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In the future Cosmic Era, nation and states of today's Earth have evolved into a number of political superblocs. There are also numerous political factions.

The Earth Alliance

The Earth Alliance is the group of anti-ZAFT superstates on Earth. It is made up of four political entities: the Atlantic Federation, the Eurasian Federation, the Republic of East Asia and the South African Union. The Earth Alliance also conquered the PLANT-friendly United States of South America, which are now engaged in a revolution to regain their independence. The Earth Alliance was officially founded as a result of the Alaska Declaration on 7 February CE 70. The combined military forces of the Earth Alliance are called OMNI Enforcer, but are more frequently simply called the Earth Military (Chikyuu Gun). The Alliance is headed by a moderate Secretary-General, but the real rulers of the Alliance are Blue Cosmos and its Logos benefactors. In the Cosmic Era of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, the nation-states of modern Earth are replaced with a number of national superblocs. ... The Cosmic Era is the timeline of the anime television series Gundam Seed, and its sequels and spinoffs. ... A large number of international organizations and other bodies have a Secretary General or Secretary-General as their chief administrative officers or in other administrative capacities. ...

The Earth Alliance and ZAFT started war on 11 February CE 70 after the EA's predeccessor, the United Nations was wiped out by a terrorist attack in the Tragedy of Copernicus on 5 February. On 14 February, the Alliance used nuclear weapons to destroy the PLANT colony at Junius Seven, in what became known as the Bloody Valentine Incident. The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... This article or section should be merged with Bloody Valentine War In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Bloody Valentine Incident was the first major action of the first war between the Earth Alliance and ZAFT, which came to bear the same name. ...

Unlike the Earth Federation of the Universal Century era which was a relatively unified body, the Earth Alliance is more of a loose international military confederation of entities that are often working at cross purposes to each other. It is not uncommon for each of the factions to not reveal the key workings of their weapon and armor technologies with their erstwile allies - when the Atlantic Federation battleship Archangel docked at the Eurasian military base Artemis, the commander attempted to acquire by force both the ship and its mobile suit contingent in order to acquire the secret behind their design. Later, when the Alliance headquarters, JOSH-A in Alaska, controlled by the Atlantic Federation, was mostly abandoned as a trap for ZAFT's invasion force, the token defense force left behind as "bait" (completely unaware of the trap) consisted almost entirely of Eurasian troops. Universal Century (or UC for short) is one of the timelines of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... These are various locations from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime metaseries Gundam. ...

The Alliance developed several important military innovations during the war: the second-generation Mobile Operating System, Phase Shift armor, Lightwave Barrier, beam weaponry and the Mirage Colloid stealth system. In computing, an operating system (OS) is the system software responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic system operations. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era technology In the anime Gundam Seed, Phase Shift armor is a technology designed to protect mobile suits from physical attack. ... This article deals with technology from the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam fictional universe metaseries. ... In anime, energy weapons which fire a colored beam of light are generally called beam guns. ... Spoiler warning: In the anime series Gundam SEED, Mirage Colloid a sythetic particle first discovered by the Earth Alliances Atlantic Federation, which can be used for a variety of military purposes. ... F-117 Stealth Fighter Stealth technology covers a range of techniques used with aircraft, ships and missiles, in order to make them less visible (ideally invisible) to radar and other detection methods. ...

In the wake of the Junius Seven colony drop disaster in CE 73, the Earth Alliance declared war again on ZAFT, on the grounds that the drop represented the true intentions of the Coordinators toward Naturals, intending to wipe out the PLANTs and with them all Coordinators. However, the initial attempt to destroy the PLANTs with nuclear missiles resulted in a disastrous defeat when ZAFT's Neutron Stampeder destroyed an entire Alliance fleet with a single shot. This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary In the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime Gundam Seed, Coordinators are genetically-enhanced humans who inhabit space colonies called PLANTs. ... This article deals with technology from the Cosmic Era subuniverse of the Gundam fictional universe, as found in the books/anime/manga/etc of Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny, Gundam Seed Astray, ... Neutron Stampeder An experimental defensive weapon designed by ZAFT to protect against nuclear attack. ...

Popular support for the Alliance was weakened after PLANT Chairman Gilbert Dullindal exposed Logos, the organization behind the Alliance's Blue Cosmos rulers and vowed that ZAFT will destroy Logos and Blue Cosmos once and for all.

Sidenote: The creator of Gundam SEED seems to have the habit of showing the EA more and more as a futuristic Third Reich, with scenes of experiments on humans, like the human CPUs, slaughter of civilians used as labor, numerous attacks against PLANT with nuclear weapons and many more. This explains why there are no skilled natural pilots or "good" characters in EA uniforms to find anywhere within the Gundam SEED Destiny series.This could be an analogue to the Titans of Zeta Gundam. Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... This article describes the Nations and Factions of the Universal Century timeline of the fictional Anime Gundam metaseries. ... One-time rivals Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, new hero Kamille Bidan and the Zeta Gundam. ...

