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The EB-06/tc2 Ryusei-Go (流星号 Ryūsei-gō?) (aka Graze Custom II (グレイズ改弐 Gureizu Kai Ni?)) is a mobile suit introduced in the first season of Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS anime and is piloted by Norba Shino.

Technology & Combat Characteristics[]

The Ryusei-Go is an upgraded version of the Graze Custom using equipment and technology from Teiwaz.[1] As a result, it has shoulders and rear skirt armor derived from Teiwaz's Hyakuren, and although its weight increased, the new parts also grant it tougher armor and better attitude/posture control.[1] The suit's control system has also been changed, it is now connected to the Alaya-Vijnana System, which is salvaged from a Man Rodi.[1] This helps to make the mobile suit easier to control for its pilot, Norba Shino, who is used to the system.[1]

The enlarged head fin, the artistic design on the head as well as the suit's unique pink coloring were all requested by Shino.[1] He thinks they will help increase his fighting spirit, but only a few members of Tekkadan agree with him.[1] He was also responsible for naming the suit 'Ryusei-Go'.[1] The cash-strapped Tekkadan initially wanted to paint the entire machine in white, the cheapest Nanolaminate Armor paint.[1] However, they were able to paint it in pink when they found red Nanolaminate Armor paint from the Brewers and combined it with their white paint.

The Ryusei-Go's legs incorporated parts for attaching the Kutan Type-III's small side arm armor, which helps to increase the suit's thrust, and gives it excellent performance in orbital combat despite the pull of gravity.[1] The Ryusei-Go can also use the Kutan Type-III the standard way, with the small side arm armor still attached to the transport craft/booster.[2] Like the Graze Custom, the Ryusei-Go is recognized by Gjallarhorn's computer as being previously Crank Zent's Graze as it retains the Ahab Reactor from Crank's Graze, and hence emit the same reactor frequencies.[3]

Armaments[]

  • GR-W01 120mm Rifle
The same standard shooting armament as used by standard Grazes. High accuracy, high utility value as the main or support weapon. Ryusei-Go wielded a pair of these during its first battle on Earth.[4]
  • Short Rifle
The 120mm Rifle can be configured into a short rifle by replacing the sensor equipped standard barrel with a short barrel.[5] The short rifle has lower range and accuracy, but it is ideal for close combat-use in conjunction with the Battle Axe.[1]
  • GR-H01 9.8m Battle Axe
A standard close-combat weapon issued to Grazes. Because mobile suits are protected by Nanolaminate Armor, direct blows are considered to be extremely effective during MS battle. The Battle Axe is an equipment developed for MS battle. It is stored on the side of the waist when not in use.

Special Equipment & Features[]

An organic device system, this old man-machine interface was developed during the Calamity War to maximize the abilities of the mobile suit. The system has two parts, one part is installed in the mobile suit, and the other part is implanted into the pilot’s spine. With this system, the pilot can connect to the mobile suit's computer and directly process mobile suit data. It also allows the pilot (even uneducated ones) to operate mobile suit for combat without reading the instruction manual. The implant in the pilot also enhances spatial awareness. The drop in technical capabilities after the Calamity War, coupled with the use of an incomplete version of the system in the Outer Sphere areas (such as Mars and Jupiter), lead to the implant surgery having a low success rate and can only be done at a young age to let the implant fuse as the pilot grow. The Ryusei-Go was fitted with the Alaya-Vijnana System salvaged from a Man Rodi as neither the original Graze nor the Graze Custom was installed with it.[1] However since the system was forcefully integrated into an existing control system, its link with the pilot is imperfect and its information transfer capabilities are inferior to the one on Gundam Barbatos.[1][5] It does make the Ryusei-Go an easy to handle mobile suit for the Tekkadan's pilots though.[1]
  • Head Sphere Sensor
Inherited from the Graze Custom, a spherical sensor is mounted inside the head, it is revealed during optical long-distance viewing and precise measurement.
A long distance transport craft/booster used for transporting containers and mobile suits. It can travel at extremely high speeds and thus traverse great distances in just a short amount of time. Besides the standard method of attachment to the Kutan Type III, the Ryusei-Go can alternatively attach the transport craft/booster's small side arm armor onto its legs, and they grant the suit increased thrust, and excellent performance in orbital combat despite the pull of gravity.[1]

History[]

After the battle with the Brewers, Akihiro Altland's Graze Custom was upgraded with help from the Turbines and passed over to Norba Shino while Akihiro moved on to pilot the ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion Rebake. Renamed by Shino as the "Ryusei-Go", it was first deployed when Tekkadan got involved in the Dort Colonies' workers rebellion. The Ryusei-Go quickly got into a confrontation with Ein Dalton's EB-05s Schwalbe Graze outside the Dort Colonies. Ein immediately recognized it as being originally Crank Zent's Graze due to its unique Ahab Reactor signature, and was angered to see his former mentor's machine being defiled by the new color scheme, which he found vulgar. The fight was cut short when Ein left to protect Gaelio Bauduin and the ASW-G-66 Gundam Kimaris.

