GT-9600-D Gundam Leopard Destroy

General and Technical Data
Model number: GT-9600-D

Code name: Gundam Leopard Destroy

Unit type: heavy weapons mobile suit

Manufacturer: Vulture (based on a design by the United Nations Earth)

Operator: Vulture

First deployment: August A.W. 0015

Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso

Dimensions: head height 16.8 meters

Weight: empty 8.6 metric metric tons; max gross weight unknown

Construction: lunar titanium alloy armor and frame

Powerplant: ultracompact fusion reactor, power output rating unknown

Equipment and design features: flash system, allows Newtype pilot to remote-control FT-9600 GT-Bit mobile bits; sensors, range unknown

Fixed armaments: 2 x twin beam cylinder, mounted on backpack, fits over arms when deployed; 2 x Gatling gun, fire-linked, mounted in chest; 2 x hornet missile, mountd in knees; 11-tube missile launcher pod, mounted on left shoulder; 2 x beam cannon, fire-linked, mounted in head; beam knife, stored in recharge rack in right leg, hand-carried in use; 2-barrel beam cannon, mounted on right shoulder; 5 x beam cannon, fire-linked, mounted on right arm; 4 x multi-use launcher, mounted on pairs on shoulders

Optional fixed armaments: 4-tube missile pod, mounted on left legOptional armament: heat axe x 1

Technical and Historical Notes
During a battle against the New UNE's massive (and beam weapon-proof) NRX-010 Gable mobile suit, Roybea Loy's GT-9600 Gundam Leopard was heavily damaged, as his was the only unit among the Freeden's mobile suit complement armed with a significant number of conventional, non-beam weapons. Following the battle, the Freeden's ever-resourceful mobile suit mechanic, young Kid Salsamille, set to work to rebuild Roybea's suit. The refurbished unit was renamed GT-9600-D Gundam Leopard Destroy, and its weaponry loadout was overhauled, replacing many of its old conventional arms with a greater number of beam weapons. As a result, the Leopard Destroy's armament was now considered more "well-balanced", thus helping Roybea to better use his Gundam against the increasingly powerful New UNE military.

The Leopard Destroy, now repainted in dashing red and white, had a more balanced artillery than its previous form. The single left-arm-mounted gatling was replaced with a pair of beam gatlings which were mounted over the Leopard Destroy's forearms. The standard grenade launcher, previously located on the right hand, was replaced by set of fire linked beam cannons. The shoulders had an 11-tube missile launcher and a twin-barreled beam cannon attached, and the head vulcans were removed to make way for beam vulcans.

The Leopard Destroy also had a few other special features which weren't made much use of. Presumably, the Flash System which allowed a Newtype pilot to control a set of Ft-9600 Gt-Bit Mobile Suits was still installed in the Leopard Destroy, despite Roybea Roy lacking the Newtype powers necessary to perform such a task. It also retained a set of hardpoints which allowed it to dock with Paula Shisu's G-Falcon, an Old United Nations Earth fighter designed to support the original Gundam trio fielded by the Federation. When docked with the G-Falcon, the Leopard Destroy could take to the skies and launch a bombing raid from above. This feature was only ever tested once, as the Freeden's crew made its way to space before long.

Miscellaneous Information
Pilot: Roybea Loy

Appearances: After War Gundam X

Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara

Gundam : Star Trek of Japan

Gundam is the definitive Japanese mecha series. Many people consider it the "Star Trek of Japan" because of several striking similarities. The first series in each franchice suffered poor ratings in their initial runs, only to enjoy massive success in reruns. Both were resurrected as feature films, and both enjoyed continued success with many spinoff series. In the case of Gundam, this success has created 10 TV series, 5 OVA series, and 3 movies to date. When Bandai Entertainment began releasing anime in 1998, some of the first things it released included the Gundam movie trilogy, Gundam 0080 and Gundam 0083. The franchise was rather low key in the U.S. until Cartoon Network broadcast Gundam Wing in 2000 and it became a runaway success. In each subsequent year, Bandai has released several UC and alternate universe series, most recently Gundam SEED DESTINY. In Japan, Bandai is releasing a Gundam SEED DESTINY Special Edition, and a Gundam SEED theatrical film is in the works.

