Mobile Suit Gundam UC: The Code of Possibility
Read first: Sorry for not mentioning this earlier, but this is a preview written to give the readers an idea of the Britannian side of the Laplace conflict, this is half of the upcoming Episode 5 and not the direct continuation of the prologue. I understand that I am treading on holy ground here and I must be careful because the fans of both Code Geass and Gundam UC are the most passionate I have ever seen, so I will do my best not to disappoint. Expect this preview to make more sense as subsequent chapters are released. And look forward to a prequel story next year "Mobile Suit Gundam UC: Portrait of the Fallen Prince" starring Char. and C.C and the one-shot explaining the universe "Gundam UC: 100 years of Sorrow". Thank you all for your reviews, your praise and criticism helps this story grow in quality.
Episode Five Preview: OZ
Cover Image: Banagher Links and Oldrin Zevon standing beside one another as the Unicorn Gundam clashes beam sabers with the Lancelot Grail behind them.
After the tragic death of Loni Garvey and the destruction of the Shamblo at the hands of Riddhe Marcenas, the massacre of Torrington was brought to an end, but in the wake chaos, the Gundam Unicorn Banshee made its attack on the Delta Plus and the Unicorn, luckily, the Banshee was driven away and Banagher was rescued, but his saviours were the Glinda Knights, an elite Britannian military group.
"Disregard the transforming mobile suit! We're only here for the Gundam!" Oldrin Zevon, a young woman with blonde hair and green eyes dressed in a tight red and white pilot suit with ornate gold markings commanded her troops to concentrate on the Unicorn. The knightly girl piloted her Lancelot Grail, a red mobile suit with gold marking and a cape, armed with two Slash Harkens and twelve Schroeder Steel Swords stored under the cape.
Oldrin's subordinates, each piloting their Sutherland Glindas, red and yellow variants of the Britannian mass production units used their Slash Harkens to bind the Unicorn Gundam's arms and legs.
Banagher was still in shock because of Loni's death and the appearance of the Banshee, so he offered little to no resistance.
"Damn Britannians!" Riddhe cursed as he watched the Glinda Knights capture the Unicorn Gundam, his defeat at the hands of the Banshee was humiliating enough, but now the Marcenas Family heir had to watch as the key was taken.
Oldrin and her subordinates took Banagher aboard their ship, the Grandberry, and after taking him out of the Unicorn Gundam, they escorted him to meet their leader.
"Where are you taking me?" Banagher asked Oldrin as they walked; at this point he was already exhausted both mentally and physically, so the Unicorn Gundam pilot didn't bother struggling anymore.
"Her Highness the 88th Princess Marrybell wishes to meet you." Oldrin replied to Banagher's question, though she was outwardly calm and composed; she still couldn't believe that the Unicorn Gundam's pilot was a boy her age and a civilian at that.
"A Britannian princess wants to meet me?" Banagher was confused, he expected to be treated like a prisoner of war, but instead, he was granted an audience with a very important figure.
"Her Highness has heard of first-hand accounts of your personality from the crew of the Garancieres and you've caught her interest." Oldrin sighed as she took a closer look at Banagher, expecting a much more heroic image based on the descriptions. "Don't disappoint her."
Both Oldrin and Banagher entered the Princess' office and there waiting for them, was Marrybell mel Britannia, a deceptively gentle looking girl with tied pink hair and violet eyes dressed in a red and pink dress.
"Welcome, Banagher Links." Marrybell smiled at the Gundam Unicorn pilot, having expected this meeting since he was captured. "I apologize for using such methods to bring you here." The 88th Princess curtsied as she approached him.
"You know my name?" Banagher was surprised to hear that Marrybell knew his name, he was well aware of his reputation as the Unicorn Gundam's pilot, but he was sure that his identity remained hidden.
"Of course, Mineva and I are childhood friends after all." Marrybell smiled as she recalled the story of Banagher's attachment to the Zabi Princess, likening it to a fairy tale romance.
"Audrey's childhood friend?" Banagher was taken aback by the sudden revelation that Mineva was friends with a Britannian Princess, though it made sense since Zeon and Britannia were once allies.
"That's what she calls herself now?" Marrybell giggled as she heard Mineva's alias, finding it amusing that she would pick such a strange name.