Atlantic Federation

The Atlantic Federation is the largest and most powerful member of the Earth Alliance. Although allied against ZAFT, the Atlantic and Eurasian Federations have long been rivals, and a strong undercurrent of mistrust remains between them. The Atlantic Federation is a future version of the United States of America and the Organization of American States, its capital is Washington DC and its President still lives and works at the White House. In an extra-textual sense, the Atlantic Federation serves as a device for the series' directors and writers to criticize the present-day political culture and policy framework of the United States. The Organization of American States (OAS; OEA in the other three official languages) is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA. Its members are the 35 independent nations of the Americas. ... ... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. ...

The Atlantic Federation provides the largest segment of the Earth Alliance's military, and pioneered the efforts to develop advanced mobile suits to counter those of ZAFT. The Atlantic Federation also has broader and deeper anti-Coordinator sentiment than the rest of the Alliance, and has been more thoroughly infiltrated by Blue Cosmos. While the Atlantic Federation solidified its position as the dominant force in the Earth Alliance with its large mobile suits force which tried to hold the Alliance together, the heavy losses it suffered in the final months of the war could provide the Eurasian Federation the opportunity it has been waiting for to supersede them as the leaders of the Alliance. Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary In the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime Gundam Seed, Coordinators are genetically-enhanced humans who inhabit space colonies called PLANTs. ...

The Atlantic Federation attacked and annexed the United States of South America in the pretense of fighting ZAFT during CE 70. After the cease-fire at Jachin Due, however, the United States of South America rebelled against the Atlantic Federation. The most prominent member of this rebellion was former Earth Alliance ace Edward Harrelson, also known as "Ed the Ripper". A character from the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional Gundam anime metaseries. ...

Eurasian Federation

The Eurasian Federation is a member of the Earth Alliance, second only to the Atlantic Federation in power and influence. The Eurasian Federation is a fusion of the European Union with the Russian Federation. Although allied against ZAFT, the Eurasian and Atlantic Federations have long been rivals, and a strong undercurrent of mistrust remains between them.

The Eurasian Federation resents its inferior position to the Atlantic Federation, which has been exacerbated by the Atlantic Federation's successful development of mobile suits. Eventually, the Eurasian Federation produces newer, even more advance mobile suits of its own. And with the heavy losses the Atlantic Federation suffered in the last months of the war, the Eurasian Federation's influence in the Earth Alliance seemed poised to grow.After the first war they lost large amounts of territory to the Equatorial Union and ZAFT controlled African Community. Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ... Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ...

During the colony drop of Junius Seven, the Eurasian Federation suffered heavily, with severe damage to many historical cities including Rome, London and Athens. Rome and Athens were especially hard hit; the Basilica of St. Peter and the Acropolis were both destroyed by debris hits. City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... St Stevens Tower - The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London (see also alternative names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... Interior view, with the Nave of the Cattedra in the back St. ... This article refers to acropoleis in general. ...

At the beginning of the subsequent second EA-PLANT war, many factions within the Eurasian Federation sought to withdraw from the Earth Alliance, which resulted in Atlantic Federation forces being deployed against the technologically superior but drastically outnumbered forces of Eurasia. The Atlantic Federation later used the GFAS-X1 Destroy to maintain control of Eurasia which led to stronger anti-Atlantic and anti-Alliance sentiment in Eurasia due to the near destruction of Berlin and other smaller cities. During the Minerva's arrival at Gibraltar, a Eurasian Naval fleet is seen stationed there. GFAS-X1 Destroy (mobile suit mode) This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...   Berlin? (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ...

Republic of East Asia

A Federation consisting of the present-day nations of China, Japan and Korea (North and South) and the third largest power of the Earth Alliance. Its spaceport at Kaoshiung, Taiwan was captured by ZAFT forces during the Bloody Valentine War. At the end of the first war Kaoshiung was returned to East Asia

South African Union

Although a member of the Earth Alliance, the SAU is virtually powerless other than its possession of the Victoria massdriver. At the end of the first war the SAU controls most of Africa.The SAU is a puppet of the Atlantic Federation.

OMNI Enforcer

OMNI Enforcer (Oppose Militancy and Neutralize Invasion) is the military force of the Earth Alliance. Unlike ZAFT, the military of OMNI Enforcer is tightly organized on a traditional model. Many members of OMNI Enforcer, mostly those from the Atlantic Federation (which dominates the Alliance after the disastrous Battle of JOSH-A) are also members of the Blue Cosmos anti-Coordinator group. This article or section should be merged with Bloody Valentine War In the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime series Gundam Seed, the Battle of JOSH-A (also known as Operation Spitbreak) was ZAFTs plan to take the JOSH-A Earth Alliance Atlantic Federation HQ in October of... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary In the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime Gundam Seed, Coordinators are genetically-enhanced humans who inhabit space colonies called PLANTs. ...

