| Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash | |
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| Genre | Military Science Fiction |
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| Author | Yoshiyuki Tomino |
| Publisher | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| Illustration | Haruhiko Mikimoto |
| Original Run | February 1989 - May 1990 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash (機動戦士ガンダム 閃光のハサウェイ) was a series of three novels written by Gundam-creator Yoshiyuki Tomino from February 1989 to May 1990. They chronicle the later life of Hathaway Noa, the son of Bright Noa, twelve years after the events of the Second Neo Zeon War as seen in Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack. The novel featured four new mobile suit designs by Moriki Yasuhiro, the mechanical designer of Hades Project Zeorymer.
Plot Synopsis
In Hathaway's Flash Hathaway Noa, still haunted by his past actions (not to mention the spirt of deceased Newtype Quess Paraya), joins a terrorist organization called Mafty and adopts the false name "Mafty Navue Erin". The organization Mafty is fighting a terrorist campaign against the Earth Federation government, and they are eventually able to acquire the incredibly powerful prototype Ξ Gundam, which Hathaway becomes the pilot of. Using the Ξ Gundam Mafty attempts to attack a meeting of high-ranking Federation cabinet members in Adelaide, Australia to force them to vote down a provision which would strengthen the Federations already considerable powers.
Story
Following the collapse of the Republic of Zeon’s autonomy, the Earth Federation government declared an end to all wars. However, the absolute control exerted by the Earth Federation government has caused the system to decay. Government brass abused their privileges and forcefully deported illegal residents into outer space in a practice known as “manhunting”. The year is Universal Century 0105. In order to break the decayed system of the Federation, the secret society “Mafty” begins its operations.
Characters
Earth Federation Forces
Civilians
Mobile Weapons List
Mobile Weapons
Support Units
Earth Federation Forces
Mobile Weapons
Support Units
Trivia
As a point to note, this novel focuses on a version of events chronicled in creator Yoshiyuki Tomino's novelized form of Char's Counterattack, rather than his animated movie version, and as such, several discrepancies can be found between the animated work and this novel, making it more of a semi-canonical UC storyline, rather than 100% official canon.
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