【Background】
In December U.C. 0079, the One Year War instigated by the Principality of Zeon had entered its final phase. People could already see Zeon's decline and were hoping for an early peace negotiation. However, some hardliners within the Zeon forces stubbornly persisted in fighting against the Earth Federation Forces.
At this time, the Earth Federation Forces not only intensified their final major offensive but also continued their research and development in military technology. Due to the outstanding performance of the young hero Amuro Ray piloting the RX-78 Gundam in the war, the Federation fully recognized the value of Mobile Suits and the importance of the Newtype abilities displayed by Amuro. To better integrate the two, the Federation developed the latest RX-78 Gundam "NT (Newtype)-1 Alex" at their Arctic base on Earth. Shortly after, on December 21, the Arctic base was raided by Zeon forces. Fortunately, the NT-1 remained undamaged and was secretly transported under escort to the neutral space colony of Side 6 for final testing.
【Plot】
Side 6 was immersed in a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere, far from the battlefield, with almost no history of conflict. The Earth Federation Forces stationed there were minimal, much to the disappointment of the young boy Al, a military enthusiast who longed to witness intense combat. One day, while Al was chatting with his friends, a disturbance erupted within the colony, caused by a clash between a small Zeon reconnaissance unit and Federation forces. Soon after, a damaged Zaku (modified) flew over Al's head and crashed in a grassy clearing not far away.
The downed Zeon rookie pilot, Bernie, exchanged his rank insignia for Al's camera memory card, which contained footage Al had secretly recorded of MS assembly at a Federation factory. It also included images of Al's neighbor, the red-haired woman Chris, who had moved from Earth a few days earlier. The intelligence obtained by Bernie caught the attention of the Zeon forces, who immediately formed a special assault team to carry out a mission to destroy the Gundam. Thus, Bernie's squad infiltrated Side 6 again amidst the chaos of a minor battle. In the space colony, Bernie encountered Al once more.
Al, who dreamed of becoming an MS pilot, voluntarily scouted the location of the Federation's secret base for the Zeon assault team and became friends with Bernie, who was assigned to monitor him. One day, Bernie met Chris under Al's window, adding a touch of warmth to his surveillance mission. Meanwhile, in the assault team's secret warehouse, a new MS designed to counter the Gundam—the Kampfer—was being assembled, with plans to complete the mission to destroy the Alex before Christmas. Once all preparations were complete, the operation to destroy the Gundam commenced. The Kampfer, piloted by a seasoned Zeon veteran, overwhelmed the stationed Federation forces and, with the assault team's support, quickly reached the secret factory housing the Alex. The Alex NT-1 hastily engaged in battle and, leveraging its superior performance, defeated the Kampfer. With this, the Zeon assault team's operation failed, resulting in the deaths of all team members except Bernie.
After the failure of the Zeon assault team's operation, Bernie, the sole survivor, received orders to immediately evacuate Side 6. Since Zeon had no further opportunity to organize a force to destroy the Gundam, they planned to destroy the entire space colony with a nuclear warhead before Christmas Eve. Upon learning this, Bernie urged Al to notify his family and Chris to leave the colony as soon as possible, but Al objected. Al hoped that Bernie, whom he admired as an excellent pilot, could defeat the Alex and save the colony. Left with no choice, Bernie departed alone.
The police dismissed Al's warning, refusing to believe him. Meanwhile, the Zeon attack ship carrying the nuclear warhead had already departed from its mothership. Facing despair over his friends and family, Al felt helpless. At the spaceport, Bernie hesitated but ultimately made up his mind. For Al, his beloved Chris, and the people of the colony, he issued a final challenge to the Alex. With Al's help, he repaired the Zaku that had been shot down during the initial raid on Side 6 and attacked the NT-1 with its only weapon—a heat hawk. At the same time, Al learned from his father that the Zeon forces were scheduled to sign an armistice agreement in a few days. He rushed to the site of Bernie's battle, only to find the shattered NT-1's beam saber piercing the Zaku's cockpit. As rescue workers pulled the Federation pilot from the NT-1's cockpit, the sight of the pilot's beautiful
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