History Literature / MobileSuitGundamHathawaysFlash

Seven years after the end of the "Second Neo-Zeon War", the Republic of Zeon has folded back into the Earth Federation. Fast forward five years later, and the Federation has started searching for undesirable individuals, deporting them back to the space colonies. In Universal Century 0105, the terrorist group "Mafty" launches attacks on the Federation in an attempt to stop their abuse. Unbeknownst to most of the populace, their leader is none other than Hathaway Noa, son of well-known Earth Federation battleship captain Bright Noa, under the pseudonym "Mafty Navilles Erin", at the helm of the prototype "the RX-105 Ξ (Xi) Gundam". In response to Mafty, the Earth Federation Space Forces form the "Circe Unit" to fight them.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Hathaway is captured and executed by firing squad; in the afterlife, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Quess Paraya]], whom Hathaway believes he has been fighting for ever since her death, rejects his affections for her, claiming she has never loved him. Furthermore, the one who orders Hathaway's execution is none other than ''Bright himself'' - he discovers Mafty's identity before the order is carried out, but is too late to rescind it]].
* DramaticIrony: Used to show how the Federation is really no better then Mafty.

* GreyAndGrayMorality: [[UpToEleven Easily one of the greyest in the franchise]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 which]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED is]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE saying]] [[Manga/MobileSuitGundamThunderbolt a]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn lot]]. While Mafty is undoubtedly a terrorist group, the Federation is far from innocent. Most notably, using the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Manhunters]] to forcibly deport completely legal citizens for the crime of speaking out against the Federation, even forcing them and illegal immigrants to perform slave labor in mining colonies.

** Fittingly enough, [[spoiler:this conversation is heavily implied to be one of the things that causes [[TakeUpMySword Kenneth to decide to create the next Mafty.]]]]

* MoralEventHorizon: In-Universe example. Kenneth considers the Federation Cabinet to have crossed this when [[spoiler:they sentence Hathaway to death without trial as [[EvilIsPetty revenge]] and to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example out of him to future anti-Federation groups]], even glorifying that Bright was the one who signed the order.]] This causes Kenneth to [[DefectorFromDecadence resign out of disgust]] [[spoiler:[[HazyFeelTurn and decide to set up the next Mafty.]]]]

** Kennith has Lane take Gawman as a hostage and shield to fight Hathaway. The irony and hypocrisy in using a hostage to fight a terrorist group ([[EveryoneHasStandards one that is never seen taking hostages, no less]]) seems completely lost on both of them.

-->'''Kennith:''' Captain, you probably dislike the use of the name Gundam for the machines of rebel elements, right?

-->'''Kennith:''' [[HeelRealization So that's what Gundam is]]...
** Fittingly enough, [[spoiler:this conversation is heavily implied to be one of the things that causes [[TakeUpMySword Kennith to decide to create the next Mafty.]]]]

* MoralEventHorizon: In-Universe example. Kennith considers the Federation Cabinet to have crossed this when [[spoiler:they sentence Hathaway to death without trial as [[EvilIsPetty revenge]] and to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example out of him to future anti-Federation groups]], even glorifying that Bright was the one who signed the order.]] This causes Kennith to [[DefectorFromDecadence resign out of disgust]] [[spoiler:[[HazyFeelTurn and decide to set up the next Mafty.]]]]

-->'''Bright:''' Not exactly. [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Previous generations]] [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam of Gundams]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ were always]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn piloted]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory by those]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam with rebellious]] [[Manga/MobileSuitGundamThunderbolt spirits]]. In their final moments, those Gundams always ended up getting decapitated, blown up, or engulfed in flames. [[HopeSpringsEternal However, even after the Gundam was gone, that rebellious spirit always stayed strong.]]

-->'''Bright:''' Not exactly. [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Previous generations]] [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam of Gundams]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack were always]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn piloted]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory by those]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam with rebellious]] [[Manga/MobileSuitGundamThunderbolt spirits]]. In their final moments, those Gundams always ended up getting decapitated, blown up, or engulfed in flames. [[HopeSpringsEternal However, even after the Gundam was gone, that rebellious spirit always stayed strong.]]

** Fittingly enough, this conversation is heavily implied to be one of the things that causes [[TakeUpMySword Kennith to decide to create the next Mafty]].

-->'''Bright:''' Not exactly. Previous generations of Gundams were always piloted by those with rebellious spirits. In their final moments, those Gundams always ended up getting decapitated, blown up, or engulfed in flames. [[HopeSpringsEternal However, even after the Gundam was gone, that rebellious spirit always stayed strong.]]

** Fittingly enough, this conversation is heavily implied to be one of the thing that causes [[TakeUpMySword Kennith to decide to create the next Mafty]].

-->'''Bright:''' Not exactly. Previous generations of Gundams were always piloted by those with rebellious spirits. In their final moments, those Gundams always ended up getting decapitated, blown up, or engulfed in flames. [[HopeSpringsEternal However, even after the Gundam was gone, that rbellous spirit always stayed strong.]]

-->'''Narration:''' "Murrumbidgee"... [[spoiler: Exactly as Gigi's figurative expression meaning "big water" described, Hathaway's name would continue to be passed down through the generations...]]

* SuperPrototype: Xi Gundam

** The Federation Cabinet [[spoiler:has Hathaway executed without trial to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example out of him to future anti-Federation groups.]] They either don't see the hypocrisy in using fear to fight terrorists or just flat-out don't care.

* MoralEventHorizon: In-Universe example. Kennith considers the Federation Cabinet to have crossed this when [[spoiler:they sentence Hathaway to death without trial as [[EvilIsPetty revenge]] and to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example out of him to future anti-Federation groups]], even glorifying that Bright was the one who signed the order.]] This causes Kennith to [[DefectorFromDecadence resign out of disgust]] and decide to set up the next Mafty.

