Amuro Ray and other war heroes made great sacrifices for peace in the Universal Century's 105th year. Although peace is hard-won and short-lived, the Earth Federation continues to maintain a militaristic control over the planet and its space colonies. Even though Char Aznable's uprising against the Federation ended in failure, his revolutionary ideals of freedom for all humans continue to thrive. Hathaway Noa, the son of a renowned Federation commander, embodies the unyielding loyalty of soldier Amuro Ray and the militant fervor of rebel leader Char Aznable. Haunted by his memories of Char's rebellion, Hathaway forms his own dissident group, Mafty. He takes on the pseudonym "Mafty Navue Erin" and carries out acts of rebellion against the Federation's growing authoritarianism. When Hathaway thwarts a terrorist group's fraudulent attempt to take over a plane pretending to be Mafty, he forms a bond with a young woman named Gigi Andalucia and Federation colonel Kenneth Sleg. However, Hathaway's secret identity puts them all in danger as the armed conflict between Mafty and the Federation reaches a boiling point.