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Template:Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2The RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam is a mobile suit which first appeared in the game Gihren's Greed.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

In an alternate timeline, the RX-78/C.A. was created by the Neo Zeon for Casval's use, and utilized technologies from both the Earth Federation and Principality of Zeon. Meant to be a symbol for Newtypes, it has a reddish paint scheme like the other mobile suits used previously by Casval. Besides the paint scheme, the performance of the Casval's Gundam was also tuned to match his preferences, resulting in it having better mobility and reaction speed than the original RX-78-2 Gundam.

Armaments

60mm Vulcan Gun: A pair of solid bullet armament built into the head. Though not powerful, its high rate of fire meant it was employed to intercept incoming missiles, etc.

Beam Saber: The beam saber emits a blade of plasma contained by an I-Field and can cut through most armor not treated with anti-beam coating. This small device is held in the mobile suit's hands when operated and is powered by a rechargeable energy capacitor. Two beam sabers are stored in the Gundam's backpack. One can be used as a reserve weapon, or both can be used simultaneously in a twin sword fashion. The beam saber can also transform into the beam javelin.

Beam Javelin: The beam javelin is an alternate form of the beam saber, with an extended handle and a three-pronged beam at the end. The long reach of the weapon gives the Gundam an advantage in close quarters combat. It was also used as a throwing weapon.

Beam Rifle: A revolutionary weapon for its time, the Beam Rifle is the primary weapon used by the Gundam. Making use of the Federations E-cap (or "energy capacitor") technology, the rifle uses charged concentrations of mega-particles as ammunition. This gives the beam rifle firepower equivalent to that of a battleship's main cannon. Features include a large, movable offset sensor that interfaces with the RX-78’s Fire Control System (FCS) to achieve a high degree of accuracy, and a stabilizing foregrip for firing support. A weakness of the beam rifle is that it could only be fired 16 times before depleting its energy and becoming useless.

Hyper Bazooka: A general purpose fire support rocket launcher platform for Mobile Suits. With considerable destructive power owing to the explosive yield in each warhead, the weapon was primarily used to destroy less-maneuverable battlefield targets such as warships, satellites, land battleships, bunkers, and buildings.

Shield: Hand-carried, forearm-mounted or stored on the Gundam's backpack, the shield is a simple defense used to block most physical and beam attacks. Also used to great effect in close quarters battle with enemy mobile suits and can also be used as a throwing weapon. Weighing 10 tons, its armor structure is a simplified version of that on the Gundam's body and is designed for the diffusion and absorption of impact rather than robustness. The outermost layer is a triple honeycomb structure using luna titanium alloy-based material.

Gundam Hammer: Essentially a large spiked ball attached to a chain, it serve as a ranged melee weapon. The gundam hammer could either be thrown or swung around the mobile suit itself to damage the enemy units.

Hyper Hammer: An enhanced version of the gundam hammer. Like its predecessor, it is a large spiked ball attached to a chain. However, it also has several rockets mounted into the ball to allow it to maneuver more effectively as well as the ability to change its direction before impact, and to increase the damage it could cause.

Special Equipment & Features

Core Block System: Similar to the prototype mobile suits produced by the Earth Federation Forces' Operation V, the RX-78/C.A. is equipped with a central block which houses the mobile suit's cockpit, control systems and main power source. This core block can eject in case of emergency and unfold into a small Core Fighter.

Hardpoints: An attachment point for weapons, shields, spare ammunition, or optional mission-specific equipment. Hardpoints can also be used to store carried weapons when a mobile suit needs its manipulators free for other purposes.

History

In one of the parallel timelines depicted in the game Gihren's Greed, Char Aznable reverts to his real name of Casval Rem Deikun near the end of the One Year War. He then leads a new faction, the Neo Zeon (different from the original Axis Neo Zeon in Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam), against the Principality of Zeon to realize his Newtype ideals. To that end, the RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam was developed by the Neo Zeon for Char's use and as a symbol for Newtypes. Records showed that this unit has entered combat with the original RX-78-2 Gundam.

Picture Gallery

Gunpla

Action Figures

Notes and Trivia

In the PSP game Gundam Battle Royale, the RX-78/C.A. is a more melee-combat oriented unit than the RX-78-2 and also features Char Aznable's trademark "Kick" maneuver as part of its repertoire.
In SD Gundam G Generation games, Casval Gundam has a "Kick" attack replacing the vulcan guns.

