The Victoria Base is a Earth Alliance military facility located near Lake Victoria in Africa, introduced in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
Overview[]
Originally built in C.E. 21 as a joint national project of the Eurasian Federation and the South Africa Union by reclaiming part of Lake Victoria, it has a vast area of land. It is the base where the mass driver facility "Habilis" is located and is one of the supply routes to the Ptolemaeus Lunar Base. As such, it was the target of frequent attacks during the First Alliance-PLANT War.
History[]
First Alliance-PLANT War[]
The First Battle of Victoria, ZAFT's first ground invasion on March 8, C.E. 70, ended in failure due to ZAFT's inexperience in ground combat and its failure to take into account ground support only for drop operations. During the Second Battle of Victoria on February 13, C.E. 71, the base fell because the Earth Alliance were unable to suppress the ZAFT offensive.[1] Many of the surrendered soldiers were shot dead by ZAFT.
On June 18, C.E. 71, the Earth Alliance, led by the Atlantic Federation, launched the Third Battle of Victoria, sieging the base with their new mobile suits against the weakened ZAFT forces, which had downsized its African Front for the battles of Alaska and Panama. As the battle shifted in favor of the Earth Alliance, ZAFT attempted to self-destruct "Habilis" Mass-Driver, but failed due to a raid by special forces, and the base was recaptured on June 25.[2][3] The base then became the major means for the Earth Alliance to transport personnel, mobile suits (mostly Dagger type MS), materials, and later nuclear missiles after acquiring the blue-print data of the Neutron Jammer Canceller into space.[2][4]
Gallery[]
Notes & Trivia[]
Appearances[]
- Television Series
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- PHASE-41, Trembling World
- PHASE-42, Lacus Strikes
- PHASE-17, Cagalli Returns
- First Appearance; In Flashback(s)
- PHASE-23, Fateful Encounter
- Mentioned only
- PHASE-38, Decisive Fire
- Mentioned only
- PHASE-43, What Stands in the Way
- Mentioned only
- PHASE-47, The Nightmare Reborn
References[]
Cosmic Era locations | |
Space | |
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Apollon A | Armory One | Ame-no-Mihashira | Artemis | Boaz | Debris Belt | Development Facility Satellite | Dock | Erudou | Factory | Heliopolis | Jachin Due | L4 Colony Cluster | Liteiria | Messiah | PLANT Colonies | Troya Station | Yggdrasil | ZAFT Military Station | Zodiac | |
Debris Belt Locations Graveyard | Junius Seven | |
Heliopolis Locations Morgenröte Facility | |
L4 Colony Cluster Locations Mendel | |
Mendel Locations G.A.R.M. R&D Facility | |
PLANT Colonies Locations Aprilius One | Junius Five | Junius Seven | |
Aprilius One Locations Clyne Manor | PLANT Supreme Council Building | ZAFT Military Factory | |
Junius Five Locations White Symphony | |
Moon | |
Arzachel Lunar Base | Copernicus City | Daedalus Lunar Base | Endymion Base | Lorenz Base | Ptolemaeus Lunar Base | |
Earth | |
Berlin | Carpentaria Base | Diocuia | Fortaleza | Gibraltar Base | Giga-Float | Gulnahan Ravine | Heaven's Base | Indian Ocean | Kaohsiung Base | Kirgitz Plant | Lagash Base | Lodonia Lab | Mahamul Base | North Africa | North America | Orb Archipelago | Orbit Traffic Observation Center | Red Sea | Reverend Malchio's Orphanage | Scandinavia | South Africa | South America | Victoria Base | Yap Island | |
Diocuia Locations Diocuia Base | |
Gulnahan Ravine Locations Lohengrin Gate | |
Indian Ocean Locations Indian Ocean Base | Indian Ocean Island | |
North Africa Locations Al-Jairi's Factory | Al-Jairi's Home | Banadiya | Desert Dawn Base | Moula | Suez Base | Talbadiya Factory District | Tassil | |
Banadiya Locations ZAFT Banadiya Base | |
North America Flaga Estate | JOSH-A | Panama Base | White House | |
Orb Archipelago Locations Akatsuki Island | Kaguya Island | Onogoro Island | Sadeyori Island | Yalafath Island | |
Akatsuki Island Locations Akatsuki Manor | |
Onogoro Island Locations Morgenröte Headquarters | Morgenröte Underground Dock | Orb National Defense Headquarters | |
Yalafath Island Locations Allster Family Home | Athha Estate | Ceremonial Temple | Orb Administrative Building | Seiran Family Estate | |
Others | |
Bautroya | Jupiter | Mars | |
Bautroya Locations DSSD Supply Station |