MS-14S Gelgoog Commander Type

Front (Char Aznable colors)
Rear (Char Aznable colors)
Standard Colors (Izubachi design)
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MS-14S Gelgoog Commander Type

Unit Type
Limited Production Commander-use General-Purpose Mobile Suit

Profile

Developed from

MS-06R-3S High Mobility Type Zaku

Developed Into

Variants

MS-14A Gelgoog

First Seen

October, 0079 U.C.

Manufacturer

Zeonic

Operator

Principality of Zeon

Known Pilots

General Characteristics

Head Height

19.2 meters62.992 ft <br />755.906 in <br />

Power-plant

Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor

Pilot Accommodations

Pilot only (in standard cockpit in torso)

Real World

Appearances*

Game

The MS-14S (YMS-14) Gelgoog Commander Type is a commander mobile suit that entered production as the MS-14A Gelgoog.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

Featuring a high-powered generator, various thrusters to aid mobility, a large pointed oval-shaped shield, a Beam Rifle, and a Beam Naginata, the MS-14S Gelgoog Commander Type rivals the capabilities of the Earth Federation's RX-78-2 Gundam. In fact, compared to the Gundam, the Gelgoog Commander Type is slightly faster, more mobile and possesses a more powerful generator and beam weapon selection; this was proven by Char during his first sortie in his personal unit against Amuro Ray's Gundam during the One Year War. On the other hand, it has thinner and less durable armor than the Gundam (which is built with Luna Titanium Alloy), and the lack of built-in weapons makes the Gelgoog easier to disarm (which Amuro literally did) and leave weaponless.

Armaments

Twin Beam Sword: The MS-14S Gelgoog Commander Type is equipped with a twin beam sword, sometimes referred to as a "Beam Naginata." The weapon features a longer than normal handle and a beam emitter at both ends allowing the weapon to create two beam blades simultaneously. This allows the Gelgoog to perform attacks that mobile suits equipped with standard beam sabers cannot, on the other hand the weapon is more dangerous as the pilot must make sure not to accidentally strike his own mobile suit when attacking as the blades face opposite directions. When not in use the twin beam sword is stored in a recharge rack on the back of the waist.

Beam Rifle: A standard hand carried ranged beam weapon is the beam rifle. Capable of firing concentrated mega particles, attacks from a beam rifle are can damage any ordinary armor that has not be specially treated to resist it.

Shield: The Gelgoog is equipped with a large hand-held shield modeled after the shields used by the African Zulu tribe. When not in use the shield can be mounted on the back.

History

The Gelgoog was Zeonic's entry for Zeon's next flagship mobile suit and rival to Zimmad's YMS-15 Gyan. After it was adopted as the new mainstay mobile suit, 30 units, under the designation YMS-14S (the 'Y' in YMS-14S means it is a prototype Mobile Suit) were produced; 29 of the machines were given to the Chimera Corps, AKA the Ace Pilot Corps. The remaining unit was assigned to Char Aznable, who piloted it against the RX-78-2 Gundam in two sorties. Later on in the war, the designation "Y" in YMS-14S was removed, renaming it MS-14S Gelgoog Commander Type. Originally a prototype, it was later converted into a Command Unit's High Performance Mobile Suit.

Proving to be an excellent design, the Zeon forces only made slight changes based on feedback from the test pilots. A significant change was adding more armor to make it more durable, but cutting down some of the Gelgoog's speed. Once finalized, they decided to put it under mass production to counter the Earth Federation's mass-produced RGM-79s, which were slowly but steadily pushing deeper into the Principality of Zeon's territories. The mass-produced version was then designated MS-14A Gelgoog.