Armed Intervention of the Bloody Valentine

by animefan29

The Bloody Valentine, a bloody war between the Union, AEU, and HRL against the PLANTs. Mobile suits battle across Earth celestial sphere for dominance. Now a new machine shall change the course of the war. A machine known as Gundam.

1. Prologue

Armed Intervention of the Bloody Valentine

2051 AD –

Aeolia Schenberg is born.

2056 AD –

The robotic toy "Haro" is introduced to the world. The Haro quickly gains a small yet loyal fan base. Though consumer market production of the Haro ends after a year the toy is still available through specialty services for years after.

2090 AD –

At the age of 39, Aeolia Schenberg comes out with a solution to solve the Global Fuel Crisis; a theoretical basis for the combined Orbital Elevator and photovoltaic energy system. Because the level of technology available at the time of publication is not advanced enough to actualize the project his theory receives little public attention.

While working on the concept of the orbital space elevator Aeolia also develops the concept of humanoid machines designed for performing heavy-duty work in multiple environments, particularly space. He labels these machines as "Mobile Suits."

2091 AD –

At the age of 40, Aeolia despairs that the world as he knows it is full of hatred and violence. However, with his findings about a special theoretical particle that could transmit thoughts, he regains hope for humanity. With a new vision of a world where all humans understand each other Aeolia develops a plan to accelerate human evolution. It'll be later called as "Aeolia's Plan."

Aeolia postulates the fundamental theory about GN Particles and most of the technology (GN Drives, Trans-Am, etc) around it.

21? AD –

The paramilitary organization Celestial Being is formed under the ideology of ending global conflict by Aeolia Schenberg in order to realize his vision of a world without warfare.

The supercomputer Veda is created to help further realize Aeolia Schenberg's plan. Remembering his fondness for a Haro toy he had growing up, Aeolia builds a new set of several dozen Haros to act as portable access terminals for Veda as well as all around helper robots for Celestial Being.

Using the genetic templates from several human donors living Veda-terminals known as Innovades, are created by Celestial Being. Among the first batch to be made are the Pattern 0026 Innovades whose genetic patterns are based on E.A. Ray, Aeolia's close friend.

2101 AD –

Aeolia Schenberg dedicates his life to the advancement of space colonization. He later disappears from public view.

2188 AD –

A mission to send a manned probe to Jupiter is launched. The purpose of the mission is for the sake of space exploration. A crew of Celestial Being scientists is secretly among the people sent for the mission. One of their objectives is to manufacture the GN Drives on Jupiter.

2217 AD –

As petroleum resources become scarcer, and environmental pollution worsens, a worldwide economic collapse ensues. The economic collapse, combined with ethnic and religious strife, leads to a global conflict known as the Reconstruction War. Shortly after the war begins a new and highly aggressive strain of the flu virus, known as the Type S influenza spreads throughout the world. Disease and war produce massive casualties. Many of the world's nations form economic blocs, and the planet becomes divided into a handful of major powers. To overcome the loss of petroleum resources, nations with advanced enough technology construct a series of new nuclear power plants to provide energy.

2218 April 1 AD –

George Glenn is born

2221 AD –

Five GN Drives are completed and sent back to Earth via an unmanned capsule.

The Incident at Jupiter occurs. One of the crewmembers involved with the Jupiter project killed the other remaining members, ejected all the data terminals he could find then attempted to completely destroy their ship. The details of this incident are not known until the year 2225.

2225 AD –

Two men from a UN backed exploration team arrive at the ruins of the Jupiter exploration ship, where they find and retrieve a purple Haro.

2234 AD –

Ralph Eifman is born in the United States (July 29).

2236 AD/ CE 1 –

Nuclear weapons are employed on the frontlines of central Asia, in the Kashmir region.

CE 4 –

George Glenn is nominated for a Nobel Prize

CE 5 –

George Glenn enlists in the military

CE 9 –

The Reconstruction War formerly ends. The previous national order has been radically changed from the pre-war era, yet what the new national order will be is unclear as nations rebuild themselves.

The United Nations 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.

CE 10 –

The Space Colony plan begins in earnest, and a space industry arises to exploit the new frontier. Construction of the lunar city Copernicus begins.

George Glenn becomes an employee of NASA.

CE 11 –

The space station Yggdrasil is completed.

CE 12 –

The lunar city of Copernicus is completed.

NASA launches a new Jupiter exploration project and announces the development of the exploration ship Tsiolkovsky. George Glenn is to be the ship's chief designer and pilot, and the space station Yggdrasil will serve as the construction site. The purpose of the ship will not only be to explore but also to collect Helium 3 from the upper atmosphere for use as fuel in nuclear power plants

CE 15 –

The exploration ship Tsiolkovsky is completed.

George Glenn's Confession: As George Glenn departs 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 (specifically the preservation of they define the human species), the environmental protection pressure group Blue Cosmos declares itself adamantly opposed to Coordinator technology.

Three nuclear power stations around the world suffer catastrophic melt downs and thousands of people die both from radiation poisoning and because of the subsequent loss of power in the local regions until the slack is picked up by other stations. Thankfully radiation-prevention technology kept the spread of lethal radiation in check; however old fears about the danger nuclear power presents to both humans and the environment are reawakened. It is suspected that the melt downs were caused by terrorists but all proof was destroyed with the stations.

Petroleum prices skyrocket as demand for the energy resource resurges. However the use of fossil fuels for power cannot last long and governments begin proposing and researching alternative energy solutions with a vigor never seen before. Because the technology is now available, it is determined that Aeolia Schenberg's solar energy system, would be the greatest long term benefits.

CE 16 –

An international conference is held to discuss the Coordinator controversy issue. A protocol on genetic modification is adopted, totally prohibiting the manipulation of human genes. Nonetheless, many wealthy individuals secretly have their children turned into Coordinators.

CE 17 –

A hospital in Chicago which has been secretly creating Coordinators is set ablaze. Blue Cosmos, the most out-spoken group against Coordinators and arguably the largest, is rumored to be involved.

Construction of the Porta Panama mass driver begins in Central America.

CE 18 –

Homer Katagiri (Natural) is born (July 29)

CE 19 –

The economic blocs of the Reconstruction Wars have cemented themselves into new supranational politico-economic communities. The three largest and most powerful of these communities are the Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations, the Advanced European Union, and the Human Reform League. The governments of these communities have dedicated themselves to the construction of their own orbital elevator that will be part of the larger solar energy collection grid.

The Union, Human Reform League, and Advanced European Union begin construction of their orbital elevators off the northern coast of South America, on an artificial island in the south-east Asian sea north of the Solomon Islands, and in the heart of Africa respectively.

January 21, Ian Vashti (Natural) is born in the Advanced European Union

The nations of Earth with sufficient capability initiate efforts to gather asteroids from the asteroid belt and bring them to Earth. Most of the asteroids average out at lengths of 500 meters or less, however several giants were retrieved that exceeded ten kilometers. These asteroids were set in stable orbits in the gravitationally stable Lagrange Points 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

The Superpowers of Earth recognize that in order to make the construction of the Orbital elevators more efficient they need a work vehicle that can operate on the Earth's surface, the increasingly thin atmosphere, and in zero gravity. From this need the workloader was developed.

CE 20 –

Despite the formation of the supranational politico-economic communities, national power is still a highly fluid commodity as the world economy has yet to stabilize. Because of this fluidity minor conflicts begin and end almost daily across the globe. Instigators could range from single dissident civilians to national military forces. Because the orbital elevators are very visual and relatively fragile targets they are the focus of many attacks.

Although these conflicts pale in comparison to the Reconstruction Wars some are still significant enough to be labeled as a Solar War in reference to the attacks on the solar energy collection grid.

CE 21 –

Construction of the Habilis mass driver begins on the shore of Lake Victoria.

CE 22 –

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

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

CE 23 –

Patrick Zala, a Coordinator, is secretly born in the Union.

CE 28 –

Sergei Smirnov, a Natural, is born in Russia (January 28)

Pang Hercules, a Natural, is born.

CE 29 –

George Glenn returns from Jupiter with Evidence 01. The fossil is taken to the Zodiac research colony at Lagrange Point 5 for detailed examination.

