The NRX-055 Baund Doc is a transformable mobile armor introduced in the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam anime. Pilots included Rosamia Badam, Gates Capa, and Jerid Messa (alongside instructor Loren Nakamoto).
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
Despite its apparent size and bulk, the Baund Doc's Mobile Armor mode was very fast and maneuverable thanks to multiple vernier thrusters and apogee motors. The Baund Doc can transform into an asymmetrical Mobile Suit mode, and this transformable mobile armor's armament consisted of a beam rifle, beam saber, a powerful diffuse mega particle cannon, arm claw and two leg claws. The Baund Doc was also equipped with a Psycommu System, which allowed its pilot to directly interface with the machine's operating system. Although normal human pilots could operate the Baund Doc, its true potential only came out in the hands of a Newtype or a Cyber Newtype. Three Baund Docs were built, although only the first one, the NRX-055-1 had a specially-designed cockpit that could seat two individuals, the pilot and an instructor. The second and third units were essentially the same, except they were built with standard single-person cockpits and sported highly distinctive color schemes of blue, yellow and pink.
Armaments[]
- Diffuse Mega Particle Cannon
- Located on the main body in Baund Doc's MA mode, and mounted on the left arm in MS mode. It has a high power rating of 16.4 MW and is capable of targeting multiple enemy units at once.
- Arm Claw
- The Baund Doc's right arm has a large claw for use in melee combat. However, due to its structure, it cannot wield handheld weaponry.
- Beam Saber
- A melee combat armament that emits a beam blade from its grip. It is stored in the torso when not in use.
- Beam Rifle
- The Baund Doc's beam rifle is smaller than the standard beam rifle, but just as powerful. This beam rifle is handheld in MS Mode and is attached to the right skirt armor in MA Mode.
- Leg Claw
- The legs of the Baund Doc can be used as claws in MA mode, and they are effective in restraining enemy units and hit-and-run attacks.
Special Equipment & Features[]
- The Psycommu system is a mind-machine interface that receives the powerful thoughtwaves (similar to regular brainwaves, but not electrical in nature) emitted by Newtypes and Cyber Newtypes and translates them into computer commands. Using this interface a Newtype/Cyber Newtype pilot can direct remote weapons, and operate mobile weapons, by thought alone.
History[]
A Newtype-use transformable mobile armor developed at the Titans' Augusta Newtype Laboratory, the Baund Doc was perhaps one of the strangest and most unique mobile weapons developed during the Gryps War. Two units were tested by Rosamia Badam and Gates Capa, with the former being taken up by Titans ace Jerid Messa after the unit had been abandoned, despite his lack of Newtype ability. Jerid would die piloting the Baund Doc, while Gates' unit was last seen drifting alongside the destroyed Dogosse Giar, its fate unknown.
Variants[]
- ARZ-055 ReBaund-Doc
- Amon Doc
- Baund Doc Gawain Oakley Custom
- Appearing in Gundam Build Fighters: GM's Counterattack, this customized gold-coloured Gunpla is built and operated by Gunpla Mafia member Gawain Oakley. It has a diamond coating, making it impervious to any beam attack. However, in mobile armor mode, it is vulnerable on its underside; as a result, Ricardo Fellini's Gundam Fenice Liberta exploits this weak spot and destroys the Baund Doc from below.
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Notes & Trivia[]
- The Baund Doc's MA mode appears to be inspired by the MAM-07 Grublo.
- Although the yellow Baund Doc was classified as "Jerid Messa's colors" by various materials, it never appeared in any animation works. Instead, Jerid is seen piloting Rosamia's pink-and-black Baund Doc.
- The name of the Baund Doc (バウンド・ドック) is likely derived from the Katakana for "Hound Dog" (ハウンド・ドッグ). It is also loosely spelled similar to Bandock, the four-legged alien space fortress from Invincible Superman Zambot 3 which Yoshiyuki Tomino worked in seven years prior.
- In the game Gundam vs Zeta Gundam, the Baund Doc's mono-eye sensor is colored pink instead of green.
Appearances[]
- Television Series
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
- Episode 42, Goodbye, Rosammy
- First Appearace
- Episode 48, The Mirror of Rosamia
- Episode 49, Casualties of War
- Episode 42, Goodbye, Rosammy
- OVAs and ONAs
- Gundam Build Metaverse
- Episode 2, Rerise
- Movies
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