MSZ-008 ZII

The MSZ-008 ZII (aka Z-Two) is a prototype transformable attack-use mobile suit. It's featured in the original design series Z-MSV (Zeta Gundam Mobile Suit Variations) and the manga series Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Side Story: Mirage of Zeon and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn - Bande Dessinee. It was originally designed by Kazumi Fujita.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
Sometimes pronounced as "Z-Two" instead of "Zeta-Two", it was intended to be a successor machine of the MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam, which uses the simplified frame similar to that of the MSA-005 Methuss instead of the Ζeta Gundam's, which was deemed too complicated. The machine focuses on space use, thus the ZII's mobile armor mode lacks the waverider's ability of atmospheric re-entry and flight on Earth. However, its mobile armor mode has higher acceleration and maneuverability. The ZII is armed with a pair of beam sabers and a mega beam rifle, which has firepower equal to the Ζeta Gundam's hyper mega launcher. It also lacks the Bio-sensor which was featured in the Ζeta Gundam and it's later successor, the MSZ-010 ΖΖ Gundam.

Armaments

 * Beam Saber
 * The beam saber is the standard close-combat melee weapon of mobile suits descended from the RX-78-2 Gundam. The pair employed by the ZII Gundam are stored in hip recharge racks and are hand carried in use.


 * Beam Rifle
 * A beam rifle very similar, if not identical, to that used by the Z Gundam, which is a handheld weapon powered by a replaceable e-pac.


 * Clay Bazooka
 * A heavy projective weapon very similar, if not identical, to the Clay Bazooka used by the RMS-099 Rick Dias, which could fire several missiles that that breaks into smaller pellets to attack targets at long range. While not powerful as other models of bazookas, it can still take a mobile suit with one shot.


 * Mega Beam Rifle
 * The ZII's most distinctive new weapon, the Mega Beam Rifle is a long-barreled, handheld weapon. It can achieve output comparable to the Hyper Mega Launcher by connecting it directly to the ZII's main generator.

History
Originally designed as a successor to the Ζeta Gundam and keeping manufacturing costs were lowered, Anaheim Electronics constructed one prototype unit before the design team were requested to place priority on the ZZ Gundam for the AEUG. It is assigned to former AEUG Assault Squadron Commander Kei Kirishima during the events of the first Neo Zeon War to capture the asteroid base Axis.

Sometime after the war, the unit is transferred to Londo Bell for further testing as the whole mobile suit concept is used for the basis for it's streamlined version, the RGZ-95 ReZEL.

Variants

 * RGZ-95 ReZEL