Changes: RGM-196 Freedom

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Template:Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2The RGM-196 Freedom is a mass-produced mobile suit from the G-Saviour film and novel, set in the Universal Century timeline. One unit was piloted by Franz Dieter.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

A distant successor in the long RGM series of mobile suits, the Freedom is an outdated mobile suit formerly used by the Earth Federation before it was dissolved. In addition, the Freedom's hand plug system is only compatible with older handheld weapons.^[1] The performance of the Freedom was overall subpar when compared to the more agile modern MS used by the CONSENT military, such as the CCMS-03 Bugu.^[2]

One Freedom unit was used as the base machine for the F-SAVIOUR F-Saviour, a heavily modified Freedom and an early MS in the Illuminati's Saviour line of mobile suits.^[2]

Armaments

Vulcan Guns: A pair of vulcan guns located in the head. Used to thwart enemy movement.

Beam Saber: The Freedom's only close range melee weapon. It is stored on the backpack when not in use.

Beam Shield: The Freedom has beam shield generators located on both of its forearms.

MC-1 thru MC-2 and MPC-1 thru MPC-2 Compatible Hand Weapons: The Freedom can be equipped with a variety of old handheld weaponry through a handplug system.

Machine Gun: A machine gun that fires physical rounds. It has a high rate of fire but is largely ineffective against more modern mobile suits.

Shield: The Freedoms deployed by Gaea carry a physical shield for blocking ranged attacks. However the shield is seldom able to protect the Freedom, as it is easily damaged by beam weaponry.

History

Referred to as "Old Dog" by pilots^[3], the Freedom was created during the end of the Earth Federation, and is almost three decades old during the events of G-Saviour. Although it used to be a military MS, it soon fell into private use by the Settlements (Sides space colonies) for self-defense and construction.^[3]

In U.C. 0223 a squadron of Gaean Freedoms were deployed when Congressional Armed Forces led by General Garneaux attack the Side 8 Settlement of Gaea. These Gaean units lacked the ability to use the Freedom's original beam armaments, instead relying on old physical handheld weapons utilizing the MPC-1 and MPC-2 handplugs.^[1] In addition, the Gaean Freedoms had not received consistent maintenance, and many units had a unstable reactor. Of the 50 Freedom units Gaea had, only 40 were deployed, with the other 10 being used for spare parts.^[3] The outdated mobile suits were no match for the more advanced CONSENT mobile suits, the Bugus and CONSENT's autonomous mobile weapons, the MW-Rais.

One Freedom, piloted by Franz Dieter, was severely damaged and crashed onto Gaea's solar panels. He and the other Freedom pilots, who were volunteers not experienced with MS combat, won the battle only through the intervention of Mark Curran in the G-Saviour and the arrival of the Illuminati.

Picture Gallery

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 G-Saviour Full Weapon
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 G-Saviour Sound Cinema
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 G-Saviour novel

External links

Freedom at MAHQ

G-Saviour Mechanics
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Illuminati/Settlement: Gaea (Side 8)
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit G-SAVIOUR G-Saviour Origin Mode \| G-SAVIOUR G-Saviour Space Mode \| G-SAVIOUR G-Saviour Terrain Mode \| G-SAVIOUR G-Saviour Terrain Mode Hover Type \| I-SAVIOUR Illusion \| RGM-196 Freedom

Transporter / Supply Ship Nimbus
Congress of Settlement Nations
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit CAMS-13 MS-Rai \| CCMS-03 Bugu
Mobile Weapon CAMW-13 MW-Rai

Transporter / Supply Ship Shuttle \| Space MS Carrier
Cruiser / Mother Ship Ulysses
Civilian
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit MMS-DS209 Guppy

[G-Saviour_FW-1] 1.0 ^1.1 G-Saviour Full Weapon

[G-Saviour_SC-2] 2.0 ^2.1 G-Saviour Sound Cinema

[G-Saviour_(Novel)-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 G-Saviour novel