CE 30 –

The world's religious authorities gather at the Palestine Conference to discuss important matters that have great impact upon the world's religions and their teachings. Such issues include whether to accept gene manipulation and the implications of Evidence 01 but they are unable to reach any conclusions and their influence with the people begins to wane.

A non-uniform tolerance for Coordinators spreads as previous restrictions are lifted throughout the world, and the first Coordinator boom begins.

The space industry heats up, and construction of multiple space colonies begins at Lagrange 1 and Lagrange 4.

The Orb Union begins construction of the Kaguya mass driver and the resource satellite Heliopolis.

CE 31 –

The restrictions on George Glenn are lifted, and he begins examining Evidence 01 at the Zodiac research colony.

The colony's extraterrestrial research organization expands into a huge research facility.

CE 35 –

The Union establishes the Union Space Forces (USF) a new branch of the military charged with protecting the Union's assets in space. To support the new military branch a lunar military base is built in the Ptolemaeus Crater, drawing international condemnation. Earth's major powers begin a space arms race.

The Advanced European Union begins the construction of the Artemis space fortress.

Alejandro Corner, a Natural, is born in the Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations (May 11).

CE 38 –

The Zodiac research colony is further expanded. George Glenn announces his concept for a new type of space colony, and construction of these new colonies begins. This project is funded mainly by the Union, the Advanced European Union, and the Human Reform League, and the new L5 colony cluster is to be managed by representatives of these sponsor nations.

CE 39 –

Kati Mannequin, a Natural, is born in the Advanced European Union.

CE 40 –

The first generation of Coordinators, born in secrecy, reaches maturity and excels in every scientific, artistic, and athletic field. The differences between Coordinators and Naturals thus become very clear, and critical voices against Coordinators emerge. The loudest and most radical voice belongs to Blue Cosmos, the longest standing and most outspoken anti-Coordinator organization. Many professional institutions wish to ban Coordinators from professional competitions. Jealousy arises amongst the common man, or Naturals, as they see how Coordinators outperform them at everything. The jealousy breeds hate and contempt for Coordinators.

CE 41 –

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

Muruta Azrael, a Natural, is born in the Union.

CE 42 –

Mu La Flaga, a Natural, is born in the Union

CE 43 –

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

CE 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 and must be imported entirely from Earth.

A mass emigration of Coordinators leaving Earth to live on the PLANTs occurs.

Graham Aker, a Natural, is born in the Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations (September 10)

Howard Mason, a Natural, is born.

Linda Vashti, a Natural, is born.

CE 45 –

The estimated Coordinator population now exceeds ten 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 with their current lifestyle

Leesa Kujō, a Natural, is born in the Advanced European Union (August 24)

Daryl Dodge, a Natural, is born.

CE 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 Da Flaga is born later this year

CE 47 –

Neil and Lyle Dylandy, Naturals, are born in Ireland

CE 48 –

The Republic of Moralia is founded

CE 49 –

The Human Reform League initiates a secret project and founds the Superhuman Institute. The purpose of the project is to develop a human enhancement process, to create a super soldier superior even to Coordinators. Subjects for the project's experiments would be young children found on the streets and "designer babies" born specifically to be a part of the project. The Superhuman Institute would be stationed in the HRL colony "Complete Sphere."

Hong Long, a Coordinator, is born in China (December 26) to the prestigious Wang family, however his genetic modifications were not fully successful. Although he possessed Coordinator level strength, endurance, agility, and hand-eye coordination he lacked Coordinator level intelligence. Considered a failure the Wang family stripped him of his entitled role as heir and future family head and began working on producing another child that would meet their standards.

Kinue Crossroad, a Natural, is born in the Special Economic Jurisdiction - Japan.

Christina Sierra, a Coordinator, is born (March 29).

CE 50 –

Siegel Clyne and Patrick Zala found the Zodiac Alliance, a political organization created to peacefully fight for the rights and independence of the PLANTs.

CE 51 –

Lichtendahl Tsery, a Natural, is born.

CE 52 –

The child who will become Allelujah Haptism, a Natural, is born in Kazhakstan

The Union initiates its Military Reconstruction Plan, an initiative to create a new series of space combat vehicles as well as a new line of space superiority mobile armors. The purpose of the plan is to give the Union dominance in space, because though it is a harsh environment it has a bountiful cornucopia of resources and it is believed that whoever controls space will be the dominant superpower of the coming age.

CE 53 –

George Glenn is assassinated by a young Natural who is angry because he was not born as a Coordinator

A PLANT Supreme Council is formed, made up of representatives from each of the PLANT cities. The Supreme Council was created as an intermediary group that would report progress in the PLANTs to the sponsor nations and in turn serve as a tool to govern the PLANTs

Marie Parfacy (Soma Peries), a Coordinator, is born in the Human Reform League.

CE 54 –

Saji Crossroad, a Natural, is born in the Special Economic Jurisdiction - Japan.

Louise Halevy, a Natural, is born in the Advanced European Union (Spain).

Wang Liu Mei, a secret Coordinator, is born in China (July 9). Unlike her brother her genetic enhancements were successful. She was promptly named heir and trained to be the future head of the Wang family.

Dr. Joyce B. Moreno joins the NGO organization Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) and is partnered with (Innovade) Telicyra Herfi.

The first prototype GN Drive Mobile Suit, designated as the GN-000 0 Gundam, is completed.

0 Gundam's designs are used as a basis for the next-generation prototype GN Drive powered Mobile Suits.

CE 55 –

Kira and Cagalli Hibiki are born to parents Ulen and Via Hibiki. Cagalli was born naturally while Kira was modified and born via an artificial womb as the "Ultimate Coordinator." Rau Da Flaga burns down the family's house, killing Ulen, Via, and visitor Al Da Flaga. The children survive and Kira is adopted by Caridad and Haruma Yamato while Cagalli is adopted by Uzumi Nara Athha.

Soran Ibrahim, a Natural, is born in the Republic of Krugis

CE 56 –

The Union develops a new type of mobile armor called the TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero. With powerful primary thrusters, numerous vernier thrusters, and a linear gun the Moebius Zero is fast, maneuverable, and well-armed. However its most powerful feature is the gunbarrel system. Four gunbarrels are mounted on the body of the Moebius Zero, each mounting an additional thruster, four additional verniers, and a pair of autocannons. Though the auto cannons are less powerful than the linear gun, the Moebius Zero's true power lies in its ability to disconnect the gunbarrels and remotely guide them via wires in order to perform multi-vector attacks. Though highly effective the system was exceedingly difficult to operate. Only a handful of pilots could bring out the Moebius Zero's true potential. All prototypes were shelved and the designs were used to develop less expensive and simpler to operate machine.

The Human Reform League develops and introduces new mobile weapons to protect its still under construction orbital elevator. For Earth-based defense the HRL unveils the MSJ-04 Fanton, the first known fully functional mobile suit. Though participating in an advanced weapons concept proposed by Aeolia Schenberg, aside from its humanoid form and ability to mimic humanoid movement, the Fanton was not a particularly advanced machined, the HRL relying more on heavy armor, reliable weapons, and support vehicles than advanced technology. The second weapon built for space defense is the MAJ-S08 Xiaoshou, originally a worker pod that had been retrofitted with a pair of mobile suit arms and an arm-mounted smoothbore gun. The Xiaoshou did not have very powerful thrusters nor was it very maneuverable, limiting the distance it could travel; however it was inexpensive and had reliable performance.

To complement the Fanton on Earth, the HRL rolled out a series of support mobile weapons; including the aquatic mobile armor MAJ-03 Shuichai, the MAJ-P13 Feimeng short range attack plane, the MAJ-V34 Jiachong high mobility tank. Though not as powerful as the Fanton the machines are cheap to produce and utilize proven technology that works well with conventional tactics.

The First four 2nd Generation Gundams, designated as GNY-001 Gundam Astraea, GNY-002 Gundam Sadalsuud, GNY-003 Gundam Abulhool, and GNY-004 Gundam Plutone are completed and launched from the Celestial Being colony Krung Thep

CE 57 –

The Advanced European Union rolls out their first mobile suit, the AEU-05 Hellion. The Hellion mobile suit is flight capable, can be modified for outer space usage, and is outfitted with a smoothbore rifle. At the same time the Agrissa support type mobile armor is developed to support the Hellion on Earth.

