Fictional History 101

This lecture covers the events of the Peace Walker program, as well as the rise of the private mercenary company, Militaries sans Frontieres.  It will also serve as a lead up to the creation of Outer Heaven and the expansion of Big Boss's power base and prestige.

This lecture will cover the origins of the Metal Gear series, both in terms of its creation on the MSX 2 home computer system, as well as the game's roots in the aftermath of World War I.  The lecture covers events from Metal Gear Solid 3, 4 and a little bit of 5, spanning the creation of the Wiseman's Council, the rise of the Philosophers, as well as the Virtuous Mission and Operation Snake Eater.

This lecture covers the final battles of the Gryps Conflict between the TITANS, AEUG and Zeon forces of Axis.  It will cover the end of Zeta Gundam and some of the set up for ZZ Gundam.

This class covers the escalation of the Gryps Conflict, with a particular focus on the separated AEUG forces on Earth.  This class will cover the escape from Earth, as well as Operation Apollo, and the attacks on Kilimanjaro and Dakar.

This class covers questions submitted by our students: 1. When and where did the Spare Parts Gundams in 08th MS Team come from? 2. Are the ZERO system / newtype abilities ever explained? 3. Why did Ramba Ral help the Zabi family? 4. Could Zeon have won the One Year War? 5. What's a good Gundam series to start with? And exactly one other question!

This class covers two ace pilots from the One Year War: The Federation's Amuro Rey and Zeon's Char Aznable.  Their rivalry and experiences both before and during the One Year War would shape many of their later decisions, and greatly influenced the Universal Century.  This course covers material from Mobile Suit Gundam, Gundam The Origin and Char's Deleted Affair.

This extra credit class covers the research done on Newtypes and newtype based technology during and immediately after the One Year War, and presents both Zeon and Federation findings.  This class covers content from Mobile Suit Gundam, Blue Destiny, Zeta Gundam and ZZ Gundam.

This class focuses on the creation of the stone mask, as well as the descendants of the Joestar family that would come into conflict with these creators.

This extra credit course will cover the history of the Zaku and Zaku II, as well as their use and development during the One Year War.  This class is not required to complete Mobile Suit Gundam.

This extra credit class covers the flight of Zeon forces under Maharaja Karn to the mining asteroid of Axis in the wake of the One Year War.  It also discusses the build up of Zeon forces there under Maharaja and his daughter Haman Karn.

This course covers the actions of the Delaz Fleet, a Zeon remnant group, in the years immediately after the One Year War.  In particular, it focuses on Operation Stardust, a plan to strike back at the Earth Federation by dropping a colony on Earth.

In the aftermath of Operation Stardust, the military organization known as the Titans came into power within the Earth Sphere.  Their job: to defeat Zeon remnants and maintain peace within the Earth Sphere.  However, their brutal methods and complete opposition to anyone not aligned with the Earth Federation would make them many enemies. The anti-Federations groups Karaba and AEUG stood against them and their fighting would be the start of the Gryps Conflict.

This class covers the fight against the Pillar Men by Joseph Joestar, Caesar Zeppeli, Lisa Lisa and Von Stroheim.  This class will begin with the conclusion of the group's first battle against the Pillar Men, and follow both their training in Hamon, as well as their relentless search for the Red Stone of Aja.

The Joestar and Zeppeli families encounter misfortune and tragedy as they encounter an ancient stone mask.  It will take both their families, and the knowledge of ancient mystical arts, to defeat the masks vampiric creations.

With the Zeon military on the defensive, the Federation launches its attacks on the last Zeon strongholds.  Solomon and A Baoa Qu would see some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and would be the decisive battles of the One Year War. These battles would help to lay the foundation for the years following the One Year War, and serve as a precursor is more great tragedies in the Universal Century.

November of the One Year War, the war was turned against Zeon.  Despite the growing strength of the Federation, they believe there is still a chance of grabbing victory from the jaws of defeat.  Join our class today for our discussion of the Apsalus Project and Operation Rubicon.

With the success of Operation V, the Earth Federation was able to begin striking back against the overwhelming Zeon forces.  With new mobile suits and determination, the Earth Federation sought to throw Zeon off the Earth and take the fight back into space.

With Zeon's mobile suits, they easily defeated the Earth Federation military in the early days of the One Year War.  With victory for Zeon seeming inevitable, the Earth Federation drafted a plan to rebuild their military and produce mobile suits of their own.  This plan would be known as Operation V.

In a declaration of independence, the Republic of Zeon renamed itself the Principality of Zeon and launched a surprise attack on the Earth Federation.  Massacres and pitched battles lay ahead, as the prelude to one of the bloodiest times in the Universal Century.

This is the start of the class's section on Mobile Suit Gundam.  It focuses on the creation of the series Mobile Suit Gundam, as well as the earliest time in the Universal Century.  It will give an understanding of the events that would comprise the early colonization of space, as well as some of the underlying motives for the One Year War.