The AMX-014 Döven Wolf (ドーベン·ウルフ Dooben Urufu?) was an Neo Zeon mobile suit introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ.
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
The AMX-014 Döven Wolf is a highly advanced mass production mobile suit built by Neo Zeon and primarily assigned to elite pilots. It incorporated technologies obtained from Earth Federation Forces mobile suits that ended up in the hands of Neo Zeon, namely the ORX-013 Gundam Mk-V and the wreckage of the MRX-010 Psycho Gundam Mk-II. Its most notable feature is the Quasi-Psycommu system, which enables ordinary pilots to operate remote-controlled weaponry and launch all-range attacks just like the Newtypes or enhanced humans. This system is also equipped by other mobile suits including the Gundam Mk-V as well as Neo Zeon's AMX-103 Hamma Hamma.
The Döven Wolf has four wire-guided remote weapons that utilized the Quasi-Psycommu, the two INCOMS on its backpack that is armed with a beam gun each, and a pair of beam hands, wire-guided arms with built-in beam guns. The beam hands can also grab and electrocute the enemy machine. The commander version of Döven Wolf, which is visually identical to the normal version, is equipped with wireless beam hands and has a pair of hidden arms that are revealed after these beam hands are launched.
Another notable feature of the Döven Wolf is its powerful reactor, which has a power output of 5250kW, the highest seen in a mass-produced mobile suit during the First Neo Zeon War. This allowed the Döven Wolf to be equipped with several powerful beam weapons, including two mega particle cannons located in its abdomen, a pair of backpack-mounted beam cannons, and a powerful beam rifle that can combine with the abdominal mega particle cannons to form a mega launcher. The mobile suit is also armed with a pair of beam sabers, two backpack-mounted missile launchers, a pair of torso-mounted grenade launchers, a pair of 30mm vulcan guns, plus an optional pair of back-mounted anti-ship missiles.
Apart from its vast weaponry, the Döven Wolf maintains high maneuvering capabilities and decent speed for a mobile suit of its size thanks to multiple verniers and a pair of backpack booster binders which hold additional thrusters and provides extra control for the AMBAC system. After Neo Zeon was defeated, surviving Döven Wolfs continued to be operated by remnant groups, most notably the Sleeves, whose machines bear the group's distinctive markings.
Armaments[]
- Beam Rifle/Mega Launcher
- The AMX-014 Döven Wolf's primary weapon is its beam rifle. With a power rating of 12.5 MW, it is more powerful than most mass produced beam rifle at the time. A unique feature of this beam rifle is that it can connect with the abdominal mega particle cannons to form a mega launcher. In this state, the rifle barrel extends, the panels at the sides of the muzzle flip outwards, the grip and stock retract, and two side grips are deployed. With a power rating of 40.2 MW, the mega launcher is one of the most powerful beam weapons used by a mobile suit during the First Neo Zeon War.
- Mega Particle Cannon
- One of the main weapons for the Döven Wolf is a pair of abdominal mega particle cannons. These powerful beam weapons each posses a power rating of 5.3 MW, and can inflict heavy damage to enemy battleship or destroying a mobile suit in a single shot. They are connected to the Döven Wolf's beam rifle to form a mega launcher.
- Beam Hand
- The Döven Wolf's forearms can be launched and controlled via a guide wire, similar to the MSN-02 Zeong and the MRX-010 Psyco Gundam Mk-II, and maneuvered by built in verniers and small thrusters. A wireless version is used by the commander version of Döven Wolf. The beam hands are controlled through the Quasi-Psycommu system and has a built-in beam gun inside in its palm. They can also be employed to capture enemy mobile suits, and possess an electrical shock ability that allow electricity to flow through the cable and arm into a grabbed enemy machine. This electrical attack is severely painful to the enemy pilot.
- INCOM
- Another remote weapon designed for use with the quasi-psycommu system. These disc-shaped devices are armed with internal beam guns and controlled via wire cables. Every time an INCOM changes its flight direction, it deploys a tiny relay INCOM to hold the wire in place and maintain its connection to the mobile suit. When the pilot recalls the INCOM, it retraces its course as the wire is retracted. The built-in beam guns have a power rating of 2.0 MW, and as the wires cannot supply enough power to allow them to be fired continually, the INCOMs must be recalled so that the beam guns can be recharged.
- Beam Cannon
- A pair of beam cannons with a power rating of 4.2 MW each are mounted in the Döven Wolf's backpack booster binders. These binders can rotate over the shoulders, allowing the beam cannons to fire forward.
