AGE-3F Gundam AGE-3 Fortress
Unit Type Transformable Heavy Assault Ground Mobile Suit
Appearances
Anime	MSG-AGE: Episode #31 - #33
Profile
Model Number	AGE-3F
Developed from	AGE-3 Gundam AGE-3 Normal
First Seen	164 A.G.
Last Seen	164 A.G.
Manufacturer	Earth Federal Forces
Operator	Earth Federal Forces
Known Pilots	Kio Asuno (Core Fighter) Wootbit Gunhale (G-Hopper)
General Characteristics
Overall Height	18.5 meters60.696 ft 728.346 in
Standard Weight	73.0 metric tons
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot Only, cockpit in chest with Core Block System Optional second non-pilot in G-Hopper cockpit which becomes rear seat when combined, (Later removed after refit)
Armaments 4 x SigMaxiss Cannon
Special Equipments and Features AGE System Wear System Core Block System G-Hopper

The AGE-3F Gundam AGE-3 Fortress is a heavy assault wear variation of the AGE-3 Gundam AGE-3 Normal that appears in the Kio Arc of Mobile Suit Gundam AGE. It is piloted by Kio Asuno.

Technological & Combat Characteristics

The Gundam AGE-3 Fortress is a wear of the Gundam AGE-3 that was designed to fight on Earth's natural environments such as deserts and swamps ^[2]. As it was formed using the Core Fighter and the G-Hopper, which like the G-Cepter, is capable of autonomous flight without the use of the AMEMBO.

The legs of the AGE-3 Normal features powerful built-in hover units,^[3] allowing it to maneuver through desert and swampy terrain with no effort. However, because of this special feature, flight capabilities were sacrified, although flight capabilities remain possible when they are split into their respective parts. As the AGE-3 Fortress has more than twice the total firepower of the AGE-2 Double Bullet, it dominates the battlefield literally as a "Mobile Fortress",^[4] able to take down Vagan suits completely through brute force.

The AGE-3 Fortress's main weaponry is four SigMaxxis Cannons equipped on the mobile suit, each having the same firepower as the SigMaxxis Rifle. When fired simultaneously, it can create powerful blasts that can wipe an entire Vagan force.

Armaments

• SigMaxiss Cannon

An only armaments of Gundam AGE-3 Fortress and SigMaxiss Cannon were mounted on Fortress's arms and shoulders. As they were developed from the Diva-class's Photon Blaster Cannon, each cannon can take down Vagan MSs with one shot, even those outfitted with Electromagnetic Armor^{[citation needed]}. When used simultaneously, it can generate a more powerful blast that can take down multiple enemies. The Fortress can also eject its cannons from its arms when the cannons are in the way.

System Features

• AGE System

The AGE System is the Special OS for the Gundam engineered by the lineage of the Asuno family. It researches the evolution of living beings by digitizing the mysteries surrounding it and collects battle data to customize itself, grows alongside the pilot and is customized and used exclusively by the pilot itself. The only way for this system to be used and the Gundam to mobilize is by using the AGE Device.

• Core Block System

The Core Block System allows the Gundam AGE-3 to be separated and re-combined in emergency situations as well as to change wears in any environment without the requirement of AMEMBO to specifically transport the wear variation.

• Wear System

The Wear Systems used in Gundam AGE-3 are transformable into their G-Wear configurations, namely G-Cepter for Normal Wear and G-Viper for Orbital Wear respectively. However, these have their own cockpits and require a pilot to activate and launch the G-Wear while the auto-pilot system will align and dock with the Core Fighter to become the desired variation. Later upgrades to the Wear System negated the G-Cepter cockpit, allowing for the desired wear to be launched independently

History

For the history of the Gundam AGE-3 Fortress, please see Kio Asuno's page.

Picture Gallery

Gundam AGE-3 Fortress

Gundam AGE-3 Fortress

AG 1/144 Gundam AGE-3 Fortress box art

Kio Asuno in the single seated AGE-3 cockpit

AGE-3 Fortress

AGE-3F Gundam AGE-3 Fortress Designer’s Color Set

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Trivia

• Some early ads that featured the Fortress had it colored crimson red rather than dark purple.^[1][5][6]
• Appearance wise, the AGE-3 Fortress mirrors to the GN-008 Seravee Gundam of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 due to its four cannons

References

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} [1]
2. ↑ [2]
3. ↑ April 24. 2012 Sunrise · MBS SOTSU . Mobile Suit Gundam AGE Official Site "Gundam AGE-3 Fortress"
4. ↑ "Monthly Coro Coro Comics, May Issue", Shogakukan, May 2012.
5. ↑ [3]
6. ↑ [4]

External Links

• AGE-3F Gundam Age-3 Fortress on MAHQ.net