From Gwn
The back story for the Gemini Era formed by tomduo under commission of Bryan Weedon during the Gemini Storyline.
The Great Schism
AC 200
- June 3 - Corporate interests take hold of the Mars Federation. Their meddling in the government leads to corrupt policies which are chastised by the rest of the Solar System. These policies lead Mars to become populated and mined.
AC 220
- December 18 - The Earth Federation is overtaken by the Gaia First separatists, originating from Central Europe. They kidnap and assassinate all of the ESUN leaders, including President Relena Darlian. '
- December 25 - In an address, Governor-elect of the Mars Federation Milliardo Peacecraft speaks out on the actions by the Gaia First separatists, not knowing of the assassination of his sister.
AC 221
- April 23 - The Gundam Epyon, piloted by Milliardo Peacecraft, begins to destroy EFF bases and transport ships. Martial law is declared on Earth as the remaining Earth military is sent to destroy the Epyon.
- August 2 - The Jupiter Energy Fleet is formed, and Jupiter's moons begin to be colonized. The underground ancient lava-tubes of Io begin to be terraformed by the Corporation.
- October 1 - The ESUN is officially dissolved by the Earth First Federation.
AC 222
- February 28 - The colonies launch an attack on the a lunar corporation supplying gundanium alloy to the EFF. In response, the EFF engages in a full war with the colonies. The subsequent war leads former Gundam pilot Quatre Raberba Winner and his wife Dorothy Winner are killed in a battle around the Earth's Moon. Later confirmed in the final battles are the four other former Gundam pilots of Operation Meteor.
- June 10 - The Earth colonial government is overthrown by internal revolts against the occupational EFF forces, and the Lagrange Point Council is formed, led by Mariemaia Khushrenada.
- July 12 - The EFF seizes control of the Earth's Moon, reigniting conflicts between the .
- September 29 - In the final battle over the Moon, the Epyon is destroyed and its pilot killed. This battle ended the EFF/LGPC war. Both militaries sign the Earth Sphere Peace Accord, which leads the LGPC to recognize the EFF's possession of the Moon. Mars begins a massive militarization program in response to the treaty.
- December 1 - It is revealed that the LGPC destroyed the Epyon, which leads to a declaration of war by Mars.
AC 223
- January 4 - Mars General Lucrezia Noin commands a large star fleet and a small army of mobile suits to attack the main colonial cluster of Lagrange Point 3. The three-day war leads to several colonies are destroyed by the action. Mariemaia Khushrenada and Lucrezia Noin are killed in the battles. As the Mars Federation falls into recession, the Seven Jewels become a hideout for smugglers and criminals.
- March 15 - The EFF begins its "purification" by either exterminating or enslaving the so-called Newtypes. The remaining Newtypes are sent to the Jovian moons to work as a slave force in collection of Helium-3. The Jupiter Energy Fleet remains neutral in the advance upon the Moon colonies.
- April 20 - The Gemini Corporation sends its twin prodigies to begin the outer system research project. The object is a remote colonization of the outer planets for scientific research. However, the Gemini Corporation goes bankrupt, and the project is left isolated.
- November 2 - The Hyperdrive engine is developed by an independent corporation, which allows sub-light speeds. This makes it possible to reach Mars in one day, effectively making Mars a greater target to the EFF.
Enter the Newtypes
AC 230
- January 21 - The Jupiter slaves revolt under Treize Une, taking over the mines.
- May 5 - The Star Revolt occurs on Earth as socialist Chinese separatists revolt against the EFF.
- October 16 - Chinese rebels take control of two colonies designed by the EFF and LGPC. They are dropped on the heart of Africa, resulting in a mass extermination and a major environmental catastrophe.
AC 235
- May 30 - Tensions with the Jupiter Energy fleet and the ICS boil over, and the LGPC launches a massive attack attack on the ICS. The fleet gets caught in the Earth Asteroid Belt due to a Hyperdrive miscalculation, and become lost. The embarrassing event.
- July 4 - Earth becomes completely habitable after advanced terraforming returns the planet to its prime.
- August 31 - Reports confirmed that Lunar Gundanium has been heavily mined. Weapons-grade quality of metal is no longer possible, so alternative armors begin to be researched.
- September 1 - Mars begins to develop its own Newtypes and discovers trace amounts of Gundanium ore in the Martian soil near the poles.