The Union introduces the TS-MA2 Moebius, a mass-production mobile armor based on the TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero. Though not as fast or well-armed as its prototype, the Moebius can still be equipped with a linear gun, four missiles, and a pair of Vulcan guns. Combined with its high thrust engines the Moebius is a capable space fighter, though its frame is too small to be equipped with heavy armor. The Moebius is roughly an even match for the AEU's Hellion Initium which is slower, less well-armed, yet more maneuverable, and has heavier armor. Because the Moebius is relatively inexpensive it can be produced in large numbers.

To complement the space use Moebius the Union introduces a tank equipped with a linear cannon and the F-7D Spearhead fighter jet for their Earth-based forces.

CE 58 –

Siegel Clyne and Patrick Zala are elected to the PLANT Supreme Council. With their new positions the Zodiac Alliance founders continue their work for PLANT independence.

Feldt Grace, a Coordinator, is born to Ruido Resonance and Marlene Vlady, both of whom are 2nd Generation Gundam Meisters. (December 28)

CE 61 –

The Union's Orbital Elevator is completed.

The Human Reform League's is the next to be completed.

The AEU's Orbital Elevator lags behind in construction.

With the completion of the Orbital Elevators and the transmission of solar energy the Union and Human Reform League switch their electrical infrastructure over to the new power source, halting their purchase of oil and systematically shutting down their nuclear power stations.

With the loss of demand the price of oil plummets, and Middle Eastern nations whose wealth relied on the export of oil are thrown into economic turmoil. The situation was made worse when the UN placed sanctions regarding the drilling and use of oil for energy, sanctions created for environmental protection. Over the next decade various wars will break out in the region leading to the dissolving and reforming of various nations.

The Ireland Bombing Incident occurs. KPSA was responsible for the suicide bomb attack. Neil and Lyle's parents and sister are among those who died during the incident

The Union founds the military branch Mobile Suit Warehouse and Development, or MSWAD as its more commonly referred to as. This elite branch of the military is devoted to the research and development of mobile suit technology and developing piloting techniques. Data acquired through research and experimentation is used to the development of advanced mobile suits and the training of pilots.

CE 62 –

The HRL fights a battle several kilometers around the base of the HRL Orbital Elevator. Holly Smirnov dies in combat

Mileina Vashti, a Coordinator, is born to Ian and Linda Vashti.

Leesa Kujō graduates from an International Union University at the age of 17. Together with Kati Mannequin, they both sign on to train in the AEU as tactical forecasters

CE 63 –

Soran Ibrahim, under the influence of Ali Al-Saachez, kills his parents and becomes a child soldier fighting for the KPSA in the Azadistan-Krugis War

CE 64 –

The Advanced European Union upgrades their Hellion mobile suit line, designating their original design the AEU-05/57 Hellion Initium. The new model mobile suit is the first mobile suit to be equipped with linear weapons.

CE 65 –

The Zodiac Alliance, now the dominant political group of the PLANT Supreme Council, renames itself ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty). Thanks to the work of Siegel Clyne and Patrick Zala the council was not just a puppet for the sponsor nations and had secured several vital rights for colonies.

The Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations unveils its new line of mobile weapons, the VMS-15 Realdo mobile suit, the Realdo's space type variant, and the MA-115HT Union Realdo Hover Tank. The Realdo is a flight capable, linear weapon equipped mobile suit.

The Human Reform League rolls out their new mobile suit, the hydrogen powered MSJ-06II-A Tieren Ground Type. Thought still technologically less advanced than Union and AEU counterparts its thick armor and powerful cannons make it a formidable opponent. Alongside the deployment of the Ground Type the HRL also roll out a number of mission specific variants, such as the AC Antiaircraft Cannon Type, the LC Long-Range Cannon Type, and the E Space Type.

The Republic of Krugis is devastated in a war with Azadistan and is subsequently assimilated into Azadistan's territory

Celestial Being decides to send the 0 Gundam to intervene in the Krugis-Azadistan conflict in order to test its performance capabilities. The only surviving witness of the test was Soran Ibrahim.

The KPSA is disbanded. Soran Ibrahim's actions after the disbandment of the KPSA are unknown

CE 66 –

Three of the 3rd Generation Gundams GN-002 Gundam Dynames, GN-003 Gundam Kyrios, and GN-004 Gundam Nadleeh are completed. The GN-001 Exia and GN-005 Gundam Virtue are still in development and will be completed later.

The Innovade Tieria Erde is activated by Veda to observe and serve as a Celestial Being Gundam Meister.

Grave Violento and Hixar Fermi start scouting for 3rd Generation Gundam Meisters. The people selected to be 3rd Generation Gundam Meisters are Neil Dylandy, HRL Test Subject E-0057, and Tieria Erde.

Chall Acoustica becomes a Celestial Being agent in charge of Freshte.

Fon Spaak first encounters Celestial Being. He is recommended by Veda as a potential comrade (spare Gundam Meister) to Grave Violento. However while he voluntarily joins Celestial Being he has no attachment to either the organization or its ideals, as such and because of his violent criminal past he is kept in check through physical restraints and a microbomb strapped to his neck.

Ribbons Almark tampers with Veda's files and recommended Soran Ibrahim to be a Gundam Meister. Grave Violento caught onto this, but was eventually shot by a controlled Hixar Fermi.

Grave Violento dies and his data is erased from Veda. Hixar Fermi goes missing and is also listed as dead in Veda's records.

CE 67 –

The PLANT based Asimov Design Bureau rolls out the YMF-01B Proto GINN, a prototype machine recognized by the world as the most advanced mobile suit to date. It is built of a new, advanced E-carbon alloy that is superior in strength and hardness to the titanium alloy used by the Union, Human Reform League, and the AEU. The design of the frame allows the GINN to be equipped with significantly more armor without drastically increasing the weight. It wields a more advanced linear assault rifle and sonic sword, in addition to a plethora of optional armaments.

Tensions between the PLANTs and sponsor nations increase as it is fairly obvious how the Proto GINN can be used to develop a capable military combat machine.

Graham Aker tests the Iris Corporation's YMS-01A Flag. He first demonstrates the mobile suit's mid-air transformation, capturing its spectators with awe. The feat is later dubbed as the "Graham Special". The Iris Corporation's "Flag" defeats Belfactory's "Blast" for the position as the new mainstay mobile suit for the Union. The Flag is later developed and renamed to SVMS-01 Union Flag. Graham is later transferred to MSWAD and is granted the position of First Lieutenant

The AEU's orbital elevator is finally completed. It follows the Unions and HRL's lead in energy switch over.

Admiral Halberton of the Union receives permission to initiate the G-Project.

CE 68 –

A biological hazard outbreak at the Mendel colony forces the evacuation of the colony. The colony is placed under quarantine by the Union.

Under the leadership of Patrick Zala, ZAFT is restructured into a military organization. ZAFT would arm itself with Proto GINNs and converted freighters turned warships, with more advanced machines in development.

Siegel Clyne is elected as Chairman of the supreme council. Clyne works to peacefully secure PLANT independence while his compatriot Zala, the National Defense Committee Chair, pursues a military solution.

The AEU again upgrades their Hellion line of mobile suits, renaming the previous model the AEU-05/64 Hellion Medium.

CE 69 –

New ZGMF-1017 GINN mobile suits and Nazca-class warships are produced. With these new armaments ZAFT is able to force the military forces of the sponsor nations out of PLANT controlled space.

Bloody Valentine War

70 CE –

Tragedy of Copernicus (February 5)

On February 5, 70 C.E. a peace conference was scheduled to be held at the United Nations headquarters in Copernicus City. The purpose of the peace conference was to ease the tensions between the Earth sponsor states and the PLANTs. However, five minutes before the meeting was set to begin a hidden bomb went off, killing the United Nations' leadership and nation representatives. The incident is dubbed the Tragedy of Copernicus. The only representative to survive the terrorist attack was PLANT Supreme Chairman Siegel Clyne, who had been delayed due to a malfunction with his shuttle.

There is public outcry among the population, saying that it was all a ZAFT setup.

The Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations, the Human Reform League, and the Advanced European Union convene at a secret location in Alaska. Negotiations are finalized and the three powers ally into a loose coalition known as the Earth Alliance and declare war on the PLANTs. Although allied the three superpowers are uncomfortable acting jointly with their longtime rivals. As such each national entity prefers to keep command over their respective forces and rarely share military information beyond enemy movement patterns. Although the soldiers of ZAFT make little distinction and refer to the entirety of their enemies as the Earth Alliance or the Earth Forces, a soldier in the Union military will say that he is part of the Union, just as an AEU soldier will say he is part of the AEU and an HRL soldier is part of the HRL.

Declaration of War (February 11, C.E. 70)

The war is formally declared on February 11, Cosmic Era year 70.

Bloody Valentine Incident (February 14)

Three days after the declaration of war, on February 14, Muruta Azrael orders the Roosevelt, an Agamemnon-class carrierof the Union, to launch a nuclear attack on Junius 7, a PLANT-type space colony in the Junius City area of PLANT killing 243,721 civilians. The event will come to be called the Bloody Valentine Incident and marked the opening of hostilities.

From that day forth "Remember the Bloody Valentine!" has been the rallying cry for ZAFT and the people of the PLANTs.

Battle of Yggdrasil (February 22)

The first major battle of the war was fought near the prewar international space station Yggdrasil. The battle lasted about a month and resulted in the destruction of the space station, a victory for ZAFT

Operation Uroboros - April's Fool Crisis (April 1 – April 28)

In response to the direct nuclear attack, ZAFT modified N-Jammer technology, initially intended to be used against Earth, as a countermeasure against nuclear weaponry in space. With the modified production schedule, the N-Jammers were not dropped on Earth until 1 April, as the first phase of their Operation Uroboros.

Fortunately, because of the orbital elevators the use of nuclear power was rare. However the use of N-Jammers still disrupted low-energy electromagnetic waves such as radio waves. This had a significant impact on the use of radios for long range communication and radar for long range observation. New techniques were adopted to replace radar including lasers, thermal energy, and similarly lasers and hard-line wires became important for communication.

The second phase of Operation Uroboros was the actual offensive on Earth's surface. Using Special Forces soldiers, their new battle ships which are equipped with the first particle beam weapons, and an orbital drop of new Earth-use mobile suits that had been built in secret, ZAFT launches a swift strike against AEU territory. By the end of the operation ZAFT had taken control of the AEU's orbital elevator, La Tour. ZAFT digs in to defend the captured territory. Because of ZAFT's decision to keep the solar energy flowing they have met little resistance from the North African Communities who, though not officially a part of the AEU, were controlled by the European nations because of their military and control of the elevator. There is minor resistance from more outlying and independent communities but these are mostly ignored as ZAFT focused on defense and acquiring the Victoria mass driver.

The AEU is effectively knocked out of the war on Earth, for as long as ZAFT controls the orbital elevator, they control the AEU's energy supply. And with the N-Jammers scattered across the Earth the nuclear factories cannot be brought back online. The AEU cannot risk attacking the elevator, nor can it allow its allies to do so.

A repercussion of this Operation is the redeployment of the Union's and the Human Reform League's space forces to increase the defenses of their own orbital elevators to prevent their capture.

First Battle of Jachin Due (April 17)

The Earth Alliance ordered its 5th and 6th fleets, stationed on the Moon, to attack the PLANTs on April 17, C.E. 70. They were intercepted by ZAFT forces and engaged at the resource satellite Jachin Due. In the aftermath of this battle the PLANT Supreme Council decided to convert the entire asteroid of Jachin Due into a defensive fortress base.

Battle of Endymion Crater - Grimaldi Front (May 3 - June 2)

The Battle of Endymion Crater took place on the Moon. The battle came to an end due to the usage of the destructive Cyclops System. The most notable events were the almost complete destruction of the Union's elite TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero mobile armor squadron - the only survivor was LTJG Mu La Flaga, who received the nickname "Hawk of Endymion" for his performance of shooting down five GINNs, and ZAFT's abandonment of their Lorentz Crater military base. The battle ended in victory for the Earth Alliance forces and won them exclusive control over the moon with the exception of the neutral Copernicus City.

Battle of Casablanca (May 25)

The Mediterranean fleet of the Earth Alliance fought against a ZAFT submarine carrier fleet near Casablanca. ZAFT won the battle and their forces entered the Mediterranean, securing their position in North Africa.

ZAFT forces advanced further into the territory of the South African Alliance, using the hostage solar energy to keep enemy forces at bay.

Battle of Suez (May 30)

The Battle of Suez won by ZAFT invading forces ensured ZAFT the key Black sea territories and the control of the Suez area.

Battle of Nova (June 14 - July 12)

ZAFT forces launch a drawn out series of raids against the Earth Alliance resource satellite of Nova at Lagrange Point 4. Fighting between the two sides lasts for nearly a month, with neither side ever decisively defeating the other. Ultimately, the Alliance abandons the satellite and ZAFT converts it into the space fortress Boaz. With the control of Boaz ZAFT has control over a number of the Natural occupied colonies at L4. They removed all military equipment but allow civilian traffic to continue.

Before the loss of Nova the Human Reform League moved their most promising test subjects from the Superhuman Institute to a military institution on Earth.

Indian Ocean Campaign (June 15 – August 7)

ZAFT invasion forces launch a series of attacks in the Indian Ocean using their submarine carrier fleet and their submersible mobile suits. The purpose of the attacks is to clear out enemy naval forces in order to build a chain of supply bases that connect the Southeast Asian sea to ZAFT controlled Africa. With the bases established the ZAFT marine forces can extend their field of operations, conducting attacks against the orbital elevator Heaven's Pillar and the mass driver at Kaohsiung.

By late August of CE 70, a territorial stalemate on Earth was reached. ZAFT controls Africa, the AEU's orbital elevator, the L4 and L5 regions, and lightly contested areas of ocean south of Asia and north of Australia. ZAFT lacks the resources to fight a battle of attrition or to acquire territory without reason. Their plan is to take what the Alliance needs to conduct war in space, the mass drivers and the orbital elevators. Also with control of the orbital elevators they will have control over the Earth's power supply which can be held hostage to obtain the Earth's surrender.

The Alliance redirects their mobile suit forces, which outnumber ZAFT's military force, to defend key positions, holding off ZAFT's attacks.

The Union rolls out the SVMS-01 Union Flag, the most advanced Earth-made mobile suit to date. In the hands of pilots such as Graham Aker it can evenly match with the Coordinators and their GINNs; however pilots of Graham's caliber are rare and it takes three or more pilots of average skill to match a Coordinator in a ZAFT mobile suit. MSWAD works on developing a more advanced version of the Flag that can even the odds.

South American Insurgency (September 27 – Ongoing)

For decades there has been growing unrest amongst the citizens of the South American continent. Though the unrest is caused by many factors, the most prominent is how the United States is the Union's effective leader, controlling both the distribution of solar energy and the majority of the Union's military. This has made various regions in South America sympathetic to the PLANTs.

ZAFT, intending to take advantage of those feelings, has sent in a number of covert operatives. These Special Forces operatives are tasked to incite rebellion against the Union wherever they can. Although only in the country for a few months, these several dozen operatives were able to breathe new life into many anti-government groups. Unfortunately they also breathed new life into more than one terrorist group operating on the continent, although it is unknown whether this was intentional or not.

This has forced the Union to redistribute its South American forces, which were focused in the nations of Taribia and Panama, so that they can deal with these new threats which are slowly bleeding them from within.

Battle of Kaohsiung (January 15-23, C.E. 71)

The Battle of Kaohsiung took place on the island of Taiwan, where ZAFT forces successfully attacked the Earth Alliance spaceport located in the city of Kaohsiung. This was the first of three mass drivers ZAFT had captured from the Earth Alliance.

Nations of Earth

Advanced European Union – The AEU is a supranational politico-economic community consisting of Iceland, the islands of the Barents Sea, Greenland, Anatolia, and most of the traditional continent of Europe as well as the nations of Turkey, and Palestine. Its institutional makeup is comparable to that of the 20th-21st century European Union. Despite the AEU's control of the recently completed orbital elevator tower in Africa, it possesses no member states on the continent.

