Gaia Gear

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Gaia Gear
Gaia Gear (ガイア・ギア, Gaia Gia)
Companies
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Newtype Magazine
Staff
Story & Script	Yoshiyuki Tomino
Character Design	Hiroyuki Kitazume
Mechanical Design	Mamoru Ito
Release
Japanese	April 1987–December 1991

Gaia Gear (ガイア・ギア, Gaia Gia^?) is a story written by Yoshiyuki Tomino featuring mechanical designs by Ito Mamoru. It first ran as a serial in the Japanese Newtype Magazine from April 1987 to December 1991. Afterwards the story was compiled into five novels which were released from September 1988 until April 1992.

Synopsis

Gaia Gear is a story set in the future of the Universal Century timeline, specifically in U.C. 0203. Once more, the governments of Earth and its space colonies are at odds and resolve their differences with Man-Machines. The resistance group Metatron fights against the Man Hunting Attachment police force of the corrupt Earth Federation. To have better chances Metatron creates a memory clone of the legendary Char Aznable called Afranche Char, who commands the troops of Metatron and pilots the Gaia Gear Alpha.

Characters

Metatron

• Afranche Char
• Azaria Parrish
• Ul Urian
• Bijan Dargol
• Miranda Howe
• Krishna Pendant
• Emile Tuscaloosa
• Kellan Mead
• Jack Bloom
• Joe Sleng
• Margaret Lane
• Madras Kalia
• Messer Met
• Rodriguez Carros
• Anne Masan
• Glenn Cole Dill

Earth Federation Forces

• Michelle Aiken
• Madras Kalia

MHA (Man Hunting Agency)

• Wong Lo
• Ul Urian
• Professor Yang
• Jean Wen Fu
• Jonathan Reeve
• Leila Saber
• Marisa
• Harry Suemuzu

Resistance

• Pietro
• Michael Kinsey
• Jacob Beruharen

Civilian

• Everly Key
• Carry Howe
• Glenn
• James
• Pietro
• Gaba Su

Story

Two hundred years have passed since people floated the islands called space colonies into outer space. During this time, several wars have occurred. It was a battle in order to protect the Earth. Amongst the twinkling of the stars, man hated one another, got hurt, and collapsed, yet did not forget love. Much blood was shed, and grief brought forth. The souls of the dead wander the silence of the universe become light and melt into the Milky Way. The immeasurable universe swallows the feelings of everyone, continuing with no change. When the Earth loses its radiance, changing the people’s prayer to sighs of grief, one soul crosses time. Perhaps that person was the harbinger who awoke for that.

Timeline of events:

U.C. 0155

Zi Zeon Organization (aka Z Organization) established to oppose anti-Spacenoid Federation policies. [Gaia Gear]

U.C. 0184

The Char Continuation Project secretly transfers memory clone Afranche Char to Earth.

U.C. 0186

Man Hunter Agency (MHA) established to search out and deport illegal aliens.

U.C. 0197.06.08

Federation approves expansion of MHA jurisdiction as part of a crackdown on illegal aliens.

U.C. 0203.02.21

MHA establishes a garrison at Hellas colony in Side 2 (L4).

U.C. 0203.03.24

EFF rolls out α000-0001 Gaia Gear Alpha.

U.C. 0203.03.31

The Z Organization launches space battleship Thirty-One Square.

U.C. 0203.04.11

Man-Hunter Agency detains Afranche Char in the South Pacific Environment Protection Block. The Z Organization captures the α000-0001 Gaia Gear Alpha and uses it to break Afranche Char out of MHA custody.

U.C. 0203.04.14

Afranche Char arrives in Hong Kong aboard the Spacious.

U.C. 0203.04.15

• Afranche Char launches from Hong Kong aboard the Spacious and rendezvous with the Mother Thirty-One Square, where he is hailed as leader by the Z Organization.
• Z Organization is renamed Metatron, its flagship's name changed to Mother Metatron.

U.C. 0203.04.20

MHA begins sending its forces, including the flagship Maha Geyjis, down to the Earth. Mother Metatron pursues. Air Force team led by Afranche Char descends to the Earth.

U.C. 0203.04.28

MHA announces the Earth Reverse Immigration Plan.

VOLUMES

Volume 01

Chapter.01 -
Afranche Char, a young boy of 19 years old, lives peacefully amidst nature on a small island in the Pacific Ocean together with his foster parent Gaba Su and his lover, Everly Key. Recently, something odd was happening to Afranche’s body. A peculiar sound is heard resonating in his mind. One stormy night, Gaba Su passes away, and with his dying breath he tells Afranche, “Go to outer space.” However, Everly absolutely forbid Afranche from trying to venture out into outer space. Amidst their arguing, Afranche discovers a huge object stretched out on the beach. The upper half of the body appeared to be like the machines of a hundred years ago. What was felt in the object? Before long, Afranche was determined to go to outer space.
Chapter.02 -
Everly restrains Afranche who still tries to persuade her. The two have begun a newly married couple life in Afranche’s house without Gaba Su. The next stormy day after Gaba’s passing, Afranche secretly leaves the island and Everly. Riding a canoe, Afranche crosses the stormy sea alone with fear and loneliness within him. The storm passes and he arrives in the island port, taking in a meal at a bar. There, Afranche becomes involved with a middle aged man and who started talking about the meaning of the name “Afranche Char.”
Chapter.03 – Lorekeeper
Chapter.04 – Sea Jack
Chapter.05 – Arson
Chapter.06 – Sieg Zeon’s Legacy
Chapter.07 – Farewell
Chapter.08 – Against the Sea and Land
Chapter.09 – Inertial Flight
Chapter.10 – Krishna Pendant
Chapter.11 – Monologue of Darkness
Chapter.12 – Ul Urian

