Titans

Titans
Titans (ティターンズ, Titānzu)
Data
Purpose	Elite Military Force Counter-insurgency
Led by	Jamitov Hymen (0083) Paptimus Scirocco (0088)
Sphere of Influence	Gryps A Baoa Qu
Parent	Earth Federation Forces
Subdivisions	New Desides Titans Test Team Yazan Team
Allies	Republic of Zeon
Enemies	Zeon Remnants Axis Zeon AEUG Karaba Earth Federation Forces (After Char's Dakar Speech)
First Seen	December 4, 0083 U.C.
Last Seen	February 22, 0088 U.C.
Mobile Weapons/Armors/Workers
PMX-000 Messala RX-80PR-4 Pale Rider DII RGM-79C GM Type C MS-06M Zaku Marine Type RMS-192M Zaku Mariner RMS-188MD Zaku Diver ORX-009 Gundam ［Sköll］ LRX-088 Dezpada RGM-79 GM RMS-179 GM II GM II Weapon Tester RX-78T Gundam Titans Version RX-178-X0 Prototype Gundam Mk-II RX-178 Gundam Mk-II Gundam Mk-II Unit 4 RX-178R Gundam Mk-III RMS-154 Barzam RX-124 Barzam II PMX-003 The-O PMX-004 Titania ORX-008 Gundam ［Gullinbursti］ MSW-004 Gundam [Kestrel] RX-139 Hambrabi RX-139 Hambrabi Mk-Ib "Vampire" MRX-009 Psycho Gundam MRX-010 Psycho Gundam Mk-II MRX-011 Mass Production Type Psycho Gundam ORX-005 Gaplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] Gigantic Arm Unit PMX-001 Palace Athene RX-123 Gundam TR-S［Hazel Flare］ RX-123 Gundam TR-S［Rabscuttle］ QRX-006 Geminus ORX-00Z Engage Zero Psycommu Test Type ORX-00Z-2 Engage Zero INCOM-equipped Type ORX-007 ［Hati］ NRX-055 Baund Doc Amon Doc Half Gundam RGM-79SP GM Sniper II RMS-117 Galbaldy β PMX-002 Bolinoak Sammahn RGC-83 GM Cannon II RX-110 Gabthley RX-110C Gabthley ［Hugin］ RX-110NT-1 Gabthley ［Munin］ RX-110B Gabthley β MS-06E Zaku Reconnaissance Type Dagui RGM-79Q GM Quel ORX-012 Gundam Mk-IV ORX-013 Gundam Mk-V ORX-003 Domingo ORX-005 Gaplant RX-272-2 Gundam Mk-III "Halpuley" ORX-005CS Gaplant Custom Erisia Special RX-272-3 Gundam Mk-III "Dureye" RX-272-1 Gundam Mk-III "Fria" LRX-066 Tera-S'ono RX-136-1 Rakshasa RX-160 Byarlant NRX-044 Asshimar NRX-044EW EWAC Asshimar NRX-044Q Asshimar ［Danda-Chakra］ RMS-106M-2 Aqua Hizack RMS-106 Hizack RMS-108 Marasai RMS-156 Griffon RMS-108M Assault Marasai RX-106E Hi-Zack [Vanargand] RMS-119 EWAC Zack RMS-106CS Hizack Custom
Vehicles
Dogosse Giar-class Chivvay Kai-class Garuda-class Base Jabber Jupitris-class NRX-033 Matabiri Alexandria-class Lombardia-class Space Launch Salamis Kai-class Heavy Fork-class Musai Kai-class Supply Transport Ship Geta Temptation-class
Miscellaneous
Manga	AoZ: FoT MSG École MSG-Z: 1/2AS Katana Climax UC MSG:CDAPOYC
Novel	Advance of Zeta: The Traitor to Destiny
Game	Mobile Suit Gundam Climax U.C.

“	The Earth! To ensure this symbol of the universe is never shaken again, we have been reborn! The Earth! To return true power to its hands, the Titans now rise!	”
—Bask Om, founding speech of the Titans

The Titans (ティターンズ, Titānzu^?) are the antagonist faction introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. They are also featured in Gundam Sentinel and Advance of Zeta: The Flag of Titans. Their original intention was to defend the Earth Federation against supporters of the former Principality of Zeon, as well as to investigate Zeon sympathizers. However, they eventually turned rogue, allying themselves with Axis Zeon in order to fight against the Anti-Earth Union Group in an attempt to gain control over the Earth Sphere. They were all but wiped out by the AEUG at the end of the Gryps Conflict.

