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Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

Series, 1991, Universal Century, Set in UC 0083

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory is #7 of 27 in release order and #6 of 27 in chronological order in the Gundam.

The story

It is the year 0083 of the Universal Century. The rebellious Principality of Zeon has been defeated in the One Year War by the Earth Federation. However, a faction of Zeon remnants led by Aguille Delaz fled from the final battle, hiding themselves away. After three long years, they attempt to rise up once more, sending Delaz’s ace pilot, Anavel Gato, to infiltrate a Federation research base to steal one of two secretly developed prototype Gundams along with its deadly nuclear warhead. Threatened by the rogue Gundam suit and seeking to retain peace, the Earth Federation mobilizes the newly developed Albion carrier to recover the stolen unit. Manned by the remaining test pilots, with rookie pilot Kou Uraki piloting the remaining prototype Gundam, the Albion and her crew are determined to stop Gato, retake the stolen Gundam, and prevent the Zeon remnants from starting another war.

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory recap

In UC 0083, three years after the One Year War, a Zeon remnant known as the Delaz Fleet steals the Federation's nuclear-armed prototype, the Gundam GP02, from a base in Australia. The thief is Anavel Gato, the "Nightmare of Solomon", a Zeon ace. Kou Uraki, a young test pilot, chases him in the GP01 aboard the carrier Albion, alongside Anaheim engineer Nina Purpleton. Kou and Gato clash repeatedly, and Kou grows from a hobbyist into a hardened pilot. Gato uses the nuke to destroy much of the Federation fleet at a naval review, part of Operation Stardust, while Cima Garahau's fleet hijacks two colonies.

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory ending explained

The Delaz Fleet drops a colony onto North America's grain belt. Gato dies ramming a Federation ship, and Nina, his former lover, nearly shoots Kou to protect him. The Federation uses the disaster to found the Titans and erases the GP Gundams from its records. Kou is court-martialled and sent to a base in North America, where Nina is waiting for him. The Titans' rise leads into Zeta.

Ratings

IMDb 7.6/10, MyAnimeList 7.22

Where it fits

What to watch before Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

In release order, the essentials before Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991) are Mobile Suit Gundam (1979), Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985), Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986), Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988), and Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991).

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