Universal Century 0081. Directly after the One Year War, the Red Comet - Colonel Char Aznable - and the remaining Zeon forces head toward Axis after Zeon's defeat at the battle of A Baoa Qu. It is there where he has his fated meeting with a then 14-year old Haman Karn. In combination with dealing with the loss of his love Lalah Sune and his revenge against the Zabis', he must also deal with the advances of Haman Karn, Char must find his destiny in Axis and deal with a Colonel Enzo, who is bent on restarting the war with the Earth Federation.

Notes:
- The story fills in the gap between the original Mobile Suit Gundam serving as a prequel to Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 and finally Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.