

• • Engeist Ronah

• • Hauzerie Ronah

• • Nadia Ronah

• • Carozzo Ronah

• • Dorel Ronah

• • Berah Ronah

• • Sherindon Ronah

• • Dinnahan Ronah

**Crossbone Vanguard Members**

• • Carozzo Ronah (Iron Mask) - Supreme Commander

• • Captain Gillet Krueger - Operations Chief

• • Dorel Ronah - Commander of Dorel Battalion (Dorel Vanguard)

• • Lieutenant Zabine Chareux - Commander of Zabine Battalion (Black Vanguard)

• • Lieutenant Shelf Sheffield - Commander of Sheffield Squadron (Dark Tiger Unit)

• • Zenith Grown - Commander of Zenith Recon Squad

• • Annamarie Bourget - Commander of Annamarie Recon Squad

• • Selges - Commander of Selges Battalion

• • Charvet Bowron - Imperial Guards Commander

• • Lieutenant JG Stein Bunyil - Commander of Stein Squadron

• • Lt. Commander Gunmad - Commander of Death Guns Squad mercenaries

Ten years later in U.C. 0133, as narrated in the manga series Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam, a new Crossbone Vanguard surfaces. After having faked her death in U.C. 0128, Cecily, going by her real name of Berah and Kinkedo Nau (Seabook Arno under an alias), resurrect the Crossbone Vanguard and lead the group from the warship Mother Vanguard in a secret battle against the power-hungry Jupiter Empire led by Crux Dogatie in the Jupiter Empire Wars.

The new Crossbone Vanguard's pilots are led by Kinkedo in the XM-X1 Crossbone Gundam X-1. The XM-X2 Crossbone Gundam X-2 is piloted by second-in-command ace pilot Zabine Chareux, a former commander of the elite Black Vanguard Squadron of the original Crossbone Vanguard. Finally, young Newtype Tobia Arronax joins, initially as a grunt mobile suit pilot before eventually becoming the pilot of the XM-X3 Crossbone Gundam X-3. The primary mobile suit force would be composed of Zondo Gei mobile suits, which would be replaced by several EMS-06 Batara mobile suits and a single EMS-10 Pez Batara mobile suit captured from the Jupiter Empire, which would be replaced by the SNRI built XM-10 Flint.

After the Jupiter Empire conflict ended, Cecily and Kinkedo retire from the war. The leadership of the Crossbone Vanguard is passed onto the hands of Tobia, who leads with the new XM-X1 Crossbone Gundam X-1 Kai Kai, the infamous "Skull Heart", against the Jupiter Empire remnants for years to come. In the manga *Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Steel 7*, the Crossbone Vanguard remained active and secretly worked under the name "Blackrow Shippings" to defeat the remnants of the Jupiter Empire. During the events of *Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Ghost*, the group reformed again as the secret organization "Serpiente Tacon".

**Crossbone Vanguard (Space Pirates) Members**

• • Berah Ronah

• • Kinkedo Nau

• • Zabine Chareux

• • Tobia Arronax

• • Bernadette Briett

• • Umon Samon

• • Yona

• • Jared

• • Harida

• • Europa Dogatie

• • Minoru Suzuki

• • Giri Gadeucca Aspis

• • Rosemary Raspberry

• • Barnes Gernsback

• • Stella Raberadu Twink

**Crossbone Vanguard (Serpiente Tacon) Members**

• • Curtis Ruthko

• • Belle

• • Tetenith Dogatie

• • Font Baud

• • Haroro

**Earth Federation**

The Federation is a global government that was formed by a 'rich mans' club' of wealthy nations. In Gundam, no individual nations are mentioned or continue to exist. Places are mentioned by what landmass or region they are in, such as New York City and Odessa are mentioned to be located in North America and Central Asia, not the United States or Ukraine. While Japan, Australia, and Ireland are mentioned, these names refer to the landmasses and not the former countries. The only exception to this is the language and nationality of characters, which can be interpreted to be based on their predecessors' former homeland before emigrating to the space colonies.

The Federation military headquarters was a secret, underground complex located at Jaburo, deep in the Amazon jungle. It was located underground for protection against Zeon attacks.

The Federation maintained a just for show military academy at Nijmegen.

The Earth Federation Assembly, as seen in Zeta Gundam, was located in Dakar.

Until U.C. 0093, the Earth Federation Capital was located in Lhasa.

In G-Saviour, by 0218, the Earth Federation collapses after it begins to exert more control over all of the colonies at each Side, as well as years of infighting and corruption.

**Administrative regions**

Earth's surface is divided into eleven primary administrative regions, with smaller territoriy regions throughout the world. It is not revealed whether these regions operate with some degree of autonomy or not.

• • North America

Composed of the former nations of Canada, United States, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America, ending at the Panama Canal.

• • South America

• • Western Europe

In the Gundam universe the region is similar to the political map in the Cold War era.

• • Eastern Europe

In the Gundam universe the region is similar to the Warsaw Pact political map during the Cold War, including Western Russia, ending at the Ural Mountains and along the Ural River.

• • Eurasia

This region includes most of what was the Soviet Union, starting at the Ural Mountains, and excludes South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Northeast Asia.

• • South Asia

The region also includes Southeast Asia.

• • East Asia

• • Middle East

• • North Africa

• • Sub-Saharan Africa

• • Oceania

**History**

The Earth Federation was formed in the pre-Universal Century (i.e. the late 21st Century), when overpopulation began causing famines, outbreaks of disease, and wars over living space, food, and resources.

**Space colonization**

In order to relieve Earth of the burden and allow it to heal, the Earth Federation announced the Space Colonization Plan. The Earth Federation began the construction of orbital habitats, based on the designs and research of Gerard K. O'Neill, and located in the Earth-Lunar Lagrangian Points. The colonies, called Bunches (possibly due to the ballistic pairing of the colony cylinders) were then organized into administrative sectors called Sides. While most of the human population was forced to relocate to the colonies as part of the Space Colonization Plan, the wealthy and influential members were able to remain on Earth. This gave rise to the image of the Earth Federation as "Earth-Born Elite", living comfortably on Earth while the ordinary populace, for the most part, has been forced to live in space.

In order to maintain and satisfy energy concerns, the Earth Federation launched Solar Power Station Satellites, which broadcast energy to power stations on the ground. In addition, the Federation also launched the Jupiter Energy Fleet, which collect helium-3, hydrogen and methane from the upper atmosphere of the gas giant. In U.C. 001, the Federation elected it's first prime-minister, Ricardo Marcenas, who was prepared to unveil the Universal Century Charter. However, before he could do so, his resident colony, Laplace, was destroyed by a terrorist group. Arguably, the sabotage was the best thing that could've happened for the Federation, since it allowed it to maintain all its authority under the pretense of preventing terror.

**One Year War**

The One Year War was a year-long conflict between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon, who declared independence and attacked the Earth without warning. The war was ultimately won by the Earth Federation, who disbanded the Zeon army. However, for many years on, several incidents were caused by Zeon remaining forces or loyalists.

**The Gryps Conflict**

The Gryps conflict was a full-scale war between the Titans, an Earth Federation elite force, and the AEUG/Karaba anti-federal forces. The war erupted when the Titans mass-murdered the civilian population of the 30 Bunch colony at Side 1, to suppress peaceful demonstrations against federal politics.

**Late Universal Century**

Following the wars, leadership of the Earth Federation was put back into the hands of civilians. The government decided to decrease military spending but maintain the same amount of force. This led to the development miniaturized mobile suits. Unaware that the Bunch corporation had secretly constructed a private army of their own using state of the art but extremely expensive mobile suits. These could outperform the Earth Federation mobile suits. The Earth Federation did not know of the Crossbone Vanguard's existence.

The Earth Federation could not hope to produce for all branches of its military and by the time the Earth Federation could fully figure out the Ronahs it was to late. They attacked the frontier side or Side 4. Cosmo Babylon was eventually defeated, and the Earth Federation made them pay for what the Ronahs did. They confiscated colony buildings and uncompleted colonies to a different location. As result of the loss of so many vital resources Cosmo Babylon was forced to declare bankruptcy. During this time the Assembly or part of it at least moved to space, on the moon. This is well received by the colonies.