"Yeah… I didn't even know she was the Zabi princess until later." Banagher remembered the day he met Mineva on the colony builder, but then, another thought crossed his mind. "And… there's someone else that I made a promise to… my childhood friend Nunnally Lamperouge, I didn't know she was a princess all this time either, it's all so sudden… and now I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders…"
"A knight with two princesses, you must be an amazing person if you're able to shoulder the responsibility of protecting them both. And you don't look like the kind of person who toys with girl's hearts." Marrybell smiled at the Unicorn Gundam pilot, her image of him having greatly improved after hearing his plight and how he continued to fight. "You are loved, Banagher Links and they must be very lucky to have someone like you care so much about them."
"Thank you… I wasn't sure if I was doing the right thing..." Banagher smiled, feeling that his stress was eased. "Miss Marrybell, where are you taking me?" The Unicorn Gundam pilot asked, curious about their destination and what would happen to him once they got there.
"We're going to the capital of Britannia, Pendragon." Marrybell answered Banagher's question with a cheerful smile on her face. "Oldrin will be taking you to the Imperial Castle to meet my father."
After a few hours, the Grandberry landed on Pendragon and after Marrybell excused herself, Oldrin, now dressed in a red and white uniform with a beret, escorted Banagher into the vehicle. There was an awkward silence between the two as they walked.
After they were taken to the Britannian Imperial Castle, Banagher and Oldrin both sat across each other on a table that overlooked the gardens.
"You know, I'm really jealous of you." Oldrin broke the awkward silence with a seemingly hostile yet solemn comment. "Marrybell's descriptions make you sound so perfect. She says you have bravery, kindness and a strong sense of justice… it makes me feel that you're the true knight I could never be."
"I'm nowhere near perfect; I'm flawed just like everyone else." Banagher glanced at Oldrin as he tried to take in what she had just said. "All I've done so far had nothing to do with pride or honour… I did them because I felt that it was the right thing to do." The Unicorn Gundam pilot recalled all the decisions he had made since taking up his father's dying wish.
"That's why I'm so jealous. Things like that just come naturally for you." Oldrin looked down sadly as she thought of how her conflicting ideals got in the way of her goal. ""The people should be protected", as a noble, I've always believed that… but sometimes… the enemy turns out to be the people I swore to protect… like the Black Knights, sure they were terrorists, but most of them were just people who wanted their home back."
"I'm not a knight or a soldier." Banagher remembered his time on both the Nahel Argama and the Garancieres and how the side the people were on didn't matter to him. "So I just see people as people… I know that it's naïve, but it feels wrong to hate anyone because of their on the other side…"
"You're right; you're too kind to be a soldier." Oldrin smiled at Banagher, to the knightly girl, the Unicorn Gundam pilot did indeed sound naïve, but he sounded sincere as well.
The next day, Banagher was escorted to the throne room by Oldrin and he was granted an audience with the 98th Emperor of Britannia himself, Charles zi Britannia, the monarch was a tall man with a muscular build, he had white hair styled in multiple curls and violet eyes and he was dressed in a regal violet garb with gold and red markings.
"This boy must be the Gundam pilot." Charles spoke as he sat on his throne, Banagher's age did not surprise him one bit, since young men were becoming very common on the battlefield.
Banagher was at a loss for words, standing there before him was the dreaded Emperor of Britannia himself, a man whose charisma tendencies and ruthlessness rivalled event the infamous Gihren Zabi.
"No need to be frightened, you're here as a guest in the Imperial Castle." Charles stood up from his throne and approached Banagher before holding out his hand for a handshake.
Banagher was hesitant to shake Charles' hand. The Unicorn Gundam pilot was still intimidated by the Britannian Emperor's reputation and that of his nation's forces.
"Is that fear I see?" Charles took noticed Banagher's hesitation and his body language, finding it amusing yet not completely unexpected that he would have such a reaction. "Good, then that means that our army is going their job splendidly."
"Wh-What do you mean by that?" Banagher reacted to Charles' callous remark about the war, ordinarily; he would speak out like he did against Full Frontal, but the Britannian Emperor's reputation made him tremble with fear.
"Fear is necessary in a war, if our enemies fear us; they cannot fight us at their fullest." Charles explained his earlier comment to Banagher, his voice remaining the same throughout the speech. "We Britannians are an honest people, we are not afraid to show our policies to the rest of the world, we do not whitewash acts of war like the Federation does, we embrace them, that is why fear is one of our greatest weapons. You must think we're monsters, but soldiers are supposed to be viewed as such to inspire fear, so that they may seize victory from the enemy and keep the people of our nation in line."