OMNI Enforcer's space fleet is large and well-equipped, though their warships are slightly outdated compared to ZAFT's powerful fleet. Their mobile weapons until the Battle of Porta Panama are primarily limited to the Moebius mobile armor, a distinctly outdated design. Five Moebius MAs are required, on average, to engage a single ZGMF-1017 GINN with any significant chance of victory. At and after Porta Panama, the Alliance quickly replaces the Moebius with the GAT-01 Strike Dagger and related mobile suit models, redressing the balance and turning the tide against ZAFT. Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of Gundam, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth, ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5, and the Clyne Faction, an alliance of Earth Alliance and ZAFT defectors... The basic form of the ZGMF-1017 GINN This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

Known OMNI Enforcer space fleets are the 8th Fleet (decimated during the Battle of Orbit) and the 7th Fleet (decimated during the Second Battle of Jachin Due). This article or section should be merged with Bloody Valentine War This article needs cleanup. ... Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of Gundam, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth, ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5, and the Clyne Faction, an alliance of Earth Alliance and ZAFT defectors...

Blue Cosmos/LOGOS

"青き清浄なる世界のために(Aoki seijou naru sekai no tame ni!) (for a blue and pure world!)" - Motto of Blue Cosmos

"Even now, hiding in the shadows of this war, without a doubt the LOGOS are there." - PLANT Supreme Council Chairman Gilbert Dullindal Title of the series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (or Gundam Seed) is an anime television series from Japan. ... Gilbert Dullindal is a fictional character in the anime series Gundam SEED Destiny. ...

Blue Cosmos is the most radical of the anti-Coordinator activist groups formed by resentful Naturals and is the ruling force behind the Earth Alliance. According to the Blue Cosmos ideology, genetic modification is a violation of the natural order, and all Coordinators must be exterminated "for the preservation of our blue and pure world." This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary Early in the Cosmic Era, the highly respected man named George Glenn announced the shocking new that he was a Coordinator, a human being that was born following a genetic manipulation procedure, resulting in a human engineered to be... An ideology is a collection of ideas. ... Genetic engineering, genetic modification (GM), and gene splicing (once in widespread use but now deprecated) are terms for the process of manipulating genes in an organism, usually outside of the organisms normal reproductive process. ...

Though the political opinions of the Earth Alliance senior leadership generally varied, the Atlantic Federation was primarily dominated by Blue Cosmos members, and after the elimination of most of the Eurasian military at the Battle of JOSH-A, Blue Cosmos controlled Alliance OMNI Enforcer by default. After this point, the Alliance's war effort changed from one of conquest to one of extermination, a change that a Patrick Zala-led ZAFT was only too happy to emulate. This article or section should be merged with Bloody Valentine War In the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime series Gundam Seed, the Battle of JOSH-A (also known as Operation Spitbreak) was ZAFTs plan to take the JOSH-A Earth Alliance Atlantic Federation HQ in October of... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era list of characters In the fictional Gundam universe, Patrick Zala is a member of the PLANT Supreme Council, and father of Athrun Zala. ...

Blue Cosmos was originally an environmental pressure group, but after George Glenn revealed his secret in CE 15, they changed their emphasis to terrorizing and killing Coordinators. Many of the top echelon of Blue Cosmos, including its leader Murata Azrael, were killed during the closing battles at Jachin Due. The term eco-terrorism is a neologism which has been used to describe acts of violence (as in violence against property), sabotage and/or property damage which are ostensibly motivated by concern for the natural environment. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary In the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime Gundam Seed, Coordinators are genetically-enhanced humans who inhabit space colonies called PLANTs. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary In the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime Gundam Seed, Coordinators are genetically-enhanced humans who inhabit space colonies called PLANTs. ... This article deals with characters from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary In the Gundam Seed universe Jachin Due is a former resource satellite that was converted to a military space fortress by ZAFT forces. ...

Unfortunately, this did not affect Blue Cosmos in any meaningful way - Cagalli Yula Athha's visit to ZAFT at the start of Gundam Seed Destiny is due in large part to pressures on the Orb Union from the Atlantic Federation, which is still controlled by Blue Cosmos, under the control of its new leader, Lord Djibril. In addition, there is growing evidence that Blue Cosmos may be nothing more than a catspaw for a shadowy military-industrial organization known only as LOGOS. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is the second TV series set in the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam. ... ...

After PLANT Chairman Gilbert Dullindal's speech, ZAFT launched a campaign to destroy LOGOS and Blue Cosmos once and for all. Many people on Earth also started to attack the homes of LOGOS members and many of them died or were forced to flee. They made their unsuccessful last stand against ZAFT/Alliance forces attacking Heaven's Base, their headquarters in Iceland. After the battle, Lord Djibril fled to Orb Union. These are various locations from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime metaseries Gundam. ...

