MS-05 Zaku I (Slender Custom).jpg|MS-05 Zaku I (Slender Custom)
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MS-05 Zaku I (Char Aznable Custom) and MS-05S Zaku I (Char Aznable Custom).jpg|MS-05 Zaku I (Char Aznable Custom) and MS-05S Zaku I (Char Aznable Custom)
MS-05 Zaku I (Char Aznable Custom) and MS-05S Zaku I (Char Aznable Custom).jpg|MS-05 Zaku I (Char Aznable Custom) and MS-05S Zaku I (Char Aznable Custom)
According to the Director General of Anaheim Electronics, the MS-04 was completely over budget, and as a result the MS-04 was redesigned for Mass production, which is further refined into the MS-05 "Zaku". They were first put to use to prevent Trenov Y. Minovsky's defection to Federation: a Squadron comprised of 4 Zakus (piloted by the Mash, Ortega, Gaia and Char Aznable), alongside a MS-04 Bugu piloted by Ramba Ral, managed to force the Professor off road into Mare Smythii. They soon engaged 12 RCX-76-02 Guncannon First Type dispatched by the Federation in an effort to rescue Professor Minovsky. Unfortunately, he was killed when a RX-77-01 wreckage fell upon him. The same battle also illustrated to the Federation of Tem Ray's proposal for a Mobile Suit that is geared toward for Mobile Suit Combat, leading to the approval of the RX-78 Gundam development Project.
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MS-05 Zaku I (Black Tri-Stars colors)
Mechanical Archives Vol. 4 MS-05 Zaku I
MS-05 Zaku I (Slender Custom)
MS-05 Zaku I (Denim Custom)
MS-05 Zaku I Weaponry
MS-05 Zaku I (Char Aznable Custom) and MS-05S Zaku I (Char Aznable Custom)