"Miss Oldrin is not like that!" Banagher yelled out as he stood for up for the knightly girl, his fear suddenly overwritten by his desire to defend his friend. "She's not a monster! She's a human being!"
Oldrin was shocked to see that Banagher, who was visibly intimidated by Charles, suddenly stand up to him and raise his voice on her behalf. No one has ever gone that far to protect her and she always thought that as a knight, no one ever had to.
"So your courage finally shows itself and for the sake of an enemy soldier no less." Charles gave Banagher an amused smile as he saw the Unicorn Gundam pilot shed the fear he had earlier. "Any other person in your position would be executed for disrespect towards royalty, but you are special case. To pilot that machine of yours so expertly despite not being a soldier, you must be a Newtype and I take a great interest in your kind."
"You what?" Banagher was surprised to find out that Charles knew about his nature as a Newtype as well as receiving leniency from the dreaded Britannian Emperor.
"A breed of humans that can understand one another without misconceptions, incapable of lying to one another, such beings interest me, since deceit is the curse of humanity. In a world where equality does not exist, they stand superior." Charles spoke with bitterness to his voice, as if the subject of deceit was something deeply personal to him. "My mentor, Zeon Zum Deikun offered up that prayer so that he could cleanse mankind of its impurities and his own son, Casval Rem Deikun who would later become Char Aznable, was so close to answering that prayer."
"But even that doesn't justify killing people!" Banagher raised his voice once more, having seen so many people, some of which were very close to him die, he was sick of hearing words that excused acts of war. "It doesn't matter how righteous you think your cause is, it's never right to murder innocent people!"
"You have taken lives yourself and because of that, you stand here at this moment." Charles spoke of the kill or be killed nature of war as he heard Banagher's speech on his distaste for murder. "Those lives were sacrificed, offered up for what you believed was right! So own up to that and do not look back. You are the key to Laplace's Box and a member of the Vist family, as we speak; more lives are being spent on you. It is the natural order for the weak to give up their lives for the strong."
Banagher balled his fists in anger, but he knew that there was nothing to be said at the moment, he was frustrated and angry, but he knew how powerless he was in his current situation.
"Oldrin, escort Banagher Links to his room." Charles ordered the knightly girl before turning his attention back to the Unicorn Gundam pilot. "You still have so much to learn about the reality of the Britannian people and how a true and pure culture lives."
"Yes, my lord!" Oldrin knelt before Charles as she heeded his command, hiding how touched she was at Banagher's gesture.
When the two made it to the Imperial Castle's guest wing, Oldrin entered the room with Banagher, once again, there was awkward silence between them and the knightly girl couldn't even look the Unicorn Gundam pilot in the eye.
"You're… awfully quiet, Miss Oldrin." Banagher tried to break the silence, feeling that it was strange that the knightly girl hasn't said anything for a while. "Are you ok?"
"That was a foolish thing you did back there." Oldrin finally spoke out, though her tone sounded harsh, her facial expression was flustered and confused. "As a knight, I serve the emperor's wishes, there's no need to risk execution to defend me."
"But even so, I couldn't just let him disregard your humanity like that." Banagher remembered the cruel description that Charles gave his own soldiers and how callously he dismissed them as pawns. "Even a cog in a machine has a heart…."
"Just stop it…! Just how much more do you intend to humiliate me?" Oldrin raised her voice at Banagher. The knightly girl never experienced such a wave of emotion before she met the Unicorn Gundam pilot, she felt admiration, jealousy and joy all at the same time and it was too much for her to bear. "I value my pride as a knight! I… I don't need to be protected by you!" The Lancelot Grail pilot stormed out of the room as she hid her tears.
"Miss Oldrin!" Banagher called out to the knightly girl, he did not know why she reacted that way or what he did to upset her.
Marrybell was in her room when she heard a knock on the door and when she opened it, she saw Oldrin. The knightly girl's cheeks were flushed and her eyes had tears coming out of them.
"What's wrong?" Marrybell saw how upset Oldrin had looked and she was concerned for her best friend and knight. "Why are you crying?"
"Banagher… you were right about him; he's perfect, a true knight… and I… I could never amount to that!"" Oldrin hugged Marrybell as she cried, completely unsure of how the Unicorn Gundam pilot made her feel. "But…"
"But what?" Marrybell returned her friend's hug and was now curious about Oldrin's emotional reaction to her time with Banagher.
