G-Armor

G-Armor
G-Armor (Gアーマー)
Unit Type
Transformable Core Block System Support Craft
Profile
Developed from	RX-78-2 Gundam G-Fighter RGM-79 GM (Thunderbolt Ver.)
Developed Into	RX-92LAS G-Commander
Combines Into	G-Armor II
First Seen	0079 U.C.
Last Seen	0079 U.C.
Manufacturer	Earth Federation
Operator	Earth Federation Forces
Known Pilots	Sayla Mass Sleggar Law
General Characteristics
Overall Length	28 meters
Overall Width	18 meters1,800 cm <br />59.055 ft <br />708.661 in <br />
Max Weight	120 metric tons
Pilot Accommodations	Copilot in cockpit in A-Parts, copilot in cockpit of Core Fighter
Standard Armaments
Fixed	2 x Mega Particle Cannon 2-Tube Missile Launcher 4-Tube Missile Launcher 2 x RX-M-SH-008/S-01025 Shield
Real World
Mechanical Designer	Kunio Okawara
Appearances*
Television	MSG GBF
OVA	Evolve Gundam-TB GBDR: First Seen in Episode #8
Manga	MSG: WFH!
Game	Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space

The G-Armor is the combined form of the RX-78-2 Gundam with both parts of the the G-Fighter. Due to the G-Armor's ability to quickly deploy the Gundam after transporting the mobile suit, it is the most used combined configuration of the G-Fighter and Gundam.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

The G-Armor was the result of the Gundam combining with both the A-Parts and B-Parts of the G-Fighter. In this form, the G-Fighter's tank treads connected the A-Parts and B-Parts so that energy could travel between the two. After combination, movement and weapons were controlled from the G-Fighter's cockpit, though during the G-Armor's first appearance the Gundam's cockpit carried out fire control. Because its waist and arms were exposed, two of the Gundam's shields were mounted to its arms to protect both sides of the G-Armor. The Gundam can be released from the G-Armor in a process known as Bolt Out, during which the A-Parts and B-Parts separated from the mobile suit before automatically recombining into the G-Fighter. The shield on the right arm was originally discarded when this was done, but after a proposal by Amuro Ray, a special joint was implemented so that it could be mounted over the top of the shield on the left arm.

Armaments

• Mega Particle Cannon

The G-Armor's main armament is a pair of experimental beam cannons mounted on the top of the A-Parts. It used E-cap technology like the Gundam's beam rifle, but was much more powerful. The number of shots it could fire was increased when combined with the Gundam, as the G-Fighter's own generator could be linked to the Gundam's and operate together.

• 2-Tube Missile Launcher

A retractable 2-tube missile launcher was mounted on the underside of the G-Armor's nose. The missiles could be fired either forward or downward for anti-submarine use.

• 4-Tube Missile Launcher

A retractable 4-tube missile launcher was mounted at the rear of the G-Armor, below the main thrusters.

• RX-M-SH-008/S-01025 Shield

One of the Gundam's shields was mounted on each forearm. Weighing 10 tons, it was a simplification of the armor structure on the Gundam's body and was designed for shock diffusion and absorption rather than robustness. It featured a triple honeycomb structure, with a high-density ceramic material based on super-hard steel alloy sandwiched between aramid fibers and an outermost layer made of luna titanium alloy. The surface of the shield was filled with a resin made of a polymer material for improved elasticity.

History

In the second season of Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, a G-Armor carrying a RGM-79 GM (Thunderbolt Ver.) participated in the Battle of A Baoa Qu and was destroyed by a MSN-01 Psycommu Test High Mobility Type Zaku II.

Gallery

Kunio Okawara Illustration

G-Armor (Gundam Evolve version)

Gundam Combat

G-Armor (from Gundam Perfect File)

G-Armor as featured in Mobile Suit Gundam: We're Federation Hooligans!!

G-Armor as featured in Gundam Build Fighters TV series. Note the shoulders and Beam Spray Gun suggest a RGM-79 GM inside.

As seen on Mobile Suit Gundam Online.

Gunpla

1/144 Original G-Armor (1981): box art

1/144 First Grade G-Armor full-action resin cast model (2000): box art

1/144 HGUC G-Armor (2004): box art

1/100 MG G-Armor (Real Type Color; 2009): box art

1/250 Original G-Armor (1984): box art

SD Gundam BB Senshi G-Armor (1989): box art

SDGG RX-78-2 Gundam G-Armor (1999): box art

Action Figures

Mobile Suit in Action (MSiA / MIA) "RX-78 Gundam & G-Fighter" double set (North American release; 2001): package front view

MSiA / MIA "RX-78 Gundam & G-Fighter" double set (North American release; 2001): package rear view showing convertibility to G-Armor

Gundam Fix Figuration (GFF) #0004 "G-Armor (RX-78 Gundam + G-Fighter) figure set (2001): package front view

GFF #0004 "G-Armor (RX-78 Gundam + G-Fighter) figure set (2001): package rear view

GFF #0007 "G-3 G-Armor (RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam + G-Fighter) figure set (2002): package front view

GFF #0007 "G-3 G-Armor (RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam + G-Fighter) figure set (2002): package front view

GFF "G-Armor (Translucent Model)" figure set as part of "Gundam Fix Deluxe Box" (Limited release; 2002): product sample

GFF "G-Armor (Translucent Model)" figure set (Limited release; 2002): package front view

GFF "G-Armor (Translucent Model)" figure set (Limited release; 2002): package rear view

Gundam Fix Figuration Metal Composite (GFFMC) "G-3 Limited [RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam "Ver. Ka" + G-Fighter (G-3 version)]" figure set (Limited release; 2007): package front view.

GFFMC "G-3 Limited [RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam "Ver. Ka" + G-Fighter (G-3 version)]" figure set (Limited release; 2007): package rear view.

GFF #0007 "G3 G-Armor" (2002): product sample - G-3 G-Armor

Notes and Trivia

• The G-Armor mounts two shields, one on each side attached to the Gundam's arms. When the G-Armor seperates into the G-Fighter and Gundam, the Gundam's right shield dismounts and attaches in front of the left shield, supposedly creating a double-layered shield. Conversely, although the Gundam and G-Fighter can reconfigure into the G-Armor during battle, doing so leaves the side normally protected by the additional shield unguarded, as Amuro details in a briefing.
  • Due to stock animation reuse, often times the shield on the right side would simply disappear from the G-Armor rather than overlapping the shield on the left side when separating.
• The G-Armor appears in Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost as a playable unit. Though in-game it is another playable form of the Gundam, it is actually a reference to its original depiction in the anime as a more super robot-esque machine with its ability to combine with other segments to augment its abilities.
  • An image of the G-Armor's VS render was found within the console version of Extreme VS, indicating that at one point it would have been DLC.