METEOR

METEOR
METEOR (ミーティア)
Unit Type
Limited Production Unmanned Support Mobile Weapon
Real World
Television	SEED: #42 - Episode #50 GSD: #39 - Episode #50
OVA	Gundam Build Divers Battlogue
Manga	GSA-R (M) GSDA
Game	Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost
Mechanical Designer	Kunio Okawara
Profile
Developed Into	Verne 35A/MPFM Multipurpose Flight Module
First Seen	September 26, 71 C.E.
Manufacturer	Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty
Operator	Junk Guild Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty Three Ships Alliance
General Characteristics
Overall Length	99.46 meters
Overall Width	60.12 meters6,012 cm <br />197.244 ft <br />2,366.929 in <br />
Max Weight	552.42 metric tons
Power-plant	Ultracompact Energy Battery Nuclear Reactor (METEOR 05/06)
Standard Armaments
Fixed	2 × 120cm High-energy Beam Cannon 2 × 93.7cm High-energy Beam Cannon 2 × MA-X200 Beam Sword 77 × 60cm "Erinaceus" Anti-Ship Missile Launcher

The METEOR (Mobile suit Embedded Tactical Enforcer) is a Mobile Suit support system introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

The Mobile Suit Embedded Tactical Enforcer, or METEOR, is an armed module designed to support the nuclear-powered ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam and ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam. It is heavily armed with several missile launchers distributed throughout its body, a small pair of beam cannons at the sides, a larger pair of beam cannons in front and a pair of beam sword also at the front. With these armaments, the METEOR has the firepower of a warship or even a mobile fortress, and the Justice Gundam and Freedom Gundam can use their "Multi Lock-On System" to target these weaponry at multiple enemy units and attack them all at once.

The METEOR has a pair of powerful engines derived from those used by ZGMF-1017M GINN High Maneuver Type for high speed movements. It also has its own internal battery, but is designed to draw energy from the Justice and Freedom when docked with either units. When not used by Freedom and Justice, the METEOR is attached to the hull of the FFMH-Y101 Eternal, a warship designed to support both Gundams, and can be used as gun turrets in this form. Two other METEOR units are later retrofitted with nuclear reactors and N-Jammer canceller for use by non-nuclear powered MS.

Armaments

• 120cm High-energy Beam Cannon

A powerful beam cannon that is mounted in the tip of each movable arm unit. The beam cannon's caliber is warship class and this makes it one of the most destructive weapons to be usable by a MS.

• 93.7cm High-energy Beam Cannon

A pair of these smaller caliber beam cannons are mounted on the sides of the unit. They are weaker than the 120cm high-energy beam cannons but have higher rate of fire.

• MA-X200 Beam Sword

A pair of large beam swords that are emitted from the movable arm units, they provide the METEOR with close combat capabilities and can easily cut through warships and MS. Each beam sword is generated jointly by the emitters above and below the 120cm high-energy beam cannon.

• 60cm "Erinaceus" Anti-Ship Missile Launcher

The METEOR has a total of 77 missiles, 22 are mounted in each pod at the side of the unit, another 12 are mounted at the back of each arm unit, and lastly 9 are mounted on the tail fin. These missiles can be fired all at once for a devastating missile barrage and to destroy multiple enemy units.

History

Though a total of eight METEOR units were presumably built by ZAFT, only six are accounted for: METEORs 01 and 02, 05 and 06, and 07 and 08. METEORs 01 and 02 were used during the First Alliance-PLANT War by the Eternal as a part of the Three Ships Alliance. One was destroyed by the ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam piloted by Rau Le Creuset in battle against the Freedom, the second one was used by Athrun Zala to pierce the Jachin Due armor and was presumably destroyed in the explosion of GENESIS.

During the Second Alliance-PLANT War, it is shown that the Eternal had two new newly built METEOR units (they were identified as "METEOR 07 and 08" by radar). The ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice Gundam and ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam used these two METEOR units to destroy one relay station of the Requiem superweapons, later Kira Yamato used his unit to critically damage the massive Mobile Space Fortress Messiah.

In Gundam SEED Destiny Astray, METEOR 05 and 06 are shown to be in Junk Guild's possession and refitted with nuclear reactors and Neutron Jammer Cancellers so that Gai's Blue Frame Second L and Elijah's custom ZAKU can use them to protect GENESIS Alpha from an EA attack. After the battle, Gai and Elijah returns the METEORs back to Junk Guild.

ZAFT also created a variant of the METEOR system, the Verne 35A/MPFM Multipurpose Flight Module, which lacks the METEOR's heavy armaments but can be used as a booster for a variety of mobile suits and shuttles. However, it can be equipped with missile launchers when used by mobile suits, as demonstrated when Jean Carry, in a MBF-M1 Astray equipped with the 35A/MPFM module attacked Ile De Llorar's RGX-04 Proto Saviour.

Variants

• Verne 35A/MPFM Multipurpose Flight Module

Gallery

Lineart

Anime

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

Freedom Gundam docked with METEOR

Justice Gundam docked with METEOR

Justice Gundam firing METEOR's 120cm High-energy Beam Cannons

Close up of two "Erinaceus" Anti-Ship Missile Launchers

Freedom's Shield and Beam Rifle detaching from the Meteor

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny

Strike Freedom Gundam Using METEOR's MA-X200 Beam Swords

Strike Freedom Gundam destroying Messiah's Shield with METEOR's MA-X200 Beam Sword

Strike Freedom Gundam firing missiles from some of the "Erinaceus" Anti-Ship Missile Launchers

Strike Freedom Gundam firing missiles from all the "Erinaceus" Anti-Ship Missile Launchers

Gundam Build Divers Battlogue

Docked with Strike Freedom Gundam

Illustrations & Artwork

From SD Gundam Ultimate Encyclopedia

Games

As seen on the game Gundam Diorama Front 3rd.

Gunpla

Gundam Collection 1/400 METEOR Unit (2004): box art

Gundam Collection 1/400 METEOR Unit (SEED Destiny) (2005): box art

HG SEED 1/144 ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam + METEOR Unit (2004): box art

P-Bandai HG SEED 1/144 METEOR Unit (2015): box art

Notes & Trivia

• The METEOR is similar to the RX-78GP03D Gundam "Dendrobium Orchis" mobile weapon in the Universal Century series Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory and GS-9900 G-Falcon from After War Gundam X. The series Mobile Suit Gundam 00 also features a similar technology called GNR-001 GN Arms. Among them, only Dendrobium Orchis is able to match METEOR in terms of size.
• Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn uses the METEORs as the Burst Mode for the Strike Freedom and Infinite Justice, replacing the normal movesets of both Gundams with that of the METEOR unit while Burst Mode lasts.  The original Freedom and Justice Gundams cannot use the METEORs at all in this game.
• The METEOR units appear in Super Robot Wars Alpha 3, J, W, K, L, Z, and Z2 Saisei-hen. In Alpha 3, J, and W the METEORs are optional equipment for the Freedom and Justice which replace the normal attacks of the Gundams with their own attacks, and feature a combination attack between both Gundams using the swords on the METEOR units in concert. In all future games, the METEORs are instead available as a powerful attack for the Strike Freedom or Infinite Justice when either unit is standing near the Eternal.
• Freedom + METEOR, Justice + METEOR, Strike Freedom + METEOR as well as ∞ Justice + METEOR are all playable units in SD Gundam Capsule Online.

External links

• METEOR on MAHQ