"I admire his strength, but I can never be like him." Oldrin looked down, thinking of how selfless Banagher was and how it had all come so naturally for him and how it made her question herself. "I… I can never reach him…" The knightly girl's cheeks then flushed red when she realized what she had just said.
"Oh?" Marrybell's lips curved into a smirk as she saw Oldrin's reaction to her own words, being able to tell how she was feeling. "Have you fallen in love with Banagher?"
"O-Of course not!" Oldrin yelled out defensively as she heard Marrybell say the word "love", though it was clear that the knightly girl had strong feelings for Banagher. "I-I just respect him! That's all!"
"There's no need to be embarrassed." Marrybell smiled as she hugged her friend, happy that the knightly girl was sharing her experience with her. "Mineva told me that Banagher was a light that warms people's hearts and now he has warmed yours."
"Please don't talk about the Zabi princess…" Oldrin pouted as she heard the name "Mineva", the girl that was precious to Banagher. Since the knightly girl was starting to have feelings for Unicorn Gundam pilot, she started to feel jealousy. "Hearing her name upsets me right now."
"You're jealous, that's so cute!" Marrybell giggled at Oldrin's reaction upon hearing Mineva's name.
The next morning at the gates of the Britannian Imperial Castle, Oldrin was escorting Banagher to the city. The Unicorn Gundam pilot had no idea what to say, but the knightly girl was visibly flustered by his presence.
"Miss Oldrin, I'm sorry about last night…" Banagher apologized for the grief he had caused the knightly girl, though he did not understand what he did, the Unicorn Gundam pilot still felt guilty over making her cry.
"It's alright, and I'm sorry for snapping at you like that." Oldrin apologized as well, feeling that her previous behaviour was unfit for a knight, but her mind was still on the conversation she had with Marrybell.
"So, where are you taking me, Miss Oldrin?" Banagher was curious as to what the knightly girl had planned for their daily activity.
"The Emperor wanted you to experience Britannian culture, so I'm taking you around the capital." Oldrin tried to remain calm, but inside, she was both excited and nervous at the thought of spending the whole day with Banagher. "C-Could this be a… date?" The knightly girl blushed as she realized what she was thinking.
"Miss Oldrin?" Banagher noticed the knightly girl's uncharacteristic blush, not understanding his role in her state whatsoever. "Do you have a fever?"
"L-Let's just go." Oldrin walked past Banagher so that he couldn't see her blush, the knightly girl growing more anxious and nervous by the second.
Oldrin took Banagher around Pendragon, showing him what the Britannian people would do when they had free time and the sights that attracted tourists to the nation.
Oldrin saw Banagher's hand and she tried to hold it, but then, the Unicorn Gundam pilot pointed at the Britannian city park.
"Do you want to hang out there for a while?" Banagher gestured at the park, unaware of Oldrin's attempt at showing him affection.
"Fine…" Oldrin pouted as she saw Banagher miss some very obvious signs she was giving about her affections for him.
Banagher and Oldrin sat next to each other on a bench at the park as they watched children play in front of the fountain. The knightly girl was grateful that she could share such a peaceful sight with the Unicorn Gundam pilot.
"It's so peaceful here." Banagher smiled as he watched the tranquil scene before him, seeing the children play without any thoughts of the war put his mind at ease.
"You know…" Oldrin looked into Banagher's eyes as she gathered up the courage to speak to him with her feelings on her mind. "You could turn your back on the war and live here… maybe marry into a noble family and spend the rest of your days in peace." The knightly girl spoke as if she were proposing to the Unicorn Gundam pilot.
"I can't do that… because; there are people I have to take responsibility for." Banagher remembered one of Daguza's final lessons and the weight that those words had on his soul. "Running away from people that need me… if I do that… there's no way I could live with myself."
"Banagher…" Oldrin hugged the Unicorn Gundam pilot's arm and she leaned on his shoulder, once again, his noble words have struck a chord in the knightly girl's heart. "He really is a light…" She felt warmth from the object of her affection, just like Marrybell had said.
"Miss Oldrin…" Banagher didn't understand why the knightly girl showed affection to him, but he felt the sincerity on her actions and the feelings behind them.
"Let's stay like this for a while." Oldrin closed her eyes as she smiled; enjoying the warmth that Banagher gave her heart and fully acknowledging her feelings of love towards him.
