Late Universal Century

The Late Universal Century is a fictional era in the history of Universal Century (UC) Gundam.

Overview
This era covers the second Universal Century timeline and follows the collapse of the Republic of Zeon, the Zeon movements and the waning of the Earth Federation. The decline of the Federation brings forth various warlords, carving their territories and fiefdoms out of colonized space. The movie Mobile Suit Gundam F91, the follow-up manga series Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam and the animated series Mobile Suit Victory Gundam takes place during this period.

MS Development Competition Era
In UC 0111 (also called UC 111), the Strategic Naval Research Institute (SNRI) developed the prototype F90 Gundam Formula 90. SNRI is then chosen to create the next generation of scaled-down mobile suits, while the MSA-0120 design of Anaheim Electronics loses. The MS Development Competition Era (MS開発競争時代 Mobile Suit Kaihatsu Kyousou Jidai) is the period when SNRI and Anaheim Electronics continued competing for mobile suit hegemony from UC 0111 to the UC 0130s.

See also: Mobile Suit Gundam F90

First Oldsmobile Conflict
In UC 0120, Oldsmobile (Mars Zeon) stole the Gundam Formula 90, and raised the standard of revolt against the Earth Federation.

See also: Mobile Suit Gundam F90

Second Oldsmobile Conflict
In UC 0122, the detached corps of the Oldsmobile (Mars Zeon), led by Sharle Rochester, invades the Earth. The Earth Federation Space Force deploys the Gundam Formula 90 and the F91 Gundam Formula 91 into this fight.

See also: Mobile Suit Gundam F91: Formula Report 0122

Zebra Zone Event
On Feburary 18 UC 0123, during an examination in a Zebra Zone, an Anaheim Electronics test team encounters a Dark Tiger Team of the Crossbone Vanguard. A fight is ensued between the Dark Tiger Team, Neo-Zeon remnants and the Earth Federation Space Force.

See also: Mobile Suit Gundam: Silhouette Formula 91

Cosmo Babylon Wars
In UC 0123 (also called UC 123), following 30 years of peace, the Crossbone Vanguard tries to establish an aristocracy, known as Cosmo Babylonia. Their first move is to attack the colony Frontier IV and take control of it. Because their mobile suits are much stronger than the Federation counterparts, they easily win and seize the colony. During this attack, Cecily Fairchild, whose real name is Berah Ronah, becomes a member of the Crossbone Vanguard to act as a figurehead, until Cosmo Babylonia is established. The Earth Federation reacts and attacks Frontier IV, killing innocent civilians. In the meantime, Cecily’s childhood friend, Seabook Arno, becomes the pilot of the Gundam Formula 91 and engages the Crossbone Vanguard. Later, Cecily defects to Seabrook's side and together, they fight her father, Carozzo “Iron Mask” Ronah],] who wishes to exterminate all people on Earth, using his Bug weapons. Carozzo fights against the two with the mobile armour, [[XMA-01 Rafflesia, but is killed by Seabook. Cosmo Babylonia gains its independence, but the Federation demands compensation for taking the colonies. First, all critical resources were seized from the Side 4 and Buffo colonies, including finances to buildings and materials. The Cosmo Babylonia government could not handle such losses, and were forced to declare bankruptcy.

Cosmo Babylon finally breaks down, when Cecily gives a speech about the equality of mankind. In UC 0128, Cecily and Seabook are killed in a terrorist attack, and shortly after, the Earth Federation retakes Side 4. However, both of them survived and went on to create a pirate movement, under the original name of the Crossbone Vanguard. Acquiring members and supplies, the Crossbone Vanguard were able to obtain several new Gundams, in the form of the F97 Crossbone Gundam.

