STORYLINE
Season 1
The main tagline for the first season is Rebirth Begins Through Destruction.
The series is set in 2307 AD.[9] As a result of the depletion of fossil fuels,
humanity had to search for a new source of power. The power was found
in the form of massive arrays of solar power collectors orbiting the
Earth, and supported by three orbital elevators,
each one serving one of the three "power blocs" on the planet, namely
Union, controlling the region surrounding North America; Human Reform
League (Sino-Japanese: 人類革新連盟; Romaji: jinrui kakushin renmei; Pinyin: rénlèi géxīn liánméng), consisting of China, Russia and India; and AEU, which controls mainland Europe.[10]
With this nearly inexhaustible source of energy benefiting only the
major powers and their allies, constant warfare erupts around the globe
among minor countries for fuels and energy. Countries that once
economically relied on the sale of fossil fuels have plunged into
poverty. Some even believe that solar energy threatened the "promised
land of God", resulting in the 20-year Solar Wars. This chaos led to the
formation of a private military organization, called Celestial Being (ソレスタルビーイング Soresutaru Bīingu), dedicated to eradicating war and uniting humanity through the use of four humanoid machines called Gundams.[2][5] Mobile Suit Gundam 00 follows four mobile suit pilots termed Gundam Meisters ( ガンダムマイスター Gandamu Maisutā), sided with Celestial Being. The main protagonist is 16-year old Setsuna F Seiei (刹那・Ｆ・セイエイ), a taciturn young man who grew up in the war-torn Republic of Krugis. He pilots the GN-001 Gundam Exia, a high mobility mobile suit effective in melee combat.[11][12]
Unable to counter Celestial Being's superior technology, the three major powers eventually unite into the United Nations Army (国連軍) in order to counter Celestial Being's armed interventions.[13] In order to fight the Gundams, the United Nations Army employed the help of Laguna Harvey. Harvey, a Celestial Being intelligence agent turned traitor, provides them with 30 GN-X, mobile suits equipped with pseudo-GN Drives. As the United Nations resist Celestial Being's interventions, a second team of Gundams, known as Team Trinity,
appears and assists in the Meisters' eradication of war, albeit in a
much more cruel and cold-blooded fashion, in contrast with the original
Meisters' less-aggressive nature of armed intervention.
Alejandro Corner,
a former Celestial Being observer who plans to make use of the chaos
and destruction created by Celestial Being to rule a reconstructed
world, subsequently takes over Veda, Celestial Being's supercomputer which is located in the moon. Without the tactical aid from the organization's artificial intelligence, Celestial Being is easily overwhelmed and overpowered by GN-X units and their superior numbers.
The United Nations Army initiates Operation Fallen Angels to
destroy the Gundams, having discovered the location of the Meisters'
mothership, Ptolemaios. During the operation, Ali Al-Saachez kills
Lockon Stratos after a climactic battle. Alejandro Corner, in his unique
custom mobile armor Alvatore, attacks Gundam Exia
as the GN-X units proceed to destroy the Ptolemaios and the remaining
Gundams. Exia struggles with the monstrous Alvatore, but in the end
succeeds in killing Alejandro. Graham Aker,
an ace pilot of the United Nations Army, then challenges Setsuna to a
fight, seeking revenge for his fallen comrades and questioning the
purpose of Gundams' existence. The fight results in the destruction of
the GN-Flag, while the Exia is heavily damaged.
Season 2
Four years have passed since the final battle between Celestial Being
and the UN Forces. Humanity, having established the Earth Sphere
Federation, forms an autonomous peace-keeping force, A-Laws,
separate from and above the formal Federation army. Given unfettered
discretion, A-Laws is charged with the duty to further unify nations,
enforce the will of mankind, and dispose of terrorist cells. Unknown to
the general public, however, is that the A-Laws misuse their power and
employ inhumane tactics to oppress freedoms, doctrines, and ideologies,
all in the name of 'unity'.
