WF-12SMS Taurus

The WF-12SMS Taurus is a space-combat mobile suit, appearing in the Gundam Wing anime, the Endless Waltz OAV/movie, and several related manga. The mobile suit was designed by Hajime Katoki, and is named after the Zodiac constellation of Taurus. When used by factions other than OZ, the Tauruses are given slightly altered designations and colourschemes; SK-12SMS for the Sanc Kingdom and WF-12SMS for the White Fang organisation.The Tauruses used by the Mariemeia Army in Endless Waltz retain the default OZ colourscheme and designation.

The Taurus mobile suit is still in development at the start of the anime, although training prototypes are available for the events of episode 4, and the deployment of the first complete batch of Tauruses is central to the plot of episode 10. It can transform into a fighter spacecraft. The Taurus design was used as a basis for the Mercurius and Vayeate suits, significantly improving on the overall design. Although originally designed for human pilots, the Mobile Doll artificial intelligence system is installed in the mobile suits before episode 19, making them the first AI-controlled mobile suits. Although the Taurus would be replaced by the pilot-less Virgo suits over the course of the anime, Tauruses found use up until the end of the series, with the Sanc Kingdom and the White Fang both using acquired Taurus suits. Sanc Kingdom Tauruses were modified for atmospheric combat, as shown in episode 31. Mobile Doll Tauruses were also used in Endless Waltz,first to protect the captured colony of L3 X18999, then to distract the Preventers for a time from the real events.

The pilot most associated with the Taurus is Lucrezia Noin, who pilots a white Taurus for the second half of the anime and in the OVA. Lady Une, Quatre Raberba Winner, Trowa Barton, and Hilde Schbeiker also pilot the Taurus on occasion, although in most appearances the mobile suits are either piloted by minor or unnamed characters, or controlled by the Mobile Doll AI.