ZMT-S28S Gengaozo

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ZMT-S28S Gengaozo
ZMT-S28S Gengaozo (ZMT-S28S ゲンガオゾ)
Unit Type
Prototype Newtype-use Assault Mobile Suit
Real World
Television	MSVG GBF
OVA	GBDR: First Seen in Episode #26
Manga	MSCG: Ghost
Mechanical Designer	Junya Ishigaki
Profile
First Seen	0153 U.C.
Last Seen	0153 U.C.
Manufacturer	Ballistic Equipment & Space Patrol Armory
Operator	Zanscare Empire
Known Pilots	Fuala Griffon
General Characteristics
Head Height	17.3 meters56.759 ft <br />681.102 in <br />
Max Weight	35.9 metric tons
Empty Weight	14.3 metric tons
Power-plant	Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
Power Output	6310 kW8,461.849 hp <br />
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only (in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso)
Armor	High-titanium Alloy/Neo-ceramic Composite
Movement
Max Acceleration	4.20 G
Rocket Thrusters	2 x 41990 kg92,572.078 lb <br />46.286 tons <br /> 17800 kg39,242.272 lb <br />19.621 tons <br /> 4 x 12250 kg27,006.62 lb <br />13.503 tons <br />
Equipment
Standard	Back Engine Unit Psycommu
Standard Armaments
Fixed	2 x Beam Saber/Beam Mace 2 x Beam Shield Back Engine Unit -5 x 3-barrel Multiple Beam Launcher
Handheld	Beam Rifle

The ZMT-S28S Gengaozo is an attack use mobile suit. It was featured in the anime Mobile Suit Victory Gundam. The unit is piloted by Fuala Griffon.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

One of the few BESPA mobile weapons to be built especially for use by Newtypes, the ZMT-S28S Gengaozo is equipped with the venerable psycommu system used in Newtype weapons since the One Year War of UC 0079. In the Gengaozo's case, its psycommu system allows the pilot to remote-control the mobile suit's Back Engine Unit, which is a combination sub-flight system and remote weapon. The Back Engine Unit mounts five fire-linked multiple beam launcher weapons. These weapons can be used as the Gengaozo's primary armament while it's mounted on the mobile suit, or while being operated via remote control, and be used for sneak attacks or diversionary raids. In the case of loss of the Back Engine Unit, or its not having been retrieved yet, the Gengaozo is armed with fairly standard weapons for itself: a beam rifle, two beam shields and a pair of beam sabers which also double as beam maces.

Armaments

• Beam Saber/Beam Mace

The Gengaozo's melee weapon is a beam saber/beam mace. The weapon itself is capable switch between beam saber mode, a single elongated beam blade, and a beam mace mode, with multiple shorter beam blades at multiple angles. With this ability to swap modes, the beam mace can extend into a beam saber and surprise its target.

• Beam Shield

• Beam Rifle

The Gengaozo equips a standard beam rifle for ranged combat use.

• 3-barrel Multiple Beam Launcher

The Gengaozo's Back Engine Unit is armed with 5 3-barrel multiple beam launchers. These beam weapons can be fired simultaneously or singularly.

Special Equipment & Features

• Psycommu System

• Back Engine Unit

History

Only one Gengaozo unit is known to have existed; it's piloted by the highly skilled (yet psychologically unstable) Newtype ace pilot Fuala Griffon.

During the Battle of Angel Halo, Fuala Griffon would use this powerful mobile suit to fight Uso Ewin in his Victory 2 Gundam. However, the battle ended in the destruction of the Gengaozo and the death of its pilot.

Gallery

Cockpit hatch

Cockpit: interior details

Back engine unit

Back engine activated

Beam Rifle

Beam Saber/Mace

Gengaozo (from Gundam Perfect File)

As seen on Super Gundam Royale game

As seen in Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Ghost.

Notes and Trivia

• The Gengaozo's model number stands for Zanscare Mobile Weapon Test - Suit model 28 Space.
• ZMT-S28S Gengaozo 's motif is derived from the Raijin, the Japanese God of Thunder.
• Both Gengaozo and ZMT-S29 Zanneck derived from an unused design called Zancock.

References

Lineart

Gengaozo's original design "Zancock": illustration and comments by Junya Ishigaki

Gengaozo earlier designs

External links

• ZMT-S28S Gengaozo on MAHQ.net