He is uncomfortable with serving under Claudia. Graham ( グラハム, Guraham) Voiced by: Shunsuke Sakuya (Japanese) Ray Chase (English) A Federation XO aboard the Beehive. Following the events of the One Year War, Cornelius is reassigned to the Spartan as the ship's engineer. As Io seemingly has an allergic reaction that causes him to sneeze in the hangar, Cornelius often lends him a pack of tissues. Cornelius Qaqa ( コーネリアス・カカ, Kōneriasu Kaka) Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa (Japanese) Christian La Monte (English) An engineer aboard the Beehive and Io's best friend. Eight months after the One Year War, Claudia is revealed to have survived the gunshot and is currently a commander in the South Seas Alliance. During the last leg of the Moore Brotherhood's operation, her fleet is destroyed and she is shot by her XO Graham, who blames her and the Brotherhood elites for the death of his family. The war takes a huge toll on her, as she resorts to taking depressant drugs before Io snaps her out of an overdose. She is further disgusted when the Earth Federation sends teenage pilots to her fleet as reinforcements. Claudia finds her position uneasy, especially with Io as her lover. Claudia Peer ( クローディア・ペール, Kurōdia Pēru) Voiced by: Toa Yukinari (Japanese) Cherami Leigh (English) Captain of the Beehive. Seven months after the One Year War, Io is assigned as the pilot of the RX-78AL Atlas Gundam and joins the crew of the Federation warship Spartan. In the midst of the chaos, Io breaks out of his cell and kills the remaining guards before reuniting with his comrades. The ship crashes on A Baoa Qu's surface when the Earth Federation stages Operation Star One: an assault on the Zeon asteroid fortress on 31 December, U.C. He is beaten to a pulp by members of the Living Dead Division while in captivity aboard the Chivvay-class ship en route to A Baoa Qu.
Following a grueling battle between the Full Armor Gundam and the Psycho Zaku, Io is captured by Zeon reinforcements along with the surviving members of the Moore Brotherhood.
Using the sniper data extracted from the Rick Dom, Io pilots the Federation's new Full Armor Gundam prototype to flush out the Zeon Big Gun units stationed all over the sector, boasting that the sound of jazz music marks his presence. He sneaks through the debris, kills Zeon pilot Hoover, and commandeers his Rick Dom before returning to the Moore Brotherhood fleet. Io is part of a GM squadron sortied to break through the sniper lines of the Thunderbolt Sector when his GM is shot down before he manages to eject his cockpit block. His father, who was Mayor of Side 4, had committed suicide during the outbreak of the war. Prior to the One Year War, Io, along with his friends Claudia Peer and Cornelius Qaqa, participated in air racing events in Side 4.
Io Fleming ( イオ・フレミング, Io Furemingu) Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese) Max Mittelman (English) A Federation Ensign who enjoys pounding his drum sticks on his mobile suit cockpit console to free jazz music on his pirate radio receiver. The Moore Brotherhood ( ムーア同胞団, Mūa Dōhō-dan) is an Earth Federation squadron consisting of former residents of the space colonies of Side 4: Moore, with the intent of punishing the Principality of Zeon for destroying their homeland. The story focuses on Federation soldier Io Fleming as he battles Zeon's best sniper, Daryl Lorenz.Ĭharacters Moore Brotherhood Since the outbreak of the war, Zeon forces have secured the Thunderbolt Sector as it is a vital supply route to the Zeon-aligned A Baoa Qu asteroid fortress. 0079, the Earth Federation's Moore Brotherhood and the Principality of Zeon's Living Dead Division engage in a fierce battle in the "Thunderbolt Sector" ( サンダーボルト宙域, Sandāboruto Chū-iki), a shoal zone littered with debris from destroyed space colonies, named for its frequent electrical discharges.
The series takes place concurrently with Mobile Suit Gundam, during the One Year War.