 |
| The Shining Gundam was created to represent the space colony of Neo Japan in the 13th Gundam Fight, which begins in year 60 of the Future Century calendar. Assigned to Gundam Fighter Domon Kasshu, the Shining Gundam is sent to Earth to battle the representatives of the other colonies, with the war-torn and polluted planet serving as the arena. Like most mobile fighters developed for the Gundam Fight, the Shining Gundam is a close combat machine, armed with a pair of beam swords and a few short-range machine guns. Its movements are controlled via the Mobile Trace System, which allows the mobile fighter to mimic the motions of its human operator - a particular advantage in the hands of a master martial artist like Domon. According to the rules of the Gundam Fight, during the first eleven months of the contest - the "Survival Eleven" - competitors are eliminated from the contest if their mobile fighter's head is destroyed. The Shining Gundam's finishing move, the super-high-temperature "Shining Finger" grasp, proves to be a lethally effective decapitating maneuver. In order to use this weapon, the Shining Gundam must change into its "battle mode," with the face armor opened for extra ventilation. Under extreme stress, Domon can also switch his Gundam into a higher-performance "super mode," or even (under exceptional circumstances) the golden-hued "hyper mode." |
| Model number / GF13-017NJ Head height / 16.2 m Base weight / 6.8 t Full weight / 15.5 t Armor materials / Gundarium alloy super ceramic composite rare metal hybrid Standard armament / vulcan x 2 beam sword x 2 machine cannon x 2 Shining Shot x 4 Finishing moves / Shining Finger Shining Finger Sword |
|