See also: Mobile Suit Gundam F91, Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam

The Jupiter Empire Wars
In UC 0133, a new aristocratic empire, the Jupiter Empire, is secretly established by Crux Dogatie and covered by the Jupiter Energy Fleet. The Crossbone Vanguard decides to stop the Jupiter Empire's expansion and attacks the transport ship, Smashion. During this incident, young Tobia Arronax becomes a member of the Crossbone Vanguard, piloting one of the Crossbone Gundams. Later, the Crossbone Vanguard attempts to invade a large Jupiter outpost, and successfully assassinate Dogatie. However, it turns out that Dogatie has cloned himself several times. He tricks the Earth Federation so that they help them and they send mass produced Gundam Formula 91s to the Jupiter Empire. Dougatie’s final plan is to attack the Earth with several powerful mobile armor units, known as Divinidad. The Crossbone Vanguard is able to destroy all of them and all of Dougatie’s clones are killed. Afterwards, Cecily and Seabook retreat into hiding and Tobia becomes the new leader of the Crossbone Vanguard, tasked with eliminating the remaining members of the Jupiter Empire.

See also: Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam

Age of the Warring Space States Era
In UC 0140, various space colonies wanted to regain their indepedence and rose up in protest again. Fearing another massive war, the Earth Federation accepts their autonomy. This period is called the Age of the Warring Space States (宇宙戦国時代 Uchu Sengoku Jidai) and it is unclear when the Age of the Warring Space States lasted to.

This era in the Universal Century timeline was inspired by the Warring States Period (戦国時代 Sengoku Jidai) of Japanese history.

See also: Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

The Zanscare Empire Wars
In UC 0148, the Side 2 space colony declares itself the Zanscare Empire, and the League Militaire was created. Not until October of UC 0152 did the Zanscare Empire reveal its ambition, declaring its superiority over the Earth and the other colonies, claiming they have sole dominion over the Earth sphere, following an attack on the Largane space colony. The League Militaire, a Londo Bell-like organization, engages the Zanscare Empire with their mass-produced Victory Gundam. The Earth Federation did not officially join until the end of the war, on April 17 UC 0153, with only a small fleet, its flagship, the Reinforce, sent from an Irish base. The fleet and the League Militaire quickly signed a peace treaty with the Zanscare Empire on May 28 UC 0153, in hopes of stopping the war. However, the fighting did not end and the Zanscare Empire planned to use the Angel Halo to hypnotize every adult on Earth, in order to mindwash them. The battle between the League Militarie and the Zanscare Empire forces above Earth's satellite orbit resulted in the Angel Halo being severely damage and disintegrated after atmospheric re-entry, on June 21 UC 0153. Queen Maria of the Zanscare Empire died with the sinking of the Zanscare's flagship, on June 22 UC 0153. With Zanscare Empire Wars over, the Earth Federation retook Side 2.

See also: Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

Revolt of MHA
In UC 0203, the Manhunter (MHA), an organization created by the Earth Federation to search out and deport illegal aliens, rebels Federation. They rename themselves Metatron (Zi Zeon Organization) and reveal Afranshia Char, a memory clone of the original Char Aznable, as their leading figure. By using the α000-0001 Gaia Gear Alpha, they attempt to overthrow the Earth Federation.

Yoshiyuki Tomino, the author of the story and creator of the original Gundam, claimed that these events are not official in the Universal Century timeline and Sunrise listed it as a side story, rather than actual events.

See also: Gaia Gear

Collapse of Earth Federation
In UC 0218 (also called UC 218 in G-Saviour), the Earth Federation begins to exert more control over each space colony, to suppress repeated disputes. Because of colonial resistance, war quickly ensued and would end after independence was granted to each of the colonies. By UC 0222, the collective group of independent space colonies were known as the Space Settlement.

Not long afterwards, the Earth Federation finally collapses. The successors of the Earth government, along with the space colonies Side 2, Side 3, Side 5 and Side 7 form the Settlement Nations, while the Lunar government and the space colonies Side 1 and Side 4 join together, under the Settlement of Free Alliance. Only the space colony Side 6 maintains its independence as a neutral party.

The Settlement Nations reorganizes the old Earth Federation as the Congress of Settlement Nations (CONSENT). This new group, however, is opposed by the Illuminati resistance, which is based in the New Manhattan colony at Side 4.

See also: G-Saviour

"Light of Gaia" Event
In UC 0223 (also called UC 223), Side 8 (also known as Gaia) rebels against CONSENT, when they try to gain control of the colony, which was used as a research facility. Their plan is thwarted by the Illuminati. Following this and other incidents, CONSENT is overthrown by the Illuminati.

, all events after UC 0153 are retconned from the official Universal Century timeline by Sunrise.

See also: G-Saviour