CB-002 Raphael Gundam

CB-002 Raphael Gundam (aka Raphael Gundam, Raphael), is the successor unit to the GN-008GNHW/B Seravee Gundam GNHW/B, featured in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer. The unit is piloted by Tieria Erde.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
Raphael is the product combination between Innovators and Celestial Being MS technology, produced by Tiera for his own personal use. Technical and combat data from GNZ-003 Gadessa and GN-008GNHW/B Seravee Gundam GNHW/B were used as a basis, resulting in a hybrid heavy assault unit. Raphael is a departure from its predecessors as it is the first heavy assault Gundam without heavy body armor. This allows the unit greater mobility and flexibility in combat, however, in exchange, its defenses have been reduced. The MS frame was rebuilt from the Innovators' leftover materials and parts from Seravee. Therefore, its overall appearance has aesthetic elements from the GNZ-series and Seravee Gundam. Raphael is capable of extreme firepower and its backpack possess a hidden secondary form, similar to GN-008 Seravee Gundam.

The backpack components atop of Raphael are inspired from GNR-001 GN Arms. Attached to the backpack are detachable remote controlled GN Cannons. Built into each cannon is a smaller version of the GN Engines used by Ptolemy, suggesting the remote cannons have great speed and range. The cannons can fly off to remotely shoot down a target or physically be used to crush or push away enemy targets. Raphael's head crown still retains the horn-like design from GN-008 Seravee. It also has a green ocular sensor scope on its forehead, which is a new targeting sensor derived from Gadessa (and possibly from Cherudim).

Raphael is much like its predecessors, which were all high particle consuming Gundams. As such, Raphael contains a unique particle processing system, designed to process GN Particles of two different GN Drives. Like Seraphim attached to Seravee, the GN Drive is installed within the backpack of Raphael. When connected with Raphael, the unit processes green GN Particles for power. When detached, Raphael switches to its GN T Drive to process red/orange GN particles for power. This was most likely done because Raphael needs a large supply of GN Particles and a particle storage tank and/or GN Condensers wouldn't be enough to keep the Gundam powered in combat for an extended period of time. It was realized that a second GN Drive would be needed and without a original GN Drive available, it was decided to install a GN Drive Tau to supplement Raphael. This would allow Raphael to operate far longer on its own than it would if it had relied on large GN Condensers.

GN Big Cannon
Raphael appears to mount two GN Big Cannons, an evolution of its predecessors Virtue and Seravee GN Bazooka and GN Bazooka II. Differing from its lineage though, the Big Cannons are detachable and capable of autonomous movement, giving them an unrestricted field of fire and far greater range of movement.

GN Beam Rifle
Raphael is shown to carry a GN Beam Rifle similar in design to the rifles used by the Plutone and Nadleeh. Its exact power rating is unknown although the power output and size of the beam appears to be less than that of the Raphael's GN Cannons, suggesting a lower power rating.

System Features

 * Trans-Am System
 * Trial System
 * GN Field

Notes & Trivia

 * Raphael is the name of an archangel of Judaism and Christianity who performs all manner of healing and another one of Islam.


 * In the 2nd trailer for the movie, Raphael performed a move similar in appearance to the Wing Gundam Zero's iconic "Rolling Buster Rifle" maneuver, where the Wing Zero's pilot Heero Yuy would split the twin buster rifle into two rifles, aim them to either side of the mobile suit and fire whilst rotating the mobile suit.