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The GNMA-Y0001 Empruss (aka Empruss) is a prototype mobile armor introduced in season 2 of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and is piloted by Divine Nova.

Technology & Combat Characteristics[]

The Innovades that called themselves Innovators not only developed mobile suits for their own use, they also sought to develop large mobile armor equipped with multiple GN Drive Taus so as to maximize the attack power of a single machine.[1][2] The Innovators wanted such a mobile armor as it is a perfect way for the small, elite group to show off their overwhelming might.[1] The Empruss is a GN Drive Tau-type, large mobile armor created by the Innovators to collect live combat data for the development of the GNMA-0001V Regnant.[1][3][4][5] Although the Innovators produced a small number of Empruss, the machine selected for full-scale, mass production was the Regnant.[1][6] In other words, the Empruss served as the prototype of the Regnant.[3][6][7][8] Unlike the Regnant, the Empruss does not have mechanisms for transforming into a humanoid mobile suit form as it was also used to ascertain the usefulness of the mobile armor form.[3][5][9]

The Empruss was developed utilizing the data and technologies of the GNMA-XCVII Alvatore, a machine deployed by the UN Forces during the battle with Celestial Being four years ago.[1][9][10][11] Equipped with seven GN Drive Taus, the Alvatore is the pioneer of the large mobile armor concept and the Innovators was said to be greatly involved in its creation.[1] From this, it can be seen how closely tied the Innovators is to the concept of large mobile armor.[1] The Empruss has the same cockpit design as the Innovators' GNZ series mobile suits, such as the GNZ-003 Gadessa, while the mobile armor's head unit is located in the center of its body and has three camera eyes in a 'Y'-shaped configuration.[8][12][13][14] The Empruss mainly engages in aerial and space battles, and although it has hidden claw-like landing gears at the bottom, it is unable to move on the ground.[1][3]

Despite its large size and heavy weight, the Empruss has excellent mobility and can engage in high-speed combat thanks to several factors: high output from the its GN Drive Taus, a horizontal, flat shape that reduces aerial resistance, and wings at the sides that are adapted for use in both atmosphere and space, supporting the machine's mobility as well as attitude control abilities.[4][12][15] Taking advantage of its GN Drive Taus' high output once more, and in anticipation of battling the Celestial Being's Gundams, the Empruss is armed with multiple weapons and boasts overwhelming power.[3][5][12] Its most notable weaponry is the Egner Whips, special electromagnetic whips that can penetrate GN Field barrier and deal damage directly to the enemy machine's pilot.[3][4][5][16] The mobile armor can also deploy a GN Field barrier for defense.[4][12][17][18] Overall, the Empruss' capabilities and performance made it a formidable opponent for the Gundams.[4][12][16][17]

Armaments[]

  • Large Beam Cannon
Installed in the center front section of the Empruss, it is a huge GN Cannon that fires a highly compressed particle beam made of GN Particles and boasts overwhelming destructive power.[5][8][12][13] When using the large beam cannon, the center front section would first slide out and split open, the exposed cannon then slides forward for firing.[7][9][15][17] As the cannon requires a moment to charge, it cannot be fired instantly and is incapable of rapid fire.[6][7][17]
  • GN Particle Cannon
The pair of round openings beside the Empruss' head and two more on the underside of the mobile armor are GN Particle Cannons.[9][15] The two cannons at the top are for anti-air attacks or to shoot at enemy units above the mobile armor[12][17], while the bottom two seem to be for anti-ground attacks. These four cannons also function as GN Verniers.[9][15][17]
  • Claw Arm
The pair of large claw arms located at the front of the Empruss are compound weapon units.[12][13] The claw at the tip of each arm have sufficient strength to crush and destroy the armor of a mobile suit.[6][12] Both arms are also equipped with special electromagnetic weapon called "Egner Whips" and rapid-firing "GN Beam Cannons".[9][12][13][15] Additionally, the arms can extend outward and move flexibly.[9][12][15][16]
  • Egner Whip
A special electromagnetic whip, one is stored in each of the Empruss's Claw Arm.[3][12][15][16] When used, the Claw Arm's claw opens to launch a wire-guided capsule that is propelled by a built-in thruster.[9][12][16][17] This capsule can penetrate a GN Field barrier, and once in proximity with an enemy machine, four more wires are released from its tip in different directions to capture/restrain the enemy.[3][9][12][16] Electrical energy is then transmitted across the whip to electrocute and directly injure the enemy pilot.[3][12][16][17] It is possible for the Empruss to capture/restrain two mobile suits simultaneously by using both Egner Whips.[16]
  • GN Beam Cannon
A rapid-firing beam cannon located in the triangular opening next to each Claw Arm's claw.[9][12][15][17] The pair of GN Beam Cannons are for restricting enemy's movement.[12]
  • Anti-Ship GN Sword
The two wings of the Empruss can function as Anti-Ship GN Swords.[19][20][21] The pair of large swords enable the Empruss to slice apart enemy ship or unit as the mobile armor passed by at high speed.

