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The Foundation Conflict is the main conflict of the animated film Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom. It was orchestrated in C.E. 75 by the Kingdom of Foundation in their plan to utilize the late chairman Durandal's Destiny Plan to make Coordinators the supreme ruler over the Naturals.

Prelude[]

During the Second Alliance-PLANT War, PLANT Supreme Council Chairman Gilbert Durandal revealed the existence of the secret organization Logos, which led to the Earth Alliance losing power. During this time, a small part of the Eurasian Federation broke away and intended to secede into their own nation. Despite the Eurasian Federation's attempt to reclaim the nation, it failed and would become the Kingdom of Foundation. Under the rule of the "young" Aura Maha Khyber, the kingdom would be like the Orb Union, a place where Naturals and Coordinators lived in peace and unity.

However, this was a facade for something much worse deep down. In actuality, Aura was actually much older than she actually claimed to be, having worked with Durandal and Ulen Hibiki on what they thought was the Ultimate Coordinator Project. In actuality, the project was the means to create the Accords, Coordinators with enhanced physical and psyhic abilities than other Coordinators meant to rule humanity. Despite the world's rejection of Durandal's Destiny Plan, Aura implemented it within the kingdom and those who resist the plan are brutally prosecuted.

The Conflict[]

Eldore Incident[]

In C.E.75, Foundation invited Compass and the Eurasian Federation to undertake a joint operation to eliminate Blue Cosmos remnants from Eurasia in the vicinity of the town of Eldore, with the Archangel and the LHM-BB03S Millennium representing Compass' combat assets. The operation would involve Compass leading the charge against Blue Cosmos, with Foundation defending their settlements in the rear, and the Eurasians on guard against incursions into their own territory. The Eurasians held a stipulation that no Compass or Foundation forces would cross into Eurasian territory.

During the operation, Orphee Lam Tao secretly initiated his plans to discredit Compass by using the Accord's abilities on Kira Yamato. Due to Kira's depressed mental state at the time, he was immediately overcome by the Black Knight Squad's telepathic mind control powers and was made to hallucinate that he saw Blue Cosmos' leader Michael escaping into Eurasian territory. With Kira violating Eurasian airspace to chase after the illusion and attack Eurasian forces, Orphee used this as his chance to manipulate Lacus Clyne to send a group to take down the now rogue Kira, and when she regretfully consented, the Black Knights were deployed to destroy the STTS-909 Rising Freedom Gundam.

While two of the Black Knights and Shura Serpentine intercepted Kira to destroy him, the remaining Black Knights infiltrated behind Eurasian lines and hijacked the Eurasian nuclear missile launchers, programming them to send a delayed launch towards specific targets. When the Archangel spotted the Black Knights' suspicious activities, the two Black Knights in charge of the nukes attacked the Archangel, sinking the ship through overwhelming firepower. Shinn Asuka and his STTS-808 Immortal Justice Gundam were intercepted by two Black Knights when he tried to investigate and was also defeated in combat, though he was saved by Hilda Harken and her ZGMF-2027/A GYAN Strom.

Kira was overcome by Shura's NOG-M1A1 Shi-ve.A, and the disabled Rising Freedom was further immobilized by fellow Compass pilot Agnes Giebenrath, who had secretly changed her allegiance to Foundation due to Shura's wiles. However, Athrun Zala appeared in his ZGMF-MM07 Z'Gok to save Kira, keeping both Shura and Agnes at bay before he evacuated Kira. Meanwhile, the Eurasian nuclear missiles were launched, with two being fired toward the Foundation's capital Ishtaria. One of the missiles was intercepted and destroyed by Lunamaria Hawke's ZGMF-2025/F GELGOOG Menace, but the other missile slipped through due to its distance, forcing Lunamaria and the Millenium to submerge underwater to escape the blast as the capital is destroyed. The third missile headed to Eldore, destroying the entire area, the remnants of Blue Cosmos and leaving the fate of Compass uncertain to the world at large.