Aboard the Ra Cailum, a mysterious man with long blue hair and blue eyes dressed in a long grey coat was going to meet with Bright Noa in regards to the Unicorn Gundam.
"It's been eight years." The blue-haired stranger entered Bright's office and spoke with a strange familiarity in his tone. "It must be really important if you need my help, Captain."
"Good to see you, Kamille Bidan." Bright greeted the blue-haired stranger before briefing him on the situation at hand. "The Key to the Box has been captured by the Britannians and we need to get it back."
"So I'm mixed up in another war, huh?" Kamille sighed as he remembered all that he had lost in the Gryps conflict, but despite the painful memories it brought him, he knew that he had to act to prevent another conflict. "So what do we do now?"
"The custom MSN-001X Gundam Delta Kai has been prepared for you and it has a Bio-Sensor and more Fin Funnels installed on it." Bright presented Kamille with a tablet containing the data and specs on his new mobile suit. "It's much more powerful than your old Zeta Gundam." The Captain of the Ra Cailum smiled at the former Zeta Gundam pilot.
"It could use some adjustments… but I'll get on that later." Kamille smiled as he thought of how he could modify his new Gundam's performance, but then he thought of how powerful the Britannian military was. "We'll need a team to pull this off."
"That's why I'm enlisting you for my new Gundam Corps." Bright answered Kamille's question regarding their newest retrieval operation. "The Ace Pilots Kou Uraki, Ittou Tsurugi and Judau Ashta will be accompanying you."
"Wait… didn't Judau join the Jupiter Fleet?" Kamille was confused, thinking that the person Bright had mentioned was already far away in deep space.
"With the possibility of facing both The Sleeves and the Holy Britannian Empire… we'll need all the skilled pilots we can get." Bright spoke of the grave situation the Earth Federation was in as well as the need for Judau's talents.
"All the others are Japanese, they'll be a little too eager to fight on Britannian soil." Kamille noted the nationality of the other members of the Gundam Corps and wondered if sending them on a mission was a wise choice.
"That's the sole reason Commander Ittou agreed to this operation." Bright closed his eyes as he thought of the Japanese soldier's overexcitement for upcoming mission, thinking that it may become a possible liability.
As Banagher and Oldrin continued with their "date", Marrybell was contacted by Full Frontal himself, the 88th Princess was unsure of contacting the Leader of Neo Zeon, but the Red Comet had a deal she could not refuse.
"Princess Marrybell, I am honoured." Full Frontal bowed politely at the image of the 88th Princess on the screen, feigning loyalty as he dealt with her.
"I don't know why Father would back terrorists like you…" Marrybell expressed her disgust at having to deal with the Sleeves, especially since the Glinda Knights were founded to seek out and destroy terrorists.
"Oh? Tell me, Princess, what defines a terrorist?" Full Frontal replied calmly to Marrybell's accusation so that he may shed light on what he believed was true about the subject. "A small armed group that obstructs the peace?"
"That's exactly what The Sleeves are, right?" Marrybell tried to emulate Full Frontal's calmness, but she could not hold back her bitterness on the subject of terrorists.
"Do you remember the Titans? They were a group who killed Spacenoids indiscriminately and gassed an entire colony, they ruled the Earth Sphere using terror as their weapon and they even fired on Federation cabinet members on Dakar." Full Frontal spoke of the barbaric nature of the so-called peace keepers during the Gryps Conflict to illustrate the naiveté of Marrybell's words. "But they were not considered terrorists, more than that they were considered the law. And let's not forget the tragedy of Globe, where Federation soldiers murdered innocent civilians. Acts of terror are often whitewashed, justified and even staged by those in power in order to create a reason to bolster military force, not unlike what you Britannians have done to the Japanese nation."
Marrybell clenched her fists in anger as she heard Full Frontal's speech on terrorism, she wanted to argue, but she found no hole in the Red Comet's logic. The 88th Princess started to question the very reason behind the existence of the Glinda Knights.
"That is simply how the real world works." Full Frontal smiled at Marrybell, knowing that she was right where he wanted her to be. "Let us work together to ensure that such deceit will never occur again, all you need to do is to make sure that the Key to Laplace's Box is delivered back into space, we'll take it from there. As a reward, I am sending you our latest Mobile Armor, the NZ-555 γ Azieru."