PLANT

In the Cosmic Era, the present-day United Nations funded the idea of constructing new space colonies originally as manufacturing and research facilities. Known as PLANTs (Productive Location Allied Nexus of Technology) these hourglass shaped colonies were primarily manned by Coordinators. Over time, they became a haven and eventually the permanent home of the vast majority of the Coordinator population, fleeing persecution and when the war begin, they became an independent nation. The PLANTs are divided into 12 groups known as "cities," each one named for a month of the Roman Calendar (i.e. Aprilius, Junius). The Cosmic Era is the timeline of the anime television series Gundam Seed, and its sequels and spinoffs. ... In the fictional Gundam Universe, space colonies play a pivotal role in ever-changing stories. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary In the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime Gundam Seed, Coordinators are genetically-enhanced humans who inhabit space colonies called PLANTs. ...

The government of the PLANT cities is the PLANT Supreme Council which was originally formed to deal with the UN directorate of PLANT-sponsored nations, and their military is Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty or ZAFT for short. The PLANTs are described as one nation by some characters, but they are in fact several different nations (each PLANT city can be considered an independent nation) united in their common heritage and the need for protection. The word "PLANT" is actually sometimes used to referred to all the PLANTs as a whole (again as if they were a single nation), and the term ZAFT is also used to (incorrectly) describe the PLANTs.

There are currently around 119 PLANTs located at L5, following the Bloody Valentine War. One PLANT, Junius Seven, was destroyed early in the war by a nuclear attack. As of late Cosmic Era 73, there is at least one PLANT located at L4, Armory One, a ZAFT military base. In celestial mechanics, the Lagrangian points, (also Lagrange point, L-point, or libration point) are the five stationary solutions of the circular restricted three-body problem. ... Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of Gundam, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth, ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5, and the Three Ships Alliance, an alliance of Earth Alliance moderate factions... These are various locations from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime metaseries Gundam. ... The Cosmic Era is the timeline of the anime television series Gundam Seed, and its sequels and spinoffs. ... In celestial mechanics, the Lagrangian points, (also Lagrange point, L-point, or libration point) are the five stationary solutions of the circular restricted three-body problem. ... These are various locations from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime metaseries Gundam. ...

ZAFT

ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty) is a political, economic, and military alliance of PLANT colonies. Specifically, ZAFT usually refers to the military side of ZAFT. ZAFT was originally formed as the political alliance known as the Zodiac Alliance to peacefully fight for the rights and independence of Coordinators. Image File history File links Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

ZAFT is well-equipped with Nazca-class and Laurasia-class warships in space, Lesseps-class and Petrie-class vessels on land, and Vosgulov-class submarines at sea. In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Nazca-class high speed mobile destroyer is a fast, well-armed space warship in the ZAFT forces. ... In Gundam Seed, the Laurasia-class mobile frigate (hull designation code FFM) is ZAFTs primary heavy fire support spaceship. ... This is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era universe, part of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... The Petrie-class land cruiser is a ZAFT vessel designed to support the Lesseps-class land battleships. ... The fictional Vosgulov-class submarine is a ZAFT naval mobile suit carrier submarine, which gave the ZAFT forces based on Earth the complete control of the seas. ...

ZAFT fights the Earth Alliance to a standstill in the Bloody Valentine War of Cosmic Era 70-71. During the late weeks of the war, ZAFT's "moderate faction" of leaders is wiped out in a bloody purge by radical extremist military leader Patrick Zala, who blames all Naturals for the death of his wife in the Bloody Valentine Incident. Zala plans to wipe out all human life on Earth, eliminating, he believes, Naturals who are the cause of all warfare and establish Coordinators as the master race, a "new humanity". Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of Gundam, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth, ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5, and the Three Ships Alliance, an alliance of Earth Alliance moderate factions... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era list of characters In the fictional Gundam universe, Patrick Zala is a member of the PLANT Supreme Council, and father of Athrun Zala. ... Natural is defined as of or relating to nature; this applies to both definitions of nature: essence (ones true nature) and the untouched world (force of nature). The natural sciences such as physics, chemistry etc. ... This article or section should be merged with Bloody Valentine War In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Bloody Valentine Incident was the first major action of the first war between the Earth Alliance and ZAFT, which came to bear the same name. ... The master race (German: Herrenrasse, Herrenvolk) is a concept in Nazi ideology, which holds that the Germanic and Nordic people represent an ideal and pure race. It derives from nineteenth century racial theory, which posited a hierarchy of races placing African Bushmen and Australian Aborigines at the bottom of the...