Overview

The Titans were an elite autonomous counter-insurgency group whose purpose was to hunt down the remnant groups of the former Principality of Zeon and any other anti-Earth Federation organization. While technically a part of the Earth Federation Forces, the Titans operated under the sole control of Jamitov Hymen, functioning as his own personal military, and carried out violent actions with impunity, outside the limits of the Federation’s supervision. The Titan ranks were primarily made up of pro-Earthnoid soldiers, most of whom harbored heavy anti-Spacenoid sentiments and were known to use muscle and intimidation tactics to enforce their ranks, even against civilians, fellow Federal soldiers, and lesser Titans officers.

History

Origins

The Titans were formed by the Federation Council in U.C. 0083, following the events of Operation Stardust, where the Federation lost over half of its space fleet in a nuclear attack perpetrated by the Zeon loyalist remnant, the Delaz Fleet, shortly before they committed a colony-drop on Earth. Convinced that Zeon remnants remained a legitimate threat, Federation Senior Financial Officer Jamitov Hymen argued for the creation of a special forces unit with the ability to act outside the law, stating that the safety of the Federation was of greater importance than the civil rights of the Federation citizens.

As time went by this force became more and more powerful, and its objectives eventually expanded to include all who opposed the Earth Federation, and the citizens began to resent it. On 31 July U.C. 0085, a massive yet peaceful protest was held in Side 1's 30 Bunch (the 30th Colony in Side 1's territory) against the actions of Titans, but soon turned into chaos, with riots breaking out throughout the colony. After repeated attempts by the Federation Forces to calm the riots failed, the Titans were dispatched to put it to an end. The Titans responded by shutting down the colony's air supply and using G3 Gas to kill its entire population.

Gryps Conflict

When most Federation Council members refused to charge the Titans with any wrongdoing over the Colony 30 incident, dissident citizens and Federation soldiers both in space and on Earth formed the AEUG and Karaba resistance movements, respectively. Initially, the Federation did not consider these movements to be of any considerable importance, but as the AEUG and Karaba's efforts to impede the Titans' forces escalated into a full-out civil war, the Earth Federation eventually gave the Titans control of nearly all military operations, including most of the Federal army. Instead of resolving the issue, this only widened the conflict.

The cruelty and oppressive nature of the Titans were eventually exposed when the AEUG captured the Federation capital building in Dakar during a televised assembly of Federation leaders. The Titans attempted to silence Char Aznable, who was making a passionate speech about humanity moving into space before denouncing the Titans, through the use of mobile suits in populated areas of the city with complete disregard for its citizens. Their actions and brutality were caught on camera, which was broadcasted to the entire Earth Sphere, forcing the Earth Federation to publicly acknowledge the monsters they had ultimately created. With both public support and Federation opinion slipping from their hands, the Titans were effectively forced onto the offensive, which resulted in them ironically allying themselves with the recently returned Axis Zeon forces, the very thing they were formed to oppose.

Towards the end of the Gryps Conflict, the AEUG successfully captured the Titans' Gryps II colony laser, which they used to wipe out the majority of the Titan fleet, with their leadership eventually lost in the ensuing three-way conflict between the AEUG, the Titans and Axis forces.

Legacy

Although the vast majority of Titans personnel died in the conflict, those who survived the war broke away in several directions. Many returned to the Earth Federation and either resumed military service or were subjected to trials for their war crimes. Other members unwilling to surrender formed rebel groups such as New Desides, but were eventually annihilated by the Earth Federation’s Task Force Alpha in early U.C. 0088. The remaining Titans remnants either joined Axis Zeon in their preparation to invade Earth or fled to Mars seeking sanctuary under the protection of ReZeon, who accepted them under the pretense of bolstering their own ranks despite the Titans’ begrudging attitude.

