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A positron reflector (陽電子リフレクター Yōdenshi Rifurekutā?) is a defense system used in the Cosmic Era timeline, introduced in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.

Technical Information[]

A positron reflector is an energy barrier that uses a field of positrons to block beam and physical weapons. It is derived from the "Armure Lumiere" used by the Eurasia's CAT1-X Hyperion Gundam series, but is much more powerful and can block the attack of a Positron Blaster Cannon. Despite its immense defensive capabilites, it is however vulnerable to the beam spike-equipped DRAGOON units of the ZGMF-X666S Legend Gundam as well as the offensive use of the "Armure Lumiere" as demonstrated by YMF-X000A/H Dreadnought H when it defeated a YMAG-X7F Gells-Ghe. The latter also hints that positron reflector may have the same weakness as the "Armure Lumiere". It can also be penetrated by a beam shield and Akatsuki’s Yata-no-Kagami.

Users[]

The reflector technology is used almost exclusively by the Earth Alliance and installed on most of their newest Mobile Armors. It is first used by YMAF-X6BD Zamza-Zah and subsequently by YMAG-X7F Gells-Ghe, and then later by the mass-produced TS-MB1B Euclid mobile armor. Also, the massive GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundam uses several positron reflectors mounted across its body. Lastly, the Alliance creates larger reflector emitters and installs them on the bow of Drake-class ships.

History[]

After the end of the First Alliance-PLANT War, the Earth Alliance invented a new type of defense technology to protect against even the most powerful conventional energy weapons. This technology was called positron reflector and as its name implies is mainly used to defend against the powerful beams of Positron Blaster Cannons. In C.E. 73, the reflector technology was eventually installed on the prototype mobile armors Zamza-Zah and Gells-Ghe.

The prototype Zamza-Zah was first fielded against the ZAFT battleship Minerva and used its positron reflector to protect itself and a fleet of ships against an attack of the Minerva's "Tannhäuser" positron cannon. Nevertheless the Zamza-Zah was eventually destroyed.[1] The prototype Gells-Ghe on the other hand was used to protect the Lohengrin Gate of the EA in the Gulnahan Ravine, where it proved to be capable of deflecting the combined attack of several ZAFT forces against the gate. However, like the Zamza-Zah, the Gells-Ghe was destroyed by the mobile suits of the Minerva.[2] Several months later, the two mobile armors were put into limited mass production and used to defend the EA Daedalus lunar base. They were also destroyed.[3]

When the massive GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundam is fielded, it is shown that this suit mounts a total of three positron reflectors, rendering it virtually impervious to the weapons of the ZAFT mobile suits and land battleships occupying central Eurasia.

After the Requiem attack on PLANT during the Second Alliance-PLANT War, ZAFT attacked the superweapon's relay stations, which were protected by several Drake-class ships equipped with massive positron reflectors.[3] Also, the mass-produced mobile armor Euclid was fielded, which was based upon the data gathered from the Zamza-Zah and Gells-Ghe. Like the prototype units, the Euclid mounted a positron reflector.[4]

Afterwards, ZAFT took control over Requiem and used it to destroy the Arzachel Lunar Base of the Earth Alliance as well as a great part of their fleet. It was shown during this time that the beam emitter was equipped with three Positron Reflector units. However, it is unknown if this was part of the original EA design or if it was a new addition by ZAFT.[5]

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Cosmic Era technology
Standard Technology
Ablative Gel | Elecar | Flare Motor | Haro | Mass Driver | Meteor Breaker | Mobile Phone | Space Colony | Space Suit | Transmitter Tag | ZAFT Dry Dock
Medical Technology
Artificial Womb | Cloning | Cradle | Gamma Glipheptin | G.G. Unit | Stabilizing Pill
Mobile Weapon Technology
Armure Lumiere | Assault Shroud | Deuterion Beam Energy Transfer System | METEOR | Multi Lock-on System | Mobile Suit Booster | Operating Systems | Voiture Lumiere
Mobile Suit Weapons
Aerial Battle-use Composite Weapon "Adler" | Anti-ship Sword | Beam Rifle | Beam Saber | Core Splendor System | DRAGOON system | Gerbera Straight | Lohengrin Launcher | M68 "Cattus" 500mm Recoilless Rifle | M69 "Barrus Kai" Heavy Ion Cannon | Wired Gunbarrel
Defensive Technology
Anti-Beam Coating | Anti-Beam Depth Charge | Beam Shield | Laminated Armor | Lightwave Barrier | Phase Shift armor | Positron Reflector | Trans-Phase armor | Variable Phase Shift armor | "Yata-no-Kagami" Anti-beam Defensive Reflection System
Striker Packs Technology
α Force Silhouette | β Sword Silhouette | γ Blast Silhouette | AQM/E-X01 Aile Striker | AQM/E-X02 Sword Striker | AQM/E-X03 Launcher Striker | AQM/E-X04 Gunbarrel Striker | AQM/E-X09S Noir Striker | AQM/E-A4E1 Jet Striker | AQM/E-M11 Doppelhorn Striker | AQM/E-YM1 Multiple Assault Striker | EX-A1 Gunner Wizard | EX-K Slash Wizard | EX-M Blaze Wizard | EW454F Ootori Striker | Flight Unit | G-Flight | Mk438/B Multi Striker | P202QX IWSP | P204QX Lightning Striker
Mirage Colloid Technology
After-image Creation | Geschmeidig Panzer | "Maga no Ikutachi" Energy Absorption Claws | Mirage Colloid Stealth System | Quantum Computer Virus Transmission System
Conventional Weapons
Anti-Aircraft Gun | Automatic Pistol | Combat Knife | Dual Turret | EA Rifle | Folding Knife | Gatling Gun Turret | Linear Artillery Turret | NODIESOP.CO M83A2 | Orb Pistol | Orb Rifle | "Pillbox" Anti-Air Turret | POSEIDON CO pistol | Positron Blaster Cannon | Quadruple Anti-Aircraft Beam Cannon | Railgun Turret | Rocket Launcher | Semi Automatic Handgun | Sniper Rilfe | Surface-to-air Missile Launcher Emplacement | Time Bomb | ZAFT Handgun | ZAFT Rifle
Superweapons
Cyclops System | GENESIS Alpha | GENESIS | Gungnir | Hyper-Deuterion Engine | Neo-GENESIS | Neutron Jammer | Neutron Jammer Canceller | Neutron Stampeder | Nibelung | Nuclear Missile | Requiem
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