Saji Crossroad has followed the path to becoming a space engineer, to keep his promise to Louise Halevy.
But he ends up being mistaken for a member of the dissident
organization Katharon and is unjustly imprisoned. Louise herself is
compelled to become involved in Federation government reform and joined
A-Laws as a mobile suit pilot during the four-year gap, using her family
inheritance to fund A-Laws research.
Meanwhile, Setsuna, having survived the battle with Graham Aker
four years ago and is in hiding, has witnessed a change in the world
due to the actions of Celestial Being. Setsuna tries to confront the
A-Laws by himself with his battered Gundam Exia, but is easily
overpowered by their newer models. He is soon rescued by Tieria Erde, piloting his new mobile suit, the Seravee Gundam.
By combining the GN Drives of Exia and 0 Gundam, Celestial Being's
engineers manage to complete Aeolia's plans for an advanced mobile suit
with twin GN drives - the 00 Gundam - which is entrusted to Setsuna. To
pilot the two remaining new units, Lockon Stratos' twin brother is
invited to assume his brother's codename and former position as the
pilot of the Cherudim Gundam, and after Allelujah Haptism is rescued from the prison he was being detained in during the timeskip, he assumes the command of Arios Gundam.
Unknown to Celestial Being and the A-Laws, a third party is
manipulating both sides of the conflict. This group call themselves "Innovators", composed of Alejandro Corner's former assistant Ribbons Almark,
and his six subordinates. Subsequently, it is revealed that Aeolia
Schenberg's plan is to ensure humanity's survival; unite the world's
factions through Celestial Being's armed interventions and then advance
humanity into deep space and undergo Innovation, a trans-human process.
CHARACTERS
Setsuna F. Seiei (刹那・F・セイエイ Setsuna Efu Seiei)
Setsuna F. Seiei is the primary protagonist of the series and was
discovered by Celestial Being at the age of 16 for having special
potential as a pilot. He is currently a Gundam Meister and pilots Gundam Exia,
specialized in melee combat. Setsuna's real name is Soran Ibrahim; with
Setsuna being his codename. He was once a child soldier of Kurdish
descent in the war-torn Krugis Republic.[e 1] During this time, he murdered his own parents under Ali Al-Saachez's influence in order to prove his devotion to God,[e 2]
and hence bears a deep hatred towards Saachez. Due to his previous
religious brainwashing (and awakening from it), Setsuna claims to no
longer believes that God exists, yet still debates the role of God in
people's lives, suggesting that he still believes in God's existence.
After going into hiding after the end of the first season, Setsuna
reappears four years later and rejoins Celestial Being as the pilot of 00 Gundam
during his fight with the innovators and then 00 QAN[T]
during his battle with the ELS. Disappearing at the later fight, Setsuna reappears decades later. Setsuna F Seiei is voiced by Mamoru Miyano and Yuka Nishigaki (child) in Japanese and Brad Swaile in English.
during his battle with the ELS. Disappearing at the later fight, Setsuna reappears decades later. Setsuna F Seiei is voiced by Mamoru Miyano and Yuka Nishigaki (child) in Japanese and Brad Swaile in English.
Neil Dylandy (ニール・ディランディ Nīru Dirandi)
- Neil Dylandy is the first Lockon Stratos who decided to join Celestial Being because his parents and younger sister were killed in a terrorist bombing. As the eldest pilot, he is considered the pilots' team leader, and sports a more easy-going, flamboyant personality as compared to the other Gundam Meisters. He owns an orange Haro to help pilot the Gundam Dynames and has a personal feud with Ali Al-Saachez, who plotted the terrorist bombing that caused the death of his family.[e 3] After being killed at the climax of the first season, his younger twin brother Lyle Dylandy chooses to take up the title of Lockon Stratos and becomes the pilot of the Cherudim Gundam. Neil Dylandy is voiced by Shinichiro Miki in Japanese and Alex Zahara in English.
