Here's something new for the new year: a new map-profile! This one, though, is a much polished and significantly expanded version of the
Mobile Suit Gundam: UC Beyond Earth (UC 0079-0153) map, though now encompassing the entire
Universal Century/UC Gundam setting. The DeviantArt link
can be found here.
As much as possible, I try to keep very close to the source material, incorporating not only various UC works such
Stardust Memory,
Gundam Unicorn,
Zeta Gundam,
08th MS Team and
Thunderbolt. But also works set after UC 0100, such as
Gundam F91,
Victory Gundam and
Crossbone Gundam (with further
UC Gundam info here as well as
in-universe Anaheim Electronics material here), many of which show the long-term repercussions of the original One Year War. At the same time, there are some creative licences taken to make things as consistent as possible while staying true in spirit to the originals. Partly this is due to incorporating elements
from an older map cover (set in UC 0083) and because of how there's relatively less to work with post-UC 0100. That being said, Sunrise/Bandai are said to be working on new projects set after
Unicorn (including an anime adaptation of
Hathaway's Flash) which would make things rather interesting.
As an aside, the flag used for the 1919 Egyptian Revolution was used both to symbolize the general location of many anti-Earth Federation rebels in-universe and how at least some of said rebels have explicitly religious motives alongside evidently nationalist ones. Mahdi Garvey from
Unicorn, for instance is mentioned as being an Islamic militant and the "last son of Dubai," while the South Seas Alliance from
Thunderbolt has heavy Buddhist influence.
And of course, this is a fan work and a work of fiction. This is not meant to be propaganda or a political or ideological spiel. All rights belong to their respective owners.
Hope you see the tears of time...erm, enjoy this piece of work as much as I did in making it!
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Universal Century
(UC 0079-0153)
