Universal Century Locations

This is a list of fictional locations from the Universal Century timeline of the fictional Gundam anime metaseries.

The Earth
Although a large percentage of the Earth's population had been relocated to space, people still lived on Earth. Those left on Earth had either received permission to return to the planet and live there or had never left the planet in the first place. Earth still maintains its seven separate continents, and each continent contains at least one noteworthy location.

North America

 * The California Base: A massive naval installation composed of 20 large bases on the Californian coast, the California Base was home to the Federation's largest naval yards. After the Zeon captured them in the One Year War the facility was retooled to produce Zeon submarines.  The California base was recaptured by the Federation during the last month of the war.
 * New Yark (ニューヤーク): A massive battle was fought here during the One Year War, resulting in the elimination of a Zeon Gaw fleet and the death of Garma Zabi. Garma actually met his end near Seattle, if one follows the story based on travel path rather than the script.  The White Base falls from space over the southwestern United States and heads north to go around the Zeon bases of California.  It is the Gundam world equivalent to New York City of the contemporary real world.
 * North America, specifically the American Midwest, was the target of the colony drop during Operation Stardust.

South America

 * Jaburo: The subterranean headquarters of the Earth Federal Forces. During the One Year War Char Aznable attempted to infiltrate this base only to be beaten back by Federal Forces. During the Delaz Fleet crisis the Federation thought that Zeon's colony drop would be targeted here.  During the Gryps Conflict the Titans self-destructed this base with a nuclear bomb in the hope of destroying AEUG with it.

Africa

 * Kimberlite Base: A Zeon stronghold in Africa. During the opening days of Operation Stardust Anavel Gato sought help from this facility while trying to escape into space. Kimberlite base covered his launch, then surrendered to the Federation.
 * Mount Kilimanjaro: After abandoning Jaburo in U.C.0087, the Titans moved their main terrestrial headquarters to a newly-constructed facility at Kilimanjaro, while using a base in New Guinea as a temporary transfer point. The base would come under attack by the AEUG and Karaba late in 0087.
 * Dakar, Senegal: Home of the Earth Federation Assembly during the time of the Gryps Conflict. Following the attack on Kilimanjaro, AEUG leader Quattro Bajeena addressed the Assembly and denounced the Titans to the world.

Asia

 * The 08th MS Team is mostly located in the jungle area of Southeast Asia.
 * Hong Kong, China - Home of Luio Company, a financial supporter of the Karaba organization during the Gryps Conflict. The Titans sent the massive Psyco Gundam into battle inside the city in an attempt to force Karaba forces aboard the Auldhumla to surrender.  In Char's Counterattack, Hong Kong was the intended target of the Axis drop operation.
 * Lahsa: The Earth Federation's capital before it was destroyed in the drop of Luna V by Char Aznable's Neo-Zeon.

Antarctica

 * The Federation had a base here that was raided in December UC0079. Federal Forces stationed here bought enough time for the RX-78NT1 "Alex" Gundam to be launched into space.

Europe

 * Odessa, Ukraine: A major Zeon base of operations during the One Year War, under the direct command of Captain M'Quve. Several natural resource mines were located in the region. The Federation launched its single largest Earth-based campaign against Odessa.
 * Belfast, Northern Ireland: Home to a Federation-controlled port, the White Base docked here for repairs and resupply as it continued from Odessa to Jaburo. Char Aznable's Mad Angler squadron deployed amphibious mobile suits in an attack on the White Base, allowing a civilian spy to board the ship.

Oceania

 * Sydney, Australia: This city was eliminated when an abandoned Space Colony was inadvertently dropped on it. The blast eliminated Sydney and 16% of Australia's total land mass.
 * Torrington Base: A Federation base in Australia. On October 13, UC0083, remnants of the Principality of Zeon attacked this base and stole the RX-78GP02A Gundam from this facility.
 * New Guinea: A Titans base was established at this location, although it served mainly as a support base for the transfer of the main Titans headquarters from Jaburo to the eventual new headquarters at Kilimanjaro. The New Guinea base provided limited support to the Sudori as it attempted to recapture the Auldhumla at Hong Kong.

