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"Celestial Being, a paramilitary organization whose sworn objective is to eliminate all conflict by means of armed intervention with their advanced mobile suits called "Gundam". They first appeared when the Advanced European Union was showcasing their newest mobile suit, the Enact. The unit GN-001 Gundam Exia descended from space and quickly dispatched the Enact while sparing the pilot, meant as a warning to the world superpowers. Exia subsequently traveled to the AEU's orbtial elevator in Africa, where it's presence forced the military to reveal to the world that they had stored illegal numbers of mobile suits in the elevator's hangars. Three more Gundams subsequently revealed themselves, one on Earth to support Exia (Gundam Dynames) and two in space to thwart a terrorist attack on the orbital ring (Gundam Kyrios and Gundam Virtue). A pre-recorded video was then played across the world. In it, a man identified by some as Aeolia Schenberg announced the existence and purpose of Celestial Being. The world had mixed feelings regarding the group. The Human Reform League brushed them off, swearing to it's populace to do everything possible to bring Celestial Being down. The President of the Union lamented that Celestial Being had taken the role of "World Police" that the United States had thus far held. They, along with the AEU, promised it's people that any interventions involving their member nations would not go unpunished. Some simply ridiculed the fact that the end contradicted the means. In the end, however, one thing was clear: in order to erase conflict and unite the Earth, Celestial Being would have to become the enemy of the world. After several successful interventions, a few close calls, and one crippling betrayal, the world would finally strike back."


Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Wings of the Master

Prologue

"Operation Fallen Angels was a complete success. Celestial Being was destroyed and we even managed to capture one of their machines."

The man speaking was Chinese in full United Nations Forces regalia, in his late 40's and with gray hair streaked with white. He turned his head towards the young man who was walking at his side down the hall, bringing his battle-scarred face into full view and pointed his finger at him.

"You're being assigned as it's test pilot. Don't disappoint us."

The young man's black hair fell around his eyes as he angled his head to momentarily stare towards the steel gray floor. His gaze was not lost on his superior. He kept his voice level as he asked, "Does the news not suit you?"

The young man's gaze only lingered on the ground for a moment before he looked up, facing his superior with his gray eyes, and saluted.

"I won't let you down, Admiral Zhao."

"Good. Now, follow me. You must be itching to see you're new charge."

Admiral Zhao turned back around and continued walking until he came across a large set of solid steel double doors. He reached over to the keypad next to the door and punched in a code. The door slid open and the admiral motioned for his subordinate to go first.

"I'll take my leave of you now. The Chief Engineer will brief you on the rest."

Inside the hangar was a mobile suit that had clearly seen better days. It was being held up via cranes hanging from the ceiling, a measure necessitated by the fact that it's right arm and leg were missing. Every inch of it's white and orange painted body was covered in nicks, scratches, dents, and other marks that told a tale of a hard-fought battle. The young man's gaze went to the machine's head, which had miraculously escaped with minor damage, confirming what the admiral had just told him. The v-shaped fin on the forehead and the construction of it's face immediately identified the mobile suit as a Gundam. After staring at it, the young man decided that something about it seemed familiar.

He gave it a few more looks over, trying to place just what about this machine stirred his memories like it did. Upon looking at the Gundam's remaining leg and seeing it's winged shin, something in his mind clicked. Everything suddenly fell into place, and a memory from a past long-gone came flying to the forefront of his mind. His draw dropped open as he whispered, "I... I don't believe it..."

The Chief Engineer picked that moment to announce his presence.

"Yeah, it's quite the piece of machinery isn't it?"

Slightly startled, the young man simply nodded at the chief standing behind him and quickly turned his face back towards the Gundam to hide the expression of utter shock and awe on his face.

After all this time... I never thought we'd be reunited under circumstances like this...

He look up and gazed intently into the Gundam's eye.

"Celestial Being, huh? I wonder... Is humanity really ready to inherit this?"


It has been four years since the end of Operation Fallen Angels. Celestial Being has disappeared. Their organization lies in ruins, their advanced mobile suits called "Gundams" shattered, and three of their four pilots either dead, captured, or MIA. Following this, the United Nations was reorganized into the Earth Sphere Federation. Also, in order to prevent the necessity of Celestial Being's armed interventions against any and all conflict, the ESF created the Autonomous Peace-Keeping Forces, or "A-Laws". In the present, an A-Laws battlegroup is in space, warding off an attempt of the anti-government organization "Katharon" to liberate their comrades when a shadow from the past reveals it's presence and intervenes; the angels have descended a second time. Amidst the confusion a discarded soldier releases a captive bird, taking flight on it's injured wings.


Author's note: So, here we go! Gundam 00 (pronounced: "double-oh," for those unaware): Wings of the Master has now kicked off. Here are a few more details that aren't in the actual prologue for those who aren't familiar with Gundam's Anno Domini timeline.

Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations: Sometimes shortened to "World Economic Union" or more commonly just "the Union," this power bloc is composed of the Americas, Australia and Japan. The President of the United States is the Union's effective leader and still holds the reins from the White House. It controls the first completed of the three orbital elevators, located in South America. The mobile suit that forms the backbone of their military is the Flag (based on the AEU's Hellion mobile suits).

Advanced European Union: Typically called the "AEU," this world power is composed of Iceland, the islands of the Barents Sea, Greenland, Anatolia, most of the traditional continent of Europe as well as Turkey and Palastine. It's orbital elevator is located in Africa and is the only one of the three elevators that remains incomplete. Ironically, it controls no nations in Africa. It's staple mobile suit is the newly-introduced Enact (based on the Union's Flag mobile suits).

Human Reform League: Usually shortened to "HRL," this bloc contains China, Russia, India, Bangladesh, the nations of South Asia (with the exception of Afghanistan and Pakistan), Mongolia, the member states of the ASEAN, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea, the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan. It controls the second of the completed orbital elevators, located off the coast of Australia. It's mainstay mobile suit is the Tieran, though it's design is bulky and visibly outdated when compared to the Flag and Enact.

Note that there is a noticeable gap in mobile suit technology at the start of the series when comparing a contemporary mobile suit to a Gundam. This is handily demonstrated in the first 5 minutes of the first episode wherein the Exia completely and utterly disassembles the Enact within seconds, managing to finish the job before the Enact's pilot can even finish bragging and smack talking.

Also, Admiral Zhao is indeed a reference to... well... Admiral Zhao. Yes, that Admiral Zhao.