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{{Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2
 
|image=Gny-003.jpg;Front (MS Form)
|production=Prototype
 
 
GNY-003F - Gundam Abulhool Type F - Back View.jpg;Rear (MS Form)
 
Gny-003f-flight.jpg;Flight Form
 
|transformable=Yes
 
|transformable=Yes
 
|production=Custom
|specialized=Air
 
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|environment=Aerial
 
|type=Suit
 
|type=Suit
 
|OfficialName=Gundam Abulhool Type F<br>ガンダムアブルホールTYPE-F
|image=Gny-003.jpg;Front
 
GNY-003F - Gundam Abulhool Type F - Back View.jpg;Back
 
Gny-003f-flight.jpg;Flight
 
|archetype=GNY-003 Gundam Abulhool
 
 
|designation=GNY-003F
 
|designation=GNY-003F
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|archetype=GNY-003 Gundam Abulhool, GNY-003FB Gundam Abulhool Type F Black;GNY-003FB Gundam Abulhool Type F Black (Abulhool Type F Black recolor only)
|OfficialName=Gundam Abulhool Type F
 
 
|era=Anno Domini
 
|era=Anno Domini
|series=Mobile Suit Gundam 00F
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|series=Mobile Suit Gundam 00F~1~9, Mobile Suit Gundam 00I~8
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|manufacturer=Krung Thep~Original unit, Celestial Being (mothership);Celestial Being Mobile Suit Factory~Abulhool Type F Black recolor only
|manufacturer=Krung Thep
 
|operator=Fereshte
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|operator=Fereshte, Fon Spaak~Abulhool Type F Black recolor only
 
|pilot=Fon Spaak
 
|pilot=Fon Spaak
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|headheight=16
|powerplant=GN Drive
 
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|emptyweight=39.3
 
|armor=E-Carbon
 
|armor=E-Carbon
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|powerplant=GN Drive~Original unit, GN Drive Tau~Abulhool Type F Black recolor only
|propulsion=GN Verniers, Plasma Engine (Secondary)
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|propulsion=GN Verniers, Hydrogen Plasma Jets
|armaments=GN Vulcan
 
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|paccommodation=Pilot only~in cockpit in torso
 
|armaments=2 x GN Vulcan
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2 x GN Beam Saber
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2 x GN Beam Rifle
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|optionalFixedArmaments=2 x GN Hand Missile
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Tail Unit
 
|SpecEquip=Optical Camouflage
 
|SpecEquip=Optical Camouflage
Trans-Am System
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Trans-Am System~Original unit
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Docking port~[[Haro#Anno Domini|Hanayo]]
|OptionalEquip=3-Tube Missile Launcher x 2
 
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[[Anno Domini Technology#Celestial Being|"Veda-linked Operating System"]]
*[[GN Missile]] x 18 (total)
 
 
}}The '''GNY-003F Gundam Abulhool Type F''' (aka '''Gundam Abulhool Type F''', '''Abulhool Type F''', '''Abulhool F''') is the upgraded version of the [[GNY-003 Gundam Abulhool]]. Appearing in [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00F]] and [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00I]], it is piloted by [[Fon Spaak]].
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'''GNY-003F Gundam Abulhool Type F''' (aka '''''Gundam Abulhool F''''', '''''Abulhool F'''''), is the upgraded version of the original [[GNY-003 Gundam Abulhool]], predecessor to [[GN-003 Gundam Kyrios]], and part of the second generation Gundams in [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00F]]. The unit is piloted by [[Fon Spaak]].
 
   
 
==Technology & Combat Characteristics==
 
==Technology & Combat Characteristics==
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A transformable aerial combat mobile suit, the Gundam Abulhool Type F is [[Fereshte]]'s configuration of the [[GNY-003 Gundam Abulhool]], with the 'F' in its name taken from the first letter of the team's name.<ref name="Dengeki">'Dengeki Data Collection - Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Sidestory' Book</ref><ref name="00F website">[http://www.gundam00.net/SS/F/ms.html Gundam 00F Official Website Mechanic Page]</ref><ref name="00P Mech File 006-2">Gundam 00P Mechanic File 006-2 Gundam Abulhool Type F</ref> Compared to the upgrades received by [[GNY-001F Gundam Astraea Type F]] and [[GNY-002F Gundam Sadalsuud Type F]], the changes that Fereshte applied to the Abulhool Type F were minimal and its performance is almost unchanged from that of the original Abulhool.<ref name="Dengeki"/><ref name="00P Mech File 006-2"/> In this aspect, it is similar to the [[GNY-004 Gundam Plutone]], which also received no performance enhancements from Fereshte.
Gundam Abulhool Type F is the enhanced version of [[GNY-003 Gundam Abulhool]]. Under CB's shadow team, [[Fereshte]], Abulhool Type F had undergone system upgrades. Although its internal systems had been modernized, superficially, it and the [[GNY-004 Gundam Plutone]] are the only Gundams in Fereshte's possession that weren't visibly enhanced. Abulhool Type F's capabilities are relatively the same as before.
 
