The Seven Stars (セブンスターズ Sebun Sutāzu?) was the ruling body of Gjallarhorn in Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS.
Overview[]
The Seven Stars (セブンスターズ Sebun Sutāzu?) was a group of seven family clans that managed Gjallarhorn for more than 300 years. A family's rank within the Seven Stars was closely related to the "Order of the Seven Stars", a medal given to those who defeated a mobile armor during the Calamity War.[1] Interestingly, the family of the famous Calamity War mobile suit pilot and one of Gjallarhorn's founder, Agnika Kaieru, was not in the Seven Stars.[1] It has been suggested that this was because all members of the Kaieru family died during the war, or that the war caused irreparable damage to the family.[1] The top-ranked families in the Seven Stars were believed to be second only to Agnika during the war, and they maintained their influence even after more than 300 years have passed since the end of the war.[1] Eventually, the Seven Stars ruling system is disbanded after the death of the successors of three of its seven families: Issue, Fareed, and Kujan.
The families and their known members include:
- Elion Family: Angelica Elion (first head), Rustal Elion (current head)
- Issue Family: Arzona Issue (first head), Carta Issue
- Fareed Family: Makie Fareed (first head), Iznario Fareed (former head), McGillis Fareed (new head)
- Bauduin Family: Gargin Bauduin (first head), Gallus Bauduin (current head), Gaelio Bauduin, Almiria Bauduin
- Kujan family: Embrilla Kujan (first head), Iok Kujan (current head)
- Baklazan family: Nemo Baklazan (head)
- Falk family: Kalf Falk (first head), Elek Falk (current head)
Gundam Frames[]
Each family of the Seven Stars have their own Gundam Frame, and they are stored in an altar deep within Gjallarhorn's headquarters on Earth, Vingólf, kept in the same conditions as during the Calamity War[1][2]. In particular, the ASW-G-01 Gundam Bael, piloted by the legendary Agnika Kaieru, is viewed as a symbol of the Gjallarhorn and Seven Stars[1].
The Gundam Frames owned by the Seven Stars are:
- Bauduin Family: ASW-G-66 Gundam Kimaris and its alternate forms: ASW-G-66 Gundam Kimaris Trooper, ASW-G-XK XK, ASW-G-XX Gundam Vidar, ASW-G-66 Gundam Kimaris Vidar
- Falk family: ASW-G-04 Gundam Gamigin
- Elion Family: ASW-G-48 Gundam Haagenti
- Baklazan family: Unknown
- Fareed Family: ASW-G-54 Gundam Murmur
- Issue Family: ASW-G-61 Gundam Zagan
- Kujan family: ASW-G-16 Gundam Zepar
History[]
Post Disaster 001[]
The families of the seven figures, who were second to Agnika Kaieru in their efforts in ending the Calamity War, took charge of Gjallarhorn and became known as the "Seven Stars".
Post Disaster 323[]
The leading family in the Seven Stars is the Issue family. The head of the Fareed family, Iznario Fareed, tried to gain more power by becoming the legal guardian of Carta Issue (the Issue family's lone daughter), and by arranging the marriage of his adopted son, McGillis Fareed, to the Bauduin family's daughter, Almiria Bauduin. He also had a secret pact with Henri Fleurs, and supported her election campaign to be the prime minister of Arbrau. However, his plans were foiled by McGillis, who was also trying to gain more power to fulfill his own goals of reforming Gjallarhorn that he felt had become corrupted. Iznario was then forced into exile, and McGillis became the new head of the Fareed family. To achieve his goals, McGillis also sacrificed the life of his friends and comrades including Gaelio Bauduin (Bauduin family's heir and Almiria's brother) and Carta. All these caused a disruption in the power balance within Gjallarhorn and allowed McGillis to rise to power.
Post Disaster 325[]
The ranking within the Seven Stars and the "Order of the Seven Stars" medal, which has naturally became difficult to obtain in the post war era, became an issue in P.D. 325. During that year, the mobile armor Hashmal was discovered in Mars by Tekkadan, who was close to McGillis Fareed, head of the Fareed family. Upon learning of this, Rustal Elion and Iok Kujan, head of the Elion fmaily and Kujan family respectively, suspected that McGillis was after the medal so as to enhance the Fareed family's rank within the Seven Stars. This led to Iok's reckless action on Mars that awakened the dormant mobile armor, which was then defeated by the Tekkadan. In the aftermath of the failed coup of Gjallarhorn by McGillis and allied young officers, which became known as the "McGillis Fareed Incident", the Seven Stars ruling system is disbanded due to the death of the successor to the Issue, Fareed, and Kujan families.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The coat of arms for each of the Seven Stars were taken from creatures in Norse mythology
- Bauduin Family: Sleipnir, Odin's eight legged horse mount
- Falk family: Nidhoggr, the dragon gnawing on the World Tree
- Elion Family: Jörmungandr, the World Serpent
- Baklazan family: Vidolfnir, the bird perched on top of the World Tree
- Fareed Family: Fenrir, Loki's son the giant wolf
- Issue Family: Ratatoskr, the squirrel traveling up World Tree delivering messages
- Kujan family: Huginn and Muninn, Odin's pet ravens