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SVMS-01X - Union Flag Custom II - Back View.jpg;Rear
 
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|usage=Close Quarters Combat
 
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|type=Suit
 
|type=Suit
 
|OfficialName=Union Flag Custom II<br>ユニオンフラッグカスタムII
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|shiptype=
 
 
|designation=SVMS-01X
 
|designation=SVMS-01X
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|archetype=SVMS-01E Graham's Union Flag Custom;SVMS-01E Graham's Union Flag Custom (Over Flags' Ver.), GNX-603T GN-X, GNW-001 Gundam Throne Eins
|OfficialName=Union Flag Custom II
 
|archetype=SVMS-01E Union Flag Graham Aker Custom~V<ref name="00VWeapons">Gundam 00V Weapons Development Chart[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100415152554/gundam/images/9/95/AnnoDominiConventional_Developlement_Chart_Part_2_.jpg]</ref>, GNX-603T GN-X<ref name="00VWeapons"/>, GNW-001 Gundam Throne Eins<ref name="00VWeapons"/>
 
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|first=2308
 
|last=2308
 
|last=2308
 
|era=Anno Domini
 
|era=Anno Domini
|series=Mobile Suit Gundam 00~25,
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|series=Mobile Suit Gundam 00~25~25, Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Gundam Meisters
 
|manufacturer=Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations
 
|manufacturer=Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations
 
|operator=Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations
 
|operator=Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations
|pilot=Graham Aker,
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|pilot=Graham Aker
|paccommodation=Pilot only~in cockpit in chest
 
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|crew=
 
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|headheight=17.9
 
|headheight=17.9
 
|emptyweight=74.2
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|armor=E-Carbon
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|emptyweight=69.7
 
|armor=E-Carbon, [[Anno Domini Technology#General_mobile_suit_technology|Anti Beam Coating]]
 
 
|powerplant=GN Drive Tau
 
|powerplant=GN Drive Tau
 
|paccommodation=Pilot only~in cockpit in abdomen
|propulsion=GN Vernier
 
|armaments=GN Beam Saber
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|armaments=20mm Machine Gun
20mm Machine Gun
 
 
2 x Defense Rod
 
2 x Defense Rod
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|OptionalEquip=GN Beam Saber
 
|SpecEquip=GN Field
 
|SpecEquip=GN Field
 
}}The '''SVMS-01X Union Flag Custom II''' (aka '''''SVMS-01X Graham's Union Flag Custom II''''', '''''GN Flag''''') was developed from the [[SVMS-01E Graham's Union Flag Custom]]. Appearing in the final episode of the first season of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'', it is piloted by Graham Aker.
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The '''SVMS-01X Union Flag Custom II''' (aka '''''GN Flag'''''), is a GN-technology upgrade variant of Graham Aker's [[SVMS-01E Union Flag Graham Aker Custom|Custom Flag]]<ref name="00VWeapons"/> unit in episode 25, season 1 of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]''. The unit is piloted by [[Graham Aker]].
 
   
 
==Technology & Combat Characteristics==
 
==Technology & Combat Characteristics==
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As [[Union]] ace pilot, [[Graham Aker]], had vowed before the grave of his subordinate, [[Howard Mason]], that he would defeat the [[Celestial Being]]'s Gundam using a [[SVMS-01 Union Flag]]-type unit, he refused to be one of the pilots for the 30 [[GNX-603T GN-X]]s provided by a [[Alejandro Corner|traitor]] of the Celestial Being.{{ref|G00|18}}{{ref|G00|20}}<ref name="En Website">[http://web.archive.org/web/20120513212028/http://gundam00.bandai-ent.com/SVMS01X.php Archived Gundam 00 English Official Website Profile]</ref><ref name="Art Works II">'Veda ~Mobile Suit Gundam 00~ "Ultimate" Art Works II' Book</ref> Subsequently, at Graham's request, [[Billy Katagiri]], created the makeshift Union Flag Custom II (aka GN Flag) by installing the [[SVMS-01E Graham's Union Flag Custom|SVMS-01E Graham's Union Flag Custom (Over Flags' Ver.)]] (aka Custom Flag) with a [[GN Drive Tau]] taken from the GN-X unit 21, the machine meant for Graham.<ref name="En Website"/><ref name="Art Works II"/><ref name="Jp Website">[http://www.gundam00.net/tv/ms/08e.html Gundam 00 Japanese Official Website Profile]</ref><ref name="MG">[[Master Grade]] 1/100 GNX-603T GN-X model kit manual</ref> This GN Drive Tau was also known as GN Drive Tau unit 21, and Billy acquired it through the influence of his uncle, [[Homer Katagiri]].<ref name="s1novel3">Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Novel 3 "Fallen Angels"</ref><ref name="00n2">[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00N]] Chapter 2</ref>
The ''GN Flag'' is essentially [[SVMS-01E Union Flag Graham Aker Custom|Graham's Custom Flag]]<ref name="00VWeapons"/> that has been hastily modified and fitted with a [[GN Drive Tau]] at [[Graham Aker]]'s request through the influence of [[Billy Katagiri]]'s uncle, [[Homer Katagiri]].<ref name="s1novel3"/> Most of the original means of propulsion, such as the plasma engine backpacks, have been removed to make room for the GN Drive Tau, save for a few maneuvering thrusters for use in close combat.
 