   
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Like the original, the Abulhool Type F can switch between a Mobile Suit (MS) Form and a Flight Form, even in mid-flight.<ref name="Dengeki"/><ref name="00F website"/><ref name="00P Mech File 006-2"/><ref name="00F-3">[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00F]] Chapter 3</ref> Although its MS Form is not as human-like as other transformable aerial mobile suits, the structure of its Flight Form is much more aircraft-like than its peers.<ref name="Dengeki"/><ref name="00F website"/><ref name="00P Mech File 006-2"/> While the Flight Form's design takes into account air resistance, the MS Form is capable of [[Active Mass Balance Auto-Control|AMBAC]] as well as aerodynamic controls that are not possible in Flight Form.<ref name="00F-C">[http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/File:Gundam_00F_GAB_Type_F.jpg Gundam 00F (Consonance of 00F) - Gundam Abulhool Type F's profile]</ref><ref name="GPF">'Gundam Perfect File' series – GNY-003 Gundam Abulhool Profile</ref> The Abulhool Type F also retained all the other features of the original, including having two head units, the ability to switch between two different propulsion system, a rear cover for the [[GN Drive]] that lack verniers or thrusters, a pair of Work Arms – small arm units hidden in the front skirt armor and usable only in MS Form, armaments, etc.<ref name="Dengeki"/><ref name="00F website"/><ref name="00P Mech File 006-2"/><ref name="00F-3"/>
Like the original, the unit is a transformable aerial stealth infiltration unit. It's disguised as a 5th generation fighter jet and utilizes a hybrid propulsion system of [[GN Particles]] and plasma. When performing stealth missions, the pilot utilizes the plasma drives to help complete the disguise that it's not a CB unit. The [[Fereshte]] team repainted it with a black and orange scheme, but it's unclear whether or not it's merely a cosmetic change or made to help it blend into dark environments better.
 
   
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The Abulhool Type F has two heads, a gundam head and a sensor head.<ref name="Dengeki"/><ref name="00F website"/><ref name="00P Mech File 006-2"/> The gundam head is the real head, it is normally hidden in the aircraft-like nose unit to reduce air resistance.<ref name="00F website"/><ref name="00F-C"/><ref name="GPF"/><ref name="MS-I"/> It is deployed only when necessary and can rise up or lower down, and then rotate left or right freely due to its flexible neck joint.<ref name="GPF"/><ref name="00F-9">[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00F]] Chapter 9</ref> The sensor head is located at the back and revealed during MS Form.<ref name="Dengeki"/><ref name="00F-3"/><ref name="00F-9"/> It contains compound eye-like sensor and an antenna for controlling [[GN Particles]].<ref name="GPF"/> With the Flight Form already being un-Gundam like, the concealing of Abulhool Type F's real head in Flight Form makes it even harder for others to recognize its true identity, which is is important as Fereshte's role is that of [[Celestial Being]]'s shadow support team, and no one must know there are other Gundams beside those operated by the Ptolemaios team.<ref name="00F-3"/><ref name="00F-C"/><ref name="MS-I">'Mobile Suit Illustrated 2013 [Popular Edition]' Book</ref><ref name="00F-1">[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00F]] Chapter 1</ref>
Nothing has been changed for its MS transformation. Abulhool swings its legs 90° downwards and activates the primary head for MS Mode; the fighter nose section remains extended. Primitive robotic manipulator pincers unfold under its air intake ports, acting as its "arms." In its MS form, it is able to use AMBAC for maneuverability purposes.<ref name="00fc3">Mobile Suit Gundam 00F Consonance 3</ref>
 
   
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The concealing of Abulhool Type F's identity is also assisted by its ability to switch its leg-mounted propulsion system between GN Particles-based GN Verniers and conventional hydrogen plasma jets.<ref name="Dengeki"/><ref name="00F website"/><ref name="00P Mech File 006-2"/><ref name="00F-3"/> Although GN Particles have the ability to disrupt radar, rending the Abulhool Type F untraceable by the enemies, the fact that the world now knows of this ability means that it can be used to indirectly indicate the presence of a Gundam nearby.<ref name="00F-3"/> Thus, the ability to switch to the hydrogen plasma jets plays a critical role in negating this issue.<ref name="Dengeki"/><ref name="00P Mech File 006-2"/><ref name="00F-3"/> Due to the above-mentioned reasons, the Abulhool Type F is the Fereshte's first choice in missions where secrecy is critical such as when there are numerous witnesses.<ref name="00P Mech File 006-2"/><ref name="00F-3"/> They may also have been why it does not have a Sensor Mask like Astraea Type F and Sadalsuud Type F.<ref name="00P Mech File 006-2"/><ref name="00F-C"/><ref name="MS-I"/>
Abulhool F retains its original systems. It can still utilize its [[Optical Camouflage]] system; along with releasing [[GN Particles]], Abulhool would be virtually invisible to enemy detection. The nose of its fighter has a sensor system, made as a secondary MS head that can swivel upwards to 90° for enhance sensor analysis. The chest area of Abulhool is also the nose in its fighter jet form; the extra head can provide additional sensory data and used as a pop-up gun for the pilot. The only significant change is the use of the [[Trans-Am System]]. Now unlocked, Abulhool Type F can be temporarily enhanced to perform three times its specifications.
 