The Titans and their actions were seen as such a blight that the Federation spent the following years removing nearly everything associated with the group, including eschewing the use of Zeon-style mobile weapons and mothballing the Alexandria-class heavy cruiser. The absence of the Titans and the decommissioning of their remaining military assets left a substantial gap in the Earth Federation’s defenses, leaving them vulnerable to Neo Zeon for the majority of their conquest of the Earth Sphere in U.C. 0088.

Despite the monumental failure of the Titans, the Federation still considered the need for an anti-Zeon and rebel task force necessary. Thus, Londo Bell was founded in March of U.C. 0090, serving as a replacement for the Titans. As Londo Bell was primarily composed of former A.E.U.G and Karaba soldiers, it sought to handle conflicts more humanely than the Titans, although this did not prevent Londo Bell from being accused of continuing the Titans’ totalitarian legacy.

Titans Members

• Jamitov Hymen - The Titan's founder and leader, Jamitov is a sinister corrupt politician and high-ranking admiral who controls the Titans from behind the scenes. He wishes for nothing less than all of humanity under his rule.
• Paptimus Scirocco - A very powerful Newtype from Jupiter allied to the Titans. He is not merely an ace pilot and Mobile Suit engineer, but also a brilliant strategist and tactician, who schemes to use the Titans as a means of completely dominating humanity. He assumes leadership of the Titans after assassinating Jamitov Hymen, framing Axis leader Haman Karn for the act.
• Bask Om - Field commander of the Titans and notorious for using dirty, illegal means in the Titans' overzealous quest to maintain control over all Spacenoids, as well as brutally physically abusing his own soldiers.
• Jamaican Daninghan - an executive Titans staff officer and one of Bask Om's chief deputies.
• Gady Kinsey - Titans commander and captain of the Alexandria. Promoted to fleet commander after Jamaican's death.
• Jerid Messa - Titans mobile suit pilot and squad leader. Jerid proves himself to be one of the Titans' premier ace pilots and develops a rivalry with Zeta Gundam pilot Kamille Bidan. His ambition is ultimately to rule the Titans himself, believing "Might makes right."
• Buran Blutarch - Ace test pilot and squadron commander.
• Ford Romfellow - A Lieutenant and One Year War Ace veteran.
• Agar - A Lieutenant and One Year War veteran.
• Four Murasame - an artificially enhanced cyber-Newtype who pilots the mighty MRX-009 Psycho Gundam.
• Kacricon Cacooler - Titan's quartermaster and was one of the pilots initially selected to test the three RX-178 Gundam Mk-II units.
• Franklin Bidan - engineering officer and principle designer of the RX-178 Gundam Mk-II developed for use by the Titans.
• Hilda Bidan - a Lieutenant working in the Research and Development department of the Titans along with her husband Franklin Bidan.
• Mouar Pharaoh - Titans Newtype pilot and wingman to Jerid Messa.
• Emma Sheen - A Titans officer who, upon realizing the Titans' cruelty, defects to the AEUG.
• Reccoa Londe - Originally an AEUG officer and saboteur, she defects to the Titans in order to serve under Paptimus' command as a Titan mobile suit pilot.
• Rosamia Badam - an artificially enhanced Cyber-Newtype produced by the Earth Federation's Augusta Newtype Labs.
• Sarah Zabiarov - a cadet from the Titans' private Newtype laboratory who was recruited by Scirocco and assigned as a mobile suit pilot in Jerid's squadron.
• Yazan Gable - a highly-skilled veteran ace pilot for the Titans, notorious for his arrogance and disregard for the chain of command. Yazan is in essence a true maverick.
• Ramsus Hasa - an Ensign in the Titans forces, and served as a wingman for Yazan Gable along with Dunkel Cooper.
• Dunkel Cooper - an Ensign in the Titans forces, and serves as a wingman for Yazan Gable along with Ramsus Hasa.
• Alpha A. Bait - a mobile suit pilot formally from the Albion who joined the Titans following Operation Stardust.
• Bernard Monsha - a mobile suit pilot formally from the Albion who joined the Titans following Operation Stardust. He remains with the Titan remnants after their escape to Mars under ReZeon, going under the pseudonym "Donald".
• Chap Adel - a mobile suit pilot formally from the Albion who joined the Titans following Operation Stardust.
• Wes Murphy - EFSF veteran and captain of the Titans Test Team.
• Ernest McGuire - An EFF assistant instructor assigned to the Titans unit.
• Ewen Bader
• Ted Ayachi - Titans commander and captain of the Hario.
• Dr. Murasame - Director of the Murasame Research Institute.
• Loren Nakamoto - Former Flanagan Institute scientist working at the Augusta Institute observing Gates Capa.
• Gates Capa - A Cyber Newtype pilot.
• Namicar Cornell - Murasame Research Institute staff observing Four Murasame.
• Ben Wooder - Captain of the Garuda-class Sudori.
• Ajis Aziba - Lieutenant serving in the defense of Dakar.
• Sydle
• Adol Zeno - MS pilot and subordinate of Yazan Gable.
• Aclam Halidda
• Haifan - First Officer of the Jupitris.
• Dava Balo - A test pilot for the Gundam Mk-II.
• Masada
• Matosh
• Kitchman
• Petersen
• Tedam
• Sarchin
• Belbia
• Comper
• Shelly Page
• Sorama
• Kara
• Godoji Gosh
• Bach
• Buto
• Muryo
• Musool
• Mike
• Squall
• Hamil
• Brave Cod - A One Year War veteran and Titans officer. Following the end of the Gryps Conflict, he incites a rebellion aboard the Pezun Asteroid base, founding the New Desides as a successor to the Titans.
• Tosh Cray
• Josh Offshore
• Fast Side
• Brian Aeno
• Drake Pashuray
• Dolk
• Holly