Space Colonies
Space colonies are placed at the five Earth-Moon Lagrangian points. In most cases, a Lagrangian point is home to more than one group of space colonies. Individual colony groups (single or in pairs) are known as bunches, and a collection of colony bunches that occupy a Lagrangian point are known collectively as a Side. Because Sides sometimes share a single Lagrangian point, it is possible to have two Sides in close orbit to one another. All colonies in the Universal Century are O'Neill "Island 3" type colony cylinders, except for the close-type colonies of Side 3.

The first 50 years of the Universal Century were spent building the various colonies and placing them at the Lagrangian points, as well as colonizing the moon. By UC0050 9 billion of the 11 billion people in the Federation live in space colonies or on the moon. In UC0051 the Federation froze plans for additional colony development, and in UC0084 reorganized the remaining Sides into different Lagrangian Points. With the re-organization of the Sides completed, the Federation announced that the status quo would be maintained. In the latter half of the Second Universal Century the construction of new colonies was restarted.

Side 1
Side 1 is called Zarn, and is the Capital Side of the Earth Federation in space. This Side is located at L5, and was one of the first Sides the Zeon attacked during the One Year War.

Known colonies in Side 1:
 * Shangri-La: Side 1's first space colony, and the home of Judau Ashta and the main cast of Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam.
 * Londenion: The headquarter of the Federation's Londo Bell taskforce.
 * 30 Bunch: Scene of the infamous "30 Bunch Incident" in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
 * Island Blade: One of two colonies hijacked in mid-transfer by the Cima Fleet.
 * Island Ease: One of two colonies hijacked in mid-transfer by the Cima Fleet. Island Ease was secured by the Delaz Fleet for phase two of Operation Stardust.
 * Pia Albanian colony: Queen Maria Armonia of the Zanscare Empire opened a consultation bureau here in Victory Gundam.

Side 2
Side 2 is called Hatte, and is located at L4. This was one of the first Sides attacked by the Zeon during the One Year War. One of the colonies was hijacked by Zeon forces and dropped onto Earth, known as Operation British. During the U.C.0150s, the Zanscare Empire was established in Side 2 under the name of Queen Maria Armonia.

Known colonies in Side 2:
 * Bunch 8 (Island Iffish): The colony thought to have been seized from Side 2 for use in Operation British.
 * Bunch 13: The colony that received a coded message that the Zeon forces were mobilizing. However, the line was cut before the Federation could hear that the Zeon military were beginning their attack and thus starting the One Year War.
 * 18th Block: This colony was attacked and destroyed by the Gryps II colony laser.
 * 21st Block: The Titans attacked this colony with G3 poison gas, killing everyone inside.

Side 3
Side 3 is located behind the moon, at L2, and is known as Munzo. Side 3 was the only Side to use closed-type colonies, allowing each colony to house greater populations.

Perhaps the most infamous Side of them all, Side 3 was the home of Zeon Zum Deikun, who inspired the people of Side 3 to declare themselves independent of the Earth Federation. After the mysterious death of Zeon Deikum, the Republic of Zeon was renamed the Principality of Zeon by Deikum's deputy Degwin Sodo Zabi. Under the militaristic rule of Degwin's genocidal son Gihren, Side 3 declared a deadly war against the Earth Federation in U.C.0079 under the banner of independence, known as the One Year War, in which over half all human population perished. Side 3 regained the name Republic of Zeon after the defeat of the Principality, and received additional colonies in U.C.0082 and again in U.C.0083 as part of the Colony Reclamation Project, which sought to ease the overcrowding of Side 3. The Republic of Zeon eventually rejoined the Federation in U.C.0100s.

