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Side 7

Space colony cluster at Lagrange point L3.
Jenxi Seow Published 19 Mar 2013 Updated 10 Feb 2025
Side 7

Side 7, also known as Noa, was a space colony cluster located at Lagrange point L3 belonging to the Earth Federation. It consisted of two colonies: Green Noa 1 and Green Noa 2 (later renamed Gryps).

Description

Side 7 was built at Lagrange point L3, isolated from other colony clusters. The nearest facility was Luna II, the headquarters of the Earth Federation Space Force, which had been moved to L3 to support Side 7’s construction.

Initially consisting of a single incomplete colony, Side 7 housed a secret Federation research facility for Project V. After the One Year War, a second colony was added to create the full cluster.

Green Noa 1

The first colony of Side 7, originally simply called Green Noa, was renamed Green Noa 1 after the construction of the second colony. Though officially completed in UC 0080, it had already been inhabited for several years prior, serving as a research and development facility for the Federation.

Green Noa 2

Completed in UC 0085, Green Noa 2 was purpose-built as a military base for the Titans. Upon its completion, it was considered the most advanced military installation in the Earth Sphere. The colony was later renamed Gryps and divided into two segments: Gryps 1 and Gryps 2. During the Gryps Conflict, Gryps 2 was converted into a colony laser.

History

One Year War

In September UC 0079, Principality of Zeon forces attacked Side 7 after receiving intelligence about the Federation’s secret Project V facility. The strike force was ordered to capture or destroy the prototype mobile suits being developed there. Though the colony suffered significant damage, Federation forces successfully repelled the attack and evacuated aboard the assault carrier White Base. This engagement marked the first recorded battle between mobile suits inside a space colony.

Gryps Conflict

The Titans established their space headquarters in Green Noa 2 after its completion. On 2 March UC 0087, AEUG forces infiltrated the colony and stole the prototype RX-178 Gundam Mk-II, initiating the Gryps Conflict.

In early UC 0088, the Titans modified Gryps 2 into a colony laser. This powerful weapon of mass destruction became a focal point of the conflict, with the Titans, AEUG, and Axis Zeon all vying for its control.

Later history

Following the collapse of the Earth Federation in UC 0218, Side 7 became a member state of CONSENT.

Notable residents

  • Amuro Ray
  • Fraw Bow
  • Hayato Kobayashi
  • Kamille Bidan
  • Fa Yuiry

Appearances

Anime

See also