Fictional History 101
Fictional History 101
Aaron Johnson
A course covering the events and conflicts of various fictional settings. Principal areas to be covered are: books, movies, video games, anime and TV shows. Lectures run roughly 20 minutes.
MG 2 - Peace Walker and the Rise of MSF
This lecture covers the events of the Peace Walker program, as well as the rise of the private mercenary company, Militaries sans Frontieres. It will also serve as a lead up to the creation of Outer Heaven and the expansion of Big Boss's power base and prestige.
Aug 17, 2019
21 min
MG 1 - The Philosophers Legacy and Operation Snake Eater
This lecture will cover the origins of the Metal Gear series, both in terms of its creation on the MSX 2 home computer system, as well as the game's roots in the aftermath of World War I. The lecture covers events from Metal Gear Solid 3, 4 and a little bit of 5, spanning the creation of the Wiseman's Council, the rise of the Philosophers, as well as the Virtuous Mission and Operation Snake Eater.
May 18, 2019
24 min
MSG 11 - End of the Gryps Conflict
This lecture covers the final battles of the Gryps Conflict between the TITANS, AEUG and Zeon forces of Axis. It will cover the end of Zeta Gundam and some of the set up for ZZ Gundam.
Jan 29, 2019
21 min
MSG 10 - Escalation of the Gryps Conflict
This class covers the escalation of the Gryps Conflict, with a particular focus on the separated AEUG forces on Earth.  This class will cover the escape from Earth, as well as Operation Apollo, and the attacks on Kilimanjaro and Dakar.
Aug 10, 2018
20 min
MSG 9.5 - Q&A Session 1
This class covers questions submitted by our students: 1. When and where did the Spare Parts Gundams in 08th MS Team come from? 2. Are the ZERO system / newtype abilities ever explained? 3. Why did Ramba Ral help the Zabi family? 4. Could Zeon have won the One Year War? 5. What's a good Gundam series to start with? And exactly one other question!
Dec 29, 2017
16 min
MSG 9 - Char Aznable and Amuro Rey
This class covers two ace pilots from the One Year War: The Federation's Amuro Rey and Zeon's Char Aznable.  Their rivalry and experiences both before and during the One Year War would shape many of their later decisions, and greatly influenced the Universal Century.  This course covers material from Mobile Suit Gundam, Gundam The Origin and Char's Deleted Affair.
Oct 29, 2017
24 min
MSG 8.5 - Newtype Research
This extra credit class covers the research done on Newtypes and newtype based technology during and immediately after the One Year War, and presents both Zeon and Federation findings.  This class covers content from Mobile Suit Gundam, Blue Destiny, Zeta Gundam and ZZ Gundam.
Sep 22, 2017
16 min
JJBA 2 - Battle Tendency 1
This class focuses on the creation of the stone mask, as well as the descendants of the Joestar family that would come into conflict with these creators.
Sep 8, 2017
18 min
MSG 6.5 - Zeon's Zaku Mobile Suits
This extra credit course will cover the history of the Zaku and Zaku II, as well as their use and development during the One Year War.  This class is not required to complete Mobile Suit Gundam.
Sep 8, 2017
10 min
MSG 7.5 - The Axis Remnants
This extra credit class covers the flight of Zeon forces under Maharaja Karn to the mining asteroid of Axis in the wake of the One Year War.  It also discusses the build up of Zeon forces there under Maharaja and his daughter Haman Karn.
Sep 8, 2017
10 min
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