The Battle of Artemis is a conflict of the First Alliance-PLANT War, featured in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
Prelude[]
Following the Skirmish near Artemis, the Archangel arrived at the Eurasian asteroid base, hoping to be resupplied and make its way to Moon. However, their welcome was less than inviting as the commander of the base, Major General Gerard Garcia, was extremely sought to use the opportunity to rise in position in the Earth Alliance by obtaining data on the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam.[1] Garcia held the Archangel's crew and the Orb civilians hostage, and tried to force the Strike Gundam's pilot Kira Yamato to supply him with the mobile suits technical data, to no avail.[2]
The Battle[]
Near Artemis, the Laurasia-class vessel Gamow, still hunting the Archangel, sent out Nicol Amalfi in his GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam, attempting to use the mobile suit's Mirage Colloid Stealth System to infiltrate Artemis while its shields were deactivated.[2] The Blitz successfully bypassed Artemis’ defenses and began to systematically destroy its shield projectors, allowing for the Duel Gundam and Buster Gundam to join it. In response to the attack, the Eurasian Federation deployed several TS-MA2 Moebius mobile armors to engage the ZAFT mobile suits, however, as they were no match against the Gundams, nearly all were destroyed, and many collided into the base itself, killing several crew and officers.[2]
During the battle, the crew of the Archangel used the opportunity to escape from their Eurasian captors, while Kira in the Sword Strike Gundam engaged the Blitz Gundam inside Artemis. In the chaos, the Archangel was able to escape from the asteroid base and the Gamow left the area to continue its pursuit of the ship.[2]
Aftermath[]
While Artemis had been heavily damaged, the base remained intact. However, its Lightwave Barrier would remain inoperable for sometime. This information was soon acquired by multiple pirate groups within the area, who sought to attack Artemis while it was weakened. In order to protect his base, General Gerard hired the mercenary group Serpent Tail to protect the astroid while the barrier was being repaired.[3]
After leaving Artemis without having received supplies, the Archangel set course for Junius Seven to recover water and any usable supplies from the wreckage of the colony. While there, the crew preformed an honoring ceremony for all the lives lost during the Bloody Valentine Incident.[4]
Gallery[]
.png "Archangel Arrives at Artemis 01 (SEED HD Ep05).png (5.24 MB)")
.png "Archangel Detained 01 (SEED HD Ep05).png (5.06 MB)")
.png "Murrue, Natarle & Mu 01 (SEED HD Ep06).png (3.22 MB)")
.png "Laurasia-Class Outside of Artemis 01 (SEED HD Ep06).png (5.2 MB)")
.png "Eurasian Officers Taking Kira 01 (SEED HD Ep6).png (4.39 MB)")
.png "Blitz Gundam Mirage Colloid Activated 01 (SEED HD Ep6).png (3.55 MB)")
_Beam_Rifle_Firing_01_(SEED_HD_Ep6).png "Blitz Gundam (MCA) Beam Rifle Firing 01 (SEED HD Ep6).png (4.83 MB)")
.png "Lightwave Barrier Projectors Destroyed 01 (SEED HD Ep6).png (3.36 MB)")
.png "Sword Strike Gundam Charging 01 (SEED HD Ep06).png (4.09 MB)")
.png "Buster Gundam Gun Launcher and Beam Rifle 01 (SEED HD Ep6).png (4.98 MB)")
.png "Moebius Crashing 01 (SEED HD Ep6).png (4.43 MB)")
.png "Archangel Escapes 01 (SEED HD Ep6).png (3.42 MB)")
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Battle of Artemis parallels Char Aznable's attack on Luna II during the One Year War from Mobile Suit Gundam.
Appearances[]
- Television Series
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- PHASE-06, The Vanishing Gundam
- First Appearance; Conclusion
- PHASE-33, Gathering Darkness
- In Flashback(s)
- PHASE-06, The Vanishing Gundam
- Manga
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray
- Chapter 2, Showdown! Astray vs Astray
- In Flashback(s)
- Chapter 2, Showdown! Astray vs Astray
- Games
References[]
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-05, Phase Shift Down
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-06, The Vanishing Gundam
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray Chapter 2, Showdown! Astray vs Astray
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-07, The Scar of Space
| Cosmic Era Conflicts and Events | |
| Pre C.E. - C.E. 9 | |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction War | |
| C.E. 15 | |
| Coordinator Revelation | Jupiter Exploration Mission | |
| C.E. 30’s - C.E. 50 | |
| Coordinator Boom | |
| C.E. 50’s - C.E. 60’s | |
| Assassination of George Glenn | Flaga Estate Burning | Blue Cosmos Attack on Mendel | |
| C.E. 60’s - C.E. 69 | |
| Mandelbrot Incident | Attack on the Junius Colonies | Mendel Accident | |
| C.E. 70 | |