"Understood, I'll send the Unicorn Gundam to space." Marrybell spoke reluctantly as she answered Full Frontal, she knew Char Aznable as a charismatic speaker and persuader, but what she saw in the Second Coming was nothing but despair and contempt as he spoke of the dark truth of society.
Author's note: The preview of Episode five is out. Banagher is captured by the Glinda Knights and ends up in very hospitable hands once again. Marrybell reveals a somewhat talkative side to Mineva and has put up a powerful image of Banagher in Oldrin's mind and despite her initial doubts; he fits the bill almost too perfectly. This preview was written to show the Britannian side to the Laplace conflict as well as to give readers an idea what to expect.
Oldrin Zevon is from manga Code Geass: Oz the Reflection and based on her personality as a knight with doubts, she made perfect sense as the person to give Banagher a deeper perspective on the Britannian military. Her feelings for Banagher are a result of him fitting a fantasy she wants for herself and his deep kindness. Banagher genuinely cares and he's honest and loyal to a fault and that's part of why she's so attracted to him.
In this story, Charles is obsessed with the Newtype theory and believes that a race that cannot lie to each other fits his Ragnarok Connection perfectly and the combined will of humanity during the Axis Shock only furthered his devotion to his plan. Charles was tired of the world of lies that plagued his family and Zeon Zum Deikun seemed to have the answer he was looking for.
Banagher's ideological clash with Emperor Charles mirror the age old struggle between tradition and pacifism, Banagher believes that no cause justifies murder whereas Charles' somewhat darwinist tendencies and the Britannian policies are against Banagher's ideals, but at some point, Charles will see something in Banagher that makes him question himself.
The Gundam Corps will provide all sorts of mecha action and mentor moments to this story and Kamille and Judau will help Banagher come to terms with what it truly means to be a Newtype. Ittou Tsurugi from the manga Mobile Suit Gundam Katana will show the bitterness of the Japanese troops in the Federation over the fate of their nation. As the only Oldtype, Kou is the most powerful in terms of sheer skill.
Full Frontal's speech on terrorism shakes the idealistic Marrybell's beliefs to the core and makes her question the existence of her Glinda Knights. Full Frontal is someone that's very interesting to write about in the world of Code Geass because he's realistic to the point where he can calmly convince you that there's no reason to keep living, he could probably even scare the living daylights out of even Schneizel and Lelouch if he really had to. Full Frontal's clear nihilism comes to blows with Char's passion and C.C sees that.
Finding out that Nunnally has a dark side to her personality on the Code Geass official novelization opens up so much possibilities for her character development in this story. When she gets the Unicorn Gundam Nemo, she expresses jealousy and resentment over Banagher leaving her and finding Mineva. When they were kids, Banagher promised never to leave her and she took that promise to heart. With both Lelouch and Banagher "abandoning" her, she feels that the world is crumbling around her and she has to take it back. Under the influence of the Nemo System, she takes on the appearance of the Magical Device Nemo. Nunnally's attitude towards Mineva and Banagher is a lot like Riddhe's and she feels she has to take Banagher back by force because he left her all alone despite her being so deeply in love with him since childhood. This all culminates when she leads the Britannian forces as a Gundam Pilot Empress. In the end, whether Banagher chooses Nunnally or Mineva is left to interpretation.
To clear things up, the upcoming Episode 1 will take place sometime after the start of Code Geass R2 where Zero resurfaces and some events will be told parallel from the perspective of those in space during the war. Lelouch himself will receive a custom version of the Nightingale that was supposed to become Char's unit.
In this 12 chapter long story, one chapter will focus on Riddhe and his time with the W-0 unit led by Leila Malkal on Earth during Akito the Exiled and Riddhe has to prove himself as a capable pilot so that the other members will stop viewing him as just the rich kid or the Commander's fiancé. Riddhe will meet Kallen like Shirou met Aina in Gundam 8th MS Team and Kallen will represent an option for Riddhe that exists outside his family curse or the strong military politics, kinda like what Milly is to Banagher.
Many events will play out differently to suit this new fused canon and some differences will be bigger than others, but do not worry, Lelouch will still be very present. Lelouch lives under Char's shadow and he cannot accept Full Frontal as the Second coming of Char and instead, views himself as the one better suited to the title. Lelouch's love interests will be Shirley, Luger and possibly Marida.
This preview is only half of the upcoming Chapter, expect the real release to be twice as long and detailed and will have more action.