Moscow Tragedy - (May 24, C.E. 75)[]

Following the Foundation's false flag attack on its capital, Orphee made a public broadcast denouncing the Naturals as a whole, while falsely claiming Lacus has joined them and calling all Coordinators to side with the Foundation. Using the nuclear strike on Ishtaria as a pretext, he ordered the complete destruction of Moscow, the Eurasian Federation's capital, using the reactivated Requiem. Following Moscow's obliteration, Orphee issued an ultimatum to all Earth nations: disarm and implement the Destiny Plan in five days, or face annihilation from the Requiem.

PLANT Coup d'état[]

As Orphee issued his ultimatum to all Earth nations, Commander Hari Jagannath, Chairman of the PLANT National Defense Committee, launched a Foundation-backed coup d'état to overthrow the PLANT Supreme Council, though he failed to capture Supreme Council Chairman Walter de Lament, who successfully escaped with several Intelligence Division officers led by Commander Yzak Joule into the FFMH-Y101 Eternal. The Intelligence Division guaranteed Walter's safety and decided to stay hiding in Boaz, which they recovered the ZGMF-103HD Lightning Buster Gundam and ZGMF-1027M Duel Blitz Gundam.

Millennium Hijacking - (May 25, C.E. 75)[]

For the other Compass pesonal to rescue Lacus Clyne, they enacted a plan to steal the Millennium battleship and with the help of Erica Simmons the Compass personel received the upgraded Impulse, Destiny and Strike Freedom Gundams, according to her, these machines were entrusted by Cagalli Yula Athha for testing a new Fusion Reactor and (with the expection on the Impulse) they have been upgraded with the latest monitor type but the armaments were the same. Kira Yamato, Murrue Ramius, Shinn Asuka and Hilda Harken went underwater and use grappling hooks to attach on the Millennium and then enter the ship while Meyrin Hawke use an injection virus attack to get the crew to disembark. However, Alexei Konoe and Albert Heinlein was well aware of the the hijackers's plans and knew who the hijackers were. When Kira and Murrue storm their way into the bridge, Arthur Trine put up his hands in fear, but Alexei and Albert were unfazed by the events. Albert remarked that Kira was late by 2 minutes compared to his calculations, while Alexei just turned around facing Murrue, which shocked her as he found out it was their doing and later on remark that there was no need for the guns and underwater submarine suits as preparation was completed. while Lunamaria Hawke stood guard with her gun drawn out, Shinn sneaked behind her and tried to disarm her only to be thrown to the ground instead and forced to reveal that it was him the whole to prevent things from escalating. Although Lunamaria was relieved to hear that Shinn was alive, she later slapped Shinn and called him an idiot as she though he was dead before hugging him tightly. Hilda will later see Shinn and Lunamaria reunite. All major powers would receive news that the Millennium was hijacked, the crew on the bridge of the Millennium would discuss how they would get their way up to space and rescue Lacus, they also loaded in the ZGMF/A-42S2 Destiny Gundam Spec II, the ZGMF-56E2 Impulse Gundam Spec II and the ZGMF/A-262B Strike Freedom Gundam Type II onto the ship with all 3 Silhouette pack for the Impulse and some Type 35 Prototype Advanced Railguns. However, an orb fleet went ahead to stop the Millennium from escaping. While Orphee and the rest of the Foundation leadership, he mocked the Millennium efforts. Later Orphee would contact Cagalli saying that Orb has ignored their warning that Orb is next to be targeted by Requiem. After Orphee completely ignored her. She would later order for the evacuation of all the people of Orb and they only have 10 minutes to have everything settled and done. While the Foundation prepares Requiem to fire at Orb, Kira use the international rescue channel to contact them. Shocking most of the leadership of the Foundation, Kira would later mock them for their failed attempt to kill him and that they use the bombing of their capital as an excuse to get rid of him. Later on Kira would tell the foundation leadership that they have lost and what they did will be exposed to the world. Seeing all this Aura was enraged and ordered that Requiem to target the Millennium instead at the last minute. Which the Millennium easily evaded thanks to the use of breaking to evade then going full speed to space.