All the Earth Federation had to do was wait. It finally collapsed in a 3 way civil war and after Cosmo Babylon collapsed the Earth Federation retook Side 4 and moved all the colonies to the new location. They also secretly supported the new Crossbone Vanguard against the Jupiter Energy Fleet which had proclaimed themselves the Jupiter Empire. After the war the Federation sent a large fleet to Jupiter to retake it. They did not meet much resistance they provided much aid to the people of Jupiter and Jupiter was annexed without much resistance.

All seemed well and mankind was headed towards peace. However an economic crisis hit the colonies and affected the Federation, due to trade imbalance. The Federation acted quickly enough to prevent the crisis from turning into a depression, but the economy was still highly unstable. So to help solve the crisis, they severely red-taped the EFF. This meant they were largely confined their bases. As a result, most development money went down the drain. But the Earth Federation forces were not down-sized. The Earth Federation government's primary focus was on the economic crisis, because the future of the Earth Federation was at stake. Then due to the economic crisis, some anti-Federation parties rose up, including the Gatte party, who began spreading the philosophy of Maria Pure Armonia. She was a Newtype who performed miracles for the people and was advocating independence from the Federation, as well as power to women, motherly love and a claim of the Earth for true believers. At first, they advocated in Side 1, but the local Federation commander, realizing the threat, kicked them out of Side 1. They then moved to Side 2 Amillia colony after which they really gained popularity in neighboring colonies. However, this greatly terrified the Federation, and most of Side 2's colonists.

Around this time, the Gatte party became radical. They demonstrated their new found extremism by executing two corrupt party ministers on the guillotine. They then staged an uprising in Amelia and other colonies, which are staged by secretly raised Gatte party yellow jackets. As a result of the undeveloped state of the riot suit and limited by the fact that they could not use normal Mobile Suits on civilians, they soon gained ground control of a few colonies. Federation forces in Amelia made their last stand at the BESPA arms building. Before being defeated, they destroyed key material, which allowed the Federation to make Gunderium alloy and their VBSR beam rifles. Unfortunately they could not destroy the BESPA arms building, before it is overrun by Gatte party yellow jackets. After that the colonies that rebelled declared Maria their queen and declared themselves the Zanscare Empire and that they were independent from the Earth Federation.

After that, the Earth Federation declared that colonies held by Zanscare were held by insurgents and declare it an insurgency. They did not declare war on them, because that would ruin their economy and they could do nothing against them due to the red tape put on the EFF, so the Earth Federation ordered all colonies they held in side 2 be moved to side 5 with their garrisons. The process went very slowly because of natural and economic barriers. During this time the League Militaire is formed to oppose Zanscare, in the event should they ever decide to invade Earth itself and to also buy time for the EFF to get ready.

**Zanscare War**

Then in U.C. 0151, the Earth Federation forces and BESPA started fighting as each faction took over a series of colonies. The League Militaire is formed and makes its combat debut in U.C. 0153.

After the Woowng incident, Zanscare found out where one of the League's secret factories was and destroyed it. The League Militaire managed to make their way to a Federation base to get to the mass driver complex. During this time, the Federation finally upgraded the Zanscare insurrection to a war.

The League Militaire managed to get up into space and got a few obsolete ships from the Earth Federation. During this time, the Federation Side 2 fleet moved away with colonies they were protecting. Realizing they could not move the few remaining colonies they had in Side 2, the ships did a tactical withdrawal instead, along with the last colony they were going to move to Side 5. The land garrisons stayed behind to protect the remaining colonies and inflicting damages on Zanscare installations. The League Militaire managed to capture the Giga particle cannon from Zanscare in a previous battle during the 1st battle of Amelia.

With the Federation forces that were available for offense, the League Militaire managed to buy time for the Giga particle cannon to fire at its intended target, which was to destroy Amelia, but somehow the shot was redirected by Cronicle Asher. The redirection came at a price of the destruction of one of Zanscare's main fleets, forcing Zanscare to halt infinitely their plans to conquer the remaining Federation colonies they had in Side 2. This allowed the Federation to move the remaining colonies in their control to Side 5.

Realizing their plans to conquer Side 2 were ruined and with no distraction bothering them, they sent the newly constructed Motorad fleet to Earth. Due to red tape, the Federation forces on Earth were unable to stop them. With the League Militaire's failure to stop the Zanscare forces as well, the Empire's forces were able to land somewhere in Mexico. The Federation realized they could be defeated and between choosing to either go out fighting, or dying like cowards, they chose to former.

While Uso and his friends were away, the Earth Federation government ordered Earth Federation Forces in Europe to move out of their bases and fight Zanscare forces in Europe. They quickly regained the lost ground, owing to the fact that they had nothing to lose. While the Earth Federation said they would help the League Militaire, but due to the fact that the Federation is phasing out their land battle ships as well as they could not direct any heavy weapons at the enemy fleet, the Earth Federation mobile suits stationed in Mexico could only fight the Motorad fleet to a stalemate.

There was a plan was to lure the Zanscare forces to the EFF headquarters at California, which was reinforced over the years with the ability to withstand a full on colony drop and it was fully manned. However Zanscare knew that it did not have the battle strength to pierce even the weakest line of defense, thus bypass this key military installation.

Due to the European front going badly for Zanscare and the fact that the Motorad fleet was going to get destroyed by the combined Earth Federation & League Militaire forces eventually, Zanscare offered a cease fire to the Earth Federation.

When the Federation finally released the red tape, the active Federation central government on the Moon secretly sent an EFSF fleet to support the struggling League Militaire forces in space. The Federation fleet destroyed the Zanscare forces first line of defense rapidly. Subsequently, Federation forces ended up defeating the Zanscare on numerous battles, while the Zanscare was having internal conflicts.

The Federation soon discovered the effects of the super-weapon, Angel Halo, that were causing people around Earth to fall into an unconscious state. The Earth Federation subsequently gives the League Militaire its full support to destroy the Angel Halo.

The battle that would decide the fate of humanity continued to rage over the Earth's atmosphere. Jinn Gehenam, leader of the League Militaire, ordered an attack on the Angel Halo, despite the fact the combined Earth Federation and League Militaire forces were not complete and the fact that additional Federation reinforcements were still on their way. Several key members of the League Militaire and the Zanscare Empire are killed during this battle.

At the height of the conflict, Shakti, daughter of Maria, took control of the Angel Halo and attempted to broadcast a message of peace which was transmitted all over the Earth sphere via her Newtype abilities. With most of the Zanscare fleet in disarray, the EFF overwhelmed the remaining forces. The massive Angel Halo broke apart and disappeared from Earth. EFF forces that were captured by the Angel Halo earlier were eventually rescued by reinforcements. With the collapse of Zanscare Empire, the Earth Federation retook the Zanscare-held colonies after the war.

**Military Earth Federation Forces**

By the 0010s, the Federation recognized the growing need for an armed service branch that can deal with the major land wars that had been plaguing earth's surface for the past 70 years; a problem which initially warranted the creation of the Earth Federation government to begin with, as well as to counter any threats from separatist from inside the colonies who wished to cause havoc. The Earth Federation Forces (EFF) was formally established in U.C. 0020, and organized into four groups: the Ground Force, which handled all military matters on the Earth's surface; the Air Force, tasked with providing air cover for ground forces and air superiority during land operations; the Naval Force, in charge of providing sea-based cover for all other EFF branches, and to counter any and all threats on the Earth's seas; and the Space Force, operating in and providing power projection from Earth orbit and space.

Until U.C. 0087, the military central command for the Earth Federation Forces was Jaburo, a large, heavily fortified underground base located around the Amazon river. During the One Year War, the base was the target of many attacks by the Principality of Zeon, including the Operation British colony drop and a decisive battle at which the remaining bulk of Zeon's Earth Attack Force made their final attempt to destroy Jaburo. Throughout the Universal Century, the Space Force operated from their headquarters at Luna II.

