When this failed to bring the Federation to its knees, Zeon follows up by invading Earth. Despite coexisting more-or-less peacefully for years, Zeon launched a surprise attack using their devastatingly effective new enormous humanoid combat vehicles known as mobile suits, catching the Federation completely off guard, decimating the Federation's military and then proceeding to wipe out half of humanity with a combination of nerve gas, nuclear weapons, and intentionally deorbiting a space colony as a makeshift Orbital Bombardment.
The series takes place in the year 0079 note read as "double oh seventy-nine" of the Universal Century, during a war between the Earth Federation that governs Earth and most of the space colonies and the Principality of Zeon, a group of colonies that declared independence from the Federation.
A largely reanimated Compilation Movie trilogy successfully convinced the people with the money to further develop the series, and Mobile Suit Gundam eventually spawned a massive franchise.
However, the merchandise for the show sold rather well, allowing the series to go straight into syndication, where it found its audience. It started in 1979 as a planned 52-episode series, but it was cut down to 43 due to the show pulling in horrible ratings note actually cut down to 39, but the producers managed to bargain for a one-month extension to actually finish the story. "Mobile Soldier Gundam") is the original Gundam show, created by Yoshiyuki Tomino. If any of these policies are violated, moderators may have to call in a colony drop on your post/account.Mobile Suit Gundam ( Kidou Senshi Gundam, lit.
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