The community operates as a whole for military and economic matters that affect the entirety of the AEU under the arbitration of a parliamentary body.

Ceylon – Ceylon is an island nation once known as Sri Lanka that is HRL territory off the coast of India. For the past 300 years the island has been rife with the ethnic conflict between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Sinhalese majority. Because the Human Reform League needed to lay an energy pipeline in the waters around Ceylon as part of its solar energy distribution, they sought to stabilize the country so that it would be safe. To this end the HRL supplied the Tamil Tigers, the faction they viewed as the stronger, with military aid and have built several military bases on the island

Because of the importance that the HRL put on the Ceylon territory, ZAFT sought to distract the HRL by providing military aid to the Sinhalese, and have built their own military base on the island. The HRL knows that ZAFT seeks to draw the HRL's military resources away from the war to prevent the Sinhalese from gaining the advantage as they may very well attack the pipeline in retribution, which would throw a considerable portion of the HRL's territory into chaos.

Human Reform League – The Human Reform League is a supranational politico-economic community consisting of China, Russia, India, Bangladesh, the nations of South Asia (with the exception of Afghanistan and Pakistan), Mongolia, most of the member states of the ASEAN, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea, the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan. It controls the second-completed of the three orbital elevators. The chairperson who serves as the head of government resides in the capital, which is located somewhere in China. The HRL currently operates the space colony, Quanqui, at Lagrange Point L4, where one of the laboratories of the Super Soldier Special Duty Organization was situated prior to being moved due to ZAFT occupation.

Kingdom of Azadistan – Is a developing constitutional monarchy in the Middle East. The country is located between the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf, i.e. covers all the territory of modern Iran. The country's name may be a reference to a short-lived government in Tabriz, Persia, which was called Azadistan in 1920.

Several years before CE 61, Azadistan prospered and was economically stable until fossil fuels were superseded by the advent of solar energy. To add complications, heavy taxation was imposed on the extraction, processing, and trade of fossil fuels, rendering them prohibitively expensive on the free trade market. The nation has since experienced economic collapse.

Azadistan's economic crisis along with neighboring Middle Eastern countries drove them into war. Middle Eastern countries began aggressive campaigns in attempts to stabilize their failing nations. Azadistan opted to war with the Republic of Krugis in their attempts to benefit/improve their ailing nation. The Republic of Krugis (Setsuna F. Seiei's homeland) was defeated around the year CE 65 and assimilated into Azadistan's territory.

The assimilation of neighboring countries only added more complications to Azadistan's stability. Their attempts to increase their political influence only created civil unrest as their campaign influenced the intervention of the KPSA, Kurdish jihadists. Child guerrillas were used to combat Azadistan's mobile suits with no success. Negotiations went on during the resistance and eventually people of the Republic of Krugis were given citizenship of Azadistan. However there is still tension between the two people, especially the older generation.

Azadistan in the following years began seeking foreign humanitarian and economic aid. Following the national parliament's declaration of monarchic rule, the elected Princess Marina Ismail has been at the forefront of outward diplomatic negotiations and political reform. Because of her kind and caring nature, and her pacifist ideals, the princess is a popular figure amongst the moderate and liberal citizens. However, she is disliked by the conservatives, the more radical of whom would begin terrorist actions if not for Conservative party leader Rasa Massoud Rachmadi. Despite Princess Marina's idealism and her desire to help her country, the political figures of other nations consider her weak-willed and are very reluctant to provide aid for a country that has little to offer even if it was politically stable and economically prosperous.

The nation is effectively divided into two political groups. The first is the Liberals who, led by Princess Marina Ismail, believe that reform is needed for Azadistan to survive and prosper, beginning with inclusion into the solar energy grid. The second is the Conservatives who, led by Rasa Massoud Rachmadi, believe that Azadistan is God's Promised Land and should not be defiled by outsiders.

Despite the difference in opinion Princess Marina and Massoud Rachmadi, the two are on friendly terms and actively work to prevent any fighting that might occur between their two political parties.

Kingdom of Scandinavia – Is a constitutional monarchy composed of the former nations of Sweden, Norway, and Finland. Currently the Kingdom of Scandinavia is a neutral nation in the war between Earth and Space.

Kingdom of Suille – The Kingdom of Suille is a Middle Eastern nation whose economy was not ruined by the construction of the orbital elevators as the primary factor of its economy is the trade of metals. The Kingdom of Suille is also the strongest military force in the Middle East as its wealth allows it to purchase the most advanced weapons on the market, and their technology allows them to customize the weapons to suit their needs. Aside from its military and economic strength the Kingdom of Suille also specializes in information, both acquisition and distribution as its media industry is second to none.

North African Communities – An economic and military cooperative formed by the nations of the northern half of the African continent. Friendly to the PLANTs for continually providing energy from the orbital elevator free of conditions and allowing the communities to govern themselves with minimal interference, the African Communities are now effectively ZAFT territory. Nonetheless, a handful of local resistance groups, like the Desert Dawn group based in the Libyan Desert, continue to fight a guerilla war against the ZAFT occupation forces.

Orb Union – An island nation in the southern Pacific Ocean, which possesses considerable industrial and military power despite its small size and lack of natural resources. Its assets include high technology, an abundant supply of geothermal energy thanks to its numerous active volcanoes, and a policy of nondiscrimination against Coordinators which has enriched Orb's talent pool. The Orb Union also has its own mass driver and controls its own space colony, the resource satellite Heliopolis.

In Orb's complex political system, power is shared between an elected assembly and representatives of the five noble families who originally ruled over the islands. Its chief representative, Uzumi Nara Athha, declared the nation neutral at the beginning of the current conflict. However, there are policy disagreements among the noble families, and some of them are secretly assisting the Atlantic Federation with its G-Weapon development project in order to borrow its technology for Orb's own armed forces.

Though possessing a strong military power, primarily its navy, the Chief Representative of Orb, Uzumi Nara Athha has determined that military expansion is a path that can only lead to conflict and thus has prevented the military from developing its own mobile suit technology. Though the Athha family is the current ruler of the island nation, their sentiments are not shared by all of the Noble Families.

Productive Location Ally on Nexus Technology (PLANT) – A new type of space settlement, created chiefly by Coordinators. Roughly 120 of these constructs are gathered at Lagrange point 5, a gravitationally stable area in Earth orbit, and these settlements have become a new homeland for Coordinators fleeing the persecution they experienced on Earth. As their name suggests, the PLANTs were created to serve as research and manufacturing sites, but their unique design also enables them to recreate a lush natural environment, with abundant vegetation and open water.

These hourglass-style structures consist of two disc-shaped living areas, each ten kilometers in diameter, which rotate around a central hub to produce artificial gravity. Each living area is anchored to the hub by a 30-kilometer central shaft and a network of high-tension strings, and a high-speed elevator runs up the central shaft to provide access to the hub. A set of external mirrors, attached to the central hub, are used to reflect sunlight into the inner surfaces of the living areas.

The PLANTs are grouped into twelve sectors, or "cities," each with its own scientific or industrial specialty. These cities are named after the months of the Roman calendar, and each is made up of roughly ten individual PLANT settlements, which are referred to as Januarius One, Januarius Two, and so forth.

The construction of the PLANTs began in C.E. 38, with funding supplied by the Union, the AEU, and the Human Reform League. The PLANT settlements were initially managed by a directorate controlled by these sponsor nations, but in C.E. 53 their inhabitants formed a PLANT Supreme Council to represent them in their dealings with the directorate. With the start of open hostilities between the PLANTs and the Earth Alliance in C.E. 70, the PLANTs effectively became an independent nation, governed solely by the Supreme Council.

During the first days of the war between Earth and the PLANTs, the citizens of the PLANTs adopted a new name for their space settlements to reflect their independent status, and this acronym is redefined to mean People Liberation Acting Nation of Technology.

Republic of Moralia – Established in the year 2284, the Republic of Moralia is a member state of the Advanced European Union that occupies the geographic locale of the real-life Principality of Monaco. 94% of Moralia's estimated population of 3,180,000 consists of non-citizens residing under visa as foreign labor; over 20% of its roughly 4000 civilian-operated corporations are owned by the private military contractor known as the PMC Trust, a primary contributor to the stability and growth of the region's economy. The nation attracts investment from PMCs by offering them a range of benefits.