**Earth Federation Ground Force (E.F.G.F.)**

Also known as the **Earth Federation Army**. The Army was the most poorly-equipped of all the EFF branches, possessing outdated weaponry and personnel equipment. The army was caught completely by surprise when the Zeon launched their drop operation for control of the earth and subsequently spent most of the time between February and August UC 0079 in disarray and retreat. Due to the near-destruction of all Earth Federation branches by the Zeon offensive, the mostly-intact Army was given dominant control over the maintenance of the Earth Federation. Added to this, the success of General Revil's V-plan, the addition of mobile suits like the RGM-79(G) GM Ground Type, and with the success of Operation Odessa gave the army unprecedented power within the Federation and becomes a force to be both respected and reckoned with. In the U.C. 0080s, the Titans branch took over the helm of the regular army; however, with the subsequent disbandment of the Titans after the Gryps Conflict, the Federal Forces were reorganized.

The EFGF maintains a force of 120 million troops at all times— except during the One Year War, when its force count was higher. The Army was also the only branch that operated on Earth and in space, despite the Earth Federation possessing a separate Space Force.

**Military rank of the EFGF**

• • Private Second Class (PSC)

• • Private First Class (PFC)

• • Superior Private (SP)

• • Corporal (CPL)

• • Sergeant (SGT)

• • Sergeant Major (SGM)

• • Warrant Officer (WO)

• • Second Lieutenant (2LT)

• • First Lieutenant (1LT)

• • Captain (CPT)

• • Major (MAJ)

• • Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)

• • Colonel (COL)

• • Major General (MG)

• • Lieutenant General (LTG)

• • General (GEN)

**Earth Federation Naval Force (E.F.N.F.)**

Also known as the **Earth Federation Navy**. The Navy was a major power in the Earth Federation, and possessed several bases on the coast of California, collectively known as the California Base. The Federation's navy took heavy casualties following the failed colony drop during the One Year War, and when the Zeon seized the twenty large bases on the California coast in the Earth invasion, they converted the facilities to build Zeon Jukon-class submarines. Although the California Base was recaptured by Federation Forces in the dying weeks of the One Year War, and the Federation regained control of the seas, the navy was a shadow of its former glory. Ships in the Federation's navy include gunboats and a Himalaya-Class aircraft carrier, but the total number of ships and their types are not known.

Naval officers were the best trained soldiers in the Earth Federation at the dawn of the space colonization era, and hence would become the model that the Earth Federation would turn to when they created the Earth Federation Space Force. The Navy also includes a small and lesser known **Earth Federation Marine Corps**.

**Military rank of the EFNF**

• • Seaman Third Class (SN3)

• • Seaman Second Class (SN2)

• • Seaman First Class (SN1)

• • Petty Officer Third Class (PO3)

• • Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)

• • Petty Officer First Class (PO1)

• • Ensign (ENS)

• • Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG)

• • Lieutenant (LT)

• • Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)

• • Commander (CDR)

• • Captain (CAPT)

• • Rear Admiral (RADM)

• • Vice Admiral (VADM)

• • Admiral (ADM)

**Earth Federation Air Force (E.F.A.F.)**

Little is known about the Earth Federation Air Force, other than the fact that they do exist and did participate in several air-to-air and ground campaigns. The group has several powerful bombers created from core booster pieces left over from Project V. However, those pieces of equipment were rare. Much like the Ground Force, most of the EFAF's aircraft and equipment was outdated and are not suited for combat under the influence of Minovsky particles. The EFAF aircraft do not have enough fire power to destroy mobile suits due to the guided missiles becoming partly useless under Minovsky particles, however, mobile suits can hardly shoot down fast flying planes and thus the EFAF seldom encountered them. Their main mission during the One Year War was to intercept Zeon atmospheric entry vehicles with their High altitude fighter FF-3 Saberfish (an atmospheric version of the FF-S3 Saberfish which was used by the EFSF).

**Military rank of the EFAF**

• • Airman Basic (AB)

• • Airman (AMN)

• • Airman First Class (A1C)

• • Sergeant (SGT)

• • Staff Sergeant (SSGT)

• • Technical Sergeant (TSGT)

• • Master Sergeant (MSGT)

• • Senior Master Sergeant (SMSGT)

• • Warrant Officer (WO)

• • Second Lieutenant (2LT)

• • First Lieutenant (1LT)

• • Captain (CPT)

• • Major (MAJ)

• • Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)

• • Colonel (COL)

• • Major General (MG)

• • Lieutenant General (LTG)

• • General (GEN)

**Earth Federation Space Force (E.F.S.F.)**

The EFSF was created to counter the perceived military threat from the then-Republic of Zeon, which had broken away from the Federation and declared independence. Before the One Year War this branch was listed under the other three branches and was commanded by generals appointed by them; for example, General Revil was a Lieutenant General of the EFGF.

When it was originally created, the Federation's Space Force followed the "Big Gun" ship philosophy, embodying powerful guns to destroy its enemies. This began to change in UC 0079, when the Zeon introduced their mobile suits, which thoroughly decimated a lot of the Federation's Space Force. The advent of the mobile suit forced the Federation to develop their own mobile suits and ships that could carry them, resulting in the *Pegasus*-class MS carriers. After the Delaz Fleet successfully executed Operation Stardust, the Federation's Space Force finally abandoned the "Big Gun" ship concept completely and focused on making ships that were capable of carrying mobile suits in strength at all times.

Although primarily concerned with space combat, a handful of the EFSF ships were designed to withstand atmospheric re-entry and to operate on Earth and its atmosphere; these ships include the *Pegasus*, *Argama* and *SCVA-76 Nahel Argama* classes. Throughout the Universal Century, the Earth Federation had 17,000 warships at its disposal. By the year U.C. 0123, the EFSF had 35 fleets at its disposal.

**Military rank of the EFSF**

Note: The ranking system of the EFSF is modeled after the EFNF

• • Petty Officer Third Class (PO3)

• • Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)

• • Petty Officer First Class (PO1)

• • Chief Petty Officer (CPO)

• • Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO)

• • Warrant Officer (WO)

• • Ensign (ENS)

• • Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG)

• • Lieutenant (LT)

• • Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)

• • Commander (CDR)

• • Captain (CAPT)

• • Commodore (CDRE)

• • Rear Admiral (RADM)

• • Vice Admiral (VADM)

• • Admiral (ADM)

**Titans**

The Titans were an elite counter-insurgency group formed by the Federation in response to the events of Operation Stardust in 0083. Their sole purpose was to hunt down renegade citizens who either supported the Zeon and their cause or spoke out against the Federation government. However, the Titans eventually turned rogue and allied themselves with Axis Zeon, at which point they were forcibly disbanded.

**Londo Bell (L.B.)**

Londo Bell is an affiliated special task force established in U.C. 0090 with no specific jurisdiction.

**Earth Colony Asteroid (ECOAS)**

ECOAS is a special task force established by the Earth Federation Forces in U.C. 0096. It was created as a clandestine group meant to do "wetwork", a.k.a. black-ops-type missions that are off the records. Because of its secretive and independent nature, ECOAS has its own command system, and even Londo Bell has no direct authority over them.

**Principality of Zeon**

The Principality of Zeon, also referred to as the Duchy of Zeon and Zeon Dukedom, is a nation featured in Mobile Suit Gundam. It was in control of the colonies of Side 3 and fought against the Earth Federation during the One Year War.

**History**

Rise of the Principality of Zeon

When Zeon Zum Deikun, the leader of the republic, became gravely ill in UC 0068, he mentioned only one name on his deathbed: "Degwin Zabi." The people of Side 3 took this to mean that Deikun was naming Degwin to succeed him as leader of the Republic in in that year. After being appointed as the leader of the Republic of Zeon, Degwin Zabi adopted the title of Sodo, meaning "Lord," and was referred to from them on as Degwin Sodo Zabi. Seizing control of the government, Degwin maintained the only way for the colonies to be independent of the Earth Federation was for the Principality to fight (though in reality, Side 3 was already independent of Earth at that time). To this end, Degwin appointed his own children into military and political offices, and pushed for rapid development of military technology.

