The Anti Earth Union Group (反地球連邦組織 Hanchikyū Rempō Soshiki?), more commonly known by their acronym as the AEUG (エゥーゴ E~ūgo?) is the main protagonist faction of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ.
Overview[]
The AEUG is an anti-Federation movement which opposes the oppressive tactics of the Federation's elite Titans taskforce. The AEUG's ultimate political agenda was to reform the corrupt Earth Federation government, but after the Colony 30 Incident of U.C. 0085, the organization became focused on the more urgent task of fighting the Titans with military force.[1]
History[]
The AEUG was originally a political movement aiming to reform the corrupt Earth Federation government, but following the "30 Banchi Incident" in Side 1 due to the hands of the Titans, the AEUG took up arms against them. Composed of dissatisfied colonists, Federation soldiers who disowned the Titans and several ex-Zeon officials posing as Federation officers, One Year War veterans Bright Noa, Henken Bekkener and Quattro Bajeena were some of the most notable members of the AEUG, alongside AEUG founder Blex Forer and Newtype civilian recruit Kamille Bidan, whose piloting skills and Newtype powers were among the best in Universal Century history.
In UC 0087, the AEUG raided a Titans' military facility in their colony base in Side 2 called Green Noa 2 (also named as Gryps 2), stealing three new-concept RX-178 Gundam MK II prototypes. This enraged the Titans, and following a chain of events due to the heist, the full-scale Gryps Conflict civil war for control of the space colonies erupted between the factions.
The AEUG utilized several models of mobile suits during the war, among them the Gundam MK II stolen from the Titans (the other two were turned over to Anaheim Electronics for analysis and reverse engineering), the prototype transformer MSA-005 Methuss, the Federation-influenced MSA-003 Nemo and MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki, as well as the Zeon-influenced RMS-099 Rick Dias mobile suits. The AEUG's main fleet was made up of several Salamis-class cruisers, at least five Irish-class battleships, and their flagship assault cruiser, the Argama. However, the most powerful weapon in the AEUG's arsenal was undoubtedly the transformable MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam, which became their symbol of defiance in a manner similar to the Federation's previous RX-78-2 Gundam during the One Year War. For the next year, the AEUG engaged the Titans around the Earth Sphere, finally managing to seize the upper hand and ultimately use the Titans' Gryps Colony Laser against them, destroying/disabling nearly every remaining ship in the Titan's fleet.
Unlike other military organizations within the Universal Century, the AEUG was primarily a rag-tag group consisting of renegades and some otherwise civilian fighters. Their main military force was made of defected ships, and for a considerable time, large numbers of RGM-79R GM IIs from the Federal forces, and whatever they could steal from the Titans. Uniform code and military procedure esd especially lax, with the AEUG uniform simply being the Federation tunic minus the sleeves and with a V-neck; some members continued to wear the Federal Forces' uniform or simply civilian casual clothing. There also appeared to be no general recruitment standard other than being physically fit and able to serve. This could be considered an anti-thesis to the highly elitist and organized standards of the Titans.
Due to the Titans' activities placing numerous restrictions on trade and commerce, the AEUG and their Karaba allies activities were funded, to a large extent, by individuals and companies in the private sector (notably the lunar organizations financing Anaheim Electronics, and the Earth-based Luio Company in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, this had the side-effect of putting many non-military officials into leadership positions; although Blex, Henken, Quattro and Bright were considered the AEUG's official leaders, there was no doubt their main influence came from Anaheim Electronics and other sponsors. The ineptness and indecisiveness of the AEUG's leadership, however, led to more than one blunder, namely the botched assault on the Federation Jaburo basin in South America and the attempted negotiations with the Zeon remnants in the asteroid Axis.
When out on the field, the AEUG's sponsors would usually send a representative to oversee strategic movements and overall command. During the events of Gryps Conflict, one such representative, Anaheim Electronics's Wong Lee, spent a large amount of his time aboard the Argama. Bossy and argumentative, Wong frequently clashed with the Argama's officers and crew over everything from tactical procedures to the somewhat informal atmosphere aboard the warship.
