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0079

0079 refers to the year 0079 in the Universal Century (UC) timeline of the Gundam franchise. In UC, years are counted from the establishment of the Universal Century, and 0079 marks the outbreak of the One Year War between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon. The designation is most closely associated with Mobile Suit Gundam, a 1979 anime series that established the setting, themes, and political backdrop later central to the franchise.

The original Mobile Suit Gundam follows Amuro Ray aboard the Earth Federation ship White Base as Zeon

Impact and legacy: Gundam 0079 is widely credited with pioneering the real robot genre in anime, emphasizing

In common discourse, the term Gundam 0079 is used to reference the original series and its UC-era

forces
attempt
to
seize
Federation
assets.
The
crew
pilots
advanced
mobile
suits,
notably
the
RX-78-2
Gundam,
and
confronts
the
brutal
realities
of
war.
The
series,
produced
by
Sunrise
and
created
by
Yoshiyuki
Tomino
with
mecha
designs
by
Kunio
Okawara,
ran
43
episodes
from
1979
to
1980
and
became
the
cornerstone
of
the
Gundam
universe.
plausible
mechanical
design,
battlefield
tactics,
and
the
human
costs
of
war.
It
introduced
a
long-running
multimedia
franchise,
including
sequels,
spin-offs,
films,
novels,
and
video
games,
all
set
within
the
UC
timeline.
The
original
series’
influence
extends
across
Japanese
pop
culture
and
international
anime,
shaping
how
mecha
stories
balance
action
with
political
and
ethical
questions.
setting,
distinguishing
it
from
later
Gundam
installments
set
in
alternate
timelines
or
eras.