References

External links

RX-78CA Gundam Char Aznable Custom

Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren's Greed Original Mechanics
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Earth Federation/Titans
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit RX-78-2 Gundam High Mobility Type \| RX-78T Gundam Titans Version \| RX-178-X0 Prototype Gundam Mk-II

Ship / Submarine U-Type Submarine
Principality of Zeon/Neo Zeon
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit MS-15A Gyan Mass Production Type \| MS-15B Gyan High Mobility Type \| MS-15C Gyan Cannon \| MS-15F Gyan Marine \| MS-15Fs Gyan Marine Commander Type \| MS-15Kg Gyan Krieger \| MSN-02R Zeong High Mobility Type \| RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam \| RX-78-Z1 Zeon's Gundam

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-The '''RX-78/C.A. Gundam Char Aznable Custom''' is a [[mobile suit]] from the [[Universal Century]] timeline, which first appeared in the game ''[[Gihren's Greed]]''.
+}}The '''RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam''' is a [[mobile suit]] which first appeared in the game ''[[Gihren's Greed]]''.
 ==Technology & Combat Characteristics==
+In an alternate timeline, the RX-78/C.A. was created by the Neo Zeon for Casval's use, and utilized technologies from both the Earth Federation and Principality of Zeon. Meant to be a symbol for [[Newtypes]], it has a reddish paint scheme like the other mobile suits used previously by Casval. Besides the paint scheme, the performance of the Casval's Gundam was also tuned to match his preferences, resulting in it having better mobility and reaction speed than the original RX-78-2 Gundam.
-Joining Newtypes, research teams from both Earth Federation and Zeon factions combined their knowledge in making mobile suits and created the RX-78/C.A., and in honor of the Earth Federation team's superb RX-78-2 Gundam, the appearance of the unit is an exact duplication of it. However, the inside of the unit uses a lot of Zeon technology and is completely different from the original RX-78-2. During the development of this unit, the fine tuning used the data of Char Aznable and therefore it can be considered a custom unit built just for him. It was also painted red to reflect Char's personal colors. Records showed that this unit has entered combat with the original RX-78-2 Gundam.
 ==Armaments==
-;*60mm Gatling Cannons "Vulcan Guns"
+;*60mm Vulcan Gun
+:A pair of solid bullet armament built into the head. Though not powerful, its high rate of fire meant it was employed to intercept incoming missiles, etc.
-:Mounted in the head, these shell firing weapons have a high-rate of fire but have little power and can't damage the thick armor of a mobile suit, though it can damage lightly armored areas such as the sensors. The weapons are ideal for shooting down small, fast moving, lightly armored targets such as missiles, small land vehicles, and attack helicopters.
 ;*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 is capable of cutting through any metal that has not been treated with anti-beam coating. The RX-78/C.A. is equipped with two beam sabers, that when not in use are stored in the backpack.
+:The beam saber emits a blade of plasma contained by an I-Field and can cut through most armor not treated with anti-beam coating. This small device is held in the mobile suit's hands when operated and is powered by a rechargeable energy capacitor. Two beam sabers are stored in the Gundam's backpack. One can be used as a reserve weapon, or both can be used simultaneously in a twin sword fashion. The beam saber can also transform into the beam javelin.
-;*Beam Javelin
+:;*Beam Javelin
-:The beam javelin is an alternative to the beam saber, it has a higher output than the standard beam saber, and the beam's shape allows for a greater amount of armor penetration ability. The long reach of the weapon gives the RX-78/C.A. a considerable advantage in close quarters combat.
+::The beam javelin is an alternate form of the beam saber, with an extended handle and a three-pronged beam at the end. The long reach of the weapon gives the Gundam an advantage in close quarters combat. It was also used as a throwing weapon.
 ;*Beam Rifle
-:The beam rifle is the primary weapon used by the Gundam. Making use of E-cap (or "energy capacitor") technology, the rifle uses charged concentrations of Minovsky particles as ammunition. This gives the beam rifle firepower equivalent to that of a battleship's beam cannons. As the Minovsky particles destroy matter on a molecular scale, the beam rifle can penetrate even the thickest armor and destroy its target with a single shot. One weak point of the rifle was its energy limits.
