The Twin Drive System (or Twin Drive) is a next-generation drive system in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 that synchronizes two GN Drives to exponentially increase their GN Particle generation rate. Originally unique to the GN-0000 00 Gundam, the Innovators later stole the data from Celestial Being and reverse-engineered the system to work with two GN Drive Taus.
Overview[]
The Twin Drive is a 200 year old GN technological concept originally drafted by Aeolia Schenberg himself. The theory is that if two GN Drives performed GN particle generation in sync with each other, a Gundam can reach greater thresholds in particle generation. This technology implements a mathematical formula of - output of a single drive to the power of number of drives synchronized. The application theory was contained within the black boxes of the GN Drives until Aeolia's System Trap within Veda activated and its data was released to Celestial Being engineers to develop.
A similar system was actually thought up by Celestial Being engineers independently much earlier than Aeolia's theory/concept/design was released to them and the concept was originally planned to be tested on the GNY-004 Gundam Plutone.[1] However the extreme difficulty in synchronizing two solar furnaces made such a system close to impossible to create thus the idea was abandoned at that point in time.[1] The theory that Aeolia created was likely superior and more effective and allowed Celestial Being engineers to make the Twin Drive concept into a reality.
The greatest complication with his theory is that no two GN Drives are exactly the same and requires a pair of Drives with a (unspecified) compatibility criteria with each other in order to work. When the GN Drives are paired, both drives must maintain a synchronization rate over 80% to produce a stable "synergy" which causes the particles to start "squaring". Due to the experimental nature of the system, synchronizing the Drives at high levels become a difficult task to achieve even with Drives that are compatible.
In the face of such stability issues, Celestial Being developed stabilizing equipment such as the GNR-010 0 Raiser to properly regulate the system. The 0 Raiser was created to allow GN-0000 00 Gundam to be able to fully utilize its Twin Drive System. The peripheral additions not only stabilize the system, but enhanced its GN Particle production to 300%+ when utilizing the Trans-Am System and Raiser System.
The Innovators subsequently stole Celestial Being's data (from Anew Returner) on the Twin Drive technology and reverse engineered its own version without peripheral equipment. With the data in hand, they managed to create their own Twin Drive mobile suit.
Because the performance of a Large GN Condenser is comparable to a GN Drive, in theory it can be used as components for the Twin Drive System[2] albeit with a limited operation time and particle count. In 2314, Celestial Being managed to realize this concept and implemented it on the repaired GN-0000RE+GNR-010 00 Raiser GN Condenser Type.[3]
Between AD 2312-2314, Celestial Being received new schematic data from Tieria for an improved Twin Drive System that he obtained while he was sleeping.[4] This new system was created and custom-tuned to compliment Gundam Meister Setsuna F. Seiei, who had become a true Innovator. The new Twin Drive itself was built with a sub-system, the Quantum System, an improved variant of the Trans-Am Burst System. When utilizing the Quantum System, the GN Drives are physically joined (presumably to) increase GN particle generation even further; however, the full details and capabilities of its functions are not fully defined.
Twin Drive Output[]
In a regular two Drive configuration, the total amount of particle output is double of a single GN Drive because the number of Drives has doubled. However, with the Twin Drive System, the resulting particle output is not double but squared that of a single Drive, and this is due to the synchronization of the two GN Drives.[5] It is unknown how synchronization percentage between the two GN Drives affect the actual output of the particles. However, a minimum of 80% synchronization is needed for the Twin Drive System to function and the squaring of particle output to initiate.[6]
A Twin Drive System using two GN Drive Taus is not the same as a Twin Drive System using two original GN Drives.[7][8] The former is said to be an imitation of the latter and only has some of the Twin Drive System's effects.[7] It is currently unclear if the amount of GN Particles produced by a Twin Drive System using two GN Drive Taus is squared that of a single GN Drive Tau.[9]
System & Sub-System Features[]
History[]
Development[]
The technology was developed personally by Aeolia Schenberg and was placed inside the GN drives' black box, along with Trans Am. When Aeolia was gunned down by Alejandro Corner, Aeolia's system trap unlocked the secrets of the black box. Celestial Being had been trying to develop the technology during their four year absence.
GN Drive Compatibility Tests[]
During the four-year period after their defeat by the newly created Federation, Celestial Being conducted matching test combination's with the four GN Drives at their disposal, Setsuna having disappeared with Exia and its GN Drive. Tieria was the one at the 00 Gundam's controls during this period. However, no permutation of Drives could achieve synchronization, thus the Twin Drive System remained conceptual. When Setsuna and Exia's GN Drive were recovered, the final test was concluded, and it was shown that Exia's and 0 Gundam's GN drives were able to generate the highest synchronization rate out of all their previous tests. However, the test was only able to reach 70% synchronization and was unable to reach the stable threshold. Tieria suggested using Trans-Am to force the system to start, but the idea was considered too dangerous since a system overload would result in the destruction of both GN Drives.
