Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Missing Link

Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Missing Link is a manga series that serves as a retelling of the Missing Link segment from the 2014 Mobile Suit Gundam Side Stories PlayStation 3 game. Set during the One Year War, the story follows two specialized mobile suit units: the Earth Federation’s penal battalion, the Slave Wraiths, and Zeon’s elite pilot washout team, the Marchosias. The narrative focuses on the convergence of these two groups as they carry out high-risk operations against each other while navigating the moral complexities of war.

Key characters include Travis Kirkland, the leader of the Slave Wraiths, and Fred Reber, a skilled pilot in the same unit, as well as Doug Schneid, a former Zeon pilot who defects to the Federation. The series introduces unique mobile suits like the Gundam Pixy and Pale Rider, and has been praised for its character development and the way it expands the Universal Century timeline with original mecha designs and a deeper look at the One Year War’s complexities.