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The VMS-15 Union Realdo (aka Realdo) is a transformable mobile suit introduced in season one of Mobile Suit Gundam 00.

Technology & Combat Characteristics[]

A mass production, transformable mobile suit operated by the Union, the Union Realdo was being replaced by the SVMS-01 Union Flag (aka Flag) in AD 2307.[3][4][5][6] As a result, it was considered an old model, but the Realdo still served as the Union's mainstay mobile suit due to its superior numbers and as the Flag's deployment was still underway.[3][5][7][8] The Realdo was developed based on the concept of fusing a mobile suit with an aircraft, resulting in it being able to switch between MS mode and Flight mode.[4][5][8]

The Realdo's Flight mode can operate like a fighter jet, but with superior performances.[3][9][10] Its excellent flight capabilities allow the Realdo to traverse long distances at a high speed, unaffected by the terrain.[9][10] It can also be easily sent to different parts of the world through the use of an aircraft carrier.[10] This is particularly relevant for the United States, the core of the Union and the self-declared "World Police", in its conduct of armed intervention in various locations.[10] Unfortunately, the Realdo cannot transform from MS mode to Flight mode (and vice versa) on its own, instead the process requires parts swapping in bases or similar facilities.[3][4][5][7] Therefore, in-flight transformation is impossible, and the Realdo's mode is selected and set prior to launch.[3][4][7][9]

The Realdo is constructed from composite materials made from carbon steel and ceramic among others.[11] Its cockpit is located in the drum-like abdominal section and the cockpit seat can change its position to suit the mode the Realdo is in.[4] When required, the Realdo can disconnect its upper body from its lower body, which includes the abdominal cockpit block.[4][5][6][12] In combat, this separation ability can be used as a method of attack as shown during the operation in Taklamakan Desert, where two Realdos grab onto the GN-002 Gundam Dynames, then their lower bodies disconnect and fly away while their upper bodies self-destructed.[4][5][6][12]

The Realdo's armament consisted of a linear rifle, sonic blade, defense rod, 20mm machine gun, rocket launchers and optional missiles.[4][10] The Realdos deployed in various member states of the Union have the same performance, but can differ in their colors as seen with Taribia's orange color scheme, and can also be adjusted to suit local environmental conditions such as temperature.[4][11][13][14] Variant units of the Realdo include a ground type and a space type.[5][7] The Realdo's developer, Bell Factory, later developed the YMS-02 Union Blust as its successor, but the Union Blust lost the role in a competition to the Iris Corporation's YMS-01A Union Flag.[11][15]

Armaments[]

  • 20mm Machine Gun
This small caliber projectile weapon lacks firepower, but can be rapid-fired and has high utility value. It is used for intercepting missiles, anti-vehicles, anti-personal and other cases where heavy firepower is unnecessary. In mobile suit combat, it is mostly for restricting enemy movements.
  • Defense Rod
Mounted on the left forearm, it is a rod-shaped defensive armament.[4][8][12][16] It is able to deflect/ricochet enemy's projectiles via rotary motion. Typically not equipped when the Union Realdo is in Flight mode.[12][13] Realdos manufactured in Japan were fitted with locally produced defense rod which has a different shape.[11]
  • Linear Rifle
A rifle that fires electromagnetically-accelerated rounds. It is Union Realdo's main weapon and is handheld in MS mode, but mounted under the nose unit during Flight mode.[4][5][12][13] The Realdo's linear rifle has a shorter barrel than that of its successor, the SVMS-01 Union Flag.[4] Realdos manufactured in Japan were fitted with locally produced linear rifle which has a different look.[11]
  • Sonic Blade
A knife-like melee weapon, the one used by the Union Realdo has a blade that flips out of the handle during use.[4][6][8] The blade is capable of vibrating at a high frequency and displays excellent cutting capabilities.
  • Rocket Launcher
A rocket launcher loaded with unspecific number of rockets is located in both shoulders.[4][6][8][10]
  • Missile
The Union Realdo can be equipped with an unspecific amount of missiles.[4][10]

History[]

The Union Realdo served for years as the mainstay mobile suit of the Union until the introduction of the SVMS-01 Union Flag in AD 2307. Even then, it still remained in the frontlines as the Union Flag's deployment was yet to be completed. The Realdo was present when Taribia tried to leave the Union, during the civil unrest in the Kingdom of Azadistan, and participated in the joint operation in the Taklamakan Desert to capture the Celestial Being's Gundams.

By AD 2312, the Realdos were vastly outdated but still used by the Earth Sphere Federation Forces, albeit not in the frontlines. They were also acquired by the anti-Federation organization, Katharon. The Realdos of both factions were seen in action during the Break Pillar Incident, where they worked with numerous other mobile suits to shoot down the falling outer wall pieces of the damaged orbital elevator, La Tour, reducing the destruction caused to the city at the elevator's base.

