Plavsky Particle System Engineering



Introduced in Gundam Build Fighters, Plavsky Particle System Engineering, Often refeered to as PPSE, is the main corporation behind the production of all fields of technology dealing Plavsky Particles, the main component of both the Gunplas and the Battlefield of the Gunpla Battle. They are also the main sponsors and managers of both the Japanese Regional and the World Gunpla Tournament.

Background History
It is assumed PPSE was founded more than seven years ago, before the tournaments were possible, by the current Chairman Mashita. Beyond that time it is possible the Gundam Models, more comonly known as Gunpla, were made of other sources of plastic materials by a diversity of enterprises.

Mashita revolutionized the Gundam Model Enterprise by introducing the Plavsky Particle. Tough there is limited knowledge on how they are made and their uses the Particle has shown one very practical property: According to Mr. Ral in episode Two It allows objects made from the particle to be manipulated inside fields made up by Plavsky Particles, the fields and the material also add realism to fight sequences. Otherwise they display the same properties as common plastics.

Thanks to the unique property of the Particles, PPSE was able to breath life into Gunpla models and use them in a system geared towards battling between models. This allowed Gundam Enthusiasts to enjoy and recreate with great acuraccy the battles of the Gundam metaseries, making the system hightly popular and increasing the demand for Plavsky Material.

One thing is clear:  The frenzy caused by the introduction of the Plavsky Particle caused a massive popularity in the Gunpla model crafting. Large investments were made by builders to perfect their models, which led to the creation of shops such as Iori's Sei's family Hobby Shop. Further investments were made to repair the Gunplas since the battle system allowed for the models to be damaged. With PPSE holding all the secrets regarding the manufacture of Plavsky Particles and the high demand of the substance, they grew into a multimillionaire organization, making CEO Mashita a very influential man.

Plavsky Particle Gundam Models
AKA Gunpla Models. These are reduced size replicas of the Gundam Metaseries mobile suits. Gundam Enthusiasts buy these from Hobby Shops all over the world. The parts are often standarized so they can be mixed in order to allow customization, it is also possible to customize the parts themselves tough this requires an advanced level of experience.

Battle Field


A Battle Field can have multiple sizes and it is often configured as a set of one or more hexagon shaped tables, tough there are cases when it is circular. Each battle field can project multiple enviroments mimicking Forests, Cities (Both Colony and Earth) Desert and Space. With the larger known model being (used in the World Tournament) able to display all of these at the same time.
 * Battle Fields are said to be expensive, with the one at Sei's school (A Seven Hexagon Sized and the second largest seen so far) having actually been a donation from Tatsuya Yuki's father. Sei's family owns one hexagon field due to them owning a shop, presumably for display purposes, more comonly found are four block fields in arcades.


 * Players stand right next to one of the edges while navigators tend to stay one field space away in order to have a ample view.


 * If the battlefield is set for more than two players the extra players may choose any edge of the field, including the ones adjacent to other players, provided there is a GP Base slot on the edge. Mao opted for one of these in episode seven when tagging with Reiji even tough it would technically leave him without a full angle view of the four stage battlefield, which doesn't really affect the player since they are suposed to work with the Gunpla's "Camera" and Sensors, projected in their operator cabins.

Acessories

Paints, Custom Parts and a number of other Gizmos are probably developped by PPSE in order to allow Enthusiasts to replicate details and special effects on their Gunpla. Examples of which Include G-Bits, Funnels, A Choban Shield and I fields. Unlike the other materials it is assumed there are alternatives, altough use of a PPSE model might have better results on their plastic, and thus on the gundam performace.

GP Base


One Acessory PPSE seems to Monopolize is the GP Base made specifically for it's battlefields. These are programmed to display the name of the Gunpla, the Builder(s), Fighter(s) and Scale of the model and must be set on the Battle Field before setting the Gunpla for "Launch". Notably these devices have a slot on the top for a custom badge or a standard one associated with an organization. Sei Iori opted to customize the Slot with a Pearl he got from Reiji when they met.
 * It is assumed all custom features of a Gundam, such as it's special attacks and custom parts, have to be coded into the GP Base before battle, thus allowing the Battle Field to allocate special effects for these techniques as the field is generated (and thus before the Gunplas are set). At the very least no Gundam can be put to fight without first being registered to a GP Base, altought the name of the Pilot does not restrict it's use by others, as Reiji proved in his first battle.

Staff
Plavsky Particle System Engineering has a large array of staff members, most of the featured staff are researchers and engineers in the Plavsky Particle Research Laboratory. The following members are of note:

Chairman Mashita
Mashita is the CEO and presumably one of the founders of PPSE. He admires battles and seeks to make them as exciting as possible in order to sell more of his products and please the Sponsors.

Baker
Baker is the Secretary of the Chairman, and the one in charge of carrying out his orders. She is more professional than her superior officer and very loyal to him.

Alan Adams
Alan is a Engineer of Plavsky Particles. He is also in charge of crafting and testing experimental Gundam Models and assisting the current Gunpla Meijin. Altought as professional as Baker, he doesn't share her blind loyalty.

Former Meijin
At least one of the Gunpla Masters has held connections with PPSE before Meijin Kawaguchi took over his position. This Master has apparently left the position due to illness, with Kawaguchi replacing him after showing extensive skill in piloting his Zaku Amazing.

Meijin Kawaguchi
Aka the Third Meijin (Japanese for Master). Kawaguchi is the contestant of PPSE in the world tournament. An Honorable battler who seeks to wing against strong oponents in a fair battle.

Trivia

 * Nils Nielsen The representative contestant of North America. Seeks to win the tournament in order to meet the sponsors and learn more about the technology behind plavsky particles. He mentions the Particles are made of antimatter, and suspects they might have other uses which PPSE has reasons not to disclose.
 * It is assumed that team Nemesis Chairman Josef Kankaansyrjä interest in winning the tournament also lies in accessing the secrets of PPSE, given the rather large investiment of it's directors on the cause.
 * Tough it seems unlikely there existed Plavsky Particles prior to the creation of PPSE, it is not impossible that there existed a similar kind of technology towards gundam battle. Supporting this theory is the existence of the Gunpla Shingyo School and it's advanced knowledge on the subject. Despite this, before PPSE, any system towards moving plastic models was most likely unacessible to the public.
 * While in theory the Plavsky Particle only should affect the plastic, it is interesting to note Kousaka China's Bearguy III was able to move in the battle field without problems despite the large ammount of cotton filler inside of her model. It is also of note that she was able to use the filler as a means to attack despite the fact the parts should not be able to interact with it.