AMX-004 Qubeley Mk-II

After the successful performance of Haman Karn's AMX-004 Qubeley several variants were built during the First Neo Zeon War. The first of these was AMX-004-2 (AMX-005) Qubeley Mk-II which featured a dark purple color scheme and a hilted beam saber. The second unit, AMX-004-3 Qubeley Mk-II, was largely identical except for the red-and-yellow paint scheme and the addition of one new system.

Sometimes the Qubeley Mk-II uses the designation AMX-005.

Technology and Combat Characteristics
In terms of technology and performance the two Qubeley Mk-II units were virtually identical to the original Qubeley. The only difference is that the Qubeley Mk-II's stored an additional two remote funnel weapons in the tail binder giving the mobile suit a total of twelve remote weapons.

Of course since the Qubeley Mk-II mobile suits were designed for Newtype pilots they were outfitted with the same miniaturized psycommu system of the first Qubeley so that the pilots may control the remote weapons with their Newtype abilities. However the AMX-004-3 Qubeley would have a new version of the psycommu system installed that would allow its pilot, through the use of a psycowave amplifying headset, to remote-control the mobile suit from outside the cockpit.

Beam Launcher/Beam Saber
Stored in the Qubeley Mk-II's forearms is a set of duel purpose beam launcher/beam saber. When used as a beam launcher the weapons remain mounted in the forearms. When used as a beam saber the weapons are hand-carried.

Funnels
The Qubeley Mk-II's most dangerous weapons system are the 12 psycommu controlled remote funnel weapons stored in the mobile suit's tail binder. The remote funnel weapon was based off of the Elmeth's larger remote bit, its smaller size due to how it uses an energy capacitor system. Because the funnels don't have their own power generator they must recharge aboard the Qubeley after a certain amount of time.

History
Both Qubeley Mk-II were developed in UC 0088 during the First Neo Zeon War and are based off combat data from the original Qubeley.

The AMX-004-2 served primarily as a test unit for its pilot, a 10-year-old girl named Elpeo Ple, and was used to determine and measure the girl's Newtype abilities. Though the Mark II's weapons - and Ple's abilities - would be a serious menace to the pilots of the AEUG carrier Argama, the Mark II would finally be damaged and captured, with Ple defecting to the AEUG to join her adopted "surrogate brother," MSZ-010 ZZ Gundam pilot Judau Ashta. Later on in the war, Ple sacrificed herself and her Qubeley Mark II to protect Judau against the threat of her own "blood" - a powerful Newtype clone named Ple Two.

The AMX-004-3 was almost identical to the AMX-004-2 except for its paint scheme and the addition of the psycommu controller headset. The AMX-004-3 would be piloted by Elpeo Ple's clone Ple Two who would pilot the mobile suit against Judau Ashta/ZZ Gundam and Elpeo Ple/Qubeley Mk-II.