MSN-04 Sazabi

Sazabi is Char Aznable’s personal mobile suit in the movie Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
After Char Aznable returned as the leader of his own Neo Zeon faction in UC 0093 he ordered his engineers to create him a new mobile suit which would fit his pilot skills and Newtype powers. The result was the MSN-04 Sazabi which was later built by Anaheim Electronics. With an overall height of 25.6 meters the Sazabi is much bigger than most other mobile suits but thanks to the great number of thrusters it is much faster and maneuverable than other suits. Its main weapon is an abdomen mounted mega particle gun which is able to destroy several mobile suits with only one shot. Other weapons which the Sazabi can use are a shield with three missiles, a beam shotrifle and a beam tomahawk. Because Char is a Newtype the Sazabi was also equipped with six funnels which the pilot could control with his mind through the psycommu system. The Sazabi was also the first MS to be equipped with the revolutionary new psycoframe cockpit. This system increases the sensitivity and responsiveness of a Newtype pilot and thus the suit reacts immediately to mental commands.

History
The Sazabi was used by Char during all of his battles against the Earth Federation's Londo Bell Task Force and especially against his old archrival Amuro Ray and his RX-93 Nu Gundam, which was also equipped with a psycoframe system. Although Char was an excellent pilot he was ultimately defeated by Amuro who destroyed the Sazabi and captured Char’s escape pod.

Variants

 * MSN-04B (AMS-04B) Sazabi from Gundam Crossover Notebook II design series.
 * MSN-04II Nightingale from Beltorchika's Children novel adaption based on Char's Counter Attack rejected script.
 * MSN-04 Shanel from Meaningless War 0091 dojinshi.