Lacus Clyne Rescue Operation[]

After concluding that Lacus Clyne is being held against her will by Orphee Lam Tao and the Foundation, Kira Yamato and several Compass allies secretly infiltrate the fortress in a similar form like how Nicol and his GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam did four years back, by using the Mirage Colloid system in the AMGS-X18P Cavalier Aifrid, as part of the Lightwave Barrier gets turned off while Shura Serpentine launches in the Black Knight Squad NOG-M1A1 Shi-ve.A to engage the ZGMF/A-262B Strike Freedom Gundam Type II in combat, piloted by Athrun Zala. The Cavalier Aifrid proceeded to open fire on a Baldr class ship in dock while Kira, Ledonir Kisaka and several others disembarked on foot and killed several dock guard before granting Meyrin Hawke access to the system, allowing her to close bulkheads and sever communications. Soon after, they released several Haros into the ventilation system, who proceed to floor the station with knockout gas, save Lacus' room, causing Aura Maha Khyber and multiple Foundation personnel to fall unconscious. Only Ingrid Tradoll managed to avoid being gassed due to her wearing a pilot suit and her helmet was turn on so that the gas attack would not affect her and she proceeded to take Lacus hostage once Kira located her through Birdy's counterpart Blue's quantum network. After rescuing Lacus, the Cavalier Aifrid recovered the extraction team and proceeded to disable the Lightwave Barrier, after which they escaped, while Shura was forced to return to the fortress.

While this was happening, Shinn Asuka along with Lunamaria Hawke and Hilda Harken had engaged the Foundation Forces. Shinn on his ZGMF/A-42S2 Destiny Gundam Spec II engaged the four Black Knights- Redelard Tradoll, Daniel Harper, Liu Shenqiang, and Griffin Arbalest, Lunamaria against Agnes Giebenrath, and lastly Hilda proceeding with covering the Millenium against other mobile suits. The four knights, being confident of their achievements on their last encounter were surprised to learn that they can't read Shinn's movement whom he stated that he's more capable of handling them now that he's piloting the Destiny Gundam once again. He made it more difficult for them to shoot him down once he activated his SEED factor as he proceeded to slug them and dismembering the right hand of Liu Shenqiang's NOG-M4F Rud-ro.A.

Battle of Requiem[]

Upon rescuing Lacus at the hands of the Foundation, Kira Yamato boarded the Strike Freedom Gundam to support the Orb Fleet while Lacus, Athrun, Meyrin, and the rest of the extraction team returns to the Millenium. Orphee decided to use Requiem to fire the Orb Union once again as a form of retaliation of Kira's actions. However, it soon failed when the ORB-01 Akatsuki Gundam equipped with the A-GXQ754/V2 Zeus Silhouette emerged from cloaking and used the Zeus' Linear Cannon to destroy the relay station and deflected the requiem's beam back to it- also destroying some Nazca Class ships in the process. The Orb Fleet then officially emerged from cloaking and initiated to attack the Foundation forces that is securing the Requiem. Orphee then orders his men to replace the destroyed relay station.

Soon after, Lacus successfully boarded the Millenium and started to make a national broadcast announcing the lies of the Foundation and their secret ploy to enact the Destiny Plan which she firmly stated the she'll never support it. Meanwhile Kira who's busy with assisting the advance of the Orb Fleet was interrupted by Shura Serpentine on his Shi-ve.A. Supreme Council Chairman Walter de Lament was also busy quelling the coup' and has formally ordered the rest of ZAFT Forces to return and stop assisting the Foundation. However Commander Hari Jagannath resisted the order and continued to battle the Millenium, Yzak Jule and Dearka Elsman also appeared and stated the Chairman's order while piloting their ZGMF-1027M Duel Blitz Gundam and ZGMF-103HD Lightning Buster Gundam respectively. Yzak and Jagannath had exchange of words but the latter is determined with his resolved objective with the former being disgusted with his mindset.