00 Gundam[]
The Twin Drive System's first activation was eventually facilitated by the use of 00 Gundam's Trans-Am, despite fears that doing so was a risky gambit and could destroy both drives in doing so. In its combat debut it proved to be a formidable machine, even being able to block particle beams merely through its GN particle output. However, even with the Drives synchronized the system is highly unstable and can not work at a capacity over 80%. Furthermore, subsequent uses of the Trans-Am System are shown to throw the unstable system out of balance, overloading 00 Gundam's systems and causing the synchronization ratio to drop below the minimum threshold.
00 Raiser[]
The support craft 0 Raiser was specifically developed with specialized equipment intended to stabilize the Twin Drive System, so that when the two units are docked together, the resulting machine, 00-Raiser, can utilize the full capabilities of its Twin Drive System, exponentially increasing its output and combat capability. Conversely, should the 0 Raiser disconnects or have its system damaged while docked, 00 Gundam will no longer be capable of fighting at its full power or in some cases be inoperable.[10] The 00 Raiser's incredibly high output of Trans-Amed GN Particles in Trans Am Mode is likely factor of Setsuna's Innovation - by the time he confronts Ribbons Almark, Setsuna had already transcended being simply human and become a True Innovator.
Reborns Gundam[]
Using design data brought back from the Celestial Being by the Innovator spy, Anew Returner, the Reborns Gundam piloted by Ribbons Almark was equipped with the Twin Drive System.[11][12][13] Since the Innovators do not possess the original GN Drives, the Reborns Gundam's Twin Drive System utilized two GN Drive Taus.[14][15][16] While both types of GN Drives produce GN Particles, they do so through different methods, and the GN Drive Tau has a limited operating time while the original GN Drive can function semi-perpetually.[7][17][18] As such, the GN Drive Tau is also known as a "Pseudo Solar Reactor", with "Solar Reactor" being another name for the GN Drive.[7][17][18]
A Twin Drive System using two GN Drive Taus is said to be an imitation of a Twin Drive System using two original GN Drives, and only has some of the Twin Drive System's effects.[7][8] It is currently unclear if the amount of GN Particles produced by a Twin Drive System using two GN Drive Taus is squared that of a single GN Drive Tau.[9] However, simulations conducted by the Innovators showed that a Twin Drive System using GN Drive Taus has comparable performance to a Twin Drive System using original GN Drives.[16] Additionally, the Reborns Gundam's output is said to rival that of the 00 Raiser.[13][19] It is known that technological innovations have almost eliminated the performance difference between the two types of GN Drives.[11][15]
00 Qan[T][]
Setsuna's newest Gundam, the GNT-0000 00 Qan[T], possesses two newly created GN Drives specifically made for its Twin Drive System. These solar furnaces are located inside its torso and underneath the shield, near the left shoulder respectively and was developed by a team led by Linda Vashti at Jupiter. As a result of the new Twin Drive System, 00 Qan[T] doesn't need additional particle stabilizer equipment like 0 Raiser. The Quantum System is also the successor to 00 Raiser's Trans-Am Burst System, which allows Setsuna to expand his Quantum Brainwaves. It creates a massive quantum field that extends an Innovator's consciousness to communicate with sentient minds for advanced communications.
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Articles & References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mobile Suit Gundam 00P File No. 4 "Gundam Plutone"
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam 00V Senki Mission 10 "Inspection"
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Awakening of the Trailblazer
- ↑ Newtype February 2010 Issue
- ↑ PG 00 Raiser manual,Page 3 GN Drive section;translation source
- ↑ Gundam 00 Season Episode 2 Twin Drive;mentioned by Ian Vashti
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 The Official Gundam Perfect File Vol. 42 World Guide: GN Particles & GN Drive
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Mission Complete 2307-2312' Book
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Translated information from 'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Mechanics 2nd' Book in 00 Forums
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 2 Episode 20 "Anew Returns"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 HG00 1/144 CB-0000G/C Reborns Gundam model kit manual
- ↑ The Official Gundam Perfect File Vol. 19 – CB-0000G/C Reborns Gundam/Reborns Cannon Mechanic File
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Data Archives' Book
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 50, Rebirth
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 HG00 1/144 CB-0000G/C Reborns Gundam (Trans-Am Mode) model kit manual
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Gundam 00P Special Edition File No.S05 Type Dark
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 18, The Aim of Evil Intents
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Mechanics 1st' Book
- ↑ 'Dengeki Data Collection - Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season' Book
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