Known Colonies in Side 3:
 * Zum City: The capital colony of Side 3, said to be named in honor of Zeon Zum Deikun.
 * Mahal (Bunch 38): This colony's population was evacuated, and the cylinder was physically altered into the Solar Ray cannon. In addition, Mahal was the home colony of the majority of the Cima Fleet - Cima Garahau's defection at the end of Operation Stardust was in part due to the loss of her home.
 * Bunch 9: A memorial service was held here during the One Year War.
 * Quintzem: An anti-Zabi revolt occurred in this colony shortly before the outbreak of the One Year War, but was brutally put down.

Side 4
Side 4 is known as Mua, and is located at L5. Side 4 was one of the first colonies attacked by the Zeon during the One Year War. Side 4 was eventually reconstructed into the Frontier Side in during the U.C.0120s. During the reorganization of Sides in U.C.0084, Side 4 was moved to L1.

Known Colonies in Side 4:
 * Frontier I: The first colony of the Frontier Side. It became the refuge place for Federation test ship Space Ark during U.C.0123, when Crossbone Vanguard invaded the Frontier Side.  Later the Crossbone Vanguard test-fielded their new Bug weapons and killed many civilians.
 * Frontier II: Crossbone Vanguard attacked a Federation fleet near this colony.
 * Frontier IV: The first colony to be attacked by the Crossbone Vanguard. It is then taken over and renamed Cosmo Babylonia as the capital of Ronah family's new aristocratic nation.
 * New Manhattan: Headquarters of the Illuminati resistance group.

Side 5
Side 5 is known as Loum, and is located at L1. During the One Year War, this Side became a battlefield when the Zeon attempted to capture a colony from Side 5 to drop on the Earth. When the Federation forces arrived and intervened, a massive battle for Side 5 erupted between General Revil's 1st Combined Fleet and Dozle Zabi's Zeon Attack Forces. Due to the deployment of mobile suits, Zeon eventually won the battle, but at an extremely high price. The battle was known to Universal Century history as the Battle of Loum. At the end of the One Year War this area became known as the shoal zone, littered with debris of colonies and warships. During the reorganization of the Sides in U.C.0084, Side 5 was moved to L4.

Known colonies in Side 5:
 * Watohoat: This colony was selected by the Zeon as the target for their second colony drop. It was completely destroyed during the Battle of Loum.
 * Texas: This was the only remaining colony in Side 5 after the Battle of Loum. The colony was designed for agriculture/tourism purposes, but the war left the colony's reflector mirrors malfunctional and the colony was abandoned.

Side 6
Side 6 is known as Riah, and is located at L4. Side 6 declared autonomy from the Earth Federation on April U.C.0077, and adopted the name Riah Republic. Side 6 declared neutrality in the opening weeks of the One Year War, and managed to avoid most of the major conflicts. Side 6 was targeted by the Zeon for a nuclear attack late in the war after a Federation R&D base was discovered here, but was rescued by Federation fleets (Gundam 0080). It was annexed by the Earth Federation after the one year war. During the reorganization of Sides in U.C.0084, Side 6 was moved to L5.

Known Colonies in Side 6:
 * Libot: This colony contained a Federation R&D base. It was attacked in late December, U.C.0079 by the Zeon's elite Cyclops Team, and later targeted for nuclear attack in December 26. Fortunately, the colony was saved when Federation forces successfully intercepted the Zeon fleets
 * Baldur Bay: This is the colony where the Pegasus-class assault carrier White Base docked after leaving Earth. After leaving Baldur Bay the White Base engaged and destroyed the entire Conscon Fleet.  The battle was televised by the colony's news network to the entire Earth Sphere, and shaped the political atmosphere further in favor of the Federation.

