GAT-X105 Strike Gundam

GAT-X105 Strike Gundam
GAT-X105 Strike Gundam (GAT-X105 ストライクガンダム)
Unit Type
Prototype Multi-Mode Mobile Suit
Profile
Developed Into	Centaurea GAT-01 Strike Dagger GAT-01A1 Dagger GAT-X105B Build Strike Gundam GAT-X105B/EG Build Strike Exceed Galaxy MBF-02 Strike Rouge MBF-03+P208QX DRAGOON Strike ORB-01 Akatsuki Gundam
Variants	GAT-X105+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Gundam GAT-X105+AQM/E-X02 Sword Strike Gundam GAT-X105+AQM/E-X03 Launcher Strike Gundam GAT-X105+AQM/E-YM1 Perfect Strike Gundam GAT-X105+P202QX Strike Gundam IWSP GAT-X105+P204QX Lightning Strike Gundam
Combines Into	GAT-X105+AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Strike Gundam
First Seen	January 25, 71 C.E.
Last Seen	September 27, 71 C.E.
Manufacturer	Morgenröte Inc. Actaeon Industries (Re-manufactured unit)
Operator	Three Ships Alliance Archangel Corps Orb Union Earth Alliance Atlantic Federation OMNI Enforcer Phantom Pain (Re-manufactured unit)
Known Pilots	Kira Yamato Mu La Flaga Murrue Ramius Sven Cal Bayang (Re-manufactured unit)
General Characteristics
Overall Height	17.72 meters58.136 ft <br />697.638 in <br />
Weight	64.8 metric tons
Power-plant	Ultracompact Energy Battery
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only (in cockpit in torso)
Operating System	General Unilateral Neuro-Link Dispersive Autonomic Maneuver Synthesis System
Armor	Phase Shift Armor
Equipment
Standard	Hardpoints (for Striker Packs)
Optional	AQM/E-X01 Aile Striker AQM/E-X02 Sword Striker AQM/E-X03 Launcher Striker AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker AQM/E-YM1 Multiple Assault Striker P204QX Lightning Striker P202QX Integrated Weapons Striker Pack P208QX DRAGOON Striker
Standard Armaments
Fixed	2 × "Igelstellung" 75mm Automatic Multi-barrel CIWS 2 × "Armor Schneider" Combat Knife
Handheld	57mm High-energy Beam Rifle Shield
Optional Armaments
Handheld	Bazooka XM404 "Grand Slam" MMI-M100 190mm Anti-aircraft Shotgun Saber for Mock Battle
Real World
Mechanical Designer	Junichi Akutsu (draft) Kunio Okawara (cleanup)
Appearances*
Television	SEED: #1 - Episode #50
Movie	Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Special Edition
OVA	GBDR: First Seen in Episode #19 Evolve
Manga	SEED (M) GSA GS (TM) SEED Re
Novel	Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Novel)
Game	Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow Dynasty Warriors Gundam Reborn Gundam Versus Battle Assault 3 featuring Gundam SEED Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Battle Assault Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Generation of C.E. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Alliance vs. Z.A.F.T. II Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny

The GAT-X105 Strike Gundam is a prototype multi-mode mobile suit introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. Its primary pilot was Kira Yamato before it was passed down to former mobile armor ace pilot, Mu La Flaga. A re-manufactured unit was piloted by Sven Cal Bayang.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

The GAT-X105 Strike Gundam is the most versatile of the five Gundams in the Earth Alliance's G Project and can be easily configured for various types of combat. Using its Striker Packs, it can be outfitted for high mobility combat (Aile Strike), long-range assault (Launcher Strike), or melee combat (Sword Strike). In addition, the Striker packs are also equipped with backup batteries that can extend the Strike's operation time. Built on the X100 series frame first adopted by the GAT-X102 Duel Gundam, the Strike also has the Phase Shift armor system. In terms of armament, the Strike itself is equipped only with two head-mounted CIWS and a pair of combat knives stored in the side skirt armor, but it can also be armed with a bazooka, a shield, and a beam rifle. Later on, the Strike Gundam was equipped with a Natural-use OS to allow its new pilot, Mu La Flaga, to control the suit effectively.

Armaments

• "Igelstellung" 75mm Automatic Multi-barrel CIWS

Anti-aircraft defense cannons mounted on both sides of the head. These light projectile weapons are used to intercept missiles, to destroy lightly armored vehicles, etc.

• "Armor Schneider" Combat Knife

Stored in the Strike's side skirt armor are a pair of folding "Armor Schneider" combat knives. These knives do not need power from the suit, can be thrown, and their blades vibrate at high speed allowing them to pierce through most armor except PS armor.

