Timeline Of Mobile Suit Gundam

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All of these time lines are completely disjoint. Well, apart from... we'll save that for later. Some of the time lines borrow elements from others, but they are their own self contained worlds with their own characters, history, politics and technology. So let's have a look at these time lines and consider the TV shows, OVAs and movies within them.

Universal Century

All the original TV shows and movies, from the 1979 original, to the '80s and early compare broadband providers took place in this timeline. Closest to real life of any of the timelines, Universal web hosting packages tells the story of a time when humans have moved into space in huge colonies after polluting the Earth. All of Earth and the colonies, collectively known as the Earth Sphere are ruled by the cruel and selfish Earth Federation. Over time, numerous groups oppose the Federation, and the resulting wars form the basis of the various Gundam TV shows.

Chronology

UC 0079

• MS IGLOO (2004, 2006) - 6 episode OVA
• Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) - 43 episode TV show
• Mobile Suit Gundam I, II, III (1981, 1982) - Three movies retelling Mobile Suit Gundam
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996) - 12 episode OVA
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team Miller's Report (1998) Movie retelling key events of 08th MS Team

UC 0080

• Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (1989) - 6 episode OVA

UC 0083

• Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991) - 13 episode OVA
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeon (1992) - Movie retelling Stardust Memory

UC 0087

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam webmail tm net my - 50 episode TV show
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation I, II, III (2005, 2006) - Three movies retelling Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

UC 0088

• Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta (1986) -47 episode TV show

UC 0093

• Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988) - Movie

UC 0123

• Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991) - Movie

UC 0153

• Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993) - 51 episode TV show

Each of the Alternate Universe timelines offers a different take on the Gundam universe, from super robot fighting to a post-apocalyptic battle to live.

Future Century

Most of mankind have left the Earth in ruins to live in space. To decide who governs the Earth, the colonies take part in a Gundam Fight tournament every 4 years. Sending their nations prize fighter and immaculately designed Gundam to Earth to battle for supremacy.

FC 60

• Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994) - 49 episode TV show

After Colony

To counter overpopulation of the Earth humankind move into giant colonies. However the colonies are ruled by the tyrannous United Earth Sphere Alliance. After years of oppression and the assassination of the respected colony representative Heero Yuy, a small group of rebels decide to fight back.

AC 195

• New Mobile Report Gundam Wing (1995) - 49 episode TV show

AC 196

• New Mobile Report Gundam Wing (1997, 1998) - 3 episode internet access dsl adsl later compiled into a movie

(Note: released in the US and Europe as Mobile Suit Gundam Wing)

After War

The Earth based Old Federation and their colony equivalent, the Space Revolution Army, fought a dreadful broadband suppliers that resulted in the dropping of hundreds of colonies onto Earth, causing a nuclear winter and killing the majority of the Earth's population. How will a bunch of travelling scavengers survive in this post-apocalyptic world, and is the war really over?

AW 15

• After War Gundam X

(Note: also known as New Mobile Century Gundam X)

Correct Century

Life in an early 20th century like Earth was pretty simple, until an army from the moon arrive, trying to find a new place for their people to live. With far slow broadband speed advanced technology, these Moonrace effortlessly counter any Earth Milita resistance, but following the discovery of a buried Mobile Suit everything changes. If there's more to history than we know, perhaps Earth Milita might just be able to fight back.

CC 2345

• Turn A Gundam (1999) - 50 episode TV show
• Turn A Gundam: Earth Light and Moonlight Butterfly (2002) - two movies retelling Turn A Gundam

Cosmic Era

Humankind has evolved. Genetic engineering has given birth to Coordinators, humans with perfect genes. Persecuted by Naturals, humans who were not enhanced, the Coordinators are forced to move to space. Tensions were always high, but when a farming colony was destroyed my nuclear weapons, war is declared between the two races.

CE 71

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002) - 50 episode TV series
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Special Edition (2004) - 6 episode TV series retelling Gundam SEED

CE 73

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY (2004) - 50 episode TV series
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY Special Edition (2006) - 4 episode TV series retelling Gundam SEED DESTINY
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 STARGAZER (2006) - 3 episode OVA

CE ??

• Gundam SEED Movie (currently untitled) - Movie, release date unknown

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