Gundam: Athrun's Weapons
These are the Gundams and other mobile suits piloted by Athrun Zala.
GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam
Manufacturer: Morgenroete, Inc/Earth Alliance
Users: Earth Alliance, Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty
Unit Type: prototype commander use transformable mobile suit
Head Height: 18.86 meters
Base Weight: 79.9 metric tons
Special Equipment: Phase Shift armor
Powerplant: Ultracompact battery, sustainable delivery approx. 2-3 megawatts
Armament: "Igelstellung" 75mm multi-barrel CIWS x2, beam saber x4, 60mm beam rifle x1, "Scylla" 580mm multi-phase beam cannon
Pilot: Athrun Zala
The X303 Aegis is a commander-type mobile suit with very advanced sensors and heavy attack power (it is apparently named after the Aegis combat system, rather than directly for Zeus's shield). It can transform into a mobile armor configuration armed with a multi-phase beam cannon (which is later mounted on the GAT-X131 Calamity Gundam). For close-range combat, Aegis is equipped with 4 beam sabers. As these weapons are mounted on the forearms and feet rather than hand-carried, all four can be wielded simultaneously, in either mobile suit or mobile armor configuration.
The Aegis Gundam is transported to Earth shortly after the Battle of Orbit on February 13 to pursue Archangel, it is held at Carpentaria Base in Australia until Archangel passes through the Indian Ocean, where it is sent to rendezvous with the Vosgulov-class submarine Cousteau. The Aegis, Duel, Buster and Blitz Gundams successfully intercept Archangel in midocean and force the heavily damaged assault ship to lay over at Orb for repairs.
Finally, its destruction occurs in late May while fighting Kira Yamato in the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam and Tolle Koenig in his FX-550 Skygrasper. Athrun self-destructs the Aegis Gundam while grappling the Strike Gundam, destroying both units. He ejects before self-destruction and is found injured on the shore by Cagalli Yula Athha. Later in that year, he returns to combat piloting the new, Aegis-derived ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam. From June to the end of the war he pilots the Justice Gundam as part of the Clyne Faction, alongside Kira Yamato in the ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam.
We last see the Aegis Gundam as fragments of a destroyed mobile suit on the island where Athrun and Kira fought, the remains of this fallen metal giant finding their final, peaceful use as a playground for young children. Its shield was later found, if one looks carefully, at the black market auction for junk where Lowe Guele picked up the TMF/TR-2 BuCUE Tactical Reconnaissance Type head he used temporarily for his MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame. A variation on its transforming system is used by ZAFT, on a much larger scale, in the ZGMF-X11A Regenerate Gundam.
ZGMF-X09A Justice
Manufacturer: Intergated Design Bureau
User: Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty, Clyne Faction
Unit Type: prototype assault mobile suit
First Deployment: May 17, Cosmic Era 71
Head Height: 18.56 meters
Weight: Max gross 75.4 metric tons
Special Equipment: Phase Shift armor, Neutron Jammer Canceller, Fatum-00 backpack/subflight lifter, hardpoint for docking with METEOR unit
Powerplant: Ultracompact nuclear fission reactor, power output rated at 8826 kW
Armament: MMI-GAU1 "Sagittus" 20mm CIWS x4, MA-M01 "Lacerta" beam saber x2, RQM51 "Bassel" beam boomerang x2, Fatum-00 pack/subflight lifter (M9M9 "Cervus" turret machinegun x2, MA-4B "Fortis" beam cannon x2, GAU5 "Volucris" machinegun x4) x1, MA-M20 "Lupus" high-energy beam rifle x1, shield x1
Pilot: Athrun Zala
In mid CE 71, ZAFT creates a series of advanced mobile suits based on technology reverse-engineered from the captured Earth Alliance G Project suits. Like their EA predecessors, the ZAFT Gundams are armed with advanced beam weaponry and protected by Phase Shift armor. However, an additional technology is incorporated as well: the Neutron Jammer Canceller, which counters the effects of the ubiquitous N-Jammers and allows these suits to be powered by nuclear reactors. This gives them almost limitless combat endurance, even with Phase Shift armor activated.