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

In 1993, Yoshiyuki Tomino premiered the first new Gundam TV series in 6 years with Mobile Suit Victory Gundam. With F91, he attempted to show a new generation of characters by moving forward 30 years. With this series, he moves forward another 30 years to UC 0153. The Federation and Zeon conflict is long over, as is the Federation and Crossbone Vanguard conflict. Now, the Earth Federation continues to weaken as the spaceborn Zanscare Empire attempts to conquer Earth. Only the AEUG-like League Militaire stands in their way, and their secret weapon is the mass-produced Victory Gundam. Unlike the kiddie pleaser Gundam ZZ, Victory Gundam returns to the darker roots of Zeta Gundam and is considered by many to be the best UC series after Zeta Gundam. Currently, Victory Gundam has the distinction of being the final animated series set in the Universal Century. Following the end of this series in early 1994, Sunrise began producing the Alternate Universe series, beginning with Mobile Fighter G Gundam.

Gundam F91

Originally planned as a full-length television series, Gundam F91 hit a production snag due to staff disputes, and the project was stopped after the screenplays for the first thirteen episodes were written. It was then decided that what was made of the show would be condensed into a theatrical feature film. Predictably, condensing a story originally intended to be told over the course of fifty half-hour episodes into less than two hours of screen time required much of the original story to be cut, and the results are generally regarded as less than satisfactory.

The story of Gundam F91 revolves around teenage space colonist Seabook Arno, his girlfriend Cecily Fairchild, and the efforts of the Crossbone Vanguard militia, led by Cecily's grandfather Meitzer Ronah, to establish an aristocracy known as "Cosmo Babylonia". In keeping with Gundam tradition, the civilian Seabook is forced by circumstance to pilot the Gundam F91, coincidentally designed in part by his estranged mother, Dr. Monica Arno.

The Gundam F91 story was fleshed out in much greater detail in Tomino's two-part novelization. Tomino's maga, Crossbone Gundam, is a direct sequel which takes place ten years after the events of the movie.

Model number: F91
Code name: Gundam F91
Unit type: prototype general purpose mobile suit
Manufacturer: Strategic Naval Research Institute
Operator: Earth Federation Forces
Rollout: July UC 0116
First deployment: final version deployed March UC 0123
Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 15.2 meters
Weight: empty 7.2 metric tons; max gross 19.9 metric tons
Construction: gundarium alloy/ceramic composite on movable frame
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 4250 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 4 x 15530 kg, 6 x 4380 kg; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: bare mobile suit 51, equipped with VSBRs 59
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 4.44 G
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; bio-computer system; weapon mount, used to carry beam rifle or beam launcher, located on rear skirt armor plate; heat radiation fins, mounted in shoulders
Fixed armaments: 2 x vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x mega machine cannon, fire-linked, mounted in torso; 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge racks in left hip armor, hand-carried in use; 2 x VSBR (Variable Speed Beam Rifle), selectable mega particle acceleration speed for damage or penetration application, mounted on backpack, hand-operated in use; beam shield, mounted on left forearm; spare beam shield, stored on right hip armor
Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, powered by replaceable e-pac, can be stored on weapon mount; beam launcher, powered by replaceable e-pac, can be stored on weapon mount

Who makes Gundam?

The original Gundam series was produced in 1979 by Japan's Sunrise, Inc. animation studio, then known as Nippon Sunrise. In 1994 Sunrise officially became part of Bandai Co., whose Bandai Entertainment division is now releasing Gundam in North America. The original creators of Gundam were director Yoshiyuki Tomino and the mysterious "Hajime Yatate" (a pen name reflecting the collective contributions of the Sunrise staff). Character designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and mechanical designer Kunio Okawara also played a large role in the original series's success, and their participation in subsequent sequels is always cause for celebration among longtime fans.

The first few Gundam sequels were all written and directed by Tomino, but in the saga's second decade, Sunrise began inviting other creators to contribute their artistic visions to the Gundam saga. Among the Japanese animation legends who've contributed to the Gundam ethos are top directors like Yasuhiro Imagawa (Giant Robo), Masashi Ikeda (Ronin Warriors), and Takeyuki Kanda (Round Vernian Vifam); writers Ryosuke Takahashi (Armored Trooper Votoms) and Hiroyuki Yamaga (Wings of Honneamise); and character designers such as Haruhiko Mikimoto (Macross), Toshihiro Kawamoto (Cowboy Bebop), Shuko Murase (Gasaraki), and Capcom's Akira Yasuda.