The Ryusei-Go fought with Ein's Schwalbe Graze again during the atmospheric re-entry battle. In this battle, the Ryusei-Go was using the JEE-M103 Kutan Type-III, but the transport craft was soon damaged and abandoned. The Ryusei-Go was subsequently entangled in Schwalbe Graze's wire claw, but Ein was once again forced to disengage to assist Gaelio's Kimaris. With Ein occupied elsewhere, Shino was able to free the Ryusei-Go and return to Tekkadan's shuttle for the atmospheric re-entry to Earth.

The Ryusei-Go later participated in the battle of Millennium Island, and helped to repel Carta Issue's Graze Ritter team, defeating and destroying several Graze Ritters. When Tekkadan arrived at Edmonton, the Ryusei-Go and other mobile suits in the group protected the rear as the other members tried to break through Gjallarhorn's defensive line. It was eventually rendered inoperable by the EB-AX2 Graze Ein piloted by Ein, who was glad to finally recover Crank's Graze. However, Ein later left the suit behind when he decided to pursue Kudelia Aina Bernstein, and it was eventually found by Tekkadan's Yamagi Gilmerton. The damaged Ryusei-Go was later repaired using parts from the STH-05R Rouei and STH-05 Hyakuren, becoming the EB-06/tc3 Ryusei-Go (Graze Custom III).

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Anime[]

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Notes & Trivia[]

  • Ryusei-Go translates to "Meteor".
  • Ryusei-Go has a resemblance to Corporal Giroro from Keroro Gunso (known by its English name Sgt. Frog). Said anime is also made by the Sunrise, the same studio that animated the Gundam franchise. Keroro Gunso also pays multiple tributes to the franchise.

Game-specific[]

  • In Gundam Breaker Mobile, the Ryusei-Go can be obtained from the 1-week "Weathered War Machine" event starting from March 31, 2020, where the players can buy the parts and weapons from the 3-star coin exchange shop.

References[]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 High Grade 1/144 EB-06/tc2 Ryusei-Go
  2. Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Episode 19, The Gravity of Wishes
  3. Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Episode 17, Kudelia's Decision
  4. Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Episode 21, To the Place of Return
  5. 5.0 5.1 'Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Mechanics & World' Book


Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Season 1 Mechanics
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CGS / Tekkadan / Teiwaz
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos | ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion Rebake | EB-06/tc Graze Custom | EB-06/tc2 Ryusei-Go | STH-05 Hyakuren | STH-05/AC Amida's Hyakuren | STH-05R Rouei | STH-14s Hyakuri
Mobile Worker
TK-53 CGS Mobile Worker | TK-53/c CGS Mobile Worker Commander Type | TK-53/s CGS Mobile Worker Space Type | TK-53 Tekkadan New Mobile Worker | Union New Model Mobile Worker

Ship
Tanker
Spacecraft
JEE-M103 Kutan Type-III
Transporter / Supply Ship
Shuttle | Small Container Ship
Cruiser / Mothership
Brewers Ship | NOA-0093 Isaribi | Saisei | TIR-0009 Hammerhead
Gjallarhorn
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
ASW-G-66 Gundam Kimaris | ASW-G-66 Gundam Kimaris Trooper | EB-05s Schwalbe Graze | EB-06 Graze | EB-06j Graze Ground Type | EB-06r Graze Ritter | EB-06rs Graze Ritter Commander Type | EB-06s Graze Commander Type | EB-AX2 Graze Ein
Mobile Worker
NK-17 Gjallarhorn Mobile Worker

Cruiser / Mothership
Biscoe-class | Halfbeak-class
Brewers
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion | UGY-R41 Man Rodi

Cruiser / Mothership
Brewers Ship
Dort Colonies
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
UGY-R38 Spinner Rodi
Mobile Worker
UW-33 Union Mobile Worker

Transporter / Supply Ship
Small Container Ship
Montag Company
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
V08-1228 Grimgerde
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