AD Calendar

AD2020- After much deliberation, the United Nations announces plans to colonize the Antarctic Continent. In a span of months settlers from the United States of America, European Union, Russian Federation, Australia, and Asia move to colonize the Ice Continent. 13 dome cities are built under the ice using new, advanced thermal equipment, which will evolve into the Cyclops System, while on the surface, Solar Panels, and Power windmills that supply the cities' power are built.

AD2035- After 15 years, and after mining the unlimited amount of resources the settlers ask permission from the UN to Declare Independence. After a month of waiting, the UN permits the 13 districts to declare independence, and the United Republic of Antarctica is born.

AD2045-As Petroleum Resources run out, and environmental pollution worsens, a worldwide economic collapse ensues. The Nations form economic blocs, and the planet becomes divided into a handful of major powers. The Antarctica Republic is unaffected by this, due to the vast amount of resources they have, except they leave the oil resources alone.

AD 2050-Ethnic and religious strife leads to a global conflict known as the Reconstruction War, while the Type S Influenza virus spreads throughout the world. Disease and war produce massive casualties. Refugees begin flooding to the Orb Union, which was founded in 2019, and to the Antarctic Republic. During the War as the Antarctic Republic and Orb Union stayed neutral, they began making communications with each other, making a strong bond.

Cosmic Era

C.E.-16,4.1, - George Glenn is born in the Atlantic Federation, made up of the former Nations of North America, and the English Isles. A month later, his family leaves for the Antarctic.

C.E.1- Nuclear weapons are employed on the frontlines of Central Asia, in the Kashmir Region.

C.E.4- George Glenn is nominated for a Nobel prize.

Peace talks began in Antarctica in order to bring a end to the war.

C.E.5- George Glenn enlists in the Antarctican Self-Defense Force.

C.E.9-The Reconstruction War ends. The previous national order has been radically changed, and new powers like the Atlantic Federation, Republic of East Asia, and the Eurasian Federation have emerged. Other Nations such as the Equatorial Union and the Kingdom of Scandinavia are also formed.

The UN formally adopts the Cosmic Era Calendar and announces a new space development program. Construction of the space station Yggdrasil, which had been interrupted by the global war, resumes at Lagrange point 1. The United Republic of Antarctica immediately follows suit with its own Homestead-Class cylinder type colony at Lagrange point 2.

C.E.10- The Space Colony plan begins in earnest, as a space industry arises to exploit the new Frontier. Construction on the Lunar City Copernicus begins.

-George Glenn becomes an employee of the Federal Aeronautics Space Administration (FASA), based in the Atlantic Federation.

-The Atlantic Federation establishes the Federal Space Force (FSF). The Eurasian Federation, The United Republic of Antarctica, and the Republic of East Asia follow suit.

C.E.11-The Yggdrasil space station is completed. A few months later, the first Homestead space colony is completed in L2; this is received with great celebration as the first immigrants arrive days after its completion. Work resumes on building more of these colonies. A new invention, the Exo-Frame suit, is pressed into service.

C.E.12- The Lunar City, Copernicus is completed.

Antarctica announces plans to build a Mass Driver on East Falkland Island off the South American coast, in order to cut down construction time of colonies. This is received with admiration, envy, and even jealousy by a few of the other nations, because the Antarctic was first to think of a Mass Driver. Before the announcement, the Antarctic Republic asked permission from the USSA to annex the Island, and even paid billions worth of resources to obtain them, which the USSA warmly received because of the bad economy it had at the time. The Kingdom of Scandinavia, the Equatorial Union, and the Orb Union also announce their full support of the construction of the Mass Driver.

During this, FASA announces a Jupiter exploration program and announces the development of the exploration ship Tsiolkovsky. George Glenn is to be the ships designer, and Yggdrasil is chosen as the construction site.

C.E.15- The Tsiolkovsky is completed.

-George Glenn's Confession - As George leaves for Jupiter aboard the Tsiolkovsky, he reveals the existence of Coordinators, and releases the necessary genetic engineering techniques onto the worldwide network. The world is thrown into chaos by these events.

-In the name of environmental protection the pressure group Blue Cosmos declares itself adamantly opposed to Coordinator technology.

-Realizing that this could spell trouble in the years to come, the President of the United Republic of Antarctica, secretly orders the establishment of a Secret Agency, to keep an eye on Blue Cosmos, not to mention the Atlantic Federation for it is somehow connected to the group.

C.E.16- An international conference is held to discuss the Coordinator Controversy. A Protocol on Genetic Modification is adopted, totally prohibiting the manipulation of human genes. Nonetheless, some wealthy individuals secretly have their children turned into Coordinators.

C.E.17- A hospital in Chicago which has secretly been creating Coordinators is set ablaze. Blue Cosmos is rumored to be involved. Intelligence Agency detectives investigate the incident and manage to capture one of the arsonists. From his interrogation, he reveals that Blue Cosmos is willing to do what is necessary "For the Preservation of our Pure and Blue World". After his trial, he is then sentenced to life in a asylum.

-Construction of the Porta Panama Mass Driver begins in Central America.

C.E.18- After six long years, the East Falklands Mass Driver is completed; celebrations erupt in the Antarctic, as well as the Nations who supported the program. The Four Nations soon cement a relationship that will come in handy in the future.

