Kusanagi Corps

Kusanagi Corps
Kusanagi Corps
Data
Purpose	Military Unit
Led by	Cagalli Yula Athha Ledonir Kisaka Soga
Parent	Second Space Fleet Three Ships Alliance Athha family First Space Fleet
Subdivisions	M1 Astray Team
Allies	Archangel Corps Clyne Faction
Enemies	Earth Alliance OMNI Enforcer Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty
First Seen	June 16, 71 C.E.
Mobile Weapons/Armors/Workers
STTS/F-400 Murasame Kai MBF-M1 M1 Astray MBF-M1A M1A Astray MBF-02 Strike Rouge MBF-02+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Rouge MBF-02+P202QX Strike Rouge IWSP
Vehicles
Izumo-class
Miscellaneous

The Kusanagi Corps is a faction introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.

Overview

The Kusanagi Corps was a military unit serving aboard the Izumo-class warship, the Kusanagi. Originally composed of the remnants of the Orb National Defense Force, the Kusanagi Corps acted independently of the nation following Orb’s surrender to the Earth Alliance in the aftermath of the Battle of Orb. Initially allied with the Archangel Corps, the unit later formed part of the Three Ships Alliance, and carried the bulk of the organization’s mobile suit forces. After the First Alliance-PLANT War and the reinstatement of the Orb Union’s sovereignty, the Kusanagi Corps was reintegrated into the Orb Military, and assigned to the Second Space Fleet.

During the First Alliance-PLANT War, the Kusanagi Corps was under the command of Cagalli Yula Athha, with Ledonir Kisaka serving as the Kusanagi’s captain. During the Second Alliance-PLANT War, Colonel Soga was appointed Captain of the Kusanagi.

During the First Alliance-PLANT War, the Kusanagi Corp’s mobile suit forces were composed of ten MBF-M1 M1 Astrays, led by the M1 Astray Team, and later added the MBF-02 Strike Rouge. During the Second Alliance-PLANT War, the M1 Astrays were supplemented by the newer MVF-M11C Murasame.

Personnel

C.E. 71

Commanders

• Cagalli Yula Athha - Unit Commander
• Colonel Ledonir Kisaka - Captain of the Kusanagi

Pilots

• Asagi Caldwell - Pilot of an M1 Astray (KIA during the Second Battle of Jachin Due)
• Juri Wu Nien - Pilot of an M1 Astray (KIA during the Second Battle of Jachin Due)
• Mayura Labatt - Pilot of an M1 Astray (KIA during the Second Battle of Jachin Due)
• Barry Ho - Pilot of an M1A Astray

Ship's Crew

• Erica Simmons - Technical Advisor

C.E. 74

Commanders

• Soga - Captain of the Kusanagi

Ship's Crew

• Amagi - Co-Helmsman and CIC Operator

C.E. 75

Commanders

• Amagi - Captain of the Kusanagi

Mobile Weapons

C.E. 71

• At least 8 x MBF-M1 M1 Astray
• 1 x MBF-M1A M1A Astray
• MBF-02 Strike Rouge
  • MBF-02+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Rouge

Appearances

Television Series

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
  • PHASE-40, Into the Dawn Skies
    • First Appearance
  • PHASE-41, Trembling World
  • PHASE-42, Lacus Strikes
  • PHASE-43, What Stands in the Way
  • PHASE-44, Spiral of Encounters
  • PHASE-45, The Opening Door
  • PHASE-46, A Place for the Soul
  • PHASE-47, The Nightmare Reborn
  • PHASE-48, Day of Wrath
  • PHASE-49, The Final Light
  • PHASE-50, To a Future that Never Ends

OVAs and ONAs

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED After-Phase Between the Stars
  • Flashback(s) Only

Movies

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom

Manga

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED X Astray
  • Chapter 1, The New G
    • Image(s) Only

References

This article is part of Project: SEED

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