Anubis : Zone of The Enders

Anubis is the name of an orbital frame in the Playstation 2, Konami video games Zone of the Enders and Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (in Japan the game was named Anubis: Zone of the Enders after this mecha) and makes a cameo appearance in the anime series Zone of the Enders: Delores, i. It is named after the Egyptian god of embalment and the underworld, Anubis. Its first appeance at the end of the first game in the series as an undefeatable final boss. The player was expected to bypass this boss by surviving the fight for a set amount of time before being given the chance to escape, leaving Anubis undefeated. Anubis is a mecha that is primarily colored maroon and is equipped with advanced technology and weaponry. Beginning near the end of the first game, Anubis's pilot, or Runner, becomes Ridley Hardiman, more commonly know as Nohman, Colonel of the Mars anti-terrestrial military movement, BAHRAM. Nohman continues to pilot Anubis for the remainder of the series.

Mechanics and Technology
Anubis's primary ability is the Zero Shift, which allows it to teleport nearly instantly to nearby locations. This is done through space compression in the Vector Trap. (Later Explained) As shown in the animated series Zone of the Enders: Dolores, i (episode 16,) the "wings" on Anubis' back are actually large vector trap generators. These can be used as a form of very powerful defensive measure, warping space to redirect any ranged attack targeted at Anubis back at the attacker.

History and Role
Anubis is known as the most powerful orbital frame ever created. It is the main antagonist in the series. Anubis was created at the Antilia satellite colony of Jupiter as part of the Aumaan Plan, along with its sister Orbital Frame Jehuty. Though there are obvious physical differences between the two frames, they are functionally identical. However, for most of the series Jehuty is less powerful than Anubis due to limitations imposed on it by a more basic version of its firmware. If both Anubis and Jehuty were to have the same firmware, then their performance would be precisely even. Anubis' concept was originally created by mechanical designer Yoji Shinkawa as the primary antagonist mecha in some old sketches that he created as a student.[1] It can be said that Anubis was the first mecha concept that Shinkawa made that used an Egyptian theme, and all the other Egyptian-themed mecha in the Zone of the Enders franchise borrowed this idea from the Anubis concept.

Jehuty : Zone of the Enders

Jehuty is the name of an orbital frame in the Playstation 2, Konami video game Zone of the Enders. It is a mecha that is primarily colored blue with some red spots and is equipped with advanced technology and weaponry. Through the game's plot, Jehuty's pilot, or Runner, is Leo Stenbuck.

Jehuty also appears in the sequel to the video game, Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner. Its design changes only slightly in this appearance. Jehuty's Runner throughout the plot of this game is Dingo Egret.

The name "Jehuty" comes from the Egyptian god "Djehuty."

Unit type: orbital frame
Pilot(s): Leo Stenbuck, Dingo Egret
Mechanical designer: Yoji Shinkawa

RGZ-91 Re-GZ

General and Technical Data
Model number: RGZ-91
Code name: Re-GZ
Unit type: pre-mass production transformable mobile suit
Manufacturer: Anaheim Electronics Company
Operator: Londo Bell
First deployment: unknown
Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso
Dimensions: mobile suit mode: overall height 21.5 meters, head height 20.5 meters
Weight: mobile suit mode: empty 24.7 metric tons, max gross 55.2 metric tons
Construction: gundarium alloy on movable frame
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 2550 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 14200 kg, 4 x 11000 kg, 2 x 8600 kg; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 19
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration: mobile suit mode 1.62 G
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 14200 meters; dummy launchers in hands; optional Back Weapon System, docks with mobile suit to create waverider form, provides additional weaponry
Fixed armaments: 2 x vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head, operable in mobile suit mode only; 2 x 2-tube grenade launcher, mounted on hip armor plates, operable in mobile suit mode only; 2 x 2-tube grenade launcher, 2 round magazine per tube, mounted in forearms, operable in mobile suit mode only; 2 x beam saber, power rated at 0.7 MW, stored in recharge racks in backpack, hand-carried in use, operable in mobile suit mode only
Optional fixed armaments: shield, mounted on either forearm, mounts 3-slot hand grenade rack; Back Weapon System (mounts large beam cannon; 2 x beam cannon, fire-linked; various missile launchers), operable when linked with mobile suit in waverider mode
Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, power rated at 3.8 MW, powered by replaceable energy cap