   
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A major factor in the successful conversion of the Custom Flag into the GN Drive Tau-equipped GN Flag was the knowledge the Union had gained from the analysis of the remains of the destroyed right arm of the [[GNW-001 Gundam Throne Eins]] and the associated GN Beam Rifle.<ref name="00n13">[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00N]] Chapter 13</ref> During an earlier battle, Graham's Custom Flag had severed the Throne Eins' right arm, but the arm and the rifle it held exploded soon after.{{ref|G00|18}}<ref name="00n13"/> The remains of these parts were then recovered and analyzed by the Union's Iris Corporation, leading to the Union gaining insight into the Gundams' armor, internal frame material, etc.<ref name="00n13"/> Additionally, the GN Beam Saber the Custom Flag captured from the Throne Eins during that battle was utilized as the main weapon of the GN Flag.<ref name="00n13"/><ref name="00-A">'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Archives' Book</ref><ref name="Mech-1st">'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Mechanics 1st' Book</ref><ref name="ref pic">[https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/File:Gundam_00_DVD_Booklet_GN_Flag.jpg References Gallery - DVD booklet #7: SVMS-01X Union Flag Custom II's Profile and Details]</ref>
The GN Drive Tau does not integrate elegantly with the Flag and weapons have to be powered via an external cable as the MS was not designed to be used with GN Technology of any kind. The drive itself uses a swing mechanism to switch position. When the drive is attached to the rear of the suit, it provides the GN Flag with propulsion for travel. This is not without problems however, as the GN Drive Tau also disrupts the Flag's body balance.<ref name=00.netprofile>gundam00.net TV Series MS "Union Flag Custom II" profile as of April 13th 2012 [http://www.gundam00.net/tv/ms/08e.html]</ref> In order to activate the ''GN Beam Saber'', the GN Drive Tau swings to a latch behind the left shoulder, powering the saber. The GN Flag only has one GN Beam Saber, confiscated from [[GNW-001 Gundam Throne Eins]]; this is the unit's only offensive weapon and is equipped via the aforementioned cable that provides the GN particle feed for the beam saber.
 
   
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While the GN Flag was not transformable like the Custom Flag, it was highly mobile and can fight evenly with a Gundam in close combat.<ref name="Art Works II"/><ref name="ref pic"/><ref name="Data-A">'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Data Archives' Book</ref>{{ref|G00|25}} However, it had poor balance as the GN Drive Tau was forcibly integrated into a mobile suit not meant to use it, but Graham was able to compensate with his advanced piloting skills.<ref name="En Website"/><ref name="Jp Website"/><ref name="Mech-1st"/><ref name="MS-I2013P">'Mobile Suit Illustrated 2013 [Popular Edition]' Book</ref> Besides serving as the power plant for the mobile suit and enabling the operation of the GN Beam Saber, the GN Drive Tau also produces [[GN Particles]] that can be used for propulsion among other uses.<ref name="00-A"/><ref name="ref pic"/><ref name="Data-A"/>{{ref|G00|25}} The GN Drive Tau was normally attached to the end of the swing mechanism mounted on the GN Flag's back, causing it to be positioned behind the waist.<ref name="Art Works II"/><ref name="00-A"/><ref name="Mech-1st"/>{{ref|G00|25}} When the mobile suit transitions from cruising to combat, the swing mechanism moves the GN Drive Tau for mounting to the back of the left shoulder, where it then powers the GN Beam Saber.<ref name="En Website"/><ref name="Art Works II"/><ref name="Jp Website"/>{{ref|G00|25}}
Because of the modifications, the unit can no longer transform into a fighter. One major flaw in this design is the fact that the unit lacks the G-force dampeners (that other GN Drive powered suits are equipped with); it's detrimental to the pilot who, in Graham Aker's case, he suffers internal bleeding, which ends up coughing blood while fighting the Gundams. Designed for the single purpose of defeating a Gundam, specifically [[GN-001 Gundam Exia]], the GN Flag is the physical representation of Graham's vengeance for his fallen comrades (Howard Manson and Daryl Dodge) and his love for challenging opponents in single melee combat.
 
