Artemis is an asteroid fortress introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
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History[]
Created in C.E. 35, the Artemis asteroid fortress was built by the Eurasian Federation at Lagrange 3 during the space arms race taking place at this time. While Artemis's location is considered strategically worthless, the Eurasian forces nonetheless protected it with a Lightwave Barrier known as the "Umbrella of Artemis". This defense gave Artemis a reputation as an impenetrable fortress. Since the power requirements of a lightwave barrier are immense, the "Umbrella of Artemis" is only activated when enemy forces were sighted.
When the First Alliance-PLANT War began, Artemis was still considered unimportant so ZAFT never attacked it. This however changed on January 27, C.E. 71, when the newly developed Archangel fled its pursuing ZAFT forces to the fortress, which was the closest allied base they could reach.[1] The commander of Artemis, Gerard Garcia, however, planned to steal the ship and the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam for the Eurasian Federation, the strongest rival of the Atlantic Federation. While trying to get control over both units, ZAFT pilot Nicol Amalfi used the Mirage Colloid stealth system of the stolen GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam to sneak near the fortress while the shield was down and attacked it. When the personnel of the fortress activated the shield, Nicol destroyed the lightwave barrier generators, allowing his ship and comrades to attack Artemis. The crew of the Archangel used this opportunity to escape, while ZAFT caused massive damage to the fortress.[2]
Afterwards, the CO of Artemis contracted the famous mercenary group Serpent Tail for defense, in order to maintain Artemis' reputation (and also to acquire one of the Astray prototypes). When he tried to double-cross the mercenaries, he was however tricked by them.[3] By September, C.E. 71, Artemis was looked upon as an embarrassment, even by operatives from the Eurasian Federation. Later, when the CO ordered Task Force X's Canard Pars to be detained, Canard escaped the asteroid fortress with the Agamemnon-class vessel, Ortygia , whose crew were loyal to him.[4]
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Notes & Trivia[]
- Artemis is a reference to the astroid base Luna II from Mobile Suit Gundam. Both locations are where the protagonist's ship docked at after the battle at their respective colonies early in the series.
Appearances[]
- Television Series
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- PHASE-05, Phase Shift Down
- PHASE-04, Silent Run
- First Appearance
- PHASE-06, The Vanishing Gundam
- PHASE-07, The Scar of Space
- Mentioned only
- PHASE-08, The Songstress of The Enemy Forces
- Mentioned only
- PHASE-12, Flay's Decision
- Mentioned only
- PHASE-41, Trembling World
- Mentioned only
- PHASE-33, Gathering Darkness
- In Flashback(s)
- Manga
References[]
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-05, Phase Shift Down
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-06, The Vanishing Gundam
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray Chapter 2, Parts 2: Showdown! Astray vs Astray
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED X Astray Chapter 7, Parts-X18: The Changing World
Cosmic Era locations | |
Space | |
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Apollon A | Armory One | Ame-no-Mihashira | Artemis | Boaz | Debris Belt | Development Facility Satellite | Dock | Erudou | Factory | Heliopolis | Jachin Due | L4 Colony Cluster | Liteiria | Messiah | PLANT Colonies | Troya Station | Yggdrasil | ZAFT Military Station | Zodiac | |
Debris Belt Locations Graveyard | Junius Seven | |
Heliopolis Locations Morgenröte Facility | |
L4 Colony Cluster Locations Mendel | |
Mendel Locations G.A.R.M. R&D Facility | |
PLANT Colonies Locations Aprilius One | Junius Five | Junius Seven | |
Aprilius One Locations Clyne Manor | PLANT Supreme Council Building | ZAFT Military Factory | |
Junius Five Locations White Symphony | |
Moon | |
Arzachel Lunar Base | Copernicus City | Daedalus Lunar Base | Endymion Base | Lorenz Base | Ptolemaeus Lunar Base | |
Earth | |
Berlin | Carpentaria Base | Diocuia | Fortaleza | Gibraltar Base | Giga-Float | Gulnahan Ravine | Heaven's Base | Indian Ocean | Kaohsiung Base | Kirgitz Plant | Lagash Base | Lodonia Lab | Mahamul Base | North Africa | North America | Orb Archipelago | Orbit Traffic Observation Center | Red Sea | Reverend Malchio's Orphanage | Scandinavia | South Africa | South America | Victoria Base | Yap Island | |
Diocuia Locations Diocuia Base | |
Gulnahan Ravine Locations Lohengrin Gate | |
Indian Ocean Locations Indian Ocean Base | Indian Ocean Island | |
North Africa Locations Al-Jairi's Factory | Al-Jairi's Home | Banadiya | Desert Dawn Base | Moula | Suez Base | Talbadiya Factory District | Tassil | |
Banadiya Locations ZAFT Banadiya Base | |
North America Flaga Estate | JOSH-A | Panama Base | White House | |
Orb Archipelago Locations Akatsuki Island | Kaguya Island | Onogoro Island | Sadeyori Island | Yalafath Island | |
Akatsuki Island Locations Akatsuki Manor | |
Onogoro Island Locations Morgenröte Headquarters | Morgenröte Underground Dock | Orb National Defense Headquarters | |
Yalafath Island Locations Allster Family Home | Athha Estate | Ceremonial Temple | Orb Administrative Building | Seiran Family Estate | |
Others | |
Bautroya | Jupiter | Mars | |
Bautroya Locations DSSD Supply Station |