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In the anime series Gundam Seed Destiny, 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-X88S Gaia Gundam, a transformable unit specializing in ground combat. In mobile suit mode, the Gaia Gundam is armed with a large beam rifle, a pair of beam sabers, and head-mounted CIWS. For ground combat, it cam also transform into a quadrupedal mobile armor mode similar to the TMF/A-802 BuCUE. In this mode, the beam rifle is mounted on right side and is still useable, and is supplemented by a pair of shoulder-mounted beam assault cannons. In addition, for close range combat in mobile armor mode, the Gaia Gundam has two back-mounted wings, which each mount a beam blade for slicing through enemy mobile suits.
However, before ZAFT can bring the Gaia Gundam into service, Stellar Loussier of the Earth Alliance's 81st Independent Mobile Battalion steals the mobile suit and escapes with it to the battleship Girty Lue. The Gaia Gundam is later transferred to Earth and operates from the carrier John Paul Jones.
Specifications
ZGMF-X88S Gaia Gundam
Manufacturer: Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty
User: Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty, Earth Alliance
Unit type: prototype transformable attack use mobile suit
Head height: 17.80 m
Weight: Max gross 69.85 t
Special equipment: Phase Shift armor, Deuterion Beam Energy Transfer System
Powerplant: Ultracompact energy battery
Armament: MMI-GAU25A 20mm multi-barrel CIWS x2, MA-81R beam assault cannon x2, MMI-GAU1717 12.5mm multi-barrel CIWS x1, MR-Q17X "Griffon" beam blade x2, MA-M941 "Vajra" beam saber x2, MA-BAR71XE high-energy beam rifle x1, MMI-RS1 mobile shield x1
Pilot: Stellar Loussier
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