XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock

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XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock
XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock (XXXG-01SR ガンダムサンドロック)
Unit Type
Commander-use Close Quarters Combat Desert Mobile Suit
Profile
Developed from	XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero
Developed Into	Thunder Griffon Gundam XXXG-01SR2 Gundam Sandrock Custom XXXG-01SRL Gundam Sandleon
Variants	Earthquake Naga Gundam
First Seen	April 7, 195 A.C.
Last Seen	195 A.C.
Manufacturer	Instructor H
Operator	G Team Colony Liberation Organization Coalition of Volunteers
Known Pilots	Quatre Raberba Winner
General Characteristics
Overall Height	16.5 meters54.134 ft <br />649.606 in <br />
Empty Weight	7.5 metric tons
Power-plant	Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only (in cockpit in torso)
Armor	Gundanium Alloy
Equipment
Standard	Self-Destruct System
Optional	Diffuser Cloth (Manga Only)
Standard Armaments
Fixed	2 x Vulcan Gun 2 x Homing Missile
Handheld	2 x Heat Shotel Shield (2 x Shield Flasher) Cross Crusher (Combination of Shield, Heat Shotels and Backpack)
Real World
Mechanical Designer	Kunio Okawara
Appearances*
Television	Wing GBFT: First Seen in Episode #5 GBD: First Seen in Episode #22

The XXXG-0SR Gundam Sandrock (aka Sandrock , Gundam Zero-Four) is a mobile suit introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and is piloted by Quatre Raberba Winner.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

The Sandrock was constructed by Instructor H in the L4 colonies under the financial support of the Winner family. Designed for operations on land, especially in a desert environment, it has high combat capabilities and excels in melee combat with its strong armor that is more robust than other Gundams'. In addition, it has advanced communication and information analysis systems as it was designed as a commander unit and tasked to be the core of the command system for the Maganac Corps and the five Gundams. Lastly, a sub-camera that functions in sandstorms is installed on the forehead. 

Armaments

• Vulcan Gun

A pair of shell-firing armament built into the head. Low offensive power, only used to restrict enemy movement, and lay down a wall of suppressive fire due to their rapid fire capability.

• Heat Shotel

These heat-radiating curved blades are the Gundam Sandrock's main weapons, and with them, it can cut an enemy in half with each hand simultaneously. When required, the heat shotels can also be used as throwing weapons. When not in use, they are mounted on the backpack of the Sandrock.

• Shield

Designed with a snakehead motif, it features two claws as "fangs", and two shield flashers as "eyes". The shield has an anti beam coating, and the shield flashers can release a blinding flash to confuse enemies.

• Cross Crusher

This arm-mounted crushing weapon is formed by combining the Gundam Sandrock's shield, backpack, and heat shotels. It can capture an enemy mobile suit in between the shotels, and then cuts them in half.

• Homing Missile

A small automatic tracking missile stored in both shoulders, they are the Sandrock's sole long-range weaponry.

Special Equipment & Features

• Self-Destruct System

The Gundam Sandrock was built to self-destruct should the pilot choose to. A remote detonator is placed within the cockpit and if a dire situation arrives, the pilot can destroy the Mobile Suit. The system was designed to overload its power systems and has enough explosive power to destroy several city blocks. It's a last option tactic if the pilot is incapable of protecting the Mobile Suit, while not allowing it to fall into enemy hands. It also can be used as one large explosive device to eradicate large targets. Unlike the other Gundams', Sandrock's system opens the cockpit door after activation and once the pilot has escaped, the Sandrock is programmed to move forward a certain distance to ensure the pilot is not caught in the explosion.

• Diffuser Cloth

An anti-beam cloak, it was equipped on the Gundam Sandrock during the battles in the Sanc Kingdom in the Comic BonBon manga version of Gundam Wing.

History

When the five scientists who designed the XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero in AC 180 went their separate ways, each of them took copies of the plans for their original Gundam design. Instructor H, who went into hiding in the L4 colonies, designed the built the XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock based on their original plan. The Gundam Sandrock was specifically for Quatre Raberba Winner, who had no intention of aiding in Operation Meteor's colony drop operation. Against his pacifist father's wishes, Quatre took Sandrock to Earth to Earth to meet up with the Maganac Corps in their fight against OZ and the oppressive United Earth Sphere Alliance.