• 57mm High-energy Beam Rifle

The Strike's primary ranged weapon, it can be stored on the side skirt armor, and can easily destroy a ZGMF-1017 GINN with one shot, but is mostly ineffective against suits with anti-beam coating. It has an additional handle that can shift to the side and is often used for extra stability when the Strike is firing its rifle rapidly.

• Bazooka

An optional ranged weapon, the bazooka fires explosive shells and is loaded with four magazines. As it is a conventional weapon, it does not draw power from the Strike's battery and this results in extended combat endurance. Another advantage is that the bazooka can be used underwater, unlike a beam rifle. The disadvantage of the weapon is that its greater size and weight makes it somewhat less mobile than the beam rifle. In the manga Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Re:, the Bazooka had an alternate Shrapnel munition.

• Shield

A piece of equipment designed to increase the Strike's defensive capability, it is mounted on the left forearm and/or handheld. The shield does not have Phase Shift armor, so it is not as durable as the Strike's armor, but it also does not drain energy each time it is hit. The shield's major advantage is that it is anti-beam coated and can block or deflect beam weapon attacks, against which phase shift armor is ineffective. The same shield is also used by GAT-X102 Duel Gundam and other mobile suits.

• XM404 "Grand Slam"

A large sword that is also known as an anti-ship sword. It was designed as an optional weapon for the Strike, and was intended to be compatible with any type of attacks, from striking to slashing, and the results of its operational tests were said to have been excellent. However, since it had already been decided that the Strike would be equipped with the "Armor Schneider", the specifications of this weapon were compressed to fit the GAT-X103 Buster Gundam, which does not have close-combat armaments. Unfortunately, this alternate plan did not materialize as the Buster was one of the four GAT-X mobile suits stolen by ZAFT not long after, and the prototype Grand Slam as well as the actual result of its operational tests were lost during the collapse of Heliopolis. Somehow, this weapon later reappeared in a ZAFT base, but it was stolen by the Strike and used to defeat ZAFT mobile suits.

• MMI-M100 190mm Anti-aircraft Shotgun

A weapon picked up from a wrecked AMF-101 DINN and used to destroy the UMF-4A GOOhN.

• Saber for Mock Battle

Equipment used in a mock battle with the ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam.

Special Equipment & Features

• Hardpoints for Striker Packs

The key feature of the Strike Gundam is its ability to equip additional equipment in the form of Striker Packs. Each Striker Pack is designed to outfit the Strike with the equipment needed to fulfill specific combat roles with maximum efficiency.

• Phase Shift armor

As with all of the G Project mobile suits, the Strike is equipped with Phase Shift armor. When this armor is activated, the Strike's color changed from a light grey to a white scheme with a bit of blue and red mixed in. The Phase Shift armor renders the Strike immune to physical attacks such as bullets, sword slashes, missiles, etc. However, Phase Shift armor continually drains the battery of energy, shortening the mobile suit's combat endurance, and uses up additional energy when it is hit.

History

To counter ZAFT's advanced mobile suits during the First Alliance-PLANT War, the Earth Alliance's Atlantic Federation secretly collaborated with Morgenröte to develop their own series of mobile suits under the G Project. On January 25, CE 71, five prototype suits were secretly rolled out at the space colony Heliopolis. However, ZAFT became aware of these machines, and infiltrated the colony, leading to the Battle of Heliopolis, where they stole four of the mobile suits. The only machine to remain out of ZAFT's hands was the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam, which was first piloted by EA lieutenant Murrue Ramius, and then by a civilian Coordinator named Kira Yamato. Kira rewrote the Strike's incomplete operating system to fight at its full effectiveness and used the mobile suit in battle against the invading ZAFT forces. However, he could not prevent the destruction of the colony. Following this battle, the Strike was entrusted to Kira. Thus, Kira joined the crew of the Archangel and fought against the pursuing ZAFT forces during its journey to Earth.

During the Archangel's journey to the Earth Alliance's JOSH-A headquarters in Alaska, Kira battled and defeated several ZAFT ace pilots, including Andrew Waltfeld and his TMF/A-803 LaGOWE during the Battle of Talbadiya and the ZAFT Reds who piloted the four stolen Gundams during the First Battle near Orb. On April 17, Kira fought an intense battle against his former friend Athrun Zala in his GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam at the Battle of the Marshall Islands. During the battle, the Strike was severely damaged by the Aegis Gundam's self-destruction, however, its remains were salvaged by the Orb Union. Kira himself was rescued by Junk Guild member Lowe Guele and brought to PLANT, where he stole the ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam with the help of Lacus Clyne.