ZAFT's military is organized as a militia rather than the Earth Alliance's OMNI Enforcer military force, using positional titles as ranks rather than more traditional ones. In addition, command is assigned based on personal connections as skill - it is made clear at several points that a large part of why Athrun Zala is given command of the Le Creuset team on Earth is because of his father's position. Some of the common descriptive terms used are: Athrun Zala is one of the main characters from the anime series Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, set in the Cosmic Era timeline of the Gundam universe. ...

Kanchou: Captain, the officer in charge of a particular military vessel, such as a battleship, a land carrier, or a submarine.

Taichou: Commander, given charge of one of ZAFT's teams, which are frequently formed, dissolved, and rearranged. The team is identified by the name of its leader, hence "Klueze-team", "Zala-team", and "Jule-team". A commander will usually be given control of one or more vessels, whether space, land, or sea-based, and/or a number of mobile suits. He or she will be responsible for developing the appropriate strategies to use those resources to carry out the tasks assigned to him or her by the Gichou, or chairperson.

Uniforms are also color coded, based on an individual's military achievements to date.

Green: Worn by common soldiers, technicians, or mobilesuit pilots.
Olive: Worn by soldiers in ground combat situations.
Bright Green: Worn by mechanics only.
Red: Worn by elite soldiers or mobilesuit pilots, typically the top graduates from ZAFT's academy. Although they are respected, soldiers who wear red do not necessarily have higher positions than their green-clad comrades.
Black: Worn by the vast majority of officers, including most "Kanchou", or ship captains.
White: Worn only by those who have distinguished themselves with considerable military achievements, and often those who have earned the Nebula Medal, ZAFT's highest military decoration. Officers who wear this uniform are almost always "Taichou", or team commanders.
Purple: General/Member of the PLANT Supreme Council.

Lastly, it should be noted that pilot suits are also colored a variety of colors, but these colors do not always correspond to rank. Typically, pilots who wear green or red uniforms wear the matching color of pilot suit. However, numerous varieties, such as purple, white, white and purple, and orange exist and are used, typically by elite pilots with custom units.

Following the Junius Seven colony drop disaster, the Earth Alliance demands that ZAFT demilitarize and its government disperse; the obvious refusal results in the second war between ZAFT and Earth in four years. Earth support for ZAFT greatly increased after PLANT Chairman Gilbert Dullindal's famous anti-Logos/Blue Cosmos speech that was broadcast throughout the PLANTS and Earth. Even though ZAFT and the Three Ships Alliance joined forces and fought together against Earth Alliance forces, they still remain enemies.

ZAFT has consistently proven itself to be on the cutting edge of nuclear technology, producing the Neutron Jammer, the Neutron Jammer Canceller, and the Neutron Stampeder. In addition, they developed the Deuterion Beam Energy Transfer System, which allows a battleship to recharge its mobile suits' batteries without them having to return to the ship. This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era technology Neutron Jammers or N-Jammers are a fictional technology used in the television anime series Mobile Suit Gundam Seed. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era technology N-Jammer Cancellers are a science fiction technology in the Cosmic Era alternate timeline of the Gundam anime universe. ... This article deals with technology from the Cosmic Era subuniverse of the Gundam fictional universe, as found in the books/anime/manga/etc of Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny, Gundam Seed Astray, ... Neutron Stampeder An experimental defensive weapon designed by ZAFT to protect against nuclear attack. ... Mobile Suits are humanoid weapon systems in the Gundam anime series. ...

Terrestrial Nations controlled by ZAFT

Oceania Union

A nation composed primarily of Australia and New Zealand. The Oceania Union is allied with ZAFT, and one of ZAFT's two primary military bases on Earth, Carpentaria, is located there. At the end of the first war New Zealand became a part of the Atlantic Federation.

African Community

A loosely-affiliated group of nations and tribes, the African Community is one of only two nations on Earth openly allied with PLANT, though there are resistance movements, including Desert Dawn. Supposedly its territory includes Gibraltar, where the second ZAFT's main military base is located. At the end of the first war the African Comunity gained the Iberian Peninsula from Eurasia, but almost all of the territory ended under the rule of the South African Union. topographic map of the Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe. ...

