The year is 0067 Universal Century, over a decade before the One Year War. Gihren Zabi, the future Prime Minister of the Principality of Zeon, is the victim of a car accident and is left in a coma. When he wakes, it isn’t Gihren left in the driver’s seat. Rather, it’s a humble author from our Earth, who now has the duty to prepare Zeon for the war to come. He must gather power, advance technology, and, hopefully, fix his dysfunctional family. And that’s leaving aside forming the Principality and hopefully surviving the war! Sieg Zeon!
A Mobile Suit Gundam fanfic, Mobile Suit Gundam:Gihren’s Glory
is written by Kaiser Chris, and stands at over 350K words as of 2023. Currently, the story is dormant, as it hasn’t been updated since 2021.
Tropes
- Accidental Truth: Gihren’s lie about the Federation being the ones to assassinate Zeon Zum Deikun with an unknown drug is actually completely correct, as it was an agent of Jamatov who did the deed.
- Adaptational Relationship Overhaul: Several, to where it’s hard to count. The Zabis are actually being a decent family, Minovsky’s still working for Zeon, Tem Ray and his family become Allie’s and friends of the Zabis…
- Awful Truth: Newtypes aren’t the product of humanity being freed from gravity as Zeon Zum Deikun believed, but rather the result of Minovsky Particles becoming more widespread.
- Childhood Friend Romance: What seems to be developing between Amuro and Artesia. Something that Gihren supports wholeheartedly.
- Dramatic Irony: Canon Gihren always sought his father’s respect and approval in all of his evil and unethical actions. He eventually got his father’s respect….but only got it after Kaiser Gihren took over and showed himself to be a respectable man in his own right.
- In Spite of a Nail:
- Despite Gihren’s best efforts, Zeon Zum Deikun still dies from an assassination, albeit from a different mastermind.
