Axis

Axis
Axis (アクシズ, Akusshizu)
Data
Location	Asteroid Belt (later moved to the Earth Sphere)
Usage	Military Base Mining Asteroid
Builder	Principality of Zeon
Controller	Principality of Zeon (Formerly) Neo Zeon (Axis Zeon)
First seen	0072 U.C.
Last seen	March, 0093 U.C.
Miscellaneous
Movie	Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

"Axis" refers to the asteroid base. For the group based there, see "Axis Zeon".

Axis, or sometimes more correctly spelled as Axcis, is the name of an asteroid base built by the Principality of Zeon and used by several factions thereafter.

History

Construction

The Axis base was built by the Principality of Zeon in UC 0072. It was used, like many other asteroids, as a resource mining base. Given its position in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, it was also used as a stopping point for the Jupiter Energy Fleet during its trips between Earth and Jupiter.

One Year War

Due to its remote location, Axis did not play a large role in the fighting of the One Year War. However, it remains important to the conflict as a refuge for renegade Zeon soldiers. After the Battle of A Baoa Qu, the Principality of Zeon officially surrendered to the Earth Federation; however, many soldiers in the Zeon military refused to accept this outcome. Some, such as the Delaz Fleet, chose to remain hidden in the Earth Sphere. Most, however, fled the Earth Sphere and traveled to Axis, often with their families and dependents in tow and the influx population grew to 30,000. Many of the people who escaped to Axis were also Zeon engineers, and the development of new Mobile Weapons and space vessels continued there.

During this period, the living conditions on Axis were poor; overcrowding caused major problems, such as shortages and disease. This was eventually remedied when the asteroid Moussa was attached to the surface of Axis. Moussa, fitted with extra living space as well as manufacturing facilities and even a one-kilometer diameter gravity block, helped alleviate the conditions on Axis.

Gryps Conflict

At some point, Axis was fitted with large thermonuclear pulse thrusters for propulsion. On February 6, UC 0086, these thrusters were activated, and Axis began to travel toward the Earth Sphere. The trip took nearly two years; twenty months after it began to move, Axis arrived in the Earth Sphere, finding itself in the middle of the Gryps Conflict. Haman Karn used Axis as a mobile base and headquarters for her forces in the battle against both the AEUG and the Titans. At one point in the conflict, Axis itself was used as a weapon, ramming the Titans' base the Gate of Zedan and destroying it, though Axis suffered only minor damage.

First Neo Zeon War

When Haman Karn declared herself the leader of the First Neo Zeon on UC 0088, she continued to use Axis as a mobile headquarters and base. It was infiltrated several times by the AEUG, specifically Judau Ashta, but continued to be used throughout the conflict. Towards the end of the civil war between Haman and Glemy Toto's forces, Glemy takes control of Axis and uses the asteroid and its satellite, Moussa, to crash into and destroy Haman's colony, Core 3. After Neo Zeon was defeated, the base was abandoned for some time.

Second Neo Zeon War

During Char Aznable's Second Neo Zeon movement in UC 0093, the Earth Federation sold Axis to Char as part of a peace offering. However, he planned to drop Axis onto Earth, with the intent of causing a nuclear winter that would force Earthnoids to migrate to space. During his attempt, the Earth Federation Space Force taskforce Londo Bell tried to destroy Axis with nuclear weapons. The missiles were intercepted by Neo Zeon forces before they could damage the asteroid. However, Londo Bell was eventually successful in destroying Axis with a large amount of conventional explosives placed in the interior of the structure by petit mobile suits. The detonation ripped the asteroid in half; however, the acceleration from the explosion caused one half to continue on its course toward Earth. Char's long-time rival, Amuro Ray, stopped this piece from hitting Earth through the occurrence of the mysterious Psycho-field phenomenon in an event that came to be known as Axis Shock.

Nomenclature

It is named after the Axis forces of WW2 furthering the Nazi Germany analogies from Mobile Suit Gundam.

Gallery

Axis featured in the novel Advance of Zeta.

Axis as it appears in Stardust Memory with the extra living module Moussa attached visible

Half of Axis being pushed back via Psycho-field.

Axis as seen after the events of Char's Counterattack.

The internal design of Axis

External Links

• Axis on Wikipedia