   
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Besides relying on GN Particles for propulsion, the GN Flag also had several conventional maneuvering thrusters.{{ref|G00|25}} In particular, the two sub thrusters on the sides of the legs not only improve the machine's mobility, but also serve as Defense Rods for blocking enemy attacks.<ref name="En Website"/><ref name="Jp Website"/><ref name="ref pic"/>{{ref|G00|25}} Another defensive equipment was the GN Field generators on the elbows.<ref name="ref pic"/> Other notable features included larger shoulder armor compared to the Custom Flag due to the installation of GN Particles duct, etc., and the orange sensor section on its face can split apart briefly prior to battle, but the purpose for this is unclear.<ref name="Mech-1st"/><ref name="ref pic"/><ref name="Data-A"/>{{ref|G00|25}} Graham seemed to be subjected to high Gs when piloting the GN Flag as blood was seen around his mouth when battling the [[GN-001 Gundam Exia]], this suggested inadequate G-force dampeners or the disabling of the anti-G limiter was inherited from the Custom Flag.{{ref|G00|25}}<ref name="hg">[[High Grade Gundam 00|HG00]] 1/144 SVMS-01O Over Flag model kit manual</ref>
The unit is overall inferior to the [[GNX-603T GN-X]] and is certainly weaker than the Gundams, but it has proven to be quite formidable against a power-downed Gundam after [[Trans-Am System|Trans-Am]].
 
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One of the advantages Billy saw in creating the GN Flag was the symbolic effect of showing the Union's power to the world by defeating the Gundams with a Union Flag-type mobile suit.<ref name="s1novel3"/> Additionally, the construction of this machine allowed the Union engineering team to learn more about the circulation of GN Particles within a mobile suit, the required strength settings for the various body parts, etc.<ref name="00n2"/> Later, the data of the GN Flag was used in the development of the [[GNX-704T/AC Ahead Sakigake]] and a successor unit was created in the form of the [[GNX-U02X Masurao]].<ref name="hg">[[High Grade Gundam 00|HG00]] 1/144 GNX-U02X Masurao kit manual</ref><ref name="00V Chart">MS development chart from 'Gundam Weapons - Mobile Suit Gundam 00V Special Edition' Book</ref><ref name="Dengeki"> MS development chart from 'Dengeki Data Collection - Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Sidestory' Book</ref>
   
 
==Armaments==
 
==Armaments==
;*20mm Machine Gun
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;*20mm Machine Gun
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:Like the Graham's Custom Flag, the GN Flag has a 20mm machine gun.<ref name="En Website"/> Located on the left side of its abdomen, this physical projectile weapon lacks firepower, but it can be rapid-fired and is mostly for restricting enemy movements in mobile suit combat.
:The 20mm machine gun is mounted next to the drum cockpit. This rapid-fire armament is ideal for shooting down incoming missiles or small vehicles. The 20mm machine gun however is generally ineffective in against heavily armored targets like mobile suits.
 
   
 
;*GN Beam Saber
 
;*GN Beam Saber
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:The GN Beam Saber captured by the [[SVMS-01E Graham's Union Flag Custom|SVMS-01E Graham's Union Flag Custom (Over Flags' Ver.)]] from the [[GNW-001 Gundam Throne Eins]] has been modified to serve as the GN Flag's primary weapon.<ref name="00n13"/><ref name="00-A"/><ref name="Mech-1st"/><ref name="ref pic"/> To power this high output melee beam weaponry, the GN Drive Tau has to move to the back of the left shoulder, where a cable links it to the weapon.<ref name="00-A"/><ref name="Mech-1st"/><ref name="ref pic"/>{{ref|G00|25}}
:The same beam saber taken from [[GNW-001 Gundam Throne Eins|Gundam Throne Eins]]. It is now used as the main armament for the Custom Flag II. In order to feed GN Particles to the Beam Saber, the Custom Flag II is equipped a cable that provides the GN Particle feed for the Beam Saber.
 