Neutral entities

Orb Union

The Orb Union (also known as the United Emirates of Orb) is a small Pacific island nation, located to the east of New Guinea, which is neutral in the war between the Earth Alliance and ZAFT. Orb's government consists of both an elected legislature and an aristocracy of five noble families (most notably the Athha, Sahaku, and Saran families), and has a mixed population of both Naturals and Coordinators. Though small, Orb is both wealthy and militarily powerful, and the local Morgenroete, Inc. is one of the world's top producers of advanced weaponry. Orb also has, unusually for its small size, a considerable presence in space, including the space colony Heliopolis, the space fortress Ame-no-Mihashira ("Pillar of Heaven"), and at least two powerful Izumo-class battleships. At the start of Bloody Valentine War, the chief representative of Orb's government was Uzumi Nara Athha, who declared the nation's neutrality in the conflict. This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era list of characters Spoiler warning: In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Athha family is one of the five noble families of the Orb Union. ... In the anime series Gundam Seeds manga spinoff Gundam SEED Astray, Rondo Gina Sahaku and Rondo Mina Sahaku were fraternal twins and Coordinators who were members of the Orb Unions nobility. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary Early in the Cosmic Era, the highly respected man named George Glenn announced the shocking new that he was a Coordinator, a human being that was born following a genetic manipulation procedure, resulting in a human engineered to be... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary In the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime Gundam Seed, Coordinators are genetically-enhanced humans who inhabit space colonies called PLANTs. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era glossary This article describes a fictional company in the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, part of the Gundam fictional metaseries. ... Heliopolis (Greek Ἡλίου πόλις) was one of the most ancient cities of Egypt, and capital of the 13th Lower Egyptian nome. ... In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Izumo-class battleships were powerful warships of the Orb Union. ... Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of Gundam, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth, ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5, and the Three Ships Alliance, an alliance of Earth Alliance moderate factions... This article deals with characters from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

Unfortunately, the Earth Alliance did not respect that neutrality, and conquered Orb in CE 71, resulting in the death of Representative Athha. Orb's remaining forces, including the Izumo-class battleship Kusanagi and the defecting Earth Alliance assault ship Archangel, escaped to space under the command of his daughter Cagalli Yula Athha, and joined forces with the stolen ZAFT warship Eternal to form what would become known as the Three Ship Alliance, and would play a critical role in the end of the war. The Cosmic Era is the timeline of the anime television series Gundam Seed, and its sequels and spinoffs. ... In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Izumo-class battleships were powerful warships of the Orb Union. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam SEED, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ... A character from the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional Gundam anime metaseries. ... This is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era universe, part of the Gundam anime metaseries. ...

In the Second Bloody Valentine War, the Saran noble family manages to usurp the Parliament and violate Orb's neutrality with predictions of a repeat of the Atlantic Federation attack on the Union. As a result, Orb enters Earth Alliance. However, some Orb soldiers remain loyal to the Athha family, including Captain Todaka of the 2nd Defense Fleet. Despite his personal sentiment, Todaka was promoted to Admiral and chosen to lead the Orb expiditionary fleet in the nation's first active support of the Alliance. This effort ended in disaster at Crete, when the flagship Takemikazuchi and most of the other ships present were sunk. Admiral Todaka ordered the Takemikazuchi abandoned, remaining behind to go down with his ship. After the Battle of Crete, many of the surviving members of the Orb expidetionary fleet military joined the crew of the Archangel, including Todaka's second in command Amagi, who became Archangel's new executive officer. The second Bloody Valentine War is an fictional conflict that occurred within the Gundam anime universe. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam Seed Destiny, the aircraft carrier Takemikazuchi is trimaran naval vessel that serves as the Orb Unions flagship. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam Seed Destiny, the aircraft carrier Takemikazuchi is trimaran naval vessel that serves as the Orb Unions flagship. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam SEED, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam SEED, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ...

Kingdom of Scandinavia

The largest independent and neutral nation, Scandinavia composes the old Earth nations of Sweden, Norway and Finland (but not Denmark, which is traditionally considered a Scandinavian nation). The Kingdom of Scandinavia is the birth place of former PLANT president Siegel Clyne. At the beginning of the Second Bloody Valentine War the Archangel hides underwater at the coast of Scandinavia. Scandinavia, Fennoscandia, and the Kola Peninsula. ... A character in the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime Gundam metaseries. ... The second Bloody Valentine War is an fictional conflict that occurred within the Gundam anime universe. ...

Equatorial Union

A union of weak Equatorial nations in South Asia, led by India and Viet Nam. The Equatorial Union is largely neutral because its military is not worth incorporating into the Earth Alliance, with no space forces and no mobile weapons. After the first war they had gained land from Eurasia and at the beginning of the second war they have joined OMNI probably to prevent a war with Eurasia.

Three Ship Alliance

Clyne Faction

The Clyne Faction started as a underground rebellion faction of ZAFT officials, spawned as a result of ZAFT's extremist genocidal politics towards the Naturals. The Clyne Faction was commanded by Lacus Clyne, daughter of Siegel Clyne, leader of the moderate faction in the PLANT Council. Another prominent figure was Andrew Waltfeld, a pluridecorated ZAFT commander. Lacus Clyne is a character from the anime series Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny. ... A character in the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era list of characters In the fictional anime series Gundam Seed, Andrew Waltfeld is one ZAFTs best commanders and pilots. ...