Now to answer my reviewers
KH-Hardcorefan4483
Glad to see you're enjoying this so much! Thanks. I tried to capture the fact that Amuro and Char had people that they left behind, people that they were very important to and this theme will come up whenever Cecile and C.C are given time.
Milly is unpredictable, crazy and all around playful, but she is honest with her emotions and her love for Banagher is made clear. Thanks, at one point, Banagher may return to Ashford. Thanks, I like Milly as well.
Exactly, Newtype powers reject the influence of Geass because as new beings, they are untouched by the C's world and they cannot receive or become affected by Geass.
I hope you liked this preview and thanks! The way you write Banagher in your IS story is outstanding! Keep up the good work!
Guest
Thanks, I'm glad this caught your interest.
I loved the designs as well, though I wish it was more in line with the Beltochika's Children storyline and designs. I thought they were odd as well and Char's downfall was exactly what gave birth to Full Frontal, I will be doing some fixes to Char's character when the prequel story, "Mobile Suit Gundam UC: Portrait of the Fallen Prince" is written next year. With C.C as the love interest, Char's relationship with Lala will be less oedipal and more on dependency.
I think FF makes everyone look like a baby in comparison; his nihilism is akin to an old man who lived a hard life and sees nothing ahead. I understand that as well, but kudos to the writer for making him a realistic depiction of a 16 year old with a weapon. (Don't worry, this story's fight will have much more action, like beam sabers, clashes and heavy damage action.)
Howard576
Thanks, glad you like it. I hope this preview was to your liking. Lelouch will still be Zero and his role will be big.
Rear Mirrors
Thank you for your review. The EU and the Chinese Federation have representatives within the Earth Federation cabinet, but Britannia is independent and somewhat hostile. Think the cold war in Star Wars the Old Republic. This is a fused canon where the Britannia has taken the place of the USA will be very present in the prequel starring Char, Mobile Suit Gundam: Portrait of a Fallen Prince. Like in the new canon, the Aznable family will be Britannian nobles.
Area 11 is still Japan, and certain Federation Aces like Ittou Tsurugi from MSV Katana will be very bitter towards Britannians. The reason that the Federation did not intervene when Japan was taken over was that they did not want to make an enemy out of Britannia at the time and were concentrating on the Neo Zeon war.
The Federation is the largest and they have considerable control over the EU an C.F, but Britannia is secretly allied with Zeon and many soldiers from the OYW have been absorbed by the Britannian military.
Yes and no, the UFN was approved by Ronan Marcenas in the name of rooting out Neo Zeon and Britannian sympathizers.
MM Browsing
Thanks for your review and as promised, I'll tell you Char's past.
C.C escaped to Side 3 aboard a supply ship and she met the young Casval Rem Deikun. As a child, Casval hid her in his mansion and he and C.C would eventually bond with one another and C.C would be there for the tragedy of Zeon Zum Deikun's death. She offered Casval a contract so that he may avenge his family, but Casval rejected the contract, thinking that he had to use his own power to eliminate the Zabi family. C.C found this very amusing, someone rejecting the power of Geass so that they may fight with their own hands, so she continued to follow Char and would eventually fall in love with him. Char never saw C.C as a monster and since he didn't have a Geass, he saw no reason to see her than anything other than the young woman he spent his childhood with.
In this story, the Mass family are Britannian nobles and as Edward Mass, Char met with Odysseus and Guinevere. As Char Aznable, his talents caught Emperor Charles' attention and Char was knighted as the original Knight of Four. Emperor Charles knew that Char was indeed Casval, but kept his secret to honor his friendship with Zeon Deikun, even though Casval was his daughter Guinevere's arranged fiance.. His talents as a pilot and strategist caught the eye of First Princess Guinevere and he was chosen as her personal knight.
After the one year war, Char would grow close to young Lelouch and Nunnally and even acted as a mentor and idol for Lelouch. And at the time of the Gryps conflict, he would still try to stay in contact with them.
Before Chars Counterattack, Char would meet up with C.C and the two formed a romantic relationship.
Even Full Frontal, Char's remnant soul couldn't truly forget his bonds with C.C, Lelouch and Nunnally.
Lelouch will still be very relevant and his Black Rebellion is backed by the Federation and the girls paired with Lelouch are Shirley, Ludger and possibly Marida.
Zero-Nightmare
Thanks, glad you're reading this and enjoy Gundam Unicorn. Thanks again, expect the characters to clash and mix.