Side 7
Side 7 is known as Noa, and is located at L3. At the time of its introduction in the original Mobile Suit Gundam, Side 7 consisted of a single, incomplete space colony that housed a Federation R&D base involved with the Project V. This Side became famous on September 18, U.C.0079, when the White Base and its prototype mobile suit RX-78-2 Gundam successfully fended off an attack by Zeon mobile suits, and in doing so marked the first recorded battle between mobile suits.

Known colonies in Side 7:
 * Green Noa 1: Side 7's first space colony. The colony was originally called Side 7, as it was the only completed space colony at the Side during the One Year War.  It was also the home to the Earth Federation's secret mobile suit development facility.  Principality of Zeon forces attacked this colony in September 18, U.C.0079, resulting in heavy damage to the colony cylinder.  The colony was renamed Green Noa 1 after a second colony was built.
 * Green Noa 2: Side 7's second colony. It was added to the Side 7 cluster in U.C.0085, and became the space headquarter for the Titans, and was the most advanced military base in the Earth Sphere at the time.  Green Noa 2 was renamed Gryps in U.C.0087, and its two segments was named Gryps 1 and Gryps 2 respectively.  Gryps 2 was later built into a colony laser in early U.C.0088, and became the scene of a three-way battle when the Titans, AEUG, and Axis Zeon all attempted to seize control of it.

Side 8
Side 8 is late addition to the Universal Century timeline; its first on-screen appearance isn't until U.C.0223. This Side is agricultural and is located at L1.


 * Gaea: The only known colony in Side 8, Gaea houses a massive agricultural research lab that plays prominently in the movie G-Saviour. This colony was damaged during a military raid by forces of the Congress of Settlement Nations (CONSENT).

Additional colonies

 * Moon Moon: A lost "Island 1" type colony, home to a primitive group of space dwellers. Seen in Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam.
 * Sweetwater: Sweetwater was created through the combination of an Island 3 open-type colony with a closed-type colony as a place for refugees of the One Year War, Gryps Conflict, and First Neo-Zeon War. In U.C.0090s, Char Aznable used the colony as a base for his own Neo-Zeon Movement against the Earth Federation.  Due to Aznable's popularity among the colonists, Neo-Zeon's existence was hidden from the Federation's Londo Bell taskforce until the outbreak of the Second Neo-Zeon War.

Von Braun
The first and the largest city on the moon, named after the German rocket scientist Wernher Von Braun, and was built on the landing site of Apollo 11, which is an industrial city specializing in the manufacture of heavy equipment. It's also home to a branch of Anaheim Electronics, where the prototype mobile suit programs for the Gundam Development Project were developed in UC 0083. It is said that whoever controls Von Braun controls the moon. The Albion docked at Von Braun during its pursuit of the Delaz Fleet in November UC 0083. In UC 0087, the Titans launched Operation Apollo, forcing their way into Von Braun in order to force the AEUG out. It was controlled by the Earth Federation during the One Year War.

Granada
A Zeon stronghold during the One Year War. The Federation agreed to meet with Zeon representative in January UC0080 after hearing rumors that a Zeon fleet may have been here. The Zeon's Elite Cyclopes Team was also based here briefly before departing for Side 6 to commence Operation Rubicon. It also serves as a headquarters for the AEUG during UC 0087.

Amman
Home to a branch office of Anaheim Electronics. AEUG forces receive support from Amman when the Titans are lurking around Granada. The city is bombarded and destroyed by Titans' missile barrage though the AEUG forces already set off for the Jaburo Drop Operation.