South African Alliance – The South African Alliance, or SAA, is a cooperative economic power formed from several African nations in the Southern hemisphere. Because of the work, money, and other resources brought in by the AEU in the past fifty years the South African Alliance has been prosperous. Because of the prosperity the AEU has managed to convince the member nations of the SAA to pass multiple laws that favor AEU involvement. The AEU's interests in the region stems mainly from the desire to keep the region stable to ensure the safety of the orbital elevator La Tour and the Victoria massdriver. To further ensure the progression of their own interests the AEU has built multiple military bases in the area to respond quickly to nearby emergencies. In essence, for the past decade the countries of the SAA have been led by the AEU in exchange for prosperity and stability.

With ZAFT's invasion and capture of La Tour, the SAA has been put in a precarious position. On one hand they cannot take any action that would cause ZAFT to cut them off from the supply of solar energy. On the other, a substantial part of their economy is based around AEU-centered industries, and there is no guarantee that ZAFT will retain possession of La Tour, thus they cannot take any actions that would upset the AEU. Currently they are taking a position of non-confrontation. They do not support or aid ZAFT but neither shall they take any form of military action or do anything that would aid the AEU in retaking what was lost.

Union of Free Nations – The Union is a supranational politico-economic community consisting of the Organization of American States, Australasia, and Japan. It controls the first-completed of the three orbital elevators, located off the coast of South America. Each member nation retains political autonomy and decisions in the Union are made by a legislature of representatives; however the United States is the Union's effective leader controlling the distribution of solar energy and the majority of the Union's military. Each member nation is allowed to maintain their own military force within their borders.

Organizations and Projects

Actaeon Industries – Actaeon Industries is a defense conglomerate favored by the Advanced European Union and is the primary producer of the Hellion mobile suit. Once considered a highly innovative and advanced firm, Actaeon is in a noticeable decline when it comes to competitive research and design when compared to competitors. The company has a friendly working relationship with PMC trust.

Adukurf Mechano-Industries – Adukurf Mechano Industries is a weapons manufacturer that is most famous for producing the mass production TS-MA2 Moebius. When the Union converted to mobile suits and gave its military contracts to Bell Factory and then to the Iris Corporation, Adukurf Mechano-Industries has sought to reestablish itself as a premier weapons manufacturer.

Asimov Design Bureau – Asimov Design Bureau, named after the famous 20th century science fiction author, is an industrial technology firm based in Maius City that cooperated with ZAFT in designing their first generation of mobile suits. Once the designs were complete Asimov Design Bureau was hired to construct mobile suits for ZAFTs military force.

Bell Factory – A weapons manufacturer that produces the Union's VMS-15 Union Realdo and its variants. In CE 67, Bell Factory showcased its YMS-01b Blast during the Union's bid for a new mobile suit line. Bell Factory's Blast design lost to the Iris Corporation's Flag model mobile suit.

Blue Cosmos – Though many of the people on Earth are somewhat anti-Coordinator, specifically the older generation who grew up alongside the Earth-born first generation of Coordinators, Blue Cosmos is far and above the most radical.

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. They especially desired the destruction of the Ultimate Coordinator after discovering the work of Ulen Hibiki. Members of Blue Cosmos come from all walks of life, from the poorly performing high school dropout to the successful and wealthy industrialist. They have heavily infiltrated the militaries of the three super powers with members holding positions amongst each military's top brass.

Celestial Being – The organization Celestial Being is a private armed organization founded by Aeolia Schenberg and whose members are dedicated to the organization's goal, the eradication of war through armed intervention. Celestial Being utilizes technology developed by Aeolia and refined for over 200 years and is unlike anything seen by the world at large. To carry out their armed interventions, Celestial Being utilizes the Gundam, an advanced mobile suit technologically years ahead of anything the leading world powers have developed. Celestial Being is backed by numerous shadow financers, many of whom serve as agents who provide intelligence or review Celestial Being's performance. Secrecy is one of the organization's greatest weapons, thus all members with high-ranking access to Veda are given code names while all records of their pasts are sealed.

Celestial Being is supported by the Quantum Supercomputer Veda, a system designed by Aeolia Schenberg that has capabilities greater then even computers built centuries after Veda's creation. Access to Veda is restricted to seven levels, with each individual's access to Veda determined by their role in the organization. Only Aeolia Schenberg has access to Level 7 which holds all but two of Celestial Being's greatest secrets.

To support their activities Celestial Being utilizes secret bases located throughout the Earth Sphere. These bases include hollowed-out asteroids brought from the asteroid belt by the world powers and secretly converted into storehouses, and privately owned islands on Earth, where the Gundams can be hidden, repaired, and supplied for their armed interventions. The largest base is Krung Thep, a colony built inside an asteroid in the L3 region. Krung Thep is a colony dedicated to the development of Celestial Being's technology and the construction of their equipment, such as the Gundams.

The personnel of Celestial Being can be divided into four groups.

The first and largest group, which does not have any official name, includes various researchers and scientists that have joined Celestial Being and are all but dead to the world at large. These people reside in Celestial Being's secret colony Krung Thep.

The second group is the Agents. Agents are individuals that have skills or access to resources that are beneficial to Celestial Being's operations, yet are not involved directly in technology development or the armed interventions.

The Third group is the Observers. Observers are similar to agents in that they have access to resources that are used to aid Celestial Being's operation; however their primary duty is to observe and evaluate Celestial Being's performance and its adherence to the "Plan". Observers have the power to overturn Veda's suggestion, the decisions of high ranking members such as Sumeragi Lee Noriega, and to dismiss members of the organization, however this power is limited in that the observers must pass a unanimous vote to carry out these actions.

The fourth group is Celestial Being's primary team. This team includes the crewmembers of the Ptolemaios and is directed by the tactical forecaster Sumeragi Lee Noriega. This team also includes the Gundam Meisters, the pilots of the Gundams. Because of the importance of the Meisters their backgrounds are sealed away in Level 6 and they are assigned codenames. Only the Meisters in question have the authority to unseal their records and reveal their past or birth name. Aside from the Meisters the tactical forecaster of Celestial Being, Sumeragi Lee Noriega is also given a codename and had her records sealed.

Deep Space Survey and Development Organization (DSSD) – The Deep Space Survey and Development Organization, or DSSD for short, is a private multinational organization that has declared neutrality in all matters between nations. Their purpose is to study and develop technology for the exploration of space beyond the Earth Sphere and even the orbit of Mars. Though technology allows ships to travel between Earth and Jupiter, the process is costly and must follow a strict flight plan or else risk getting lost or stranded in deep space. The DSSD seeks to develop technology to allow humans to freely and actively explore space without such hindrances.

Fast Acting Integrated Tactical Headquarters (FAITH) – FAITH is a ZAFT Special Forces organization whose members report directly to the PLANT Supreme Council and receive their orders from the Supreme Chairman. The members of this elite organization operate outside the regular ZAFT command structure, and have the authority to plan operations and give orders on the battlefield as they see fit. FAITH membership is awarded only to individuals with distinguished combat records, excellent personal qualities, and virtually unquestioned loyalty.

Fereshte – Fereshte is a secret branch organization of Celestial Being created by Chall Acustica with Veda's approval. While Celestial Being conducts their interventions openly, Fereshte's operates secretly in the shadows. The organization possesses only 5 members; leader Chall Acustica, engineer Sherilyn Hyde, primary Gundam Meister Fon Spaak, reserve Meister Eco Calore, and Hanayo, an advanced AI linked to Veda that resides in a unique Haro and acts as an assistant Haro for Gundam piloting.

Fereshte operates out of several of Celestial Being's secret bases scattered throughout the Earth Sphere, or from the CBS-68 Euclides. To support the primary Celestial Being team, Fereshte performs its own shadow armed interventions using the Second Generation Gundams and the 0 Gundam's GN Drive. Because Fereshte possesses only one GN Drive, and GN condenser technology has yet to reach a level that allows independent mobile suit operation, they are limited to deploying only one Gundam at a time. Also, because Aeolia's plan calls for the only known Gundams to be those used by the primary Celestial Being team, Fereshte's hides their mobile suit's identities as Gundams by applying masks.

