The EMS-TC02 Phantom Gundam (aka Phantom) is a transformable mobile suit introduced in the manga Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Ghost. It is co-piloted by Font Bow and Tres Mares.
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
The EMS-TC02 Phantom was the second "Thousand Custom" unit created by the Jupiter Foundation. Incorporating the Minovsky Drive technology, this mobile suit was originally developed as an experimental high-speed interplanetary travel unit meant for travelling between Earth and Jupiter. This was so that it could act as a trump card for Jupiter, and be used for conducting terrorist attacks on Earth during an emergency. As a Thoucus unit, the Phantom's combat power was supposed to be equivalent to an army of a thousand mobile suits.
It was renamed the Phantom Gundam by Font Bow after he became its pilot, and the skull motif was painted on its body following this renaming. According to Font, the Phantom was developed by combining the data of two mobile suits made using different technologies. Specifically, the Phantom's development utilized the Amakusa's data and the data of the Minovsky Drive-equipped F99 Record Breaker, which Callisto's Shadow stole from SNRI. Because Jupiter did not have the technology to perfectly replicate a mobile suit-size Minovsky Drive, this resulted in the Phantom being an incomplete unit with a lack of balance between the two technologies and was abandoned as a failure.
Furthermore, although the Phantom Gundam was developed with a transformation mechanism, a problem with the Minovsky Drive forced the developers to abandon the completed mechanism. A physical lock was placed on the transformation mechanism located in the torso so that the Phantom would be rolled out as a standard humanoid MS. Under the cover in its head is the monoeye camera commonly used in Jovian mobile suits.
Armaments[]
- Flame Sword
- A powerful high output beam saber which utilizes the same Phantom Light mechanic. By "flushing" the I-Field against a beam shield or beam saber, the Flame Sword can destroy the I-Field that holds the shape of the defending weapon. It can also be used as a heat sword by heating the device without emitting the beam.
- Butterfly Buster B
- A version of the XM-X0 Crossbone Gundam X-0's Butterfly Buster but created with current technology, resulting in about 12% higher power output.
Special Equipment & Features[]
- Bio-Computer
- Phantom Light
- With the Minovsky Drive, the Phantom Gundam could generate a phenomenon similar to the Record Breaker and Victory 2 Gundam's "Wings of Light", named "Phantom Light". The Phantom Light is emitted in a ghostly fashion as its integration to the mobile suit is imperfect, fitting for its name, with about 50% the strength of the Victory 2's. There is a time-limit of 15 minutes in using the Phantom Light due to the imperfect reverse-engineering, but a cooling system has been installed to remedy the limitation though it extends for only another 15 minutes. It can also generate an I-Field barrier that covers the whole body that has been described as a "storm", and boasts overwhelming defense against beam weapons regardless of close range or long range.
- Mirage Bird (Mirage Oiseau)
- A mobile armor transformation mode hidden within the Phantom Gundam. Its main purpose was for stable long-haul space flights between Earth and Jupiter. Although the Mirage Bird's appearance gives the impression of poor aerodynamics for atmospheric flight, the I-Field barrier which surrounds the Mirage Bird gives it increased flight performance on Earth compared to its standard MS form. Font Bow physically destroys the lock placed on the mechanism, which allows the Phantom Gundam to transform into this mode.
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