C.E.21- Construction of the Habilis Mass Driver begins on the shore of Lake Victoria.

-During this time the DSSD or Deep Space Survey Division is established by the UN.

-Justin Harkin, grandson of George Glenn, is born on the New Philadelphia Colony in L2.

C.E.22The Tsiolkovsky reaches Jupiter and discovers the fossil known as Evidence 01. The world is again thrown into chaos, and FASA orders the Tsiolkovsky to bring back the fossil.

-Siegel Clyne, a Coordinator, is secretly born in the Kingdom of Scandinavia.

-Vivian Bernette is born in the United Republic of Antarctica.

C.E.23- Patrick Zala, a Coordinator is secretly born in the Atlantic Federation.

C.E.29- George Glenn returns from Jupiter with Evidence 01. The Fossil is taken to the Zodiac research Colony at Lagrange point 5, run by the DSSD, for detailed examination.

C.E.30- The world's religious authorities gather at the Palestine Conference, but are unable to reach any conclusions and their influence begins to wane. Tolerance for Coordinators spreads throughout the world, and the first Coordinator boom begins.

-The space industry heats up, and construction of numerous colonies begins at Lagrange point 4.

-The Orb Union begins construction of the Kaguya Mass Driver and the resource satellite Heliopolis.

C.E.31-The restrictions on George Glenn are lifted, and he begins examining Evidence 01 at Zodiac. The colony's extraterrestrial research expands into a huge research facility.

-During this time, the DSSD offers Glenn a position in the Research and Development Division, which he warmly accepts.

C.E.33– 3.27th The Ocean Kingdom of Neptune, Blizzard Kingdom of Mercury and Thunder Kingdom of Jupiter meet together to discuss getting involved in engaging diplomatic relations and cement an alliance to protect the Sol System from any impending threats from the neighboring galaxies, other systems in the Milky Way Galaxy and even threats from within the boundaries of the Sol System such as pirates and criminal organizations. The Storm Alliance is formed and the three planetary kingdoms begin beefing up their defense forces and share technology with each other.

-4.13 In response to the formation of the Storm Alliance, five planetary and four tribal kingdoms form the Sol Confederation in fear that the Storm Alliance is planning to dominate the Sol System, which proves to be false as no Storm Alliance ships leave their designated boundaries and patrol routes.

Construction of Valhalla, the Kingdom of Scandinavia's first colony, begins in L3.

C.E.35- The Atlantic Federation establishes a lunar base in the Ptolemaius Crater, drawing international condemnation, Antarctica most of all, and unveils its first series of Mobile Armors. Earth's major powers begin a arms race, and the Eurasian Federation begins the construction of Artemis.

In response to this, construction begins on a Military Defense Station, by the United Republic of Antarctica.

-Relena Kaiou is born in the Ocean Kingdom of Neptune as the only heir to the throne

C.E.38- The Zodiac research colony is further expanded. George Glenn announces the his concept for a new type of space colony, and construction of these new colonies begins. This project is funded mainly by the Atlantic Federation, the Eurasian Federation, the United Republic of Antarctica, and the Republic of East Asia, and the new L5 colony cluster is to be managed by representatives of these sponsor nations, although, Antarctica is opposed to the idea of the sponsor-nations running the new colonies, but their complaint is overruled.

Construction on Valhalla is complete.

C.E.39- Construction on the Villa Verde Defense Station is complete. This causes concern for the Atlantic Federation, but the President of the United Republic of Antarctica assures it is to protect its interests and citizens from pirates, who have been causing trouble, nothing more.

Justin Harkin enlists in the military.

C.E.40~ -The first generation of Coordinators, born in secrecy, reach maturity and begin to excel in every scientific, artistic, and athletic field. The differences between Coordinators and Naturals thus becomes very clear, and critical voices emerge. Among them, Blue Cosmos the most critical.

C.E.41- Marriages among first generation Coordinators produce a purebred second generation, who soon prove to have inherited their parents abilities.

Murata Azrael born in the Atlantic Federation.

C.E.42- A bomb explodes in the Antarctic capital, New Manhattan. Blue Cosmos is rumored to be behind the attack. The attack was focused on members of the Government Council, and two of them are killed, along with 13 innocent bystanders.

-Relena Kaiou enlists in the Royal Tsunami Defense Forces to show support for the new law requiring all citizens 14 to 35 years old to enlist and serve a minimum of ten years in the Royal Tsunami Defense Forces. Relena Kaiou is the youngest recruit to date despite concern from family members.

C.E.43- Patrick Zala and Siegel Clyne, participating in the construction of new colonies at Lagrange point 5, meet for the first time.

C.E.44- The first ten space colonies (later known as Aprilius City) of the new L5 cluster are completed. These colonies, dubbed PLANTs, are intended to serve as large-scale production sites. The one thing they don't make is food, which the PLANTs are strictly prohibited from producing by the Sponsor Nations, with the exception of the United Republic of Antarctica, and which must be imported entirely from Earth.

C.E.45- The estimated Coordinator population now exceeds 35 million.

-Anti-Coordinator organizations begin carrying out acts of terrorism against the PLANTs. Since they have no political autonomy and are thoroughly demilitarized, the PLANTs are unable to defend themselves, and the Coordinators working in the PLANTs become increasingly dissatisfied.

