The MWF-JG71 Raysta is a Mobile Suit introduced in the manga Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Astray.
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
The Raysta is a civilian use MS developed from the MBF-M1 Astray and produced by the Junk Guild for work purposes. It is relatively cheap as it is assembled mostly from salvaged materials, with about 40% of its parts originating from M1 Astray. It has no fixed weaponry as it is not supposed to be used for combat, however, it can use handheld weapons from other mobile suits when required, such as during self-defense. The suit can carry additional equipment on its back and on various hardpoints throughout its body, and its legs and feet can jointly transform into a claw-like form for lifting and moving heavy objects. Thanks to Raysta's modular layout, quite a number of owners have customized their units to their liking or for work purposes. One of the more popular customizations is to replace the suit's original head for a Gundam-like head, which has better sensors and overall performance.
Yoon Sefan, the creator of the Raysta, pilots a custom Raysta assembled using a higher proportion of M1 Astray parts, resulting in it having better performance than a normal Raysta. Her Raysta also features a different color scheme and head unit, and is usually seen with a specialized backpack as well as detachable storage containers on the hips and legs. As for photojournalist Jess Rabble, he pilots a Raysta with the aforementioned Gundam-like head and equips the suit with a specialized handheld Gun Camera for taking long-range photos.
Armaments[]
- Bazooka
- A conventional handheld weapon that fires explosive shells. Unlike a beam weapon, it does not draw power from Raysta's battery which results in extended combat endurance.
- Beam Rifle
- The beam rifle fires an energy beam that is highly effective against most targets, such as mobile suits, but is less effective against targets designed to take beam attacks, such as laminated armor or shields treated with an anti-beam coating.
- Shield
- Equipped by the Raystas belonging to Junk Guild's GENESIS Alpha emergency team, it is the same physical shield as used by the Astray series. This shield has anti-beam coating for defending against beam attacks, and is mounted on the left forearm and/or handheld.
Special Equipment & Features[]
- Thruster Unit
- Storage Containers
- Gun Camera
- A special handheld equipment used by Jess Rabble's Raysta. Despite its name, the Gun Camera is used to take pictures when the Raysta is in the battlefield.
History[]
In June of C.E. 71, former Morgenröte technician Yoon Sefan (who had work on the Astray Project) joined the Junk Guild and together with several quantum computers, designed a civilian-use mobile suit which she called the Raysta. The name "Raysta" being an anagram of "Astray", which was due to the fact that it was made mainly out of salvaged MBF-M1 Astray parts. The Raysta was eventually mass-produced by the Junk Guild and either rented out or sold to civilians, on the condition that these mobile suits not be refitted with weapons or used for any violent purposes. Over time, several owners of the Raysta modify their suit for their own needs.
One Raysta was piloted by photojournalist Jess Rabble, whose unit was outfitted with a Gundam-type head. Jess used his suit to secretly take photos of the Junk Guild-controlled GENESIS Alpha. But was quickly captured and his Raysta was damaged by Gai Murakumo and his MBF-P03secondL Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second L. After learning that Jess meant no harm, Lowe Guele offered him the ZGMF-X12 Gundam Astray Out Frame as a form of apology.[1]
During the South American War for Independence, Yoon and her custom Raysta unintentionally stumbled into a battle between a ZGMF-X999A ZAKU Mass Production Trial Type, piloted by ZAFT pilot Courtney Heironimus and a group of GAT-02L2 Dagger Ls belonging to the Earth Alliance.[2] Fortunately, Yoon was rescued by Barry Ho, who briefly piloted her Raysta to battle Courtney before escaping.[3]
In October of C.E. 73, the Junk Guild's headquarters at GENESIS Alpha was attacked by Earth Alliance forces, so the Guild equipped their own Raystas with bazookas and beam rifles to assist in the defense.
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