NMS-X07PO Gel Finieto

NMS-X07PO Gel Finieto
NMS-X07PO Gel Finieto (NMS-X07PO ゲルフィニート)
Unit Type
Prototype Electronic Warfare Mobile Suit
Profile
Developed Into	CAT1-X1/3 Hyperion Gundam Unit 1 CAT1-X2/3 Hyperion Gundam Unit 2 CAT1-X3/3 Hyperion Gundam Unit 3
First Seen	71 C.E.
Manufacturer	Actaeon Industries
Operator	Actaeon Industries
Known Pilots	Kenaf Luchini
General Characteristics
Power-plant	Ultracompact Energy Battery
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only, cockpit in chest
Equipment
Standard	6 x "Bacillus Weapon System" Binder
Real World

The NMS-X07PO Gel Finieto is a Mobile Suit introduced in the photo-novel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray B.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

The first MS produced by Actaeon Industries, the Gel Finieto's performance is not very outstanding when compared to other MS but it does have an interesting feature - the "Bacillus Weapon System" Binders. These shoulder-mounted binders use Mirage Colloid particles to transmit a computer virus to nearby mobile suits, allowing the hijacking of their quantum computers unimpeded by Neutron Jammer interference. The pilot of Gel Finieto could thus control the infected mobile suits and their systems as they wish and could also erase Gel Finieto from the mobile suits' sensors, rending it "invisible".

Special Equipment & Features

• "Bacillus Weapon System" Binders

The sole equipment of Gel Finieto, three of them are mounted on each shoulder. They release a quantum computer virus to hijack other nearby MS unimpeded by Neutron Jammer interference. However, attacking the binders will cause the virus' effect to cease and free any suits under its control. An improved version of this virus transmission system is later equipped on the ZGMF-X12A Testament Gundam and ZGMF-YX21R Proto-Saviour after they were stolen by the Earth Alliance/The Clan, but the name "Bacillus Weapon System" was apparently discarded.

History

The NMS-X07PO Gel Finieto was a prototype mobile suit developed by the defense conglomerate Actaeon Industries, and was used to test the "Bacillus Weapon System", a Quantum Computer Virus Transmission System. However, other than this feature, its performance was not much better compared to other existing mobile suits, resulting in little military interest in this machine. Despite this, the mobile suit development know-how that Actaeon Industries acquired from developing the Gel Finieto proved useful when it worked with the Eurasian Federation to develop mobile suits for the latter's use.

The Gel Finieto eventually fell into the hands of Kenaf Luchini, a freelance informant. Kenaf subsequently laid a trap for Lowe Guele and Gai Murakumo and took control of their MS, forcing them to fight each other. However during the fight, Lowe shut down MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame's computer and transfers the control of the MS over to 8, freeing Red Frame from Gel Finieto's control. Red Frame then slashes at Gel Finieto and caused the virus spreaders to stop functioning, freeing Gai's MBF-P03secondL Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second L from the virus. Gel Finieto was later destroyed by Blue Frame Second L, but Kenaf managed to escape from the unit before the lethal strike hits.

The quantum computer virus transmission technology was later improved and installed on the ZGMF-X12A Testament Gundam and ZGMF-YX21R Proto-Saviour when they landed in the hands of the Earth Alliance/The Clan.

Gunpla

Scratch build 1/144 Gel Finieto Gunpla modeled by Mitsuaki Misaki

The original custom Gunpla made for a design contest (1)

The original custom Gunpla made for a design contest (2)

Notes & Trivia

• The Gel Finieto was the winner of a 2003 mechanical design contest. Its original concept was a prototype pseudo-Gundam that ZAFT developed for Rau Le Creuset. Its mask was based on Rau's mask.

References

Lineart & Profile