The setting is A.C. 196, one year after the end of the conflict surrounding Earth in Gundam Wing A.C. 195, as the world welcomes a new era of peace.
Worldview and Premise
Disarmament and Peace: The Earth Sphere Unified Nation has been established, and the decommissioning of all military weaponry is underway. The protagonist Gundam pilots have also sent their own Gundams on a course to be disposed of by jettisoning them into the Sun.
Rise of a New Threat: Behind the facade of unified peace, the Mariemaia Army—a military force supporting a young girl named Mariemaia, who claims to be the daughter of the deceased extremist leader Treize Khushrenada—rises in revolt. Soldiers who had kept their armaments hidden launch a coup d'état with the goal of ruling the Earth Sphere.
In response, the five Gundam pilots stand up once again to face this threat.
Characters
Heero Yuy
Raised in the colonies. A skilled operative since childhood, he was raised by his biological father and drilled in assassination and survival techniques. After his father's death, he was taken in by Doctor J and trained as a thorough sabotage expert and pilot. He descended to Earth in the Wing Gundam as part of "Operation Meteor." Though he was conditioned to suppress his emotions and prioritize mission completion above all else, he began to regain his humanity through his encounters with Relena and his comrades. Despite believing the fighting was over, he heads into battle once more, piloting the new Wing Gundam Zero Custom to face the newly erupted conflict.
🎬 SceneA.C. 196. With the establishment of the Earth Sphere Unified Nation, it seemed humanity had finally grasped a long-awaited peace by discarding all weapons. However, shortly after, a military force rallying behind Treize's daughter, Mariemaia, rises in revolt. Heero and his comrades, who had jettisoned their own Gundams toward the Sun, retrieve their sealed machines to confirm their own answers and protect the Earth once more, heading into the final battle.