ZGMF-2000 GOUF Ignited

The ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited is a commander-type mobile suit derived in part from the ZAKU series. The GOUF acronym means Guardian Of Unity Forerunner; rather curiously as the GOUF is a successor to the ZAKU, not a forerunner. It is intended to be a replacement for the commander and ace pilot use ZGMF-515 CGUE, as well as taking over from the stop-gap ZGMF-1001 ZAKU Phantom commander units. The GOUF Ignited shares many cosmetic similarities with the ZAKUs, including a decorative head similar to the ZGMF-1001 ZAKU Phantom and horn-like shoulder spikes reminiscent of the ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior. While it is not compatible with the ZAKU Wizard Packs, the GOUF is a high-performance unit with flight capabilities comparable to the AMF-101 DINN. It is armed with 4-barrel beam guns mounted on its forearms, along with multi-purpose heat rods contained in the wrists. The heat rod can be used to deliver an electric charge when wrapped around a target which can cause weaponry to explode, as well as heat up to such a degree that it can slice lightly armoured suits in half. In addition, it can carry a double-edged beam sword and a shield in its hands.

A variant model, the ZGMF-X2000CQGB&S GOUF Crusher, is a specialized close-combat mobile suit that features a heavy flail-like "spherical breaker" hammer, similar to that used by the Alliance's GAT-X370 Raider that can be attached to the heat rod. The GOUF Crusher's right arm is increased in size to handle the weight of its hammer, and a heavy "impace vice" grip is mounted on the left shoulder. However, the GOUF Crusher proves much less useful than the standard GOUF, and the design is abandoned for mass production. One unit is piloted by Henri Eugenie, a member of the elite FAITH detachment who fought alongside Heine in the Bloody Valentine War. When the GOUF Crusher plans are abandoned, he continues to use his prototype unit, and takes part in an underground assault during the Battle Of Heaven's Base.

A prototype GOUF Ignited is piloted by FAITH's ace Heine Westenfluss, and painted in the same orange color scheme as his old ZAKU Phantom. Heine and his GOUF are assigned to the Minerva shortly after of the Battle of the Gulnahan Ravine, but due to the intervention of the Freedom Gundam, it is destroyed in action shortly afterwards by Stellar Loussier's ZGMF-X88S Gaia, during a 3-way battle also involving Kira Yamato's ZMGF-X10A Freedom.

Later GOUF Ignited mass-production units are painted in a standard blue color scheme and designated ZGMF-2000 GOUF Ignited, but are otherwise identical to the prototype. A production-model GOUF Ignited is briefly stolen by Athrun Zala and Meyrin Hawke in their attempt to defect from ZAFT, but they are shot down by Shinn Asuka's ZGMF-X42S Destiny. A custom white colored unit is also piloted by Yzak Joule. During wartime, the GOUF Ignited begins to replace the ZAKU Warrior/Phantom combination, but the changeover is not complete by the end of the war and likely to be delayed several more years by the events of the war's final weeks.

ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited
Manufacturer: Integrated Design Bureau User: Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty Unit type: prototype commander type mobile suit Rollout: Cosmic Era 73 First Deployment: Cosmic Era 73 Overall height: 19.2 meters Weight: 72.13 metric tons Special equipment: none Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery Armament: MA-M757 "Slayer Whip" heat rod x1, M181SE "Draupnir" 4-barrel beam gun x2, MMI-558 "Tempest" beam sword x1, shield x1 Pilot: Heine Westenfluss

ZGMF-2000 GOUF Ignited
Manufacturer: Integrated Design Bureau User: Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty Unit type: mass production commander type mobile suit Rollout: Cosmic Era 73 First Deployment: Cosmic Era 73 Overall height: 19.2 meters Weight: 72.13 metric tons Special equipment: none Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery Armament: MA-M757 "Slayer Whip" heat rod x1, M181SE "Draupnir" 4-barrel beam gun x2, MMI-558 "Tempest" beam sword x1, shield x1 Optional armament: M68 "Cattus" 500mm recoilless rifle x1 Pilot: Athrun Zala, Yzak Joule

ZGMF-X2000CQGB&S GOUF Crusher
Manufacturer: Integrated Design Bureau User: Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty Unit type: prototype close combat mobile suit Rollout: Cosmic Era 73 First Deployment: Cosmic Era 73 Overall height: 19.2 meters Weight: unknown Special equipment: none Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery Armament: MA-M757 "Slayer Whip" heat rod x1, spherical breaker x1, impact vice x1 Optional Armament: MMI-558 "Tempest" beam sword x1 Pilot(s): Henri Eugenie