Their first major actions were the theft of the ZGMF-X10A Freedom unit (given to Kira Yamato) and soon after the hijacking of the newest ZAFT battleship, the support ship Eternal, assigned by ZAFT to Andrew Waltfield. ZGMF-X10A Freedom This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Kira Yamato (キラ・ヤマト Kira Yamato) is the protagonist of the television anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and a recurring character in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. ... This is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era universe, part of the Gundam anime metaseries. ...

History

Shortly thereafter they were joined by the remaining space forces of Orb, in the Izumo-class battleship Kusanagi, and the defected Earth Alliance assault ship Archangel. Both the newest ZAFT mobile suit units, Freedom and ZGMF-X09A Justice, had already joined the Archangel, but were soon transferred to the Eternal, which was equipped with the METEOR System, specifically built for those two units. In the anime series Gundam Seed, the Izumo-class battleships were powerful warships of the Orb Union. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam SEED, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ... ZGMF-X10A Freedom This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... ZGMF-X09A Justice This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam SEED, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ... This is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era universe, part of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... This article deals with technology from the Cosmic Era subuniverse of the Gundam fictional universe, as found in the books/ anime/ manga/etc of Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny, Gundam Seed Astray, ... Spoiler warning: Human enchancements Coordinators Coordinators are genetically enchanged human beings, which can have a number of enhanced...

The new international space battle force, known as the Three Ship Alliance, secretly headquartered on the abandoned Mendel colony. Their purpose was to put an end to the war before it got out of hand, as both the Earth Alliance (Now under the Control of Blue Cosmos) and ZAFT (Under the command of Patrick Zala and his radical extremist faction) were willing to commit genocide to the other group. These are various locations from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime metaseries Gundam. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era list of characters In the fictional Gundam universe, Patrick Zala is a member of the PLANT Supreme Council, and father of Athrun Zala. ...

This small fleet succeeded in saving the PLANTs from the nuclear missiles fired by the Blue Cosmos-dominated Alliance fleet, and Earth from the ZAFT's superweapon GENESIS. The real winner of the Bloody Valentine War was thus the Three Ship Alliance, which not only managed to counteract the threats on the civilian population, but actively disabled both warring factions and put and end to the war, in November, Cosmic Era 71. Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of Gundam, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth, ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5, and the Three Ships Alliance, an alliance of Earth Alliance moderate factions... The Cosmic Era is the timeline of the anime television series Gundam Seed, and its sequels and spinoffs. ...

After the war, the TSA went again underground, their ships were hidden. Most of the crew moved to Orb, under pseudonyms. When the Second Bloody Valentine War began, these individuals took the Archangel and Freedom and fled Orb, which had joined the Earth Alliance and became involved in the conflict. While the Eternal has had a quiet role in the war to date, the Archangel has actively intervened to reduce the amount of bloodshed and destruction caused in various battles. Their interventionist policies have created tension with both the Earth Alliance and ZAFT, although they have undoubtably benefitted both at various times. The second Bloody Valentine War is an fictional conflict that occurred within the Gundam anime universe. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam SEED, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ... ZGMF-X10A Freedom This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era universe, part of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam SEED, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ...

At a later stage in the war, the Archangel and ZAFT's battleship Minerva joined forces and fought together against the Earth Alliance's prototype mobile fortress, the GFAS-X1 Destroy. However, ZAFT's command structure sought to conceal the Archangel's role in this battle, and later declared them to be an enemy of ZAFT. The Minerva later participated in Operation "Angel Down", with the objective of destroying the Archangel. During this conflict, Minerva fired its positron cannon on the fleeing Archangel, and Impulse was able to defeat Freedom via a combination of clever tactics and dirty tricks. However the Archangel managed to survive badly damaged while the Freedom was destroyed. Freedom's pilot, Kira Yamato, was saved by Cagalli in the MBF-02 Strike Rouge and the Archangel then continues en route to Orb. In the fictional universe of Gundam SEED, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ... In the fictional Gundam universe (Cosmic Era) series Gundam SEED Destiny, the Minerva class battleships are naval space vessels used by ZAFT forces. ... GFAS-X1 Destroy (mobile suit mode) This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam SEED, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ... In the fictional Gundam universe (Cosmic Era) series Gundam SEED Destiny, the Minerva class battleships are naval space vessels used by ZAFT forces. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam SEED, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ... In the fictional Gundam universe (Cosmic Era) series Gundam SEED Destiny, the Minerva class battleships are naval space vessels used by ZAFT forces. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam SEED, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ... ZGMF-X10A Freedom This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam SEED, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ... ZGMF-X10A Freedom This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... ZGMF-X10A Freedom This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Kira Yamato (キラ・ヤマト Kira Yamato) is the protagonist of the television anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and a recurring character in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. ... Spoiler warning: In the anime series Gundam Seed, the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam is the most versatile of the five mobile suits created by the Alliances G project. ... In the fictional universe of Gundam SEED, the Archangel class mobile assault ship was developed to support the mobile suits developed under the G Project. ...