-The Storm Alliance makes it presence known to the Earthsphere and becomes a recognized power in the Earthsphere and begins building colonies with assistance from the United Republic of Antarctica, the Orb Union and the newly formed PLANTS at Lagrange Points 3 and 4. The Sponsor Nations demand that the Storm Alliance ceases construction of the new colonies and send a fleet to enforce their demands. The Ocean Kingdom's Royal Tsunami Defense Forces' Tsunami Corps makes its combat debut in a sound defeat of the Atlantic Federation's 13th Advanced Fleet using their Magnetic Accelerator Cannons. Three ships are lost in the battle but the Atlantic Federation loses 90% of its fleet in the battle.

C.E.46- Al Da Flaga visits the Mendel colony at Lagrange point 4. He commissions Dr. Ulen Hibiki, the chief researcher of GARM R&D, to create a clone of himself. Rau La Flaga is born later this year.

-Justin Harkin & his High school girlfriend Vivian Bernette Harkin marry on June, 6th.

C.E.47- Growing ever resentful of the other sponsor-nations treatment of the PLANTs, and fearing war may be on the horizon, the President of Antarctica calls the leaders of the Kingdom of Scandinavia, the Orb Union, the Equatorial Union, and the USSA to a secret meeting in the Colony of New Philadelphia. There, they discuss the conditions of the looming crisis ahead. For a week, the leaders talked, and finally Antarctica proposes the formation of an alliance of nations, if the need should arise. The President of the USSA, unfortunately, but respectfully, declines the offer.

C.E.50- In order to obtain autonomy and trading independence for the PLANTs, Siegel Clyne and Patrick Zala form the political organization known as the Zodiac Alliance. They begin working to abolish food production restrictions and secure self-defense rights for the PLANTs, but the Atlantic Federation, the more aggressive of the Sponsor Nations, suppress their efforts and the Zodiac Alliance goes underground.

C.E.53- After attending a meeting concerning the PLANTs, George Glenn is badly wounded by Blue Cosmos Assassins outside the Capitol Building in New Manhattan, Antarctica. This news spreads like wildfire, as George Glenn was a major political figure on the situation between the Sponsor Nations and the PLANTs. He dies a week later at a local hospital. Before his death, he tells his grandson, Lt. Commander Justin Harkin, the location of his research on Coordinators and asks him to retrieve and protect it. He succeeds in doing so, and he and his wife Vivian move to Abraham City.

-After the death of George Glenn, a PLANT Supreme Council is formed, made of representatives from each of the PLANT cities.

C.E.54- The Type S Influenza mutates, rendering current vaccines useless. Many speculated that it was created by the Coordinators as a way to avenge George Glenn, while religious authorities claim, it is a divine punishment. A Type S2 Influenza outbreak spreads, and soon prejudice against Coordinators rises.

Canard Pars is born on the Mendel Colony as part of the Ultimate Coordinator Project, but is unable to meet Dr. Hibiki's expectations. He was about to give infant Canard up to a Eurasian 'Super Soldier' Project, but Vivian Harkin steps in and pleads with Ulen to adopt Canard instead, which he allowed without hesitation. The Harkins adopt Canard and thus he is named Canard Pars-Harkin.

-Rengi Kinaver is born in the Atlantic Federation as Rengi Gutenberg to a well loved and respected politician Daniel Gutenberg.

C.E.55- As the Type S2 Influenza runs rampant, the Torin Protocol is adopted and Genetic Manipulation is once again prohibited anywhere on Earth. Anti-Coordinator sentiments continue to rise everywhere, with the exception of the Orb Union, Antarctic Republic, Kingdom of Scandinavia, and the Equatorial Union.

-Kyle Matsutani and Arleen Bettany are born as First Generation Coordinators in the Antarctic Republic. Kyle is born in the New Philadelphia Colony, while Arleen is born on the mainland, in the capital city, New Manhattan.

-S.T.A.R.S. is formed after the Type S2 Influenza runs ramped throughout the Earth as the Storm Alliance believes that a corporation created the mutated form of the S2 Influenza virus to start wars and chaos.

-Kira Hibiki is born in the Mendel Colony via the Iron Womb, as part of the Ultimate Coordinator Project. His twin sister, Cagalli is also born, but as a Natural. Via Hibiki is angered that her husband did this to her son without her consent and asks her longtime friend, Uzumi Nara Athha, and her sister and brother-in-law, Caridad and Haruna Yamato to take care of her children. The two are taken away from Mendel without Dr. Hibiki's knowing, and are separated. Five hours after this, Blue Cosmos attacks the GARM R&D facility; Via is rescued by S.T.A.R.S. and an ensuing firefight breaks out between Blue Cosmos and S.T.A.R.S. This fight lands S.T.A.R.S. recognition as a counter bio-terrorist unit and Chris Redfield is given overall command of the unit. Ulen Hibiki and the rest of the research staff are killed in the firefight.

-Via Hibiki is relocated to Orb at Uzumi Nara Athha's request. The Seirans and Sahakus were intentionally left out of the discussion concerning Via Hibiki's whereabouts along with the other nobles. The government officials that are made aware of Via Hibiki's whereabouts are sworn to secrecy.

-A vaccine is successfully developed for the Type S2 Influenza virus in the PLANTs, which they deliver to the Earth. Though with the exception of a few nations, Anti-Coordinator feelings remain strong. As a response, Coordinators begin leaving for safe havens on Earth, as well as in space, most notably the PLANTs.