Technical and Historical Notes
A prototype mobile suit intended for mass production, Anaheim Electronics' RGZ-91 Re-GZ was a simplified version of the AEUG's MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam used in the Gryps War and the Neo Zeon War. The Re-GZ (short for "REfined Gundam Zeta") eliminated the costly and complex transformation systems used by the Zeta Gundam, instead docking with a specialized "Back Weapon System" (or "BWS") unit which allowed the Re-GZ to assume a waverider-like form for additional mobility. As the mobile suit's weapons could not be used in this docked configuration, the BWS was armed with beam weapons and missile launchers, giving the Re-GZ considerable firepower in waverider mode. In the end, however, the Re-GZ would still be deemed to expensive to facilitate mass-production, and the design project was dropped. The Re-GZ prototype would end up being employed by the Earth Federation Forces' "Londo Bell" taskforce during the Second Neo Zeon War, piloted first by reknown Newtype ace Amuro Ray, and later by mobile suit squadron leader Kayra Su.


Miscellaneous Information
Pilot(s): Amuro Ray, Kayra Su, Chan Agi
Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack; Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Beltorchika's Children (novel); Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Hi-Streamer (novel)
Original mechanical designer: Yutaka Izubuchi

RGM-89 Jegan

General and Technical DataModel number: RGM-89
Code name: Jegan
Unit type: mass production general purpose mobile suit
Manufacturer: Anaheim Electronics Company
Operator(s): Londo Bell; Earth Federation Forces
Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso
Dimensions: overall height 20.4 meters; head height 19.0 meters
Weight: empty 21.3 metric tons; max gross 47.3 metric tons
Construction: titanium alloy/ceramic composite on movable frame
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1870 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 12700 kg, 2 x 9200 kg, 2 x 8800 kg; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 12
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration: 1.03 G
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 14200 meters
Fixed armaments: beam saber, stored in recharge rack on right hip armor, hand-carried in use; 3-slot hand grenade rack, mounted on left hip armor
Optional fixed armaments: vulcan gun pod, mounted on head; shield, mounted on either forearm, mounts 2 x 2-tube small missile launcher
Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, powered by rechargeable energy cap

Technical and Historical Notes
A descendant of the GM series of mobile suits launched by the Earth Federation Forces during the One Year War, the RGM-89 Jegan was lighter and more maneuverable than any previous GM-series model. Although not as fast or well-armed as the previous RGM-86R GM III, the Jegan was an all-around well-performing unit nonetheless. The Jegan mounted a fairly standard variety of weapons, armed with a beam rifle, a beam saber, shield-mounted missile launchers, three hand grenades, and an optional head vulcan gun pod. Though initially built by Anaheim Electronics exclusively for the Londo Bell task force prior to the outbreak of the Second Neo Zeon War in UC 0093, the Jegan (and many of its variants) would soon become a Earth Federation Forces standard, operated as its primary frontline unit for at least the next thirty years.

Miscellaneous Information
Pilot(s): Kayra Su, Hathaway Noa
Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack; Mobile Suit Gundam F91: Formula Wars 0122; Mobile Suit Gundam in UC 0099: Moon Crisis; Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Beltorchika's Children (novel); Mobile Suit Gundam: The Return of Zeon; Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Hi-Streamer (novel); Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
Original mechanical designer: Yutaka Izubuchi

MSN-04 Sazabi

General and Technical Data
Model number: MSN-04
Code name: Sazabi
Unit type: prototype Newtype use mobile suit
Manufacturer: Anaheim Electronics Company
Operator: Neo Zeon
First deployment: UC 0093
Accommodation: pilot in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in head
Dimensions: overall height 25.6 meters; head height 23.0 meters
Weight: empty 30.5 metric tons; max gross 71.2 metric tons
Construction: gundarium alloy on movable frame
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 3960 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 14000 kg, 2 x 13300 kg, 8 x 9800 kg; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 28
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 1.87 G
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 22600 meters; psycommu system; psycoframe cockpit frame; 2 x external propellant tank, ejectable, mounted on backpack
Fixed armaments: mega particle gun, power rated at 8.8 MW, mounted in torso; 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge racks in forearms, hand-carried in use
Optional fixed armaments: shield, mounted on either forearm, mounts 3 x small missile
Optional hand armaments: beam shotrifle, power rated at 10.2 MW, powered by rechargeable energy cap; beam tomahawk, stored in recharge rack in shield, hand-carried in use
Remote weapons: 6 x funnel (mounts beam gun, power rated at 10.6 MW), stored in backpack storage pods

