Gundam's final UC entry watches a child soldier get ground down by a war that treats him as disposable the moment he stops being useful. The League Militaire isn't a noble resistance, it's a desperate outfit that sacrifices teenagers because they have no other choice. Victory doesn't let you feel like a hero watching it; it feels like watching someone's childhood burn away in real time, one mobile suit sortie after another.

The year is Universal Century 0153. The Zanscare Empire has seized control of the Side 2 colonies and keeps its grip through public executions by guillotine, while its forces invade Earth and its fleets prepare to conquer the other Sides. The faltering Earth Federation offers little opposition, leaving the League Militaire, a civilian militia with advanced mobile suits and young pilots, as the only real resistance. Thirteen-year-old Uso Ewin is pulled into the war when fighting breaks out near his home in Europe. His Newtype abilities awaken, and he becomes the pilot of the Victory Gundam. He fights to protect his best friend Shakti Kareen, to learn what happened to the parents who left him behind for space, and to end the empire's rule.