GNT-0000 00 Qan［T］

GNT-0000 00 Qan[T] (aka 00Q, 00 Qan[T], pronounced "Double-Oh Quanta"), is the successor unit to the GN-0000+GNR-010 00 Raiser in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer. The unit is piloted by Setsuna F. Seiei.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
Designed and tuned specifically for Celestial Being's first Innovator, Gundam Meister Setsuna F. Seiei, 00 Qan[T] is the latest mobile suit (MS) designed by Celestial Being. Its blueprints originated from an Innovators draft and was sent over from Veda/Tieria (with level 7 clearance) for Celestial Being (CB) engineers to analyze and develop. As the successor to GN-0000+GNR-010 00 Raiser, 00 Qan[T] contains an upgraded Twin Drive System and possesses the new Quantum System.

The unit possesses two newly created GN Drives specifically made for its Twin Drive System. These solar furnaces are located on its back and underneath the shield, near the left shoulder respectively and was developed by a team led by Linda Vashti at Jupiter.

As a result of the new Twin Drive System, 00 Qan[T] doesn't need additional particle stabilizer equipment like 0 Raiser. The Quantum System is also the successor to 00 Raiser's Trans-Am Burst System, which allows Setsuna to expand his Quantum Brainwaves. It creates a massive quantum field that extends an Innovator's consciousness to communicate with sentient minds for advanced communications.

Like its predecessors (Exia and 00), 00 Qan[T] is a close combat-oriented mobile suit. Its primary weapon is the GN Sword V, the latest in the line of dual functioning weapons that can alternate between sword and rifle modes. A GN Shield is mounted over the left shoulder in a similar fashion to one of the GN-0000 00 Gundam's GN Drives. The shield itself can deploy 6 GN Sword Bits (stored on the sides of the shield) which serve many functions, but are primarily remote blades and don't possess any ranged particle weaponry.

The Sword Bits can be attached to the GN Sword V to form either a powerful buster sword or a buster rifle for combat. For added defense, 00 Qan[T] can deploy a GN Field by placing the 6 Sword Bits in a closed spherical formation and can activate Trans-Am to enhance its overall capabilities.

The head piece of the 00 Qan[T] acts as a controlling device for the Sword Bits, the particle controlling capabilities of the antennae have yet again improved, allowing the 00 Qan[T] to communicate using Quantum Brainwave interfacing. Ian Vashti has designed the head of the 00 Qan[T] to resemble Setsuna's previous Gundams, the GN-001 Gundam Exia and the GN-0000 00 Gundam.

The arm parts of the 00 Qan[T] were made to allow the 00 Qan[T] to wield it's close combat weapons to the fullest. The wrist joints were made to be so flexible that they actually could move like a human arm. The GN Condensers located within the arms have been improved, allowing GN Particles to be transferred to the weapons smoothly and effectively.

The leg parts of the 00 Qan[T] have built in AMBAC (Active Mass Balance Auto-Control) capabilities to allow it to achieve high maneuverability in zero-G conditions. The knee joints of the 00 Qan[T] were made to be as fluid in motion as a real human knee. Some parts of the legs were developed from the GNZ-series, while other parts bore massive improvements to the original parts from the 00. The remaining parts were derived from other GN Drive equipped mobile suits.

Being CB's most advanced MS to date, the 00 Qan[T] is so powerful that it could possibly have eliminated the entire ELS attack force single-handedly had Setsuna chosen not to communicate with them.

Armaments

 * GN Shield
 * A shield binder on the left side of 00 Qan[T] that is connected to its rear GN Drive via the same mechanism as 00 Gundam's "Drive Arm". Other than possessing 00 Qan[T]'s other GN Drive underneath, it also acts as the storage and quick-recharge unit for the GN Sword Bits when they are not actively used. There is also a hidden beam gun on the shield for missile interception purposes.


 * The shield can also swing to the rear of 00 Qan[T] and make the two GN Drives physically connect with each other. It is in this configuration that the Quantum System is used in order to amplify the power of the machine's Quantum field of communications. When the Sword Bits are deployed, they are expanded toward both sides of the GN Shield, and simultaneously fly towards the locked-on target.


 * GN Sword V
 * The 00 Qan[T]'s primary weapon. It is fully made from the green material used to make GN Condensers and is developed from the heavy GN Sword IV Full Saber. In conjunction to an ordinary rifle mode, it can also combine with the GN Sword Bits to either form a GN Buster Rifle or a GN Buster Sword depending on the formation. With all six GN Sword Bits attached to the sword, 00 Qan(T) possesses the ability to create a large beam saber similar to the Raiser Sword while in Trans Am.


