Zeonic is a company that develops most of the mobile suits for the Principality of Zeon in Mobile Suit Gundam.
History
Zeonic is a civilian company that develops the first mobile suits, and goes on to become the Principality of Zeon's main mobile suit supplier. Zeonic is responsible for the development of the MS-05 Zaku I and MS-06 Zaku II, as well as later models like the MSM-04 Acguy and MS-14 Gelgoog. Its primary rival is Zimmad, another civillian company supplying mobile suits to Zeon, including the MS-09B Dom and MSM-03 Gogg. Both companies try to outdo each other by introducing new variant types, new models, and special features that no other mobile suits have.
After the One Year War, the company merges with Anaheim Electronics, and its facilities at the lunar city of Granada become one of Anaheim's main mobile suit factories. Many of Zeonic's engineers likewise continue their work as Anaheim employees, though some reportedly flee to the asteroid base Axis along with the defeated forces of the Principality.
Known Members
- Elliot Rem - Born in U.C. 0039 at Side 1. He graduated from an Earth Federation comprehensive university and graduate school with degrees in space engineering, nuclear physics, and general astronautics, as well as a license to operate small spacecraft. Subsequently moving to Side 3, he joined the Zeonic Company and was placed in charge of designing worker machines.
- May Kauwin - A child prodigy and a talented Zeonic engineer who accompanied Lt. Ken Bederstadt's Foreign Legion force. She worked in Anaheim Electronics after the One Year War.
- Mario Antinescu - A former scientist working for Zeonic with contributions in the field of human engineering, he resigned from his posts after working at Granada. He was a member of the secret society "Valkyrie", whose main objective was the assassination of Zeon leader Gihren Zabi. He was murdered in his home by an unknown assailant.
- Hoth Fieseler - One of the founding members of Zeonic.
Creations
- ZI-XA2
- MS-05L Zaku I Sniper Type
- MS-05Q Zaku I
- Zaku I Blaster Mari Custom
- MSM-04 Acguy
- MS-06F-2 Zaku II (Rangefinder)
- MSN-01 Psycommu Test High Mobility Type Zaku
- AMBAC Space Pod
- MS-06A Zaku II First Mass Production Type
- MS-06C Zaku II Early Production Type
- MS-06F Zaku II
- MS-11 Act Zaku
- MS-06FS Zaku II
- MS-06F Zaku II Dozle Zabi Custom
- MS-06E Zaku Reconnaissance Type
- MS-06MS Barbus
- MS-06M Zaku Marine Type
- MS-06RP Zaku II High Mobility Test Type
- MS-06F Zaku II (Gunner)
- MS-06FZ Zaku II Kai
- MS-06F Zaku II (Propellant Unit)
- MS-06T Zaku Trainer Type
- MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type
- MS-06J Zaku II Ground Type
- MS-06F Zaku II
- MS-06C Zaku II Early Production Type
- EMS-05 Agg
- MS-05B Zaku I Land Warfare Type
- MS-06R-1A Zaku II High Mobility Type
- MS-06 Zaku II
- MS-04 Prototype Zaku
- MS-05S Zaku I Commander Type
- MS-06-D2 Zaku
- MS-19N Katarl
- MS-06CK Zaku Half Cannon
- MS-19 Dolmel
- MS-18E Kämpfer
- GM Camouf
- MS-06F Zaku II ［Stutzer］
- YMS-15E Gyan Eos
Gallery
Behind the Scenes
Zeonic was first mentioned in the 1981 sourcebook Gundam Century. At the time, it was named "ZIONIC". In the 1995 Master Grade MS-06F/J Zaku II instruction manual, the spelling was changed to "ZEONIC". It was first mentioned in animated media in Episode 3 of Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War.
The Zeonic logo first appeared in the 2003 sourcebook Anaheim Journal, alongside many other logos of Universal Century corporations. These logos were designed by Masahito Hanzawa and Junya Saito, two designers from the Tokyo-based graphic design firm POWER GRAPHIXX.[1]
