The RX-79Ez-8/HMC Gundam Ez8 High Mobility Custom, often called Gundam Ez8 HMC for short, is a variant of the RX-79Ez-8 Gundam Ez-8 Kai. It was introduced in the game SD Gundam G Generation Gather Beat.
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The Gundam Ez8 HMC is one of two modification plans for the space-use RX-79Ez-8 Gundam Ez-8 Kai, and it focuses on mobility. In addition to the large backpack, parts of its armor were removed to install various vernier thrusters all over its body. Gundam Ez8 HMC also has a scope sensor similar to RGM-79SP GM Sniper II's. However, the modification came at a cost. The reduced armor made the Ez8 HMC more vulnerable and since the propulsion system consumed most of its energy, Gundam Ez8 HMC must use a beam spray gun II instead of a beam rifle. Furthermore, the increased speed of the Ez8 HMC makes the unit a virtual wild horse, and only an ace pilot could handle it.
Armaments[]
- Vulcan Gun
- Mounted in the head, the pair of shell firing weapons have a high rate of fire but little power and can't damage the thick armor of a mobile suit, though it can damage lightly armored areas such as the sensors. They are ideal for shooting down small, lightly armored targets such as missiles, attack vehicles, etc.
- Beam Saber
- The standard close range armament for most Federation mobile suits. The beam saber is a small cylindrical device held in the mobile suit's hands when operated and is powered by a rechargeable energy capacitor. The beam saber emits a blade of plasma contained by an I-Field and is capable of cutting through almost any armor not treated with anti-beam coating. The EZ-8 HMC is equipped with a pair of beam sabers.
- Beam Spray Gun II
- The Ez-8's main weapon, it is an improved version of the beam spray gun used by the RGM-79 GM. A beam spray gun is essentially a smaller, weaker beam rifle. It is less effective at long range, but is better at close range due to a more spread out shot, similar to a shotgun effect. While the beam spray gun is less powerful than the beam rifle, it has been shown to be able to penetrate the armor of a MS-09R Rick Dom - one of the most heavily armored mobile suits of the One Year War.
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Notes & Trivia[]
- While the Gundam Ez8 Kai and both of its variants don't fit the official timeline, the Gundam Ace magazine made a claim in its "Game's MsV" column that the Gundam Ez8 Kai is actually a fictional mobile suit appearing in a drama program based on experience of the 08th MS Team members. Since the drama was extremely popular, the story got extended and eventually had the 08th MS Team going to space.
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