Lyle Dylandy (ライル・ディランディ Rairu Dirandi)
First seen in episode 9 of the first season, he was visiting the
grave site of his family. Four years after the death of Neil Dylandy,
Setsuna F Seiei recruits Neil's twin brother, Lyle, to become the new
Lockon Stratos and pilot of the Cherudim Gundam
and then Zabanya. He is shown to be easy-going like his brother, but
continues to struggle with distinguishing himself from Neil. Originally a
double agent
from the anti-government organization Katharon, Lyle leaves Katharon
and becomes a full-time member of Celestial Being at the end of the
second season. During the events of the movie, Lyle pilots Gundam
Zabanya during the fight with the ELS. Lyle Dylandy is voiced by Shinichiro Miki in Japanese and Alex Zahara in English.
Anew Returner (アニュー・リターナー Anyū Ritānā)
Anew Returner is Revive's genetic twin who serves her group as a sleeper agent in the guise of mechanic who Liu Mei scouted after the activation of the 00 Gundam and assisting with development of the 0 Raiser and GN Archer support vehicles. When the Ptolemaios II arrives at Celestial Being's L3base and on Ian's suggestion, she joins the crew as the pilot and resident medic.[e 17]. Over time, Anew develops a romantic relationship with Gundam Meister Lyle Dylandy.[e 16] Since joining the Ptolemaios II
crew, Anew unknowingly served as a means for the Innovators to locate
Celestial Being everywhere they go. It was only when Revive is captured
that Anew's memories are restored, betraying Celestial Being and
disabling the Ptolemaios II[e 22].
However her attempt to steal the 00 Gundam is thwarted and she escapes
along with Revive. Anew participates in the next operation to capture
the 00 Gundam and confronts Lyle during the battle. But when Lyle
convinces Anew to return to him and Anew is about to return to him,
Ribbons takes control of her and she is subsequently shot down by Setsuna
when she is about to kill Lyle. The 00 Raiser's Trans-Am allows the two
to share a brief moment together, confirming their feelings for each
other.[e 23] Anew Returner is voiced by Ryoko Shiraishi in Japanese and Lalainia Lindbjerg in English.
Allelujah Haptism (アレルヤ・ハプティズム Areruya Haputizumu)
Allelujah Haptism spent his childhood as an orphan in the Human Reform League as a Super Soldier
experimental subject in a supersoldier project, designated "E-57".
While generally gentle and rational compared to the other Gundam
Meisters, the experiments and drama of killing his fellow subjects in
order to survive when their escape went array caused him to manifest a second personality in the form of Hallelujah (ハレルヤ Hareruya), a bloodthirsty and outright sadistic personality. He is the pilot of Gundam Kyrios and Gundam Arios,
as well as one of the pilots of Gundam Harute; all of which specialize
in high mobility and are able to transform into fighter jets.
Allelujah's rival in combat is another subject of the Super Soldier
program, Soma Peries whom he shared deep connection which Hallelujah realized long before he did..[e 4]
Though Allelujah managed to reach common ground with his alter ego to
reach his full potential as a super soldier, Halelujah "died" revealing
Soma's identity as Marie Parfacy before he is captured and imprisoned
during the four year time-skip between both seasons but ends up being
rescued by his companions after the other three Meisters reunite. In the
process, after Soma reverts to Marie, Allelujah convinces her to join
Celestial Being with the two becoming allies. But during moments
whenever 00 Raiser's Trans-Am System, the Hallelujah persona resurfaces.