Orb eventually rebuilt the Strike from the damaged remains and loaded it with the newly developed Natural-use OS. Following the defection of the Archangel crew who sought refuge at Orb in early June, the Strike became the personal mobile suit of ace pilot Mu La Flaga. Mu's Strike sparred with Kira's Freedom and was also involved in the Battle of Orb to protect the country against the Earth Alliance's invasion. During the Battle of Mendel, Mu used the Launcher Strike in the battle against his long-time rival Rau Le Creuset, who was piloting the new ZGMF-600 GuAIZ mobile suit. Unfortunately, the Launcher Strike faired poorly against the GuAIZ and was damaged in the battle. During the Second Battle of Jachin Due, the Aile Strike was heavily damaged by the superior ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam piloted by Rau, forcing Mu to retreat to the Archangel. Before he could enter the ship, he protected the Archangel from a positron blast from the EA ship Dominion. The positron blast badly damaged the Aile Strike, but Mu managed to survive.

Legacy

During the war, the Orb Union also developed their own mobile suit based on the Strike, called the MBF-02 Strike Rouge, which was piloted by Cagalli Yula Athha and deployed during the Second Battle of Jachin Due. The Earth Alliance also used the Strike's successful design as the archetype for several of its mass-produced mobile suits, such as the GAT-01 Strike Dagger.

After the war, Mu's damaged Strike was rebuilt using spare parts from the Strike Rouge, and it was given a new model number "MBF-03". Stationed aboard the Eternal, this Strike was used by Kira as a temporary replacement for his Freedom Gundam, which was yet to be repaired. When a group of rogue ZAFT soldiers led by Meia Shiva plotted to disrupt the ceasefire between ZAFT and Earth Alliance, the Eternal launched to stop them, with Kira piloting the "MBF-03+P208QX DRAGOON Strike", which is the MBF-03 equipped with a new Striker pack, the "P208QX DRAGOON Striker".

As part of the "Actaeon Project" MS development plan launched after the war, at least one other Strike was re-manufactured. This unit was piloted by Phantom Pain pilot, Sven Cal Bayang, and had darker phase-shifted colors to better balance energy consumption and armor strength. Sven's Strike was usually in the form of the GAT-X105+P202QX Strike Gundam IWSP, which was later upgraded to the more powerful GAT-X105E Strike E, and subsequently, the GAT-X105E Strike Noir Gundam.

ZAFT also took notice of the Strike's Striker Pack system and created a similar system called "Wizard System" for their new ZAKU series mass production mobile suits and the "Silhouette System" for the ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam.

Variants

• GAT-X105+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Gundam
• GAT-X105+AQM/E-X02 Sword Strike Gundam
• GAT-X105+AQM/E-X03 Launcher Strike Gundam
• GAT-X105+AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Strike Gundam
• GAT-X105+AQM/E-YM1 Perfect Strike Gundam
• GAT-X105+P204QX Lightning Strike Gundam
• GAT-X105+P202QX Strike Gundam IWSP
• MBF-03+P208QX DRAGOON Strike

Gallery

Lineart

Cockpit

"Armor Schneider" combat knife

57mm high-energy beam rifle

Shield

Bazooka

XM404 "Grand Slam"

Bot: Inner frame design by Kunio Okawara

Gundam Evolve version

Anime

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

NOTE: Most of the screencaps below are from the original 4:3 aspect ratio versions of the TV Anime, while some other screencaps, such as the Special Edition/HD Remastered Version, are either newly animated or featured some additional details.

Head close up in the first opening (Original)

Head close up in the first opening (HD Remaster)

Standing amid explosions (False Peace, HD Remaster)

Activating (Its Name: Gundam, HD Remaster)

Front, Phase Shift armor deactivated (Its Name: Gundam, HD Remaster)

Mobile Operating System (Original)

System Folder (Original)

Options (Original)

Cockpit (Its Name: Gundam, HD Remaster)

Cockpit Console (1) (Its Name: Gundam, HD Remaster)

Close up (Its Name: Gundam, HD Remaster)

Head close up (Its Name: Gundam, HD Remaster)

Firing "Igelstellung" 75mm Automatic Multi-barrel CIWS (Its Name: Gundam, HD Remaster)

Firing "Igelstellung" 75mm Automatic Multi-barrel CIW with Phase Shift armor deactivated (Gundam SEED: Special Edition)

Preparing to punch Miguel's GINN (Its Name: Gundam, Original)

Preparing to punch Miguel's GINN (Special Edition/HD Remaster)

Punches Miguel's GINN (Its Name: Gundam, Original)