Gihren Zabi, the eldest of the Zabi children, remained at his father's side as his aide, achieving the rank of Admiral, and eventually became the Supreme Commander of the Zeon Armed Forces in place of his father. Dozle Zabi, the second eldest son of the Zabi family, became Vice Admiral and the Commander of the Zeon Space Attack Force, responsible for overseeing fleet movements within the Principality and for securing territory. Kycilia Zabi, a Vice Admiral as well, shared command of the Zeon Space Attack Force with her brother Dozle, which led to conflicts between the two as she operated from the lunar city of Granada. Garma Zabi, the youngest of the Zabi family was placed in command of the Zeon Earth Attack Force.

With the backing of the Principality of Zeon's new leadership, technological breakthroughs were made in a number of fields of research. One of the largest developments was that of mobile suit technology, which while originally intended for colony construction found military applications. Research by Doctor Minovsky led to the discovery of the Minovsky Particle and the Minovsky Particle Effect, which allowed for the development of further technology, such as the Minovsky Craft System. Supported by Kycilia Zabi, research into the growing phenomenon led to the classification and discovery of Newtypes, and with it her support of the development of Newtype-based military units.

Negotiations with the Earth Federation finally broke down in UC 0079, leading to the Principality of Zeon (re)declaring its independence from the Earth Federation and at the same time declaring war on the Federation.

**One Year War Opening Weeks**

One of the first groups of colonies to be drawn into the conflict were the colonies located at Side 1, also called Zarn, which served as the capital of the Earth Federation in space. The group of colonies at Side 2 (also known as Hatte) and Side 4(also known as Mua) were drawn into the conflict as well, with one of the devastated colonies from either Side 2 or Side 4 being used for "Operation British", which was to use a colony as a weapon by sending it on a collision course with the Earth. Operation British met with moderate success, as an explosion caused the colony to alter its trajectory and instead of impacting on the Earth based capital of the Earth Federation, it instead landed on Sydney, Australia, destroying 16% of the continent. While attempting to gain another colony to drop onto the Earth, the Earth Federation Space Forces intercepted the Zeon Space Attack Force at Side 5 (also known as Loum), resulting in the "Battle of Loum". The resulting battle employed the use of both nuclear and biological weapons, causing the complete destruction of Side 5 as both forces attempted to bring a quick end to the war.

The massive loss of life at the Battle of Loum resulted in a truce being called between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon in order for representatives of both governments, as well as those of other colonies, to meet and discuss the terms the Federation's surrender, as they had been vastly demoralized and Gihren threatened to drop Luna II on Jaburo next. However, General Revil, haven been rescued from Zeon captivity, arrives in time to reveal Gihren's bluff, leading to the Federation to change the tide and set the terms of the war. This meeting lead to the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, which prohibited the use of nuclear and biological weapons by both the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon. The treaty also outlined that colonies could not be used as weapons in the conflict, the treatment of prisoners of war, and the neutrality of other colonies that wished to remain out of the war, becoming a safe haven for refugees.

**Earth Invasion**

With the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, the war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon entered a new phase. Knowing that they could not continue the war without resources, the Principality of Zeon organized an assault force for the purpose of invading Earth and securing resources for the war effort. Garma Zabi, the youngest child of Degwin Zabi, was named as the Commander of the Zeon Earth Attack Force and descended to Earth with mobile suits. The invasion of the Earth proceeded quickly due to the Earth Federation Forces being ill equipped to deal with the new threat of the Zeon mobile suits, and so the Principality capturing a large number of territories and setting up mining operations as well as bases to transport materials back to the homeland. The base of operations for the Zeon Earth Attack Force was the captured California Base of the Earth Federation.

The Earth Federation were however able to develop new tactics in dealing with the mobile suits, which with the aide of the Antarctic Treaty and the return of General Revil, led to a stalemate in the war as both sides worked to replenish their resources for the war and the Earth Federation gained a moral boost due to Revil's speech "*Zeon is Exhausted!*". However, even with the war at a stalemate, a Zeon victory seemed to be inevitable due to the high quality mobile suits being produced for both their land and space forces.

**Turning Points**

The discovery of "Project V" marked the turning point for the Zeon's war against the Federation. Till the discovery of the Federation project, the corporations within the Principality of Zeon led the way in technology and production of mobile suits. Curious and alarmed by the development of a series of Federation mobile suits, as well as a new ship in order to carry them, operations were carried out to investigate the ship codenamed the "Trojan Horse". The pursuit of the mobile suits and the ship eventually contributed to the death of Garma Zabi, as well as experienced and valuable pilots such as Ramba Ral and the Black Tri-Stars.

The death of Garma Zabi on October 4, UC 0079 marked yet another turning point in the war as it led to a shake up in the political power of the Principality of Zeon. Grief-stricken by the death of his youngest son, Degwin Zabi started to strongly consider moving towards a peaceful end to the war with the Federation. Degwin, however fell out of power and was now little more than a figure head as his eldest son Gihren took command of not only the military but the Principality itself. Inspired by the speech given by Gihren Zabi at his brothers funeral, the Zeon military forces fought harder in order to obtain victory and independence. Their moral boost however did not last long, as the Earth Federation started to deploy its own mobile suits on Earth and in Space, as well as carry out successful operations against the Zeon forces on Earth due to its lacking an adequate command structure with the absence of Garma Zabi. The victory of the Earth Federations "Operation Odessa" on November 9, UC 0079 started a collapse in the support infrastructure for the Zeon Earth Attack Forces.

In an effort to regain their momentum, an attack is carried out on the Earth Federation headquarters of Jaburo on November 30, UC 0079. The attack led by Captain Char Aznable succeeds in breaching the Federation Headquarters, however, due to the lack of supplies and resources at his disposal, the operation ends in failure and eventually results in a mass evacuation by Zeon forces from Earth.

**Fall of the Principality of Zeon**

With the success of operations on Earth, the Earth Federation again turned its attention and the war effort to space, which both the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon knew would be the final battleground for the war. Confident that the Zeon Space Attack Force can withstand anything that the Earth Federation could throw at it, Vice Admiral Dozle Zabi amassed as many ships under his command to the asteroid base of Solomon, his base of operations and a Zeon strong hold located close to Lagrange Point 5. Dozle Zabi was reluctant to ask for support from his sister Kycilia, but was able to get some reinforcements for Solomon before the Earth Federation Space Forces attacked, his reinforcements coming in the form of the MA-08 Big Zam. The added firepower of the Big Zam however was not enough to curve the tide of the Federation forces as Solomon fell with the aide of a secret Federation weapon on December 24, UC 0079, the battle ending with the abandonment of the base by the Principality of Zeon and the death of Dozle Zabi.

With the loss of Solomon and a second son, Degwin Zabi started to make a move to peace, however he took notice of the shifting ideals of his eldest son Gihren. The war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon transformed under the leadership of Gihren Zabi, where instead of simple independence from the Federation, Gihren wished to destroy all human life on Earth so that the chosen race of Side 3, the Principality of Zeon can rule. Degwin departs from Side 3 in an effort to meet with General Revil, in the hopes of negotiating a peace between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon before the Federation launches an attack on the last line of defense for the Principality. Knowing of the plot, Gihren orders the firing of his own secret weapon, a colony laser called the "Solar Ray". The firing of the weapon led to the destruction of a third of the Earth Federation fleet as well as the deaths of General Revil and Degwin Zabi on December 30, UC 0079.

Taking command of the remaining Zeon forces, Gihren Zabi commands from the space fortress A Baoa Qu as the remaining Federation forces launch an attack against the Zeon forces. Gihren is able to command the forces for a while, however he is executed for the assassination of Degwin by his sister Kycilia. Kycilia takes command of A Baoa Qu and oversees the battle, deploying as many mobile suits as she can in order to combat the Federation forces. Curious as to why they are taking such heavy losses Kycilia learns that a majority of the forces deployed are pilot cadets who have not yet been fully trained to pilot mobile suits. Determining that the battle is lost, Kycilia gives the order to have her ship ready to depart and for the remaining forces to surrender once she has left with an escort group. The command however is never issued as the command center was over run by Federation forces that gained entry to the fortress, and Kycilia was assassinated by Char Aznable, her ship destroyed not long after.

