After Colony

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The After Colony timeline refers to the Gundam fictional universe where the Gundam W series take place. It comprises the animes Gundam Wing and Endless Waltz and their associated manga.

The After Colony timeline differs from the Universal Century timeline in that an Earth Federation-like government,(The Earth Sphere Alliance and later OZ.), keeps control of the space colonies and is more repressive. The struggle of the colonies is for freedom, and the Gundams are built as way of defending the plight of the colonies to escape this repression, even though different agendas would also influence the film Endless Waltz.

[edit] Series

Gundam Wing: Episode Zero - manga
Gundam Wing - TV series
Gundam W Dual Story: G-UNIT - manga
Gundam Wing: Battlefield of Pacifists - manga
Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz - movie

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Chronology

AC 001: Several nations establish space colonies in Earth's orbit.
022: Construction of colonies begins at Lagrange Point 1. However because of conflicts and difficulties the construction proceeds very slowly.
050: The colony project is nearly stopped until the oil-rich countries from the Middle East start to invest in the project. Construction of new colonies begins at the other Lagrange Points.
070: Conflicts on Earth breaks out due to a reduction of materials needed to build the colonies. The Middle Eastern countries negotiate and the conflicts end. Colony building restarts using asteroids as raw material.
102: An Island 2 colony is completed at L1. Soon afterwards the colony clusters are established and become population centers. Also due to conflicts on Earth many people flee to the colonies and soon a large part of the human population lives in space.
133: The United Earth Sphere Alliance is formed after Earth’s nations finally negotiate a peace treaty. However the peace is kept through military power. For this reason the Alliance Forces are established. A military-industry combine called the Romefeller Foundation is one of the Alliance’s major supporters.
140: Many countries and their colonies are forced into the Alliance. When the colonies start to oppose this integration the Alliance decides to respond with force to silence the critics.
147: All colonies are forced into the control of the Alliance in order to keep 'peace and justice'– as the Alliance says.
165: Heero Yuy is chosen as the leader of the colonies by their citizens to peacefully oppose the Alliance. Because of his charisma the solidarity between the colonies is strengthened.
170: Many Earth nations are receptive to Heero Yuy’s course of nonviolence and demilitarization. One of these countries is the Sanc Kingdom.
173: The secret society OZ starts development of humanoid fighting machines called mobile suits.
April 7 175: Heero Yuy is assassinated by an unknown gunman, which throws the colonies into chaos. This causes the Alliance to plan a second military intervention.
176: The Romefeller Foundation begins production of mobile suits for military use. Many of their employees become members of the Specials, an Alliance mobile suit corps. Afterwards the Alliance deploys their new mobile suit troops to the colonies to stop the chaos, and communication between the colonies is forbidden.
182: The Sanc Kingdom is attacked by Alliance forces because their king is a follower of Heero Yuy’s total pacifism. King Peacecraft is killed but his children Milliardo and Relena are saved.
188: At L3-X18999 Odin Lowe and the boy who would later become the Gundam pilot Heero Yuy try to assassinate the Alliance's General Septum. However they fail and Odin is killed.
193: Treize Khushrenada becomes the leader of OZ as well as the Specials.
April 7 195: Operation Meteor commences. Five Gundams are sent to Earth to fight against OZ and the Alliance.
May 19 195: The Gundams attack the Alliance's New Edwards Base, going on information that OZ's leadership was holding a conference here. However this was part of an elaborate plan by Treize. The Gundams were tricked into slaying the Alliance members who were planning on seeking peace with the colonies. The only survivor, General Septum, immediately declared war on the colonies, only to be killed by OZ's Lady Une minutes later. In the chaos following this incident, OZ launches Operation Daybreak, in which it destroys the Alliance and seizes its bases and holdings.
September 195: Disgusted at the Romefeller Foundation's increased use of mobile dolls, Treize resigns from his position as OZ's leader. Fearing Treize's power and influence, Romefellar places him under house arrest in his Luxembourg mansion. OZ quickly splits into two factions, those loyal to Treize and those loyal to Romefeller.
November 195: OZ's Zechs Merquise assumes leadership of the rebel group White Fang, using his real name, Milliardo Peacecraft. In response, Treize comes out of his confinement and takes the leadership of Earth out of Relena Peacecraft's hands.
December 24 195: The escalating tension between the World Nation and White Fang comes to a head in a final, pitched battle. Treize is slain in battle with Altron Gundam pilot Chang Wufei. Even after the World Nation surrenders, Milliardo engages in a duel with Gundam pilot Heero Yuy. Finding meaning in this pointless battle, the Earth and colonies decide to meet at the negotiating table. Milliardo vanishes after losing to Heero, who destroys Libra to prevent it from being dropped on Earth.
196: The Earth Sphere United Nation is formed. Relena Darlian is elected to the position of Vice Foreign Minister, the same position her adoptive father held. Under her guidance, the United Nation begin dismantling the arsenals left over from the last war.
Summer, 196: The organization known as the Perfect Peace People calls for greater disarmament, even beyond what Relena advocates; they especially want the Gundams destroyed. However, it is discovered that this is part of a greater plan that involves locating a lost mobile doll manufacturing plant. The plot is uncovered by the Gundam pilots and dealt with swiftly.
December 24 196: The ESUN holds a Christmas party to celebrate how far it has come since the Eve War. Feeling that they are no longer needed, the Gundam pilots (sans Wufei) launch their Gundams towards the Sun. Meanwhile, Vice Foreign Minister Darlian is abducted while at a conference on the colony L3-X18999.
December 25 196: Mariemaia Barton, claiming to be Treize Khushrenada's daughter, declares war on the ESUN.
December 26 196: The Mariemaia Army lands on Earth, capturing the Presidential mansion in Brussels. Quatre Raberba Winner retrieves the Gundams and starts back towards Earth with them.
December 27 196: The recovered Gundams, along with Preventers Fire (Lucrezia Noin) and Wind (Zechs Merquise, who was thought to have died in the Eve Wars), lead an attack on the Mariemaia Army in Brussels. The rebellion collapses when it is revealed that its creator, Dekim Barton, was carrying it out only for his own revenge for Heero Yuy's assassination and not for Treize's ideals. Dekim is killed and the Mariemaia Army soldiers, all Treize loyalists, surrender. Mariemaia is shot by Dekim, but survives the attack and is taken in by Treize's former associate, Lady Une.
197: The world's mobile suits, including the Gundams, are destroyed. The Gundam pilots return to normal lives, while Relena advocates the terraformation of Mars. Fire and Wind disappear; they end up taking a head start toward Mars. Gundams and Mobile suits are never seen on Earth nor space ever again.