+:A revolutionary weapon for its time, the Beam Rifle is the primary weapon used by the Gundam. Making use of the Federations E-cap (or "energy capacitor") technology, the rifle uses charged concentrations of mega-particles as ammunition. This gives the beam rifle firepower equivalent to that of a battleship's main cannon. Features include a large, movable offset sensor that interfaces with the RX-78’s Fire Control System (FCS) to achieve a high degree of accuracy, and a stabilizing foregrip for firing support. A weakness of the beam rifle is that it could only be fired 16 times before depleting its energy and becoming useless.
 ;*Hyper Bazooka
+:A general purpose fire support rocket launcher platform for Mobile Suits. With considerable destructive power owing to the explosive yield in each warhead, the weapon was primarily used to destroy less-maneuverable battlefield targets such as warships, satellites, land battleships, bunkers, and buildings.
-:Similar to the Zaku's bazooka, the Hyper Bazooka was a heavy weapon used by the Gundam. Technically a large rocket launcher it could fire several 380mm missiles to attack targets at long range. No mass-production MS's armor is able to stop this weapon. While very powerful, it has a slow rate of fire and a fairly little amount of ammunition. Most oftenly used to take out slow, heavily armored targets.
+;*Shield
+:Hand-carried, forearm-mounted or stored on the Gundam's backpack, the shield is a simple defense used to block most physical and beam attacks. Also used to great effect in close quarters battle with enemy mobile suits and can also be used as a throwing weapon. Weighing 10 tons, its armor structure is a simplified version of that on the Gundam's body and is designed for the diffusion and absorption of impact rather than robustness. The outermost layer is a triple honeycomb structure using luna titanium alloy-based material.
 ;*Gundam Hammer
-:A rather unusual weapon, the Gundam Hammer was essentially a large spiked ball attached to a chain. It was used to give the Gundam a ranged melee weapon. The Gundam could either throw or swing the Hammer around itself in order to impact and damage its target through the sheer mass of the hammer. Later it was upgraded into the Hyper Hammer and had several rockets mounted into the ball in order to enable it for use in space, and to increase the damage it could cause.
+:Essentially a large spiked ball attached to a chain, it serve as a ranged melee weapon. The gundam hammer could either be thrown or swung around the mobile suit itself to damage the enemy units.
+;*Hyper Hammer
-;*Shield
+:An enhanced version of the gundam hammer. Like its predecessor, it is a large spiked ball attached to a chain. However, it also has several rockets mounted into the ball to allow it to maneuver more effectively as well as the ability to change its direction before impact, and to increase the damage it could cause.
-:Hand-carried, forearm-mounted or stored on the Gundam's backpack, the shield is a simple defense used to block most incoming ballistic and explosive projectiles. Also used to great effect in close quarters battle with enemy mobile suits. Has a view port than can be sealed off with an internal blast plate.
 ==Special Equipment & Features==
 ;*[[Core Block System]]
 :Similar to the prototype mobile suits produced by the Earth Federation Forces' Operation V, the RX-78/C.A. is equipped with a central block which houses the mobile suit's cockpit, control systems and main power source. This core block can eject in case of emergency and unfold into a small [[FF-X7 Core Fighter|Core Fighter]].
+;*Hardpoints
+:An attachment point for weapons, shields, spare ammunition, or optional mission-specific equipment. Hardpoints can also be used to store carried weapons when a mobile suit needs its manipulators free for other purposes.
 ==History==
-In the game ''Gihren's Greed'', in one of the parallel timelines of Universal Century where Zeon won the One Year War, [[Char Aznable]] will leave Zeon and start building up a new faction, Neo Zeon (different from the original Axis Neo Zeon in ''Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam''), to seek other ways to finish his revenge against the Zabi family.