   
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Like the Astraea Type F and Sadalsuud Type F, Abulhool Type F has a new paint scheme.<ref name="Dengeki"/><ref name="00P Mech File 006-2"/><ref name="MS-I"/> While the change in paint scheme for the other two Gundams serves no real purpose, the Abulhool Type F's predominately black paint scheme with orange highlights is meant to improve its stealth capability.<ref name="MS-I"/> The machine is also fitted with [[Optical Camouflage]], allowing it to blend into the environment, making it invisible to the naked eye.<ref name="00F-3"/> This cloaking ability is useful when the Abulhool Type F has to observe the situation before acting.<ref name="00F-3"/> Like the original, the Abulhool Type F is specialized for aerial combat, it excels in high-speed movements and performs poorly in close combat regardless of its form.<ref name="Report – Abulhool Type F">Gundam 00P Celestial Being Fereshte Development Report – Gundam Abulhool Type F</ref><ref name="00F-C2">Gundam 00F, Consonance of 00F – Second Generation Gundams (Type F) profile</ref> It retains all the original's armament, but can also carry a pair of GN Hand Missiles under its wings.<ref name="00F-3"/> Powered by an original GN Drive, the Abulhool Type F can also access the [[Trans-Am System]] that is revealed in AD 2308, allowing it to boost its output by three times for a brief amount of time.<ref name="00F-6">[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00F]] Chapter 6</ref>
For combat, Abulhool retained its original capabilities without relevant enhancements. It has a pair of ''GN Vulcans'' for dog-fighting and optional missile pods on each side of the wings for extended range combat. The ''GN Vulcans'' are built into the crown of the sensor-head and are utilized interchangeably in both forms. Abulhool's melee combat capabilities are limited to kicks and its manipulator arms for limited grabbing and jabbing against its opponent. Overall, aside from [[Trans-Am]] and a paint job, Abulhool F doesn't seem to have any significant enhancements to its combat capabilities.
 
   
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When Celestial Being was on the brink of defeat in AD 2308, Fereshte set out to recover the equipment stored in various secret bases belonging to Celestial Being to prevent the UN Forces from finding them.<ref name="00F-7">[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00F]] Chapter 7</ref> Following the fall of Celestial Being, the Fereshte's Gundam Meister, [[Fon Spaak]], instructed the use of these spare parts to upgrade the team's Gundams.<ref name="00F-8">[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00F]] Chapter 8</ref> The upgraded Abulhool Type F has the ability to carry Gundam Kyrios' Tail Unit on its back, enhancing its armament.<ref name="Dengeki"/><ref name="MS-I"/><ref name="00F-9"/><ref name="Report – Abulhool Type F"/>
===Armaments===
 
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In AD 2311, based on information within [[Veda]], a [[GN Drive Tau]]-powered replica known as the [[GNY-003FB Gundam Abulhool Type F Black]] was created alongside other replicas of Fereshte's Gundams (except for [[GN-000 0 Gundam]] and [[GNY-001F2 Gundam Astraea Type F2]]) by the [[Innovators (Group)|Innovators]] for their own purposes.<ref name="00F-19">[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00F]] Chapter 19</ref><ref name="00V Dev chart">MS development chart from 'Gundam Weapons - Mobile Suit Gundam 00V Special Edition' book</ref> However, as Fereshte had severed its link to Veda prior to Celestial Being's defeat, the Abulhool Type F Black does not seem to have the ability to equip the Tail Unit like the upgraded Abulhool Type F.<ref name="00F-6"/><ref name="00F-20">">[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00F]] Chapter 20</ref>
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By AD 2312, these replicas were in the hands of ex-Fereshte members Fon Spaak and [[Hanayo]], who repainted them in the Fereshte's colors and also gave them the same designations as Fereshte's machines, thereby creating a second Abulhool Type F.<ref name="00I-8">[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00I]] Chapter 8</ref> Since the GN Drive Tau powers this second Abulhool Type F, the machine has more operational restrictions, such as limited operating time, and no Trans-Am System.<ref name="HG">[[High Grade Gundam 00|HG00]] 1/144 Gundam Astraea Type-F model kit manual</ref>
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==Armaments==
 
;*GN Vulcan
 
;*GN Vulcan
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:Like the original Gundam Abulhool, Gundam Abulhool Type F has two GN Vulcans mounted in its gundam head, which is revealed prior to firing the weapon.<ref name="Dengeki"/><ref name="00F-9"/> The GN Vulcans rapid-fire weak beams made of GN Particles, but are strong enough to destroy lightly armored mobile suits or machines without E-Carbon armor. It serves as the Flight Form's main weapon and is also usable in MS Form.<ref name="00F-9"/>
:These weapons are smaller cousins to the GN Beam weapon. Because Abulhool's second head had an incredibly wide area of rotation, it could be used as a turret of sorts and could even fire upward, downward or even to the rear, giving it quite the advantage against other flying mobile suits of the time such as the Hellion. Although the GN Vulcans were intended for dog-fighting, they were deemed to weak in terms of actual power and weren't used as main weapons on later transforming Gundams in favor of more powerful versions such as the GN Sub-machine Gun used by Kyrios. Abulhool was the also first mobile suit and the only Gundam to have head-mounted GN Vulcans. This concept would later be used in the GN-X series.
 
;*GN Missiles
 
:The Abulhool is capable of being equipped with the same three-tube GN missile launcher that Kyrios uses. The missile launchers are mounted to the underside of the wings.
 