   
 
;*Defense Rod
 
;*Defense Rod
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:The GN Flag has two defense rods mounted on the sides of the legs and they uses rotary motions to deflect/ricochet incoming enemy projectiles.<ref name="En Website"/><ref name="Art Works II"/><ref name="Jp Website"/><ref name="ref pic"/> These defense rods are small in size so as not to interfere with the GN Flag's movements.<ref name="Mech-1st"/> Additionally, they also serve as sub-thrusters.<ref name="En Website"/><ref name="Art Works II"/><ref name="Jp Website"/><ref name="ref pic"/>
:Unlike the normal Flag, the GN Flag mounts two defense rods on its legs instead of forearms. The defense rods also serve as sub-thrusters for the unit.
 
   
 
==Special Equipment & Features==
 
==Special Equipment & Features==
 
;*[[GN Field]]
 
;*[[GN Field]]
:In conjunction with the beam saber and a GN Particle based propulsion system, the GN Flag also possesses the ability to generate a GN Field through a generator located on its right arm. However, because the parts were hastily constructed, its stability is unsatisfactory. <ref>DVD booklet #7-Union Flag Custom II profile; Diagram E [http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/744/gnflagro1.jpg] </ref>
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:A protective barrier made of GN Particles, the GN Field is generated via the GN Field generators mounted on the tip of the elbows.<ref name="ref pic"/> However, as the generators were hastily constructed, their stability is unknown.<ref name="ref pic"/>
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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[[Graham Aker]] and his SVMS-01X Union Flag Custom II (aka GN Flag) entered the battlefield just as the [[GN-001 Gundam Exia]], the [[Celestial Being]]'s Ptolemy Team's last standing mobile suit, had exhausted its Trans-Am system defeating the [[United Nation Forces]]' [[GNMS-XCVII Alvaaron]]. As the GN Flag locked blades with Exia, Graham hailed the enemy pilot and claimed that he would avenge [[Howard Mason]] and [[Daryl Dodge]] with his mobile suit. The GN Flag then pushed the Exia back and sliced off its left arm. With the GN Flag's follow up strike being blocked, Graham said that his 'love' for the Gundams' overwhelming power had morphed into hatred. The Exia counterattacked, slicing off the GN Flag's right leg.
When thirty [[GNX-603T GN-X]] units were delivered to the three power blocks, one belonging to the [[Union]] was assigned to ace pilot Graham Aker (GN-X #21). However, having sworn on Howard Mason's grave that he would defeat a Gundam in a Flag, Graham instead requested that a modification be made to his custom Flag. Billy Katagiri, the acting chief engineer of the Overflag at the time, used his uncle's influence to acquire one of the 10 GN Drive Tau units and apply its technology onto one of their custom Flags.<ref name="s1novel3"/> The result was the GN Flag, a hastily-built GN-powered version of the Flag which nonetheless sported power enough to match the Trans-Am weakened [[GN-001 Gundam Exia]] in solo combat.
 
   
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Ignoring the damage, the GN Flag charged and pierced through the Exia's right face, decapitating it in a single blow. Exia beheaded the GN Flag in retaliation. In response, the GN Flag punched and kicked the Exia, and at the same time, Graham explained that he had become twisted because of the Gundams. Exia fired several beam shots from its GN Sword, but the GN Flag evaded them. Graham then declared that he would defeat the Exia and charged at the Gundam again, calling his attack the 'voice' of the world. The two mobile suits then pierced through each other's torso. Having avenged Howard and Daryl, Graham smiled as multiple explosions occurred on both mobile suits. What happened next to the GN Flag is unknown, but the injured Graham was eventually saved.
Driven nearly mad by his obsession with the Gundam which had first awed him, Graham's fight with [[Setsuna F. Seiei]] resulted in the destruction of the GN Flag and the near-destruction of Gundam Exia, tearing off its left arm, gouging out its right eye, and decapitating it. In the aftermath, Graham and Setsuna were both believed dead, though both survived the encounter and would meet again on the field of battle four years later. What has happened to the GN Flag remains unknown but it is known that the data of the GN Flag was later used in the development of a new experimental A-Laws mobile suit.
 