-Relena Kaiou becomes the Queen of the Ocean Kingdom of Neptune and promises to aid the PLANTs whenever crisis falls on them.

C.E.57- The space forces of the Atlantic Federation, the Eurasian Federation, and the Republic of East Asia, establish a military presence in the PLANTs airspace. This combined force is a predecessor to the Earth Alliance Forces. This action enrages the Antarctic Republic and the Storm Alliance, especially the Government Council. They announce their disgust of the other Sponsor-Nations to the world, especially the Atlantic Federation, but vow not to get involve with such petty affairs.

-Tsunami Corps enters PLANTs airspace with newly commissioned Highwind-class assault ships and Shera-class carriers along with anti-mobile armor fighters

-3.9 Neyla Kaiou is born to the Queen of Neptune, Relena Kaiou as her heir apparent

-While Antarctica's relationship with its fellow sponsor-nations slowly grows sour, its relationship with the PLANTs and the Storm Alliance grows stronger.

C.E. 58- Siegel Clyne and Patrick Zala are elected to the PLANT Supreme Council. Meanwhile their Zodiac Alliance remains active and continues to attract more sympathizers.

-Uzumi Nara Athha becomes Chief Representative of the Orb Union. His first political business is attending a meeting on the Valhalla Colony in L3.

-The Orb Union begins construction of the Ame-no-Mihashira orbital elevator.

C.E. 60 ~ The PLANTs become major sources of Earth's energy and manufactured goods. The Sponsor-Nations continue to reap ever greater benefits, and impose ever heavier quotas on the PLANTs. Meanwhile, other nations, including the Antarctic Republic, grow ever increasingly resentful of the Sponsor-Nations monopoly profits.

-The Storm Alliance kingdoms complete construction of the PLANT-like colonies after constant harassment from the Atlantic Federation.

C.E. 61- After surviving a terror attack from an Anti-Coordinator group from with-in the PLANTs, Patrick Zala sends his son, Athrun, to the Lunar City, Copernicus. It is here that Kira Yamato, Athrun Zala, Kyle Matsutani, and Arleen Bettany, meet for the first time.

C.E. 62- 2.21- Rengi Gutenberg's parents are brutally and savagely murdered by Blue Cosmos and Rengi is kidnapped by the murderers. The Blue Cosmos thugs who murdered Rengi's parents are never prosecuted and the murder case goes cold.

8.14- Blue Cosmos tries to assassinate Ilene Kinaver as she meets with the king of Scandinavia and fails.

8.15- Ilene Kinaver finds and adopts Rengi Gutenberg hoping to begin a campaign to break the cycle of hatred between Naturals and Coordinators. Rengi changes his name to Rengi Kinaver as he becomes part of the Kinaver family.

C.E. 63- The PLANTs Energy Production Department is destroyed by Blue Cosmos terrorism. The Supreme Council proposes a temporary suspension of exports, but the Sponsor-Nations, much to the chagrin of the Antarctic Republic, reject the suggestion, sending the PLANTs into a severe energy crisis. When the PLANTs engineers start carrying out coordinated acts of sabotage, the Sponsor-Nations respond by threatening the PLANTs with their fleet of Mobile Armors. Antarctica responded that it will cease all exports of valuable resources if the Sponsor-Nations don't stop their intimidating maneuvers. The Blizzard Defense Forces also respond by deploying supercarriers and new anti-mobile armor fighters to protect the PLANTS. Valhalla Defense Forces along with Trident Tsunami Special Forces engage the Atlantic Federation's Ptolemaius Crater to force the Atlantic Federation to stop its attacks on the PLANTs.

-Neyla Kaiou enlists in the Royal Tsunami Defense Forces at a very young age after an unspecified incident on Earth.

-Within the PLANTs, the calls for Autonomy grow louder. Siegel Clyne and Patrick Zala become leaders of a Supreme Council faction which seeks independence from the Sponsor-Nations. Research into the military applications of mobile suits begins. Black Reapers and Antarctica's Intelligence Offices catch on to this with interest and plants agents within the project.

C.E. 65- The first prototype Mobile Suit is secretly rolled out, however the planted Antarctican Agents send data back to the homeland along with a second prototype built in secret, for further study. The Zodiac Alliance steps up its activities and attracts more sympathizers, changing its name to Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty (ZAFT).

-Neyla Kaiou becomes the youngest person to enlist in the Trident Tsunami Special Forces at a young age after spending two years already in the Royal Tsunami Defense Forces.

C.E. 67- The GINN, the first fully functional mobile suit is completed. A section of Maius City is secretly converted and begins producing Mobile Suits.

-Meanwhile in the Antarctic Republic Colony, Castleguarde, the Liberty Electronics Inc. builds the Self-Defense Forces first combat Mobile Suit, the TMSF-081 Patriot.

-Neyla Kaiou is promoted to Strike Force Commander of the Trident Tsunami Special forces after acquiring new mobile suits and weapons for the defense of the Storm Alliance, which she declines except for times of war.

C.E. 68- Vivian Bernette Harkin is elected President of the Antarctic Republic.

