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The XXXG-01H Gundam Heavyarms (aka Heavyarms or Gundam Zero-Three) is a mobile suit featured in the manga Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Endless Waltz: Glory of the Losers. It was the third of Operation Meteor's five Gundams, and was piloted by a young man operating under the pseudonym Trowa Barton.
Technology & Combat Characteristics[]
Created by Gundam Scientist Doktor S, the Heavyarms was developed in the L3 Colonies with the financial support of the Barton Foundation. The Heavyarms is a long-range attack unit with a variety of built-in firearms. Its design is a combination of the firepower aspect of the Wing Gundam Zero with an emphasis on overwhelming suppressive fire. Its overall firepower is comparable to three to five battleships', but its attack power drops drastically once it run out of ammunition. However, with the skilled circus performer Trowa's excellent piloting sense, the Heavyarms is also capable of acrobatic melee combat.
Armaments[]
- Vulcan Gun
- A pair of shell-firing armament built into the head. Low offensive power, only used to restrict enemy movement, and lay down a wall of suppressive fire due to their rapid fire capability.
- Machine Cannon
- Mounted on the clavicle section of the Heavyarms, the pair of Machine Cannons have stronger firepower than the vulcan guns.
- Chest Gatling Gun
- A pair of Gatling Guns mounted in the left and right chest, they are hidden by openable armor covers. They can be fired together with the Machine Cannons and Vulcan Guns to restrict enemy units from closing in.
- Homing Missile
- A total of forty-four Homing Missiles are stored within four leg-mounted missile pods and the front skirt armor of the Heavyarms. They are fired at the enemies with a lock-on.
- Micro Missile
- The Heavyarms' shoulders open to reveal compartments that accommodate forty-four Micro Missiles, with another eight stored in side skirt armor, for a total of fifty-two Micro Missiles.
- Beam Gatling
- A large beam weapon that serves as the Heavyarms' main armament, it is connected via a cable to an energy tank mounted on the Gundam's back. It is held in the left hand when used, and there is also a foldable foregrip so that the weapon can be supported by the right arm to steady aim. When not in use, it is mounted on the foldable arm on the left side of the backpack.
- Shield
- A kite-shaped shield that can be optionally mounted on one of the Gundam's forearms or to the side of the Beam Gatling.
- Army Knife
- An optional knife mounted on the right forearm, it is made of Gundanium alloy and flips forward when in use. Despite its small size limiting its reach, it has no problem slicing apart enemy mobile suits.
- Beam Saber
- For Heero Yuy's rematch with Zechs Merquise, Trowa stored a Beam Saber inside of the left forearm, on a part linked to the elbow joint. This weapon was presumably borrowed from the Wing Gundam, having the same green beam blade. When deployed, this Beam Saber is wielded by the right hand. After the battle, this weapon was not seen again, implying Trowa had restored the Heavyarms' left arm to its original state.
- Igel Unit
- Debuting in the Glory of the Losers manga, this set of extra weapons was used when attacking the Corsica Base. It also has leg-mounted crawler units for high-speed ground movement to compensate for the drop in mobility due to the increase in weight caused by the added weaponry. All added weaponry can be ejected instantly via explosive bolts.
- Large Missile Pod
- Each shoulder is additionally equipped with twelve container blocks that have four missiles in each block. They can be used to attack in all directions as their launch ports not only face the front, but also to the sides and rear.
- Additional Leg Missile Pod
- A side-facing missile pod containing 20 missiles is attached externally to each leg's micro missile pods.
- Large Beam Cannon
- A powerful beam weapon externally mounted to a trailer, it can destroy multiple enemy machines with a single shot. However, it can only be fired once as the weapon's weak barrel cannot withstand its power.
Special Equipment & Features[]
- Damselfly
- An atmospheric flight unit equipped with two 6-bladed prop rotors and two auxiliary jet engines. Since it is mounted in the center of the backpack, it does not interfere with the beam gatling or energy tank. Because it is top-heavy, the support leg in the center of the equipment is extended to support the Heavyarms when landing.
- Self-Destruct System
- The Heavyarms was built to self-destruct should the pilot choose to. A remote detonator is placed within the cockpit and if a dire situation arrives, the pilot can destroy the Mobile Suit. The system was designed to overload its power systems and has enough explosive power to destroy several city blocks. It's a last option tactic if the pilot is incapable of protecting the Mobile Suit, while not allowing it to fall into enemy hands. It also can be used as one large explosive device to eradicate large targets.
History[]
With financial backing from the Barton Foundation, Gundam Heavyarms was designed for use in the original Operation Meteor which involved a colony drop and subsequent "extinction level event" on Earth. Gundam Heavyarms, along with its four companion Gundams, was to be used to control the ensuing chaos. Gundam Heavyarms was to be piloted by the son of the head of the Barton Security Group, Trowa Barton.
The Gundam design teams, however, did not want their creations used as weapons of mass murder and decided to wage the war for colony independence in their own way. Coming up with a new plan for Operation Meteor, the original Trowa Barton was killed, and an anonymous young mobile suit mechanic took over as the pilot of the Gundam Heavyarms, adopting the name of its former pilot.
As Operation Meteor escalated into a full-fledged war between OZ and the five Gundams, it became clear that the battle would eventually move to space. Trowa then left the ground-use Gundam Heavyarms hidden on Earth as he headed back to space. Sally Po eventually discovered the abandoned Heavyarms and brought it to space, accompanied by Heero Yuy and his Wing Gundam Zero. After meeting up with the remaining Gundam pilots aboard the Peacemillion, Mike Howard and his crew upgraded the Gundam Heavyarms into the Gundam Heavyarms Custom for space combat.
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Notes & Trivia[]
- Katoki's EW redesign initially changed the handheld Beam Gatling to a shell firing weapon. This change was later reverted in the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Endless Waltz: Glory of the Losers manga as well as the MG model kit.
- The first iteration of the EW version of Heavyarms also lacked the army knife. The weapon was restored when the MG model kit was released, as an optional accessory. In the Gundam Wing Endless Waltz: Glory of the Losers manga, the Heavyarms' army knife is fixed on the right forearm like the TV version.
- Of the five Operation Meteor Gundams, Heavyarms is the only one that was never damaged badly enough to be disabled or captured.
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