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 {{Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2
 |top={{message|''This article is not to be confused with the [[ZGMF-X10A Freedom]].''}}
-|image=Rgm-196.jpg;Front (Lineart)
+|image=Rgm-196.jpg;Front (EFF Colors)
-RGM-196 Freedom (Rear).jpg;Rear (Lineart)
+RGM-196 Freedom (Rear).jpg;Rear (EFF Colors)
-Rgm-196.png;Front (Film)
+Rgm-196.png;Front (Gaea Colors)
 |transformable=No
 |production=Mass Production
@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 |OfficialName=Freedom<br>フリーダム
 |first=0196
-|last=0223
 |era=Universal Century
-|series=G-Saviour
+|series=G-Saviour, G-Saviour (Novel)
 |mechdesigner=Kunio Okawara
 |manufacturer=Anaheim Electronics
@@ Line 30: / Line 29: @@
 Beam Saber
 Beam Shield
-|OptionalEquip=MPC-1 and MPC-2 Compatible Hand Weapons
+|OptionalEquip=MC-1 thru MC-2 and MPC-1 thru MPC-2 Compatible Hand Weapons
 -Machine Gun
 -Shield
 |SpecEquip=2 x MPC-2 plug~External power supply
 PHP-14 system~Equipment connector
-}}The '''RGM-196 Freedom''' is a mass-produced [[mobile suit]] from the live-action television movie ''[[G-Saviour]]'', set in the [[Universal Century]] timeline.
+}}The '''RGM-196 Freedom''' is a mass-produced [[mobile suit]] from the ''[[G-Saviour]]'' film and [[G-Saviour (Novel)|novel]], set in the [[Universal Century]] timeline. One unit was piloted by [[Franz Dieter]].
 ==Technology & Combat Characteristics==
-A distant successor to the long [[RGM series]] of mobile suits, the Freedom is an outdated mobile suit formerly used by the [[Earth Federation]] before it was dissolved. Compared to [[Congress of Settlement Nations|CONSENT]]'s [[CCMS-03 Bugu]], the Freedom's MPC-2 hand plug system is only compatible with older handheld weapons. While it has a beam shield listed as one of its armaments, it is usually armed with only a conventional solid shield. The Freedom is also used as the design reference of the [[F-SAVIOUR F-Saviour]], an early MS in the [[Illuminati]]'s ''Saviour'' line.
+A distant successor in the long [[RGM series]] of mobile suits, the Freedom is an outdated mobile suit formerly used by the [[Earth Federation]] before it was dissolved. In addition, the Freedom's hand plug system is only compatible with older handheld weapons.<ref name="G-Saviour FW">''G-Saviour Full Weapon''</ref> The performance of the Freedom was overall subpar when compared to the more agile modern MS used by the CONSENT military, such as the [[CCMS-03 Bugu]].<ref name="G-Saviour SC">''G-Saviour Sound Cinema''</ref>
+One Freedom unit was used as the base machine for the [[F-SAVIOUR F-Saviour]], a heavily modified Freedom and an early MS in the [[Illuminati]]'s ''Saviour'' line of mobile suits.<ref name="G-Saviour SC"/>
 ==Armaments==
@@ Line 50: / Line 51: @@
 :The Freedom has beam shield generators located on both of its forearms.
-;*MPC-1 and MPC-2 Compatible Hand Weapons
+;*MC-1 thru MC-2 and MPC-1 thru MPC-2 Compatible Hand Weapons
 :The Freedom can be equipped with a variety of old handheld weaponry through a handplug system.
 :;*Machine Gun
-:A machine gun that fires physical rounds. It is largely ineffective against more modern mobile suits.
+::A machine gun that fires physical rounds. It has a high rate of fire but is largely ineffective against more modern mobile suits.
 :;*Shield
-::The Freedom is commonly seen with a physical shield for blocking ranged attacks. However the shield is seldom able to protect the Freedom, as it is easily damaged by beam weaponry.
+::The Freedoms deployed by Gaea carry a physical shield for blocking ranged attacks. However the shield is seldom able to protect the Freedom, as it is easily damaged by beam weaponry.
 ==History==
-Referred to as "Old Dog" by pilots, the Freedom was created during the end of the [[Earth Federation]], and is well over three decades old during the events of ''G-Saviour''. Although it used to be a military MS, it soon fell into private use by the Settlements (Sides space colonies) for self-defense and construction. A squadron of Gaean Freedoms are deployed when [[Congress of Settlement Nations|CONSENT]] armed forces led by [[General Garneaux]] attack Side 8. However the outdated mobile suits are no match for the more advanced CONSENT mobile suits, the [[CCMS-03 Bugu|Bugus]] and the autonomous mobile weapons, the [[CAMW-13 MW-Rai|MW-Rais]].
+Referred to as "Old Dog" by pilots<ref name="G-Saviour (Novel)">''G-Saviour'' novel</ref>, the Freedom was created during the end of the [[Earth Federation]], and is almost three decades old during the events of ''G-Saviour''. Although it used to be a military MS, it soon fell into private use by the Settlements (Sides space colonies) for self-defense and construction.<ref name="G-Saviour (Novel)"/>
+In U.C. 0223 a squadron of Gaean Freedoms were deployed when [[Congress of Settlement Nations|Congressional]] Armed Forces led by [[General Garneaux]] attack the Side 8 Settlement of Gaea. These Gaean units lacked the ability to use the Freedom's original beam armaments, instead relying on old physical handheld weapons utilizing the MPC-1 and MPC-2 handplugs.<ref name="G-Saviour FW"/> In addition, the Gaean Freedoms had not received consistent maintenance, and many units had a unstable reactor. Of the 50 Freedom units Gaea had, only 40 were deployed, with the other 10 being used for spare parts.<ref name="G-Saviour (Novel)">''G-Saviour'' novel</ref> The outdated mobile suits were no match for the more advanced CONSENT mobile suits, the Bugus and CONSENT's autonomous mobile weapons, the [[CAMW-13 MW-Rai|MW-Rais]].
-One Freedom, piloted by Franz Dieter, was severely damaged and crashed on one of the colony's solar panels. He and the other Freedom pilots, who were volunteers not experienced with MS combat, won the battle only through the intervention of [[Mark Curran]] in the [[G-SAVIOUR G-Saviour Space Mode|G-Saviour]] and the arrival of the [[Illuminati]].
+One Freedom, piloted by [[Franz Dieter]], was severely damaged and crashed onto Gaea's solar panels. He and the other Freedom pilots, who were volunteers not experienced with MS combat, won the battle only through the intervention of [[Mark Curran]] in the [[G-SAVIOUR G-Saviour Space Mode|G-Saviour]] and the arrival of the [[Illuminati]].
 ==Picture Gallery==
 <gallery hideaddbutton=true>
 rgm-196-cgi.jpg|CG model
+rgm-196 mass.jpg|Gaean Freedoms heading out to battle.
-RGM-196.jpeg
-rgm-196 mass.jpg|Freedoms heading out to battle.
 freedom cockpit.png|The cockpit of a Freedom.
 Freedom novel.jpg|In the novel adaptation.
+RGM-196.jpeg
+Freedom-Guppy.jpg
 </gallery>
 ==References==
 <gallery hideaddbutton="true">
+G-Saviour Full Weapon - Freedom.jpg|''G-Saviour Full Weapon''
-Freedom-Guppy.jpg
-G-Saviour Full Weapon - Freedom.jpg
 </gallery>