Gundam EXODUS

Prologue: The Universe

Enjoy, and FYI, I don't own Gundam franchise, but I own all my OCs, so there!!

2120 A.D.

A new era in human history began to dawn with the advent of two revolutionary technologies: the construction of the first Space Colony and the terraforming process known as GAIA. Utilizing these two important discoveries, the mankind embarked on series of projects that would ultimately result in the expansion of the human realm. By 2200 A.D., the first space colony, designated Alpha 1, became fully operational around the orbit of Earth. In the next millennium, space colonies would grow exponentially in numbers, five colonies in each of the six clusters: Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma, Sigma, and Omega. The rise of the colonies coincided with the completion of the terraforming process that began a thousand years ago on Mars, which was now transformed from a barren wasteland into a place very much like Earth. Within next decades, enormous influx of immigrants seeking new lives on these new territories poured into both colonies and Mars.

With this unprecedented expansion, the humanity sought to establish a new order that would govern their dominion. Thus, each of the three realms—the Space Colonies, Earth, and Mars—ultimately came to form their own governments, bound by alliance and cooperation. On Earth, the former UN was supplanted by the Terran Confederacy; the Space Colonies formed the Allied Republics of Cosmos, or the ARC. Lastly, the people of Mars constituted the nation of Ares. With the establishment of these new institutions, the Cosmic Era could finally begin. Instrumental to the success of these new settlements was another new invention, a humanoid machine called the "mobile suit." Originally used for construction and labor, these mobile suits were quickly incorporated into the military as important assets.

On CE 302, the military scientists on Earth successfully built the first Gundam unit, an extremely powerful mobile suit that could easily overpower standard mobile suits. Several designs were drafted, but only a few were ever built due to lack of resources and technical difficulties of actually building an effective model. Once in battle, however, these Gundam units proved extraordinary, even able to turn the tide of a battle single-handedly.

CE 312

As three factions grew in power, the system of alliance and cooperation quickly began to deteriorate. Tension escalated until a full-scale war broke out between the Terran Confederacy and the ARC. This massive conflict, known as the War of the Crimson Moon, lasted for seven years without a clear victor. It was also the first time the mobile suits were used in combat in large scales, increasing the destruction and carnage drastically. But none would compare to the series of events that would ensue. Ares during the war had maintained its neutrality, neither siding with the Earth forces nor the Space Colonies. But secretly, the Ares government had sanctioned private companies on Mars to supply arms and supplies to the colonies. Indeed, the people of Ares sympathized more with the ARC, as both states were formed by immigrants who had left Earth. It was only matter of time before the Confederacy found about this deal. Determined to cut off the supply route, the Earth forces unleashed a large arsenal of nuclear weapons against Ares. The result was catastrophic. Although Ares military had managed to intercept a great portion of the missiles, the damage incurred by the rest was enough to devastate much of Mars, particularly its industry and military. In effect, Ares was no longer a threat to the Confederacy.

The Earth forces now savagely attacked the colonies with their full might. Without their commercial ally, the ARC seemed at disadvantage, but here, another surprise factor emerged.

At first, no one paid particular attention to him. Silently, through his phenomenal piloting skills, combat prowess, and an amazing knack for tactics, a single mobile suit pilot rose into prominence among the colonists. His name was Alexis Irvine, a Martian-born who had first enlisted as a common soldier but soon inducted into the Elite forces. It was a matter of time before his reputation began to circulate among his enemies. Confederate mobile suit pilots feared his mere name, and even generals had to alter their entire battle plans once they learned Alexis Irvine had entered combat. At the decisive battle of Omega 3, where Earth forces tried to strike at the heart of the ARC, Irvine, now with the rank of an admiral, wiped out four enemy battalions using only one battalion of his own.

After few more years of fighting, the colonists finally managed to induce the weary Earth forces to offer a truce. It was the official end of the war, a glorious occasion for the ARC. With no further hostilities, the public attention turned to restoration, and of course, to their hero Alexis Irvine. Many wanted Irvine to become the head of the ARC council, as the supreme leader of the colonies. Yet, within few weeks after the end of the war, Alexis Irvine, without any notice, resigned from his post and disappeared without trace. Rumors abounded. Some said he had retired, few said he had defected to Earth, but the majority of the opinion placed him on Mars, which by this time had recovered much from the nuclear devastation. Nevertheless, none could ever find Alexis Irvine again.

Five years had passed since the devastating war. The year is now 326 CE. Although peace persists for the moment, no one could predict another chaos that would envelop the world in turbulence…

OC suggestions welcome!

I could use some pilots for all three factions, (Terran Confederacy, ARC, and Ares)