The EB-06/tc Graze Custom (グレイズ改 Gureizu Kai?) is a mobile suit introduced in the first season of the Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS anime and is piloted by Akihiro Altland.[1]
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
The two captured EB-06 Graze units, belonging to Orlis Stenja and Crank Zent, were unusable because some of their parts were severely damaged, but Tekkadan mechanics, Nadi Yukinojo Kassapa and Yamagi Gilmerton, managed to combine all the usable parts to create a new single mobile suit, dubbed the EB-06/tc Graze Custom.[2] When Graze Custom's Ahab Reactor frequencies were scanned, it registers as Crank's unit.[3] This indicated that the suit uses the reactor from Crank's Graze.
While Tekkadan's mechanics have very little experience working with mobile suits, the Graze's series design focus of easy maintenance was a great help to them.[2] During the assembly of the Graze Custom, some of the Grazes' damaged parts like the head, shoulders and torso were replaced with Tekkadan's own custom parts.[2] A booster was also added to the back, improving the suit's thrust.[2][4] These new parts are painted mostly in white as that is the cheapest Nanolaminate Armor paint color.[5] The upper body armor's strength has dropped compared to the original, but since the suit is lighter overall, its mobility and turning is expected to be better in space.[2]
Armaments[]
- GR-W01 120mm Rifle
- The same standard range armament as used by Graze. High accuracy, high utility value as the main or support weapon.
- Short Rifle
- The 120mm Rifle can be configured into a short rifle by replacing the sensor equipped standard barrel with a short barrel. The short rifle has lower range and accuracy, but it is ideal for close combat-use in conjunction with the Battle Axe.
- GR-H01 9.8m Battle Axe
- Same close combat weapon as used by Graze. Because MS are protected by Nanolaminate Armor, direct blows are considered to be extremely effective during MS battle. The Battle Axe is an equipment developed for MS battle. It is stored on the side of the waist when not in use.
- Smoothbore Gun
- The same weapon as used by Gundam Barbatos. It is a 300mm caliber gun produced for use mainly in zero gravity environment and space, emphasis was placed on power rather than accuracy. It also has a 60mm machine gun at the bottom.
- GR-W02 320mm Bazooka
- A weapon captured by Tekkadan when Gjallarhorn forces withdraw after the battle near the low orbit station.[6] The bazooka is a rocket firing weapon developed for Graze's use, it is mounted on a special shoulder rack. The bazooka is positioned behind the shoulder rack when not in use, and rotates forward when deployed. Although there are two grips for the mobile suit's hands, it is possible to fire the bazooka without holding them.[7]
Special Equipment & Features[]
- Head Sphere Sensor
- Inherited from the Graze, a spherical sensor is mounted inside the head, it is revealed during optical long-distance viewing and precise measurement.
History[]
First Lieutenant Orlis Stenja's EB-06 Graze was captured during Gjallarhorn's first attack on the Chryse Guard Security headquarter. Subsequently, First Lieutenant Crank Zent's Graze was also captured when it fell to the ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos after an one-on-one fight. The EB-06/tc Graze Custom was assembled from the usable parts of these two captured Grazes together with some other custom parts. It was initially meant to be sold off to raise funds for Tekkadan, but after the battle at the low orbit station, it was added to Tekkadan's battle force instead and piloted by Akihiro Altland.[2]
The Graze Custom was then used in the battles with the Turbines, a subsidiary of Teiwaz, and later the space pirates Brewers. Following the battle with the Brewers, the Graze Custom was upgraded using parts from Teiwaz (Tekkadan had became friends with Turbines after their initial encounter) into the EB-06/tc2 Ryusei-Go. At the same time, the machine was passed over to Norba Shino, while Akihiro moved on to the ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion Rebake.
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Notes & Trivia[]
- The 'tc' in the Graze Custom's model number possibly stands for "Tekkadan Custom".
References[]
- ↑ Mobile Suit | 機動戦士ガンダム 鉄血のオルフェンズ
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 High Grade 1/144 EB-06/tc Graze Custom model kit manual| Translation
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam IRON BLOODED ORPHANS Episode 5
- ↑ Gundam.Info English Profile
- ↑ Great Mechanics G Spring 2016 | Link
- ↑ Official Twitter Message| Source
- ↑ High Grade Iron Blooded Orphans 1/144 Option Set 2 box text | Translation Link: [1]
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