Actaeon Industries

Actaeon Industries
Actaeon Industries (アクタイオン・インダストリー社)
Data
Purpose	Military Manufacturer
Allies	Earth Alliance Eurasian Federation Atlantic Federation
Mobile Weapons/Armors/Workers
CAT1-VGL Hyperion GL GAT-X370G Gelb Raider Gundam CAT1-VGR Hyperion GR NMS-X07PO Gel Finieto GAT-X252R Rot Forbidden Gundam MBF-02VV Gundam Astray Turn Red GAT-X131B Blau Calamity Gundam
Miscellaneous

Actaeon Industries was an arms manufacturerinf company introduced in the manga Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray.

History

Actaeon Industries was a civilian-owned weapons manufacturing company that mainly supplied the Earth Alliance. Its primary products were tanks and other combat vehicles. In addition, it also produced powered suits, such as the Guti.

Attempts to Acquire Red Frame

Following the rise of mobile suits, Actaeon decided to expand into mobile suit development. To that end, an Actaeon agent learned of the existence of the Astray series from intelligence broker Kenaf Luchini and sought to purchase the MBF-P03 Gundam Astray Blue Frame's data from the Serpent Tail mercenary Gai Murakumo. When Gai refused, the agent tried to hire him to steal the MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame from Junk Guild member Lowe Guele. However, Gai once again refused, saying that even with his help, no amount of preparations would help against Lowe.

Undeterred, the agent lured Lowe's group to an Actaeon development facility in an asteroid, under the pretense of buying junk mobile suits and mobile armors as targets for weapons testing. After luring Lowe's group into a special dome, the agent locked them in and cut off their communications with the H.O.M.E. using a Neutron Jammer. The agent offered to purchase the Red Frame and threatened to keep the group in the dome until Lowe agreed.

The dome was lined with special armor for weapons testing. Though the Red Frame's beam saber could cut through it, it did not have enough energy to cut a large enough hole in the wall. However, using a makeshift energy converter made from junk mobile weapons, Lowe managed to cut his way through the dome in three hours. In exchange for purchasing all of the junk mobile weapons, the Junk Guild decided to pretend this incident never happened.

Unwilling to give up, the agent then hired an unnamed mercenary to steal the Red Frame. However, the mercenary's plan to use mines against the Red Frame was foiled when Morgenröte test pilot Juri Wu Nien, disguised as Junk Guild member "Marlin", stole the Red Frame first. Due to Juri's interference, the Red Frame ended up releasing an energy attack that disabled the mercenary's ZGMF-1017 GINN, forcing him to retreat.

Mobile Suit Development

Despite failing in its attempts to acquire the Astrays or their data, Actaeon proceeded with the development of mobile suits. The first mobile suit it developed was the NMS-X07PO Gel Finieto, which was equipped with the unique Bacillus Weapon System, a system that spread a quantum computer virus capable of disrupting enemy units. Actaeon attempted to sell the Gel Finieto to ZAFT, but it was defeated by the ZGMF-600 GuAIZ in the next-generation mainstay mobile suit design competition and was not adopted.

Later, Actaeon jointly developed the Hyperion series with the Eurasian Federation. However, due to political reasons, the development of the Hyperion series was eventually frozen after the production of three prototype units.

Actaeon Project and Beyond

Following the signing of the Junius Treaty on March 10, C.E. 72, which forbade the use of nuclear-powered mobile suits, the OMNI Enforcer 81st Independent Mobile Group (Phantom Pain) initiated a custom unit development project for ace pilots. They contracted the development to several arms manufacturers, with Actaeon as the leader. As such, the project was named Actaeon Project. This project produced a series of high-performance mobile suits based on the GAT-X series.

It was said that Logos members were major shareholders of Actaeon, and they ordered the AQM/E-X09S Noir Striker to be developed in secret through secret channels due to its use in black operations.

Around this period, Actaeon successfully convinced the OMNI Enforcer of the Hyperion's usefulness, allowing the CAT1-XG Hyperion G, a ground-use variant of the Hyperion, to enter a mass production trial.

Appearances

Manga

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray
  • Chapter 4, Stolen Astray
    • First Appearance

References

Introduction from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray ReMaster Edition Volume 1