Editing White Base (section)

== Development ==
The ''White Base'' is designed with a three-plane view method by [[Kunio Okawara]], which originated as a salvaged design from the anime ''[[Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3]]''.<ref name="GC">''Gundam Century Renewal Version'', Kishosha, 15 March 2000, {{ISBN|4-87777-028-3}}</ref> The idea of having a space carrier from the director [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]] was partly inspired by the earlier science fiction anime ''[[Space Battleship Yamato]]'', which he claimed to be a fan of.<ref name="GC"/> It was intended to be in a more realistic black colour, but was changed to white by the order of [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]], similar to the colour change of the main mecha Gundam from grey to white, red, blue and yellow. Tomino showed great disgust in the colour change, also noticing the unrealistic non-aerodynamic design of it after the show was on air, said in an interview that such a design would never appear in the real world, since it would be a sitting duck from fighter aircraft. Tomino still held a grudge 10 years after the show aired and stated in an interview in ''[[Newtype (magazine)|Newtype]]'' 1989 April issue that the imaginary enemies of Gundam are Sunrise, sponsors and television stations.<ref>''Newtype'' magazine 1989 April Issue</ref> This ship also appeared in the [[Kodansha]] Pocket Encyclopedia series, listed as spacecraft carrier (Uchuu Kubou, 宇宙空母).<ref>講談社ポケット百科シリーズ(1981)</ref>  The ''Zukai Uchusen'' magazine listed it the 6th most recognisable fictional spaceship (and 3rd in anime) after the [[Star Destroyer|Imperial Star Destroyer]], [[Millennium Falcon]], [[Starship Enterprise|Enterprise]], [[SDF-1 Macross]], and [[Space Battleship Yamato (fictional spacecraft)|Yamato]], and the ship that made the Pegasus-class of ships famous.<ref name="Zukai">Zukai Uchusen by Shomyoji Kenso/Morise Ryo, Shinkigensha (2007)</ref>