- December 25 - Mars begins to supply the ICS with food and technology as the Meridian Treaty is signed. The treaty allied Mars and Io and exchanged Helium-3 for terraforming equipment.
AC 237
AC 240
- February 13 - The last soldier of the Eve War dies.
- August 12 - A massive viral epidemic breaks out in the colonies of La Grange Point 2 All of the colonies are quarantined and isolated. In fear of the epidemic spreading, the EFF destroys all the colonies.
- August 30 - A cure for the colony disease is released by a Earth corporation. Some in the LGPC blame the EFF for purposefully releasing the virus.
- November 22 - The Jupiter Energy Fleet has become the prey of two mysterious blue mobile suits. After one month, only one suit continues to the mysterious raids.
AC 241
- A popular gladiator sport is founded on Mars, attracting people from all over the Olympian System. As national competitors are singled out, intense political and national rivalry occurs from the Games.
AC 245
- July 4 - The EEF reveals a new type of Mobile Suit under the leader Heindrich Jackson. The mobile suit is a prototype constructed out of refined Gundarium. The other governments take heed of this perfected design, and begin scrambling to construct their own Gundams.
AC 246
- January 31 - Heindrich Jackson is assassinated by Earth anarchists. The EFF Military retaliates by declaring martial law and sweeping through cities and colonies.
AC 247
- March 3 - It is revealed that Zea-corp, an independent Mars corporation, implemented a Newtype program. The program is later deemed illegal under Martian law. The program lead to cloning and production of nanites to influence genetic development. The results are a horrible range genetic freaks with incredible psionic power and many disturbed children spread throughout the population. The blue mobile suit from the Gemini Foundation assaults the labs and holding pens while the Martian government investigated the site. The attacked razed the project to the ground. The is the recorded encounter with a mysterious blue mobile suit before the revelation of Gemini. The surviving data from the project moves under the codename Akuma by the Martian Federation.
The Decline
AC 250
- April 2 - Hylas Marquise, who has taken control of Mars through a series of swift military victories, appoints himself Governor-General of the Martian Confederation. One of his first acts as leader is to declare open war with the Earth and its allies.
- June 27 - A series of conflicts over a series of Asteroids between Mars and Jupiter's orbits engulf the Solar System. A free-for-all begins between each of the four governments whittle down mobile suit forces. After the bloody conflicts, 93% of all government military forces destroyed.
AC 251
- October 11 - The Jovian Lunar System designs a Psionic Amplifier is developed by the Earth Sphere to amplify the powers of normal pilots. Mars Steals the Technology.
AC 252
- March 21 - NanoSoft founded in the United North American States of the EFF, producing a new wave of operating systems and advanced processors to deal with space travel for space vessels. The applications of this technology is soon applied to mobile weaponry as well.
AC 253
- July 4 - A celebration on Earth in the United North American States of the EFF Reveals the first modern Gundam.
- September 2 - The LGPC Begins development based on the EFF Gundam's design through plans leaked by the Media.
AC 254
- December 9 - Ddosk Ballistics begin mass production of ballistic weaponry for mobile weapons.
AC 255
- January 24 - The LGPC begins development of Mobile Doll systems base on old White Fang designs. In turn, the other governments see the benefits of pilot-less suits, and greatly reduce mass production of human-controlled Mobile Suits.
- April 22 - News of the mysterious attacks on the Jupiter Colonies reach widespread attention. The news lead many different people to blame others for the terrorist attacks. The true source of the attack, the Lightning Wave, remains a mystery. Odeon Satoki and others ally themselves around a common goal of eliminating the Wave through a trap.
- June 13 - The trap is sprung with the transport Weedon, but the allied forces are grossly outnumbered. While a EFF strike force omniously watching the attack come to the aid of the hunters, it is clear that the Lightning Wave is a much larger problem than had originally been planned for
- June 20 - The EFF, LGPC, MC, and ICS begin training pilots to operate control suits for the new mobile doll fleets. The first EFF captain unit is rolled out under the old Gundam design of the past. Other companies follow suit, and the Gundams re-emerge on the battlefield.
- July 11 - Martian spies steal the Gundam's basic data from the a LGPC weapons firm. The knowledge is shared with newly appointed ICS Junior Senator Odeon Satoki of Metis.