   
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;*GN Beam Saber
;*Manipulators
 
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:Like the original Gundam Abulhool, Gundam Abulhool Type F can generate a GN Beam Saber from the tip of each Work Arm hidden in the front skirt armor.<ref name="Dengeki"/> Usable only in MS Form, the saber's blade is made of pure energy, but it can cross swords with solid blades as it incorporates technology that prevents repulsive diffusion of GN Particles. It has superior cutting power to the Union's and AEU's Sonic Blade as well as the Plasma Sword.
:The manipulators are pincer like weapons that serve as the Abulhool's "arms". The pincers can only be used in MS mode, and have a very limited range of movement. However, the the manipulators can also be used for grabbing weapons and/or objects.
 
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===System Features===
 
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:Like the original Gundam Abulhool, Gundam Abulhool Type F has a GN Beam Rifle mounted in each Work Arm, that can be fired after the pincers on the arm units open. Usable only in MS Form, its firepower is weaker than the handheld type GN Beam Rifle.
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:An optional weapon, one GN Hand Missile can be mounted under each of Abulhool Type F's wings.<ref name="00F-3"/> This is the same versatile Gundam armament as used by [[GN-003 Gundam Kyrios]] during the assault on [[Human Reform League]]'s colony.<ref name="00F-3"/>{{ref|G00|11}} It is a 3-tube missile launcher, with 3 missiles in each tube for a total of 9 missiles per launcher.<ref name="00 Archives">'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Archives' book</ref>
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;*Tail Unit
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:An optional multi-purpose weapon module originally used by Gundam Kyrios for stronghold assaults, bombing run, etc.{{ref|G00|3}}<ref name="00 Archives"/><ref name="HG-K">[[High Grade Gundam 00|HG00]] 1/144 Gundam Kyrios model kit manual</ref> Fereshte had recovered various equipment from Celestial Being's secret bases when the latter's defeat was imminent in AD 2308 to prevent them from being recovered by the UN Forces, and the Tail Unit is likely among them.<ref name="00F-7"/> The team then plans for Abulhool Type F to carry the Tail Unit on its back, like the Kyrios, as a way of improving its armaments.<ref name="Dengeki"/><ref name="MS-I"/><ref name="00F-9"/><ref name="Report – Abulhool Type F"/> The Tail Unit can store 14 300kg air-to-ground guided missiles, air-to-air missiles or other types of missiles, and fire them from the 14 hatches on the top surface, or carry various types of bombs such as 18 rounds of Napalm bombs and drop them on ground targets by opening the two hatches on the bottom-rear section.{{ref|G00|3}}<ref name="HG-K"/>{{ref|G00|2}}{{ref|G00|15}}
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==Special Equipment & Features==
 
;*[[Optical Camouflage]]
 
;*[[Optical Camouflage]]
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:A stealth system that blends the stationary Gundam Abulhool Type F into its environment, making it look invisible.<ref name="00F-3"/>
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;*[[Trans-Am System]]
 
;*[[Trans-Am System]]
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:A system hidden in the blackbox of the original GN Drives made by [[Celestial Being]], its existence was revealed in AD 2308 following [[Aeolia Schenberg]]'s death at the hands of a betrayer.<ref name="00F-6"/> When activated, all of the compressed high-density GN particles accumulated in the Gundam are fully released, enhancing its thrust and defensive capabilities as well as boosting its output by threefold for a limited time.{{ref|G00|23}} The Gundam glows red as a side effect and afterimages are also generated during movements. However, this system is a double-edged sword, as once it ended, the Gundam's performance will drop dramatically as all its GN Particles have been used up.{{ref|G00|23}} This negative effect lasts until the stored GN Particles within the Gundam return to normal level. Used only by the original Abulhool Type F.
   
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;*[[Anno Domini Technology#Celestial Being|"Veda-linked Operating System"]]
===Variants===
 
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:The operating system of the Gundams is linked to Veda, allowing the quantum computer to provide support to the Gundams and their pilots, ensuring success during missions. As suggested by [[Ian Vashti]], Fereshte severed their links to Veda when it is evident that Celestial Being's plans were being compromised, and Sherilyn replaced the Veda-linked Operating System used in Fereshte's Gundams with a copy of the Ptolemaios team's stand-alone operation system.<ref name="00F-6"/> Without support from Veda, piloting the Gundams and completing missions will be tougher for the pilots.{{ref|G00|21}} Unknown what operating system is used by the second Abulhool Type F, which is converted from the Type F Black.
;*[[GNY-003FB Black Gundam Abulhool Type F]]
 
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;*Docking Port for [[Haro#Anno Domini|Hanayo]]
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:A docking port for [[Haro#Anno Domini|Hanayo]] (a unique [[Haro]]-type robot) is fitted in the Sadalsuud Type F's cockpit.<ref name="00F-3"/> This allows Hanayo to assist Fereshte's Gundam Meister, Fon Spaak, during missions.<ref name="00F-3"/> Presumably also present in Fon's second Abulhool Type F, which is converted from the Type F Black.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
===Azadistan===
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===Gundam 00F===
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====Chapter 3====
During the Azadistan conflict of 2307 the Gundam Abulhool Type F was deployed with Fon Spaak as its Meister. His mission was to hide out in the desert near the solar energy receiving station that was an expected target for terrorism. Should the attack occurs, Fon was to use the Abulhool to aid in the elimination of the terrorist parties. While Dynames/Lockon was engaging Graham Aker in the Azadistan desert, Abulhool/Fon flew out in search of the unit that bombed the facility, using GN missiles to disrupt the radars of two [[SVMS-01 Union Flag|Flags]] that were also in pursuit. Abulhool/Fon had a brief encounter with [[AEU-09Y812 AEU Enact Ali Al-Saachez Custom]]/Ali Al Saachez, but chose not to fight him after recognizing who he was and deciding it would be more interesting if he stayed alive rather than killing him.
 
