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The GAT-01A1 Dagger (aka 105 Dagger) is a mass-production multi-mode mobile suit introduced in the original design series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV. Known pilots include Morgan Chevalier and Barry Ho.

Technology & Combat Characteristics[]

The GAT-01A1 Dagger is the other mass-production mobile suit, besides the GAT-01 Strike Dagger, to be developed by the Earth Alliance during the First Alliance-PLANT War using data from the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam. In fact, it is the "true" mass production MS that the Alliance had in mind, the Strike Dagger is a stripped-down version of it for quick production. The suit is commonly known as "105 Dagger" as it can utilize the Striker Packs used by Strike, and to differentiate it from the Strike Dagger. It also has the ability to be fitted with the same high-performance sensor suit used in the Strike's head and unlike the Strike Dagger, it is equipped with proper EMP shielding from the start, and fitted with two head-mounted antennae as well as CIWS, although the latter has been altered to use 40mm ammunition. Other armaments include a pair of foot-mounted 12.5mm anti-infantry guns, a pair of beam sabers mounted on the side armor, a shield for defense, and either a hand-held machine gun or beam rifle for ranged combat.

To reduce the production cost, the 105 Dagger does not have Phase Shift Armor and instead is equipped with a modified version of laminated armor used by warships, like the Archangel-class, on its vital areas. This also leads to the suit having better protection against beam weaponry. Furthermore, the lack of the power-intensive PS armor also increases the suit's effective combat endurance. During the war, only 23 units were manufactured, including 1 system verification unit and 2 prototypes. Production of the suit continues after the war ends and upgrades are continuously applied to the suit to keep it up to date. It is later replaced by the GAT-02L2 Dagger L sometime before the Second Alliance-PLANT War, but some units are still kept in service and they can use the new Striker Packs in use at that point.

Armaments[]

  • "Igelstellung II" 40mm Automatic Multi-barrel CIWS
The Dagger mounts two "Igelstellung II" 40mm multi-barrel CIWS guns in its head to shoot down incoming missiles or enemies at close range. Compared to the original "Igelstellung", these CIWS are smaller in caliber to increase the amount of ammunition available. By using the FCS automatic control system, the CIWS can automatically engage incoming enemy units.[1]
  • ES01 Beam Saber
The Dagger's main close combat weapon, a pair of them are stored on the side skirt armor when not in use.
  • 12.5mm Anti-infantry Gun
The most unusual armament of the Dagger is its shell-firing 12.5mm anti-infantry guns, one mounted on each foot. These small caliber guns are used to shoot down enemy soldiers on the ground and can cause severe damage to an area covered with humans. They are installed to avoid the criticism that mobile suit weapons are overkill against infantry.
  • GAU-8M2 52mm Machine Gun
One of the hand-held ranged weapons available to the suit. This weapon makes the Dagger one of the few mass-produced Earth Alliance mobile suits that can use a shell-firing weapon as their main handheld weapon, as most others use the more advanced and powerful beam guns/rifles. Although not as powerful as a beam weapon, it also does not drain energy from the suit's battery.
  • M703 57mm Beam Rifle
An alternative handheld ranged weapon used by the Dagger, it is the same rifle as the one used by the GAT-01 Strike Dagger. It can easily destroy a ZGMF-1017 GINN with one shot, but is mostly ineffective against armor with anti-beam coating. Has a grenade launcher at the bottom.
  • M703K Beam Carbine
Another alternate hand-held ranged weapon used by the Dagger, it is the same weapon as the one used by the GAT-02L2 Dagger L. The beam it fires is not as strong as that of most beam rifles but it is capable of rapid-fire, and its small size makes it easier to wield and very suitable for the group tactics often employed by the Earth Alliance.
  • Shield
The same shield as used by the Strike Dagger, it is meant to intercept attacks that the pilot cannot, or will not dodge. The shield is anti-beam coated to defend against attacks from beam weapons. However, the shield has its limit and can be damaged or even destroyed by extremely powerful attacks, such as a positron cannon blast.

Special Equipment & Features[]

  • Laminated Armor
The Dagger is equipped with laminated armor to protect its vital areas. However, unlike the one used on warships (such as the Archangel), the armor used here is made of heat-resistant ablative gel DPX-30, which is more commonly used by warships for atmospheric re-entry. While this offered no increased protection against projectile weapons, it provided defense against mobile suit-scale beam weaponry.
The Dagger is the first mass-produced mobile suit capable of mounting the same Striker Packs used by the original GAT-X105 Strike Gundam, allowing it to adapt to different combat situations. It is also able to mount the newer Striker Packs developed after the First Alliance-PLANT War.