+In one of the parallel timelines depicted in the game ''Gihren's Greed'', Char Aznable reverts to his real name of Casval Rem Deikun near the end of the One Year War. He then leads a new faction, the Neo Zeon (different from the original Axis Neo Zeon in ''Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam''), against the Principality of Zeon to realize his Newtype ideals. To that end, the RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam was developed by the Neo Zeon for Char's use and as a symbol for Newtypes. Records showed that this unit has entered combat with the original RX-78-2 Gundam.
 ==Picture Gallery==
-<gallery>
+<gallery hideaddbutton="true">
+Casval Gundam Gihren Greed.png|Casval's Gundam as seen in [[Mobile Suit Gundam Gihren’s Greed]]
-Mg-rx-78ca.jpg|MG 1/100 RX/C.A. Gundam Char Aznable Custom
+gunchar.png|Casval's Gundam as featured in [[Mobile Suit Gundam Gihren’s Greed]]
-gunchar.png
+Casval Gundam SD Super.png|As seen in Super Gundam Royale
-Gundam Casval.jpg
 </gallery>
-==Notes & Trivia==
+==[[Gunpla]]==
+<gallery hideaddbutton=true>
+RG_Casval%27s_Gundam.jpg|1/144 [[Real Grade|RG]] RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam (P-Bandai exclusive; 2014): box art
+Gunpla_MG_ltd_CasvalsGundam_box.jpg|1/100 [[Master Grade|MG]] "RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam (Coating Ver.)" (Gundam 20th Anniversary edition chrome color plated release; 1999); box art
+Mg-rx-78ca.jpg|1/100 MG RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam (2002): box art
+MG_Casval%27s_Gundam_Ver.3.0.jpg|1/100 MG "RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam (Ver. 3.0)" (P-Bandai exclusive; 2017): box art
+Gunpla_PG_CasvalsGundam_001_2002C3_box.jpg|1/60 [[Perfect Grade|PG]] "RX-078/C.A. Casval's Gundam (Metallic Coating Ver.)" (Limited edition C3 exclusive; 2002): box art
+Gunpla_PG_CasvalsGundam_002_2017Asia_box.jpg|1/60 PG "RX-078/C.A. Casval's Gundam (Metallic Coating Ver.)" (Limited edition Asian Pacific re-issue; 2017): box art
+Gundam Casval.jpg|1/100 MG RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam: model conversion based on 1/100 MG RX-78-2 Gundam (Ver. 1.5) by Max Watanabe (Hobby Japan)
+</gallery>
+==Action Figures==
+<gallery hideaddbutton=true>
+MSiA_rx-78CA_Famitsu_p01.jpg|[[Mobile Suit in Action!!|Mobile Suit in Action (MSiA / MIA)]] "RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam" (Limited edition "Famitsu" magazine special prize draw release; 2000): package front view
+MSiA_rx-78CA_2ndVer_p01.jpg|MSiA / MIA "RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam (Second Version)" (Limited edition Sony PlayStation 2 "[[Mobile Suit Gundam Gihren’s Greed|Gihren's Greed: War for Zeon Independence]]" video game exclusive; 2002): package front view
+HCMPro_rx-78CasvalAndG3-DoublePack_p01_front.jpg|1/200 [[HCM-Pro|High Complete Model Progressive (HCM Pro)]] "[[RX-78-3 Gundam "G-3"]] & RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam" double pack (Limited edition release; 2004): package front view
+KadoSenshi_rx-78ca_CasvalsGundam_p01_front.jpg|[[Kado Senshi & Kahen Senshi|Kado Senshi]] "RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam" (Limited edition ''20th Century Toy Expo - Kyoto'' exclusive; 2002): box art
+GFF_0040_RedWarrior_box-front.jpg|[[Gundam Fix Figuration|Gundam Fix Figuration (GFF)]] "[[PF-78-3 Perfect Gundam III|Red Warrior]] / RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam" figure set (2008): package front view
+GFF_0040_RedWarrior_box-back.jpg|GFF "Red Warrior / RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam" figure set (2008): package rear view
+GFFMC_rx-78ca_p01_front.jpg|1/100 [[Gundam Fix Figuration|Gundam Fix Figuration Metal Composite (GFFMC)]] "RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam" figure set (2008): package front view
+GFFMC_rx-78ca_p02_back.jpg|1/100 GFFMC "RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam" figure set (2008): package rear view
+GFFMC_rx-78ca_p03_sample_front.jpg|1/100 GFFMC "RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam" figure set (2008): product sample - front view
+GFFMC_rx-78ca_p04_sample_back.jpg|1/100 GFFMC "RX-78/C.A. Casval's Gundam" figure set (2008): product sample - rear view
+</gallery>
+==Notes and Trivia==
 *In the PSP game ''[[Gundam Battle Royale]]'', the RX-78/C.A. is a more melee-combat oriented unit than the RX-78-2 and also features Char Aznable's trademark "Kick" maneuver as part of its repertoire.
 *In ''[[SD Gundam G Generation]]'' games, Casval Gundam has a "Kick" attack replacing the vulcan guns.
 ==References==
-<gallery>
+<gallery hideaddbutton=true>
 -1.jpg
 Casval.jpg
 </gallery>
 <references/>
-==External Links==
+==External links==
 *[http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/eis/rx-78ca.htm RX-78CA Gundam Char Aznable Custom]
+{{Gihren-Mecha}}
-{{Early Universal Century Mobile weapons}}