* MoralEventHorizon: In-Universe example. Kennith considers the Federation Cabinet to have crossed this when [[spoiler:they sentence Hathaway to death without trial as [[EvilIsPetty revenge]] and to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example out of him to future anti-Federation groups]], even glorifying that Bright was the one who signed the order.]] This causes Kennith to [[DefectorFromDecadence resign out of disgust]] [[spoiler:[[HazyFeelTurn and decide to set up the next Mafty.]]

** The Federation Cabinet [[spoiler:has Hathaway executed without trial to make an example out of him to future anti-Federation groups.]] They either don't see the hypocrisy in using fear to fight terrorists or just flat-out don't care.

* MoralEventHorizon: In-Universe example. Kennith considers the Federation Cabinet to have crossed this when [[spoiler:they sentence Hathaway to death without trial as [[EvilIsPetty revenge]] and to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example out of him]], even glorifying that Bright was the one who signed the order.]] This causes Kennith to [[DefectorFromDecadence resign out of disgust]] [[HazyFeelTurn and decide to set up the next Mafty]].

* MoralEventHorizon: In-Universe example. Kennith considers the Federation Cabinet to have crossed this when they sentence Hathaway to death without trial as [[EvilIsPetty revenge]] and to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example out of him]], even glorifying that Bright was the one who signed the order. This causes Kennith to [[DefectorFromDecadence resign out of disgust]] [[HazyFeelTurn and decide to set up the next Mafty]].

** The Federation Cabinet [[spoiler:has Hathaway executed without trial to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example out of him to future anti-Federation groups.]] They either don't see the hypocrisy in using fear to fight terrorists or just flat-out don't care.

** The Federation Cabinet has Hathaway executed without trial to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example out of him to future anti-Federation groups]]. They either don't see the hypocrisy in using fear to fight terrorists or just flat-out don't care.

* MoralEventHorizon: In-Universe example. Kennith considers the Federation Cabinet to have crossed this when they sentence Hathaway to death without trial as [[EvilIsPetty revenge]] and to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example out of him]]. This causes Kennith to [[DefectorFromDecadence resign out of disgust]] [[HazyFeelTurn and decide to set up the next Mafty]].

* GreyAndGrayMorality: [[UpToEleven Easily one of the greyest in the franchise]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 which]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED is]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE saying]] [[Manga/MobileSuitGundamThunderbolt a]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn lot]]. While Mafty is undoubtedly a terrorist group, the Federation is far from innocent. Most notably, using the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Manhunters]] to forcibly deport completely legal citizens for the crime of speaking out against the Federation, even forcing them and illegal immigrants to perform slave labor in minding colonies.

** The Federation Cabinet has Hathaway executed without trial to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example out of him to future anti-Federation groups]]. They either don't see the hypocrisy in suing fear to fight terrorists or just flat-out don't care.

** The Federation Cabinet has Hathaway executed without trail to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example out of him to future anti-Federation groups]]. They either don't see the hypocrisy in suing fear to fight terrorists or just flat-out don't care.

%%* GrandTheftPrototype: Xi Gundam

%%* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:Quess]]
%%* PsychoPrototype: Lane Aim
%% SuperPrototype: Xi Gundam

* MoralEventHorizon: In-Universe example. Kennith considers the Federation Cabinet to have crossed this when they sentence Hathaway to death without trial as [[EvilIsPetty revenge]] and to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example out of him]]. This causes Kennith to [[HazyFeelTurn resign out of disgust and decide to set up the next Mafty]].

* MoralEventHorizon: In-Universe example. Kennith considers the Federation Cabinet to have crossed this when they sentence Hathaway to death without trial as [[EvilIsPetty revenge]] and to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example out of him]].

* MoralEventHorizon: In-Universe example. Kennith considers the Federation Cabinet to have crossed this when they sentence Hathaway to death without trial as {{Main/EvilIsPetty revenge}} and to {{Main/MakeAnExampleOfThem make him an example out of him}}.

'''Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash''' is a ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' novel trilogy written by Creator/YoshiyukiTomino released from February 1989 to May 1990. They serve as a sequel to ''Beltorchika's Children'', the novel version of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack''.

Seven years after the end of the Second Neo-Zeon War, Zeon has been accepted back into the Earth sphere by the Federation. Fast forward 5 years later though and the Federation has started searching for undesirables and deporting them back to the colonies. The year is now Universal Century 0105, when a terrorist group called Mafty has launched attacks on the Federation in an attempt to put a stop to their abuse. And unbeknownst to most of the populace, their leader is none other than Hathaway Noa, son of well-known Federation battleship captain Bright Noa.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Hathaway ends up captured and executed for his crimes, and even in the afterlife, he still gets rejected by Quess. Meanwhile, Bright ends up retiring from the Federation after hearing of Mafty's true identity.]]
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:Hathaway, though its debatable if he qualifies as a hero.]]

Seven years after the end of the Second Neo-Zeon War, Zeon had been accepted by the back into the Earth sphere by Earth Federation. However, over the next 5 years, the Federation has started search for undesirables and deporting them back to the space colonies. The year is now Universal Century 0105, when a terrorist group called Mafty has launched attacks on the Federation in an attempt to put a stop to their abuses. And unbeknownst to most of the populace, their leader is none other than Hathaway Noa, son of well-known Federation battleship captain Bright Noa.

'''Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash''' is a ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' novel trilogy written by Creator/YoshiyukiTomino in 1989. They serve as a sequel to ''Beltorchika's Children'', the novel version of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack''.