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Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

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Please note that this is the Gundam Wiki's article on the 2006-2009 novel, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn; if you are looking for the article on the ongoing OVA under the same title then you should head to Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (機動戦士ガンダム UC(ユニコーン) Kidō Senshi Gandamu Yunikōn?) is a light novel that takes place within the Universal Century timeline. The novels were written by popular Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui, with character and mechanical designs provided by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Hajime Katoki, respectively. They were published in Gundam Ace magazine between 2006 and 2009. After the novels had ended they were adapted to original video animations (OVA). An 11th volume of the novel series was later released on the 23rd of March 2016.

Setting[]

The novel begins in UC 0001, at the very beginning of human space colonization, with the Laplace terror incident, a major event that influences the course of human history forever. The main story takes place in UC 0096, three years after the events of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack and seventeen years after the One Year War.

Organizations[]

Earth Federation[]

Earth Federation Space Forces Special Task Group. A newly put together group that is in charge of hunting down the Neo Zeon remnants. Known as the Manhunter unit.

Sleeves[]

This is the name of the Neo Zeon remnants are known as. After the second Neo Zeon movement, the remaining Neo Zeon troops are gathered by Full Frontal at the ruins of a resource asteroid.

Vist Foundation[]

The Vist Foundation manipulates the Earth Federation and Anaheim Electronics from behind the scenes. Hoping to create a new world, the Foundation attempts to hand over a certain secret to the Neo Zeon remnants known as the Sleeves. This will mean the opening of Laplaces Box, which holds a great secret tied to the origins of the Universal Century.

Anaheim Electronics[]

Anaheim Electronics is a fictional civilian manufacturing company originally produced a wide range of technological applications from consumer electronics to battleships and even space colonies. Bow Anaheim Electronics creating advanced mobile weapons for any faction that would be willing to pay, then selling the same technology to the former's enemy.

Republic of Zeon[]

Formerly known as the Principality of Zeon. After the One Year War, a period of occupation by the Federation followed the surrender and dissolution of the Principality, with a new constitution being made which involved Federation.

Zeon Remnants[]

These are the military forces of the Principality of Zeon who remained loyal despite the defeat and surrender of the Principality. Most are scattered across the Earth sphere, conducting guerrilla attacks against the Earth Federation. They are supported by other Anti-Earth Federation organizations such as EGM and Tiris Zemmour, a Neo Zeon group.

Characters[]

Civilian[]

  • Banagher Links - A boy who is a student at Anaheim Industry Technical School in the colony "Industrial 7".
  • Audrey Burne - A girl from a noble family, whose life changes after she meets Banagher.
  • Takuya Irei - Another student of Anaheim Industry Technical School and also Banagher's roommate.
  • Micott Bartsch - A girl who commutes to a high school adjacent the Anaheim Industry Technical School.
  • Ester - A friend of Micott who attends at the same school.
  • Beltorchika Irma - A former member of Karaba, she works as a freelance police informer.
  • Kai Shiden - A journalist who was once an MS pilot during the One Year War, he is contacted by a federal senator to dig up information on the mysterious "Laplace's Box".
  • Anna Links - Mother of Banagher Links.
  • Fabio Bartsch - Father of Micott Bartsch.
  • Mario
  • Lahera
  • Sylvia
  • Natsume Swanson - A famous actress within the Earth sphere.
  • Tikva Sant - Eldest son of Gilboa Sant.
  • Kora Sant
  • Tucci Sant
  • Pepe Menguenan
  • Fee Zinnerman - Late wife of Suberoa Zinnerman
  • Marie Zinnerman - Late daughter of Suberoa Zinnerman.
  • Cynthia Marcenas
  • Patrick Marcenas
  • Haro
  • Burroughs
  • Bentona
  • Alexei Granski
  • Guenon
  • Dixon Mayer
  • Deborah

Vist Foundation[]

  • Cardeas Vist - Grandchild of Syam Vist, father of Banagher Links, second generation head of the Vist family.
  • Gael Chan - He is Cardeas's secretary and bodyguard.
  • Syam Vist - He came into possession of a strange object called "Laplace's Box" and through underworld connections he married into the Vist family and became the head of the influential Vist Foundation.
  • Ellen Vist
  • Juste Vist

Anaheim Electronics[]

  • Martha Vist Carbine - Cardeas' younger sister. She married into the Carbine family which established Anaheim Electronics.
  • Alberto Vist - A staff of Anaheim Electronics who board the Nahal Argama to stop the opening of the "Laplace's box".
  • Aaron Terzieff - An Anaheim Electronics engineer who participated in the RX-0 development project as part of the armor materials division.
  • Bancroft - A teacher at Anaheim Industry Technical School.

