MS-17 Galbaldy α

The MS-17 Galbaldy α (Galbaldy Alpha) was a Principality of Zeon prototype general purpose mobile suit from the Gundam anime series. The Galbaldy α never appeared in any actual animated form, but it is an official MS-X mobile suit variation.

MS-17 Galbaldy α
One of Zeon's last mobile suits, the MS-17A Galbaldy α & MS-17B Galbaldy α was originally intended to be a successor to the YMS-15 Gyan. However, Zeon's higher ranks rejected the Gyan as their new frontline mobile suit in favor of the more versatile MS-14A Gelgoog. As a result, the Galbaldy's production lines were hastily refitted to suit this change, essentially making the Galbaldy a combination of the two designs.

Constructed at the asteroid base Pezun, the Galbaldy α's main equipment consisted of the Gelgoog's beam rifle and a beam saber with output somewhere between the Gelgoog's beam naginata and the Gyan's beam sword. It also carried a shield modelled after the Gelgoog's large Zulu-style shield, but scaled down. However, the One-Year War came to an end before the Galbaldy could be mass produced. There are scattered records of the Galbaldy participating in occasional skirmishes as well as a sighting of one at A Baoa Qu and a handful of units participating in the defense of the pezun asteroid base, but for the most part it saw little to no combat.

In the years following the war, the Federation seized the plans for the Galbaldy α and refined it, producing the RMS-117 Galbaldy β. This mobile suit would go on to become one of the Federation's mainstay units at the beginning of the Gryps Conflict, quickly being phased out for more advanced models.

The Galbaldy α was one of many mobile suits slated to appear in the original Mobile Suit Gundam series. However, the series' low ratings and subsequent cancellation led to a massive revision of the original script, which nixed the Galbaldy completely. Had it appeared, the Galbaldy would have been piloted by Char Aznable (presumably in his custom colors), as well as Paccadelia, a "semi-esper" and subordinate of the Newtype Challia Bull.

RMS-117 Galbaldy β
As the One Year War ended, the Zeon-produced designs were taken in by the Earth Federation, one such unit was Galbaldy α, which the designs would then be refined and turned into the RMS-117 Galbaldy β. Which featured reduced armor, but improved mobility and speed, and ability to be on par with even Hi-Zack, however, its low armor would be one of its weakness, as it's built with Titanium alloy, making it less durable then Mobile Suits of the same time. One unit would be piloted by Federation/Titans veteran pilot Leila Milla Leila stationed on Salamis Kai Class ship Bosnia. She was killed by Kamille Bidan's Gundam Mk-II in combat, shot by the beam rifle at point blank range in the cockpit.

RMS-117 Galbaldy β High Mobility Type
Due to the fact that it have no distnctive qualities, Galbady β is not formally adopted by Titans. Thus, to evaluate its performance, a booster unit, equipped a generator within, was attached to its back as a way to enhance it without drastically modify the mobile suit. The booster unit have a pair of weapon latch that can be attached to numerous weapons, such as missile pod, long range cannon, or beam smartgun system. its main purpose, however, is to test a dual shield booster system. However, when the pilot of the Galbady β, Maxim Gunar, defect to AEUG along with the dual booster, the test is reassigned to be carried out by the Advanced Hazel.

It is possible that the dual booster shield equipped on it is used to improve the Rick Dias.

AMX-117R Gazu-R / AMX-117L Gazu-L
AMX-117 Gazu are pair of mobile suit modeled after the Earth Federation Forces' mass-produced RMS-117 Galbaldy β for Neo Zeon's elite Royal Guard and designed to be operate as twin units. Both Gazu has more powerful reactor and protected by Gundarium armor. The different between Gazu-R and Gazu-L is that Gazu-L has red-on-white paint scheme while Gazu-R has blue-on-white instead. The Gazu-L also has large armor on its left shoulder as opposition to large right shoulder armor of Gazu-R.

MS-17A Galbaldy α
Manufacturer: Pezun asteroid base Operator: Principality of Zeon Unit type: prototype general purpose mobile suit Head height: 18.4 meters Weight: empty 41.7 metric tons; max gross weight unknown Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor Armament: beam rifle; beam saber; shield Pilots: Char Aznable, Paccadelia

RMS-117 Galbaldy β
Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces Operator: Earth Federation Forces Unit type: limited custom mobile suit Head height: 19.0 meters Weight: empty 36.3 metric tons; max gross weight 56.9 metric tons Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor Armament: beam rifle; beam saber; shield Pilots: Leila Milla Leila, Jerid Messa

AMX-117R Gazu-R / AMX-117L Gazu-L
Manufacturer: Neo Zeon Operator: Neo Zeon Unit type: limited custom mobile suit Head height: 19.0 meters Weight: empty 40.5 metric tons; max gross weight 70.8 metric tons Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor Armament: beam cannon/large beam saber; beam saber; heat lancer; beam rifle Pilots: Lance Gylen, Nee Gylen