Stampede: The Story of Professor Minovsky

The Stampede: The Story of Professor Minovsky manga series takes place in the Universal Century of the Gundam meta-series. It originally appeared on issue 1 of Bandai's Cyber Comix anthology; Gundam Generation 1 is a reprint, a collection of Gundam-themed material from Cyber Comix.

Plot Summary
Trenov Y. Minovsky was born in 1986 (UC0015) in the Ural regions near Chernobyl, Ukraine. At age three, Trenov witnesses the Chernobyl Disaster. After moving to America in 1999 (UC0031) he enrolled in school and began research on a fictitious particle known as "Minovsky Physics". But at the time his research was far too unrealistic, and no one understood where he was going with it. However, one of his buddies, Ionesco, informs him that Anaheim Electronics has agreed to sponsor his research. He is thrilled at this, much to the chagrin of Ionesco. Shortly thereafter in UC0040, the Minovsky particle is discovered. However, at a scientific conference, it is determined that the Minovsky particle has no relation to nuclear fusion reactors and that his thesis has no conclusive evidence. The reason behind it comes from Ionesco saying that it only has conventional technological applications. Ionesco also refutes Minovsky's research by stating that a particle with a special nature like it was never detected. As of this, he was deemed an impostor and forever banned from the scientific community. A short time later, he is approached by the Zabi family and later moves to Side 3 in UC 0045. At the same time, the "Minovsky Physics Society" is established and weapons development is started. However, as he becomes increasingly obsessed with weapons development, which leads to his wife leaving him. Following the death of Zeon Zum Deikun in UC 0070, Minovsky receives an award for his developments, but tosses it aside in front of the entire Zabi family. From here he flees back to Earth to Chernobyl. At some point after the end of the One Year War on UC0080, he is killed by mobile suits piloted by Zeon remnants.