In the series aftermath, Allelujah and Marie have apparently left
Celestial Being to find their place in the world. During the events of
the movie, Allelujah and Marie rejoin Celestial Being to fight the ELS
in Gundam Harute. Allelujah Haptism is voiced by Hiroyuki Yoshino and Masako Jou (child) in Japanese and Richard Ian Cox in English
- Tieria Erde (ティエリア・アーデ Tieria Āde)
- Gundam Meister of the heavily armored Gundam Virtue/Nadleeh, its successor unit Gundam Seravee/Seraphim and finally Gundam Raphael. Tieria Erde treats Veda's orders with high regard, valuing the mission above all other issues. As a result of his arrogance and cold attitude towards others, his relationship with the other Gundam Meisters got off a rocky start. However, his attitude towards the other Meisters and the Ptolemaios crew gradually improves after being protected by Lockon Stratos from an attack in a battle against the AEU and Union, an action which costs Lockon the use of his dominant eye. Of all the Gundam Meisters, Tieria is the most enigmatic, with an unknown past and a peculiar connection with the Innovators.[1] Contrary of the other Meisters who were either K.I.A. or M.I.A. in the end of the first season, Tieria continued to work for Celestial Being during the 4 year time-skip. At the end of the second season, Tieria is killed by Ribbons Almark while trying to stop him from taking control of Veda. Tieria however manages to upload his consciousness into Veda itself, subsequently ending the battle by remote-controlling Seraphim from Veda's core and activating its Trial System to shut down all enemy mobile suits. He briefly returns in the movie in a new body but he ultimately ends up uploaded into Setsuna's 00 Qan[T] and is last seen when the Gundam departs to the ELS homeworld. His fate is unknown, although the 00 Qan[T] returns to Earth in the epilogue and a Tieria-type Innovade briefly appears aboard the Sumeragi. Tieria Erde is voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya in Japanese and Samuel Vincent in English.
Crew of the Ptolemaios
Supporting the Gundam Meisters is the crew of the Ptolemaios (プトレマイオス Putoremaiosu) lead by Sumeragi Lee Noriega. At the end of the first season, the Ptolemaios was severely damaged and many of its crew were killed. During the second season, the new Ptolemaios II enters service crewed by the surviving members of the original Ptolemaios. They are later joined by Saji Crossroad and Soma Peries, the latter after recovering her memory as Marie Parfacy.- Sumeragi Lee Noriega (スメラギ・李・ノリエガ Sumeragi Ri Noriega)
- Sumeragi is the tactical forecaster of the Celestial Being mothership Ptolemaios. As the most senior ranking officer on the ship, she is the de facto captain of the ship. She plans all the strategies the Gundam Meisters take part in and her strategic predictions are almost always accurate. Her real name is Leesa Kujo. In the beginning of the second season, Sumeragi is reluctant to rejoin the others until the encouragement from her companions helps her find the resolve to help them. At the end of the series, she remains with Celestial Being. Sumeragi Lee Noriega is voiced by Yōko Honna in Japanese and Lisa Ann Beley in English.
- Feldt Grace (フェルト・グレイス Feruto Gureisu)
- Feldt is the daughter of Ruido Resonance and Marlene Vlady, who initially worked under Celestial Being as Meisters for the 2nd-generation GNY-series Gundam prototypes and later got married. In the beginning of the series, Feldt works as the tactical operator of Ptolemaios and later the Ptolemaios 2. In addition to her programming skills, Feldt is also a capable mechanic. Though she tends to be reserved, she feels strongly towards all the members of Celestial Being as her family. She is strongly implied to have had a crush on Neil Dylandy until the latter's death but between the end of the second season and the movie, she openly develops romantic feelings for Setsuna. Feldt Grace is voiced by Ayahi Takagaki in Japanese and Chantal Strand in English.
- Christina Sierra (クリスティナ・シエラ Kurisutina Shiera)
- Christina Sierra is the Ptolemaios tactical operator. Christina ran away from her adopted mother before being discovered by Celestial Being. She becomes good friends with fellow crewmate Feldt. During the battle at Lagrange point 1, the bridge of Ptolemaios is attacked by a GN-X. Although Lichtendahl Tsery shielded her from the attack, she is fatally wounded by a shred of metal from the shattered bridge. Before Lichty dies in her arms, she realizes her own feelings for him. She contacts the surviving crewmembers and tells Feldt to live on for Lockon's memory, before dying in the subsequent explosion.[e 5] Christina Sierra is voiced by Arise Satō in Japanese and Shannon Chan-Kent in English.
