| GAT-X103 Buster Gundam |
| MSiA Features GAT-X103 Buster Gundam gun launcher (spring loaded) high-energy rifle 2 projectiles (spring fired from gun launcher) 2 extra hand sets |
| Released: 2004 Series: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Avg. Price: $7.98 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. The GAT-X103 Buster Gundam is one of five initial prototype mobile suits that the Alliance develops secretly with the Orb Union. As an artillery mobile suit, the Buster Gundam's main armament consists of a 350mm gun launcher and a 94mm high-energy rifle. These two weapons can be used independently or both interchangeably combined to form two powerful long-range weapons. The Buster Gundam is also equipped with two 6-barrel missile pod launchers on its shoulders. Like the other prototype Gundams, the Buster Gundam is equipped with the new Phase Shift (PS) armor technology. When in Phase Shift mode, the Buster 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. Later on, the Alliance introduces the GAT/A-01E2 Buster Dagger, a simplified mass production version of the Buster Gundam. On January 25, CE 71, the Buster Gundam is stolen by ZAFT pilot Dearka Elsman during ZAFT's assault on the neutral colony Heliopolis. Following the escape of the Earth Alliance battleship Archangel, Dearka and his Buster Gundam continue to harass the Archangel's crew during the later period of the war. In one battle near the Orb Union, the Buster Gundam is seriously damaged, forcing Dearka to surrender. He is captured by the Archangel and is held captive until the Archangel defects from the Earth Alliance to the Orb forces. When the Earth Alliance attacks Orb, Dearka reclaims the Buster Gundam and fights alongside the Archangel to defend Miriallia Haw. In the last battle of the war in November CE 71, the Buster Gundam is heavily damaged while fighting Rau Le Creuset's ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam. Pilot: Dearka Elsman 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-X103 Code name: Buster Gundam Unit type: prototype long-distance artillery mobile suit Manufacturer(s): Earth Alliance (Atlantic Federation); Orb Union Operator(s): Earth Alliance (Atlantic Federation); ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty); Orb Union/Clyne Faction First deployment: CE 25 January 71 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 18.86 meters Weight: max gross weight 84.2 metric tons Construction: unknown Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; Phase Shift (PS) armor Fixed armaments: 350mm gun launcher, mounted behind right arm, hand-carried in use; 94mm high-energy rifle, mounted behind left arm, hand-carried in use; 2 x 220mm 6-barrel missile pod, mounted on shoulders |