This article describes the Nations and Factions of the Universal Century timeline of the fictional Anime Gundam metaseries. Universal Century (or UC for short) is one of the timelines of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to by the portmanteau Japanimation. ... Gundam is one of the longest running meta-series of anime featuring giant robots. ...

Earth Federation

Main article: Earth Federation. The flag of the Earth Federation Government. ...

The Federation is loosely based on the United Nations, with a Security Council and General Assembly, but is not a successor to that organization. It 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 (or New Yark, according to on-screen text) 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 could be more based off their predecessors' former homeland before emigrating to the space colonies.

Titans

The Titans were an elite counter-insurgency group formed by the Federation Council in response to the events from the Operation Stardust, where the Federation lost the larger part of its fleet to an nuclear attack perpetrated by Zeon loyalists. The Federation decided to form an elite unit of the Space Force whose sole purpose would be to hunt down renegade citizens who either supported the Zeon and their cause or spoke out against the Federation government. Counter-insurgency is the combatting of insurgency, by the government (or allies) of the territory in which the insurgency takes place. ... Operation Stardust is the name of a fictional conflict, set in the Universal Century from the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

The Titans were found by Jamitov Hyman, who argued that the safety of the Federation displaced the civil rights of the citizens living under the Federation. In creating the Titans, he essentially created a special forces unit that had the ability to act outside the limit of Federation's supervision. As time passed, more people lined up to join the Titans, inspired by the group's success in repelling Anti-Federation movements.

As time went by this force became more and more powerful, and its objectives eventually expanded to include all who opposed the Earth Federation, and the citizens of the Federation started to resent it. On 31 July UC 0085, a massive protest was held in Side 1's 30 Bunch (the 30th Colony in Side 1's territory) against actions of Titans, but the protest soon turned into chaos, with riots breaking out throughout the Colony. After repeated attempts by the Federation forces to calm the riots failed, the Titans were dispatched to put it to an end. The Titans began by shutting off the colony's air supply, and proceeded to pumped the whole cylinder (about 20 miles long and 4 miles wide) with toxic gas, killing everyone.

When the Federation Council refused to charge the Titans with any wrong doing, dissident citizens and soldiers both on earth and in space formed the Karaba and AEUG resistance movements, respectively.

As the AEUG and Karaba started to pose a serious threat to the Titans' forces, the Earth Federation eventually gave the Titans the total control of all military operations, and the entire Federal army. Instead of resolving the issue, this only widened the conflict.

The Titans' repressive policies were exposed to the public by the AEUG, when they seized a congress hall during a meeting and broadcast worldwide the Titan's units fighting above the city.

The Titans fleet (comprising the entire federal fleet) was defeated and almost wiped out at the end of the AEUG/Titans conflict by AEUG forces.

Londo Bell

Londo Bell became the Earth Federation's special forces unit in UC 0093. They were designed as an elite unit to be dispatch in the event of a major uprising. Londo Bell's personnel was composed of ex-AEUG and ex-White Base members who have served under Bright Noa before. Because so many of these people remembered fighting the Titans, they did their best to carry out their tasks in a humane and civilized manner. Until the rise of the Second Neo Zeon War the task force spent most of its time inspecting colonies for leftover Zeon supporters and sympathizers. Unfortunately, they failed to pick up on the new Neo-Zeon threat because the task force was badly understaffed. The flag of the Earth Federation Government. ... One-time rivals Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, new hero Kamille Bidan and the Zeta Gundam. ... In the fictional Gundam universe, The SCV-70 (LMSD-71) White Base was a Pegasus-class mobile suit carrier deployed by the Earth Federation. ... Captain Bright Noa, as seen in Zeta Gundam Bright Noa (ブライト・ノア）)is a fictional character from a TV-anime series Gundam. ... Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack is an anime movie set in the primary (UC) timeline of Gundam, taking place in UC0093. ... In the TV anime Gundam (Universal Century series) universe, Zeon can refer to either: Republic of Zeon, Principality of Zeon or Neo-Zeon. ...

This changed abruptly in UC 0093, when Char Aznable returned to the Earth Sphere. After occupying the refugee colony Sweetwater without firing a single shot, Char publicly declared that he was now in command of his own Neo Zeon movement. As a countermeasure, the Federation rapidly increased the size of Londo Bell in anticipation of a new war, which began in March of UC 0093. Char Aznable, as appeared in Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack Char Aznable (シャア・アズナブル) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Chars Counterattack, voiced by Shuichi Ikeda (Japanese), Michael Kopsa (English dub of original series and Chars... In the fictional Gundam anime series, space colonies play a pivotal role in ever-changing stories. ...

