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AGX-04A1 Gerbera Tetra Kai

AGX-04A1 Gerbera Tetra Kai (AGX-04A1 ガーベラ・テトラ改)

Unit Type
Prototype Assault Mobile Suit

Profile

Developed from

AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra

Manufacturer

Anaheim Electronics

General Characteristics

Power-plant

Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor

Pilot Accommodations

Pilot only (in cockpit in torso)

Standard Armaments

Fixed

4 x 110mm Machine Cannon
2 x Beam Saber

Handheld

X-04 Beam Machine Gun

Real World

Appearances*

Game

Gihren's Greed

The AGX-04A1 Gerbera Tetra Kai ("Kai" is the Japanese Kanji character "改", In English translates into "Modified") is a variant of AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra designed by Mika Akitaka. It first appeared in Bandai Visual's Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory laserdisc and later appeared in Hobby Japan's GUNDAM WEAPONS 3 as well as the Gihren's Greed video game. Katoki Hajime later re-design it as part of Gundam Fix Figuration in 2002.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

An enhanced variation of the Gerbera Tetra, the Gerbera Tetra Kai was designed with the concept of turning the optional Sturm Booster into fixed equipment, greatly improving its thrust and mobility. Its main weapon, the beam machine gun, was also said to be enhanced.^[1]

Armaments

110mm Machine Cannon: The Gerbera Tetra Kai is equipped with four 110mm machine cannons, two mounted on each forearm, with the magazines attached to the elbows. They are much stronger than the 60mm vulcan guns mounted in the head of the Gundam and GM-type mobile suits, and combined with their excellent rate of fire, they are extremely effective in mid-close range mobile suit combat.

Beam Saber: The beam saber is a small device held in the mobile suit's hands when deployed and is powered by a rechargeable energy capacitor. It emits high-energy Minovsky particles to form a blade-shaped I-field (via manipulation of electromagnetic fields), and then fills this I-field shell with superheated Minovsky particle plasma to produce an effective cutting blade. The Gerbera Tetra Kai has two beam sabers stored in an unknown location.

X-04 Beam Machine Gun: A prototype beam weapon that continuously fires pulse shaped beams and excels in sweeping fire and assault use, causing widespread destruction by multiple shots. As the technology for intermittently firing mega particles is under development, a cooling jacket and a coolant tank is connected to the barrel and the lower part of the barrel respectively. A forced cooling nozzle is also located at the back of the generator section. When the gun has reached its operating limit, the top part of the generator section slides out for forced cooling and a limiter is also activated, disabling the rapid-fire mode. Reactivation of the mode requires a new coolant tank.

History

Little is known about the Gerbera Tetra Kai, other than that it was apparently an enhancement plan for the Gerbera Tetra intended to be piloted by Cima Garahau after her betrayal of the Delaz Fleet.^[1] As the Gerbera Tetra was destroyed at the end of Operation Stardust, the Gerbera Tetra Kai never came into existence.

Gallery

Illustration & Artwork

Game

Gunpla

Action Figures

Notes & Trivia

Since the original Gerbera Tetra Kai model was based on an illustration of the upper body, the modeler had to improvise for the rest of the model. The Gerbera Tetra Kai model in Gihren's Greed: Blood of Zeon was based on this model.
Hajime Katoki's redesign of Gerbera Tetra Kai for Gundam Fix Figuration featured a drastically altered back design.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 SD Gundam G Generation Genesis unit profile