Technical and Historical Notes
When the presumed-dead Char Aznable made a surprise reappearance in the early UC 0090s, many surviving Zeon remnants and spacenoid civilians still desiring independence from the Earth Federation welcomed him with open arms. Thus, a second Neo Zeon movement was started at the colony of Sweetwater, with Char as its leader. A new revolution against the Federation was now brewing, and as the new Neo Zeon military began building its forces, Char commissioned his engineers to design him a custom mobile suit to take advantage of his Newtype abilities and superb piloting skills.

This design was the MSN-04 Sazabi, and it was constructed by the Luna-based contractor Anaheim Electronics. Despite its large size and heavy armor, the Sazabi was equipped with enough thrusters and verniers to make it extremely maneuverable compared to mass-produced frontline mobile suits. It was equipped with a relatively high-output generator, but most of its power was used to fire its abdomen-mounted mega particle gun, whose beam was wide enough and powerful enough to destroy several mobile suits with a single shot. The Sazabi's armament was rounded out by a pair of beam sabers, a large shield carrying three missiles and a large, hand-carried beam tomahawk, and a beam shotrifle, which operated like a beam rifle version of a shotgun.

However, the Sazabi was also designed as a Newtype's weapon. Armed with six remote funnel units, Char could mentally control these weapons at great distances and without the disadvantage of Minovsky particle interference. His funnels were controlled via a fairly standard psycommu (short for "PSYchic COMMUnicator") system, but the Sazabi was also the first mobile suit to feature a revolutionary new piece of Newtype-use technology. This feature was called the "psycoframe", and it involved constructing the cockpit's frame with a material composed of microscopic psycommu receptors, thus increasing the pilot's Newtype sensitivity and responsiveness. Strangely enough, Char - for reasons known only to himself - would authorize Anaheim to pass along the psycoframe technology to the Earth Federation Forces' Londo Bell taskforce, who had also contracted Anaheim to construct a new Gundam mobile suit to be used by Char's old rival, Amuro Ray.

Always having been a soldier who preferred to lead his troops into battle rather than command from the rear lines, Char would deploy quite often in his crimson-red Sazabi during the Second Neo Zeon War that he started when he began bombarding Earth with asteroids in UC 0093. Soon enough, Char would come up against Amuro Ray in his own psycoframe-equipped mobile suit, the RX-93 n Gundam, and their battle of Newtype minds and mecha would reach its fateful, inevitable conclusion.
Miscellaneous Information

Pilot: Char Aznable
Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack; Gundam: The Battle Master/Gundam Battle Assault; SD Gundam: G Generation Neo; Gundam Battle Assault2; Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Hi-Streamer (novel)
Original mechanical designer: Yutaka Izubuchi

Char Characteristics

Char has several recognizable characteristics:

1. Has blonde hair.
2. Often wears red clothing.
3. Usually wears a mask or sunglasses to hide his true identity.
4. Usually pilots red (or, arguably pink-ish) mobile suits. Exception to this is the MSN-0100 Hyaku Shiki, which is painted in bright gold yellow, and the MSN-02 Zeong, which was painted in a greyish colour (this is due to the fact that the Zeong wasn't finished- they didn't have time to give it legs much less paint it).
5. Sports a small, diagonal scar between his eyes (incurred during a sword fight with Garma Zabi during their academy days, which was used as an excuse for the head gear Char first wore to hide his identity. Argued that it was caused by Amuro Ray during a sword duel but in fact the strike was blocked by Char's helmet.)
6. He is never shown driving a car throughout his appearances (though he is seen driving one in CDA).
7. Often suspected of Ephebophilia, as supposedly exemplified by his relationship with Lalah Sune (whose age is 14, and, according to Tomino's novel Secret Rendezvous: Amuro and Lalah, was discovered by Char working as a prostitute), and Haman Karn, who was 14 at the beginning of their relationship (Char himself was no more than 19), as detailed in the manga Portrait of a Young Comet - Char's Deleted Affair. Char also swayed the disillusioned Quess Paraya (13 years old according to Gundam Official Guide) during the events of the movie Char's Counterattack, where Quess latched onto Char after being rebuffed by Amuro Ray in hopes of learning from famous Newtypes. Also, according to the Playstation game for Zeta Gundam, in his scenario two escorts was shown guiding Mineva Zabi to a private cabin in a resort colony. Though many fans suspect Char of being an ephebophile, Tomino has categorically denied this.
8. By the time of Zeta Gundam, he has had four different names, his birthname Casval Rem Deikun, Edward Mass, the name given to him when he whisked away to avoid being targeted by the Zabi family, Char Aznable, the name he'd bear for much of his life, and finally Quattro Bajeena, which was come up with because this was his fourth alias. (Quattro is Italian for 4)

The name Char Aznable was said to be inspired by French singer and songwriter Charles Aznavour (シャルル・アズナブール) and character named Charkin in an earlier robot anime Raiden

Char Aznable

Char Aznable (シャア・アズナブル, Shā Azunaburu) is a fictional character, and often one of the main antagonists from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Char's Counterattack, voiced by Shuichi Ikeda (Japanese), Michael Kopsa (English dub of original series and Char's Counterattack), Steven Blum (Mobile Suit Gundam movies 1 through 3) and Tom Edwards (English dub of Zeta Gundam).

MS-09 DOM

Principality of ZEON Mobile Suit. Produced by Bandai, this highly articulated DOM action figure stands 4 1/2 inches tall and is totally pre painted for either the Enthusiast or the Collector. It comes with an assortment of weapons and accessories.

Weaponry consists of:2 Beam Sabers, yellow and blue, Giant Bazooka which can be hand held 3 extra variant hands for different poses and holding of weapons.

This Action Figure is a 4.5" size reproduction of the land warfare mobile suit MS-09 Dom used by the "Black Tri-Stars" team, as seen in "Mobile Suit Gundam".- The Dom's characteristic heavy proportions are faithfully reproduced, as are the colors and body markings. - With its fully articulated joints, you can put the Dom in action poses that recreate the combat scenes from the animated series.

MS-07B Gouf

Quickly though, the A-Type Gouf was replaced by the completed MS-07B Gouf model. This full model had the 75 mm machine gun hand and "heat rod", which could be used as a superheated slicing weapon or as a grappling weapon with a powerful electric shock effect. It also had a powerful heat sword, an improved heat-based weapon from the Zaku's heat hawk. The Gouf could also use the standard Zaku II weapons, such as 120 mm machine gun or 280 mm bazooka.

The Zeon pilot, Lieutenant Ramba Ral, played havoc with the crew of the Pagasus-Class Assualt Carrier White Base and the young pilot of the RX-78-2 Gundam with his YMS-07B Gouf, a prototype of the standard B-Type Gouf.

The Gouf easily outstripped the MS-06F Zaku II, but its improvement was not justified by its increased cost. The Gouf's production was cut short by the development of a more cost efficient unit, the more powerful and nimble MS-09 Dom. Despite its very short production run, it was still deployed across the world alongside Zakus and Doms.

MS-07A Gouf

Although the MS-06J Zaku II Ground Type was doing a fair job, the Principality of Zeon saw a need for a more effective ground based mobile suit for their operations on Earth. After the designing and testing of the YMS-07A Prototype Gouf, the first model Gouf was rolled out as the MS-07A Gouf. The A-Type Gouf was a "dumbed-down" model of the true model design. It had been released early to training battalions to get pilots used to the controls. Some models were also released into combat service for those units that desperately needed a higher performance mobile suit. The A-Type Gouf lacked several of weapons from its mass production brother, including the 75 mm five-finger/barrel machine gun left hand and the tentacle-whip "heat rod" mounted on the right forearm.

YMS-07A Prototype Gouf

The Gouf was the successor to the MA-06J Zaku II Ground Type mobile suit. The Zeonic Company engineers worked hard to produce their superior ground-combat-use mobile suit to replace the older J-Type Zaku II.