- Beam Saber
- The standard close combat armament of most MS, beam sabers are powered by rechargeable E-Cap and 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 Döven Wolf stores two beam sabers, with power ratings of 0.65 MW each, in the hip armor.
- 30mm Vulcan Gun
- A pair of 30mm vulcan guns, each loaded with 300 rounds, are mounted in the head. These shell firing weapons have a high-rate of fire but little power, they are ideal for shooting down missiles or other small, lightly armored targets.
- Grenade Launcher
- The Döven Wolf has a pair of torso-mounted grenade launchers.
- 12-tube Missile Launcher
- The Döven Wolf features a pair 12-tube missile launchers in its backpack booster binders. The missile tubes are loaded with AMS-01H Heavy Missiles.
- AMS-09R Anti-Ship Missile
- Each Döven Wolf can optionally mount a pair of AMS-09R Anti-Ship missiles externally on its backpack. They are larger than the missiles in the missile launcher.
Special Equipment & Features[]
- The Quasi-psycommu system was developed to extend the capabilities of remote control to non-Newtypes. This system can actively scan the pilot's brainwaves, no matter how weak they are, and then let the computer translate the thoughts into commands to be issued to remote weapons. Using the quasi-psycommu even non-Newtypes can control simple wire-guided remote weapons, such as INCOMs. The quasi-psycommu used in the Döven Wolf is based upon the quasi-psycommu built into the ORX-013 Gundam Mk-V and tested in the AMX-103 Hamma Hamma before being perfected and mass-produced.
- Hidden Arm
- The commander version of the Döven Wolf has a pair of forearms that are hidden by their wireless beam hands. These hidden arms are simple in design, possessing only three claw like manipulators, but allow the Döven Wolf to use handheld weapons such as beam sabers or the beam rifle while the beam hands are deployed.
History[]
The AMX-014 Döven Wolf is a mass-produced mobile suit introduced by Neo Zeon to serve as their mainstay mobile suit, beating out the competing AMX-011 Zaku III. While the Döven Wolf used some design concepts from the salvaged MRX-010 Psycho Gundam Mk-II, it is more influenced by the ORX-013 Gundam Mk-V, when a researcher defected from the Murasame Research Institute and took one of the three Mk-V units.
During the Neo Zeon civil war between Haman Karn's faction and Glemy Toto's faction that occurred during the First Neo Zeon War, many pilots of the Döven Wolf joined the latter and fought against Haman's loyalist forces. This badly decimated both sides, causing the Neo Zeon to be defeated by the Earth Federation Forces.
After the war, the asteroid base Axis was placed under the control of the Earth Federation government. At this point, several Döven Wolfs which remained there as reserve fighting strength were captured. These units were transferred to Anaheim Electronics' Granada factory and modified into the ARX-014 Silver Bullets, which were used for technical research into the quasi-psycommu system.
Several Döven Wolfs operated by Neo Zeon remnants (equipped with disk-shaped sub-flight systems due to the high gravity of the Jupiter sphere) were also seen chasing an AMX-004 Qubeley Mk-II (presumably piloted by a surviving Ple clone) near the Jupitris II. These mobile suits were destroyed by Judau Ashta and his MSZ-010S ZZ-GR.
In U.C. 0096, a number of surviving Döven Wolfs were used by the Sleeves during the Laplace Incident. These mobile suits were repainted in a blue color scheme and given the distinctive markings featured on many of the mobile suits used by the Sleeves.
Variants[]
- AMX-014 Döven Wolf (Worklach Banham Use)
- Introduced in the manga "Mobile Suit Gundam U.C. 0096: Last Sun", it is a customized Döven Wolf piloted by Sleeves' Worklach Banham. Besides a distinctive red and blue color scheme, it also has additional weaponry mounted on both forearms: a Large Beam Saber identical to that used by the NZ-000 Queen Mansa is stored on its right forearm, while a Shield from the AMX-103 Hamma Hamma is attached to its left forearm. The Hamma Hamma's Shield not only improved defensive capabilities, but also enhanced offensive power as it is armed with three Beam Guns, two Beam Sabers and a Space Mine Launcher.
- AMX-014 Döven Wolf (Olvo Marshev Custom)
- Featured in the game Mobile Suit Gundam U.C. ENGAGE, it is a customized unit used by ace pilot Olvo Marshev. Aside from its dark gray colors, it seems identical to the normal Döven Wolf.
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- OVAs and ONAs
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- Episode 2, Rerise
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