Variants[]

Gallery[]

Notes & Trivia[]

References[]

External links[]


Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 1 Mechanics
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Celestial Being
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GN-000 0 Gundam | GN-0000 00 Gundam | GN-001 Gundam Exia | GN-002 Gundam Dynames | GN-003 Gundam Kyrios | GN-004 Gundam Nadleeh | GN-005 Gundam Virtue | GNW-001 Gundam Throne Eins | GNW-002 Gundam Throne Zwei | GNW-003 Gundam Throne Drei
Other
GN-001+GNR-001E GN Armor Type-E | GN-002+GNR-001D GN Armor Type-D

Aircraft / Spacecraft
GNR-001 GN Arms
Transporter / Supply Ship
Assault Container | Container
Cruiser / Mother Ship
CBS-70 Ptolemaios | Trinity Mothership
Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GNX-603T GN-X | MA-115HT Union Realdo Hover Tank | SVMS-01 Union Flag | SVMS-01E Graham's Union Flag Custom | SVMS-01O Over Flag | SVMS-01OP Union Flag Orbit Package | SVMS-01SG Union Flag Ground Package Shell Type | SVMS-01X Union Flag Custom II | VMS-15 Union Realdo

Ship
Landing Ship | MS Carrier | Union Cruiser
Transporter / Supply Ship
Carrier Plane | Ural-class
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Virginia-class
Advanced European Union
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AEU-05/05 AEU Hellion Perpetuum | AEU-05G AEU Hellion Ground Type | AEU-09 AEU Enact | AEU-09T AEU Enact Commander Type | AEU-09Y812 al-Saachez's AEU Enact Custom | GNX-603T GN-X
Mobile Armor
AEU-MA07013 Agrissa Type 13

Human Reform League
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GNX-603T GN-X | MSJ-06II-A Tieren Ground Type | MSJ-06II-C Tieren High Mobility Type | MSJ-06II-C/B Tieren High Mobility Type B | MSJ-06II-C/BT Tieren High Mobility Commander Type B | MSJ-06II-E Tieren Space Type | MSJ-06II-ET Tieren Space Commander Type | MSJ-06II-LC Tieren Long-Range Cannon Type | MSJ-06II-SP Tieren Taozi
Mobile Armor
MAJ-V34 Jiachong | MAJ-V34 Jiachong Engineer Type | MAJ-V34AI Jiachong AI-Controlled Type

Land Vehicle
Military Jeep | Trailer Base
Ship
Marine Transport
Transporter / Supply Ship
Large Transport Plane
Cruiser / Mother Ship
EDI-402 Laohu
United Nations Forces
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GNMS-XCVII Alvaaron | GNX-603T GN-X | GNW-002 Gundam Throne Zwei
Mobile Armor
GNMA-XCVII Alvatore

Cruiser / Mother Ship
Virginia-class
PMC Trust
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AEU-05G AEU Hellion Ground Type | AEU-09Y812 al-Saachez's AEU Enact Custom
La Edenra
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AEU-05/05 AEU Hellion Perpetuum
Mobile Armor
MAJ-03 Shuichai
Kingdom of Azadistan
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MSER-04 Anf
Civilians
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AEU-05OP AEU Hellion Orbit Package | MSER-04 Anf
Workloader
Workloader

Aircraft / Spacecraft
Colony Worker Pod
Transporter / Supply Ship
Passenger Plane


Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 2 Mechanics
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Celestial Being
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GN-000 0 Gundam | GN-0000 00 Gundam | GN-0000+GNR-010 00 Raiser | GN-001RE Gundam Exia Repair | GN-001REII Gundam Exia Repair II | GN-006 Cherudim Gundam | GN-006GNHW/R Cherudim Gundam GNHW/R | GN-007 Arios Gundam | GN-007GNHW/M Arios Gundam GNHW/M | GN-008 Seravee Gundam | GN-008GNHW/B Seravee Gundam GNHW/B | GN-009 Seraphim Gundam | GN-009GNHW/B Seraphim Gundam GNHW/B | GNR-101A GN Archer

