In the year C.E. Tensions between Naturals and Coordinators persist in Chapter 73, eventually culminating to another conflict between the Earth Alliance and PLANT. Sven Cal Bayan is a Natural pilot for the elite EA team, the Phantom Pain, and he consistently completes his squad's different anti-Coordinator missions. Selene McGriff is a neutral Deep Space Survey and Development Organization (DSSD) Coordinator researcher and the creator of the GSX-401FW Stargazer space exploration mobile suit. Despite the fact that their origins are radically different, the increasing war will compel their paths to cross.