Special Equipment & Features[]

Like its predecessor, the GNMA-XCVII Alvatore, the Empruss can deploy a spherical GN Field barrier around itself for defense.[7][12][17] Made of compressed GN Particles, this barrier has high defensive power and can nullify most physical and beam attacks.[4][12][18] However, it is not impenetrable, and can be pierced by, among others, certain melee attacks and very powerful beam attacks.[17][18]
The operating system of the Innovators' GNZ series mobile suits (such as the GNZ-003 Gadessa) is linked to Veda, allowing these machines and their pilots to receive support from the quantum processing system, enhancing their performance.[5][22][23] This likely also applies to the Empruss.

History[]

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season[]

Episode 14: I Can Hear a Song[]

The Empruss debuted in the immediate aftermath of Memento Mori's destruction by the Celestial Being's CBS-74 Ptolemaios 2 team. Accompanied by Revive Revival/GNZ-003 Gadessa and Bring Stabity/GNZ-005 Garazzo, Divine Nova and his Empruss ambushed the exhausted Ptolemaios 2. During the battle, the Empruss fired its Large Beam Cannon at least twice, with one of the shots hitting the enemy ship. While the three Innovators and their machines dealt a number of damages to the ship, they failed to sink it, with the clever tactics of the enemy's tactical forecaster enabling it to escape to Earth.

Sometime later, Empruss/Divine joined up with an A-Laws fleet and the mobile armor was docked to the rear bottom of a ESF-SC01 Baikal-class cruiser. In the cruiser, Louise Halevy observed an image of the mobile armor and learnt from Divine that it was a prototype of the machine Ribbons Almark was developing for her, as thanks for her support.

Episode 15: Victory Song of the Resistance[]

The Empruss/Divine arrived on Earth and became part of Kati Mannequin's A-Laws fleet. Together with the two Gadessas piloted by Revive and Hiling Care, Empruss/Divine launched as part of A-Laws' assault on the Ptolemaios 2. As the A-Laws forces closed in on the enemy ship, they came under pre-emptive sniper fire from the GN-006 Cherudim Gundam in Trans-Am Mode, and this caused the Empruss and other A-Laws' machines to disperse. When the Cherudim's Trans-Am ended, the A-Laws' machines regrouped and launched their attack. They were quickly intercepted by the GN-007 Arios Gundam and the GN-008 Seravee Gundam.

As per Kati's plan, the two Gadessas came to the fore and engaged the two Gundams, with the Empruss/Divine joining the fight later, this allowed the other A-Laws' mobile suits to attack the Ptolemaios 2. The Empruss/Divine first targeted the Seravee, and managed to catch the enemy pilot off guard when the Egner Whip penetrated the Gundam's GN Field. The Egner Whip then caught the Gundam, electrocuting its pilot and immobilizing the mobile suit. The Arios attempted to assist the Seravee, but was caught and immobilized by the Empruss' second Egner Whip. Unfortunately, the Empruss and rest of the A-Laws' mobile sits were forced to retreat when the ESF Coup d'état forces took control of the Orbital Elevator in Africa.

Episode 17: Within the Scattering Light[]

The A-Laws readied the second Memento Mori to destroy the Coup forces that had taken control of the Orbital Elevator, as well as the anti-Federation Katharon forces that had gathered near the elevator. The Empruss/Divine was sent to the A-Laws fleet guarding the satellite weapon, and later deployed to intercept the GN-0000+GNR-010 00 Raiser that was on its way to destroy the weapon. The two machines exchanged beam fires, with the Empruss shooting its GN Particle Cannons and GN Beam Cannons.

