MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame Mars Jacket

The MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame w/Mars Jacket is a Mobile Suit in the manga series Gundam SEED Astray.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
After leaving on a trip to Mars in in CE 71, Lowe created a new upgrade adapted to that planet's conditions, a large external armor package called the "Mars Jacket". This armor gave Red Frame the appearance of a ZAFT-style mobile suit, and protected its more sensitive components (such as cameras and thruster ports) from Mars' desert environment. It also allowed Red Frame to withstand the extreme heat of atmospheric re-entry. The bulk of this armor could be quickly jettisoned to reduce Red Frame's weight and increase its agility, which reveals the mobile suit's true identiy. It mounts two large binders on its backpack, which each double as a scabbard for a katana similar to the original Gerbera Straight and also contain a beam cannon. The "Mars Jacket" armor can also be transferred to a mass-produced Astray.

Trivia

 * With the "Mars Jacket" armor equipped, Red Frame strongly resembles Zeon's MS-14 Gelgoog series of mobile suits from the Universal Century timeline. The colour scheme is similar to Mars Zeon pilot Charles Rochester's custom RF Gelgoog.