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Karaba
Karaba (カラバ, Karaba)
Appearances
Anime	MSG-Z MSG-ZZ
Data
Purpose	Resistance movement
Led by	Hayato Kobayashi
Enemies	Titans Neo Zeon
Allies	Anti Earth Union Group Earth Federation
Mobile Weapons Half Zeta Gundam MAK-005S Gaplant Kai MSA-003 Nemo MSA-003 Nemo High Maneuver MSA-003C Nemo Cannon MSA-003N Nemo Kai MSA-004K Nemo III MSA-005K Guncannon Detector MSA-005S Methuss Kai MSK-100S Land Combat Hyaku Shiki Kai MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam (Wave Shooter Equipment Type) MSZ-006-3 Zeta Gundam "Strike Zeta" MSZ-006-3A Zeta Gundam 3A Type MSZ-006A1 Zeta Plus A1 MSZ-006A1B Zeta Plus A1B MSZ-006A2 Ζeta Plus A2 MSZ-006A3 Zeta Plus A3 MSZ-006B Ζeta Plus B MSZ-006BN Zeta Plus BN MSZ-006D Zeta Plus D MSZ-006E Zeta Plus E MSZ-006C1 (Bst) Zeta Plus C1 "Hummingbird" RGM-86R GM III RGM-86R Nouvel GM III RMS-099 Rick Dias MSK-008 Dijeh SE-DJ-1R Dijeh SE-R
Vehicles and Ships Argama-class Garuda-class H.L.L.V. Space Boat Suit Carrier

Karaba(カラバ) is the Earth-based form of resistance to the Titans.

History

Karaba was the Earth-based resistance movement against the Titans. Although they were not as well known as their AEUG space counterparts, they were nonetheless extremely important in the fight against the Titans. Their most important members were the ace pilot Amuro Ray and Karaba's leader, Director Hayato Kobayashi; both fought together on the White Base during the One Year War. The Karaba operated from the Audhumla, a giant cargo aircraft (larger than many battleships) stolen from the Federation during the AEUG attack to Jaburo, which became the resistance's mobile headquarters and flagship.

Since their main benefactors were in space, the Karaba was initially even more rag-tag and under-equipped than the AEUG; besides the Audhumla, their main force consisted of ex-AEUG mobile suits left over from the Jaburo campaign, which included several Nemos and at least one Rick Dias. Later on when the Titans influence in space began to lessen, the Karaba managed to build up its forces to a formidable level, even gaining their own mobile suits, such as the MSK-008 Dijeh (which was made famous by being Amuro Ray's mobile suit of choice).

Karaba's most significant operations were an all-out attack on the Titans headquarters in Kilimanjaro, and temporarily seizing control of the Federation Congress in Dakar to allow Char Aznable to make a globally televised speech. After the Titans were shunned by the Federation as a result of Char's speech, the battlefield almost entirely shifted to space, pretty much ending the Karaba's role in the war.

In ZZ Gundam the mission of the Karaba shifted from fighting the Titans to fighting the Axis/Neo Zeon movement. By this point though, many of its leaders and pilots had gone to space in order to resupplement the devastated AEUG, thus the Karaba could do little to prevent Neo Zeon's warpath.

Karaba Members

• Amuro Ray
• Hayato Kobayashi
• Kai Shiden
• Beltorchika Irma
• Luio Woomin
• Stephanie Luio
• Tex West
• Dan Nimrod
• Edgar Edmond Smith
• Vanessa Vermillion
• Gaius Xemela
• Filius Stream

Gallery

External Links

• Karaba on GundamOfficial