External links

[SD-1] 1.0 ^1.1 SD Gundam G Generation Genesis unit profile

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-{{Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2
+{{Infobox/Mobile Weapon
 |image=Gerbera Tetra Kai.png
 |transformable=No
 |production=Prototype
-|specialized=General Purpose
 |usage=Assault
 |type=Suit
+|kanji=AGX-04A1 ガーベラ・テトラ改
-|OfficialName=Gerbera Tetra Kai
-|designation=AGX-04A1
 |archetype=AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra
-|first=0083
+|first=
 |era=Universal Century
+|series=Gihren's Greed
-|series=Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Hobby Japan, Gundam Fix Figuration, Gihren's Greed, SD Gundam G Generation,
 |manufacturer=Anaheim Electronics,
 |powerplant=Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
-|paccommodation=Pilot only (in cockpit in torso)
+|paccommodation=Pilot only~in cockpit in torso
-|armaments=4 x 110mm Machine Cannon
+|fixedArmaments=4 x 110mm Machine Cannon
 x Beam Saber
-|OptionalEquip=X-04 Beam Machine Gun
+|handheldArmaments=X-04 Beam Machine Gun
-}}The '''AGX-04A1 Gerbera Tetra Kai''' ("''Kai''" is the Japanese Kanji character "改", In English translates into "''Modified''") is a variant of [[AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra]] designed by Mika Akitaka. It first appeared in Bandai Visual's [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]] laser disc and later made appearance in Hobby Japan's ''GUNDAM WEAPONS 3'' as well as [[Gihren's Greed]] video game. Katoki Hajime later re-design it as part of [[Gundam Fix Figuration]] in 9/2002.
+}}The '''AGX-04A1 Gerbera Tetra Kai''' ("''Kai''" is the Japanese Kanji character "改", In English translates into "''Modified''") is a variant of [[AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra]] designed by Mika Akitaka. It first appeared in Bandai Visual's [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]] laserdisc and later appeared in Hobby Japan's ''GUNDAM WEAPONS 3'' as well as the [[Gihren's Greed]] video game. Katoki Hajime later re-design it as part of [[Gundam Fix Figuration]] in 2002.
 ==Technology & Combat Characteristics==
+An enhanced variation of the Gerbera Tetra, the Gerbera Tetra Kai was designed with the concept of turning the optional Sturm Booster into fixed equipment, greatly improving its thrust and mobility. Its main weapon, the beam machine gun, was also said to be enhanced.<ref name="SD">[[SD Gundam G Generation|''SD Gundam G Generation Genesis'']] unit profile</ref>
-The AGX-04A1 Gerbera Tetra Kai is a unit with less modified parts from the [[RX-78GP04G Gundam "Gerbera"]] and would be able to maintain more of the original specifications of the RX-78GP04G.
 ==Armaments==
 ;*110mm Machine Cannon
-:The Gerbera Tetra Kai is equipped with four 110mm machine cannons, two mounted on each forearm. They are much stronger than the vulcan guns mounted in the head of the Gundam and GM-type mobile suits, and combined with their excellent rate of fire, they are extremely effective in mid-close range mobile suit combat.
+:The Gerbera Tetra Kai is equipped with four 110mm machine cannons, two mounted on each forearm, with the magazines attached to the elbows. They are much stronger than the 60mm vulcan guns mounted in the head of the Gundam and GM-type mobile suits, and combined with their excellent rate of fire, they are extremely effective in mid-close range mobile suit combat.
 ;*Beam Saber
-:The beam saber is a small cylindrical device held in the mobile suit's hands when deployed and is powered by a rechargeable energy capacitor. It emits high-energy Minovsky particles to form a blade-shaped I-field (via manipulation of electromagnetic fields), and then fills this I-field shell with superheated Minovsky particle plasma to produce an effective cutting blade. The beam saber is capable of cutting through any metal that has not been treated with anti-beam coating.
