AGE-1 Gundam AGE-1 Normal

The AGE-1 Gundam AGE-1 Normal is the titular mobile suit of the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam AGE. The unit is piloted by Flit Asuno.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
The Gundam AGE-1 Normal is the prized possession of the Asuno Family which incorporates a special OS to counter the Unknown Enemy or UE. Since its development, the mobile suit is designed as a Legendary savior, holder of the mobile suit name "Gundam".

Developed through the data retrieved from the AGE device passed down from the Asuno family, the mobile suit is perhaps the only way to fight the UE through combat. Design wise, the mobile suit is intended to be versatile on equipping several arm and leg packs for combat. However, the unit's power lies within its OS, the AGE System, which allows the Mobile Suit to "evolve" and gain access to its three forms from experience in battle.

The suit is equipped with several basic weaponry such as beam sabers/daggers, a beam rifle and a shield. However, it can also can assume two other forms: the faster Spallow form and the more powerful Titus form, in which the arms and legs of the Gundam AGE-1 are changed.

The armor of the Gundam is strong enough to withstand attacks from a Gafran's beam Vulcan and its diffuse beam cannon with no apparent damage.

Armaments

 * DODS Rifle
 * The basic long ranged armament of the AGE-1 Normal. The DODS Rifle is created as a multipurpose weapon to shoot down enemy UEs as it can both assume on its normal and sniping modes. The DODS Rifle was capable of piercing through the UE's heavy mobile suit armor by spinning the beam like a powerful drill, generating enough force to destroy a Gafran with one shot. The DODS rifle has a limited number of shots, enough to keep a running battle going for some time but eventually repeated use without resupply will render the weapon empty. DODS Rifle can be stored on rear waist when not in use.


 * Beam Saber/Dagger
 * The AGE-1's close combat armament, which is based on the RGE-B790 Genoace's Heat Stick. The Beam Saber/Dagger can adjust its length for different combat situations.


 * Shield
 * The AGE-1's defensive armament. It's made much thicker and sturdier than the Genoace's shield.

System Features

 * AGE System
 * The AGE System is the Special OS for the Gundam AGE-1 engineered by the lineage of the Asuno family. It researches the evolution of living beings by digitizing the mysteries surrounding it and collects battle data to customize itself, grows alongside the pilot and is customized and used exclusively by the pilot itself. The only person who can use this system is Flit himself. In order to mobilize the Gundam, the AGE Device must be used.

History
The AGE-1 Gundam AGE-1 Normal's history begins as early as AG 108 when the AGE system was given to Flit Asuno by his dying mother. By AG 115 the Gundam had been completed. On the day of its first mobility test the Gundam received a trial by fire when the UE attacked the colony Nora. The first Gafran it destroyed was a defining point in the war as it marked the first victory against the UE.

Variants

 * AGE-1T Gundam AGE-1 Titus
 * AGE-1S Gundam AGE-1 Spallow
 * AGE-1 Gundam AGE-1 Normal (Daiki Version)
 * AGE-2 Gundam AGE-2 Normal

Notes and Trivia

 * The Beam Saber/Daggers are stored in a similar fashion to the GAT-X105 Strike "Armor Schneider" Combat Knife. Also like the Strike, Both weapons are also used to disable their first opponent.
 * The DODS Rifle's power is very similar to the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam's Beam Magnum.
 * The official spelling of the DODS/DOTS rifle is currently unknown. This is because a contradiction exists between the official subtitles from Bandai which uses DODS while the AGE-1's User Interface from Episode 2 and 3 use DOTS.
 * The Gundam AGE-1 in its Normal form has a strong resemblance to the RX-78-2 Gundam, with many similarities to the GAT-X105 Strike.