Universal Century characters

These are the notable characters that appeared in all the Universal Century listed by series. These are grouped by media type since that is how we define what is Gundam canon. See the character list of each series for the full mecha roster.

Mobile Suit Gundam

The characters from Mobile Suit Gundam became important individuals in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam franchise.

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MSG: The Origin

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin serves as both a prequel and retelling, focusing on the backstories of key characters from the original series.

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MSG: The 08th MS Team

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team focused on ground combat during the One Year War, telling a more personal story of soldiers caught in the conflict.

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MSG 0080: War in the Pocket

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket told the story of the One Year War from a civilian perspective, focusing on the impact of war on innocents.

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Gundam Thunderbolt

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt depicted brutal combat in the debris-filled Thunderbolt Sector during the One Year War.

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MS IGLOO

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO showcased Zeon’s experimental weapons and the final days of the One Year War from the Principality’s perspective.

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MSG 0083: Stardust Memory

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory bridged the gap between the original series and Zeta Gundam, showing the events that led to the formation of the Titans.

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Zeta Gundam

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam introduced new characters alongside names from the previous series.

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Gundam ZZ

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ continued the story of the Gryps Conflict, introducing a new generation of pilots as the Neo Zeon movement emerged.

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Char’s Counterattack

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack concluded the rivalry between Amuro Ray and Char Aznable in the Second Neo Zeon War.

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Gundam Unicorn

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn explored the mystery of Laplace’s Box and the potential for a new war between the Earth Federation and Neo Zeon.

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Twilight Axis

Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis served as an epilogue to Unicorn, exploring the aftermath of the Laplace Incident.

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Gundam Narrative

Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative continued the story after Unicorn, dealing with the aftermath of Laplace’s Box and the mysteries of the Universal Century.

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Gundam Hathaway

Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway followed the son of Bright Noa as he led an anti-Federation terrorist organisation in the early UC 100s.

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Gundam F91

Mobile Suit Gundam F91 introduced a new generation of characters thirty years after Char’s Counterattack, as the Crossbone Vanguard challenged Federation rule.

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Crossbone Gundam

Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam continued the story after F91, following the Crossbone Vanguard’s shadow war against the Jupiter Empire.

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Victory Gundam

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam concluded the main Universal Century timeline with the conflict between the League Militaire and the Zanscare Empire.

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G-Saviour

G-Saviour depicted the Universal Century’s distant future as humanity faced new conflicts over resources and territory.

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GQuuuuuux

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux represents the newest addition to the Universal Century timeline.

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Requiem for Vengeance

Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance told the One Year War from the perspective of a Zeon mobile suit pilot.

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Cucuruz Doan’s Island

Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island expanded on the lost episode from the original series.

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Moon Gundam

Mobile Suit Moon Gundam bridged the gap between Char’s Counterattack and Unicorn with stories of Newtypes and the Moon.

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Silver Phantom

Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom explored the aftermath of the Laplace Incident and the hunt for remaining Unicorn Gundams.

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Ecole du Ciel

Mobile Suit Gundam: Ecole du Ciel followed students at a Federation pilot training academy during the early UC 0080s.

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Advance of Zeta

Advance of Zeta: The Flag of Titans detailed the rise and fall of the Titans during the Gryps Conflict.

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Gundam Sentinel

Gundam Sentinel chronicled the Federation’s internal conflict during the late UC 0080s.

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See also

• Gundam portal
• Universal Century timeline
• Univesrsal Century mecha
• Universal Century factions
• Universal Century locations