-Siegel Clyne is elected chairman of the Supreme Council. The PLANT Supreme Council, now dominated by ZAFT members, votes to make autonomy and trade independence its highest priority. The Sponsor-Nations respond with a show of armed force, but the PLANTs carry out a military expansion of their own, and a standoff ensues.

-Blue Cosmos grows in strength, its numbers in the hundreds of thousands, and persecution of Coordinators remaining on Earth intensifies. As a result almost all Coordinators flee to the PLANTs, while the rest immigrate to the Antarctic Republic, the Orb Union, the Kingdom of Scandinavia, and the Equatorial Union. All four of these nations pass a bill that outlaws Blue Cosmos inside their borders, anyone caught doing any act of Anti-Coordinator sentiment, even terrorism, is prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

-Chairman Clyne makes secret arrangements with imports of food and exports of manufactured goods with the United States of South America, the Oceania Union, and the United Republic of Antarctica. Learning of these arrangements, the Sponsor-Nations demand the dismissal of Chairman Clyne, the dissolution of the Supreme Council, and the complete renunciation of autonomy for the PLANTs. These demands are rejected by the PLANTs.

Mandelbrot Incident- A food convoy from the United States of South America, under the protection of the Antarctic 3rd Fleet, en route to the PLANTs, comes under attack by an Atlantic Federation Task Force. Three transports and one Antarctic Lewis-Class destroyer, the ARS-Clark, are destroyed. During this incident, the Antarctican Military deploy their Mobile Suits for the first time. News of the Antarctic's Mobile Suits spreads, and shocks the entire Earth Sphere, including the PLANTs, as they wondered how the United Republic of Antarctica started building Mobile Suits and for how long, for they knew this was no mere coincidence. The Council Government in New Manhattan having no knowledge of this, orders a explanation from Liberty Electronics and the Intelligence Department. Their reply was that with the deteriorating situation right now, the Republic must be prepared for anything.

-In response to the Mandelbrot Incident, ZAFT is reorganized under Patrick Zala's leadership, and combined with the PLANTs domestic security operations to become a military organization armed with Mobile Suits. He then sends agents to find out how Antarctica found out about their MS project and how long they've been producing Mobile Suits.

-A bio-hazard breaks out inside the Mendel Colony at Lagrange Point 4. Multiple casualties ensue and the colony is abandoned, than sterilized with an massive bombardment of x-rays. The involvement of Blue Cosmos is rumored.

-Patrick Zala calls Athrun back from Copernicus. Due to the deteriorating situation, the Yamato family also moves, relocating to the resource satellite Heliopolis, while the Matsutani and Bettany families move to the L2 colonies.

-The Royal Tsunami Defense Forces, Blizzard Defense Forces and Valhalla Defense Forces make contracts with Triton Defense Industries, Sapphire Defense Industries and Valhalla Defense Industries to mass produce the newly acquired MS-003 Nemo and its variations and the RGM-89D Jegan along with its variations as well.

-The Royal Tsunami Defense Forces secretly undertakes Project Adamant ZERO to develop new mobile suits with new technology, but to no avail.

C.E.69- The Atlantic Federation tries to attack an unarmed shuttle belonging to the Queen of the Thunder Kingdom of Jupiter but were thwarted as the Storm Alliance's new mobile suits make their combat debut against the Atlantic Federation's mobile armor ambush attempt. Chairman Clyne and President Harkin publicly condemn the attack and demand the Sponsor Nations cease their attacks on unarmed convoys.

-Chairman Clyne orders PLANTs 7 through 10 of Junius City to be remodeled for agriculture production. The sponsor nations, determined to prevent the PLANTs from producing their own food begin intimidation maneuvers. At this point, ZAFT and its mobile suit forces make their combat debut, overwhelming Earth's Mobile Armors and driving the forces of the Sponsor-Nations out of the PLANTs air-space.

-Captain Lewis Halberton of the Atlantic Federation's 4th Fleet (which will later be known as the 8th Fleet of the Earth Alliance) recognizes the mobile suit's effectiveness in space combat, due to the Antarctic Republic, Storm Alliance and ZAFT's Mobile Suit Forces, and proposes the development of the "G-Series". Halberton's proposal is rejected by his superiors, but some of them provide assistance so that the project can proceed in secret. Unbeknownst to them, an Antarctic agent is part of Halberton's research staff and sends a report to his superiors; they order him to keep watch on the project.

-Chairman Clyne issues demands for complete autonomy and trade equality to the Sponsor Nations. The PLANTs promise to halt resource exports to Earth should no response arrive by January 1, of the following year.

9.1- Kira Yamato enters the Morgenroete Technical College on Heliopolis.

9.17- The Shiki Saber is rolled out at the Atlantis's Glory colony and is sold to the member nations of the Storm Alliance to further increase military strength and for patrolling boarders and conducting raids on known pirate groups.

10.14- The Storm Alliance deploys it's new Shiki Saber mobile suit for the first time against the Earth Forces when they try to seize the Atlantis's Glory colony. Many ZAFT and URA mobile suit pilots are very impressed with the new mobile suit and some seek to acquire their own units.

C.E. 70- 1.1- As they meet with representatives of the Sponsor-Nations, PLANT Supreme Council members are targeted by a terror attack, and one council member is slain. Blue Cosmos claims responsibility, but when it becomes clear that the sponsor nations were behind the attack, the PLANTs halt all resource exports. The sponsor nations, except Antarctica, which have been dependent on the PLANTs for such production, are rendered destitute.

