| GAT-X102 Duel Gundam |
| MSiA Features GAT-X102 Duel Gundam |
| Released: 2004 Series: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Avg. Price: $5.76 Version: 1.0 |
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| With the outbreak of war, the Earth Alliance's Atlantic Federation begins a secret project to develop mobile suits to counter ZAFT's mass-produced ZGMF-1017 GINN as well as operate free of interference from the N-Jammers. One of the first five prototype mobile suits is the GAT-X102 Duel Gundam, which serves as a testbed for the GAT-X103 Buster Gundam, GAT-X105 Strike Gundam and GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam. As a basic mobile suit, the Duel Gundam is designed for close combat. Its armament consists of two beam sabers, two "Igelstellung" vulcan guns and a combination high-energy beam rifle/grenade launcher. Like the other prototype Gundams, the Duel Gundam is equipped with the new Phase Shift (PS) armor technology. When in Phase Shift mode, the Duel Gundam is nearly impervious to attacks from shell-firing artillery or melee weapons. However, use of Phase Shift for extended periods of time is a massive drain on the battery-powered reactor. On January 25, CE 71, the Duel Gundam is stolen by ZAFT pilot Yzak Joule during ZAFT's assault on the neutral colony Heliopolis. Following the escape of the Earth Alliance battleship Archangel, Yzak and his Duel Gundam continue to harass the Archangel's crew during the later period of the war. During one battle with Kira Yamato's Strike Gundam, the Duel Gundam is heavily damaged and Yzak's face is scarred. Afterwards, ZAFT upgrades the Duel Gundam to the Assault Shroud configuration. With this upgrade, extra armor plates are fitted over the main body, along with several new weapons. These weapons include a 5-barrel missile pod launcher on the left shoulder, as well as a 115mm "Shiva" railgun on the right shoulder. Although ZAFT develops the Assault Shroud upgrade themselves, the Earth Alliance copies it and incorporates it into two mass production versions of the Duel Gundam: the GAT-01D Long Dagger and GAT-01D1 Duel Dagger. With his upgraded mobile suit, Yzak vows to get revenge on Kira for the scar he received. However, at the war's end in November CE 71, Yzak assists the Clyne Faction in defending the PLANTs and destroys both the GAT-X252 Forbidden Gundam and GAT-X370 Raider Gundam. Pilot: Yzak Joule Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED; Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (manga); Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Astray Original mechanical designer(s): Junichi Akutsu (principal design), Kunio Okawara (cleanup) |
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| Model number: GAT-X102 Code name: Duel Gundam Unit type: prototype close combat mobile suit Manufacturer(s): Earth Alliance (Atlantic Federation); Orb Union Operator(s): Earth Alliance (Atlantic Federation); ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty) First deployment: CE 25 January 71 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 17.50 meters Weight: max gross weight 69.1 metric tons (normal mode), 103.47 metric tons (Assault Shroud mode) Construction: unknown Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; Phase Shift (PS) armor Fixed armaments: 2 x "Igelstellung'"75mm multi-barrel CIWS, fire-linked, mounted on head; 2 x beam saber, mounted behind shoulders; "Shiva" 115mm railgun, mounted on right shoulder (Assault Shroud mode only); 220 mm 5-barrel missile pod, mounted on left shoulder (Assault Shroud mode only) Optional hand armaments: 57 mm high-energy beam rifle with 175mm grenade launcher, shield |