MS-06 Borjarnon

MS-06 Borjarnon
MS-06 Borjarnon (MS-06 ボルジャーノン)
Unit Type
Mass Production General-Purpose Mobile Suit
Profile
Developed from	MS-06 Zaku II
First Seen	2345 C.C. (Discovered)
Known Pilots	Gavane Goonny Aimes John Sochie Heim Sid Munzer Yanny Oviess Caine
General Characteristics
Head Height	17.5 meters57.415 ft <br />688.976 in <br />
Power-plant	Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only (in standard cockpit in torso)
Standard Armaments
Fixed	Shoulder Shield
Handheld	Machine Gun
Optional Armaments
Handheld	Borjarnon Bazooka Cracker Grenade Heat Hawk Missiles
Real World
Mechanical Designer	Kunio Okawara
Appearances*
Television	Turn A
Manga	Turn A M ∀ (M2)

The MS-06 Borjarnon (referred to as Zaku by the Moonrace) is a mobile suit used in the Correct Century timeline by the Luzianna Militia. It appears in the ∀ Gundam anime.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

The armament of the Borjarnon consisted mainly of four weapons: a bazooka, a standard machine gun, a heat hawk and a cracker grenade. Though the Borjarnon's ammunition was no match for the armor of Moonrace suits like the Wodom, it was effective against other suits like the MRC-U11D Walking Dumpling.

Unlike the MS-06 Zaku II from the Dark History, the Borjarnon is capable of hovering over water surface.

Armaments

• Shoulder Shield

The shield is a simple defense used to block most incoming ballistic and explosive projectiles. Also used to great effect in close quarters battle with enemy mobile suits. The Borjarnon mounts a shield on its right shoulder.

• Machine Gun

The machine gun is a standard weapon for the Borjarnon mobile suits. It is a shell firing gun that does not require energy to be used, however, its effectiveness against heavy armor is very limited.

• Borjarnon Bazooka

The Bazooka was another standard weapon that could be equipped to the Borjarnon mobile suits. The bazooka fired explosive rounds that were quite effective against the armor of mobile suits and battleships.

• Cracker Grenade

Identical to those used by infantry, the cracker grenade is an explosive weapon designed to be thrown or launched by the MS and detonate after a set amount of time.

• Heat Hawk

An axe-like melee weapon, whose name is short for "tomahawk". Thermal energy is used to superheat the heat hawk's blade, allowing it to slice through the armor of enemy warships or mobile suits.

• Missiles

The Borjarnon can carry several missiles tied together, which would be thrown in a hand grenade-like fashion.

History

As the war with the Moonrace begins in C.C. 2345, the Militia groups scramble to excavate buried mobile suits to fight the Moonrace on equal footing. In North Ameria's Luzianna Fiefdom, the ruling Borjarno family uncovers two types of mobile suits in its mountain cycle: the MS-06 Borjarnon and the MS-05 Borjarnon Gavane Goonny Custom. Used mainly by Luzianna's Suicide Team, the Borjarnon's versatility as a ground and space unit makes it one of main frontline mobile suits for the Militia.

Gallery

MS-06 Borjarnon as seen on Turn A Gundam manga (Atsushi Soga)

As seen on the game Gundam Diorama Front 3rd.

Borjarnon hover on water surface

Borjarnons

Gavane Goonny's "Suicide Squad"

MS-06 Borjarnon Page 1 from Turn A Gundam Artbook

MS-06 Borjarnon Page 2 from Turn A Gundam Artbook

MS-06 Borjarnon Page 3 from Turn A Gundam Artbook

Notes & Trivia

• It is unknown if the Borjarnon are original MS-06 Zaku II units from the Universal Century, or replicas made at a later time.
  • Another mobile suit resembling one from the Universal Century is the AMX-109 Kapool, which resembles the AMX-109 Capule. However, the Kapool is slightly smaller and has double the Capule's generator output.
  • Unlike the Zaku II, the Borjarnon is capable of hovering over water.
  • The mobile suit is referred to as "Zaku" by the Moonrace.
• The Borjarnon's cockpit hatch reuses the design of the Zaku cockpit hatch seen in Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team.