As OZ became more aggressive in space, the five Gundam pilots realized they would have to return to defend the colonies. Quatre then joined up with Duo Maxwell and Chang Wufei, and attacked a military spaceport in Singapore. In order to create a diversion to facilitate the escape of his allies, Quatre decided to sacrifice Sandrock along with himself, a decision which he did not take lightly, as he had come to see his mobile suit almost as a friend. However, Sandrock's cockpit opened of its own accord. After Quatre exited the mobile suit, it walked off by itself into the enemy forces before self-destructing, decimating the enemy's numbers and allowing Duo and Wufei to escape with their Gundams in tow.

OZ recovered the Sandrock's remains, but made no effort to repair the machine. Eventually, Sally Po conducted a solo mission to destroy what was left of the Gundam, sneaking into the hanger where the remains were being stored and covering them with explosive charges. As fate would have it, Sally discovered the Sandrock at the same time as the Maganac Corps had, briefly engaging them before detonating the charges. Surprisingly, even in its damaged state, the Sandrock survived the explosions. After escaping from OZ forces, Sally conceded the Sandrock's remains to the Maganac Corps, in hopes they would be able to re-unite the damaged Gundam with its pilot someday.

Quatre eventually return to Earth, where he later learnt the Maganac Corps had found and restored the Sandrock. The young pilot journeyed alone through the desert in hopes of retrieving his Gundam, only to discover the Maganac Corps' headquarters under attack by OZ. Quatre managed to locate Sandrock in the nick of time, and led the Maganac Corps to victory.

Realizing the battle had moved into space and joined by former Sanc Kingdom soldier Lucretia Noin, Quatre once again left the Earth, this time bringing Sandrock with him. As the Sandrock had been constructed for ground warfare, it was unsuitable for combat in outer space. Despite this, Quatre took the Sandrock into a number of battles, where despite its decreased effectiveness, it managed to hold out until they made contact with the spaceship Peacemillion, where the former Gundam engineer Mike Howard ordered the Sandrock to be refit for outer space combat, resulting in the XXXG-01SR2 Gundam Sandrock Custom.

Variants

• XXXG-01SRL Gundam Sandleon
• Earthquake Naga Gundam
• Thunder Griffon Gundam

Gallery

Lineart

Front

Rear

Anime

Gundam Wing

Close-Up (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Ep 01)

Standing before 2 destroyed Leos (Ep 01)

Seen through binoculars (Ep 02)

With Wing Gundam (Ep 08)

Rear (Ep 10)

Easter eggs in Sandrock development data screen (1, Ep 21)

Easter eggs in Sandrock development data screen (2, Ep 21)

Gundam Build Series

Cameo in Gundam Build Fighters Try Episode 5

Illustration & Artwork

Early designs of Gundam Wing's Gundams, Sandrock is on the far right

Games

As seen in SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Online

As seen on the game Gundam Diorama Front 3rd.

AS seen in SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays

Gunpla

Original 1/144 XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock (1995): box art

Original 1/144 XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock (Re-issue; 2000): box art

HGAC 1/144 XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock (2019): box art

HGAC 1/144 XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock & Gundam Breaker Mobile Product Code Set (2019): box art

HGAC 1/144 XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock [Clear Color] (Events and The Gundam Base Tokyo exclusive; 2020): box art

SDGG XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock (2000): box art

Action Figures

Mobile Suit in Action (MSiA / MIA) "XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock / Kai" (Hong Kong release; 2000): package front view.

MSiA / MIA "XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock / Kai" (Japanese release; 2000): package front view.

MSiA / MIA "XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock / Kai" (North American original release; 2000): package front view.

MSiA / MIA "XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock / Kai" (North American renewal version; 2001): package front view.

Notes & Trivia

• The initial design of the Gundam Sandrock was to follow the nationality trend from Mobile Fighter G Gundam. Gundam Sandrock's design was Arabian and it was to use a large round shield similar to one used by XXXG-01S Shenlong Gundam.
• In the anime, the Gundam Sandrock was the only Gundam of the original five to feature no beam weapons.
  • The original 1/144 scale Sandrock model kit came packaged with a Beam Machine Gun, which the Sandrock was not armed with until its refit into the XXXG-01SR2 Gundam Sandrock Custom. This weapon appears as an attack for the Sandrock in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Duel.
• In Gundam Breaker Mobile, the Gundam Sandrock appears as an unlockable Gunpla by redeeming the code (Japan version only) from the first batches of the HGAC kit. The international version of the game does not feature the unit, as the Endless Waltz version of the unit was used instead since December 2022.

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