Line #17 Literature/GaiaGear


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3	''Gaia Gear'' is a novel in the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series, later adapted into a radio drama, taking place in the year U.C. 203, 124 years after the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''. Created before the conception of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'', those series have since pushed this novel into AlternateContinuity (although not to the same extent as other AlternateUniverse ''Gundam'' series).
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5	The novel is centered around the conflict between the Man Hunting Attachment (MHA), an extension of the tyrannical Earth Federation, and a group of rebels known as Metatron. In order to improve their chances of winning, Metatron creates a memory clone of one Char Aznable. Said clone, a man known as Afranche Char. After discovering his origins, Char takes command of Metatron, commanding the organization as the pilot of a mech known as Gaia Gear.
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8	!!This novel provides examples of:
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10	* CanonDiscontinuity: As noted above, due to ''F91'' and ''Victory Gundam'', this isn't considered canon[[note]]as Sunrise's policy is anything that's animated is canon; if it's not animated, at best, it's BroadStrokes[[/note]], but in particular, it's pushed into this specifically by, of all things, ''Film/GSaviour'' showing a different future than what's depicted in this novel. Although it's worth noting that ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' ''did'' give this series somewhat of a CallForward (possibly) by having [=ECOAS=]/The Manhunters shown, as well as the fact that, outside of one cameo by the titular mech from ''G-Saviour'' in ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters''[[note]]where said mech was ''destroyed''[[/note]], Sunrise doesn't exactly like to talk about ''G-Saviour'', it's possible that some version of it happened (and given that ''Literature/MobileSuitGundamHathawaysFlash'' got a similar treatment to ''Gaia Gear'' before it got a movie trilogy, it's possible that Sunrise might be moving to change the canon status of ''Gaia Gear'').
11	* DesignPreservationVillain: Afranche Char is a clone of Char Anzable who leads a terrorist organization against a PoliceState Earth Federation and initially pilots a mobile suit with a red color scheme, the Zorin Soul, which is a retrofitted, mass-produced version of Char's Sazabi from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack''.%%to be alphabetized
12	* ContinuityNod:
13	** One of the mobile weapons possessed by Metatron is the [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam ORX-005 Gaplant]].
14	** The Zorin Soul was based on a mass produced [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack MSN-04 Sazabi]] prototype.
15	* TheFederation: The Earth Federation is still around in the UC [=0200s=], though it's a shell of its former glory. It's devolved into a corrupt dictatorial regime that's dependent on the Manhunters/[=MaHa=] to keep the Earth Sphere in line.
16	* HumongousMecha: What else are you expecting from an entry in this franchise?
17	* AMechByAnyOtherName: The mechs in this series are called Man Machines.
18	* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: Despite being a ''Gundam'' story picking up on threads from the original series, ''Zeta'' and ''Char's Counterattack'', it's notable for being one of two UC Gundam stories that lacks "Mobile Suit" in it's title, and doesn't even have "Gundam" in the title either. This is mainly because it was ScrewedByTheLawyers, originally it was planned to be called ''Mobile Suit Gaia Gear: Char's Counterattack''.
19	* OfficialCouple: Afranche Char and Everly Kay are in a relationship from the start of the story.
20	* SkinnyDipping: Afranche and Everly are shown in one art to embracing eachother at the beach waters in the nude.

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