In the 72nd year of the Cosmic Era, mankind's long war of bitter hatred has come to a close. Although peace has been achieved, it has been at the cost of innocent blood and broken dreams. Among those who has suffered deeply from the loss of both is the young Coordinator Shinn Asuka. Caught in the conflagration of the final battle of ORB, Shinn could only watch as his family was consumed, victims of chance and misdirected anger. Now, filled with a rage of his own and a desire to never see the innocent slaughtered again, he has left the peaceful nation that was his home...
Though the skies above the Coordinator's armory of military secrets has been darkened by the hungry flames of newfound conflict, from those same skies a possible savior sweeps down bearing a sword of justice. Thrust into his first real battle, Shin immediately has to contend with a menacing threat. Three of the PLANT's most sophisticated and deadly combat mobile suits have been stolen, by a group of mysterious young pilots hell-bent on taking the weapons for purposes unknown. Tasked with stopping them, it is all he can do to try and prevent them from breaching the ...