-1.16 - Storm Alliance defense contractors begin occupying and repairing colonies at L4 and turn them into mobile suit factories and listening stations. This causes concern for the ISAF and ZAFT, but the Negotiator reassures Chairman Clyne and President Harkin that their intention is only to set up production facilities and to protect their colonies.

-1.19 – Storm Alliance leaders meet with Chairman Clyne and propose a defense treaty to protect one another and make an effort to promote peace in the Earthsphere. The next day the PLANT Supreme Council overwhelmingly passes legislation which allows a defense treaty to be signed with the three planetary kingdoms of the Storm Alliance in exchange for trade agreements and diplomatic recognition by the PLANTs.

-2.5-The Tragedy of Copernicus- At the urging of the Secretary General of the United Nations, negotiations take place at the Lunar City Copernicus. A terrorist bombing claims the lives of the Secretary General, the Sponsor Nation representatives, and the rest of the United Nations leadership. The PLANTs representative, Chairman Clyne, is delayed due to a shuttle malfunction, and escapes the bombing.

-2.7- The Alaska Declaration- The Atlantic Federation announces the formation of the Earth Alliance. Knowing that this so-called Alliance means trouble for the PLANTs, as well as the other nations who accept Coordinators, President Vivian Harkin of Antarctica, calls upon the leaders of the Kingdom of Scandinavia, the Orb Union, and the Equatorial Union, to meet at the East Falkland Mass Driver, in South America.

-2.8- The East Falkland Declaration- The Antarctic Republic, Kingdom of Scandinavia, Orb Union, and the Equatorial Union form an alliance, each having similar roles to stay neutral and independent. In this moment, the Independent State Allied Force (ISAF) is formally announced. The militaries of these nations are integrated, and the Allies, as they would be called, control two Mass Drivers, one in East Falkland, one in Orb. In space they have the Orb, Antarctican Naval Space Fleets, and the fledgling KOS Fleet, 37 space colonies, the Ame-no-Mihashira Space Station, and The Villa Verde Space Station. This shocks the world, including the Atlantic Federation. The Storm Alliance is also offered an invitation join or at least agree to a defense treaty like the one they signed with the PLANTs. With approval from the governing council and the citizens of all three kingdoms, the Storm Alliance does not join the ISAF, but signs a defense treaty on the condition that they be recognized diplomatically by the nations of the ISAF and allows for trade relations to be established by both factions.

-2.11- The Earth Alliance declares war on the PLANTs and an invasion force sets out from the Ptolemaius Lunar Base. Meanwhile Blue Cosmos loyalists in the military secretly load 3 Mk. IX Nuclear Missiles aboard the Mobile Armor Carrier, Roosevelt. However, one of the Blue Cosmos loyalists is actually an ISAF agent and frantically sends a message to the ISAF CHQ in Abraham City, and they hastily send three Wallace-Class Battleships and one Iscariot-Class MSC cruiser to prevent the Atlantic Federation from using the missiles. The Storm Alliance send a combined expeditionary fleet to honor their agreement with the PLANTs.

-2.13- The Storm Alliance joint expeditionary fleet arrives before the Earth Forces fleet arrives thanks in part to technology that allows for faster travel between planetary systems.

-2.14- The Bloody Valentine- ZAFT along with the ISAF task force and Storm Alliance expeditionary fleet repels the Earth Alliance attack, with two of the Wallace-Class Battleships bravely sacrificing themselves as they used themselves as shields to block two of the Nuclear Missiles. The Storm Alliance's Argama-class battleships make their debut in battle as five sacrifice themselves to save Junius 8 through 10. However, this grand act of Self-Sacrifice is in vain, as the last missile destroys the Junius 7 PLANT Colony, killing 243,721 people. Lenore Zala, Patrick Zala's wife, escapes the attack due to the discovery of sabotage to her shuttle.

-2.17-Murasame Colony Massacre- Following the Bloody Valentine tragedy, the Atlantic Federation tries force the Storm Alliance out of the Earthsphere by attacking Murasame Colony under the pretext that the colony was hiding nuclear weapons used in the Bloody Valentine attack on Junius 7. The citizens refuse to be fooled and resist the Atlantic Federation forces. Atlantic Federation soldiers and mobile armors force their way into the colony and begin brutally and savagely slaughtering every inhabitant down to the last man, woman and child regardless if they were Natural or Coordinator and with no regard to which nation they belonged to. Contact lost with the colony.

-2.18- At a national memorial for the Bloody Valentine victims, as well as the sacrifice of the two ISAF crews and five Storm Alliance crews, Chairman Clyne swears to resist the Earth Alliance to the very end and offers to give trading preference to any nation who doesn't join the Earth Alliance. The Oceania Union and the USSA accept Clyne's offer.

-Contact reestablished with Murasame Colony and the horrible images of the massacre are broadcasted throughout the Sol System. Citizens in the kingdoms of the Storm Alliance, outraged by the unprovoked attack on Murasame Colony, support the vote to declare war on the Earth Alliance. The PLANTs and ISAF offer their condolences and demand that the leaders of Earth Alliance resign and collaborators be brought to justice for the savage attack.

