Cosmic Era Superweapons

This article is a list of all Cosmic Era Superweapons in the Cosmic Era timeline.

Nuclear Missile

The various supranational blocs on Earth, namely the Atlantic and Eurasian Federations, maintained stockpiles of nuclear missiles, which were created as tensions between the PLANTs and the nations of Earth slowly grew. One such missile was used on the agricultural colony Junius Seven in the early weeks of the First Alliance-PLANT War, the first recorded offensive use of nuclear weapons in the Cosmic Era.

Neutron Jammer

Neutron Jammers, or N-Jammers, are devices which suppresses the release of free neutrons from the atomic structure, rendering nuclear fission impossible. After a nuclear strike on the agricultural PLANT Junius Seven in what became known as the Bloody Valentine Incident, N-Jammers were developed by the PLANTs on the contingency that the PLANT colony groups would again fall under nuclear attack by OMNI Enforcer.

By April 1 of C.E.70, N-Jammers had entered mass-production and had been stockpiled. N-Jammers were distributed amongst the PLANT colonies, which relied on solar power captured by arrays built into the PLANT superstructure instead of nuclear power plants, which were favored by the Earth Alliance. In an offensive move by ZAFT, N-Jammers were also widely deployed over the surface of the Earth, buried underground to prevent their destruction, and blanketing the surface with their effect. This resulted in an energy crisis known as the April Fool's Crisis: without a reliable source of electricity due to the N-Jammer effect negating the use of nuclear power plants, thousands froze without heating and basic living necessities. It is theorized that this indirect consequence killed more than the direct attack on Junius Seven two months prior.

At the conclusion of the First Alliance-PLANT War, the offensive use of N-Jammers was banned by the Junius Treaty. The N-Jammers dropped on the Earth by ZAFT were then in the process of being excavated and destroyed. As a short term solution to Earth's persistent energy crisis, nuclear power plants were equipped with Neutron Jammer Cancellers, allowing for electrical production to continue.

Neutron Stampeder

The Neutron Stampeder is a weapon which uses radiation in an effect similar to the GENESIS or Cyclops weapons systems. Developed by ZAFT prior to the Second Alliance-PLANT War, the Neutron Stampeder's exact function is unknown, though its effect is visually similar to a gamma-ray laser or microwave array. The actual array used by the Neutron Stampeder is rendered unusable after a single use.

Only one known use of the Neutron Stampeder is recorded in C.E.73, where a modified ZAFT Nazca-class cruiser equipped with a working prototype was deployed to defend the PLANTs. The weapon was used to destroy an attacking OMNI Enforcer task group armed with nuclear missiles, annihilating the entire group and forcing a retreat by the offending fleet.

GENESIS

A huge gamma ray emitter built under the orders of Patrick Zala as ZAFT's ultimate weapon. It was used at the end of the First Alliance-PLANT War, causing massive damage to the Earth Alliance forces. It was eventually destroyed by Zala's son Athrun Zala before it could fire on Earth.

Another GENESIS unit called GENESIS Alpha was built by ZAFT perhaps even before the one used by Zala. At first it was under the command of Ash Gray but eventually fell into the hands of the Junk Guild. When the EA attacked it in C.E. 73, the Guild destroyed it to prevent it from being captured.

During the Second Alliance-PLANT War, a third GENESIS unit was built within the ZAFT Mobile Space Fortress Messiah, called Neo-GENESIS. It was used against the forces of the Three Ships Alliance but eventually destroyed by Kira Yamato.

Microwave Weaponry

Cyclops System

A powerful microwave weapon devised by the Earth Alliance and used twice in the first war as a last resort self-destruct weapon. Most prominent was the use during the attack on the JOSH-A base by ZAFT.

Beam Weaponry

Nibelung

The Nibelung is a massive fixed anti-aircraft cannon positioned to defend Heaven's Base during a ZAFT attack on the base. It consists of a single tall spire within a concave array of mirrors, which scatter the beams fired from the spire into a wide cone that annihilates everything in flight above it.  

Requiem

Requiem is an "Orbital All-Aspect Tactical Cannon" and the most powerful weapon in the arsenal of the Earth Alliance. It is capable of firing at nearly every important point in the Earth Sphere using several relay stations equipped with extra-large Geschmeidig Panzers, capable of bending the beam fired. It was used during the end of the Second Alliance-PLANT War, and later during the Foundation Conflict.