The roster of Gundam mechanical designers reads like a virtual who's who of the industry. Past and present mobile suit creators include Shoji Kawamori (Macross, Vision of Escaflowne), Hajime Katoki (Virtual On), Kimitoshi Yamane (Vision of Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop), Yutaka Izubuchi (Mobile Police Patlabor), Makoto Kobayashi (Giant Robo), Mika Akitaka (Martian Successor Nadesico), Mamoru Nagano (Five Star Stories), and even Syd Mead (Blade Runner, Aliens). Source : GundamOfficial.com

Deathscythe Gundam

This black, scythe-toting Gundam was created near the L2 colony cluster by the Sweeper Group salvage organization. The aptly-named Deathscythe is equipped with hyper jammers that conceal it from cameras and radar, allowing this Gundam to ambush enemy mobile suits and strike them down with one blow from its mighty beam scythe. Its buster shield also emits an energy blade, and can even be launched at nearby foes. Since the Gundam Deathscythe relies on short-range weapons, it's designed to dash towards its targets at high speed.
Pilot: Duo Maxwell

SpecificationsClassification: Mobile Suit

Model Number: XXXG-01D

Dry Weight: 7.2 tons

Armor Materials: Gundanium Alloy

Armament: Vulcan x2, Machine Cannon x2, Beam Scythe x1, Buster Shield x1, Hyper Jammer x2

Ability Levels

Fighting Level: 140

Weapon Level: 120

Speed Level: 160

Power Level: 120

Armored Level: 120

Shenlong Gundam

Created by the reistance fighters of the L5 colony cluster, this Gundam's name is derived from the Chinese phrase "god dragon." The Shenlong Gundam's specialty is close-quarters fighting, using its spear-like beam glaive and the extendable "dragon fang" claw built into its right arm. The muzzle of the dragon fang also contains a pair of medium-range flamethrowers; the Shenlong can grasp an enemy mobile suit with its claw, then activate these flamethrowers to perform the scorching "dragon fang fire" attack.
Pilot: Chang Wufei

Model number : XXXG-01S

Code name : Shenlong Gundam

Unit type : mobile suit

Manufacturer : Master O (with assistance from Long clan)

Operator : Gundam pilots

Rollout : AC 194

First deployment : AC 194 (completed version deployed on 7 April AC 195)

Accommodation : pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso

Dimensions : head height 16.4 meters

Weight : empty 7.4 metric tons; max gross weight unknown

Construction : gundanium alloy

Powerplant : ultracompact fusion reactor, power output rating unknown

Performance ability levels : fighting 160; weapons 110; speed 130; power140; armor120

Equipment and design features : sensors, range unknown; self-destruct system

Fixed armaments : 2 x vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; dragon fang, mounted on right arm, mounts 2 x flamethrower; beam glaive, stored in recharge rack on backpack, hand-carried in use; shenlong shield, optional throwing weapon, mounted on left forearm

Ability Levels
Fighting ability :level 160
Weapons ability :level 110
Speed ability :level 130
Power ability :level 140
Armored ability :level 120
(Oz's mass-produced mobile suit Leo is rated at 100 in each category)

Strike Noerl Gundam

Item name : Strike Noerl Gundam (HG)
Maker : Bandai
Scale : 1/144
Series : HG41
Original : Gundam Seed Stargazer
Day released : Late Jun., 2007

Gundam Seed Model Kit #00 'Gundam Astray' Red Frame

A simple, snap-together model of the new Gundam Astray, Red Frame. It has basic articulation at the hips and shoulders, also some movement at the ankles, but keeping polycaps and pieces to a minimum.

What is Gundam?

The original Mobile Suit Gundam was an animated science-fiction series which debuted on Japanese television in 1979. In this groundbreaking series, the traditional giant robots of Japanese anime were for the first time portrayed as realistic war machines instead of invincible superheroes. The people who used these machines to fight in a futuristic space war were complex characters whose motivations and beliefs didn't break down into simple good and evil, and the story encompassed human drama and social commentary as well as thrilling robot battles.

Mobile Suit Gundam's popularity led to a series of sequels and followups - first a three-part movie compilation, then a succession of new television serials, original videos, and theatrical films. After more than two decades, this Gundam saga has expanded to include nine television series, four video series, ten movies, and countless novels, comics, and original video game adventures. This saga encompasses six different worlds, each with its own unique history and society, and showcases the work of the most celebrated talents of the anime industry.

Although this saga's stories encompass centuries of future history and span several alternate worlds, they all share a single unifying element - the legendary line of fighting machines which bear the name of Gundam. From the prototype RX-78 Gundam featured in the original series, to the unique and colorful machines which star in later stories like G Gundam and Gundam Wing, all these stories recount the adventures of heroic Gundams and their brave pilots.

The Gundam saga made its North American debut in 1998, and in the following years Bandai Enterainment has continued to release new chapters of this epic saga. Meanwhile, Bandai America has produced a wide range of merchandise for Gundam fans young and old, including fully poseable action figures and a selection of the astonishing model kits for which Gundam is justly famous. As you explore this Web site, we hope you'll enjoy learning about this fascinating and ever-evolving saga. source : gundamofficial.com