Mineva Lao Zabi
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In the TV anime Gundam
(Universal Century
series) universe, is the last surviving member of the Zabi family and heir to the Principality of Zeon; she is the daughter of Dozle Zabi
and Zenna Zabi.
Mineva was born during the One Year War
. During the Federation
siege on the space fortress Solomon, Dozle insisted that Zenna took the young Mineva and flee to the Zeon's Axis base in the asteroid belt
. Zenna later died, leaving the young princess in the hands of Maharajah Khan; Haman Karn took over as regent for her father after his death, guiding Mineva until she was ready to take over.
At the conclusion of the first Neo Zeon movement, the Mineva found by the AEUG declares herself a fake — Bright Noa
surmises that the real Mineva had gone missing since the end of the Gryps War. In a PlayStation game for Z Gundam, a secret ending in Char's scenario reveals two escorts guiding Mineva to a private cabin in a resort colony, which leads the assumption that Char had a hand in Mineva's disappearance, freeing her from the burden of being a puppet for Haman's schemes.
Mineva later plays a prominent role in Mobile Suit Vs. Giant God: Gigantis' Counterattack, a non-canon
crossover manga with Space Runaway Ideon
.
Mineva is the female lead of Gundam Unicorn, under the guise of alias Audrey Burn. The series would seem to suggest that in her adolescenece she has at least partly awoken as a Newtype. Burdened with being a member of the family directly responsible for the One Year War, Mineva stows away aboard the Garancieres for the noble purpose of preventing the Vist Foundation from giving the Neo Zeon remnants Laplace's Box, fearing that it might cause another war. Along the way she meets Banagher Links who agrees to help her.
Mineva also plays a prominent role in the manga Mobile Suit Gundam: Moon Crisis (U.C. 0099). Bellm Hyeres (one of chief instigator in the story) told "Mineva" (when she tries to stop the conflict through broadcast) that she wasn't the real Mineva, but a clone, as they need a name and a reason to declare war.
Mineva's appearance in the Moon Crisis conflicts with her appearance in Unicorn (and vice versa), but as Moon Crisis is non-canonical, the validity of her appearance in the manga is disputable, especially since Unicorn, as an OVA, is a part of official Gundam continuity and the Manga is not.
In movie version of Zeta Gundam, Mineva was planned to go to Earth to study after the Gryps Conflict, which this act turns down the timeline of both Gundam ZZ and Char's Counterattack. The movies however are considered as part of an alternate version of the timeline, or at least Tomino has yet to address how this retcon fit into larger Gundam continuity.
Gundam
The is a metaseries of anime created by Sunrise studios that features giant robots called "Mobile Suits" ; usually the protagonist's MS will carry the name Gundam....
(Universal Century
Universal Century
is the original timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. The official English name U.C. is often used instead in recent production like MS Igloo and Master Grade model instructions and official pages is the original timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. The official English name U.C....
series) universe, is the last surviving member of the Zabi family and heir to the Principality of Zeon; she is the daughter of Dozle Zabi
Dozle Zabi
In the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam series, is the second oldest son of Degwin Sodo Zabi and the Principality of Zeon's Space Attack Force Commander...
and Zenna Zabi.
Mineva was born during the One Year War
One Year War
The is a fictional conflict from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Mobile Suit Gundam metaseries. The One Year War is very similar to World War II, the major difference being that The One Year War is in a science fiction setting and some major battles occurred in space...
. During the Federation
Earth Federation
The is a fictional organization in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam anime series. The name also made a reappearance outside of the Gundam series in following media.* Godzilla vs...
siege on the space fortress Solomon, Dozle insisted that Zenna took the young Mineva and flee to the Zeon's Axis base in the asteroid belt
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
. Zenna later died, leaving the young princess in the hands of Maharajah Khan; Haman Karn took over as regent for her father after his death, guiding Mineva until she was ready to take over.
At the conclusion of the first Neo Zeon movement, the Mineva found by the AEUG declares herself a fake — Bright Noa
Bright Noa
is a fictional character from the Japanese science fiction anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam and the related films. In the anime, he is only mentioned as Earth-born...
surmises that the real Mineva had gone missing since the end of the Gryps War. In a PlayStation game for Z Gundam, a secret ending in Char's scenario reveals two escorts guiding Mineva to a private cabin in a resort colony, which leads the assumption that Char had a hand in Mineva's disappearance, freeing her from the burden of being a puppet for Haman's schemes.
Mineva later plays a prominent role in Mobile Suit Vs. Giant God: Gigantis' Counterattack, a non-canon
Canon (fiction)
In the context of a work of fiction, the term canon denotes the material accepted as "official" in a fictional universe's fan base. It is often contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction, which are not considered canonical...
crossover manga with Space Runaway Ideon
Space Runaway Ideon
is a 1980 anime television series produced by Sunrise.-Production:Ideon was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, and was the series he produced immediately following his most famous work, Mobile Suit Gundam....
.
Mineva is the female lead of Gundam Unicorn, under the guise of alias Audrey Burn. The series would seem to suggest that in her adolescenece she has at least partly awoken as a Newtype. Burdened with being a member of the family directly responsible for the One Year War, Mineva stows away aboard the Garancieres for the noble purpose of preventing the Vist Foundation from giving the Neo Zeon remnants Laplace's Box, fearing that it might cause another war. Along the way she meets Banagher Links who agrees to help her.
Mineva also plays a prominent role in the manga Mobile Suit Gundam: Moon Crisis (U.C. 0099). Bellm Hyeres (one of chief instigator in the story) told "Mineva" (when she tries to stop the conflict through broadcast) that she wasn't the real Mineva, but a clone, as they need a name and a reason to declare war.
Mineva's appearance in the Moon Crisis conflicts with her appearance in Unicorn (and vice versa), but as Moon Crisis is non-canonical, the validity of her appearance in the manga is disputable, especially since Unicorn, as an OVA, is a part of official Gundam continuity and the Manga is not.
In movie version of Zeta Gundam, Mineva was planned to go to Earth to study after the Gryps Conflict, which this act turns down the timeline of both Gundam ZZ and Char's Counterattack. The movies however are considered as part of an alternate version of the timeline, or at least Tomino has yet to address how this retcon fit into larger Gundam continuity.