   
 
==Picture Gallery==
 
==Picture Gallery==
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<gallery hideaddbutton="true">
 
Gundam 00 GN Flag.jpg
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GN Flag Beam Saber.jpg|Lineart: Back of left arm, GN Beam Saber and connection cable
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GN Flag T Drive.jpg|Lineart: GN Drive Tau and swing mechanism
 
Gundam 00 GN Flag MS Head.jpg|Head
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Gundam 00 GN Flag MS Face.jpg|Face's orange sensor section separated
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Gundam 00 GN Flag Top View.jpg|Head and chest close-up
 
GN Drive Tau.jpg|GN Drive Tau close-up
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flag custom (2).jpg|In [[The Official Gundam Perfect File|Gundam Perfect File]]: artwork by Munetaka Abe
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GN Flag VS Exia Magazine Article.jpg|Vs. Gundam Exia Magazine Article
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S__23109724.jpg
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SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays Union Flag Custom II.png|''SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays''
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===Gunpla & Action Figure===
 
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HG GN Flag0.jpg
Gundam 00 GN Flag.jpg|SVMS-01X - Union Flag Custom II (GN Flag)
 
Gundam 00 GN Flag MS Head.jpg|MS Head
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HG GN Flag.jpg
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HG GN Flag1.jpg|Custom Built 1/100 model
Gundam 00 GN Flag MS Face.jpg|Face Separated
 
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HG GN Flag2.jpg|Custom Built 1/100 model
Gundam 00 GN Flag Top View.jpg|Front View
 
 
2820820339_cb48dac163.jpg|Robot Damashii figure
GN Drive Tau.jpg|GN Drive Tau
 
GN Flag Lineart.jpg|Lineart
 
GN Flag Beam Saber.jpg
 
GN Flag T Drive.jpg
 
GN Flag Cockpit.jpg
 
flag custom (2).jpg|Union flag custom II (Gundam perfect file)
 
2820820339_cb48dac163.jpg|Robot Damashii Figure
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
==Notes & Trivia==
 
==Notes & Trivia==
 
*The GN Flag is one of the few GN-Drive equipped mobile units not to have 'GN' in its model number; it is certainly the only such unit outside of Celestial Being to make this distinction.
*One of the advantages Billy sees in upgrading the Flag with a GN Drive Tau is the symbolic effect of showing the world of the Union's power by defeating the Gundams with a Flag.<ref name="s1novel3">Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Novel 3 "Fallen Angels"</ref>
 
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*In some media, the Union Flag Custom II is seen with a Linear Rifle as in the '''Robot Damashii''' figure, [[Gundam Assault Survive]] for the PSP and [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Gundam Meisters]] for the PS2.
*The 'GN Flag' is one of the few GN-Drive equipped mobile units not to have 'GN' in its official model number; it is certainly the only such unit outside of Celestial Being to make this distinction. In addition, the 'SVMS' part of its model number is negated by the fact that it is no longer a Variable Mobile Suit, nor does it draw power from the Solar Elevators.
 
*In other media, the Union Flag Custom II is seen with a Linear Rifle as in the '''Robot Damashii''' figure, '''Gundam Assault Survive''' for the PSP and [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Gundam Meisters]] for the PS2.
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*While the 20mm machine gun can be seen on Union Flag Custom II's abdomen, it is rarely listed among the armaments. Few exception including [[SD Gundam G Generation|SD Gundam G Generation Wars]].
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*The Beam Saber being directly connected to its power generator with a cable is also seen with the [[OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon]] and its Beam Sword.
*While the port of 20mm machine gun can be seen on Union Flag Custom II's drumframe, the weapon is rarely listed among its armaments. Few exception including [[SD Gundam G Generation|SD Gundam G Generation Wars]].
 
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
<gallery>
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<gallery hideaddbutton="true">
GN Flag VS Exia Magazine Article.jpg|Union Flag Custom II vs. Gundam Exia
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Gundam 00 DVD Booklet GN Flag.jpg|DVD booklet #7: SVMS-01X Union Flag Custom II's Profile and Details
 
GN Flag Lineart.jpg|Lineart & Details
Gundam 00 DVD Booklet GN Flag.jpg|DVD booklet #7 - SVMS-01X Union Flag Custom II
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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<references/>
 
<references/>
   
==External Links==
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==External links==
 
*[http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/00/svms-01x.htm SVMS-01X Union Flag Custom II on MAHQ.net]
 
