Katharon (カタロン) is an Middle Eastern anti-Federation military resistance organization formed in the wake of the advent of the A-Laws in Mobile Suit Gundam 00. They consist primarily of former soldiers, scientists, and civilian volunteers from the Middle East, as well as the three major powers: the Union, Human Reform League, and AEU. Due to the lack of GN Drive-equipped mobile suits available outside Federal control, Katharon is forced to make due with the almost horrendously outdated conventional mobile suits in comparison to the mobile weapons in the A-Laws' arsenal.