With a lack of command and control, the remaining Zeon fleet went into a panic. Split as to what to do a number of ships gathered as many as they could before fleeing the battlefield, while others remained to fight to the last man, each believing that it was what their commanders wanted. With the fall of A Baou Qu, the remaining government of the Principality of Zeon surrendered to the Earth Federation, bringing an end to the war on January 1, UC 0080.

With the reign of the Zabi family ended, the remaining citizens of the Principality of Zeon entered negotiations with the Earth Federation. It was replaced by the Republic of Zeon, the colonies of Side 3 formed their own nation subject to Federation inspections and review. Maintaining a small defense force that is comprised of ships and mobile suits from the Principality of Zeon, the Republic of Zeon has taken on a more peaceful relationship with the Earth Federation.

**Neo Zeon Movements**

Loyalists to the Principality of Zeon and the Zabi family did continue however, as those that escaped capture or death at the Battle of A Baoa Qu either hid within the Earth Sphere or fled to other regions, including the asteroid Axis and Mars. These loyalists later formed their own movements based upon the principals of the Principality of Zeon, with one Neo Zeon movement being led by the daughter of Admiral Maharaja Karn, Haman Karn, who used Dozle Zabi's daughter Mineva Lao Zabias a figurehead and rallying point for the movement.

Interestingly the Second Neo Zeon Movement did not have any loyalty to the Principality of Zeon or the Zabi family. Led by Char Aznable who had revealed that he was the son of Zeon Zum Deikun and thus the true heir of the Republic of Zeon, the goal of the Second Neo Zeon was to force humanity to move to space, and kill those that didn't, by dropping asteroids onto the Earth and starting a nuclear winter that would kill the majority of life on the planet. This, in turn, would achieve the two original goals set out by Zeon Deikun long ago: the first allowing the planet to rest (albeit completely unable to support life thereafter), and the second establishing full independence for spacenoids from the rule of Earth. Almost three years later, the scattered forces of the late Char Aznable's Neo Zeon would be gathered and reorganized by a man named Full Frontal. These remnants of the second Neo Zeon movement are referred to as "The Sleeves" by the Federation army, are not recognized legally, and are considered a terrorist organization.

**Military Branches of Service**

**Zeon Space Attack Force**

Overseen by Dozle Zabi at the Space Fortress Solomon, the Zeon Space Attack Force is responsible for operations in Space and the protection of the Zeon Homeland. Zeon soldiers in space use naval military ranks. (Ranks in parenthesis are the army equivalent of the naval ranks.)

**Military Ranks**

• • Petty Officer 3rd class

• • Petty Officer 2nd Class

• • Petty Officer 1st Class

• • Chief Petty Officer

• • Master Chief Petty Officer

• • Ensign (2nd Lieutenant)

• • Lieutenant Junior Grade (1st Lieutenant)

• • Lieutenant (Captain)

• • Lieutenant Commander (Major)

• • Commander (Lieutenant Colonel)

• • Captain (Colonel)

• • Rear Admiral (Brigadier General or Major General)

• • Vice Admiral (Lieutenant General)

• • Admiral - Highest rank in the Space Attack force (General)

**Zeon Earth Attack Force**

Overseen by Garma Zabi at the California Base, the Zeon Earth Attack Force is responsible for operations on Earth. Zeon soldiers on Earth use army military ranks.

**Military Ranks**

• • Private

• • Private First Class

• • Superior Private

• • Corporal

• • Sergeant

• • Sergeant Major

• • 2nd Lieutenant

• • 1st Lieutenant

• • Captain

• • Major

• • Lieutenant Colonel

• • Colonel

• • Major General

• • Lieutenant General

• • General

**Zeon Mobile Assault Force**

Overseen by Rear Admiral Kycilia Zabi at the lunar city of Granada, the Mobile Assault Force consists of various departments which included intelligence agencies, R&D projects, and special forces units.

**Zeon Army Engineering Division**

An independent organization from the Mobile Assault Force, it is under the command of Major General Albert Schacht, who gives orders from main headquarters in Side 3. The 603rd Experimental Group belongs to this branch.

**Zanscare Empire**

Zanscare Empire is the name adopted by spacenoids rising against the Earth Federation, after queen Maria Pure Armonia and the Gattle party established the Empire in the late UC 140s on Side 2 colony Amelia. It is featured in *Mobile Suit Victory Gundam*.

**History**

Leading a life of extreme poverty, a young Maria Pure Armonia discovered her supernatural ability to heal people. Maria used her profits gained operating as a healer to open a consultation bureau at Albanian colony in Side 1 (L5). As her popularity spread rapidly, she was elevated to an almost sacred status. Maria Pure Armonia began to propagate her ideas that most social crises are caused by male leaders and advocated the establishment of a matrilineal society. A Maria group formed and petitioned the Albanian colony government to form a political party, while her staff published Maria’s teachings. In UC 0145, Maria met Fonse Kagatie, formerly of the Jupiter Fleet, and he supported her politically. The Maria group became radical and the Gattle Party was formed as its political extension, becoming the third party in the government assembly of the Amelia colony in Side 2 (L4). In a show of force, a group of corrupt ministers were executed on the guillotine and the Gattle Party rapidly took the power in Amelia.

**Zanscare War**

In UC 0149, the establishment of the Zanscare Empire is proclaimed at Side 2 (L4). During the events of *Mobile Suit Victory Gundam*, Fonse Kagatie reveals that the real purpose hidden in the war against the Earth Sphere was to purge the human race with the ultimate Newtype weapon, the Angel Halo. By the end of the devastating last battle on UC 0153.06.23, nearly all key members of the Zanscare Empire were killed, including Fonse Kagatie and Maria Pia Armonia. The Zanscare Empire collapsed soon afterwards, and the Earth Federation took back the Zanscare-held colonies.

**Organization**

The capital of the Zanscare Empire is the Side 2 colony Amelia. In theory, the Empire is ruled by the Newtype queen Maria Pure Armonia, but the actual leader is Fonse Kagatie, also secret president of Jupiter Republic Alliance. Fonse Kagatie, as leader of the Gattle party, takes most of the military decisions and uses queen Maria as a figurehead. Their Mobile Weapons are provided by BESPA, formerly a Side 2 branch of SNRI. Some of the Empire ace pilots are: Cronicle Asher, Arbeo Pippinden and the League Militaire defector Katejina Loos.

The Zanscare are known for their tendency to use execution as a form of punishment, most notably, the guillotine. Another method is the release of the condemned into the vacuum of space, causing the person to die through starvation or asphyxiation. It is also notable that Zanscare's own soldiers are not exempt from execution, and failure on the battlefield can result in immediate condemnation. This is most likely used to motivate other officers within Zanscare through fear, and generally to keep them in line.

**Gundam Universal Century Timeline**

**U.C. 0001 (A.D. 2045):** With Earth's population at 9 billion, an ambitious space colonization program begins. The calendar is changed to the Universal Century era.

**U.C. 0027:** Von Braun, the first permanent lunar settlement, is established.

**U.C. 0040:** 40% of the human population (roughly 5 billion people) have emigrated to space.

**U.C. 0045:** The asteroid Juno - later known as Luna II - is placed in Earth orbit to help with space colony construction.

The Minovsky Physics Society is founded at the Side 3 colony cluster.

**U.C. 0050:** The human population reaches 11 billion people, 9 billion of whom have emigrated to space. The following year, the Earth Federation halts construction of new space colonies, and the colonization program is effectively ended.

**U.C. 0052:** Zeon Zum Deikun moves to Side 3 to spread his ideology. Deikun argues that humanity should complete its migration to space, and that the space colonies should be treated as independent nations.

**U.C. 0058:** Side 3 declares its independence, and the Republic of Zeon is established.

**U.C. 0060:** The Federation Forces begin an arms buildup, organizing the Earth Federation Space Force and converting Luna II into a military base.

**U.C. 0065:** The researchers of the Minovsky Physics Society observe a unique electromagnetic effect, which leads to the discovery of the Minovsky particle.

