本作首次將鋼彈系列的舞台放到了名為「宇宙紀元」的世界中，在這個時空下，人類分為在地球土生土長的「自然人」以及被稱為「調整者」的基因改造人類。故事劇情的主要矛盾衝突由自然人對調整者的能力的嫉妒和憎惡派生，進而產生仇恨，最終幾乎所有調整者都移民到了外太空，在由他們自己設計名為P.L.A.N.T的巨大軌道空間殖民地內，自號為「P.L.A.N.T」並過著田園詩般的生活。但是地球和P.L.A.N.T之間最終還是爆發了戰爭。
故事敘述喬許·福特曼在白天是名清潔工，而到晚上則是電子遊戲玩家；忽然有一天，被神秘人召喚，使他必須透過時間旅行來阻止人類的滅絕。
Super soldier Max Guevera tries to live a normal life in post-apocalyptic Seattle while eluding capture by government agents from the covert biotech facility she escaped from as a child and searching for her genetically-enhanced brothers and sisters who have dispersed after escape.
Even as a child, Christian (Alfred Vargas) was fascinated by science. He is a genius and comes from a rich family so his parents supported him to further develop his knowledge.
一名醫學院學生到德國頂尖大學就讀，企圖暗中揭發一樁陰謀，查清家族悲劇和極富遠見的生物學教授之間有何關聯。
In the future, Earth's entire population is being wiped out by an unstoppable virus. Mankind's only hope for survival is to launch a spaceship stocked with clones in cryogenic freeze, which will return to a devastated planet and re-populate it. Prior to its arrival, however, its crew of 6 is awoken to face a threat to the ship. They must come to terms with the workings of the ship, the dangers faced by their ship, the realization that they are clones, and their ultimate destiny: to save their race.
Patrik Pacard was the sixth ZDF-Weihnachtsserie, and aired in 1984. The series was broadcast in Germany on ZDF, and consisted of 6 episodes. Broadcasting in Germany began on December 25, 1984. The series was also broadcast in Switzerland, and constisted of 12 episodes. Broadcasting in Switzerland began on December 4, 1984.
An English-language version of this series was shown by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 1992, and repeated in 1995, though with a revised plot to reflect the end of the Cold War. A French-language version of this series was broadcast as well.
The shows titular character and theme song are incorporated in an internet meme on YTMND in relation to an alter-ego of Star Trek's Jean-Luc Picard.