#Zechs Marquise

[gundamzine]

Rhythm Generation

It's been 5 years since we released the first of what would become known as the "Rythm Generation" Gundam Wing fanzine project. For about 4 years, the fandom came together to share some really phenomenal fan creations - art, fic, meta, traditional crafts, and more.

Although the project has ended, I did want to share past publications for those who missed out. Each one of the zines was a labor of love, and I want to again thank everyone who participated--as moderators and contributors.

So jump down below the cutline and take a gander. Link to download page at bottom.

2019 Rhythm Generation (released May 4, 2019): A fandom zine for the Gundam Wing After Colony universe and a celebration of the fandom that has been 20+ years and counting. It featured written and graphical fandom work which provided depth and breadth to the AC universe and the world of Gundam Wing. The collection included a wide array of world building meta, articles, art, and graphics focused on science, politics, society, and art from the fandom’s resident experts and enthusiasts which highlight the creative dynamism that underpins the AC universe. There were several charities for this publication.

2020 Rhythm Generation (released April 7, 2020): An unofficial 25th anniversary fandom zine for Gundam Wing and is a creative celebration of the After Colony universe and the fandom family itself.  The anthology showcased a wealth of fandom content in celebration of the show’s 25th anniversary: from fanfic and fanart to cosplay and gunpla to meta, tech specs, and fandom history.  The project included both a core zine—Shooting Stars—with a generalized focused on the fandom and a bonus zine—The Measure of a Year—which featured content centered around the crowd-sourced theme of “Seasons.” The chosen charity for this publication was War Child 

2021 Rhythm Generation (released October 1, 2021): The 2021 Rhythm Generation Gundam Wing fandom zine—East of the Sun, West of the Moon—featured canon-compliant, canon-divergent, and alternative universe explorations and retellings of classic fairytales, folklore, mythology, vast epics, urban legends, and even cryptids. The anthology included a wide variety of both SFW and NSFW fan content—so tread carefully!—to include stories, art, and other fanwork. The 2021 chosen charity was World Literacy Foundation

2023 Rhythm Generation (released July 1, 2023): The 2023 Rhythm Generation Gundam Wing fandom zine returned to the two-part structure celebrating canon and alternate universe fanworks. The main zine—Battle Scars—centered on the Gundam Wing characters as they move on with their lives after a major event. The bonus zine—Kitchen Cabinets—featured fanworks with a tasty twist plus sprites and recipes as digital swag! The chosen charity was The Hunger Project

To download any and all of the zines above, you can GO HERE.

[a-river-of-stars]

One of the things I love about Gundam Wing is that its ENTIRE CAST is made up of characters who SHOULD be doomed by their narrative--some are based on character archetypes that usually are doomed by their respective narratives, others are based on tragic real world historical figures--and (almost) every single one of those doomed characters is saved as a result of interacting with the other doomed characters.  I once said “Gundam Wing is a very long anti-suicide PSA” and that pretty much sums it up.

[laughterbynight]

Had no fucking clue this card even existed but omg

I get it Noin.

I know he's a bag of crazy but...

[bryony-rebb]

Yes, hello, I'm back again!

(Can you guess when this fic takes place?? Can you?)

[...] He catches up with Noin by the billeting officer, who has set up shop at the entrance to the tent. It's the same person who showed him to his guest quarters earlier that day, now handing out temporary accommodation assignments to all of the cadets and other officers formerly housed in the trainee dorms, as they are one by one dismissed for the night by the medical staff or their superiors.

He interrupts just as Noin is about to be handed an assignment of her own. "Lieutenant Noin and I are old friends; she won't mind sharing quarters with me for one night in an emergency."

"Uh-" The officer looks to Noin for her approval.

Cutting her eyes at Zechs she lets out a soft hmph of a laugh and spreads her arms wide in a what-can-you-do sort of shrug. "You heard him."

"Well that's -- a big help. Thank you, ma'am. Sir."

"That was smooth," Noin dryly observes to him after they step away. "You know for someone who claims he doesn't like rumors, you've just started a few."

Caution: Lemony Shenanigans ensue 😶

[dragonace1555]

A part of me wonders if Zechs remembered that Relena was still on the Libra when he made the decision to drop it on the Earth? Or did he somehow know that someone was going to rescue her?

[church-of-lemons]

[ART] Gundam Wing Couples (Wufei x Sally, Zechs x Noin)

@darksharinganz does it again! And again…. 🎉🎉🎉

[thewillingpersephone]

Oh yes !

[findthatgwfic]

FIC SEARCH

Hi all. This was sent to my inbox, does anyone recognize it?

-I am trying to find a very old r. The boys are slaves and I think Zach’s is an operative pretending to be a slave trader. I don’t remember the title or author….-

[giriduck]

Even after all these years and series, Epyon is still by far my favorite Gundam.

[gundamzine]

@avaantares brings us some post-canon fic, featuring Zechs and Noin. 

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[a-river-of-stars]

The moment when you realize SANC stands for Scandinavian And Nordic Countries and is not just a homophone for cinq or a mangling of Scandinavia 🤯

[laughterbynight]

The amount of notes on that Zechs post are impressive given that I thought there was like 20 of us still into gundam wing and I'm a small blog

He's like baby's first toxic love interest

[bryony-rebb]

6x9 something something reverse Echo and Narcissus where he only gets to stop hating himself for 5 minutes by seeing himself reflected through her eyes

or something?

[likeanendlesswaltz]

“Glory to all the colonies!” Zechs, you are unhinged babygirl

[armandg]

Wing Gundam Zero Versus Gundam Epyon