U.C. 0097, one year after the unveiling of Laplace's Box.
Even though the Universal Century Charter now recognizes Newtypes and their rights, global structures remain largely unchanged, yet tensions persist today.
The clash later called the Laplace Incident is believed to have concluded with the collapse of Neo Zeon remnants known as the Sleeves. In its final engagement, two complete psycho‑frame mobile suits unleashed forces beyond human comprehension. The white Unicorn and the black Lion were sealed to erase this threat from public memory, and the scars of war linger; they should now be entirely ever forgotten.
Yet the RX‑0 Unicorn Gundam 03, lost two years prior, is poised to reappear in the Earth Sphere, where it will once again challenge quo. A golden phoenix… Phenex.