MSN-02 Zeong
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| Prototype Mobile Suit | |
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| Model Number | MSN-02 |
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| Launched | December 31, 0079 U.C. |
| Manufacturer | A Bao A Qu Mobile Suit Factory |
| Operator | Principality of Zeon |
| Known Pilots | Char Aznable |
| General Characteristics | |
| Head Height | 17.3 meters |
| Max Weight | 231.9 metric tons |
| Empty Weight | 151.2 metric tons |
| Power-plant | Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor |
| Power Ouput | 9400 kW |
| Accommodation | Pilot only, in standard cockpit in head |
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| Special Equipments and Features | |
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A prototype mobile suit developed by the Principality of Zeon at the A Baoa Qu space fortress during the One Year War of the anime Mobile Suit Gundam, the MSN-02 Zeong was built especially for Newtype pilots and was first piloted by the "Red Comet" Char Aznable.
The Zeong was a mobile suit in the fact that it features a roughly humanoid shape. However, it lacked legs, which first surprised its pilot. Although it was only 80% complete, since legs aid in the Active Mass Balance Auto Control or AMBAC System, it was at 100% combat capacity when first used. The Zeong was the first mobile suit to use psycommu system. This let it effectively use its wire-guided, remote-controlled arms, each built with 5-mega particle gun fingers. Two additional beam guns were built into the torso. Lastly, there was a single beam cannon inside the head. Unlike the mobile suits of the time, the Zeong had its cockpit built in the head, which could detach from the body and act as an escape pod for the pilot.
The MSN-02 Zeong was destroyed in battle with the RX-78-2 Gundam, piloted by Amuro Ray, during the final battle of the One Year War, the Battle of A Bao A Qu. Char, however, managed to escape the complete destruction of the Zeong.
Yoshiyuki Tomino originally wanted to call the MSN-02 Zeong as "Zeon Gundam", but it was too long. So he combined the names "Zeon" and "Gundam" calling it the "Zeong".
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