+:The beam saber is a small device held in the mobile suit's hands when deployed and is powered by a rechargeable energy capacitor. It emits high-energy Minovsky particles to form a blade-shaped I-field (via manipulation of electromagnetic fields), and then fills this I-field shell with superheated Minovsky particle plasma to produce an effective cutting blade. The Gerbera Tetra Kai has two beam sabers stored in an unknown location.
 ;*X-04 Beam Machine Gun
+:A prototype beam weapon that continuously fires pulse shaped beams and excels in sweeping fire and assault use, causing widespread destruction by multiple shots. As the technology for intermittently firing mega particles is under development, a cooling jacket and a coolant tank is connected to the barrel and the lower part of the barrel respectively. A forced cooling nozzle is also located at the back of the generator section. When the gun has reached its operating limit, the top part of the generator section slides out for forced cooling and a limiter is also activated, disabling the rapid-fire mode. Reactivation of the mode requires a new coolant tank.
-:The beam machine gun operates on similar principles as a beam rifle, but it breaks down the concentrated mega particles so that it fired a burst of smaller less powerful beams instead of a single large coherent beam. Each individual beam in a burst was less powerful than the coherent beam from most other beam rifles, however because of the immense power in standard beams this was an issue of little importance. The burst did allow for a spread of beams, similar to a beam spray gun, allowing for a greater chance of hitting a target, yet holds the same range as a regular beam rifle. Because the beam machine gun will overheat from constant use, it was equipped with an automatic cooling mechanism.
 ==History==
+Little is known about the Gerbera Tetra Kai, other than that it was apparently an enhancement plan for the Gerbera Tetra intended to be piloted by [[Cima Garahau]] after her betrayal of the [[Delaz Fleet]].<ref name="SD"/> As the Gerbera Tetra was destroyed at the end of [[Operation Stardust]], the Gerbera Tetra Kai never came into existence.
 ==Gallery==
+===Illustration & Artwork===
 <gallery hideaddbutton="true">
-Agx-04-a1.jpg
-Gerbera-tetra-kai-girl.jpg|Gerbera Tetra Kai [[MS Girl]]
 Gerbera Tetra Kai.jpeg
-gerberatetrakai.png|Gerbera Tetra Kai/Cima as they appear in SD Gundam G Generation Overworld
+Gerbera-tetra-kai-girl.jpg|Gerbera Tetra Kai [[MS Girl]]
+</gallery>
-Gerbera Tetra Kai.jpg|Gerbera Tetra Kai as featured in Gundam War card game
+===Game===
+<gallery hideaddbutton="true">
+Gerbera Tetra Kai.jpg|As featured in Gundam War card game
 A1.jpg
 gbkaiggfur.jpg
+gerberatetrakai.png|With Cima in SD Gundam G Generation Overworld
 SD Gundam G Generation Genesis Gerbera Tetra Kai.jpg|As seen on [[SD Gundam G Generation Genesis]] for Nintendo Switch game
+Super Gundam Royale Gerbera Tetra Kai.png|As seen on [[Super Gundam Royale]] game
+</gallery>
+==Gunpla==
+<gallery hideaddbutton=true>
+GW3_Gerbera_Tetra_Kai.png|Custom built 1/144 model kit in Gundam Weapons 3 (1)
+GW3_Gerbera_Tetra_Kai2.png|Custom built 1/144 model kit in Gundam Weapons 3 (2)
 </gallery>
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 GFF_0010_GundamGP04G_box-back.jpg|GFF #0010 "RX-78GP04G Gundam GP04G Gerbera / AGX-04A1 Gerbera Tetra Custom" figure set (2002): package rear view.
 GFF_0010_GundamGP04G-GerberaTetraCustom_Sample.jpg|GFF #0010 "RX-78GP04G Gundam GP04G Gerbera" figure: product sample (left) with parts convertible to AGX-04A1 Gerbera Tetra Custom figure (right).
+Agx-04-a1.jpg|Front and rear linearts for GFF #0010 "AGX-04A1 Gerbera Tetra Custom".
 </gallery>
 ==Notes & Trivia==
+*Since the original Gerbera Tetra Kai model was based on an illustration of the upper body, the modeler had to improvise for the rest of the model. The Gerbera Tetra Kai model in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren's Greed|Gihren's Greed: Blood of Zeon]]'' was based on this model.
+*[[Hajime Katoki]]'s redesign of Gerbera Tetra Kai for [[Gundam Fix Figuration]] featured a drastically altered back design.
-==Reference==
+==References==
+<references/>
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/hobbyjapan/agx-04a1.htm AGX-04A1 Gerbera Tetra Kai on MAHQ.net]
 [[ja:AGX-04A1 ガーベラ・テトラ改]]