Mobile Suit Gundam 00
| Mobile Suit Gundam 00 機動戦士ガンダム００ | |
|---|---|
| Other Names | Gundam 00 |
| Series Info | |
| Broadcasting Type | TV series |
| Episodes | 25 |
| Original Airing Date/Release | October 6, 2007 - March 29, 2008 |
| First Appearance | The 2nd Super Robot Wars Z ~Hakai Hen~ |
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (pronounced as "Double O") is part of the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. This series is meant to have parallels to today's modern society and the alternate universe's timeline name also shares the same name of today's calendar year labels of Anno Domini. Like Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, this series has adopted two separate seasons rather than a single almost yearly long season.
Story
The series is set in 2307 AD. As a result of the depletion of fossil fuels, humanity had to search for a new source of power. The power was found in the form of massive arrays of solar power collectors orbiting the Earth, and supported by three orbital elevators, each one serving one of the three "power blocs" on the planet, namely Union, controlling the region surrounding North America; Human Reform League, consisting of China, Russia and India; and AEU, which controls mainland Europe. With this nearly inexhaustible source of energy benefiting only the major powers and their allies, constant warfare erupts around the globe among minor countries for fuels and energy. Countries that once economically relied on the sale of fossil fuels have plunged into poverty. Some even believe that solar energy threatened the "promised land of God", resulting in the 20-year Solar Wars. This chaos led to the formation of a private military organization, called Celestial Being, dedicated to eradicating war and uniting humanity through the use of four advanced machines called Gundams. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 follows four mobile suit pilots termed Gundam Meisters, sided with Celestial Being. The main protagonist is 16-year-old Setsuna F. Seiei, a taciturn Gundam pilot who grew up in the war-torn Republic of Krugis.
Unable to counter Celestial Being's superior technology, the three major powers eventually unite into the United Nations Army in order to counter Celestial Being's armed interventions.[10] In order to fight the Gundams, the United Nations Army employed the help of Laguna Harvey. Harvey, a Celestial Being intelligence agent turned traitor, provides them with 30 GN-X, mobile suits equipped with pseudo-GN Drives. As the United Nations resist Celestial Being's interventions, a second team of Gundams, known as Team Trinity, appears and assists in the Meisters' eradication of war, albeit in a much more cruel and cold-blooded fashion.
Alejandro Corner, a former Celestial Being observer who plans to make use of the chaos and destruction created by Celestial Being to rule a reconstructed world, subsequently takes over Veda, Celestial Being's supercomputer which is believed to be located in the moon somewhere (you find out its location in the 2nd season). Without the tactical aid from the organization's artificial intelligence, Celestial Being is easily overwhelmed and overpowered by GN-X units and their superior numbers.
The United Nations Army initiates Operation Fallen Angels to destroy the Gundams, having discovered the location of the Meisters' mothership, Ptolemaios. During the operation, Ali Al-Saachez kills Lockon Stratos after a climactic battle (Lockon Statos was just injured in a previous battle). Alejandro Corner, in his unique custom mobile armor Alvatore, attacks Setsuna as the GN-X units proceed to destroy the Ptolemaios and the remaining Gundams. Setsuna struggles with the monstrous Alvatore, but in the end succeeds in killing Alejandro. Graham Aker, an ace pilot of the United Nations Army, then challenges Setsuna to a fight, seeking revenge for his fallen comrades and questioning the purpose of Gundams' existence. The fight results in the destruction of the GN-Flag, while the Exia is heavily damaged.
| Episode No. | Title | Mecha Introduced | Adapted in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celestial Being | Gundam Exia, Gundam Dynames, Gundam Kyrios, Gundam Virtue, Enact, Tieren Space type | SRW Z2.1 |
| 2 | Gundam Meisters | ||
| 3 | The Changing World | ||
| 4 | International Negotiation | ||
| 5 | Escape Limit Zone | ||
| 6 | Seven Swords | ||
| 7 | Unrewarded Souls | ||
| 8 | Indiscriminate Retaliation | ||
| 9 | The Honor of a Great Power | ||
| 10 | Operation Gundam Capture | ||
| 11 | Allelujah | ||
| 12 | To the Limits of Holy Teachings | ||
| 13 | Return of the Saint | ||
| 14 | Dawn of Determination | ||
| 15 | Broken Wings | SRW Z2.1 | |
| 16 | Trinity | SRW Z2.1 | |
| 17 | Assault of the Thrones | ||
| 18 | The Aim of Evil Intents | ||
| 19 | Bonds | SRW Z2.1 | |
| 20 | Blade of Reformation | ||
| 21 | Path of Destruction | ||
| 22 | Trans-Am | SRW Z2.1 | |
| 23 | Stop the World | SRW Z2.1 | |
| 24 | Endless Poem | SRW Z2.1, Z2.2 | |
| 25 | Setsuna | SRW Z2.1, Z2.2 |
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 in Super Robot Wars
Super Robot Wars Appearances
Mobile Suit Gundam 00's story and/or units have appeared in the following series:
Character Appearances
The following characters have appeared in a Super Robot Wars as either a playable character, an enemy, or are involved in the background story as a supporting ally/enemy. The characters are sorted by faction.
- Celestial Being
- Aeolia Schenburg
- Allelujah Haptism
- Christina Sierra
- Feldt Grace
- Hallelujah
- Haro
- Haro (Dark)
- Hong Long
- Ian Vashti
- Johann Trinity
- Lasse Aeon
- Lichtendalh Tsery
- Lockon Stratos/Neil Dylandy
- Michael Trinity
- Nena Trinity
- Setsuna F. Seiei
- Sumeragi Lee Noriega
- Tieria Erde
- Wang Liu Mei
- Advanced European Union (A.E.U.)
- Ali al-Saachez
- Kati Mannequin
- Patrick Colasour
- Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations (Union)
- Billy Katagiri
- Brian Stegmayer
- Daryl Dodge
- Graham Aker
- Howard Mason
- Joshua Edwards
- Ralph Eifman
- Human Reform League
- Sergei Smirnov
- Soma Peries
- United Nations
- Alejandro Corner
- Ribbons Almark
- Other
- Laguna Harvey
- Louise Halevy
- Kinue Crossroad
- Marina Ismail
- Saji Crossroad
- Shirin Bakhtiar
Unit Appearances
The following units and battleships have appeared in a Super Robot Wars as either a playable unit, NPC, or enemy. The units are sorted by faction.
- Celestial Being
- Gundam Dynames
- Gundam Exia
- Gundam Kyrios
- Gundam Kyrios (Flight Mode)
- Gundam Nadleeh
- Gundam Throne Drei
- Gundam Throne Eins
- Gundam Throne Zwei
- Gundam Throne
- Gundam Virtue
- GN Arms Type-D (MAP)
- GN Arms Type-E (MAP)
- Ptolemaios
- Advanced European Union (A.E.U.)
- Enact
- Enact Custom
- Helion
- Agrissa
- Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations (Union)
- Over Flag
- Union Flag
- Union Flag Custom
- Union Flag Custom II (GN Flag)
- Human Reform League
- Anfu
- Tieren Ground Type
- Tieren High Mobility Type B
- Tieren Long Range Type
- Tieren Space Command Type
- Tieren Space Type
- Tieren Taozi
- United Nations Forces
- Alvaaron
- Alvatore
- GN-X
BGM used
| Song Title | Song Title (Romanji) | English Translation | Links |
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| ＤＡＹＢＲＥＡＫ’Ｓ ＢＥＬＬ | Daybreak's Bell | Games
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| ＦＩＧＨＴ | Fight | Games
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