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The GAT-X370 Raider Gundam is a transformable Mobile Suit introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. It is piloted by "Biological CPU" Clotho Buer.

Technology & Combat Characteristics[]

The Raider is a transformable mobile suit and the only second generation GAT-X machine to adopt the X300-series frame used by the GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam. Compared to the Aegis, Raider has improved anti-mobile suit capabilities when in MA mode and its transformation system is greatly simplified. It is actually a variant of the GAT-333 Raider Full Spec and maintains some of its predecessor's characteristics, like a MA mode specialized for flight and the two large fighter plane-like main wings that give it full atmospheric flight capabilities. These wings also boost Raider's turning capabilities and acceleration speed on earth and in space, as well as allow it to serve as a subflight lifter unit for carrying other mobile suits (usually the GAT-X131 Calamity Gundam). During battles, Raider often utilizes hit-and-run attacks and has Trans-Phase armor like the other second generation machines. The Raider is armed with both energy and shell-firing weapons (with some of them being usable only in flight mode) and uses the "Mjolnir" Spherical Breaker, a wire tethered mace, as its handheld weapon.

Armaments[]

  • "Ahura Mazda" Short-range Plasma Cannon
Usable only in MA mode, they are mounted in the middle portion of the claws and have a short firing range. They can also generate a short beam blade for close combat.
  • Dual 52mm Hyper Velocity Shield Cannon
A shield with a built-in double barrelled cannon, it can be used in both MA and MS mode. It is mounted on the left shoulder when in MA mode and on the right forearm when in MS mode. The 52mm hyper velocity shield cannons have two firing modes, semi-auto and full-auto.
  • M2M3 76mm Machine Gun
Two machine guns installed in the shoulders and are usable only in MA mode.
  • M417 80mm Machine Gun
Mounted in the MA mode's nose and usable only in this mode. It is mainly used to restrict enemy's movements during dogfight, but also has sufficient power to damage non-PS armored unit.
  • "Mjolnir" Spherical Breaker
An exceptionally dense spherical mace that can even damage enemy with Phase Shift armor. The mace also has a thruster to increase its speed and impact power, and is attached to a handheld holder via an anti-beam coated macromolecular cable. As a result, the "Mjolnir" can be spun rapidly on its long cable to form a makeshift shield effective at blocking both beam and projectile barrage. However, as the mace is not anti-beam coated, it can be cut in half by a beam saber. It is stored under the torso in MA mode.
  • "Zorn" 100mm Energy Cannon
A short range energy cannon mounted in the suit's mouth, it is usable in both MA and MS mode.

Special Equipment & Features[]

A new version of the Phase Shift armor (PS armor), the Trans-Phase armor is a two-layer armor system with the PS armor placed behind normal armor. The inner PS armor activates only when the normal armor is breached, significantly reducing power consumption and allows the equipped mobile suit to have a longer operational time as well as reserve more power for its weapons. Additionally, mobile suit equipped with Trans-Phase armor also do not change color when its armor is activated, unlike the original PS armor.

History[]

In mid CE 71, the EA collaborated with Muruta Azrael's Azrael Conglomerate to build three second-generation GAT-X mobile suits. These suits used more advanced technology based upon the old G Project mobile suits and were piloted by "Biological CPUs". One of these new suits was the GAT-X370 Raider Gundam.[1] The Raider debuted during the Battle of Orb, alongside the GAT-X131 Calamity Gundam and GAT-X252 Forbidden Gundam, and the trio battled the ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam and ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam to a standstill.[2][3]

After the Battle of Orb, the Raider and its "Biological CPU", Clotho Buer, was sent to space and assigned to the Archangel-class assault ship Dominion under the supervision of Azrael. The Raider eventually took part in several important battles at the end of the First Alliance-PLANT War, surviving until the Second Battle of Jachin Due.[4] There, it met its fate and was destroyed by Yzak Joule in the GAT-X102 Duel Gundam using the GAT-X103 Buster Gundam's hyper-impulse long-range sniper rifle.[5]

Variants[]

  • GAT-X370γ Raider Lagoon

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Notes & Trivia[]

  • Raider's head crest displays the text "OTTO X-370". "Otto" means "Eight" in Italian, and is likely a reference to the suit being the eighth GAT-X unit developed by the Earth Alliance.
  • The Raider's Spherical Breaker is named after the Mjolnir Hammer used by Thor, the Norse God of Thunder.
  • When the ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam was hit with the Raider's Zorn energy cannon, the beam was unable to penetrate the suit's PS armor, despite destroying one of the former's wings and plasma cannons. This is likely an oversight by the production team.
  • Though the Mjolnir Spherical Breaker is said to able to damage Phase Shift Armor-equipped MS, such is not the case in the game Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Battle Destiny. Physical damage is totally negated unless the meter is empty or the pilot has the "Pierce" passive skill equipped. Even so, it can down most mass-produced MS in one hit if used with the boost dash (regular melee hits deal the same damage as an average beam saber for some reason).

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