YMS-02 Union Blast

YMS-02 Union Blast is a mobile suit featured in Mobile Suit Gundam 00N. It was first mentioned in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Another Story: Road to 2307 the CD drama.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
The Blast is a power up version of the VMS-15 Union Realdo developed by Bell Factory. Although it possesses stunning capabilities, it is no match for the undoubtedly more advanced prototype, the Flag developed by Iris Corporation. It does, however, have some design features that are passed on to more advanced Mobile Suits later on. Examples of this include: the Linear Rifle design that is passed down to the AEU-09 AEU Enact, and also the MA mode that is passed on to the high speed combat form of the Flag, and also on to the GNX-903VS Brave (Standard Test Type) and the GNX-903VW Brave (Commander Test Type).

History
The competitor of the YMS-01A Union Flag to become the next maintay MS for Union. In order to determine which model became will be the victor, a mock battle between the two was held. The YMS-01A Flag was piloted by Graham Aker while the YMS-02 Blast was piloted by a superior officer (Sleg Slejar) of his. Graham won, but his superior's Blast crashed during the battle, killing him.