Luna II
A former mining asteroid, originally known as Juno and used for the construction of the space colonies, that became the headquarters of the Earth Federal Space Force in UC0060, Luna II serves as a naval base and staging area for the Federation. In UC0070, the base was moved to L3 to help in constructing the new Side 7. During the One Year War the asteroid became the last base in space of the Earth Federation. Its status makes it a tempting target for attack by pro-space sympathizers. char raided it a destroyed some of it during the second neo zeon war but luna 2 was rebult and improved on and remain the the federation space

Solomon/Konpei Island
One of three asteroids that the Principality of Zeon used as staging points. It is located at L5, amid the ruins of Side 1. On December 24, UC0079, a massive battle was fought here, resulting in the death of Dozle Zabi. Also, the EFSF (Earth Federation Space Force) used their prototype mass-destruction weapon - the Solar System - during the battle to fight against Zeon. Shortly thereafter, the Earth Federation secured it and renamed the captured base Konpei Island. In UC 0083, Zeon ace Anavel Gato used the RX-78GP02 Gundam Physalis to attack the Naval Review at Konpei with an MK-82 nuclear warhead, destroying or crippling 1/3 of the Federation's naval forces that took part in it. but it was still a major federation space base after operaton stardust and it was riveld by luna 2

A Baoa Qu/Gate of Zedan
One of three asteroids that Zeon used as staging points. On the last day of UC0079 a massive battle was fought here, resulting in the death of both Gihren Zabi and Kycilia Zabi. The Zeon surrendered shortly thereafter. Later, the Republic of Zeon transferred A Baoa Qu to the Titans, who renamed it Gate of Zedan, and used it as their headquarters until it was rammed and damaged by the much larger asteroid Axis after the war the federation rebuilded it and it became one of the bases that rivaled luna 2.

Axis
A massive mining colony that served as a waypoint for the Jupiter Energy Fleet. In UC0080, following the conclusion of the One Year War, it became the home of some 30,000 ex-Zeon political refugees. It was moved to Earth in UC0088 and served as the headquarters for the Axis Zeon/Neo Zeon, first under the leadership of Haman Karn and followed thereafter by Char Aznable. Following the First Neo-Zeon War, the Earth Federation took control of Axis, but soon after&mdash;in UC0093&mdash;sold it to Aznable's Neo-Zeon in exchange for Neo-Zeon's surrender following the commencement of the Second Neo-Zeon War. Instead of surrendering, Aznable took control of the asteroid in an attempt to drop it on Earth in hopes of freezing it and forcing its population to migrate to space. Londo Bell engaged Neo-Zeon in Earth's orbit and managed to split into two parts through the use of internally-rigged explosives. Though this succeeded in dividing the asteroid, it had a side effect of decelerating the rear piece. It was then intercepted by Amuro Ray's RX-93 Nu Gundam, which eventually managed to cease its descent.

Fifth Luna
A mining asteroid. It was secured by Char Aznable's Neo Zeon forces and dropped on Lhasa, Tibet.

Beyond the Earth Sphere
While humanity is repeatedly stated to have settlements beyond the Earth Sphere, very little is known about them or how many and where they even are. The Earth Federation appears to have little influence outside of the Earth Sphere, giving the extraplanetary settlements near, if not complete autonomy.

Mars
Mars was featured as a location in the manga series Gundam F90. After the One Year War, a portion of the Zeon fleet that escaped the Earth Sphere did not go to Axis; instead, they established a new base of operations on Mars. They would later accept refugees from the Second Neo-Zeon movement, but would remain on their own, unnoticed and uninvolved, until they would initiate conflict with the Earth Federation in UC 0120. During this time it was revealed that the Mars Zeon group, as they were called, had converted Olympus Mons into a gigantic railcannon.

Jupiter
The gas giant is the source of Helium-3, a critical element in Minovsky fusion. The Jupiter Energy Fleet travels between Earth and Jupiter to collect Helium-3, but little is known about life near Jupiter during the One Year War era. Paptimus Scirocco commanded the Jupiter Energy Fleet's flagship, the Jupitris, and his extensive time spent out at Jupiter led some of his Earth-born Titans allies to view him as more "alien" than their Spacenoid foes, leading some to derogatorily refer to him as "The Man from Jupiter".

In UC 0133 the Jupiter Empire, which has members in the Jupiter energy fleet, plans to conquer Earth but their plans are thwarted by the Crossbone Vanguard.