**U.C. 0068:** Zeon Zum Deikun dies under suspicious circumstances, and Degwin Sodo Zabi succeeds him as leader.

**U.C. 0069.08.15:** Degwin Sodo Zabi declares himself sovereign and establishes the Principality of Zeon. Zeon Zum Deikun's followers are purged, and his children Casval and Artesia are taken to Earth for their protection.

**U.C. 0070:** The Principality of Zeon experiments with scattering Minovsky particle to jam radar, and completes a mega particle cannon based on Minovsky physics.

The Principality of Zeon commissions its first Chivvay-class space cruiser.

The Federation Forces begin production of Salamis- and Magellan-class space warships.

**U.C. 0071:** The Principality of Zeon begins development of new weapons for use in the era of Minovsky physics.

**U.C. 0072:** In the asteroid belt, the Principality of Zeon begins construction of the asteroid base Axis as a way-station for its Jupiter Fleet.

**U.C. 0073:** The Principality of Zeon completes the first prototype mobile suit, the MS-01.

**U.C. 0074.02:** The Principality of Zeon completes a prototype version of the MS-05 Zaku. This prototype mobile suit is equipped with a super-compact fusion reactor based on Minovsky physics.

**U.C. 0075.05:** The Principality of Zeon rolls out a combat-ready version of the MS-05 Zaku. Later this year, the first mobile suit training battalion is formed.

**U.C. 0075.07:** The Principality of Zeon commissions its first Musai-class space cruiser, the first warship designed to carry mobile suits.

**U.C. 0076.04:** The Principality of Zeon expands its mobile suit production facilities, and begins mass production of the MS-05 Zaku.

**U.C. 0076.12:** Anticipating a possible Earth invasion, the Principality of Zeon begins developing specialized mobile suits for land and sea warfare.

**U.C. 0078.01:** The Principality of Zeon begins mass production of a new model of mobile suit, the MS-06 Zaku II.

**U.C. 0078.03:** The Federation Forces launch the RX Project, a secret mobile suit development program.

**U.C. 0078.10:** The Principality of Zeon announces a state of national mobilization. The Zeon military is divided into a Space Attack Force commanded by Dozle Zabi, and a Mobile Assault Force led by Kycilia Zabi.

**U.C. 0079.01.03:** The One Year War begins. The Principality of Zeon declares war against the Earth Federation and launches surprise attacks on Side 1, 2, and 4. During this first week of the war, the indiscriminate use of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons claims the lives of 2.8 billion space colonists.

The Principality of Zeon forces a space colony out of orbit in an attempt to destroy Jaburo, the Federation Forces headquarters. Though the colony drop misses its target, it hits Sydney, Australia and drastically alters Earth's climate.

**U.C. 0079.01.11:** The space colonies of Side 6 declare their neutrality.

**U.C. 0079.01.15:** The Battle of Loum begins at Side 5. The Federation Space Force is wiped out, and the Principality of Zeon captures fleet commander General Revil. The Side 5 colony cluster is completely destroyed.

**U.C. 0079.01.31:** With half the human race wiped out and both sides exhausted, representatives of the Principality of Zeon and the Earth Federation meet in Antarctica to negotiate a peace treaty. Though the war continues, the Antarctic Treaty bans the use of nuclear weapons, prohibits colony drops and other tactics of mass destruction, and guarantees the neutrality of Side 6 and the lunar cities.

**U.C. 0079.02:** The Principality of Zeon forms an Earth Attack Force, commanded by Garma Zabi. The following month, the Earth Attack Force carries out a series of drop operations and captures most of Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America.

**U.C. 0079.03.01**: The Principality's Earth Attack Force stages its first landing operation. The 1st Terrestrial Mobile Division is deployed to Central Asia, and proceeds onward into Europe and the Middle East.

**U.C. 0079.03.04:** The Principality of Zeon deploys a resource mining unit to Central Asia.

**U.C. 0079.03.11:** The Principality's Earth Attack Force stages its second landing operation. The 2nd and 3rd Terrestrial Mobile Divisions are deployed to the west and east coasts of North America, respectively.

**U.C. 0079.03.13:** The Principality of Zeon captures the Federation Forces' California base, which now becomes the stronghold of the Principality's Earth Attack Force.

**U.C. 0079.03.18:** The Principality's Earth Attack Force stages its third landing operation. The 4th Terrestrial Mobile Division is deployed to Oceania and Australasia.

**U.C. 0079.04.01:** The Federation Forces launch "Operation V," a crash program to develop mobile suits and carrier ships, and the "Vinson Plan," to rebuild their space fleet.

**U.C. 0079.04.04:** The Principality of Zeon lands reserve forces on Earth, and deploys its "foreign legion" to Africa and the Middle East. Using captured resources and facilities, the Principality begins building up its military power.

**U.C. 0079.06:** In space, the Principality of Zeon completes its defensive line, consisting of the asteroid fortresses Solomon and A Baoa Qu and the lunar base Granada.

The Flanagan Institute is established to investigate Newtype phenomena.

**U.C. 0079.07:** The Federation Forces develop compact beam weapons that can be used by mobile suits. The first RX-78 Gundam is completed, and trial production of the RX-79 model begins.

The mobile assault carrier White Base, first of the Pegasus class, is commissioned.

**U.C. 0079.08:** The Federation Forces begin final testing of the RX-78 Gundam, and other prototype mobile suits, at the Side 7 research colony. Development of the RX-78NT-1 Gundam begins at the Augusta Base in North America.

**U.C. 0079.09.18:** A Principality special forces team commanded by Lt. Commander Char Aznable attacks Side 7. The RX-78 Gundam enters combat, destroying two Zakus, and the survivors of the attack are evacuated aboard the White Base. [Mobile Suit Gundam, episode 1]

**U.C. 0079.10:** The Federation Forces begin mass production of their own mobile suits.

The Flanagan Institute completes a prototype psycommu (psycho-communicator) system.

**U.C. 0079.10.04:** Captain Garma Zabi, commander of the Earth Attack Force, falls in battle. [Mobile Suit Gundam, episode 10]

**U.C. 0079.10.06:** Admiral Gihren Zabi, supreme military leader of the Principality of Zeon, speaks at his brother Garma's funeral. His fiery speech is broadcast worldwide. [Mobile Suit Gundam, episode 10]

En route to Earth, Shiro Amada meets Principality test pilot Aina Sahalin. [The 08th MS Team, episode 1]

**U.C. 0079.11.07:** In Eastern Europe, the Federation Forces launch Operation Odessa. [Mobile Suit Gundam, episode 25]

**U.C. 0079.11.09:** Operation Odessa ends in victory for the Federation. From Europe through Asia, the Principality of Zeon's fighting power begins to collapse.

The 08th MS Team intercepts the mobile armor Apsalus at its desert testing ground. [The 08th MS Team, episode 7]

**U.C. 0079.11.20:** The Federation Forces begin full-scale deployment of the RGM-79 GM.

The Federation Forces carry out an inquiry regarding Shiro Amada's conduct. [The 08th MS Team, Miller's Report]

**U.C. 0079.11.25:** The Federation Forces capture Alice Springs, Australia. [Gundam Side Story 0079]

**U.C. 0079.11.30:** The Principality of Zeon launches a drop operation against Jaburo, the headquarters of the Federation Forces. The attack, led by Captain Char Aznable, ends in failure. [Mobile Suit Gundam, episode 29]

**U.C. 0079.12.05:** The Federation Forces launch mopping-up operations in Africa and North America.

**U.C. 0079.12.07:** The Federation Forces lay siege to a Principality base on the Tibetan Plateau. [The 08th MS Team, episodes 10-11]

**U.C. 0079.12.08:** The Principality of Zeon begins deployment of the MS-14 Gelgoog.

**U.C. 0079.12.09:** The Principality of Zeon's Cyclops Team attacks a Federation Forces base in the Arctic circle. [Gundam 0080, episode 1]

**U.C. 0079.12.13:** The Principality of Zeon attacks Side 6's Libot colony. [Gundam 0080, episode 1]

**U.C. 0079.12.14:** The Federation Forces begin their space offensive, launching their rebuilt space fleet from Jaburo. [Mobile Suit Gundam, episode 31]