Punches Miguel's GINN (Special Edition/HD Remaster)

Offensive System (1) (Its Name: Gundam, HD Remaster)

Offensive System (2) (Its Name: Gundam, HD Remaster)

"Armor Schneider" Combat Knife deployed from storage (Its Name: Gundam, HD Remaster)

Wielding "Armor Schneider" Combat Knife (Its Name: Gundam, HD Remaster)

Striking Miguel's GINN with "Armor Schneider" Combat Knife (Its Name: Gundam, HD Remaster)

Cockpit hatch open with Phase Shift armor deactivated (Its Name: Gundam, HD Remaster)

Striker Pack selection screen (Collapsing Land, HD Remaster)

Using sighting device (Collapsing Land, HD Remaster)

Energy gauge (Original)

Energy gauge showing low power (Phase Shift Down, HD Remastered)

Close up of head crest's "CINQUE X-105" (The Vanishing Gundam, HD Remaster)

Rear, Phase Shift armor deactivated (Cagalli Returns, HD Remaster)

Charging (Fangs of the Enemy, HD Remaster)

Charging towards LaGOWE with "Armor Schneider" Combat Knife (1) (The End of the Sandstorm, Original)

Charging towards LaGOWE with "Armor Schneider" Combat Knife (2) (The End of the Sandstorm, HD Remaster)

Left eye optic (HD Remaster)

Firing 57mm High-energy Beam Rifle (The Sea Dyed Red, HD Remaster)

Wielding Bazooka and Shield (The Sea Dyed Red, HD Remaster)

Firing Bazooka (The Sea Dyed Red, HD Remaster)

Vs GOOhN (The Sea Dyed Red, HD Remaster)

Cockpit Console (2) (War for Two, HD Remaster)

In hangar (Flashing Blades, HD Remaster)

Struck by GuAIZ's EEQ7R Extensional Arrestors (Spiral of Encounters, HD Remaster)

Damaged (Spiral of Encounters, HD Remaster)

Wreckage (The Final Light, HD Remaster)

Head wreckage (To a Future that Never Ends, HD Remaster)

With Strike Rouge & Freedom (Eyecatch 2, HD Remaster)

Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE

PG 1/60 Strike Gundam in GBN (If It Weren't for You)

Vs Hiroto Kuga's SGC RX-78-2 Gundam (If It Weren't for You)

Stabbing with XM404 "Grand Slam" (If It Weren't for You)

Aiming Beam Rifle (If It Weren't for You)

Beam Rifle blocked by Crossbone Gundam's Core Fighter (If It Weren't for You)

Defeated (If It Weren't for You)

Illustrations & Artwork

Artwork from Gundam Perfect Files

Illustration By Naochika Morishita

Games

In Game Boy Advance's Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny

In Super Robot Wars X-Ω

In SD Gundam G Generation Wars

In Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Battle Destiny

In G Generation Cross Rays

Gunpla

1/144 "GAT-X105 Strike Gundam" (2002): box art

EG 1/144 "GAT-X105 Strike Gundam" (2011): box art

EG 1/144 "GAT-X105 Strike Gundam" (2022): box art

RG 1/144 "GAT-X105 Strike Gundam" (P-Bandai exclusive; 2012): box art

RG 1/144 "GAT-X105 Strike Gundam (Deactive Mode)" (P-Bandai exclusive; 2012): box art

1/60 "GAT-X105 Strike Gundam" (2002): box art

PG 1/60 "GAT-X105 Strike Gundam" (2004): box art

SDBB #246 Strike Gundam (2003): box art

RG 1/144 Front Lineart

RG 1/144 Rear Lineart

Action Figures

Mobile Suit in Action (MSiA / MIA) "GAT-X105 Strike Gundam (Active Mode)" (North American release; 2004): package front view.

MSiA / MIA "GAT-X105 Strike Gundam (Deactive Mode)" (Hong Kong release; 2004): package front view.

MSiA / MIA "GAT-X105 Strike Gundam (Deactive Mode)" (North American release; 2004): package front view.

MSiA / MIA "GAT-X105 Strike Gundam (Active Mode)" (Color Crystal version) (Bandai (Hong Kong)/Danielco special limited release; 2004): package front view.

Advanced Mobile Suit in Action (AMSiA / AMIA) "GAT-X105 Strike Gundam" (2002): package front view.

(AMSiA / AMIA) "GAT-X105 Strike Gundam" (2002): package rear view.

