MBF-02 Strike Rouge
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| Unit Type | |
| Prototype All-Purpose Multi-mode Mobile Suit | |
| Profile | |
| Model Number |
MBF-02 |
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| Developed from | |
| Launched |
September 26, 71 C.E. |
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| Operator | |
| Known Pilots | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Overall Height |
17.72 meters |
| Max Weight |
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| Standard Weight |
64.8 metric tons |
| Power-plant |
Ultracompact Energy Battery |
| Accommodation |
Pilot only, Cockpit in Chest |
| Armor | |
| Armaments | |
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| Special Equipments and Features | |
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Hardpoints for Striker Packs | |
| Optional Equipments | |
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The Strike Rouge is a Mobile Suit in the Cosmic Era timeline.
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Combat Abilities
Weapons wise, the Strike Rouge features the exact same weaponry as the original GAT-X105 Strike. This includes the two head-mounted CIWS guns, two combat knifes and a beam rifle.
Like the Strike, the Strike Rouge was always equipped with a Striker Pack. The most commonly used was the Aile Striker, which added additional two beam sabers to the armament. Besides the Aile Striker, the suit also was known to be equipped with the IWSP. This pack added a large number of additional weaponry to the suit's armament, including railguns, cannons, anti-ship swords and a combined shield, mounting further weapons.
System Features
Like the Strike, the Strike Rouge was equipped with Phase Shift armor, although the active colours were red and pink (due to minor improvements in the efficiency of the Phase Shift armor system, which would later be classified Variable Phase Shift) rather than the blue, red and white of the first Strike. The suit also features a "power extender" system to increase battery life, as well as a Natural-OS and a pilot-assisting AI computer system.
History
After the first Strike was destroyed outside the territory of the Orb Union, another Strike model was built, using spare parts of the suit. This Strike variant, called the Strike Rouge, was built on the Kusanagi during the last days of the first Bloody Valentine War and piloted by Cagalli Yula Athha, who used the suit for a short time during the Second Battle of Jachin Due on 26 September, CE 71. Among her actions was the rescue of Athrun Zala, who detonated his suit inside ZAFT's superweapon GENESIS to prevent it from firing on Earth.
The Strike Rouge remained operational until mid CE 74, and was used as Cagalli's personal mobile suit after she and the crew of the Archangel left Orb. She launched in her suit several times to convince the Orb forces not to fight against the ZAFT ship Minerva, although with little success. When the Archangel returned to Orb, after modifying it to his specifications (by configuring the suit's Variable Phase Shift armor to reflect the original Strike's colors) Kira Yamato launched into space with the Strike Rouge (equipped with a booster) and used it briefly to protect the Eternal. The Strike Rouge however was no match against ZAFT's newer and more powerful mobile suits and was heavily damaged in this battle. With both of its pilots equipped with newer and more powerful mobile suits, the Strike Rouge did not see battle again and it remains questionable if it was ever repaired or simply decommissioned.
External Links
- Strike Rouge on MAHQ
- Aile Strike Rouge on MAHQ
- Strike Rouge IWSP on MAHQ
- Strike Rouge on GundamOfficial
Gallery of suit variants
 Aile Strike Rouge |
 Strike Rouge IWSP |