One of these suits is the ZGMF-X09A Justice. It is the first and most conventional of the series, armed with beam sabers, beam boomerangs, head-mounted CIWS guns (which, foreshadowing what would later become standard practice, are much smaller in calibur than those of contemporary mobile suits), and a high-energy beam rifle. In addition, the Justice carries a large detachable Fatum-00 pack, which could be remotely controlled or used as a subflight lifter. The Fatum-00 is also well-armed with a pair of beam cannons and multiple machineguns. However, the suit's most powerful weapon is the optional METEOR (Mobile suit Embedded Tactical EnfORcer) support system, a large mobile weapons platform with powerful thrusters and an even more powerful armament of battleship-calibur beam cannons, large beam swords, and dozens of heavy missile launchers that is designed specifically for the Justice and its companion unit, ZGMF-X10A Freedom. Justice also mounts a tall sensor spine on the top of its head, similar to that of the GAT-X303 Aegis, indicating that it was likely also intended as a commander-type mobile suit. Many of it's and the ZGMF-X10A Freedom's systems were tested on the YFX-600R GuAIZ Experimental Firearms Type.
The ZGMF-X09A Justice uses the operating system Generation Unsubdued Nuclear Drive Assault Module Complex.
ZGMF-1000/M Blaze ZAKU Warrior
Manufacturer: Integrated Design Bureau/Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty
User: Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty
Unit Type: mass production general purpose mobile suit
Overall Height: 20.4 meters
Weight: 89.59 metric tons
Special Equipment: hardpoint for mounting Wizard Packs, EX-M Blaze Wizard
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: MMI-M633 beam assault rifle x1, 14-round AGM138 "Firebee" guided missile launcher x2, MA-M8 beam tomahawk x1, hand grenade (ZR30F fragmentation grenade, ZR20E high explosive grenade, ZR271 thermite incendiary grenade, ZR11Q flash grenade, ZR13Q smoke grenade) x4, shoulder shield x1
Pilot(s): Athrun Zala, Shiho Hahnenfuss
ZGMF-X23S Saviour
Manufacturer: Integrated Design Bureau
User: Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty
Unit Type: prototype attack use transformable mobile suit
Overall Height: 18.61 meters (mobile suit mode)
Weight: 77.13 metric tons
Special Equipment: Phase Shift armor, Deuterion Beam Energy Transfer System
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: MMI-GAU25A 20mm multi-barrel CIWS x2, M106 "Amfortas" plasma beam cannon x2, MA-7B "Super Fortis" beam cannon x2, MMI-GAU2 "Picus" 76mm machinegun x2, MA-M941 "Vajra" beam saber x2, MA-BAR70 high-energy beam rifle x1, MMI-RD11 aerodynamic shield x1
Pilot: Athrun Zala
In late CE 73, ZAFT creates a new series of advanced mobile suits to succeed their previous generation of Gundams, which were all lost in the previous war. Since the Treaty of Junius bans the military use of the Neutron Jammer Canceller, these new Gundams use conventional battery power instead. However, technological improvements over the last two years mean that battery efficiency is improved, and Phase Shift armor is less power intensive than it had once been. To further improve endurance, ZAFT also introduces the new Deuterion Beam Energy Transfer System, which allows a properly equipped battleship to remotely recharge a mobile suit's battery.
One of these new suits is the ZGMF-X23S Saviour, a transformable unit specializing in aerial combat. The Saviour is armed with a large beam rifle, a pair of beam sabers stored in its shoulder, and CIWS guns, as well as a pair of back-mounted pods containing beam and plasma beam cannons. These pods can fold under the Saviour's arms to fire in mobile suit mode, and also constitute its primary armament when it transforms into a high-speed airplane-like flight mode.
The ZGMF-X23S Saviour uses the operating system Generation Unrestricted Network Drive Assault Module.
The Saviour is produced separately from the other 4 new Gundams, and after the fall of Junius Seven it is assigned by Chairman Gilbert Dullindal to Athrun Zala, newly reinstated to ZAFT and appointed by Dullindal to the elite FAITH detachment. Athrun then flies the Saviour Gundam back to Earth and joins the crew of the battleship Minerva, but after disabling the mobile armor YMAG-X7F Gells-Ghe in the Gulnahan Ravine near Suez he accomplishes little in combat. He manages to tie up ZGMF-X24S Chaos pilot Sting Oakley in most engagements by providing a difficult to hit target, but takes very little offensive action against the EA forces. Saviour is later damaged beyond repair by Kira Yamato's ZGMF-X10A Freedom in a naval battle off the coast of Crete.