Volume 02

Chapter.01 – Grenze Feel
Chapter.02 – A Starless Man
Chapter.03 – A Lone Runaway
Chapter.04 – Release
Chapter.05 – Ul’s Trick
Chapter.06 – Toilet’s Bottom
Chapter.07 – Far Chase
Chapter.08 – Say Char
Chapter.09 – Masturbation
Chapter.10 – Thirty-one Squared
Chapter.11 – Your Excellency
Chapter.12 – Metatron

Volume 03

Chapter.01 – Impression
Chapter.02 – Fall in Trap
Chapter.03 – Rescue
Chapter.04 – Metatron Space
Chapter.05 – Afranche’s Peripheral
Chapter.06 – Before Gaia
Chapter.07 – Within the Earth’s Light
Chapter.08 – Coming In
Chapter.09 – Contract
Chapter.10 – Meal Time
Chapter.11 – Rey Seias
Chapter.12 – Breakout & Catch

Volume 04

Chapter.01 – Accommodate
Chapter.02 – Earth Invasion
Chapter.03 – Foreigh Love
Chapter.04 – Liege’s Joe
Chapter.05 – At the Tavern
Chapter.06 – Cross Game
Chapter.07 – The Color of a Night’s Defeat
Chapter.08 – Hush-a-Bye
Chapter.09 – Patient
Chapter.10 – First Step
Chapter.11 – Shadow in Back
Chapter.12 – Gids Geese

Volume 05

Chapter.01 – Stubborn Attack
Chapter.02 – Prisoner
Chapter.03 – Provocation and Weariness
chapter.04 – Before Contact
Chapter.05 – After the Sleep
Chapter.06 – Near the Act
Chapter.07 – Complex Cry
Chapter.08 – Wagner’s Temptation
Chapter.09 – Everly’s Ring
Chapter.10 – Fighting In Echo
Chapter.11 – All in Cockpit
Chapter.12 – From the Paper Castle

Mechanics

Metatron

Mobile Weapons

• α 000-0001 Gaia Gear α
• Dochadi
• Dochadi Dh-3b
• Gaiyas
• ORX-005 Gaplant
• RX-110 Early Zorin Soul
• RX-110 Refined Zorin Soul

Vehicles and Support Units

• Air Force
• Elecar
• Thirty-One Square

MaHa (Man Hunting Attachment)

Mobile Weapons

• Bromb Texter Production Type
• Bromb Texter Improved Type
• Bromb Texter Pre-Production Type "Zero"
• Gids Geese
• UM-190B.I Gussa
• UM-190B.II Gussa Improved Performance Type

Vehicles and Support Units

• Bushing Nugg
• Gayjisu
• Kueselin-Class
• Minox
• Universal Carrier

Editions

• Vol.1 ISBN 978-4-04-410123-7
• Vol.2 ISBN 978-4-04-410124-4
• Vol.3 ISBN 978-4-04-410125-1
• Vol.4 ISBN 978-4-04-410126-8
• Vol.5 ISBN 978-4-04-410127-5

See also

• Gaia Gear (Radio Drama)
• Late Universal Century: Revolt of MHA (U.C. 0155 ~ U.C. 0203.04.28)

Gallery

The Original Novel of Gaia Gear (Vol.3, 1990)

Gaia Gear Novel 1

Gaia Gear Novel 2

Gaia Gear Novel 3

Gaia Gear Novel 4

Gaia Gear Novel 5

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CHAPTER 10

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CHAPTER 13

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CHAPTER 15

CHAPTER 17

CHAPTER 18

CHAPTER 19

CHAPTER 20

CHAPTER 21

CHAPTER 24

CHAPTER 27

CHAPTER 28

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CHAPTER 30

CHAPTER 31

CHAPTER 32

CHAPTER 33

CHAPTER 35

CHAPTER 41

CHAPTER 48

CHAPTER 55

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References

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External links

• GAIA GEAR on Zeonic|Scanlations
• GAIA GEAR on Wikipedia
• GAIA GEAR mecha gallery
• GAIA GEAR on GEARS
• GUNDAM MASTER WEB. / GAIA GEAR section (Japanese)
• Japan Wiki GAIA GEAR Section
• http://allthatgundam.web.fc2.com/audio/gg-d.htm
• GAIA GEAR Informative website (Japanese)
• GAIA GEAR Article(Japanese)