In UC 0093, the Londo Bell task force was made up of three Clop class cruisers along with Noa's flagship, the Ra Cailum - an MS equipped battleship. Londo Bell was the only group that saw action against Char Aznable in Char's Counterattack, although reinforcements were dispatched to assist. In the fictional Gundam universe, the Clop class (also called the Ra Clop class) was introduced in UC 0093 as a replacement for the Salamis class cruiser. ... In the fictional Universal Century Gundam universe the Ra Cailum (also spelled Lar Karium, both pronounced Rock-eye-loom) was the flagship of the Earth Federations Londo Bell unit, and the first ship of the Ra Cailum class. ... Mobile Suit (MS in short): Space Utility Instrumental Tactical Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ... Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack is an anime movie set in the primary (UC) timeline of Gundam, taking place in UC0093. ...

League Militaire

An AEUG-like rogue organization poised to defend the Earth from being invaded by the Zanscare Empire. Their main force consist of the mass-produced Victory Gundam (and variants such as V-Hexa, V-Dash, and V-Dash Hexa), Gun-EZ/Gunblastor, and Victory 2 Gundam; all of which are stored on either Reinforce (or Reinforce Jr.) and White Ark. It's made up of protagonist Uso Evin, V Gundam intended pilot Marbet Fingerhat, and the Shrike Team.

Anti-Earth Federation movements

Anti Earth Union Group (AEUG)

The Anti Earth Union Group, or AEUG for short, was a resistance movement formed to fight the Titans in space.

The AEUG was formed after the "30 Bunch Incident" on Side 1, in response to the Titans' cruel and brutal repression. The AEUG was made up of former Zeon and Federation officers that felt that the Titans must come to an end. A few One Year War veterans, including Amuro Ray, Bright Noa, and the infamous "Red Comet", Char Aznable (Quattro Bagina), joined the AEUG. In the fictional Gundam anime series, space colonies play a pivotal role in ever-changing stories. ... In the TV anime Gundam (Universal Century series) universe, Zeon can refer to either: Republic of Zeon, Principality of Zeon or Neo-Zeon. ... A federation (from the Latin fœdus, covenant) is a state comprised of a number of self-governing regions (often themselves referred to as states) united by a central (federal) government. ... The One Year War is a fictional conflict from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Amuro Ray, as he appeared in Mobile Suit Gundam. ... Captain Bright Noa, as seen in Zeta Gundam Bright Noa (ブライト・ノア）)is a fictional character from a TV-anime series Gundam. ... Char Aznable, as appeared in Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack Char Aznable (シャア・アズナブル) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Chars Counterattack, voiced by Shuichi Ikeda (Japanese), Michael Kopsa (English dub of original series and Chars...

Assisted by a similar movement on earth, the Karaba, the AEUG started their resistance by raiding a Titan's military facility and stealing the Gundam Mk-II prototypes. This enraged the Titans, and a full scale civil war for control of the Space Colonies erupted between the Titans and the AEUG.

The AEUG utilized several units during the war, among them the Gundam Mk-II stolen from Titans, the Salamis class cruiser, the Irish class battleship, and the Argama. During the next year of fighting, the AEUG managed to seize the upper hand and ultimately used one of the Titans' superweapons against them, destroying or disabling nearly every ship in the Titan's fleet. The Gundam Mk-II is a fictional robot type from the Japanese anime and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. ... In the fictional Gundam universe, the Salamis class is the Earth Federal Space Forces backbone ship. ... In the fictional Gundam universe, at the outbreak of the Grypps Conflict, the Anti-Earth Union Group (AUEG) relised that it would require more than just the Salamis Kai-class ships to effectively fight against the Titans, so it was decided to comission a limited number of battleships to act... In the anime Zeta Gundam, the Argama (first of the Argama class), Captain Bright Noahs flagship, is a successor to the original Pegasus_class mobile suit carrier. ...

Titans activities placed numerous restrictions on trade and commerce. As a result, AEUG and Karaba activities were funded to a a large extent by individuals and companies in the private sector (notably Anaheim Electronics), and these groups often sent representatives aboard AEUG ships to supervise military decisions. During the events of Zeta Gundam, one such representative, Wong Lee of Anaheim Electronics, spent a large amount of his time aboard Argama. Bossy and argumentative, Wong Lee frequently clashed with Argama officers and crew over everything from tactical procedures to the somewhat informal atmosphere aboard Argama. One-time rivals Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, new hero Kamille Bidan and the Zeta Gundam. ... Anaheim Electronics is a fictional weapons manufacturing company that appeared in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. ...

In ZZ Gundam the mission of the AEUG shifted from fighting the Titans to fighting the Axis Zeon/Neo Zeon movement. The anime series, Gundam ZZ (the ZZ is read Double Zeta), was the third Gundam series. ...

Karaba

Karaba was the Earth-based resistant movement against the Titans. Although they were not as well known as their AEUG space counterparts, they were nonetheless extremely important in the fight against the Titans. Their most important members were the ace pilot Amuro Ray and Karaba's leader, Director Hayato Kobayashi; both fought together on the White Base during the One-Year War. The Karaba operated from the Audhumla, a giant cargo ship stolen from the Federation during the AEUG attack to Jaburo, which became the resistance's mobile headquarters and flagship. Karaba's most significant operations were an all-out attack on the Titans headquarters in Kilimanjaro, and temporarily seizing control of the Federation Congress in Dakar to allow Char Aznable to make a globally televised speech. Amuro Ray, as he appeared in Mobile Suit Gundam. ... Hayato Kobayashi (ハヤト・コバヤシ Hayato Kobayashi) was a character who first appeared in the anime TV series Mobile Suit Gundam. ... In the fictional Gundam universe, The SCV-70 (LMSD-71) White Base was a Pegasus-class mobile suit carrier deployed by the Earth Federation. ... In the Gundam anime series, the One-Year War is the first major war of the Universal Century (UC) and is setting of many stories in the series. ... A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ...

