MSN-04II Nightingale

The MSN-04II Nightingale first appeared in the original novel "Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Beltorchika's Children", and is an alternate interpretation of the MSN-04 Sazabi used in the Char's Counterattack movie, It is piloted by Neo Zeon supreme commander Char Aznable. The Nightingale also appears in the Super Robot Wars series of video games. Compared to the Sazabi, it sports improved all-around performance paramaters. Its superior firepower and exceptional maneuverability, combined with Char Aznable's superb piloting skills, allow this mobile suit to match the performance of the Hi-Nu Gundam.

Technology and Combat Characteristics
In the novel "Beltorchika's Children", Char's signature mobile suit, the MSN-04 Sazabi, is called the Nightingale. Aside from being much larger (mainly wider, due to the very large shoulder armor), it also featured more weapons, including 10 funnels, a mega beam rifle(same power as mega particle canon of sazabi), beam saber and a pair of hidden arms underneath the front skirt armor, beam tomahawk from the shield. To compensate for the larger mass, It was equipped with more boosters, as well as two extra large propellant underneath the rear skirt armor. This monstrous masterpiece of Mobile Suit technology represented the pinnacle of Char's personal combat style, and was a perfect match for the extremely powerful Hi-Nu Gundam, Amuro's own Mobile Suit which he acquires in "Beltorchika's Children" as well.

While the novel text simply swaps out the name "Sazabi" with "Nightingale," mechanical designer Yutaka Izubuchi created new illustrations to differentiate it from the Sazabi design used in the Char's Counterattack movie. The Nightingale's model number, MSN-4 II is identical to the Sazabi and can be seen as simply an alternate interpretation of Char's final mobile suit as opposed to a technological evolution.