- Lichtendahl Tsery (リヒテンダール・ツエーリ Rihitendāru Tsuēri)
- Lichtendahl Tsery, called Lichty by his fellow crewmates, is the Ptolemaios helmsman. Lichty's parents were technicians on one of the orbital elevators and killed during the Solar Wars while he lost a large portion of his body, which was replaced with machinery. Although Lichty has a romantic interest in crewmate Christina, she maintains a friendly and professional relationship. During the battle at Lagrange point 1, the bridge of Ptolemaios is attacked by a GN-X, Lichty is fatally wounded while shielding Christina from the explosion. He soon dies in Christina's arms after she realizes her own feelings for him.[e 5] Lichtendahl Tsery is voiced by Masataka Azuma in Japanese and David A. Kaye in English.
- Lasse Aeon (ラッセ・アイオン Rasse Aion)
- Initially, Lasse served as the gunner for the Celestial Being mothership Ptolemaios. He also piloted the GNR-001 GN Arms, a transformable weapon docking system for the four Gundams. In the final battle with the UN forces, Lasse helps Setsuna fight Alejandro Corner in the Alvatore/Alvaaron; though he survives the battle, his health suffers from overexposure to Fake GN particles. In the second season, he serves as the Ptolemaios II's main helmsman but during the season's final battle he briefly pilots the 0 Gundam until it runs out of power. At the end of the season, Lasse remains part of Celestial Being. Lasse Aeon is voiced by Hiroki Touchi in Japanese and Andrew Francis in English.
- Joyce Moreno (ジョイス・モレノ Joisu Moreno)
- Joyce Moreno is the Ptolemaios doctor and longtime friend of fellow crewmate Ian Vashti from before both joined Celestial Being. Fifteen years earlier, he was a member of Doctors without Borders and began referring to himself as "JB Moreno."[2] He is killed when the Alvatore fires upon the Ptolemaios and destroys the medical bay.[e 5] Joyce Moreno is voiced by Go Shinomiya in Japanese and Brian Drummond in English.
- Ian Vashti (イアン・ヴァスティ Ian Vasuti)
- Ian Vashti is the head of Celestial Being's mobile suit development along with his wife and daughter. On the Ptolemaios, Ian works as the ship's main engineer. He is a kind hearted man but gets angry when his machines are damaged. Ian Vashti is voiced by Hideyuki Umezu in Japanese and Peter New in English.
- Mileina Vashti (ミレイナ・ヴァスティ Mireina Vasuti)
- Mileina Vashti is Ian's and Linda's daughter who joins the crew of the Ptolemaios II before the beginning of the second season. Despite her young age, she is a gifted technician, learning much about engineering, GN Technology, and programming from both her parents. Mileina normally staffs the tactical operations station, but she also helps her father as a mechanic, and even temporarily takes over his role when he heads to Celestial Being's L3 base ahead of the Ptolemaios II. In the movie, she openly declares love to Tieria just prior to the latter leaving for the final battle and subsequently the ELS homeworld; it's unknown if they develop a relationship or not. Mileina Vashti is voiced by Haruka Tomatsu in Japanese and Andrea Libman in English.
- Linda Vashti (リンダ・ヴァスティ Ridna Vasuti)
- Linda Vashti is Ian's wife, and mother to Mileina. She appears in the background of episode 2 in the second season, but does not make a proper appearance until Ian later travels to space in episode 9 to retrieve the 0 Raiser. Linda later delivers supplies, new equipment for the Gundams and the 0 Gundam to Ptolemaios II and joins Ian in the weapons control room. Linda is noticeably younger than her husband. Linda Vashti is voiced by Risa Hayamizu in Japanese and Jillian Michaels in English.
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