The YMF-01B Proto GINN (aka GINN, GINN Trainer) is a prototype mobile suit introduced in the original design series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV.
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
Based on the mobile suit prototype unit 1, the Proto GINN was the first practical mobile suit[1] and the first mobile suit designed for combat.[2] It was based on the exoskeleton/power-assisted space suits (commonly referred to as "mobile suits") found on the Tsiolkovsky, George Glenn's Jupiter exploration ship.[2] Since it was based on space suits, the Proto GINN's structure was similar to the human body: with arm-mounted manipulators that have five fingers, legs with knee joints, and a head with a monoeye camera. It did not feature any fixed weapons, but was expected to be able to use weapons such as rifle and sword using its manipulators.[2]
History[]
In C.E. 65, PLANT secretly rolled out the first prototype mobile suit, supposedly called "Zaft". Within the same year, the Zodiac Alliance, a political group in PLANT that had been demanding autonomy and independence from Earth, renamed itself the Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty.[1][3] Development of mobile suit continued, and two years later in C.E. 67, the YMF-01B Proto GINN (then known only as GINN), the first combat capable mobile suit, was rolled out. Secretly, a section of Martius City was modified to produce more mobile suits.[1]
In C.E. 68, ZAFT was reformed into a military organization following the Mandelbrot Incident, in which a food convoy heading for PLANT was destroyed for violating the ban on food importation, killing hundreds of Coordinators.[1] Since PLANT had a far smaller population than Earth, ZAFT had to prioritize the survivability of its soldiers above all else. The mobile suit was selected as its weapon, since each mobile suit could be controlled by a single pilot.[2] A large number of Proto GINN were manufactured, with a small number being assigned to combat units and the rest being used for research and training to establish a mobile suit-centered military force.[4] As tension between PLANT and Earth escalated, mobile suit development accelerated.[5]
In C.E. 69, the PLANT sponsor nations discovered that PLANT had violated their ban on food production. In response, they deployed their space forces and threatened to remove the food-producing colonies. However, ZAFT deployed the Proto GINN's successor, the ZGMF-1017 GINN, which sucessfully expelled the sponsor nation forces from PLANT despite being heavily outnumbered. It was at this point that the existence of mobile suits and ZAFT's nature as a military organization became public.[1][2][6]
After the ZGMF-1017 entered production, the Proto GINN was fully retired from the frontline, but continued to be used as training units. Because of this, it was also known as "GINN Trainer".[2][4] Some units were also sold to civilians or third party nations as worker units due to their ease of piloting.[2]
Gallery[]
Lineart[]
Anime[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Cosmic Era timeline from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Model Vol.3 - SEED MSV Edition made no mention of the Proto GINN, simply stating that the first practical mobile suit, GINN, was completed in C.E. 67 and was revealed during the battle of C.E. 69. However, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MS Encyclopedia stated that the GINN completed in C.E. 67 was actually the Proto GINN, but it never entered mass production, and the ZGMF-1017 GINN was the mobile suit deployed in C.E. 69. Later, C.E. Mechanics & The World clarified that while a large number of Proto GINN were manufactured, most of them were not assigned to combat units, but for training and research. It is unclear whether any Proto GINN were deployed during the battle of C.E. 69.
- The Proto GINN resembles the Universal Century's MS-05 Zaku I. Like wise the Proto-GINN's successor unit, the ZGMF-1017 GINN resembles the MS-06 Zaku II. The GINN and Zaku series performed similar roles in their respective timelines, as the events of the Cosmic Era were largely derived from those of the early Universal Century.
Appearances[]
- Television Series
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- PHASE-41, Trembling World
- HD Remaster Only
- PHASE-41, Trembling World
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- PHASE-31, The Endless Night
- OVAs and ONAs
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV Astray
- Episode 1, Red Frame
- Torso Only
- Episode 1, Red Frame
- Variations
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV
- First Appearance
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 SEED Model Vol. 3 - SEED MSV Edition (2004), p.10-11, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED official timeline
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MS Encyclopedia (2008), p.8-9
- ↑ Master Grade Freedom Gundam (2004) instruction manual
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED - C.E. Mechanics & The World (2012), p.91
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam Seed - MS Encyclopedia (2008), p.10
- ↑ Master Grade 1/100 ZGMF-1017 Mobile GINN (2021) model kit manual
External links[]