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The UGY-R45 Garm Rodi is a mobile suit introduced in the second season of the Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS anime.

Technology & Combat Characteristics[]

The Garm Rodi is one of the many machines created through customization of the Rodi Frame, which was mass-produced during the middle period of the Calamity War, and is equipped with heavy armor.[1][2] Making use of the frame's characteristic versatility, it achieves a fine balance between mobility and defensive performance.[1] The Dawn Horizon Corps utilize this versatile unit as the organization operates in a wide variety of areas, and needs a machine that could adapt to various combat situations.[2]

The Garm Rodi has an unique armored visor for the head camera, and the commander-use version has a different silver grey color scheme, an added blade antenna on the head and another shoulder shield.[2][3] The Garm Rodi's weapons are the same for both the standard type and the commander type and its pilot can select from a wide variety based on preferences and combat situations.[2][3] Including the commander type, Dawn Horizon Corps’ MS teams typically consisted of 6 machines.[4]

Armaments[]

  • Boost Hammer
Main melee weapon, it is stored on the rear skirt armor's weapon rack when not in use. The hammer has built-in thrusters and its handle can flip out, granting the weapon a longer reach.[2][5] The weapon's weight balance also changes with the handle's position.[3] It is usually held with two hands, with the handle folded and in this form, it serves as both a defensive and offensive weapon, and can be used for repeated strikes.[2][3] Single handed use of the boost hammer when its handle flips out is for forceful strikes.[3]
  • Rifle
Main ranged weapon, it is small and easy to handle.[2] Can be stored on the rear skirt armor's weapon rack when not in use.[2]
  • Hand Grenade
A pair are stored on the waist front armor.[2]
  • Shield
Mounted on the left shoulder. The commander type has an added shield on the right shoulder.
  • 300mm Long Rifle
A medium-to-long-range rifle developed by Hēphaistos, its foregrip can swing either directions.[2][6] Can be stored on the rear skirt armor's weapon rack when not in use.[2]
  • Buster Sword
A large weapon for close-range combat used by pirates.[6] It can be held using both the primary grip and the secondary grip behind the blade.[2] Can be stored on the rear skirt armor's weapon rack when not in use.[2]

Special Equipment & Features[]

Installed on the Garm Rodis used by the Dawn Horizon Corps' Human Debris.[2] This organic device system is an old man-machine interface developed during the Calamity War to maximize the abilities of the mobile suit. Hence, most mobile suits from that era are compatible with it. The system has two parts, one part is installed in the mobile suit, and the other part is implanted into the pilot’s spine. With this system, the pilot can connect to the mobile suit's computer and directly process mobile suit data. It also allows the pilot (even uneducated ones) to operate mobile suit for combat without reading the instruction manual. The implant in the pilot also enhances spatial awareness. The drop in technical capabilities after the Calamity War, coupled with the use of an incomplete version of the system in the Outer Sphere areas (such as Mars and Jupiter), lead to the implant surgery having a low success rate and can only be done at a young age to let the implant fuse as the pilot grow.

History[]

In P.D. 325, a number of Garm Rodis were deployed by the Dawn Horizon Corps to attack Admoss Company's half-metal mine. Although they performed decently against the STH-16 Shidens deployed by Tekkadan to protect the mine, the Garm Rodis became overwhelmed when Mikazuki Augus's ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos Lupus arrived and soon retreated.

The Garm Rodis were later deployed during the space battle between the Dawn Horizon Corps and Tekkadan. Again, they were no match against the Gundam Barbatos Lupus, nor were they any match for Akihiro Altland's ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City. After some intervention by Gjallarhorn, the battle ended when Tekkadan captured the Dawn Horizon Corps' leader, Sandoval Reuters.

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Notes & Trivia[]

  • Garm is the name of the dog guarding Hel, the underworld in Norse Mythology.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gundam.Info English Profile
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 'Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Mechanics & World 2' Book
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 'Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Mechanical Works' Book
  4. 'Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Second Season Completion' Book
  5. Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Episode 28, Battle Before Dawn
  6. 6.0 6.1 HGIBA 1/144 Option Set 5 box text

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