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During the Azadistan civil conflict in AD 2307, Fon Spaak was instructed to use the Abulhool Type F to provide support to the Ptolemaios team. The Abulhool Type F was selected, as the mission will be in an area with numerous witnesses and thus required a Gundam that can best hide its identity. During the mission, Abulhool Type F cloaked itself using its optical camouflage and was stationed in the desert near the solar power receiver antenna facility, the target of a third party trying to instigate a battle between two rival factions in the country. When missiles fired from elsewhere hit the facility, Fon uncloaked the Abulhool Type F and launched to investigate the source of the missiles. As the Abulhool Type F chased the target, Fon fired two GN Missiles from the GN Hand Missile units to disrupt the radar of the two [[SVMS-01 Union Flag|Flags]] that were also tracking the target, causing them to stop their pursuit.
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When Abulhool Type F was within close distance of the target, Hanayo switched the propulsion system from GN verniers to plasma jet engines to conceal the Gundam's identity. The target, [[Ali al-Saachez]] and his [[AEU-09Y812 AEU Enact Ali Al-Saachez Custom]], tried to shake the Abulhool Type F off using aerial maneuvers, but could not. It then attacked the Abulhool Type F, and Fon transformed Abulhool Type F into MS Form to evade the attack. The mid-air transformation shocked Ali, and he switched on the external speaker to ask if the enemy is a new Gundam. Through the Abulhool Type F's external speaker, Fon declared that he recognized the voice and informed Ali he's lucky before changing Abulhool Type F's direction, dropping the pursuit. Hanayo later questioned Fon's actions, and he explained that he had accomplished the mission's objective – to identify the third party causing the conflict. He also thought it would be more interesting if Ali stayed alive.
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After Celestial Being's defeat in AD 2308, Fon took the Abulhool Type F along with Hanayo, and stayed with a Moralian rebel army for a while. However, he declined to help when the UN Forces overwhelm them, and left in the Abulhool Type F with Hanayo. He only wanted to see how the world was changing with his own eyes. Fon and Hanayo returned to the Fereshte's secret base on Earth just as [[Hayana]] and [[Hixar]] hijacked the [[GNY-002F Gundam Sadalsuud Type F]]. Despite Hanayo's objection to fighting without the Tail Unit, Fon still went ahead. He transformed the Abulhool Type F into its Flight mode, and tried to crash into the Sadalsuud Type F's cockpit using its pointed nose unit. However, Hixar's Sadalsuud Type F grabbed onto the nose unit in time, stopping the attack.
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Fon then fired the Abulhool Type F's GN Vulcans in extreme close range. Unfortunately Hixar blocked the shots using the Sadalsuud Type F's small GN Field, an upgrade installed by Sherilyn. The Abulhool Type F was then thrown against the hangar's wall, but Fon quickly recovered, transformed his machine into MS Form and resumed his GN Vulcans' attack. Hixar again stopped the attacks using the Sadalsuud Type F's GN Field, and then left via the hole Fon had made during his return. Fon declined to pursuit, as Fereshte still had a GN Drive and that even if the Sadalsuud Type F and its GN Drive were recovered, he could not pilot two Gundams at once. Furthermore, he thought that this would make things more interesting.
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===Gundam 00I===
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====Chapter 8====
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AD 2312. In [[CBS-68 Euclides]]' mobile suit hangar, Fon and Hanayo had repaired the Innovators' black replica of Fereshte's four Type F Gundams. Their GN Drive Taus were operational, and the Gundams were also repainted in the colors of the Fereshte's versions. The second Abulhool Type F created via this manner was stored behind the second Plutone Gundam, and was positioned vertically even though it was in Flight Form.
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==Variants==
 
;*[[GNY-003FB Gundam Abulhool Type F Black]]
   
 
==Picture Gallery==
 
==Picture Gallery==
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SD Gundam G Generation Crossrays Gundam Abuhool.jpg|''SD Gundam G Generation Crossrays''
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SD Gundam G Generation Crossrays Gundam Abuhool Flight.jpg|''SD Gundam G Generation Crossrays''
 
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==Gunpla==
 
   
 
==Notes & Trivia==
 
==Notes & Trivia==
*Abulhool is Arabic in origin from ''abu elhool'' literally meaning "father of fear" used to refer to the Great Sphinx.
 
 
*The mobile suit mode of the GNY-003 bears some similarity to the GERWALK moke of the variable fighters of the Macross franchise.
 
