GNY-001 Gundam Astraea


 * [[Image:Gny-001.jpg]]
 * Height: 18.3 meters
 * Weight: 55.1 metric tons
 * Type: General-Purpose Mobile Suit
 * Make: Prototype
 * Origin: Krung Thep
 * Pilot: Ruid Resonance
 * Appears in: manga sidestories Mobile Suit Gundam 00P and Mobile Suit Gundam 00F.

A test-type mobile unit, which serves as the intermediary design between the 1st-generation O Gundam and the 3rd-generation Gundam Exia. It is a testbed for a number of experimental technologies, incorporated in pursuit of a greater general utility versus the O. In 00P, where the Astraea is initially introduced, its paint scheme is white with blue and red highlights. As of 00F, 15 years later in the 00 continuity, the scheme has been altered to red with grey highlights, and the face has been covered with a black mask, in order to disguise the fact that it is actually a Gundam; as 00F pointed out, Celestial Beings and its associates want to keep only four Gundams being known to the world. No explanation has been provided for the other changes thus far. The unit name derives from the goddess Astraea, who is associated with the card Justice -- one of the twenty-two Major Arcana in the Tarot. The other Gundam test-types follow this naming theme.

GN Beam Saber
The Astraea is armed with two beam sabers, docked behind either side of the waist. As the weapons themselves are test types, their performance versus the Exia's beam sabers is unknown as of this time.

GN Beam Rifle
Primary armament. Weapon appearance is similar to that of the RX-78-2 Gundam, with a built-in sensor on top. Performance versus the Exia's rifle is unknown.

GN Shield
Standard equipment. Less streamline in appearance versus the Exia's shield design, with no sharp edges.

GNY-001F Gundam Astraea (Type-F)
Height: 18.3 meters Weight: 55.1 metric tons Equipment: GN Drive Armament: GN launcher x 1, proto GN sword x 1, shield x 1 Allegiance:Celestial Being; Fereshte Note: A prototype version of the GN-001 Gundam Exia. Equipped with a mask to conceal the fact that it is a Gundam.
 * Designed by Kanetake Ebikawa
 * Unit type: prototype general purpose mobile suit