Aircraft / Spacecraft
GNR-010 0 Raiser
Transporter / Supply Ship
Lab Transport | VTOL Craft
Cruiser / Mother Ship
CBS-74 Ptolemaios 2
Earth Sphere Federation / A-Laws / Innovators
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AEU-05OP AEU Hellion Orbit Package | AEU-09 AEU Enact | CB-0000G/C Reborns Gundam | GNW-20000 Arche Gundam | GNX-609T GN-XIII | GNX-704T Ahead | GNX-704T/AC Ahead Sakigake | GNX-704T/SP Ahead Smultron | GNX-U02X Masurao | GNX-Y901TW Susanowo | GNZ-003 Gadessa | GNZ-004 Gaga | GNZ-005 Garazzo | GNZ-007 Gaddess | MSJ-06II-C/B Tieren High Mobility Type B | MSJ-06III-A Tieren All Region Type | SVMS-01 Union Flag
Mobile Armor
GNMA-04B11 Trilobite | GNMA-0001V Regnant | GNMA-Y0001 Empruss | MAJ-V34 Jiachong
Other
Automatons

Aircraft
Commander VTOL | Passenger Plane
Ship
Bering-class
Transporter / Supply Ship
Ural-class
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Celestial Being | EDI-402 Laohu | ESF-SC01 Baikal-class | Guyana-class | Virginia-class
Super Weapon
Memento Mori
Katharon
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AEU-05/05 AEU Hellion Perpetuum | AEU-09 AEU Enact | AEU-09OP AEU Enact Orbit Package | AEU-09T AEU Enact Commander Type | MSER-04 Anf | MSJ-06II-A Tieren Ground Type | MSJ-06II-C Tieren High Mobility Type | MSJ-06II-C/B Tieren High Mobility Type B | MSJ-06II-E Tieren Space Type | VMS-15 Union Realdo | VMS-15OP Union Realdo Orbit Package | SVMS-01 Union Flag | SVMS-01OP Union Flag Orbit Package

Transporter / Supply Ship
Ural-class
Cruiser / Mother Ship
EDI-402 Laohu | Virginia-class
Wang Company
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GNW-003 Gundam Throne Drei

Transporter / Supply Ship
GNW-003/SH Liang | Private VTOL
Cruiser / Mother Ship
Trinity Mothership
Kingdom of Suille
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AEU-09RG AEU Enact Suille Palace Guard Type


Mobile Suit Gundam 00P Mechanics
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Celestial Being
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GN-000 0 Gundam | GN-001 Gundam Exia | GN-002 Gundam Dynames | GN-003 Gundam Kyrios | GN-004 Gundam Nadleeh | GN-005/PH Gundam Virtue Physical | GN-XXX Gundam Rasiel | GN-XXX+GNR-000 Sefer Rasiel | GNR-101A GN Archer | GNY-001 Gundam Astraea | GNY-001F/hs-A01D Gundam Avalanche Astraea Type F' | GNY-002 Gundam Sadalsuud | GNY-003 Gundam Abulhool | GNY-004 Gundam Plutone | GNY-0042-874 Gundam Artemie

Aircraft / Spacecraft
GNR-000 GN Sefer
Innovators
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
CB-001 1 Gundam | CB-001.5 1.5 Gundam | CB-001.5D2 1.5 Gundam Type Dark | CB-0000G/C Reborns Gundam | CBY-077 GN Cannon | GNZ-003 Gadessa | GNZ-004 Gaga | GNZ-005 Garazzo
Mobile Armor
GNMA-Y0001 Empruss
Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
VMS-15 Union Realdo
Advanced European Union / PMC Trust
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AEU-05/00 AEU Hellion Medium | AEU-05/05 AEU Hellion Perpetuum | AEU-05/92 AEU Hellion Initium
Mobile Armor
AEU-MA0707 Agrissa Type 7
Human Reform League
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MSER-04 Anf | MSJ-04 Fanton | MSJ-04T Fanton Commander Type | MSJ-06II-A Tieren Ground Type | MSJ-06YIII-B Tieren Kyitwo


Mobile Suit Gundam 00N Mechanics
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United Nations Forces / Earth Sphere Federation / Innovators
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GNMS-XCVII Alvaaron | GNW-20000 Arche Gundam | GNX-603T GN-X | GNX-609T GN-XIII | GNX-803T GN-XIV | GNZ-004/BW Gaga Cannon | SVMS-01O Over Flag
Mobile Armor
GNMA-0001V2 Regnant 2 | GNMA-XCVII Alvatore | GNMA-Y0001 Empruss
Workloader
GNW-100A Sakibure
Katharon
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AEU-05G AEU Hellion Ground Type
Extraterrestrial Living-metal Shape-shifter
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
GNT-0000 00 Qan[T]​
Mobile Armor
GNMA-Y0002V Gadelaza
Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
SVMS-01AS Union Flag Aerotype Sky Package | VMS-15 Union Realdo | YMS-01A Union Flag | YMS-02 Union Blust
Advanced European Union
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
AEU-09 AEU Enact
Human Reform League
Mobile Weapon
Mobile Suit
MSER-04 Anf
Mobile Armor
MAJ-S08 Xiaoshou
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