 * GN Sword Bits
 * Stored on the GN Shield are six GN Sword Bits, of which there are 3 different types. The 2 A Bits are long bits which are usable as separate homing projectiles or as hand-held swords. The B Bits perform in the same manner, but can be optionally used as hand-held daggers and possess the ability to generate a beam saber. The C Bits are similar in function to the A Bits, but are half the size of the latter. They have hidden handles that enable them to function as hand-held swords . They also possess many attacking roles in Qan[T]'s arsenal such as attacking individually or forming up as a whole set with the GN Sword V to become either a buster rifle or a buster sword..


 * In addition to offense, the bits can also create a GN Field when positioned together in a circle and aid in the initiation of quantization without 00 Qan[T] needing to enter Trans-Am by grouping into a circular, portal-like formation. Through combining an A bit and a B bit, a sword can be formed. The sword bits are robust enough to withstand a few attacks, therefore it is possible that they can have Shield Bit capabilities.

System Features

 * Quantum Brainwave Control System
 * Bit Control System
 * GN Field


 * Miniature Veda Terminal
 * In order to help Setsuna sort through the massive irrelevant data during the upcoming interface with the ELS inside their core ship, Tieria Erde ordered the installation of a miniature Veda terminal on-board the 00 Qan[T]. Tieria uploads a holographic version of himself to assist Setsuna.


 * Twin Drive System
 * Quantum System
 * Trans-Am System
 * Transition System

History
During Celestial Being's second encounter with the Extraterrestial Living-metal Shape-shifter, Gundam Meister Setsuna F. Seiei suffered a ruthless mental attack that left him comatose. While in this state, he lay immersed in a dream-like vision where the spirits of deceased Celestial Being members Lichtendahl Tsery, Christina Sierra, and Neil Dylandy offered him some words of advice and support.

Setsuna woke from the dream, filled with a new resolve and a certainty in his mission. He then sortied in the 00 Qan[T], joining humanity's last stand against the invading ELS. Setsuna's aim was to break through the ELS forces and reach their mothership in order to communicate with them. On the way, he sees Patrick Colasaur's GN-XIV begin to be assimilated and quickly fires on Patrick's mobile suit, saving him from assimilation and death. As the ELS GN-XIVs begin to converge on him, Setsuna deploys the 00 Qan[T]'s GN Sword Bits and arranges them to form a circular, portal-like GN Field. Graham Aker in his GNX-Y903VW Brave (Commander Test Type) also arrives to assist in defending Setsuna, and attempts to then clear a path for the Innovator.

During the battle, Setsuna disengaged the GN Field and combined the GN Sword Bits with the GN Sword V to create the Buster Rifle Mode. He then activated Trans-Am and fired a massive beam saber out at the ELS structure. While Graham's Brave was hit and partially assimilated, the ELS structure is shown to pull itself together and recover from the beam saber damage. Graham then decides to believe in the Gundam Meister's vision of a future built through understanding. He activates Trans-Am and charges full speed at the ELS mothership, slamming into it and sacrificing himself to create a hole large enough for Setsuna to enter.

Later, Setsuna reached the ELS core and activated the Trans-Am System in conjunction with the Quantum System, purging the 00 Qan[T]'s outer armor.With Tieria telling Setsuna to activate the best connection with the ELS, he activated Quantum Burst. Managing to communicate with the ELS, and seeing the ELS's story, Setsuna finally reached an understanding with them. Setsuna then agreed to become humanity's liaison and quantized to the ELS homeworld in order to foster a better understanding of each others cultures. Setsuna and the 00 Qan[T] then disappear, their fates unknown.

50 years after the events of the ELS War, Setsuna and the 00 Qan[T] returned to Earth, where he visited an aged and blind Marina Ismail in her country home. The 00 Qan[T] is seen outside with new armor and wings, possibly resulting from assimilation.

Variants

 * GNT-0000/FS 00 Qan[T] Full Saber

Notes & Trivia

 * 00 Qan[T]'s name is derived from the word quanta, the plural of quantum, a measure of subatomic particles.
 * The "[T]" on the 00 Qan[T]'s name means "Twin", meaning that the 00 Qan[T] uses a specially designed GN Drive to utilize the Quantum System.