-2.19- Earth Alliance forces launch an armed invasion of the United States of South America. The Panama Spaceport is seized by force and the Atlantic Federation annexes the South American Continent.

Before the Atlantic Federation could even think of gaining the Falklands as well, the USSA president ordered all troops in the Falkland Islands to surrender to ISAF forces stationed there.

-In response to the invasion and the forced annexation of South America, ISAF deploys troops, and two new models of Mobile Suits, based solely on Ground Combat, to the Falkland Islands to protect the East Falkland Spaceport and its Mass Driver.

2.20- Condemning the Earth Alliance's invasion of Central and South America, the Oceania Union declares its full support for the PLANTs. The Alliance's response is to declare war on the Oceania Union as well.

2.21- Athrun Zala and Yzak Joule join ZAFT. Rengi Kinaver also joins ZAFT as he is the first Natural to enlist in ZAFT. PLANT Supreme Chairman Siegel Clyne sees this and launches a campaign to allow Naturals to join ZAFT as well.

Kyle Matsutani and Arleen Bettany join the ISAF military.

2.22- A space battle begins over the space station Yggdrasil. The Earth Alliance commits its 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Fleets to this fierce battle while the ZAFT forces deploy their N-Jammers for the first time. Both sides are equally matched, and ZAFT suffers heavy casualties. The Yggdrasil colony itself suffers heavy damage and ultimately collapses, its ruins becoming part of the debris belt.

3.8- TheBattleofVictoria- ZAFT forces begin a invasion of Earth, with the Victoria Mass Driver as their target. However, the operation ends in failure.

3.15- Learning from the failures of the Victoria attack, the PLANT Supreme council decide on an Equatorial Campaign, dubbed Operation Uroboros.

4.1- TheAprilFoolsCrisis- ZAFT launches Operation Uroboros by scattering N-Jammers across Earth's surface, plunging the Nations of the Earth Alliance into a severe energy crisis. The Queen of the Blizzard Kingdom expresses concern on ZAFT's move to use N-Jammers on the Earth.

4.2- The Battle of Carpentaria- ZAFT drops the disassembled components of a military base from orbit to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Within 48 hours, the foundations of the Carpentaria Base have been laid. The Earth Alliance's Pacific Fleet engages the ZAFT Forces, but is defeated. Rumors are circulated that the Blizzard Kingdom's elite Ko-Koron 101st Airborne Special Forces aided ZAFT in capturing several ships and using them against the Earth Forces. However these rumors are proven false as the Ko-Koron 101st has not left kingdom since the last meeting between ISAF and Storm Alliance leaders.

4.17- The First Battle of Jachin Due- The Earth Alliance's 5th and 6th Fleets set out from the Ptolemaius Lunar to attack the PLANT homeland, but the ZAFT forces intercept in the vicinity of the Resource Satellite, Jachin Due. Tsunami Corps aids ZAFT as they honor the Negotiator's agreement to protect the PLANTs.

5.3- ZAFT begins an offensive whose ultimate target is the Ptolemaius Lunar Base. A ZAFT base is established in the Lorentz Crater, and the moon is divided along what becomes known as the Grimaldi Front. Realizing how close the Grimaldi Front is to the L2 Colonies and how close the Carpentaria Base is to their territory, the ISAF council orders all member nations to close and put heavy patrols on their borders. Storm Alliance follows suit 12 hours after the ISAF council orders their military forces to patrol their borders, mobile suit factories and colonies.

5.20- The Carpentaria Base is completed, and ZAFT deploys the aerial mobile suit DINN

5.22- ZAFT's campaign to capture terrestrial bases begins in earnest. Using the Carpentaria Base as a staging area, ZAFT launches an invasion of the Mediterranean Region.

5.25- The First Casablanca Sea Battle- The Earth Alliance's Mediterranean Fleet engages ZAFT's submarine carrier fleet in a naval battle near Casablanca. The victorious ZAFT forces then advance into the Mediterranean and continue southward into Africa. Meanwhile, construction on the Gibraltar Base begins.

5.30- The Battle of Suez- ZAFT ground forces defeat a massive Earth Alliance tank corps at El Alamein, and Andrew Waltfeld earns the nickname "Desert Tiger" for his exploits in this battle. The ZAFT forces begin heading south, expanding their territory further into Africa.

6.2- The final battle of the Grimaldi Front takes place at an Earth Alliance resource base in the Endymion Crater. The Alliance loses its 3rd Fleet, but is able to use a Cyclops System to wipe out the ZAFT forces. Many Earth Alliance forces are also sacrificed in the process.

ISAF officials are shocked and disgusted that the Alliance could use such a System that was suppose to build cities under ice-covered landscapes, not used as a weapon to kill not only ZAFT soldiers, but the unfortunate Alliance troops that were sacrificed as well.

Storm Alliance leaders join the ISAF in condemning the use of the Cyclops system and once again demand that leaders who decided to use horrendous weapons of mass destruction to be arrested and brought to justice for using such barbaric weapons. The Storm Alliance offers the survivors from the Atlantic Federation's 3rd fleet a chance to defect and join the Storm Alliance. Many of the survivors gladly jump at the Storm Alliance's offer to defect and join the Storm Alliance; other survivors join the ISAF and even ZAFT, much to his great joy for Chairman Clyne as he warmly accepts the defectors who join ZAFT.