   
==Articles & References==
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==References==
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Gundam 00F GAB Type F.jpg|Gundam 00F - GNY-003F - Gundam Abulhool Type-F - Profile
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Gundam 00F GAB Type F.jpg|Gundam 00F (Consonance of 00F) - Gundam Abulhool Type F's Profile
abunw1.jpg|Gundam 00F - GNY-003F - Gundam Abulhool Type-F - Development Report
 
Gundam 00F Development Report Gundam Astraea Abulhool Fereshte.jpg|Gundam 00F - GNY-003F - Gundam Abulhool Type-F w/ GNY-001F2 - Gundam Astraea Type-F2
 
 
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==External Links==
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==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mobile_Suit_Gundam_00_mobile_units#GNY-003_Gundam_Abul_Hool Gundam Abul Hool on Wikipedia]
 
*[http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/00p/gny-003.htm Gundam Abulhool Type on MAHQ]
 
 
*[http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/00f/gny-003f.htm Gundam Abulhool Type F on MAHQ]
 
*[http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/00f/gny-003f.htm Gundam Abulhool Type F on MAHQ]
   
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Template:Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2The GNY-003F Gundam Abulhool Type F (aka Gundam Abulhool Type F, Abulhool Type F, Abulhool F) is the upgraded version of the GNY-003 Gundam Abulhool. Appearing in Mobile Suit Gundam 00F and Mobile Suit Gundam 00I, it is piloted by Fon Spaak.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

A transformable aerial combat mobile suit, the Gundam Abulhool Type F is Fereshte's configuration of the GNY-003 Gundam Abulhool, with the 'F' in its name taken from the first letter of the team's name.[1][2][3] Compared to the upgrades received by GNY-001F Gundam Astraea Type F and GNY-002F Gundam Sadalsuud Type F, the changes that Fereshte applied to the Abulhool Type F were minimal and its performance is almost unchanged from that of the original Abulhool.[1][3] In this aspect, it is similar to the GNY-004 Gundam Plutone, which also received no performance enhancements from Fereshte.

Like the original, the Abulhool Type F can switch between a Mobile Suit (MS) Form and a Flight Form, even in mid-flight.[1][2][3][4] Although its MS Form is not as human-like as other transformable aerial mobile suits, the structure of its Flight Form is much more aircraft-like than its peers.[1][2][3] While the Flight Form's design takes into account air resistance, the MS Form is capable of AMBAC as well as aerodynamic controls that are not possible in Flight Form.[5][6] The Abulhool Type F also retained all the other features of the original, including having two head units, the ability to switch between two different propulsion system, a rear cover for the GN Drive that lack verniers or thrusters, a pair of Work Arms – small arm units hidden in the front skirt armor and usable only in MS Form, armaments, etc.[1][2][3][4]

The Abulhool Type F has two heads, a gundam head and a sensor head.[1][2][3] The gundam head is the real head, it is normally hidden in the aircraft-like nose unit to reduce air resistance.[2][5][6][7] It is deployed only when necessary and can rise up or lower down, and then rotate left or right freely due to its flexible neck joint.[6][8] The sensor head is located at the back and revealed during MS Form.[1][4][8] It contains compound eye-like sensor and an antenna for controlling GN Particles.[6] With the Flight Form already being un-Gundam like, the concealing of Abulhool Type F's real head in Flight Form makes it even harder for others to recognize its true identity, which is is important as Fereshte's role is that of Celestial Being's shadow support team, and no one must know there are other Gundams beside those operated by the Ptolemaios team.[4][5][7][9]

The concealing of Abulhool Type F's identity is also assisted by its ability to switch its leg-mounted propulsion system between GN Particles-based GN Verniers and conventional hydrogen plasma jets.[1][2][3][4] Although GN Particles have the ability to disrupt radar, rending the Abulhool Type F untraceable by the enemies, the fact that the world now knows of this ability means that it can be used to indirectly indicate the presence of a Gundam nearby.[4] Thus, the ability to switch to the hydrogen plasma jets plays a critical role in negating this issue.[1][3][4] Due to the above-mentioned reasons, the Abulhool Type F is the Fereshte's first choice in missions where secrecy is critical such as when there are numerous witnesses.[3][4] They may also have been why it does not have a Sensor Mask like Astraea Type F and Sadalsuud Type F.[3][5][7]

Like the Astraea Type F and Sadalsuud Type F, Abulhool Type F has a new paint scheme.[1][3][7] While the change in paint scheme for the other two Gundams serves no real purpose, the Abulhool Type F's predominately black paint scheme with orange highlights is meant to improve its stealth capability.[7] The machine is also fitted with Optical Camouflage, allowing it to blend into the environment, making it invisible to the naked eye.[4] This cloaking ability is useful when the Abulhool Type F has to observe the situation before acting.[4] Like the original, the Abulhool Type F is specialized for aerial combat, it excels in high-speed movements and performs poorly in close combat regardless of its form.[10][11] It retains all the original's armament, but can also carry a pair of GN Hand Missiles under its wings.[4] Powered by an original GN Drive, the Abulhool Type F can also access the Trans-Am System that is revealed in AD 2308, allowing it to boost its output by three times for a brief amount of time.[12]

