PMX-000 Messala
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| Unit Type | |
| Prototype Transformable General Purpose Mobile Weapon | |
| Profile | |
| Model Number |
PMX-000 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer |
Jupitris |
| Operator |
Titans |
| Known Pilots |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Overall Height |
30.3 meters |
| Head Height |
23 meters |
| Max Weight |
89.1 metric tons |
| Standard Weight |
37.3 metric tons |
| Power-plant |
Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor |
| Power Ouput |
4900 kW |
| Armaments | |
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The Messala is a mobile armor from the anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
The PMX-000 Messala was the first of altogether four mobile weapons personally produced by the powerful Newtype Paptimus Scirocco on board the transport ship Jupitris. Originally the Messala was used to fly in the atmosphere of Jupiter and thus it was equipped with powerful thrusters to fly under Jupiter’s high gravitational pull. Because of this, when used under Earth’s atmosphere, the Messala was extremely fast and agile. However the Messala was not only quick it was also heavily armed. In mobile armor mode it featured a pair of strong mega particle cannons and two missile launchers, making the Messala nearly as powerful armed as a space battleship. In mobile suit mode, Scirocco’s suit was additionally armed with grenade launchers and vulcan guns and for close combat two beam sabers and two grappling vice claws. Thanks to this weapons the Messala was a deadly enemy in close combat.
The Messala was first introduced when Scirocco used it to attack the shuttle Temptation under the command of Bright Noa. During this attack it also had a short battle with the RX-178 Gundam Mk-II piloted by Kamille Bidan and the MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki piloted by Quattro Bajeena. During this battle it proved to be a dangerous enemy and the two AEUG pilots weren’t able to hit it with their weapons. Later the Messala was piloted by young Scirocco follower Sarah Zabiarov and Reccoa Londe, who has betrayed the AEUG to fight for Scirocco.
Trivia
- The Messala is the first fully transformable mobile suit seen on screen in the entire Gundam metaverse history.
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