**U.C. 0079.12.15:** The Cyclops Team infiltrates Side 6's Libot colony in order to locate and destroy the Gundam NT-1. [Gundam 0080, episode 2]

**U.C. 0079.12.19:** The Cyclops Team attacks the secret Federation base where the Gundam NT-1 is stored. [Gundam 0080, episode 4]

**U.C. 0079.12.20:** A Principality commander decides to attack the Libot colony with nuclear weapons. [Gundam 0080, episode 5]

**U.C. 0079.12.24:** The Federation Forces attack the asteroid fortress Solomon. Solomon is captured, and Space Attack Force commander Dozle Zabi falls in battle. [Mobile Suit Gundam, episodes 35-36]

**U.C. 0079.12.25:** The last member of the Cyclops Team attempts to destroy the Gundam NT-1, in order to prevent the annihilation of the Libot colony. [Gundam 0080, episode 6]

**U.C. 0079.12.26:** The Principality of Zeon attacks the Federation Forces' Torrington base in Australia. [Gundam Side Story 0079]

**U.C. 0079.12.30:** The Principality of Zeon activates its Solar Ray weapon. A third of the Federation fleet is wiped out, along with the Principality's own Sovereign Degwin. [Mobile Suit Gundam, episode 41]

**U.C. 0079.12.31:** The Federation Forces attack the space fortress A Baoa Qu. Anticipating the Principality's defeat, Captain Aiguille Delaz and his followers withdraw from the battlefield. [Mobile Suit Gundam, episodes 42-43]

**U.C. 0080.01.01:** The One Year War ends. The Earth Federation and the re-established Republic of Zeon sign a peace accord at the lunar city of Granada.

**U.C. 0080.01.02:** The Federation Forces capture the Principality's Hughenden base in Australia. [Gundam Side Story 0079]

**U.C. 0080.01.14:** The Earth Federation and the government of Side 6 sign a security treaty. [Gundam 0080, episode 6]

**U.C. 0080.03:** Aiguille Delaz gathers the Principality forces which remain in the Earth sphere. The Delaz Fleet relocates to a shoal zone and begins construction of the "Garden of Thorns."

**U.C. 0080.06:** The Federation Forces announce that the former Principality forces on the African front have now been disarmed.

**U.C. 0081.03.28:** Renegade Principality forces arrive at the asteroid base Axis. With them is the infant Mineva Lao Zabi, the Principality's heir.

**U.C. 0081.05.05:** At Axis, Dozle Zabi's widow Zenna succumbs to an illness.

**U.C. 0081.10.03:** The Federation Assembly approves the Federation Forces Reconstruction Plan.

**U.C. 0081.10.20:** As part of the Federation Forces Reconstruction Plan, the civilian company Anaheim Electronics begins the top-secret Gundam Development Project.

**U.C. 0082.04:** The Federation Forces secretly establish their own Newtype Labs.

**U.C. 0082.05:** The first Colony Reclamation Plan begins, relocating damaged space colonies from Side 4 to Side 3.

**U.C. 0083.07.30:** The Delaz Fleet drafts plans for a major resistance operation called Operation Stardust.

**U.C. 0083.08.09:** Axis leader Maharaja Karn dies. Two days later, his 16-year-old daughter Haman succeeds him as Mineva Zabi's regent.

**U.C. 0083.09.18:** Rollout of the RX-78GP02A Gundam at Anaheim Electronics' Von Braun factory.

**U.C. 0083.09.29:** Rollout of the RX-78GP01 Gundam and its Full Vernian conversion parts at Anaheim Electronics' Von Braun factory.

**U.C. 0083.10.04:** Rollout of the RX-78GP03 Gundam at Anaheim Electronics' Von Braun factory.

**U.C. 0083.10.07:** The mobile assault carrier Albion collects the GP01 and GP02A from Von Braun, then departs for the Federation Forces' Torrington base in Australia for field testing.

**U.C. 0083.10.09:** Lt. Commander Anavel Gato of the Delaz Fleet lands in Africa, joining forces with terrestrial remnants of the Principality of Zeon.

**U.C. 0083.10.13:** The Albion arrives at the Torrington base. Gato infiltrates the base, stealing the Gundam GP02A and its nuclear warhead. [Gundam 0083, episode 1]

**U.C. 0083.10.14:** Gato and the Gundam GP02A escape in the direction of Africa. The Albion begins pursuit. [Gundam 0083, episode 2]

**U.C. 0083.10.16:** The Albion arrives in Africa and begins searching for the stolen Gundam GP02A.

**U.C. 0083.10.23:** Gato and the Gundam GP02A escape to orbit in a Heavy-lift Launch Vehicle. [Gundam 0083, episode 4]

**U.C. 0083.10.31:** The Delaz Fleet's declaration of war is broadcast throughout the Earth sphere. [Gundam 0083, episode 5]

**U.C. 0083.11.01:** The second Colony Reclamation Plan is started, transferring damaged space colonies from Side 1 to Side 3.

**U.C. 0083.11.02:** The Albion docks at the lunar city of Von Braun. [Gundam 0083, episode 6]

**U.C. 0083.11.04:** Leaving the moon, the Albion sets course for the Sea of Solomon. [Gundam 0083, episode 7]

**U.C. 0083.11.08:** The Federation battleship Birmingham, aided by the Albion's pilots, battles Cima's Fleet. [Gundam 0083, episode 8]

**U.C. 0083.11.10:** A Federation Forces naval review is attacked by the Delaz Fleet, and 60% of the participating vessels are immobilized or destroyed. Meanwhile, two colonies are hijacked in mid-transfer, and one begins falling toward the moon. The Federation's remaining naval vessels hurriedly begin pursuit. [Gundam 0083, episodes 9-10]

**U.C. 0083.11.11:** The runaway colony's course is changed to an Earthward trajectory. The Albion launches in pursuit, accompanied by the Gundam GP03. [Gundam 0083, episode 11]

**U.C. 0083.11.12:** Using the Solar System II, the Federation Forces attempt to stop the colony's descent. [Gundam 0083, episode 12]

**U.C. 0083.11.13:** The colony falls on the North American continent. [Gundam 0083, episode 13]

**U.C. 0083.11.23:** Certain Albion crewmembers are court-martialed for their actions during the Delaz Conflict.

**U.C. 0083.12.04:** At the urging of Commodore Jamitov Hymem, the Federation Forces form an elite taskforce, called the Titans, to hunt down former Principality of Zeon forces.

**U.C. 0084.03.10:** The truth about the colony drop, and the details of the Gundam Development Project, are erased from official records. All sentences connected with these affairs are thus nullified.

**U.C. 0084.06.17:** After reorganizing the Sides, the Federation Assembly declares that the status quo of the Earth sphere will be maintained.

**U.C. 0084.09.21:** Char Aznable returns to the Earth sphere and illegally accesses the Federation's military register. He then infiltrates the Federation Forces under an assumed name.

**U.C. 0085.07.31:** The Titans use poison gas to suppress a demonstration at Colony 30 of Side 1, wiping out the colony's three million inhabitants. Anti-Federation resistance increases as a result, and the Anti-Earth Union Group (AEUG) is organized.