When Celestial Being was on the brink of defeat in AD 2308, Fereshte set out to recover the equipment stored in various secret bases belonging to Celestial Being to prevent the UN Forces from finding them.[13] Following the fall of Celestial Being, the Fereshte's Gundam Meister, Fon Spaak, instructed the use of these spare parts to upgrade the team's Gundams.[14] The upgraded Abulhool Type F has the ability to carry Gundam Kyrios' Tail Unit on its back, enhancing its armament.[1][7][8][10]

In AD 2311, based on information within Veda, a GN Drive Tau-powered replica known as the GNY-003FB Gundam Abulhool Type F Black was created alongside other replicas of Fereshte's Gundams (except for GN-000 0 Gundam and GNY-001F2 Gundam Astraea Type F2) by the Innovators for their own purposes.[15][16] However, as Fereshte had severed its link to Veda prior to Celestial Being's defeat, the Abulhool Type F Black does not seem to have the ability to equip the Tail Unit like the upgraded Abulhool Type F.[12][17]

By AD 2312, these replicas were in the hands of ex-Fereshte members Fon Spaak and Hanayo, who repainted them in the Fereshte's colors and also gave them the same designations as Fereshte's machines, thereby creating a second Abulhool Type F.[18] Since the GN Drive Tau powers this second Abulhool Type F, the machine has more operational restrictions, such as limited operating time, and no Trans-Am System.[19]

Armaments

  • GN Vulcan
Like the original Gundam Abulhool, Gundam Abulhool Type F has two GN Vulcans mounted in its gundam head, which is revealed prior to firing the weapon.[1][8] The GN Vulcans rapid-fire weak beams made of GN Particles, but are strong enough to destroy lightly armored mobile suits or machines without E-Carbon armor. It serves as the Flight Form's main weapon and is also usable in MS Form.[8]
  • GN Beam Saber
Like the original Gundam Abulhool, Gundam Abulhool Type F can generate a GN Beam Saber from the tip of each Work Arm hidden in the front skirt armor.[1] Usable only in MS Form, the saber's blade is made of pure energy, but it can cross swords with solid blades as it incorporates technology that prevents repulsive diffusion of GN Particles. It has superior cutting power to the Union's and AEU's Sonic Blade as well as the Plasma Sword.
  • GN Beam Rifle
Like the original Gundam Abulhool, Gundam Abulhool Type F has a GN Beam Rifle mounted in each Work Arm, that can be fired after the pincers on the arm units open. Usable only in MS Form, its firepower is weaker than the handheld type GN Beam Rifle.
  • GN Hand Missile
An optional weapon, one GN Hand Missile can be mounted under each of Abulhool Type F's wings.[4] This is the same versatile Gundam armament as used by GN-003 Gundam Kyrios during the assault on Human Reform League's colony.[4][20] It is a 3-tube missile launcher, with 3 missiles in each tube for a total of 9 missiles per launcher.[21]
  • Tail Unit
An optional multi-purpose weapon module originally used by Gundam Kyrios for stronghold assaults, bombing run, etc.[22][21][23] Fereshte had recovered various equipment from Celestial Being's secret bases when the latter's defeat was imminent in AD 2308 to prevent them from being recovered by the UN Forces, and the Tail Unit is likely among them.[13] The team then plans for Abulhool Type F to carry the Tail Unit on its back, like the Kyrios, as a way of improving its armaments.[1][7][8][10] The Tail Unit can store 14 300kg air-to-ground guided missiles, air-to-air missiles or other types of missiles, and fire them from the 14 hatches on the top surface, or carry various types of bombs such as 18 rounds of Napalm bombs and drop them on ground targets by opening the two hatches on the bottom-rear section.[22][23][24][25]

Special Equipment & Features

A stealth system that blends the stationary Gundam Abulhool Type F into its environment, making it look invisible.[4]
A system hidden in the blackbox of the original GN Drives made by Celestial Being, its existence was revealed in AD 2308 following Aeolia Schenberg's death at the hands of a betrayer.[12] When activated, all of the compressed high-density GN particles accumulated in the Gundam are fully released, enhancing its thrust and defensive capabilities as well as boosting its output by threefold for a limited time.[26] The Gundam glows red as a side effect and afterimages are also generated during movements. However, this system is a double-edged sword, as once it ended, the Gundam's performance will drop dramatically as all its GN Particles have been used up.[26] This negative effect lasts until the stored GN Particles within the Gundam return to normal level. Used only by the original Abulhool Type F.
The operating system of the Gundams is linked to Veda, allowing the quantum computer to provide support to the Gundams and their pilots, ensuring success during missions. As suggested by Ian Vashti, Fereshte severed their links to Veda when it is evident that Celestial Being's plans were being compromised, and Sherilyn replaced the Veda-linked Operating System used in Fereshte's Gundams with a copy of the Ptolemaios team's stand-alone operation system.[12] Without support from Veda, piloting the Gundams and completing missions will be tougher for the pilots.[27] Unknown what operating system is used by the second Abulhool Type F, which is converted from the Type F Black.
A docking port for Hanayo (a unique Haro-type robot) is fitted in the Sadalsuud Type F's cockpit.[4] This allows Hanayo to assist Fereshte's Gundam Meister, Fon Spaak, during missions.[4] Presumably also present in Fon's second Abulhool Type F, which is converted from the Type F Black.