Divine then launched the Empruss' Egner Whips, successfully catching and electrocuting the 00 Raiser. Divine followed up by charging the Empruss' Large Beam Cannon to finish off the immobilized mobile suit. However, despite the pain they were in plan, the 00 Raiser's pilots managed to activate Trans-Am and the mobile suit emitted a large beam sword. Seeing the beam sword coming at him, Divine stop the Large Beam Cannon's charging and deployed the Empruss' GN Field to block the attack. However, the beam sword easily broke through the GN Field, and Divine was killed when the mobile armor was sliced in half.

Mobile Suit Gundam 00P Special Edition[]

File No.S03 Red Avalanche[]

Two Empruss units were deployed to stop rogue Gundam Meister Fon Spaak and his GNY-001F/hs-A01D Gundam Avalanche Astraea Type F' from investigating an abandoned facility on the moon's surface that recently received an unusual transmittance of energy from the solar power generation system. One of the Empruss units fired its Large Beam Cannon while closing in on the Avalanche Astraea Type F'. The shot was evaded, but this did not matter, as its purpose was to restrict the Gundam's movement, allowing the Empruss to grab the mobile suit's right shoulder with one of its claws.

As the Empruss' claw sunk deeper into the Gundam's right shoulder armor, Fon ejected the armor to save the right arm. The Empruss easily crashed the purged armor, causing the red-colored GN Particles stored in the armor's GN Condenser to spew out. The other Empruss then fired its Large Beam Cannon at the Avalanche Astraea Type F', which was heading for the facility at an accelerated speed. To most people, this attack should have been a guaranteed hit as it was almost possible for the Gundam to suddenly change course while accelerating. However, Fon had anticipated this attack, so he struck the Gundam's GN Sword into the moon's surface, and used the weapon as an axis for rotation, narrowing evading the Empruss' shot.

The two Empruss units then fired their Large Beam Cannon alternately, covering the powerful weapon's inability to rapid fire, but none of their shots could hit the Avalanche Astraea Type F'. Fon soon got bored of the battle and maneuvered the Gundam directly into the facility, leaving the two Empruss units behind as they were too large to enter the facility's entry passageway. Once inside the facility, the Gundam's sensors detected a huge energy reading. It was a trap just like Fon had expected. As the facility exploded, Fon/Avalanche Astraea Type F' rushed out amidst the explosion. The two Empruss units were caught off guard by this daring action and were unable to react in time, allowing Fon/Avalanche Astraea Type F' to escape.

Gallery[]

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Anime[]

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season[]

Illustrations & Artwork[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Mobile Suit Gundam 00N Chapter 14
  2. 'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Mission Complete 2307-2312' Book
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Gundam 00 Official Website Profile
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 'Veda ~Mobile Suit Gundam 00~ "Ultimate" Art Works II' Book
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 'Dengeki Data Collection - Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season' Book
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Mobile Suit Gundam 00P Special Edition File No.S03 Red Avalanche
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 39, I Can Hear a Song
  8. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 'Kanetake Ebikawa Design Works' Book
  9. MS development chart from 'Gundam Weapons - Mobile Suit Gundam 00V Special Edition' Book
  10. MS development chart from 'Dengeki Data Collection - Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Sidestory' Book
  11. 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 The Official Gundam Perfect File Vol. 49– GNMA-Y0001 Empruss Mechanic File
  12. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Archives Second Season' Book
  13. The Official Gundam Perfect File Vol. 21– GNZ-003 Gadessa / GNZ-005 Garazzo Mechanic File
  14. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 40, Victory Song of the Resistance
  15. 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 42, Within the Scattering Light
  16. 18.0 18.1 18.2 The Official Gundam Perfect File Vol. 42 World Guide: GN Particles & GN Drive
  17. 'Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Mechanics 2nd' book
  18. Weapon information from Mecha Talk Forum (1)
  19. Weapon information from Mecha Talk Forum (2)
  20. HG00 1/144 GNZ-005 Hiling Care’s Garazzo model kit manual
  21. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Episode 49, Beyond

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