*[http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/00/svms-01x.htm SVMS-01X Union Flag Custom II on MAHQ.net]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mobile_Suit_Gundam_00_mobile_units#SVMS-01X_Union_Flag_Custom_II_.28GN-Flag.29 SVMS-01X Union Flag Custom II on Wikipedia.org]
 
   
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Revision as of 04:25, 13 April 2020

Template:Infobox/Mobile Weapon Ver.2The SVMS-01X Union Flag Custom II (aka SVMS-01X Graham's Union Flag Custom II, GN Flag) was developed from the SVMS-01E Graham's Union Flag Custom. Appearing in the final episode of the first season of Mobile Suit Gundam 00, it is piloted by Graham Aker.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

As Union ace pilot, Graham Aker, had vowed before the grave of his subordinate, Howard Mason, that he would defeat the Celestial Being's Gundam using a SVMS-01 Union Flag-type unit, he refused to be one of the pilots for the 30 GNX-603T GN-Xs provided by a traitor of the Celestial Being.[1][2][3][4] Subsequently, at Graham's request, Billy Katagiri, created the makeshift Union Flag Custom II (aka GN Flag) by installing the SVMS-01E Graham's Union Flag Custom (Over Flags' Ver.) (aka Custom Flag) with a GN Drive Tau taken from the GN-X unit 21, the machine meant for Graham.[3][4][5][6] This GN Drive Tau was also known as GN Drive Tau unit 21, and Billy acquired it through the influence of his uncle, Homer Katagiri.[7][8]

A major factor in the successful conversion of the Custom Flag into the GN Drive Tau-equipped GN Flag was the knowledge the Union had gained from the analysis of the remains of the destroyed right arm of the GNW-001 Gundam Throne Eins and the associated GN Beam Rifle.[9] During an earlier battle, Graham's Custom Flag had severed the Throne Eins' right arm, but the arm and the rifle it held exploded soon after.[1][9] The remains of these parts were then recovered and analyzed by the Union's Iris Corporation, leading to the Union gaining insight into the Gundams' armor, internal frame material, etc.[9] Additionally, the GN Beam Saber the Custom Flag captured from the Throne Eins during that battle was utilized as the main weapon of the GN Flag.[9][10][11][12]

While the GN Flag was not transformable like the Custom Flag, it was highly mobile and can fight evenly with a Gundam in close combat.[4][12][13][14] However, it had poor balance as the GN Drive Tau was forcibly integrated into a mobile suit not meant to use it, but Graham was able to compensate with his advanced piloting skills.[3][5][11][15] Besides serving as the power plant for the mobile suit and enabling the operation of the GN Beam Saber, the GN Drive Tau also produces GN Particles that can be used for propulsion among other uses.[10][12][13][14] The GN Drive Tau was normally attached to the end of the swing mechanism mounted on the GN Flag's back, causing it to be positioned behind the waist.[4][10][11][14] When the mobile suit transitions from cruising to combat, the swing mechanism moves the GN Drive Tau for mounting to the back of the left shoulder, where it then powers the GN Beam Saber.[3][4][5][14]

Besides relying on GN Particles for propulsion, the GN Flag also had several conventional maneuvering thrusters.[14] In particular, the two sub thrusters on the sides of the legs not only improve the machine's mobility, but also serve as Defense Rods for blocking enemy attacks.[3][5][12][14] Another defensive equipment was the GN Field generators on the elbows.[12] Other notable features included larger shoulder armor compared to the Custom Flag due to the installation of GN Particles duct, etc., and the orange sensor section on its face can split apart briefly prior to battle, but the purpose for this is unclear.[11][12][13][14] Graham seemed to be subjected to high Gs when piloting the GN Flag as blood was seen around his mouth when battling the GN-001 Gundam Exia, this suggested inadequate G-force dampeners or the disabling of the anti-G limiter was inherited from the Custom Flag.[14][16]

One of the advantages Billy saw in creating the GN Flag was the symbolic effect of showing the Union's power to the world by defeating the Gundams with a Union Flag-type mobile suit.[7] Additionally, the construction of this machine allowed the Union engineering team to learn more about the circulation of GN Particles within a mobile suit, the required strength settings for the various body parts, etc.[8] Later, the data of the GN Flag was used in the development of the GNX-704T/AC Ahead Sakigake and a successor unit was created in the form of the GNX-U02X Masurao.[16][17][18]