6.14- At Lagrange Point 4, fighting begins around the resource satellite Nova, which is controlled by the Republic of East Asia. Skirmishes continue for almost a month, with neither side carrying out a decisive strike, and many of the space colonies of the L4 cluster are damaged during the fighting. Colonies controlled by the Storm Alliance are untouched despite attacks from the Earth Forces; ZAFT aids the defense of the Storm Alliance production colonies and military outposts as part of their defense treaty.

7.14- The Earth Alliance abandons Nova, and the fighting comes to an end. Both sides cease major military operations, and although small skirmishes continue on Earth, as well as in space, the overall war comes to a stalemate.

The Mobile Suit project proposed by Commodore Halberton, commander of the Earth Alliance's 8th Fleet is reexamined, as a means of breaking this deadlock. With the assistance of Morgenroete on orders from the Sahaku Noble Family of Orb, development of the G-Series, as well as the mobile suit carrier, Archangel, begin in earnest at Heliopolis, unaware that they're being shadowed by Liberty Electronics, thanks to the information provided by the agent in Halberton's staff, as well as Morgenroete itself, as it steals G-Series data, as well as the designs of the Archangel for its own projects.

8.13- Morgenroete and Liberty Electronics secretly begin construction of a new class of warship, the Morningstar-Class; they also begin development of the Cavalier project, based on the G-Series X-100 Frame, in the Castleguarde Colony.

The Anti-Earth Union Group is officially established as a separate unit from the Trident Tsunami Special Forces is allowed to keep all mobile suits and Gundams acquired by Commander Neyla Kaiou.

9.20- Athrun Zala graduates from ZAFT's military academy. He is assigned to the Le Creuset Team along with Yzak Joule, Dearka Elsman, and Nicol Almalfi.

Kyle Matsutani, and Arleen Bettany, now Senior LTs, are assigned to the Harkin Team under the command of Lt. Commander Canard Pars-Harkin. The two are sent incognito as new students attending the Morgenroete Technical College, it is there they meet their old friend Kira Yamato, as he is attending the same college as them.

The Sky Girls under the command of the recently promoted Lt. Commander Eika Ichijo are temporarily integrated with the AEUG as it acts as a separate force from the Trident Tsunami Special Forces.

10.14- The Earth Alliance 6th and 7th fleets attack the Atlantis Glory colony. ZAFT and the ISAF provide assistance in protecting the colony. The Shiki Saber mass production mobile suit, based off of the Hyaku Shiki, is first deployed into battle against the EA with great success. Many ZAFT and ISAF pilots are amazed at the new mobile suit's fighting capacity and approach their superiors to purchase the new mobile suits.

10.22- Secret discussions are arranged between Chairman Clyne, and Earth Alliance Secretary General Olbani, using the Reverend Malachio as an intermediary. Their goal is to break the stalemate, alleviate famine conditions, and find middle ground for an end to the war. However, these negotiations fail to bear fruit.

12.31- The New Year Incident- On New Year's Eve, an Atlantic Federation naval fleet patrolling the area around the Falklands is detected by patrol boats of the ISAF 1st Antarctic Patrol Group 15 miles from the West Falkland shoreline. Fearing the boats are on a "torpedo run", the Commodore of the Alliance Fleet panicky orders his ships to fire on the unarmed boats. Two of the boats are sunk, and 7 ISAF sailors lose their lives. This incident provokes outrage in the Antarctic homeland, and ISAF as a whole, the President of the Atlantic apologizes for the incident and the officer responsible for the whole fiasco is demoted and relieved of combat duty.

The Earth Alliance declares all out war against the Storm Alliance and vows to exterminate every last citizen of the Storm Alliance if they didn't back the Earth Alliance.

C.E. 71- 1.1 ZAFT declares to support and back the Storm Alliance while the ISAF declares its neutrality but secretly helps begin a new mobile suit program to help the Storm Alliance catch up with them and ZAFT.

1.15- Activity in the Pacific Theater increases. ZAFT attacks the Republic of East Asia's Kaohsiung spaceport in Taiwan. Being so close to their territory, the ISAF council orders increased border patrols along all borders with Earth Alliance Nations, as well their space territories.

1.20- 7 GAT-X Series, two of them built in secret apart from the original plan, and the Archangel are secretly rolled out in Heliopolis.

1.21-The Morningstar and 10 Cavalier Mobile Suits are secretly rolled out and soon leave Castleguarde to pick up the 2 prototypes from Heliopolis.

1.22 –Fang Murasame and Gundam Astray Silver Frame are secretly rolled out for the possession of the Storm Alliance.

1.23- The Kaohsiung Spaceport falls.

1.24- The Le Creuset Team investigates reports of a new Earth Alliance military satellite under construction at Lagrange point 3. However, the information proves faulty as there is nothing but floating debris, and no fighting ensues. On their way back to the PLANT homeland, they obtain intelligence on the Earth Alliance's mobile suits from a spy who has infiltrated Heliopolis and who happens to be the same spy who informed ISAF of the G-Project. They change course to Heliopolis, aware that they are being followed by ISAF's new warship, the Morningstar, and its Mobile Suit compliment. A Highwind-class vessel and Argama-class battleship rendezvous with the Le Creuset and Hawkins teams to intercept all prototypes before the Atlantic Federation can get them.

1.25- Now...