History[]

In C.E. 71, the Earth Alliance rolled out its first five mobile suits as part of the secret G Project with the intention to create its own series of suits that could better fight against ZAFT's suits than the outclassed TS-MA2 Moebius mobile armors. One of these suits was the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam, which was able to mount Striker Packs to adapt to different situations. The Strike was also the only unit of the five prototypes which was not stolen by ZAFT. The EA eventually created the GAT-01A1 Dagger, the "true" mass-production version of the Strike. However, due to the need to produce as many mobile suits as quickly as possible to fight against ZAFT, the EA instead mass-produced the GAT-01 Strike Dagger, an emergency model which was a stripped-down (and less expensive) version of the Dagger.

Nevertheless, the Alliance put the Dagger into limited mass production during the war and full-scale mass production started after the war. Due to its ability to use Striker Packs like the Strike and the fact that the name "Strike Dagger" was already taken, it was nicknamed the "105 Dagger". The Daggers produced during the war were given to ace pilots like Morgan Chevalier, who used his suit with the AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker, thus forming the GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Dagger. Morgan used his Dagger in several battles of the war, among them the Second Battle of Jachin Due, as well as the South American War of Independence, during which he fought another EA ace pilot, Edward Harrelson. During the South American War, the GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X02 Sword Dagger seems to be a common model of mobile suit the EA sent to the area.

Eventually, both the Strike Dagger and Dagger were succeeded by the GAT-02L2 Dagger L, which was a combination of the two models and was introduced sometime before the second war. The Dagger lineage was eventually succeeded in the second war by the GAT-04 Windam. However, the Earth Alliance's Phantom Pain unit still made use of an upgraded version of the Dagger, the GAT-01A2R Slaughter Dagger, while some of the standard Dagger was still kept in service and participated in the defense of Heaven's Base against a massive ZAFT attack during Operation Ragnarök, these units were equipped with Launcher and Jet Striker Packs.[2]

Variants[]

Gallery[]

Lineart[]

Illustrations & Artwork[]

Games[]

Notes & Trivia[]

  • In Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Battle Destiny, the 105 Dagger comes in two forms like the Strike Gundam: A standalone form and one with Striker packs. The latter is also able to switch equipment mid-battle.

Appearances[]

References[]

  1. High Grade Gundam SEED 105 Slaughter Dagger (2006) instruction manual
  2. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny PHASE-38, A New Flag

External links[]


SEED MSV Mechanics
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Earth Alliance
Mobile Weapon
Strike Gundam's variations
GAT-01A1 Dagger | GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Dagger | GAT-X105+AQM/E-M1 Strike Gundam IWSP | GAT-X105+AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Strike Gundam
Duel Gundam's variation
GAT-01D Long Dagger | GAT-01D1 Duel Dagger
Buster Gundam's variation
GAT/A-01E2 Buster Dagger
Calamity Gundam's variation
GAT-X133 Sword Calamity
Forbidden Gundam's variations
GAT-706S Deep Forbidden | GAT-X255 Forbidden Blue
Raider Gundam's variation
GAT-333 Raider Full Spec

Moebius Zero's variation
AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker
Skygrasper's variation
FXet-565 Cosmograsper
ZAFT
Mobile Weapon
DINN's variation
AME-WAC01 DINN Special Electronic Installation Type
BuCUE's variations
TMF/A-802 P-Mod.W BuCUE Waltfeld Custom Type | TMF/TR-2 BuCUE Tactical Reconnaissance Type
GINN's variations
TMF/S-3 GINN OCHER Type | UWMF/S-1 GINN WASP Type | YF-3A GINN FEMWS | YMF-01B Proto GINN | ZGMF-1017 GINN Ceremonial Decoration Type | ZGMF-1017 Miguel's GINN | ZGMF-1017M GINN High Maneuver Type | ZGMF/TAR-X1 GINN Tactical Air Reconnaissance Type
GOOhN's variation
UTA/TE-6 GOOhN Underground Mobility Test Type
ZGMF-515 CGUE's variation
YFX-200 CGUE DEEP Arms
ZGMF-600 GuAIZ's variation
YFX-600R GuAIZ Experimental Firearms Type

METEOR's variation
Verne 35A/MPFM Multipurpose Flight Module
Orb Union / Three Ships Alliance
Mobile Weapon
Strike Gundam's variations
GAT-X105+P202QX Strike Gundam IWSP | GAT-X105+P204QX Lightning Strike Gundam | MBF-02+P202QX Strike Rouge IWSP
M1 Astray's variation
MBF-M1A M1A Astray