Armaments

  • 20mm Machine Gun
Like the Graham's Custom Flag, the GN Flag has a 20mm machine gun.[3] Located on the left side of its abdomen, this physical projectile weapon lacks firepower, but it can be rapid-fired and is mostly for restricting enemy movements in mobile suit combat.
  • GN Beam Saber
The GN Beam Saber captured by the SVMS-01E Graham's Union Flag Custom (Over Flags' Ver.) from the GNW-001 Gundam Throne Eins has been modified to serve as the GN Flag's primary weapon.[9][10][11][12] To power this high output melee beam weaponry, the GN Drive Tau has to move to the back of the left shoulder, where a cable links it to the weapon.[10][11][12][14]
  • Defense Rod
The GN Flag has two defense rods mounted on the sides of the legs and they uses rotary motions to deflect/ricochet incoming enemy projectiles.[3][4][5][12] These defense rods are small in size so as not to interfere with the GN Flag's movements.[11] Additionally, they also serve as sub-thrusters.[3][4][5][12]

Special Equipment & Features

A protective barrier made of GN Particles, the GN Field is generated via the GN Field generators mounted on the tip of the elbows.[12] However, as the generators were hastily constructed, their stability is unknown.[12]

History

Graham Aker and his SVMS-01X Union Flag Custom II (aka GN Flag) entered the battlefield just as the GN-001 Gundam Exia, the Celestial Being's Ptolemy Team's last standing mobile suit, had exhausted its Trans-Am system defeating the United Nation Forces' GNMS-XCVII Alvaaron. As the GN Flag locked blades with Exia, Graham hailed the enemy pilot and claimed that he would avenge Howard Mason and Daryl Dodge with his mobile suit. The GN Flag then pushed the Exia back and sliced off its left arm. With the GN Flag's follow up strike being blocked, Graham said that his 'love' for the Gundams' overwhelming power had morphed into hatred. The Exia counterattacked, slicing off the GN Flag's right leg.

Ignoring the damage, the GN Flag charged and pierced through the Exia's right face, decapitating it in a single blow. Exia beheaded the GN Flag in retaliation. In response, the GN Flag punched and kicked the Exia, and at the same time, Graham explained that he had become twisted because of the Gundams. Exia fired several beam shots from its GN Sword, but the GN Flag evaded them. Graham then declared that he would defeat the Exia and charged at the Gundam again, calling his attack the 'voice' of the world. The two mobile suits then pierced through each other's torso. Having avenged Howard and Daryl, Graham smiled as multiple explosions occurred on both mobile suits. What happened next to the GN Flag is unknown, but the injured Graham was eventually saved.

Picture Gallery

Gunpla & Action Figure

Notes & Trivia

  • The GN Flag is one of the few GN-Drive equipped mobile units not to have 'GN' in its model number; it is certainly the only such unit outside of Celestial Being to make this distinction.
  • In some media, the Union Flag Custom II is seen with a Linear Rifle as in the Robot Damashii figure, Gundam Assault Survive for the PSP and Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Gundam Meisters for the PS2.
  • While the 20mm machine gun can be seen on Union Flag Custom II's abdomen, it is rarely listed among the armaments. Few exception including SD Gundam G Generation Wars.
  • The Beam Saber being directly connected to its power generator with a cable is also seen with the OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon and its Beam Sword.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 18, The Aim of Evil Intents
  2. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 20, Blade of Reformation
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Archived Gundam 00 English Official Website Profile
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 'Veda ~Mobile Suit Gundam 00~ "Ultimate" Art Works II' Book
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Gundam 00 Japanese Official Website Profile
  6. Master Grade 1/100 GNX-603T GN-X model kit manual
  7. 7.0 7.1 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Novel 3 "Fallen Angels"
  8. 8.0 8.1 Mobile Suit Gundam 00N Chapter 2
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Mobile Suit Gundam 00N Chapter 13
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Archives' Book
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Mechanics 1st' Book
  12. 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 References Gallery - DVD booklet #7: SVMS-01X Union Flag Custom II's Profile and Details
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Data Archives' Book
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 25, Setsuna
  15. 'Mobile Suit Illustrated 2013 [Popular Edition]' Book
  16. 16.0 16.1 HG00 1/144 SVMS-01O Over Flag model kit manual Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "hg" defined multiple times with different content
  17. MS development chart from 'Gundam Weapons - Mobile Suit Gundam 00V Special Edition' Book
  18. MS development chart from 'Dengeki Data Collection - Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Sidestory' Book

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