The Saviour was built using the ZGMF-YX21R Proto-Saviour as its basis. The Proto-Saviour, unlike ZAFT's other new mobile suits, was designed and constructed on Earth. Aside from having a black and white color scheme instead of red, the Proto-Saviour is visually indistinguishable from the Saviour, and is identical in armament. Shortly after the "Break the World" terrorist attack, the Proto-Saviour is stolen by EA forces under the command of LOGOS operative Matisse, and is refitted with the Mirage Colloid Virus Spreader and redesignated with the model number RGX-04. It makes its combat debut by attacking a shuttle carrying EA fugitive Edward Harrelson and escorted by TS-MA4F Exass pilot Morgan Chevalier and ZGMF-1001 ZAKU Phantom pilot Riika Sheder, presumably to sow further distrust between the EA and PLANT. Its is driven off by Terminal pilot Jean Carrey in his MBF-M1 Astray, which is equipped with a Verne 35A/MPFM Multipurpose Flight Module.
ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice
Manufacturer: Clyne Faction/Terminal
User: Terminal, Orb Union
Unit Type: prototype assault mobile suit
First Deployment: Cosmic Era 74
Head Height: 18.09 meters
Weight: 79.67 metric tons
Special Equipment: Phase Shift armor, Neutron Jammer Canceller, Fatum-01 sub-flighter backpack/subflight lifter, hardpoint for docking with METEOR (Mobile suit Embedded Tactical Enforcer) mobile weapons platform
Powerplant: Ultracompact nuclear fission reactor, power output unknown
Armament: MMI-M19L 14 mm dual-barrel CIWS x2, MMI-GAU26 17.5 mm multi-barrel CIWS x2, MR-Q15A "Griffon"leg beam blade x2, MA-M02G "Super Lacerta" beam saber x2, MA-M1911 high-energy beam rifle x1, composite shield (MX2002 beam shield x1, RQM55 "Shining Edge" beam boomerang/saber x2, EEQ8 "Grappling Stinger" extensional arrestor x1) x1, Fantom-01 backpack/subflight lifter (MA-6J "Hyper Fortis" beam cannon x2, MA-M02S "Plephis Lacerta" beam saber x2, MR-Q17X "Griffon 2" beam blade x2, MA-M02G "Super Lacerta" lifter tip beam saber x1)
Pilot(s): Athrun Zala, Lacus Clyne
The ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice (∞ Justice) is an advanced mobile suit secretly built by ZAFT's rogue Clyne Faction, based on the earlier ZGMF-X09A Justice. It utilizes a new engine design and advanced weaponry that give it several times the combat ability of the original Justice. Infinite Justice has a detachable backpack/subflight lifter similar to that of its predecessor, and is armed with head- and chest-mounted CIWS, two beam sabers, a beam rifle, leg-mounted beam blades, and a shield that mounts a large beam boomerang/saber, a beam shield generator, and an extensional arrestor like that of the ZGMF-600 GuAIZ. Infinite Justice's Fatum-01 subflight lifter is armed with two beam cannons, two short beam sabers mounted on the back of the two beam cannons, a nosetip-mounted beam saber and two wing-mounted beam blades similar to those of the ZGMF-X88S Gaia. Infinite Justice's joints and hands are silver colored, which appears to be a purely cosmetic feature. Its companion unit ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom has gold joints and hands. Like its predecessor, the Infinite Justice can dock with a METEOR unit.
The ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice uses an updated version of the operating system Generation Unsubdued Nuclear Drive Assault Module Complex.
Infinite Justice makes its debut in Cosmic Era 74, arriving on Earth together with the ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom during the ZAFT invasion of Orb. It is delivered to Athrun Zala personally by Lacus Clyne, who pilots the Infinite Justice through atmospheric re-entry and lands in the Archangel's mobile suit hangar to give it to Athrun. After talking with Lacus, Athrun takes off in the Infinite Justice to back-up Kira in the Strike Freedom, who was battling both the ZGMF-X42S Destiny and the ZGMF-X666S Legend and manages to chop off Destiny's wrist despite Athrun being injured before the fight. The Justice also plays a highly prominate role in the end of the Second Bloody Valentine War. First, Athrun disables both Shinn Asuka's Destiny and Lunamaria Hawke's Impulse, then, Athrun cripples the Minerva by utilizing the multiple beam cutters on the Justice's Fatum-01 backpack to destroy the Minerva's spaceflight engines, lastly, Athrun use the Justice's backpack, along with help from Neo Lorrnoke's ORB-01 Akatsuki's DRAGOONs, to destroy REQUIEM. When the battle is brought to an end, the Infinite Justice rescues both Shinn and Lunamaria.