Afterwards, Orphee and Ingrid suited up and boarded the NOG-M2D1/E Cal-re.A to confront Kira Yamato who's also busy fighting Shura. With the announcement successful, Lacus also sortied out inside the MDE262S Proud Defender, escorted by Athrun's Z'Gok and Meyrin's Cavalier Aifrid. Kira would then get overwhelmed by Orphee, Shura, and Ingrid's coordinated attacks as Orphee continuously insults Kira at the process. The Freedom's nuclear reactor overloads and it's Phase-Shift armor shuts down afterwards and Shura fires needle projectiles, but then Athrun shielded the Freedom, sacrificing the Z'gok in the process. However the ZGMF-X191M2 ∞ Justice Gundam Type II emerges from the explosion with its M2X32E Volantes Sub-flight Lifter afterwards docking, Athrun then assaults Shura to even the odds. Lacus and Kira then initiated the docking of MDE262S Proud Defender with the Strike Freedom while Albert Heinlein assisting them. Orphee ordered Ingrid to fire all their weapons to destroy the Freedom and kill Kira but as the docking was completed, the ZGMF/A-262PD-P Mighty Strike Freedom Gundam deployed its nanoparticle shield to absorb the missile explosions and beam attacks, successfully saving Kira and Lacus. Unable to control his feelings and being rejected on sight, Orphee ordered Ingrid once again to target the Gundam with the assault pods hiding behind the Messiah. These attacks however failed as Lacus utilizes Proud Defender's weapon that is similar to the Neutron Stampeder, which also jammed Cal-re.A's "Sahasrabhuja" DRAGOON Pods. Kira then asks permission to Lacus and used the Disruptor to slice up the Messiah and destroying the Ziggurat assault pods behind it. Meanwhile, Commander Jagannath ordered his ship to ram the Millenium but failed after Dearka and Yzak intervened and destroyed his ship.

The four Black Knights executed their synchro attack and targeted Shinn's mind yet it soon bounced back with Stella protecting him mentally. Shinn evades every attack of the knights and deploying multiple Destiny Gundam's Mirage Colloid clones to execute them one by one - Daniel, Liu, and Griffin lost their lives while Redel was felled by Hilda to avenge Mars and Herbert's deaths. Lunamaria also succeeded with disarming Agnes' ZGMF-2027/A GYAN Strom. The Millenium continues to assault the Foundation fleet on its own while Lunamaria and Shinn went on to destroy the Requiem. Athrun underhanded Shura afterwards with Cagalli's remote assist, killing the latter successfully and also proceeded to assist Shinn and Lunamaria with their objectives.

The demolition team composed of Shinn, Athrun, Lunamaria, Dearka, and Mu went on to defeat more mobile suits on their way to Requiem, with Dearka giving his METEOR Unit to Lunamaria. Kira and Lacus severely damaged the Cal-re.A with the Freedom's Futsunomitama Sword stabbing the Cal-re.A's cockpit, then Orphee and Ingrid died from their mobile suit's explosion. The Millenium would then use its Goten to ram Gullveig's portside, firing all its weapons to destroy the ship, and killed its crew and Aura.

Shinn now docked his Destiny Gundam with the A-GXQ754/V2 Zeus Silhouette fired its Linear cannon and finally destroyed the Requiem (the superweapon which he ironically once protected during the Battle of Messiah) once and for all- signifying the end of the Foundation Conflict.

Aftermath[]

With both Foundation's leadership and Blue Cosmos' remnants effectively decimated and the threat of Requiem neutralized once more, all the allied ships launched signal flares ordering their mobile suits to return. Lunamaria Hawke would rescue Agnes Giebenrath from the surface of the Moon. It is unknown if there were survivors of the Foundation fleet and their ZAFT faction, though it remains likely after the Mighty Strike Freedom disabled several ships. Any members of the coup d'etat faction in the PLANTs were either arrested, killed, sentenced or executed for treason.

Lacus Clyne reflected that the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. She admits that she doesn't know what the future holds, but she was confident that the love between two people could help them step into the unknown.

Immediately after the battle, Athrun rejoined Cagalli and as their mobile suits flew in parallel, they pulled out their respective tokens of their love for one another. Meanwhile, Kira and Lacus landed the Mighty Strike Freedom on an unknown beach where they stripped off their pilots suits and shared a kiss.

Since both the Battle of Eldore and the attack of Requiem to the Eurasian Federation severely damaged it's territories and capital, the ultimate fate of the Federation became unknown.

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