Category:Zeon

The Principality of Zeon, also referred to as the Duchy of Zeon and Zeon Dukedom, is a nation featured in Mobile Suit Gundam. It was in control of the colonies of Side 3 and fought against the Earth Federation during the One Year War.

Axis Zeon (or simply Axis) were remnant members of the Principality of Zeon who retreated to the giant asteroid base Axis, after the end of the One Year War. Axis Zeon is also known as the first Neo Zeon movement.

In U.C. 0093, Zeon Zum Deikun's son, Casval Rem Deikun (aka Zeon's legendary ace, Char Aznable, the "Red Comet"), created a second Neo Zeon known as the "Newborn Neo Zeon (新生ネオ・ジオン Shinsei Neo Jion?)". This movement was founded under the ceremonial goal of "speeding up" the space migration of all of humanity, so the theoretical evolution of humanity into Newtypes could be realized. Char's plan involved a series of massive asteroid drops against the Earth, ultimately leading to an eternal nuclear winter, rendering the planet uninhabitable. The final collision attempt was to involve the Axis asteroid, headquarters of the previous Neo Zeon movement. The plan was ultimately foiled by the Federation's Londo Bell taskforce, headed by Bright Noa, and Char's old adversary from the One Year War, Amuro Ray. Both Amuro and Char were lost at the end of the conflict.

The remnants of the Second Neo Zeon Movement (Neo Zeon remnants (ネオ・ジオン残党 Neo Jion zantou?) fell into isolation for two years under the leadership of Full Frontal, a Cyber Newtype altered to look like the missing in action Char Aznable. They were revived in U.C. 0096 and nicknamed "The Sleeves (袖付き Sodetsuki?)" by Federation Forces because of the ornate sleeve designs on their mobile suits. The organization has no plans for further production since obtaining their MS from Anaheim Electronics three years ago, making many of their machines one-off designs. Therefore, it is not recognized as a legitimate military organization by the Federation, leading them to be regarded as a terrorist organization. It has a considerably large force with numerous Zeon sympathizers hiding on Earth. It has no formal relations with the Republic of Zeon government, however, it is linked with government officials and behind the scenes activities associated with a certain right-wing political organization of the Republic. They began their revival plan by receiving the "Laplace's Box" from the Vist Foundation, a mysterious object said to be the only thing that could topple the Earth Federation. However, this transaction would be thwarted by a combination of the Londo Bell task-force, the Federation's special forces unit ECOAS, and the Vist Foundation's RX-0 Unicorn Gundam piloted by Banagher Links, the illegitimate son of Cardeas Vist.

Following the One Year War, the Republic of Zeon was created with a pro-Earth Federation government led by Darcia Bakharov. Although regarded by some as a Federation puppet government, the Republic had been granted a degree of autonomy. However, the Federation planned to dissolve the Republic by U.C. 0100, which would cause the name of Zeon and his Newtype theory to fade into obscurity. Republic of Zeon defense minister Monaghan Bakharov would devise the Co-Prosperity Sphere plan and sponsored the Neo Zeon remnants movement, known as "the Sleeves", led by Full Frontal to continue the fight for Spacenoid independence. When the Vist Foundation offered them Laplace's Box, an enigmatic object that had the power to topple the Federation government, Frontal intended to use it as a time saver to forestall the dissolution of the Republic so it could help in the formation of the Side Co-Prosperity Sphere, which would boycott the Earth, forcing mass space migration and causing the Federation government to collapse.