Major strategic locations

• Gryps

Located at the Side 7 colonies, used in the secret development of mobile suits. Noah 2 (Gryps 2) was later converted into a colony laser by the Titans.

• Konpei Island (Formerly Solomon)

Space fortress formerly used by the Principality of Zeon. It became an important base of operations after the U.C. 0083 attack on the EFF naval review.

• Kilimanjaro

A mountain fortress used an alternative strategic base to Jaburo. Attacked shortly before the Dakar Speech by AEUG/Karaba coalition forces. Titans key member Jamitov Hymen fled moments before its fall. After losing this base, most of the Titans force moves to space.

• Gate of Zedan (Formerly A Baoa Qu)

Once known as the Zeon space fortress A Baoa Qu, it was renovated and recommissioned by the Titans. Destroyed in a collision with the asteroid Axis.

Uniforms and Rank Insignia

Initially, the Titans uniform was simply a recolored version of the standard Earth Federation Forces uniform. In May, U.C. 0087, two months into the Gryps Conflict, the Titans switched to a new model of uniform with elaborate chest markings that also served as rank insignias (which ironically resembled those seen on the uniforms of the former Principality of Zeon).

Ranks			Rank Insignia
Japanese	Space Units	Ground Units	Collar Tabs	Shoulder Patch
High Officers
大将 (Taishō)	Admiral	General
中将 (Chūjō)	Vice Admiral	Lieutenant General
少将 (Shōshō)	Rear Admiral	Major General
Senior Officers
大佐 (Taisa)	Captain	Colonel
中佐 (Chūsa)	Commander	Lieutenant Colonel
少佐 (Shōsa)	Lieutenant Commander	Major
Junior Officers
大尉 (Tai-i)	Lieutenant	Captain
中尉 (Chūi)	Lieutenant Junior Grade	First Lieutenant
少尉 (Shōi)	Ensign	Second Lieutenant
Non-Commissioned Officers
曹長 (Sōchō)	Master Chief Petty Officer	Sergeant Major
軍曹 (Gunsou)	Chief Petty Officer	Sergeant

Gallery

Formation of the Titans (Story Mode - Gundam UC Climax)

Fall of the Titans (Story Mode - Gundam UC Climax)

Generic Titans soldier in uniform, from Super Robot Wars X-Ω

Generic Titans soldier in pilot suit, from Super Robot Wars X-Ω

Generic Titans captain, from Super Robot Wars X-Ω

Titans pilot, from G Generation Wars

Titans pilot, from G Generation Wars

Titans crewman, from G Generation Wars

Titans officer, from G Generation Wars

In Other Media

As with many other Gundam-based characters and groups, the Titans have appeared in other video game series, including Super Robot Wars and SD Gundam G Generation.

