Project Zeta (aka Z Plan) was the name of a joint mobile suit (MS) development program ran by Anaheim Electronics and AEUG. Details of the project are purposefully kept secret by Anaheim in the interest of Earth Federation Forces not learning they are supplying both sides of the Gryps Conflict, with its main goal being either said to be the development of next generation mobile suits, or to develop mainstay mobile suits for AEUG.
Overview[]
This initiative originally started with the goal of creating the MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam, but it continued after spawning many influential mobile suit designs afterward. According to some sources, most of the Greek code Gundam prototypes made by Anaheim at this time can be traced to Project Zeta. These Gundams and subsequent Gundams created by Anaheim were later collectively known as "Anaheim Gundam". it was a revolution of design; new materials, like Gundarium γ, was made as were transformable (variable) mobile suits. After the creation of the MSZ-010 ΖΖ Gundam Anaheim would refocus efforts taking data obtained from mobile suits developed as part of Project Zeta and create mobile suits in the development of the RX-93 ν Gundam.[1] It is unclear exactly when Project Zeta ended as the development of variants from the Project continued well into the 0100s. It wasn't displaced until the Silhouette Formula Project became Anaheim's focus in the 0120s once Strategic Naval Research Institute became the main manufacturer of Federation mobile suits.
History[]
Mobile Suit Development[]
- γ Gundam series
- δ Gundam series
- MSN-001 Delta Gundam (codename: δ Gundam)
- ε Gundam series
- Epsy Gundam (codename: ε Gundam)
- ζ Gundam series
- MSZ-006-X Prototype Ζ Gundam
- MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam (codename: ζ Gundam)
- MSZ-006A1 Zeta Plus A1
- MSZ-006-3 Zeta Gundam "Strike Zeta"
- MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam (Wave Shooter Equipment Type) (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Define continuity)
- MSZ-006 Z Prompt (Mobile Suit Gundam in UC 0099: Moon Crisis continuity)
- MSZ-006PL1 Z Plutonius (Mobile Suit Gundam in UC 0099: Moon Crisis continuity)
- FA-006ZG Full Armor Zeta Gundam (Potentially a hoax by Anaheim)
- MSZ-007 Mass Production Type Ζ Gundam
- MSZ-007C Ζ Gundam (Advanced Operation continuity)
- MSZ-007AR Z Another Refined Gundam (Advanced Operation continuity)
- RGZ-91 Re-GZ
- RGZ-91B Re-GZ Custom (planned but shelved)
- MSZ-008 ZII
- RGZ-95 ReZEL (combined with developments from the Re-Gz)
- MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam (codename: ζ Gundam)
- η Gundam series
- MSZ-007 Z Rapier I (codename: η Gundam)
- θ Gundam series
- MSZ-009 Prototype ZZ Gundam
- MSZ-010 ΖΖ Gundam (codename: θ Gundam)
- FA-010A FAZZ
- MSZ-010A1 Theta Plus
- MSZ-009M Mega Zeta (only in Gigantis' Counterattack continuity)
- MSU-010 Zeta Gundam Mk-II (only in Mobile Suit O Gundam continuity)
- ι Gundam series
- MSA-0011 S Gundam (codename: ι Gundam)
κ Gundam series
- MSA-014 Σ Gundam (codename: κ Gundam) (not to be confused with JRX-0095-V1 Valiant Gundam)
- λ Gundam series
- MSA-0012 λ Gundam (codename: λ Gundam)
- μ Gundam series
- v Gundam Series (see Trivia)
- RX-93 ν Gundam
- RX-93 ν Gundam (First Lot)
- RX-93 ν Gundam Double Fin Funnel Type (CCA-MSV, Planned but never completed)
- FA-93HWS ν Gundam Heavy Weapons System Type (CCA-MSV, Planned but never completed)
- RX-93-ν2 Hi-ν Gundam (Beltrochicka's Children/Hi-Streamer/CCA Novelization continuity only)
- RX-94 Mass Production Type ν Gundam
- Ξ Gundam series (see Trivia)
- RX-105 Ξ Gundam (Hathaway's Flash novel continuity only)
Others
- MSA-005 Methuss
- MSA-005S Methuss Kai
- MSA-005K Guncannon Detector
- MSF-000 O Gundam (Mobile Suit O Gundam continuity)
- MSZ-000 Zero Shiki (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Define continuity)
- Half Zeta Gundam
See also[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The v series was developed from both the YRA-90A μ Gundam and RX-9 Narrative Gundam which is not part of Project Zeta. Before the release of Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative the v Gundam was considered to solely have been developed from the μ Gundam and PX-00531 ν Gundam Pre-Test Type this has since been retconned.
- The Ξ Gundam was said, in the Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash novelization, to be the final suit of Project Zeta after Anaheim created RX-104FF Penelope (HF) for the Earth Federation's Circe Unit. This would mean that Project Zeta previously ended around UC 105. This has since been made somewhat unclear as though Mafty uses the Xi and Anaheim builds it, it is not explicitly stated to be part of Project Zeta and instead to be something of a duplicate of RX-104FF Penelope.
Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ "Master Grade RX - 93 Nu Gundam" instruction manual, Bandai, December 2000.