RX-121-3C Gundam TR-1 ［Haze'n-thley］

RX-121-3C Gundam TR-1 [Haze'n-thley]
RX-121-3C Gundam TR-1 [Haze'n-thley] (RX-121-3C ガンダムTR-1［ハイゼンスレイ］)
Unit Type
Prototype All-Purpose Mobile Suit
Profile
Developed from	RX-121-2A Gundam TR-1 [Advanced Hazel] RX-121-2P Gundam TR-1 [Hazel Owsla] RX-124 Gundam TR-6 [Haze'n-thley II]
Variants	RX-121-3C Gundam TR-1 ［Haze'n-thley-Rah II］
Manufacturer	Konpeito Arsenal
Operator	Titans Test Team (Black Otter Team)
General Characteristics
Power-plant	Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only (in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso)
Equipment
Standard	Sub-Arm Unit Booster Pod Emergency Escape Pod [Primrose]
Standard Armaments
Fixed	2 x 60mm Vulcan Gun 2 x Beam Saber 2 x Spread Beam Gun
Handheld	90mm Machine Gun Long Blade Rifle
Real World
Appearances*
Manga	AoZ: FoT

The RX-121-3C Gundam TR-1 [Haze'n-thley] is a Mobile Suit appearing in the settings material of Advance of Zeta: The Flag of Titans.

Technological & Combat Characteristics

The RX-121-3C Gundam TR-1 [Haze'n-thley] is considered as the final unit of the Hazel series, which uses components from the RX-124 Gundam TR-6 [Haze'n-thley II] and the RX-121-2A Gundam TR-1 [Advanced Hazel]. As a result, virtually all the RGM-79Q GM Quel parts that remained in the Hazel are replaced by enhancement parts from both the TR-6. Because it uses the unmodified upper body of the Woundwort high-speed fighter form, its head, chest, and shoulders are very different in shape from those of the Hazel. This substitution is possible because the upper body of the TR-6 is the same size as the Hazel's Primrose escape system. It appears that the TR-6 components are actually installed on top of a RX-121-2 Gundam TR-1 [Hazel Owsla] torso, since the head and chest structures of the Owsla are visible underneath the new enhancement parts. The TR-6 booster pod is likewise connected to the same movable booster pod used by the original Hazel. Finally, the chest and arms of the base TR-6 mobile suit are attached to the waist of the Haze'n-thley as a sub-arm unit.

Armaments

• 60mm Vulcan Guns

A standard armament of the Earth Federation Forces's Mobile Suits is a pair of head mounted 60mm vulcan guns. These shell firing weapons have a high-rate of fire but have little power. Because of their low caliber the weapons won't damage a mobile suit's armor by much, though it is still commonly employed as a tactic to keep an enemy mobile suit from getting too close. The weapons are ideal for shooting down small, fast moving, lightly armored targets such as missiles, small land vehicles, and attack helicopters.

• Beam Sabers

The standard armament for melee combat for Earth Federation mobile suits is the beam saber. The beam saber is a small cylindrical device held in the mobile suit's hands when operated and is powered by an energy capacitor that is recharged from special racks. The beam saber emits a blade of plasma contained by an I-field and is capable of cutting through any metal alloy. The Haze'n-thley mounts two in a recharge rack in the backpack behind the right shoulder.

• 90mm Machine Gun

The Machine Gun is a simple shell-firing machine gun that is based on older technologies, making it a weapon that can be cheaply produced and can be used by just about any mobile suit. The weapon has no where near the power of a beam rifle, thus its attacks can be stopped by a healthy layer of armor. The bullets are stored in magazines that can be replaced when they are used up.

• Spread Beam Gun

The Haze'n-thley is equipped with two beam guns on the back to be used to take down several mobile suits.

• Long Blade Rifle

The most unique weapon of the Haze'n-thley which is first used by the RX-124 Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort]​. As the long blade rifle is used as a regular beam rifle, it also doubles as a shield to protect itself from enemies. It can also produce a heat blade, allowing it to cut down enemies when there's no time to deploy its beam sabers. The Long Blade Rifle can also transform into a miniature MS and can be used an an INCOM. Like all Beam Rifles of the period, the Long Blade Rifle is powered a a replaceable E-Pac.

Special Equipment & Features

• Sub-Arm Unit

A Pair of Sub-arm units were installed into the Haze'n-thley. The sub arm unit, one of the devices intended to connect to the multi weapon latch, contains secondary arms folded away inside what looks at first glance like extra skirt armor. These sub arms allow the Hazel to carry a beam rifle or other weapons even when both its main arms are obstructed by the attachment of shield boosters. The sub arms can also be used to wield secondary weapons like beam sabers, or to replace energy packs when both main arms are holding weapons.

• Booster Pod

The Haze'n-thley uses the same booster pod similar to the Regular Hazel, which contains propellant tanks and a single thruster with an output of 22,000 kg. This device is a further evolution of the sturm boosters (a device which contains thrusters for increasing propulsion purposes) used by earlier mobile suits.

• Emergency Escape Pod [Primrose]​

An special type of escape pod, based on research and development conducted by the Konpeitoh technical headquarters after Lieutenant Wes Murphy’s Hazel was heavily damaged in combat with Zeon remnants. Although it resembles the core block system of the RX-78-2 Gundam, However, the Primrose functions purely as an escape system, lacking the docking and separation capability of the core block. As a result, it cannot dock under its own power once separation has been performed. But despite its simplicity, the Primrose is capable of independent flight, unlike the ejection pods installed in ordinary mobile suits, so the pilot’s chances of survival are dramatically increased.

History

The RX-121-3C Gundam TR-1 [Haze'n-thley] is supposed to be the final unit of the Hazel series developed by the Titans. It was planned for the Haze'n-thley and the Haze'n-thley II to be the core units for both the experimental RX-124 Gundam TR-6 [Dandelion II]​ and the RX-124 Gundam TR-6 [Fiver II]​ units, however it was never actually put into operation.

Variants

• RX-121-3C Gundam TR-1 [Haze'n-thley-Rah II]​

Gallery

Equipped with Long Blade Rifle

Haze'n-thley (Head Detail)

Gunpla

HGUC 1/144 RX-121-3C Gundam TR-1 [Haze'n-thley] (P-Bandai exclusive; 2020): box art

Gashapon

Fully deployed color

Notes & Trivia

• The Gundam TR-1 [Haze'n-thley] is named after "Hyzenthlay", a character from the novel Watership Down.
• The name of this mobile suit was likely adopted from the "RX-118 Hyzenthlay", the winning entry of the "Hazel Reinforcement Plan Contest" published in the January, 2007 issue of Dengeki Hobby Magazine.