Because Fereshte is a secret branch only a handful of Celestial Being's members are aware of the branch's existence and purpose.

G-Project – In the year CE 68, under the aegis of Admiral Lewis Halberton who had witnessed how powerful ZAFT's mobile suits are when piloted by a Coordinator, the Union began a top secret project to develop a new line of advanced mobile suits. These G Weapons would incorporate advanced theoretical technologies that would allow a Natural pilot to battle on even footing with a machine piloted by a Coordinator. However early concept simulations proved too complex for a Natural to pilot, and despite putting considerable resources into the project along with some of the Union's top scientists, many of the desired technologies proved to be years away from anything outside of laboratory tests for capability and practicality.

In the year CE 69, Halberton approached Rondo Ghina Sahaku of the Sahaku twins, current head of the Sahaku family (one of Orb's five noble families), as well as President and CEO of the technology firm and military contractor Morgenroete, Inc. in order to gain access to the admittedly superior technology of the Orb Union. Reaching an agreement the G-Project is moved to the resource satellite Heliopolis where development will continue in secret at the Heliopolis branch of Morgenroete. Primary development and construction would still be done by Union personnel, specifically the MSWAD people Halberton drafted for the project, while Morgenroete personnel, a number of whom are Coordinators, take a hands-on advisory role working out problems that the Union's people cannot solve. With the Union's resources working with Orb's technology the G-Project finally bears fruit.

With the G-Project bearing fruit two new projects are initiated. The first is Morgenroete's Astray Project. Using technology "copied" from the G-Project Morgenroete begins producing prototype mobile suits to market to the Orb military and the private forces of the Noble Families once complete.

The second project is based in MSWΛD where Union scientists are trying to improve upon the technology developed in the G-Project in order to make it more efficient and cost-effective.

Iris Corporation – The Iris Corporation is a weapons manufacturer that designed and produces the Union's SVMS-01 Union Flag, as well as all accompanying equipment. The corporation actively works with MSWAD to improve the Flag.

Junk Guild – The Junk Guild is a non-government organization devoted to the upkeep, maintenance, and salvage of the technology that forms the infrastructure of Cosmic Era society. Thanks to the work of Reverend Malchio, the Junk Guild has non-aggression treaties with all major factions - any person or vessel that bears the emblem of the Junk Guild cannot be attacked without cause nor 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 themselves 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 of one another.

Most Junk Guild teams spend their days either going through areas littered with debris, such as battlefields, salvaging usable equipment or working under contract. Contracts can vary from salvage operations to repair and 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 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.

The Guild acquires new recruits from all walks of life, Natural and Coordinator alike. New recruits undergo basic training and indoctrination, and 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. Because Junk Techs tend to trust each other (lacking a reason to do otherwise), it is easily possible to infiltrate the Junk Guild.

Linear Train Industries – Linear Train Industries is a privately owned and operated international company that maintains the orbital elevators' transportation systems. The face of the company has always been about transportation technology between Earth and space, but the company is secretly a resource of Celestial Being as the President of the company is an agent for Celestial Being. With the company's resources it is easy to sneak material for Celestial Being onto the linear trains of the 3 Orbital Elevators and transport them to space. It also provides free transportation for members of Celestial Being that are traveling between Earth and space without worries of problems getting through customs.

Martius Arsenals – A company based in the PLANTs of Martius City which develops and produces weapons for the ZAFT forces. Martius Arsenals is the creator of the heavy swords used by the GINN and CGUE. Currently the company's researchers are working on a method to reduce the size and power requirements of a battleship's beam weapons so that they may be used by mobile suits.

Maius Military Industries (MMI) - A company based in the PLANTs of Maius City, where the GINN was first placed into production, which develops and produces weapons for the ZAFT forces. MMI specializes in machine guns, railguns, and Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS).

Morgenroete, Incorporated – Morgenroete, Incorporated is a privately owned technology development firm and military contractor used to build the advanced military equipment used by the Orb Union, the country in which it is based. Morgenroete is owned by the Sahaku family, one of the five Noble Families that holds power in Orb. Morgenroete has facilities located on Onogoro Island, one of the smaller islands off the coast of Orb's mainland, and facilities in Orb's resource colony Heliopolis. Both locations allow Orb's technical school to hold practical development classes in their facilities for those students in the engineering field.

In CE 69, the president of Morgenroete allowed Union Admiral Lewis Halberton to use the facilities in Heliopolis to build the machines and warship that were part of the G-Project.

MSWAD – Mobile Suit Warehouse and Development or MSWAD is a branch of the Union Military dedicated to the research and development of mobile suit technology. MSWAD was founded in 61 CE as part of the Union's mobile suit development program. Though charged primarily with the development of mobile suit technology MSWAD, with its advanced technology and skilled personnel, is often called upon to take part in military actions.

PMC Trust – The PMC Trust is a private military contractor based out of the Republic of Moralia, where its activities have been of singular benefit to the local economy. Twenty percent of the 4000 civilian operated corporations in Moralia are owned by PMC Trust, allowing the contractor to control every industry needed to support an army. Its collective armed operatives form the functional mercenary equivalent of a standing army, amongst which Ali Al-Saachez serves as a key field officer. Besides mercenary deployment on demand, the company otherwise provides services relating to the training of military personnel and the transport and development of weapons.

Because the PMC Trust is a civilian-operated corporation, and because of the charter it has with the AEU, the government cannot officially dictate what actions the contractor orders its mercenaries to take. Though like the rest of the AEU the PMC Trust recognizes that they can't risk doing anything that will cause ZAFT to shut off their power. Still that has not stopped the company from sending several skilled teams into the African continent to aid any anti-ZAFT resistance movements.

Serpent Tail – The Serpent Tail is an independent mercenary group that uses Earth Alliance and ZAFT equipment to get the job done. They have always taken on a job by the highest bidder, and have almost always gotten the job done. Their leader is a Coordinator named Gai Murakumo. Gai pilots one of the three Orb Astray prototypes, the rebuilt MBF-P03 Astray Blue Frame, and is considered by many to be the deadliest warrior in the Earth Sphere. This mercenary company has no government whatsoever, and is split up into teams. Gai's team operates from either a captured Laurasia-class frigate or an unmarked civilian freighter, and his subordinates consist of fellow pilot Elijah Kiel, the ship's captain and intelligence operative Reed Wheeler, explosives expert and tactician Loretta Adja, and client liaison Kazahana Adja.

The Serpent Tail mercenary group has an exceptionally high rate of success thanks to their combination of highly skilled individuals, their high level of professionalism, and top of the line and well maintained equipment. They are worth any price. Though it should be noted that a group with their skill and reputation fights according to their own rules, one of which is that they are given a free hand to fight how they see fit and any breach of that rule will make the contract null and void. They are also more than simple soldiers as they always try to see the heart of whatever situation they have been hired to deal with.

Super Human Research Institute – The HRL has secretly developed a "Super Soldier" facility (Super Human Research Institute) to create ideal soldiers for their military purposes. This program is notable for creating Gundam Meister Allelujah Haptism and Super Soldier No.1 Soma Peries.

The HRL authorities will often take orphaned and abandoned children (e.g. refugees) into these facilities to be used for the super soldier program's experiments, hoping to develop an ideal Super Soldier for the HRL to use. By 71 CE the Institute has yet to perfect the process as "successful" subjects are few and far between, thus they continue their experiments on hundreds of live subjects. Despite that, the facility will occasionally provide some of their satisfactory test subjects to the HRL army, notably Leonard Fiennes and Soma Peries, in order for the higher ups to let the facility continue running.

Amongst the various procedures that the Institute performs on its subjects the most prominent is a surgery to alter and stimulate the glial cells in order to produce a newly discovered type of brainwave called "quantum brainwaves" which allows for enhanced sensory comprehension and improved motor reflexes. The second procedure is the introduction of nano-machines into the body that aid in regulating it, thus increasing endurance and physical fitness, allowing the human body to withstand greater G forces and to utilize the enhanced movements from the quantum brainwaves without sustaining injury.

In regards to ethical issues, scientists have waved such regards aside, stating that their work is a necessity if humanity is to thrive in the harsh environment of space, often pointing to the Coordinators of the PLANTs.