Skygrasper's variation
FX-550+P204QX Lightning Grasper


X Astray Mechanics
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Junk Guild
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame | YMF-X000A Dreadnought Gundam | TMF/A-802 P-Mod.W BuCUE Waltfeld Custom Type | ZGMF-1017 Works GINN

Transporter / Supply Ship
Cornelius-class
Serpent Tail
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-P03secondG Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second G | ZGMF-1017 Elijah's GINN

Transporter / Supply Ship
Serpaint Tail Transport Ship
Earth Alliance
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
CAT1-X1/3 Hyperion Gundam Unit 1 | CAT1-X2/3 Hyperion Gundam Unit 2 | GAT-01 Strike Dagger | GAT-01A1 Dagger | GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Dagger
Mobile Armor
TS-MA2 Moebius | TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero

Aircraft / Spacecraft
AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Agamemnon-class
ZAFT
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
YMF-X000A Dreadnought Gundam | ZGMF-600 GuAIZ | ZGMF-1017 GINN | ZGMF-1017M GINN High Maneuver Type
Orb Union
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GAT-01D Long Dagger | GAT-333 Raider Full Spec | GAT-X133 Sword Calamity | GAT-X255 Forbidden Blue | MBF-M1 M1 Astray | MBF-M1A M1A Astray | MBF-P01-Re2AMATU Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Mina
Three Ships Alliance
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Archangel-class | FFMH-Y101 Eternal | Izumo-class


Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Mechanics
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ZAFT
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AMA-953 BABI | AMF-101 DINN | AMRF-101C AWACS DINN | TFA-4DE GAZuOOT | TMF/A-802 BuCUE | TMF/S-3 GINN OCHER Type | UEMF/S-1 GINN WASP Type Custom | UMF-4A GOOhN | UMF-5 ZnO | UMF/SSO-3 ASH | UTA/TE-6P Geo-GOOhN | ZGMF-515 CGUE | ZGMF-601R GuAIZ R | ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior | ZGMF-1000/A1 Gunner ZAKU Warrior | ZGMF-1000/K Slash ZAKU Warrior | ZGMF-1000/M Blaze ZAKU Warrior | ZGMF-1001 ZAKU Phantom | ZGMF-1001/A1 Gunner ZAKU Phantom | ZGMF-1001/K Slash ZAKU Phantom | ZGMF-1001/M Blaze ZAKU Phantom | ZGMF-1017 GINN | ZGMF-1017 GINN Ceremonial Decoration Type | ZGMF-2000 GOUF Ignited | ZGMF-X23S Saviour Gundam | ZGMF-X24S Chaos Gundam | ZGMF-X31S Abyss Gundam | ZGMF-X42S Destiny Gundam | ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam | ZGMF-X56S/α Force Impulse Gundam | ZGMF-X56S/β Sword Impulse Gundam | ZGMF-X56S/γ Blast Impulse Gundam | ZGMF-X88S Gaia Gundam | ZGMF-X666S Legend Gundam

Land Vehicle
Cargo Truck | Command Vehicle | Connected Armored Vehicle | PLANT Elecar | Mobile Command Truck | Supply Truck
Land Battleship
Compton-class | Lesseps-class | Petrie-class
Naval Ship / Submarine
Patrol Boat | Vosgulov-class
Aircraft / Spacecraft
Agile | Command Shuttle | Guul | Gyro Helicopter | Jet Fan Helicopter | Silhouette Flyer | Space Shuttle | YFX-M56S Core Splendor
Transporter / Supply Ship
Descent Capsule | Descent Capsule Carrier | VoLPHAU | VTOL Supply Transport
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Gondwana-class | Laurasia-class | LHM-BB01 Minerva | Nazca-class
Super Weapon
Neo-GENESIS | Neutron Stampeder
Earth Alliance
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GAT-01A1 Dagger | GAT-01A1+AQM/E-A4E1 Jet Dagger | GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X03 Launcher Dagger | GAT-02L2 Dagger L | GAT-02L2+AQM/E-A4E1 Jet Dagger L | GAT-02L2+AQM/E-M11 Doppelhorn Dagger L | GAT-04 Windam | GAT-04+AQM/E-A4E1 Jet Windam | GAT-04+AQM/E-M11 Doppelhorn Windam | GAT-04+Mk438/B Multi Striker Windam | GAT-333 Raider Full Spec | GAT-707E Forbidden Vortex | GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundam | RGX-01 Chaos Gundam | RGX-02 Abyss Gundam | RGX-03 Gaia Gundam
Mobile Armor
TS-MA4F Exus | TS-MB1B Euclid | YMAF-X6BD Zamza-Zah | YMAG-X7F Gells-Ghe

