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The MS-04 Prototype Zaku is a mobile suit featured in Kunio Okawara's M-MSV original design series and the Developers: Mobile Suit Gundam Before One Year War manga.

Technology & Combat Characteristics[]

This prototype mobile suit was manufactured by the Principality of Zeon armed forces as an improved version of the MS-03 No. 3. The name "Zaku" was decided as the name of the first mass-produced mobile suit to be developed next, so this machine was given the name "Prototype Zaku".

The Prototype Zaku was the first machine to be equipped with a nuclear fusion reactor based on the application of Minovsky physics, and the ZAS-X7 prototype nuclear fusion reactor manufactured by ZAS succeeded in making it more than twice as mobile as the MS-03, despite its heavy armor.

A hand-held 100mm machine gun, the first armament exclusively for MS, was also developed at the same time as this machine. This was an armament that fully utilized the versatility of the human-shaped MS, but the 100mm machine gun itself was considered insufficient in terms of firepower, and a more powerful armament was sought.

Armaments[]

  • 100mm Machine Gun
A prototype drum magazine type 100mm machine gun designed for this machine. It has low power and is not suitable for anti-ship combat.

History[]

The Principality of Zeon and Zeonic used this machine to simulate basic maneuvers in all phases of space, under gravity, in the colonies, on the moon, and in various other situations, as well as a wide variety of tasks and long-range and close-range combat. Based on the data obtained from these simulations, the company proceeded to improve the armor of various parts and develop armaments, and the MS-05 Zaku I, the first real combat-oriented MS, was completed.

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M-MSV Mechanics
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Earth Federation/Titans
Mobile Weapon
Gundam's variations
FA-78-3 Full Armor 7th Gundam | HFA-78-3 Heavy Full Armor 7th Gundam | RX-78-4 Gundam Unit 4 "G04" | RX-78-5 Gundam Unit 5 "G05" | RX-78-6 Mudrock Gundam | RX-78-7 7th Gundam
Psycho Gundam's variations
MRX-007 Prototype Psycho Gundam | MRX-011 Mass Production Type Psycho Gundam
GM's variations
RAG-79 Aqua GM | RAG-79-G1 Gundam Marine Type | RGM-79F Desert GM | RGM-79F GM Land Combat Type
Guncannon's variation
RX-77-1A Guncannon A
ν Gundam 's variation
RX-94 Mass Production Type ν Gundam
Other
RX-81LA G-Line Light Armor | RX-81ST G-Line Standard Armor
Principality of Zeon
Mobile Weapon
Zaku II High Mobility Type's variation
MS-06R-3S High Mobility Type Zaku
Gogg's variation
MSM-03-1 Prototype Gogg
Bigro's variation
MA-05 Bigro Kai
Other
MSM-02 Hydro Test Type | MS-04 Prototype Zaku
AEUG/Karaba
Mobile Weapon
Gundam Mk-III's variation
FA-007GIII Full Armor Gundam Mk-III
Hyaku Shiki Kai's variations
FA-00100S Full Armor Hyaku Shiki Kai | MSK-100S Land Combat Hyaku Shiki Kai
ZZ Gundam's variations
MSZ-009 Prototype ZZ Gundam | MSZ-009B Prototype ZZ Gundam B Type | MSZ-013 Mass Production Type ZZ Gundam
Rick Dias's variation
RX-098 Prototype Rick Dias
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