Universal Century companies

This page deals with the fictional corporations and manufacturers that appear in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam meta-series.

Zeonic
The civilian company that develops the first mobile suits, and goes on to become the Principality of Zeon's main mobile suit supplier. Zeonic is responsible for the development of the MS-05 Zaku I and MS-06 Zaku II, as well as later models like the MSM-04 Acguy and MS-14 Gelgoog.

Zimmad
A civilian company that develops many of the weapons used by the Principality of Zeon, including the mobile suits MS-09 Dom and MSM-03 Gogg.

MIP
A civilian company that develops many of the weapons used by the Principality of Zeon. When the Principality first considers new weapons designed for the Minovsky particle era, MIP's concept of a highly mobile space fighter is rejected in favor of Zeonic's mobile suits.

Weapons manufacturers
Zeon-based company responsible for developing many rocket-weapons such as the H&L-SB25K/280mmA-P giant bazooka used by the Zaku II and the H&L-GB03K/360mm by the MS-09 Dom.
 * H & L

An automatic-weapons manufacturer that mass-produced the Zaku II's signature ZMP-50D/120mm machine gun.
 * MMP, Inc.

A weapons manufacturer known for its large VAL-RB-T27/880mm rocket bazooka.
 * VAL

Arms manufacturer that produced the ZUX-197 Jagdgewehr shotgun equipped on the MS-18E Kämpfer.
 * ZUX

Hervic
Hervic (formerly known as Harvick Inc) was a Earth-based corporation known for designing and manufacturing the FF-X7 Core Fighter.

BOWA Inc.
The first weapons manufacturer to produce an energy cap-based beam rifle, the BOWA·XBR-M-79-07G beam rifle, used by the legendary RX-78-2 Gundam.

Anaheim Electronics
The largest defense contractor in the Earth Sphere, the company has a major contract with the Earth Federation Forces. Because most of their assets are moved to the moon, they’re also called “tyrants of the moon” and “merchants of death”. The Vist Foundation participates in their management.

Strategic Naval Research Institute
A military research organization established by the Earth Federation Forces in U.C. 0093, which incorporates a number of formerly separate research institutes and intelligence agencies. SNRI specializes in strategy, tactics, and weapons development, and goes on to propose the creation of a new line of highly compact mobile suits.

Buch Concern
The Ronah family's business empire, established in U.C. 0055. Its subdivisions include the Buch Junk salvage company, the mobile suit manufacturer Buch Aerodynamics, and a vocational training school which later provides the basis for the private army known as the Crossbone Vanguard.

Colony Public Corporation
A non-governmental organization established by the Earth Federation at the start of its space settlement program. The Colony Public Corporation is responsible for the management and administration of all the hundreds of space colonies in Earth orbit, and its employees ensure the proper operation of the colonies' life support systems, external mirrors, and air and water supplies. The organization itself remains stolidly neutral throughout the conflicts which rage in the Universal Century.

Jupiter Fleet
A non-governmental organization also known as the Jupiter Fleet, which operates a fleet of Inter-Planetary Helium Carriers, supplies the Earth sphere with precious fusion fuel helium-3, which is collected from the atmosphere of the planet Jupiter.

B&D & Co.
A reconstruction industry enterprise that rose suddenly in the world during the postwar period.

Garvey Enterprises
A solar power generation enterprise. Chairman is Mahdi Garvey. The Garvey solar power station is an interesting concept. Sunlight is collected via an ring-formulated condensation ring and is then converted into electrical power via the circular accumulation tower in the center. Together with the electrical supply system, microwaves are also transmitted to the contract recipients. The massive amount of waste heat from the concentration of light is used for the incineration of hazardous waste at the solid waste disposal facility located on its side.

Hotel Empire
A hotel along the coastline of Dakar with a commanding view of Ile de Goree. It is the city’s premiere first-class hotel with one hundred and five floors and four thousand guest rooms.

Luio & Co.
A prominent company with a headquarters in New Hong Kong. Luio Woomin, the head of the corporation, has a controlling hand in the underworld of New Hong Kong and is also an investor in Karaba. His daughter Stephanie Luio is entrusted with full authority.

Monotone Mouse Corporation
A reconstruction company that specializes in damaged space-colonies.

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