The Prototype Gouf was just a redesigned and improved upon Zaku II, lighter due to more efficient use of equipment and space, and more maneuverable than the typical F-Type Zaku II. The Prototype Gouf was also supposed to be built with a 5-barreled 75 mm machine gun hand and tentacle-like heat rod built into the forearm. However, these weapons were not ready until the second prototype, the YMS-07B Prototype Gouf, was finished. The B-Type Prototype Gouf also featured extra thrusters built into the legs to provide powerful, jet assisted jumps and improved maneuverability. The YMS-07B was nearly identical to the mass production version of the Gouf known as the MS-07B Gouf

ZGMF-X56S/β Sword Impulse Gundam

General and Technical Data

Model number: ZGMF-X56S/β
Code name: Sword Impulse Gundam
Unit type: prototype multi-mode mobile suit
Manufacturer: Integrated Design Bureau
Operator: ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty)
First deployment: 2 October C.E. 73
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso using YFX-M56 Core Splendor
Dimensions: overall height 19.37 meters
Weight: max gross weight 78.93 metric tons
Construction: unknown
Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; Variable Phase Shift (VPS) armor; deuterion beam energy supply system, allows for remote recharging of energy with battleship Minerva
Fixed armaments: 2 x MMI-GAU25A 20mm CIWS, fire-linked, mounted in chest; 2 x M71-AAK "Folding Razor" anti-armor knife, stored in hip armor, hand-carried in use; MMI-RG59V mobile shield, mounted on left arm; 2 x RQM60 "Flash-Edge" beam boomerang, stored on Sword Silhouette pack, hand-carried in use; 2 x MMI-710 "Excalibur" anti-ship sword, stored on Sword Silhouette pack, can be combined into one sword, hand-carried in use


Technical and Historical Notes

The ZGMF-X56S/β Sword Impulse Gundam is the ZAFT equivalent to the Earth Alliance's GAT-X105+AQM/E-X02 Sword Strike Gundam. The Sword Silhouette pack is stored on the Minerva's dedicated hangar for the Impulse Gundam and is sent out onto the field via a computer-controlled flyer craft. The flyer delivers the pack to the Impulse Gundam and automatically returns to the Minerva. The Sword Silhouette pack's armaments include two beam boomerangs similar to the ZGMF-X09A Justic Gundam, as well as a pair of anti-ship swords similar to the GAT-X133 Sword Calamity. The "Excalibur" swords can be combined into one large sword to attack several mobile suits or a battleship.

Miscellaneous Information

Pilot(s): Shinn Asuka, Lunamaria Hawke
Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY; Mobile Suit GundamSEED DESTINY ASTRAY
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara

SD Gundam Force 05 Grappler Gouf Figure

The Superior Defence Gundam Force is the latest Gundam series to hit the US airwaves. The land of Neotopia is a peaceful place, where humans and robots exist side-by-side in perfect harmony. That is, until the Dark Axis, evil invaders from another dimension, set their sights on conquering Neotopia.

Called in to assist after numerous failures by Zapper Zaku, Grappler Gouf is more extreme than his counterpart. (Zapper Zaku would say that he is "insane.") However, even though his dedication to the cause is strong, he, too, is unable to lead the Dark Axis to victory.

Includes:

5 Inches Tall

Regular & Grappler Hand

Battle Saber

Claw Shield

Removable Fore Arm allows different Weapons

This is the imported, Japanese version.

ZGMF-2000

Generl and Technical Data

Model number: ZGMF-2000
Code name: GOUF Ignited
Unit type: mass production commander type mobile suit
Manufacturer: Integrated Design Bureau
Operator: ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty)
First deployment: C.E. 73
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: overall height 19.20 meters
Weight: max gross weight 72.13 metric tons
Construction: unknown
Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: 2 x MA-M757 "Slayer Whip" heat rod, mounted on forearms, produces electrical shock; 2 x M181SE "Draupnir" 4-barrel beam gun, mounted on forearms; MMI-558 "Tempest" beam sword, stored inside shield, hand-carried in use; shield, mounted on left arm
Optional hand armaments: none