The Titans first appear in the Super Robot Wars series with Super Robot Wars 4. There, they attempt to discredit Londo Bell following the previous wars and the two groups finally come to blows after Londo Bell's branded as criminals. The heroes do come up on top, though.

They show up next in Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden, discrediting Londo Bell due to the events of the first game and causing them to disband. They later start attempting to collect powerful Super Robots to power the Aegis Shield, a powerful barrier that would protect either the Earth or the Colonies, with the Titans attempting to use them to just shield the Earth. The heroes fight back and decimate the Titans and are also able to use the Aegis Shield to protect both. The Titans appear in a much smaller capacity in Super Robot Wars Alpha 2, but by this time they're fully defeated.

The Titans form a branch called the Glory Star in Super Robot Wars Z. They are an elite unit piloting test prototype mechas called Virgora in which game protagonist Setsuko Ohara was once a member. They also have their own modified Titan uniform

Former Titan members also appear in Super Robot Wars V under a new branch called G Hound ranging from Jerid Messa who survives the events of Gryps Conflict along side Yazan Gable who rejoins the military and Buran Blutarch who survives being killed by Amuro and Kamille. Both Jerid and Yazan are playable characters only if the requirements are met.

Note that they do show up in other SRWs, but in those games, they follow their natural storyline and not a new telling.

In Around Thirty Office Worker Haman-sama, the Titans was an apparel corporation led by Paptimus Scirocco that recently merged with Neo Zeon Co.. Many of its employees, including Sarah Zabiarov, have since become Neo Zeon employees.

Notes & Trivia

• A number of factions introduced in later Gundam series draw inspiration from the Titans, either in methods, goals, or idealogy.
  • OZ from New Mobile Report Gundam Wing was formed to combat the inherent threat from the space colonists and like the Titans, OZ goes rogue and attempts to take over the United Earth Sphere Alliance.
  • The A-Laws in the second season of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 was founded by their government as an elite peace-keeping corps, but went rogue and committed atrocities in order to reinforce their rules and ideals.
  • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and SEED Destiny's Blue Cosmos/Logos/Phantom Pain have an ideology of Earth supremacy and believe the space faction should be eliminated, was led by a sinister politician; and exploited an attack to further their ambitions. However, Blue Cosmos usurped power much earlier than the Titans did in their respective conflicts.
  • Gjallarhorn from Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS is an Earth-based peacekeeping force formed during the Calamity War. However, the organization has grown corrupt in the following centuries.
• Ironically, despite being formed with the intention of hunting down Zeon remnants and suppressing future Zeon uprisings, the majority of mobile suits utilized by the Titans feature distinctly Zeon-inspired designs. This is because many of them were developed by Anaheim Electronics after their acquisition of the many mobile suit developers employed by Zeon during the One Year War.
• The inspiration for the Titans' uniform appears to be drawn from the attire worn by Neil Sedaka (who composed both openings and the closing for Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam) as seen on the cover for his 1976 album Steppin' Out.

Appearances

Television Series

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
  • Episode 15, Katz's Sortie
  • Episode 1, The Black Gundam
    • First Appearance
  • Episode 2, Departure
  • Episode 3, Inside the Capsule
  • Episode 4, Emma's Decision
  • Episode 6, To Earth
  • Episode 13, Shuttle Launch
  • Episode 14, Amuro Flies Again
  • Episode 21, A Sign of Zeta
  • Episode 24, Counterattack
  • Episode 26, The Ghost of Zeon
  • Episode 29, Crisis at Side 2
  • Episode 32, Unidentified Mobile Suits
  • Episode 33, The Messenger from Axis
  • Episode 34, The Call of Darkness
  • Episode 35, Storm Over Kilimanjaro
  • Episode 38, Reccoa's Shadow
  • Episode 40, Activation of Gryps
  • Episode 43, Haman's Victory
  • Episode 45, Coming From the Heavens
  • Episode 46, Scirocco Rises
  • Episode 48, The Mirror of Rosamia
  • Episode 49, Casualties of War
  • Episode 50, Riders in the Skies
    • Destroyed
• Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
  • Episode 14, The Phantom Colony, Part 1
    • Mentioned only

Movies

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heirs to the Stars

References

See also

• Gryps Conflict
• New Desides