It also appears that the Clyne Faction was secretly working on new mobile suits on the Eternal if there would be a new war. These suits are the ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice, ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom and the mass produced mobile suit ZGMF-XX09T DOM Trooper. This is a fictional ship class from the Cosmic Era universe, part of the Gundam anime metaseries. ... ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

see also ja:三隻同盟 In Japanese

Non-governmental organizations

Junk Guild

The Junk Guild is an NGO devoted to the upkeep, maintenance, and salvage of the technology forming the infrastructure of Cosmic Era society. Thanks to the work of Reverend Malchio, the Junk Guild has non-aggression treaties with all three major factions (Earth Alliance, ZAFT, and Orb) - any person or vessel that bears the emblem of the Junk Guild cannot be denied entry to any treaty signatory, as long as they obey the laws within (though they may be restricted as to where they may go - ZAFT, for example, does not allow Junk Guild members onto the PLANTs unless they are granted special permission.) The Junk Guild is rather decentralized - while there is an overseeing body that governs the Guild as a whole, most of the work is done by small teams of technicians who act independently. This article deals with characters from the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam as they appear in Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny and Gundam Seed Astray. ...

Most Junk Guild teams spend their days either going through battlefields salvaging usable equipment or working under contract. Contracts can vary from salvage operations to repair to recovery of equipment. Large contracts may necessitate multiple Guild teams - it is not uncommon to see a large contingent of Guild techs working on major projects, such as the Giga-Float mobile mass driver. The Guild espouses non-violence - Guild techs will only fight to defend themselves, and even then will refrain from killing unless there is no other option.

Unlike the nations of the world, who prefer to standardize their equipment, Junk Guild equipment is an eclectic mix of whatever they can afford/repair/salvage. It is not uncommon to see a Guild team using an assortment of repair pods and salvaged ZAFT mobile suits for work in space. Teams tend to stick with lightly armored and armed vessels as bases of operation in space, as they place a premium on cargo space as opposed to combat ability. On Earth, retrofitted military transports are often used - the Lesseps-class transport is popular with the Guild, thanks to its large cargo bay and ease of retrofitting for repair duties - the turrets on the top deck can easily be replaced with manipulator arms.

The Guild acquires new recruits from all walks of life, Natural and Coordinator alike. New recruits undergo basic training and indoctrination, then are sent to a team for on the job training. After a probationary period, the Guild then accepts the recruit as a Guild tech, and they are assigned to a team. Because Junk Techs tend to trust each other (lacking a reason to do otherwise), it is occasionally possible to infiltrate the Junk Guild, as Juri Wu Nien did in an attempt to steal the Red Frame. This article is about a fictional weapon from the Cosmic Era timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ...

see also: ブルーコスモス

Morgenroete

Morgenroete, Incorporated (its name is German for "dawn") is a military contractor based in the Orb Union, with facilities in both the Orb Union proper and at the Orb-owned space colony of Heliopolis. Though part of the neutral nation of Orb, Morgenroete, Inc. has been secretly collaborating with the Earth Alliance's, Atlantic Federation, in its work on its new prototype mobile weapons called Gundams. Though during construction, Morgenroete did get special information, but it cost Orb its space colony of Heliopolis, when a ZAFT commando team entered and escaped with four of five Gundams. Heliopolis (Greek Ἡλίου πόλις) was one of the most ancient cities of Egypt, and capital of the 13th Lower Egyptian nome. ... Gundam is a popular Japanese anime involving giant robots. ...

Beam weapons, second-generation Mobile Operating Systems, the Lohengrin positron blaster gun (later adapted by ZAFT as the Tannhäuser installed in the bow of the experimental assault ship Minerva), Phase Shift armor and the Mirage Colloid cloaking device were all developed at Morgenroete either entirely or in part during the war or immediately after, partly under the aegis of chief designer Erica Simmons. More esoteric technologies were also developed at Morgenroete under the aegis of the Sahaku twins, including energy-draining weaponry. A positron is the antiparticle of the electron. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era technology In the anime Gundam Seed, Phase Shift armor is a technology designed to protect mobile suits from physical attack. ... Spoiler warning: In the anime series Gundam SEED, Mirage Colloid a sythetic particle first discovered by the Earth Alliances Atlantic Federation, which can be used for a variety of military purposes. ... In several science fiction universes, a cloaking device is an advanced stealth system which causes a spaceship to be invisible and extremely difficult to detect with normal sensors. ... This article or section should be merged with Cosmic Era list of characters Erica Simmons is the chief designer in the Orb Unions military force. ... In the anime series Gundam Seeds manga spinoff Gundam SEED Astray, Rondo Gina Sahaku and Rondo Mina Sahaku were fraternal twins and Coordinators who were members of the Orb Unions nobility. ...

see also:

• 地球連合軍
• 三隻同盟
• ブルーコスモス
• 地球連合軍