While the AEUG and the Titans were busy fighting amongst one another, the real threat to the peace of the Earth Sphere, Axis Zeon, led by Haman Karn, emerged as the eventual winner. During the First Neo Zeon War, the AEUG's objectives shifted towards fighting the new Neo Zeon movement. However, the bulk of the AEUG was still recuperating from the Gryps Conflict, thus only the Argama and its skeleton crew initially saw action.
After the First Neo Zeon War, the AEUG officially disbanded, with most of its members going on to form the Federation's Londo Bell task force. Some members, however, disgruntled with the idea of rejoining a Federation which had not changed, went on to form orginizations such as Egum or Nouveau, carrying on the AEUG's fight as far as the U.C. 110s.
AEUG Members[]
Gryps Conflict[]
- Blex Forer
- Henken Bekkener
- Astonaige Medoz
- Quattro Bajeena
- Kamille Bidan
- Bright Noa
- Emma Sheen
- Fa Yuiry
- Reccoa Londe
- Katz Kobayashi
- Apolly Bay
- Roberto
- Torres
- Shinta
- Qum
- Asuna Elmarit
- Jack Bayard
- Hasan
- Anna Hanna
- Toraja Toraja
- Manity Mandana
- Gabriel Zola
- Maxim Gunnar
- Cliff Fleming
- Tripper
- Samarn
- Saegusa
- Abu Dabia
- Caesar
- Callman
- Hayai
- Manack
- Keithron
First Neo Zeon Conflict[]
- Judau Ashta
- Elle Vianno
- Roux Louka
- Mondo Agake
- Beecha Oleg
- Iino Abbav
- Milly Childer
- Madchar Mucha
- Van Asiliaino
- Danica McGuire
- Souichi Obino
- Avey Alva
- Dr. Alvíss
- Maxim Gunnar
- Yohn Juliana
- Cristian Kirk
- Ester McCampbell
Possible Members[]
These characters are possibly AEUG members as they were available characters in the video game Gihren's Greed and also appear in other various media.
- Summona Fulis
- Adam Stingray
- Shin Matsunaga
- Fujita
- Mike Schmitt
- Yuu Kajima
- John Cowen
- Cucuruz Doan
- Philip Hughes
- Antonio Callas
- Reed
- Zero Murasame (Proto Zero)
See also[]
Gallery[]
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Notes & Trivia[]
- According to the former GundamOfficial online glossary, "AEUG" stood for "Anti-Earth Union Group".[1] However, in most Japanese sources, including the Zeta Gundam novelization, the original Master Grade Zeta Gundam manual, and the Gundam Officials sourcebook, it stood for "Anti-Earth United Government" instead.
- The infantry uniform of AEUG bears a similar color scheme as the nemo.
Appearances[]
- Television Series
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
- Episode 15, Katz's Sortie
- Episode 1, The Black Gundam
- First Appearance
- Episode 2, Departure
- Episode 3, Inside the Capsule
- Episode 4, Emma's Decision
- Episode 6, To Earth
- Episode 13, Shuttle Launch
- Episode 14, Amuro Flies Again
- Episode 21, A Sign of Zeta
- Episode 24, Counterattack
- Episode 26, The Ghost of Zeon
- Episode 29, Crisis at Side 2
- Episode 32, Unidentified Mobile Suits
- Episode 33, The Messenger from Axis
- Episode 40, Activation of Gryps
- Episode 43, Haman's Victory
- Episode 45, Coming From the Heavens
- Episode 46, Scirocco Rises
- Episode 47, A Descent into the Maelstrom
- Episode 48, The Mirror of Rosamia
- Episode 49, Casualties of War
- Episode 50, Riders in the Skies
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
- Episode 14, The Phantom Colony, Part 1
- Episode 15, The Phantom Colony, Part 2
- Episode 16, Melee Aboard the Argama
- Episode 20, Cecilia the Crybaby, Part 1
- Episode 21, Cecilia the Crybaby, Part 2
- Episode 22, Judau, Into Battle!
- Movies
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 GundamOfficial :: Universal Century :: Glossary :: Organizations. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16.