The VTOL Fighter is a vehicle introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
A medium-duty aerial assault vehicle, the VTOL Fighter is equipped with two powerful turbines to port and starboard, allowing it to take off and land vertically as well as fly, similar to a helicopter. It is armed with a chain gun mounted to the underside of its nose and two eight-tube missile launchers, and appears to have two canopies.
History[]
The VTOL Fighter was in service with the Earth Alliance during the First Alliance-PLANT War, deployed at the Alliance's bases on Earth. Several VTOL Fighters were used at the Battle of Porta Panama, in which they were engaged by ZAFT's mobile suit forces until the deployment of the GAT-01 Strike Daggers.[1] After the First Alliance-PLANT War, the VTOL Fighter's role was changed to a support unit, and during the Second Alliance-PLANT War, several were used for the defense of the Hannibal-class vessel, Bonaparte.[2]
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Anime[]
.png "Three VTOL Fighters (Seed HD Ep37).png (3.09 MB)")
.png "VTOL Fighter Underside 01 (SEED HD Ep37).png (2.83 MB)")
.png "VTOL Fighter Missiles Firing 01 (SEED HD Ep37).png (3.4 MB)")
.png "VTOL Fighter Flying 01 (SEED Destiny HD Ep31).png (3.71 MB)")
Games[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Alliance's VTOL Fighter is similar to the Fanfan from Mobile Suit Gundam.
Appearances[]
- Television Series
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- PHASE-37, Divine Thunder
- First Appearance
- PHASE-38, Decisive Fire
- PHASE-37, Divine Thunder
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- PHASE-01, Angry Eyes
- Flashback(s) Only
- PHASE-01, Angry Eyes
- Games
References[]
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-37, Divine Thunder
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny PHASE-31, The Endless Night