Locations

Ame-No-Mihashara - An Orb Union space station under control of the Sahaku twins located in the L3 region. The space station is still under construction but is nearing completion and will be operational by summer of the year CE 71.

Artemis – Created in CE 35, the Artemis asteroid fortress was built by the Advanced European Union at Lagrange 3 during the space arms race taking place at this time. While Artemis's location is considered strategically inconsequential, the AEU forces nonetheless protected it with a Lightwave Barrier known as the "Umbrella of Artemis". This defense gives Artemis a reputation as an impenetrable fortress. Since the power requirements of a lightwave barrier are immense, the "Umbrella of Artemis" is only activated when enemy forces were sighted. The asteroid is kilometers wide and long, at the center of which is a large gravity block that continually rotates to provide a gravitated zone for stationed soldiers to live without undo worries of losing muscle mass. Artemis is powered by a massive nuclear fission reactor shielded from N-Jammers by a kilometer of rock.

Boaz – Boaz is a large former resource asteroid in the L4 region of space. Originally named Nova the asteroid was renamed after Earth Alliance forces abandoned it, allowing ZAFT forces to occupy it who then renamed it Boaz.

Thanks to its thick rock walls, the asteroid is an ideal location for a military base as a massive nuclear assault would be needed to destroy the base. The size of Boaz also allowed for ample construction of command bays and service docks for both warships and mobile suits while still being able to withstand massive bombardment. After conversion, the asteroid was outfitted with multiple beam gun turrets to shoot down incoming enemy units and is also protected by a large fleet of warships and mobile suits.

Copernicus City – Copernicus City is the first city built on the Moon. The construction began in CE 10 and two years later it was opened for civil inhabitants. The city also served as a provider for the raw materials for the space colony program. Interestingly Copernicus City is not controlled by any Earth Nation. It is considered United Nations territory and is governed by a mayor and city council elected from the local population. It is neutral territory in all conflicts and all foreign entities must adhere to strict regulations regarding the control of weapons.

Athrun Zala and Kira Yamato both attended a preparatory school in this city and they met here in CE 61. In CE 68, Athrun and his mother left the city due to Patrick Zala calling them back to the PLANTs. In the same year the Yamato family also left the city and moved to the Orb Union-controlled space colony Heliopolis.

In CE 70 Copernicus city was chosen by the United Nations as the site of a final round of peace negotiations between Earth and PLANT. However a terror bombing on February 5th killed the senior leadership of the UN and PLANT Representative Siegel Clyne only survived because his shuttle had a malfunction. Many Naturals suspected foul play and the PLANTs was blamed for this incident and a full scale war followed.

DSSD Troya Station – DSSD Troya Station is a space station that was built by ZAFT, but now belongs to the DSSD and is used for research on the Stargazer project. Gibralter Base Graveyard – When the plan for constructing the orbital elevators went through an operation to clear space of orbital debris that could threaten workers and cause damage during construction. The debris gathered was set in a stable orbit near the L3 region. Seeing an opportunity with the Graveyard, a group of artisans, with the funding of an eccentric billionaire, purchased the Graveyard and, with the Junk Guild's help, cobbled it into a livable habitat. The population density of the makeshift space colony is very small, comprised mostly of artisans who practice ancient methods that have little place in the modern world, such as the method for forging a high quality katana. After the destruction of Junius 7 the colony's remains were brought to the Graveyard where the inhabitants promised to protect and care for it.

Heliopolis – Heliopolis is an "Island 3" type colony located at Lagrange 3 that is owned and operated by the Orb Union. The colony is reinforced with a central axial shaft and the colony cylinder is attached to a mining asteroid, providing the colony and its owner Orb with resources. The colony is mainly used for civilian use with large space provided for them. Morgenroete, Inc., a military contractor, also holds facilities there which are used in the CE 70s to construct mobile suits for both Orb and the Earth Alliance there. In case of an attack, the colony has shelters and emergency capsules for the civilians.

Construction of the Heliopolis colony began in CE 30 by the Orb Union, in the same year during which Orb also built its Kaguya Mass Driver. The colony was used as a resource satellite by the small country, which lacked the large territory and vast resources the other superpowers of the planet had. Over time, the colony, like Orb itself, became home for a large number of civilians, both Naturals and Coordinators, while the military company Morgenroete, Inc. also maintained facilities there.

When the relationship between the PLANTs and the Earth superpowers began to deteriorate in the late CE 60s, the colony, thanks to the neutral position of Orb, became home for civilians who left Copernicus city, among them the Yamato family. On July 12, CE 70, the mobile suit construction program of the Atlantic Federation, known under the codename G Project, began at the Heliopolis colony in collaboration with Morgenroete.

Jachin Due – Jachin Due was a former resource asteroid that was the site of a major battle during the early days of the Bloody Valentine War.

The battle took place on April 17, CE 70, when the Earth Alliance attacked the PLANTs with its 5th and 6th fleets in the vicinity of the asteroid. ZAFT successfully repulsed the attack and the PLANT Supreme Council afterwards decided to convert the asteroid into a military space fortress for ZAFT forces. Jachin Due was thus one of two asteroid fortresses meant to protect PLANT with the other being Boaz.

Thanks to its thick rock walls, the asteroid is an ideal location for a military base as a massive nuclear assault would be needed to destroy the base. The size of Jachin Due also allowed for ample construction of command bays and service docks while still being able to withstand massive bombardment. After conversion, the asteroid was outfitted with multiple beam gun turrets to shoot down incoming enemy units and also protected by a large fleet of warships and Mobile Suits.

JOSH-A – JOint Supreme Headquarters Alaska. JOSH-A is a Union military base located in Alaska that was converted into the joint headquarters of the Earth Alliance. Although it is officially the headquarters for the Alliance the Human Reform League and AEU have a minimal presence at the base.

Krung Thep – Krung Thep is Celestial Being's secret colony. The colony is built into an asteroid at Lagrange 3, has a height and radius of 500 meters, and is the location where the majority of Celestial Being's technology is developed and built. Krung Thep serves as the home to the majority of Celestial Being's members, most of whom are researchers and engineers. It receives regular supply shipments, but also possesses an advanced hydroponics lab that allows Krung Thep to grow enough food to sustain itself should it need to. Lagash Base – The Lagash Base is a secret underwater ZAFT military base that is under construction in the Pacific Ocean. Once it is completed the base will be used as a staging point to attack Union and HRL controlled territory. Liteiria Colony – Liteiria was an O'Neill "Island Three" colony which was not affiliated with any nation. Like the Orb Union, Liteiria accepted both Naturals and Coordinators into its population, and sought to create a society where humans of all genetic types could live together in peace. There is a movement among the populations that idolizes George Glenn and believes that they need to move beyond the Earth Sphere, specifically moving to the Jupiter Sphere, in order to evolve as a people and understand George Glenn's philosophy. Lorentz Crater – The Lorentz Crater is the former site of a ZAFT military base on the moon. It was from this base that ZAFT staged attacks against the Ptolemaeus lunar base and other Earth Alliance controlled-locations on the moon. The Lorentz Crater was abandoned after the devastating Battle of Endymion.

Mendel Colony – The Mendel colony is an Island 3 type colony built by the Union at Lagrange 4. Dedicated to research the Mendel colony was abandoned after terrorists unleashed a deadly virus that killed many.

Panama Spaceport – The Panama Spaceport is the location of the Porta Panama Mass Driver built by the Union. Though military units were always stationed around it for protection it did not become a full-scale military base until CE 67.

Ptolemaeus Lunar Base – The Ptolemaeus base was built in CE 35 by the Atlantic Federation to oversee the space colonies. It was built in the Ptolemaeus crater from which it derived its name. The trait to name moon bases after the craters they are built in is carried over to future bases and cities.

When the Bloody Valentine War broke out between PLANT and the Earth Alliance, the base became the joint headquarters for the space fleets of the Union, AEU, and Human Reform League from where they launched their attacks on the PLANTs.

Space Colony Quanqiu – The HRL currently operates the space colony Quanqiu at Lagrange Point L4, where one of the laboratories of the Super Soldier Special Duty Organization is situated.

Victoria Base – The Victoria Base is an Advanced European Union base, founded in CE 21 by the AEU and the South African Alliance in east Africa and the location of the Habilis Mass Driver