Land Vehicle
Bulldog | Cargo Truck | Linear Gun Tank | Radar Truck | Self-Propelled Linear Howitzer
Land Battleship
Hannibal-class
Naval Ship / Submarine
Arkansas-class | Attack Submarine | Danilov-class | Des Moines-class | Fraser-class | Spengler-class
Aircraft / Spacecraft
F-7D Spearhead | VTOL Fighter
Transporter / Supply Ship
Transport Plane | VTOL Transport
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Agamemnon-class | Drake-class | Girty Lue-class | Nelson-class
Super Weapon
Requiem
Orb Union
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-M1 M1 Astray | MBF-M1+EF-24R M1 Astray Shrike | MVF-M11C Murasame | MVF-M11C Murasame Reconnaissance Type | ORB-01 Akatsuki Gundam

Land Vehicle
Orb Military Vehicle
Naval Ship
Aegis-class | Kuraomikami-class | Rubber Boat | Takemikazuchi
Aircraft / Spacecraft
Albatross | Heli | Seiran Family Shuttle | Orb Union Shuttle
Transporter / Supply Ship
Transport Ship
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Izumo-class
Three Ships Alliance
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GAT-02L2 Dagger L | MBF-02 Strike Rouge | MBF-02+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Rouge | MBF-02+EW454F Strike Rouge Ootori | MVF-M11C Murasame | ORB-01 Akatsuki Gundam | ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam | ZGMF-X19A ∞ Justice Gundam | ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam | ZGMF-X88S Gaia Gundam | ZGMF-XX09T DOM Trooper
Support Weapon
METEOR

Aircraft / Spacecraft
FX-550 Skygrasper | Investigation Shuttle | Orb Union Shuttle
Transporter / Supply Ship
Descent Capsule
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Agamemnon-class | Archangel-class | Drake-class | FFMH-Y101 Eternal | Izumo-class | Laurasia-class | Nazca-class | Nelson-class
Terrorists / Civilians
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
ZGMF-1017M2 GINN High Maneuver Type II
Mobile Pod
Work Pod

Land Vehicle
Buggy
Aircraft
Press VTOL


Destiny Astray Mechanics
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Junk Guild / Civilians
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AMF-103A DINN RAVEN | MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame | MBF-P02 Astray Red Frame Mars Jacket | MWF-JG71 Raysta | YMF-X000A/H Dreadnought H | ZGMF-1001 Madigan's ZAKU Phantom | ZGMF-1001/AAL Madigan's Noctiluca ZAKU Phantom | ZGMF-1017 Works GINN | ZGMF-1017AS GINN Assault Type | ZGMF-X12 Gundam Astray Out Frame | ZGMF-X12A Testament Gundam | ZGMF-X12D Gundam Astray Out Frame D | ZGMF-X12D/θ Destiny Gundam Astray Out Frame D

Aircraft / Spacecraft
FX-550 Skygrasper
Transporter / Supply Ship
Marseille III-class | Re.H.O.M.E.
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Agamemnon-class | Nazca-class
Serpent Tail
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-P03secondG Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second G | MBF-P03secondL Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second L | ZGMF-1001 Elijah's ZAKU Phantom | ZGMF-1017 Elijah's GINN

Support Weapon
METEOR
United States of South America
Mobile Suit
GAT-01 Strike Dagger | GAT-01A1 Dagger | GAT-333 Raider Full Spec | GAT-X133 Sword Calamity | GAT-X255 Forbidden Blue
ZAFT
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AME-WAC01 DINN Special Electronic Installation Type | AMF-101 DINN | UMF-4A GOOhN | YFX-200 CGUE DEEP Arms | ZGMF-600 GuAIZ | ZGMF-601R GuAIZ R | ZGMF-1000 Hospital ZAKU Warrior | ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior | ZGMF-1001/K Slash ZAKU Phantom | ZGMF-1001/M Blaze ZAKU Phantom | ZGMF-1017 GINN | ZGMF-1017M GINN High Maneuver Type | ZGMF-X24S Chaos Gundam | ZGMF-X31S Abyss Gundam | ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam | ZGMF-X56S/α Force Impulse Gundam | ZGMF-X56S/β Sword Impulse Gundam | ZGMF-X56S/γ Blast Impulse Gundam | ZGMF-X56S/θ Destiny Impulse Gundam | ZGMF-X56S/ε Abyss Impulse Gundam | ZGMF-X56S/δ Chaos Impulse Gundam | ZGMF-X56S/ζ Gaia Impulse Gundam | ZGMF-X88S Gaia Gundam | ZGMF-X999A ZAKU Mass Production Trial Type
Mobile Armor
XMF-P192P Proto-Chaos