Technical and Historical Notes

After producing many mobile suit designs during the first Earth Alliance/ZAFT War of C.E. 70-71, ZAFT introduces the "New Millennium" series mobile suits in the postwar era, starting with the ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior. The next mobile suit in the series is the ZGMF-2000 GOUF Ignited. The production GOUF's armament is identical to that of the prototype version, the ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited. A GOUF Ignited is stolen by Athrun Zala and Meyrin Hawke during their escape from ZAFT's Gibraltar base, but they are shot down over the ocean by Shinn Asuka's ZGMF-X42S Destiny Gundam. A white-colored unit is used in space by ZAFT ace pilot Yzak Joule. Yzak's unit participates in the battle to destroy the doomsday Requiem cannon, located at the Earth Alliance's Daedalus Moon base.

Pilot(s): Athrun Zala, Yzak Joule
Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESITNY; Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESITNY ASTRAY (photonovel)

ZGMF-X2000

General and Technical Data
Model number: ZGMF-X2000
Code name: GOUF Ignited
Unit type: prototype commander type mobile suit
Manufacturer: Integrated Design Bureau
Operator: ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty)
First deployment: C.E. 73
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: overall height 19.20 meters
Weight: max gross weight 72.13 metric tons
Construction: unknown
Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: 2 x MA-M757 "Slayer Whip" heat rod, mounted on forearms, produces electrical shock; 2 x M181SE "Draupnir" 4-barrel beam gun, mounted on forearms; MMI-558 "Tempest" beam sword, stored inside shield, hand-carried in use; shield, mounted on left arm
Optional hand armaments: none

Technical and Historical Notes
After producing many mobile suit designs during the first Earth Alliance/ZAFT War of C.E. 70-71, ZAFT introduces the "New Millennium" series mobile suits in the postwar era, starting with the ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior. The next mobile suit in the series is the ZGM-2000 GOUF Ignited. The prototype version, designated X2000, introduces several new features. Unlike the ZAKU series, the GOUF (Guardian of Unity Forerunner) Ignited does not use interchangeable Wizard packs and is instead equipped with a flight pack that functions in Earth's atmosphere or in space. The GOUF Ignited is armed with a pair of 4-barrel beam guns, a beam sword and a two whip-like heat rod that can deliver electrical shocks. During the developmental phase of the GOUF Ignited, ZAFT produces a close combat variant, the ZGMF-X2000 QGB&S GOUF Crusher. One orange-colored GOUF Ignited prototype is used by FAITH pilot Heine Westenfluss, who is assigned to the battleship Minerva by ZAFT Supreme Council Chairman Gilbert Durandal. Heine is killed in action in a battle at the Dardanelles channel by Stella Loussier's ZGMF-X88S (RGX-03) Gaia Gundam.

Miscellaneous Information
Pilot: Heine Westenfluss
Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY

Zeta Gundam

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Kidō Senshi Z Gandamu) (aired 1985 - 1986) was a televisied anime, one of Gundam series and a sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam.

The show was written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, while the series' mechanical designs were split amongst Kunio Okawara, Mamoru Nagano, and Kazumi Fujita.

The series was originally aired by Nagoya Broadcasting Network (and it's sister ANN stations), rerun on the anime satellite television network, Animax, across Japan and later its respective networks worldwide, including Southeast Asia, East Asia, Latin America, and other regions.

In 2004, after more than a year of delays, Bandai released a limited edition Zeta Gundam box set with both dubbed English and original Japanese audio tracks. Due to Bandai not having rights to the theme songs outside of Asia, the opening and closing sequences were altered, and the English subtitles were criticized as having translation errors - specifically having proto-dubtitles which were less accurate to the original Japanese than the English dubbed version. The set included pencil sharpener collectibles and a 48-page booklet and poster. Bandai corrected the subtitles to a properly translated version for the single DVD release but has never officially recalled or replaced the boxset discs.

In 2006, Bandai Entertainment has acquired the rights to the U.S release of the Zeta Gundam: A New Translation -Heirs to the Stars- movie which is expected to be available sometime in early 2007.

Giant Gundam

A group in Okayama Japan has built a giant Gundam. It is 7 m (23 ft) tall, 3.5 m (11.5 ft) wide and weighs 2 tons.