| First Alliance-PLANT War Tragedy of Copernicus | Bloody Valentine Incident | Invasion of South America | Battle of Yggdrasil | First Battle of Victoria | Operation Uroboros | Battle of Carpentaria | Battle of Coral Sea | First Battle of Jachin Due | Grimaldi Front (Battle of Endymion Crater) | First Battle of Casablanca | Battle of El Alamein | Battle of Nova | First Nova Recapture Operation | October Talks | |
| Unrelated Conflicts First Attack on the Graveyard | |
| C.E. 71 | |
| First Alliance-PLANT War Battle of Kaohsiung | Battle of Heliopolis | Skirmish near Artemis | Battle of Artemis | Second Nova Recapture Operation | Clash at Junius Seven | Skirmish in the Debris Belt | Battle near Junius Seven | Skirmish in the North African Desert | Skirmish towards Earth | Battle of Orbit | Second Battle of Victoria | Blue Cosmos Attack on PLANT | Desert Dawn Campaign (Attack on the Archangel | Attack on Tassil | Retaliation of the Desert Dawn | Blue Cosmos Attack in Banadiya | Battle of Talbadiya) | First Equatorial Skirmish | Second Equatorial Skirmish | Skirmish on an Uninhabited Island | Strait of Malacca Breakthrough | First Battle near Orb | Orb Infiltration Mission | Second Battle near Orb | Battle of the Marshall Islands | Theft of the Freedom Gundam | Operation Spitbreak | Shoot Out at White Symphony | Mission to Recapture the Freedom Gundam | Battle of Porta Panama | Battle of Orb | Assassination of Siegel Clyne | Third Battle of Victoria | Attack on a ZAFT Fleet | Theft of the Eternal | Battle of Mendel | Second Battle of Casablanca | Operation 8.8 (Ayers Rock Landing Operation) | Operation Elvis (Battle of Boaz | Second Battle of Jachin Due) | |
| South American War for Independence Attack on South American Forces Base 12 | Duel at the South American Shore | Battle in the USSA Neutral Zone | Ambush in Low Orbit | |
| Unrelated Conflicts Campaign on the ZAFT Supply Route (Attack on a ZAFT Supply Station | Battle at ZAFT Supply Station 4) | Skirmish at Heliopolis | Pirate Attack on the H.O.M.E. | Recapture of Artemis | Skirmish at Artemis | Second Attack on the Graveyard | Actaeon Hostage Incident | Skirmish at Liteiria | Barnacle Incident | First Attack by the Gundam Astray Gold Frame | First Attack on the Lesseps | Second Attack on the Lesseps | Confrontation in the Deep Sea | Infiltration of the Lesseps | First Battle of the Giga-Float | Second Battle of the Giga-Float | Battle of Ame-No-Mihashira | Battle of the Gundam Astrays | Third Attack on the Graveyard | Find Kira Yamato Operation | Skirmish at Mendel | Raid on the Dreadnaught Gundam’s Transport | Attack on the Serpent Tail Transport | First Attack on the Re.H.O.M.E. | Attack on Supply Station 15B | Escape from Artemis | Assault on Ptolemaeus Port Seven | Attack on the Ortygia | Attack on Ame-No-Mihashira | Battle at the Abandon Colony Zone | Battle at the Mobile Suit Auction | Clash at Mendel | Second Attack on the Re.H.O.M.E. | Assault on the Sahaku Force | Erudou Breakthrough | Third Attack on the Re.H.O.M.E. | First Battle of GENESIS Alpha | First Attack on GENESIS Alpha | |
| C.E. 72 | |
| First Alliance-PLANT War Nairobi Peace Conference (Attack on the Junius Treaty Ceremony) | |
| South American War for Independence Battle for South America | |
| Unrelated Conflicts Battle of the Blue Cosmos Asteroid Factory | |
| C.E. 73 | |
| Second Alliance-PLANT War Attack on Armory One | Battle of the Debris Belt | "Break The World" Incident | Battle of Aprilius One | Operation Spear of Twilight | Ambush of the Minerva | Assassination Attempt of Lacus Clyne | Kidnapping of Orb's Chief Representative | Battle of the Indian Ocean | Attack on Lohengrin Gate | Battle of Gulnahan | Battle in Lunar Orbit | Battle of Dardanelles | Skirmish at Lodonia Lab | Lacus Clyne Shuttle Hijacking | Battle of Crete | |
| Unrelated Conflicts Second Attack on GENESIS Alpha | Third Attack on GENESIS Alpha | Second Battle of Genesis Alpha | Attack on Ed the Ripper’s Shuttle |Attack in Fortaleza | Attack on Kirgitz | Declaration of the Sky | Attack on The Clan Space Station | Assault on the Coordinator Refugee Camp | |
| C.E. 74 | |
| Second Alliance-PLANT War Minerva Breakout | Attack on the Bonaparte | Destroy Crisis (First Attack on Eurasia | Second Attack on Eurasia | Third Attack on Eurasia | Battle of Berlin) | Campaign Against Logos | Operation Angel Down | Desertion of Athrun Zala and Meyrin Hawke | Operation Ragnarök | Eternal Chase | Operation Fury | Battle of Requiem Station Gounod | Battle of Daedalus | Assassination Attempt in Copernicus City | Proclamation of the Destiny Plan | Attack on Requiem Station One | Battle of Messiah | |
| Unrelated Conflicts Attack on Toroya Station | Foundation Shock | Freedom Hijacking Incident | |
| C.E. 75 | |
| Blue Cosmos Campaign Battle of Aldrin City | |
| Foundation Conflict Eldore Incident | Moscow Tragedy | PLANT Coup d'état | Millennium Hijacking | Lacus Clyne Rescue Operation | Battle of Requiem | |