Heliopolis

Heliopolis
Heliopolis (ヘリオポリス, Herioporisu)
Data
Location	Lagrange 3
Usage	Civilian Colony Resource Satellite Military Manufacturer
Builder	Orb Union
Controller	Orb Union
First seen	30 C.E.
Last seen	January 25, 71 C.E.
Miscellaneous

Heliopolis is a Space Colony that first appears in the series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.

Overview

Heliopolis is a space colony, which uses the old "Island 3" design and is located at Lagrange 3. The colony is reinforced with a central axial shaft and the colony cylinder is attached to a mining asteroid, providing the colony and its owner Orb with resources. The colony is mainly used for civilians with large space provided for them. Morgenröte Inc., a military company, also holds facilities there which are used in the CE 70s to construct mobile suits for both Orb and the Earth Alliance there. In case of an attack, the colony has shelters and emergency capsules for the civilians.

History

Construction of the Heliopolis colony began in C.E. 30 by the Orb Union, in the same year during which Orb also built its Kaguya Mass Driver. The colony was used as a resource satellite by the small country, which lacked the large territory and vast resources the other superpowers of the planet had. Over time, the colony, like Orb itself, became home for a large number of civilians, both Naturals and Coordinators, while the military company Morgenröte Inc. also maintained facilities there.

When the relationship between the PLANTs and the Earth Alliance began to deteriorate in the late CE 60s, the colony, thanks to the neutral position of Orb, became home for civilians who left Copernicus City, among them the Yamato family. On July 12, CE 70, the mobile suit construction program of the Atlantic Federation, known under the codename G Project, began at the Heliopolis colony in collaboration with Morgenröte. This was due to pressure from the Atlantic Federation and therefore, a few cabinet members of the Orb Union government made the decisions on their own to help the Atlantic Federation build their mobile suits. However, the Orb Union also had their own plans and created the astray series from stolen data from the G-Project. On January 20, C.E. 71, the first five mobile suits of this series were rolled out at the colony. ZAFT however had a spy in the colony who informed the Le Creuset Team on the Nazca-class destroyer Vesalius about the suits.

Battle of Heliopolis

On January 25, C.E. 71, a team from the ship secretly entered the colony and successfully stole four of the five GAT-X suits, while at the same time causing major damage to the Morgenröte facility. The last suit, the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam, was boarded by Murrue Ramius and Kira Yamato, with it eventually being able to effectively fight against the invaders. The ZAFT forces at first left the colony, whose central axial shaft was damaged during the fighting, while a large hole was blasted into the colony's wall by the Strike. About six hours after the first attack, the ZAFT forces attacked the Archangel hiding inside the colony again, which eventually resulted in the total collapse of the colony. After the destruction of Heliopolis, ZAFT was blamed for the incident, therefore, the PLANT Supreme Council ordered the Versalius to return to the PLANT Colonies to solve the matter.

The Astray Units and the Skirmish at Heliopolis

During and after the battle, other figures made plays for what was left inside the the colony. Unbeknown to the Earth Alliance, the Orb Union was secretly building their own prototype Mobile Suits based on the G Project technology, the Astray series. When the fighting started, one of those at the factories, Rondo Gina Sahaku, took possession of the MBF-P01 Gundam Astray Gold Frame, and used the GAT-X102 Duel Gundam's 350mm "Gáe Bulg" Rail Bazooka to escape, losing one of the unit's arms due to the recoil. Sometime later, members of the Junk Guild, lead by technician Lowe Guele, investigated the ruins and discovered the Gold Frame's sibling units, the MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame and MBF-P03 Gundam Astray Blue Frame along with the Gold Frame's missing arm. Lowe took possession of the Red Frame and later give the Blue Frame to Serpent Tail member Gai Murakumo as payment for accidentally wrecking his ZGMF-1017 Gai's GINN.

Gallery

Anime

Heliopolis Control Center (False Peace, HD Remaster)

Heliopolis Destroyed (Collapsing Land, HD Remaster)

ones of Heliopolis Cities

Heliopolis cities.png

ones of cities of Heliopolis

Illustrations & Artwork

Artwork from Gundam Perfect Files

Appearances

Television Series

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
  • PHASE-01, False Peace
    • First Appearance
  • PHASE-02, Its Name: Gundam
  • PHASE-03, Collapsing Land
    • Destroyed
  • PHASE-04, Silent Run
    • Wreckage
  • PHASE-05, Phase Shift Down
    • In Flashback(s)
  • PHASE-06, The Vanishing Gundam
    • Mentioned only
  • PHASE-07, The Scar of Space
    • In Flashback(s)
  • PHASE-09, The Fading Light
    • Mentioned only
  • PHASE-11, The Awakening Sword
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-12, Flay's Decision
    • In Flashback(s)
  • PHASE-15, The Respective Solitudes
    • In Flashback(s); HD Remaster
  • PHASE-17, Cagalli Returns
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-20, On a Calm Day
    • In Flashback(s)
  • PHASE-24, War for Two
    • In Flashback(s)
  • PHASE-25, The Land of Peace
    • Mentioned only
  • PHASE-27, Endless Rondo
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-28, Kira
    • In Flashback(s)
  • PHASE-29, The Turning Point
    • Mentioned only
  • PHASE-31, Grieving Skies
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-33, Gathering Darkness
    • In Flashback(s)
  • PHASE-39, Athrun
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-41, Trembling World
    • Mentioned only
  • PHASE-43, What Stands in the Way
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-46, A Place for the Soul
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-49, The Final Light
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-50, To a Future that Never Ends
    • Flashback(s) Only

Movies

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom
  • Image(s) Only

Manga

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray
  • Chapter 1, RED & BLUE
    • Wreckage
  • Chapter 11.5, Magic Bullet of Dusk

External Links

• Heliopolis at GundamOfficial