Aircraft / Spacecraft
Guul | Transport Helicopter | Silhouette Flyer | YFX-M56S Core Splendor
Cruiser / Mother Ship
LHM-BB01 Minerva | Nazca-class
Earth Alliance
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GAT-01 Strike Dagger | GAT-01A1 Dagger | GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X02 Sword Dagger | GAT-01A1+AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Dagger | GAT-02L2 Dagger L | GAT-02L2+AQM/E-X02 Sword Dagger L | GAT-02L2+AQM/E-X03 Launcher Dagger L | GAT-02L2+AQM/E-M11 Doppelhorn Dagger L | GAT-04+AQM/E-X01 Aile Windam | GAT-333 Raider Full Spec | GAT-706S Deep Forbidden | GAT-SO2R N Dagger N | GAT-X133 Sword Calamity | GAT-X255 Forbidden Blue | RGX-00 Testament Gundam | RGX-01 Chaos Gundam | RGX-02 Abyss Gundam | RGX-03 Gaia Gundam | RGX-04 Proto-Saviour | RGX-04+X11A Proto-Saviour+11
Mobile Armor
TS-MA4F Exus | TSX-MA717/ZD Pergrande | YMAG-X7F Gells-Ghe

Land Vehicle
Self-Propelled Linear Howitzer | Bulldog
Ship / Submarine
Spengler-class
Aircraft / Spacecraft
AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Agamemnon-class | Girty Lue-class
Orb Union
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GAT-X133 Sword Calamity | MBF-M1A M1A Astray | MBF-P01-Re2AMATU Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Mina


Destiny Astray B Mechanics
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Serpent Tail
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-P03D Gundam Astray Blue Frame D | MBF-P03secondG Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second G | MBF-P03secondL Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second L | ZGMF-1001 Elijah's ZAKU Phantom
Actaeon Industries
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-P0X Gundam Astray Noir
Orb Union
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-P01-Re2AMATU Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Mina
Librarian Works
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame
Civilians
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam (Lily Thevalley Custom) | MBF-P0X Gundam Astray Noir | MBF-P0XD Gundam Astray Noir D | ZGMF-X12A Testament Gundam | ZGMF-2000 GOUF Ignited | ZGMF-X2000CQGB&S GOUF Crusher | ZGMF-X2000CQGB&S GOUF Crusher Custom
Unknown
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GAT-01A1 Dagger


Δ Astray Mechanics
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Mars / Junk Guild / DSSD
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GSF-YAM01 Δ Astray | GSF-YAM02 Guardshell | MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame | MBF-JG73MJ Mars Jacket | MWF-JG71 Raysta | MMF-JG73L ∇ | MWF-JG73 Civilian Astray JG Custom
Mobile Armor
GSW-M02 Mars Tank

Transporter
Acidalium
Earth Alliance
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GAT-01A1 Dagger | GAT-01A2R Slaughter Dagger | GAT-02L2 Dagger L | GAT-X1022 Blu Duel Gundam | GAT-X103AP Verde Buster Gundam | GAT-X105E Strike Gundam E | GAT-X105E+AQM/E-M1 Strike Gundam E IWSP | GAT-X105E Strike Noir Gundam | GAT-X207SR Nero Blitz Gundam | GAT-X303AA Rosso Aegis Gundam | GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundam

Cruiser / Mother Ship
Nelson-class
Orb Union
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GAT-01A2R 105 Slaughter Dagger | MBF-M1 M1 Astray | MBF-P01-Re2AMATU Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Mina | MVF-M11C Murasame

Ship
Takemikazuchi
ZAFT
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
TMF/A-802W2 Kerberos BuCUE Hound | ZGMF-1000 Kerberos ZAKU Warrior | ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior | ZGMF-1000/A1 Gunner ZAKU Warrior | ZGMF-1000/M Blaze ZAKU Warrior | ZGMF-1001 ZAKU Phantom | ZGMF-1001/K Slash ZAKU Phantom | ZGMF-1001/M Blaze ZAKU Phantom
Three Ships Alliance
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam
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