In ZZ Gundam the mission of the Karaba shifted from fighting the Titans to fighting the Axis/Neo Zeon movement. The anime series, Gundam ZZ (the ZZ is read Double Zeta), was the third Gundam series. ...

Mafty

An anti-Earth Federation resistance group with similar objectives as many of the other resistance groups. Led by Bright Noa's son Hathaway Noa, motivated by the death of Quess Paraya. Maufty captured the Xi Gundam and attempted to attack a small Federation cabin in Australia. The attack failed and Mafty was disbanded. Hathaway was captured and his father carried out the execution without knowing it was his son, due to the fact that Hathaway was masked during the execution. The flag of the Earth Federation Government. ... Captain Bright Noa, as seen in Zeta Gundam Bright Noa (ブライト・ノア）)is a fictional character from a TV-anime series Gundam. ...

Principality of Zeon

Main article: Principality of Zeon

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Axis Zeon (later Neo Zeon)

The Axis Zeon (or simply Axis) were remnant members of the Pricipality of Zeon who, for various reasons, retreated to the asteroid Axis at the end of the One Year War. Most members of this group seek to forcibly re-establish the Principality of Zeon. They were lead by Haman Khan, who was chosen to rule over the Principality supporters until Mineva Loa Zabi became old enough to do so on her own. The One Year War is a fictional conflict from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Haman Khan (ハマーン・カーン) is a fictional character from the anime series Zeta Gundam. ... The Daughter on Dozul Zabi She is the Last Of the Zabi Family and Commands Neo Zeon in Gundam ZZ later on Quattro Bageena Returns from being Missing in action after his Battle with Haman Karn In Zeta Gundam He now Goes back to his name Char Aznable And Commands...

The Axis returned to the earth sphere on 12 October, UC0087, during the height of the Earth Federation's civil war, which made them very important to both the Titans and the AEUG; both sides were eager to form an alliance with the Axis fleet, virtually doubling their respective sizes. The AEUG was the first group to send representatives to negotiate with the Axis, but the negotiations broke down, and in the end Haman choose to side with the Titans. However, the AEUG secretly opened a second round of negotiations with Axis, in which Haman pledged to assist them against the Titans. In truth, Haman's goal was to play the Titans and AEUG against each other, so that whichever side emerged victorious would be sufficiently weakened that her forces could overcome them and seize control of the Earth Sphere. October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... The flag of the Earth Federation Government. ...

In ZZ Gundam the Axis adopted the name Neo Zeon, and sought to capitalize on that mostly successful strategy. The anime series, Gundam ZZ (the ZZ is read Double Zeta), was the third Gundam series. ...

Crossbone Vanguard

The Crossbone Vanguard was a militia, led by Meitzer Ronah, that tried to established an aristocracy known as "Cosmo Babylonia". Later the Crossbone Vanguard engaged the Jupiter Empire.

Jupiter Empire

The Jupiter Empire was a self proclaimed political entity comprised mostly of the Jupiter Energy Fleet, a vast fleet of Jupitris-class long-range deep-space ships. Under the leadership of Clux Dougachi, the Empire tries to conquer Earth, but their attempts were thwarted by the Crossbone Vanguard pirate movement. A Jupitris class energy fleet vessle. ...

Zanscare Empire

The Zanscare Empire starts in UC 0153, when the Side 2 (L4) proclaims itself as the Zanscare Empire, and begins its own Earth-bound invasion. Their opponents were the League Militaire. Their de jure leader is Queen Maria Pia Armonia, but the de facto leader is Fonse Kagatie. Some of the ace pilots included Cronicle Asher, Arbeo Pippinden, and League-Militaire defector Katejina Loos. In the fictional Gundam anime series, space colonies play a pivotal role in ever-changing stories. ... The term L4 may refer to The L4 microkernel family in Computers The fourth lumbar vertebra in Human anatomy The fourth Lagrange Point in an astronomical Solar System A four-cylinder engine This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... Look up De jure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary De jure (in Classical Latin de iure) is an expression that means based on law, as contrasted with de facto, which means in fact. The terms de jure and de facto are used like in principle and in practice when one... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without...

The Zanscare Empire had European-inspired uniforms and ceremonies; sadly, the Empire also had a very nationalistic and miltaristic atmposphere, as evidenced by the young age of some of the soldiers in the Zanscare's home colony, Amelia. (It is unknown if the Zanscare enforced a draft or if they were all-volunteer like the Crossbone Vanguard.)