Gundam Fix Figuration Next Generation (GFFN) #0042 "GAT-X105+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Gundam / GAT-X105 Strike Gundam" figure set (2009): package front view

GFFN #0042 "GAT-X105+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Gundam / GAT-X105 Strike Gundam" figure set (2009): package rear view

GFFN #0042 "GAT-X105+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike Gundam" figure (2009): product sample (left) with parts convertible to GAT-X105 Strike Gundam figure (right)

Notes & Trivia

• Strike's head crest displays the text "CINQUE X-105". "Cinque" means "Five" in Italian and is likely a reference to the suit being the fifth unit developed under the Earth Alliance's "G Project".
• The "Grand Slam" Anti-Ship Sword is included in the Perfect Grade model kit of Strike Gundam and Master Grade kit of Strike Gundam IWSP.
• A number of models have shown that Strike can combine with the Aile, Sword, and Launcher Striker Packs at the same time. This form was later officially termed Perfect Strike Gundam when it debuted in the HD Remaster version of Gundam SEED. This is said to be the original concept behind the ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam and the inspiration for the ZGMF-X42S Destiny Gundam.

Strike Gundam from Monoeye Gundams

• An early design of the Strike Gundam appears as a hidden unit in SD Gundam G Generation: Monoeye Gundams as promotion for the then-upcoming Gundam SEED anime.
  • In the game, it was discovered in the Moonrace capital city of Genganam by Harry Ord. According to Dianna Soreil, it was a machine sealed away along with the System-∀99 ∀ Gundam and the Concept-X 6-1-2 Turn X.

Appearances

Television Series

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
  • PHASE-01, False Peace
    • First Appearance
  • PHASE-02, Its Name: Gundam
  • PHASE-03, Collapsing Land
  • PHASE-04, Silent Run
  • PHASE-05, Phase Shift Down
  • PHASE-06, The Vanishing Gundam
  • PHASE-07, The Scar of Space
  • PHASE-08, The Songstress of The Enemy Forces
  • PHASE-09, The Fading Light
  • PHASE-10, Crossroads
  • PHASE-11, The Awakening Sword
  • PHASE-12, Flay's Decision
  • PHASE-13, Stars Falling in Space
  • PHASE-15, The Respective Solitudes
  • PHASE-16, Burning Sandstorm
  • PHASE-17, Cagalli Returns
  • PHASE-18, Payback
  • PHASE-19, Fangs of the Enemy
  • PHASE-20, On a Calm Day
  • PHASE-21, Beyond the Clouds of Sand
  • PHASE-22, The Sea Dyed Red
  • PHASE-23, Fateful Encounter
  • PHASE-24, War for Two
  • PHASE-25, The Land of Peace
  • PHASE-27, Endless Rondo
  • PHASE-28, Kira
  • PHASE-29, The Turning Point
  • PHASE-30, Flashing Blades
  • PHASE-31, Grieving Skies
  • PHASE-32, In the Promised Land
    • In Flashback(s)
  • PHASE-33, Gathering Darkness
    • In Flashback(s)
  • PHASE-34, Seen and Unseen
    • Mentioned only
  • PHASE-36, In the Name of Justice
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-37, Divine Thunder
  • PHASE-38, Decisive Fire
  • PHASE-39, Athrun
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-41, Trembling World
  • PHASE-43, What Stands in the Way
  • PHASE-44, Spiral of Encounters
  • PHASE-45, The Opening Door
  • PHASE-47, The Nightmare Reborn
  • PHASE-48, Day of Wrath
  • PHASE-49, The Final Light
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-50, To a Future that Never Ends
    • Wreckage Only
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
  • PHASE-01, Angry Eyes
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-20, Past
    • Flashback(s) Only
  • PHASE-39, Kira of the Skies
    • In Flashback(s)

OVAs and ONAs

• Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE
  • Episode 19, If It Weren't for You
• Gundam Build Metaverse
  • Episode 2, Rerise

Manga

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray
  • Chapter 2, Showdown! Astray vs Astray
    • In Image(s)
  • Chapter 11.5, Magic Bullet of Dusk
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED X Astray
  • Chapter 1, The New G
    • Image(s) Only

Games

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow

References

Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 2, Pg 7)

Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 2, Pg 8)

Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 124, Pg 9)

Gundam Perfect Files, Issue 124, Pg 10)

Official Gundam Fact File, Issue 2, Pg 27)

Official Gundam Fact File, Issue 2, Pg 28)

Official Gundam Fact File, Issue 90, Pg 2)

Official Gundam Fact File, Issue 90, Pg 3)

Official Gundam Fact File, Issue 90, Pg 4)

Profile, Specifications & design

Cockpit information

External Links

• Profile on the Official Website (Japanese)
• Profile on the Official English Gundam.Info Subsite

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