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A direct descendant of the [[RX-78-2 Gundam]], the Gundam Mk-II is the first mobile suit to be built utilizing the new movable frame concept. This new concept, rather than placing the armor on top of the mobile suit's internal mechanism, grafts the armor directly to the frame, thus giving the mobile suit the range of joint movement more like that of a human being, at the same time reducing the overall weight. It incorporates all the mobile suit's vital mechanisms, thus increasing responsiveness, reliability, and energy efficiency as well as making it far more agile.
The Gundam Mk-II's only fixed weapons are two beam sabers, but it can carry a vulcan pod, a shield, a beam rifle, a hyper bazooka and a clay bazooka if necessary. The most notable flaw of the Gundam Mk-II is that it is armored using the obsolete titanium alloy ceramic composite. Despite this, for a brief time period, the Gundam Mk-II's movable frame makes it one of the most agile mobile suits available. However, the purpose of the mobile suit was to test the concept, so while the theft of all three units was a serious blow to the [[Titans]], it was ultimately not that important as they already had the data needed to develop more advanced mobile suits.
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