**U.C. 0085.09.08:** Construction of the space colony Gryps, the new Titan headquarters, begins at Side 7.

**U.C. 0086.02.06:** The asteroid Axis begins its journey back to the Earth sphere.

**U.C. 0087.03.02:** The AEUG warship Argama attacks Side 7, stealing three prototype RX-178 Gundam Mk.II units from the Titans. [Zeta Gundam, episode 1-3]

**U.C. 0087.03.16:** The Argama attacks a solar power satellite in Earth orbit. [Zeta Gundam, episode 6]

**U.C. 0087.03.18:** The Argama docks at Side 1's Colony 30. [Zeta Gundam, episode 7]

**U.C. 0087.03.25:** The Argama reaches the moon and docks at the lunar city of Amman. [Zeta Gundam, episode 8]

**U.C. 0087.04.29:** The Inter-Planetary Helium Carrier Jupitris returns to the Earth sphere.

**U.C. 0087.05.03:** The Argama rescues the space shuttle Temptation from an unknown mobile armor. The shuttle's captain, Commander Bright Noa, joins the AEUG. [Zeta Gundam, episode 10]

**U.C. 0087.05.11:** The AEUG attacks the Federation's Jaburo base in South America. The AEUG mobile suit force escapes aboard the transport plane Audhumla, and joins with the Karaba resistance group. [Zeta Gundam, episodes 11-12]

**U.C. 0087.05.22:** The Audhumla lands at Florida's Kennedy Spaceport. [Zeta Gundam, episode 13]

**U.C. 0087.06.08:** The Titans relocate Gryps and the asteroid formerly known as A Baoa Qu to the vicinity of Luna II. The Gate of Zedan is completed.

**U.C. 0087.06.29:** The Titans dispatch the MRX-009 Psyco Gundam to attack New Hong Kong. [Zeta Gundam, episode 17]

**U.C. 0087.07.08:** The Audhumla departs New Hong Kong. [Zeta Gundam, episode 19]

**U.C. 0087.08.10:** The Titans launch Operation Apollo, capturing the lunar city of Von Braun. [Zeta Gundam, episode 23]

**U.C. 0087.08.16:** The Earth Federation Assembly passes legislation placing the entire Federation Forces under Titan control. Commodore Blex Forer, leader of the AEUG, is assassinated the following day. [Zeta Gundam, episode 24]

**U.C. 0087.08.24:** The Titans attempt to drop a space colony on the lunar city of Granada. [Zeta Gundam, episode 25]

**U.C. 0087.09.21:** The Titans use poison gas to stage an unsuccessful attack on Side 2's Colony 25. [Zeta Gundam, episode 29]

**U.C. 0087.10.12:** The asteroid Axis arrives in the Earth sphere.

**U.C. 0087.10.14:** The AEUG sends a delegation to negotiate with the renegade Principality forces based at Axis, but the discussions break down. The following day, the Axis forces ally themselves with the Titans. [Zeta Gundam, episode 33]

**U.C. 0087.11.02:** A joint AEUG and Karaba force attacks the Federation's Kilimanjaro Base. The base collapses the following day. [Zeta Gundam, episodes 35-36]

**U.C. 0087.11.16:** The AEUG occupies the Federation Assembly building in Dakar, Senegal, and denounces the Titans before the whole world. [Zeta Gundam, episode 37]

**U.C. 0087.11.24:** The Argama stops at Side 2's Colony 13 for resupply. [Zeta Gundam, episode 39]

**U.C. 0087.12.07:** The Titans use the Gryps 2 colony laser to destroy Side 2's Colony 18. [Zeta Gundam, episode 40]

**U.C. 0087.12.14:** The Titans attack Side 2's Colony 21 with poison gas, wiping out all its inhabitants. [Zeta Gundam, episode 41]

**U.C. 0088.01.18:** The renegade Principality forces use the Axis asteroid to destroy the Gate of Zedan, and meanwhile capture the Gryps 2 colony laser for themselves. [Zeta Gundam, episode 45]

**U.C. 0088.01.25:** Negotiations between the renegade Principality forces and the Titans break down. Paptimus Scirocco seizes control of the Titans. [Zeta Gundam, episode 46]

**U.C. 0088.02.02:** The AEUG launches Operation Maelstrom and captures Gryps 2. [Zeta Gundam, episode 47]

**U.C. 0088.02.20:** The AEUG, Titans, and Axis forces meet in a three-way fleet battle around Gryps 2. [Zeta Gundam, episode 49]

**U.C. 0088.02.22:** The Titans are wiped out, while the AEUG loses the majority of its fleet. Char Aznable is missing in action. [Zeta Gundam, episode 50]

**U.C. 0088.02.29:** The renegade Principality forces based at Axis proclaim the revival of Zeon. Adopting the name "Neo Zeon," they dispatch forces to take control of each Side.

**U.C. 0088.03.01:** The Argama docks at Side 1's Colony 1 for resupply and repair. [Gundam ZZ, episode 2]

**U.C. 0089.01.17:** The first Neo Zeon movement is defeated. [Gundam ZZ, episode 47]

**U.C. 0089.08.25:** The Federation tightens sanctions against colonies that support spacenoid movements.

**U.C. 0090.01:** New anti-Federation organizations like EGUM become active.

**U.C. 0090.02:** The space colony Sweetwater is remodeled into a refugee facility.

**U.C. 0090.03:** The Federation Forces organize a new auxiliary unit, called Londo Bell, to deal with anti-Federation movements.

**U.C. 0092.08:** The Federation Forces headquarters are relocated to Lhasa, Tibet.

**U.C. 0092.12.22:** A Neo Zeon fleet commanded by Captain Char Aznable takes over the Sweetwater colony.

**U.C. 0092.12.25:** The Federation Forces provide Londo Bell with reinforcements, including Captain Bright Noa and the battleship Ra Cailum.

**U.C. 0093.02.27:** Char Aznable declares war against the Earth Federation in an interview program.

**U.C. 0093.03.03:** The Neo Zeon fleet seizes control of the asteroid 5th Luna.

**U.C. 0093.03.04:** 5th Luna crashes into the Federation Forces headquarters in Lhasa, Tibet. [Char's Counterattack]

**U.C. 0093.03.06:** Neo Zeon and the Federation Forces hold secret peace negotiations at Side 1's Londenion colony. [Char's Counterattack]

**U.C. 0093.03.12:** Feigning surrender, the Neo Zeon fleet recaptures Axis and attempts to drop it onto Earth. [Char's Counterattack]

**U.C. 0093.09:** Intelligence agencies and research institutes within the Federation Forces are reorganized into the Strategic Naval Research Institute (SNRI).

**U.C. 0100:** The Republic of Zeon gives up its autonomy, and the Federation Forces declare the eradication of all conflict.

**U.C. 0102:** SNRI proposes to the Earth Federation Government that it should scale down its mobile suits.

**U.C. 0105.11:** At the request of the Federation Forces, Anaheim Electronics begins development of scaled-down mobile suits.

**U.C. 0106:** The Federation resumes construction of new space colonies.

The Buch Concern secretly establishes an elite military force called the Crossbone Vanguard.

**U.C. 0108.07:** Rollout of the Dessa type, the first scaled-down mobile suit, by Buch Aerodynamics.

**U.C. 0111.09:** SNRI completes the prototype F90 Gundam.

**U.C. 0111.10:** The Federation Forces decide on the development of a next-generation mobile suit. SNRI's Formula series is chosen over Anaheim's MSA-120.

**U.C. 0111.12:** Reconstruction of the Frontier Side begins in the region formerly known as Side 4.

**U.C. 0116.07:** Rollout of the F91 Gundam.

**U.C. 0122.12:** The F91 Gundam is brought to the space colony Frontier I for replacement of the computer in its head.

**U.C. 0123.03.16:** Crossbone Vanguard mobile suits attack the Frontier Side. More than 500 inhabitants of Frontier IV are slain, and 140,000 become refugees. [Gundam F91]

**U.C. 0123.03.19:** The Crossbone Vanguard attacks Frontier II and III. [Gundam F91]

**U.C. 0123.03.22:** The Crossbone Vanguard gains control of Frontier II and III. [Gundam F91]

**U.C. 0123.03.24:** The Inter-Planetary Helium Carrier Thousandth Jupiter arrives in the Earth sphere. It is captured by the Crossbone Vanguard, but its captain pledges his cooperation.

**U.C. 0123.03.26:** The Crossbone Vanguard proclaims the establishment of Cosmo Babylonia. The space colony Frontier IV is renamed Cosmo Babylon. [Gundam F91]

**U.C. 0123.03.30:** The Crossbone Vanguard's commander deploys lethal new weapons at Frontier I. [Gundam F91]

**U.C. 0123.03.31:** With the battle at Frontier I concluded, the Crossbone Vanguard's Dorel and Zabine squadrons return in triumph to Cosmo Babylon. [Gundam F91]