Sleeves[]

Earth Federation[]

  • Ronan Marcenas - Riddhe's father, an important member of the Earth Federation Central Council.
  • Ricardo Marcenas - Supported by the liberal group, he became the first prime minister of the Federal Government.
  • Georges Marcenas
  • John Bauer

Earth Federation Forces[]

Republic of Zeon[]

  • Gilligan Eustace - An army captain and a member of the right-wing political group "Association of the Wind".
  • Monaghan Bakharov - A politician and defense minister, he is the son of former prime minister Darcia Bakharov.
  • Hoagy

Garvey Family[]

  • Mahdi Garvey - Head of the powerful Garvey family and president of the industrial giant, "Garvey Enterprises". He was a former Zeon solider and is a Neo Zeon sympathizer.
  • Loni Garvey - Daughter of Mahdi Garvey, she holds a deep hatred of the Earth Federation, brought about by the death of her mother.
  • Abbas Garvey
  • Walid Garvey

Chapters[]

No. Title Release date ISBN
01 "Day of the Unicorn (Part 1)"

Yunikōn no Hi (Jō) ("ユニコーンの日(上)")

September 26, 2007 ISBN 978-4-04-713969-5
02 "Day of the Unicorn (Part 2)"

Yunikōn no Hi (Ge) ("ユニコーンの日(下) ")

September 26, 2007 ISBN 978-4-04-713970-1
03 "The Red Comet"

Akai Suisei ("赤い彗星")

December 26, 2007 ISBN 978-4-04-715003-4
04 "Palau Capture Battle"

Parao Kōryaku Sen ("パラオ攻略戦")

April 26, 2008 ISBN 978-4-04-715060-7
05 "The Ghost of Laplace"

Rapurasu no Bōrei ("ラプラスの亡霊")

July 26, 2008 ISBN 978-4-04-715084-3
06 In the Depths of a Gravity Well"

Jūryoku no Ido no Soko de ("重力の井戸の底で")

October 25, 2008 ISBN 978-4-04-715112-3
07 "Black Unicorn"

Kuroi Yunikōn ("黒いユニコーン")

December 26, 2008 ISBN 978-4-04-715143-7
08 "The Sky and the Stars"

Sora to Hoshi to ("宇宙と惑星と")

April 25, 2009 ISBN 978-4-04-715229-8
09 "Over the Rainbow (Part 1)"

Niji no Kanata ni (Jō) ("虹の彼方に(上)")

August 26, 2009 ISBN 978-4-04-715286-1
10 "Over the Rainbow (Part 2)"

Niji no Kanata ni (Ge) ("虹の彼方に(下)")

August 26, 2009 ISBN 978-4-04-715287-8
11 "Pheonix Hunting"

Fushichō kari ("不死鳥狩り")

March 23, 2016 ISBN 978-4-04-103921-2

Mechanics[]

Anaheim Electronics[]

Mobile Weapons[]

Vehicles and Support Units[]

Civilians[]

Mobile Weapons[]

Vehicles and Support Units[]

Earth Federation[]

Mobile Weapons[]

Vehicles and Support Units[]

Sleeves[]

Mobile Weapons[]

Vehicles and Support Units[]

Republic of Zeon[]

Mobile Weapons[]

Vehicles and Support Units[]

Vist Foundation[]

Mobile Weapons[]

Vehicles and Support Units[]

Zeon Remnants[]

Mobile Weapons[]

Vehicles and Support Units[]

Picture Gallery[]

References Gallery[]


Editions[]

Japanese[]

See also[]

Manga[]

Novel[]

External links[]


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