History

Gundam 00F

Chapter 3

During the Azadistan civil conflict in AD 2307, Fon Spaak was instructed to use the Abulhool Type F to provide support to the Ptolemaios team. The Abulhool Type F was selected, as the mission will be in an area with numerous witnesses and thus required a Gundam that can best hide its identity. During the mission, Abulhool Type F cloaked itself using its optical camouflage and was stationed in the desert near the solar power receiver antenna facility, the target of a third party trying to instigate a battle between two rival factions in the country. When missiles fired from elsewhere hit the facility, Fon uncloaked the Abulhool Type F and launched to investigate the source of the missiles. As the Abulhool Type F chased the target, Fon fired two GN Missiles from the GN Hand Missile units to disrupt the radar of the two Flags that were also tracking the target, causing them to stop their pursuit.

When Abulhool Type F was within close distance of the target, Hanayo switched the propulsion system from GN verniers to plasma jet engines to conceal the Gundam's identity. The target, Ali al-Saachez and his AEU-09Y812 AEU Enact Ali Al-Saachez Custom, tried to shake the Abulhool Type F off using aerial maneuvers, but could not. It then attacked the Abulhool Type F, and Fon transformed Abulhool Type F into MS Form to evade the attack. The mid-air transformation shocked Ali, and he switched on the external speaker to ask if the enemy is a new Gundam. Through the Abulhool Type F's external speaker, Fon declared that he recognized the voice and informed Ali he's lucky before changing Abulhool Type F's direction, dropping the pursuit. Hanayo later questioned Fon's actions, and he explained that he had accomplished the mission's objective – to identify the third party causing the conflict. He also thought it would be more interesting if Ali stayed alive.

Chapter 8 & 9

After Celestial Being's defeat in AD 2308, Fon took the Abulhool Type F along with Hanayo, and stayed with a Moralian rebel army for a while. However, he declined to help when the UN Forces overwhelm them, and left in the Abulhool Type F with Hanayo. He only wanted to see how the world was changing with his own eyes. Fon and Hanayo returned to the Fereshte's secret base on Earth just as Hayana and Hixar hijacked the GNY-002F Gundam Sadalsuud Type F. Despite Hanayo's objection to fighting without the Tail Unit, Fon still went ahead. He transformed the Abulhool Type F into its Flight mode, and tried to crash into the Sadalsuud Type F's cockpit using its pointed nose unit. However, Hixar's Sadalsuud Type F grabbed onto the nose unit in time, stopping the attack.

Fon then fired the Abulhool Type F's GN Vulcans in extreme close range. Unfortunately Hixar blocked the shots using the Sadalsuud Type F's small GN Field, an upgrade installed by Sherilyn. The Abulhool Type F was then thrown against the hangar's wall, but Fon quickly recovered, transformed his machine into MS Form and resumed his GN Vulcans' attack. Hixar again stopped the attacks using the Sadalsuud Type F's GN Field, and then left via the hole Fon had made during his return. Fon declined to pursuit, as Fereshte still had a GN Drive and that even if the Sadalsuud Type F and its GN Drive were recovered, he could not pilot two Gundams at once. Furthermore, he thought that this would make things more interesting.

Gundam 00I

Chapter 8

AD 2312. In CBS-68 Euclides' mobile suit hangar, Fon and Hanayo had repaired the Innovators' black replica of Fereshte's four Type F Gundams. Their GN Drive Taus were operational, and the Gundams were also repainted in the colors of the Fereshte's versions. The second Abulhool Type F created via this manner was stored behind the second Plutone Gundam, and was positioned vertically even though it was in Flight Form.

Variants

Picture Gallery

Notes & Trivia

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 'Dengeki Data Collection - Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Sidestory' Book
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Gundam 00F Official Website Mechanic Page
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Gundam 00P Mechanic File 006-2 Gundam Abulhool Type F
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 Mobile Suit Gundam 00F Chapter 3
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Gundam 00F (Consonance of 00F) - Gundam Abulhool Type F's profile
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 'Gundam Perfect File' series – GNY-003 Gundam Abulhool Profile
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 'Mobile Suit Illustrated 2013 [Popular Edition]' Book
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Mobile Suit Gundam 00F Chapter 9
  9. Mobile Suit Gundam 00F Chapter 1
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Gundam 00P Celestial Being Fereshte Development Report – Gundam Abulhool Type F
  11. Gundam 00F, Consonance of 00F – Second Generation Gundams (Type F) profile
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Mobile Suit Gundam 00F Chapter 6
  13. 13.0 13.1 Mobile Suit Gundam 00F Chapter 7
  14. Mobile Suit Gundam 00F Chapter 8
  15. Mobile Suit Gundam 00F Chapter 19
  16. MS development chart from 'Gundam Weapons - Mobile Suit Gundam 00V Special Edition' book
  17. ">Mobile Suit Gundam 00F Chapter 20
  18. Mobile Suit Gundam 00I Chapter 8
  19. HG00 1/144 Gundam Astraea Type-F model kit manual
  20. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 11, Allelujah
  21. 21.0 21.1 'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Archives' book
  22. 22.0 22.1 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 3, The Changing World
  23. 23.0 23.1 HG00 1/144 Gundam Kyrios model kit manual
  24. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 2, Gundam Meister
  25. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 15, Broken Wings
  26. 26.0 26.1 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 23, Stop the World
  27. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 21, Path of Destruction

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