MS-17 Galbaldy α

The MS-17 Galbaldy α (Galbaldy Alpha) was a Principality of Zeon mobile suit from the Universal Century timeline. The Galbaldy α never appeared in any actual animated form, but it is an official MS-X mobile suit variation.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
One of Zeon's last mobile suits, the MS-17 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 front-line 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 modeled after the Gelgoog's large Zulu-style shield, but scaled down.

Armaments

 * Beam Saber
 * The Galbaldy Alpha uses a beam saber.


 * Shield
 * The shield of the Galbaldy Alpha is a scaled-down version of the Gelgoog's Zulu-style shield.


 * Beam Rifle
 * The beam rilfe of the Galbaldy Alpha is basically the same as the Gelgoog's beam rifle in every way.

History
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.

Variants

 * MS-17B Galbaldy α
 * RMS-117 Galbaldy β
 * RMS-117 Galbaldy β High Mobility Type
 * AMX-117R Gazu-R
 * AMX-117L Gazu-L

Trivia

 * 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.