The Mobile Suit Gundam (UC) Iceberg Explained

You can trust Char. He seems like a very trustworthy guy. He wouldn't betray anyone. Why would he do such a thing?



Background footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knj8xzGDhI8 - Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 (Xaldin007)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogsERg3YVUI - Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 (BlazetheCat130)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8FB35709F024A5DC - Journey To Jaburo (puppet23ca)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTl5MEJfSp4 - Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn (Kaitoucchi)

Articles/videos for more info/sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCcZSvGr3Xs - Char McDonald's commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ7Tow0UvA4 - FlashingBlades' video on the Bernie saved Zeon theory

https://www.zimmerit.moe/historiography-gundam-one-year-war-canon/ - article about the messy UC canon

https://mechatalk.net/viewtopic.php?t=16223 - information about Outer Gundam, Moon Crisis and REON

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mspCHH9uZ0 - Crunchyroll video on the Gundam timelines

https://thegaijinghost.com/blog/japan-life-sized-gundam-through-years - blog about the real life Gundams

https://www.zimmerit.moe/when-gundam-came-to-hollywood/ - article about the cancelled 1983 film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYz8QJIIGx4 - Kakarot197's video on cancelled Gundam anime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-HSPmD3bg8 - Ray Mona's video on the 1983 Gundam film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeAJ7swdppE - DokoGaTV's coverage of Gundam Crisis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL3T1vE8AAA - From the Past to the Future in person

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpl28EGQJGs - footage of Gundam Crisis' gift shop

https://www.zeonic-republic.net/?page_id=8174 - PROJECT PROTOTYPE: Zeta Gundam Proposal (July 1984)

https://otakurevolution.com/content/falldogs-guide-to-gundam-canon-and-timelines - article about Gundam canon

https://wavemotioncannon.com/2016/11/08/interview-hideaki-anno-vs-yoshiyuki-tomino-animage-071994/ - interview where Tomino talks about Katejina

https://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/2016/07/g-saviour-game-final-men-of-uc-destiny.html - blog post about G-Saviour the game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-2ZV4MUDTE - Gundam explained's review of G-Saviour the game

https://www.reddit.com/r/Gundam/comments/y899ko/gundam_anime_timeline/ - reddit post about Gundam timelines

https://tsukinomayu.com/2021/03/28/the-history-and-production-of-turn-a-gundam-part-i-victory-gundam-battling-depression/ - blog post about Tomino & Victory Gundam

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-06-15/char-aznable-inspires-mcdonald-burger-with-3-times-more-meat/.186678 & https://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2023/04/mcdonalds-china-announces-collaboration.htm & https://www.gundamkitscollection.com/2023/10/mcdonalds-china-gets-second-gundam.html - articles about the McDonalds collabs

https://www.reddit.com/r/Gundam/comments/7jq7h6/colony_drops_chronological_list_please/ - reddit post where the colony drop comment comes from

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-04-24/yoshiyuki-tomino-admits-story-problems-in-gundam-reconguista/.87449 - article about Tomino's thoughts on G-Reco

https://www.mechatalk.net/viewtopic.php?t=12055 - post going over the original plans for the original series

http://web.archive.org/web/20130918002408/http://truth.mo-blog.jp/area/2007/02/post_1f6e.html - blog about The Legend of Heroes

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-01-02/shuuichi-ikeda-yelled-at-kouichi-yamadera-while-recording-mobile-suit-gundam-char-counterattack/.110507 - article about Shuuichi Ikeda and Kouichi Yamadera

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-27/life-size-moving-gundam-to-stay-on-display-until-march-2023/.181967 - article about the real life Gundam

https://mechatalk.net/viewtopic.php?t=13288 & https://mechatalk.net/viewtopic.php?t=11221 - threads about Look for Avenir

https://ultimatemark.com/gundam/production/gundamzz.html - article going over ZZ's production

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g0t_aNKfyo - Zeta Rise's video on Ring of Gundam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeziIwrcBFo - Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green Divers

https://consolevariations.com/collectibles/sega-dreamcast-rx-78-console - Gundam Dreamcast

https://youtu.be/WOgIOoneG-s?si=CLi80NKezco_CnbM&t=1610 - Cybershell video about the Gundam Dreamcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mScqgquCsg - From the Past to the Future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoXDDcce4i0 - Mission to the Rise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8um1N78AhY - Doozy Bots

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMLN_Dd_YAw - SD Gundam SD Wacky Races

https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2019/3/7/char-and-amuro-prepare-for-gundam-day-on-the-baseball-diamond - article about the baseball game

00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Tier I: Earth Federation
35:10 - Commercial Break 1
35:33 - Tier II: Principality of Zeon
1:05:26 - Commercial Break 2
1:05:58 - Tier III: Anti Earth Union Group
1:35:36 - Commercial Break 3
1:35:54 - Tier IV: Titans
2:00:52 - Outro