GNY-002 Gundam Sadalsuud


 * Japanese: ガンダムサダルスード
 * Designed by Takayuki Yanase

A prototype to the Dynames, which appears in the side-story Mobile Suit Gundam 00P. Customized as a testbed for an array of sensor technology, installed in multiple locations across the unit. To accommodate, effective armor and equipped armaments are reduced to a bare minimum. The installed GN Drive and related devices are of the same series as that used in the Astraea, but the vernier propulsion design is the basis of the Dynames hip thruster. The revolvable equipment dock on the unit's left shoulder is a prototype to that used in the Dynames. Other features include movable panels attached to the front skirt, and a chest sensor located upon the left breast. The purpose of the sensor bar on the right shoulder is presently unknown.

Sadalsuud (سعد السعود lit: luck of lucks?), also known as Beta Aquarii, is the brightest star in the constellation Aquarius, which is associated with the image of the water bearer. The same image appears upon the face of the card The Star -- one of the twenty-two Major Arcana in the Tarot. The other Gundam test-types follow this naming theme.

Beam Saber
The Sadalsuud is armed with two beam sabers, stored at either side of its rear thrusters. As the weapons themselves are prototypes to the Dynames' beam sabers, their performance is unknown as of this time.

Revolve Bazooka
Primary armament, a multipurpose physical-round firearm with a revolver-style cylinder, variable in function based on the type of munitions loaded. Designed to accompany the sensor system as a practical testing device for the unit's aiming capabilities. An on-board sensor is situated beneath the barrel. A rotatable grip is attached to the top surface.

Sensor Shield
Its official designation unknown, a shield-like device normally secured to a revolvable dock on the unit's left shoulder, with movable panels attached at either side of the sensor plate in the middle of the outwardly-faced surface. A larger cylindrical sensor is located in the compartment furthest from the shoulder, used for the imaging of regions outside the effective reach of the unit's frontally-oriented fixed scan range.

GNY-002 Gundam Sadalsuud (Type-F)
Weight: 51.2 metric tons Type: Reconnaissance-Use Mobile Suit Allegiance: Celestial Being; Fereshte GN Sniper Rifle 1x
 * Japanese: ガンダムサダルスード (タイプF)
 * Designed by Takayuki Yanase
 * Height: 18.2 meters
 * Pilot: Fon Spaak
 * Armament:

As of the sidestory Mobile Suit Gundam 00F, the redesignated Sadalsuud (Type-F) has undergone significant armor upgrades, but not to such a degree that the effectiveness of its sensor system is compromised. A second sensor shield is mounted on its right rotatable shoulder dock, but no weapons are presently known to be equipped. The unit remains incapable of active participation in combat. Later, the Sadalsuud shows the ability to use the same kind of Sniper Rifle that Dynames used before.