RX-0 Unicorn Gundam
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- This article is about the mobile suit. For the anime series this unit is named after, see Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.
The RX-0 Unicorn Gundam (or Unicorn Gundam, Unicorn, RX-0) is the titular mobile suit of Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, piloted by Banagher Links. When used for noble reasons by a pilot possessing the proper character, the RX-0 is the "key" to opening a mysterious object known only as "Laplace's Box".
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Technology & Combat Characteristics
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Produced as a part of the E.F.S.F's reorganization plan - the "UC Project" - the Unicorn Gundam is a revolutionary design and to be the main symbol of the "U.C. project's" main goal - to destroy any traces of Zeonism in the Earth Sphere - and thus not only does it features a Gundam design, but also incorporates an anti-Newtype system. However, when the Vist Foundation took control of the project, they turned the Gundam into a symbol of possibility by making it the key to finding Laplace's Box - the embodied hope of the Universal Century. Featuring the most advanced mobile suit technology of the time, the machine's performance is unmatched.
Incorporating test data obtained from the experimental MSN-06S Sinanju Stein, the entire frame is lined with psyco-frame receptors, drastically increasing the responsiveness of the unit and allowing it to be piloted like an extension of the pilot's body. In some cases, this responsiveness is so high that it appears the suit acts on its own without any actions from the pilot. In addition, the Unicorn utilizes a special "La+ Program" OS and a system known as the "NT-D" (or Newtype Destroyer) which activates the suit's psyco-frame and dramatically increases the suit's performance.
In its normal mode, the Unicorn's head is similar in appearance to those of Londo Bell's mass-produced mobile suits, with the addition of a single, horn-like antenna extending from the forehead (hence the name "Unicorn"). In terms of its armaments in normal mode, the Unicorn is very lightly armed, with half of its built-in weaponry only being available in Destroy Mode.
Destroy Mode is the form the Unicorn Gundam takes when its NT-D System is activated. The transformation is marked by an expansion of the suit's frame. The armor seams separate and lock down into various hard-points, while the newly exposed psyco-frame emits a pinkish-red glow (attributed to a psyco-frame luminescence phenomenon). In this mode, the mobile suit becomes taller and its head transforms to one having standard Gundam features, the visor and face guard retracts into the head to reveal the mouth plate and the antenna splitting into a V-fin. In order to prevent its transformation being interrupted, its I-Field strength will be increased, at least temporary. Additionally a pair of beam Vulcan guns will be revealed on the shoulders, and two additional beam sabers will extend out of the backpack.
In this form, the suit's psyco-frame scans the pilot's thoughts and directly transmits them to the suit's drive system; in other words, the Unicorn can ultimately be controlled by the pilot's thoughts alone. The machine's performance - its mobility in particular - is dramatically increased when the NT-D is active partially due to the exposure and activation of six additional thrusters. In addition to the performance boost, the NT-D also allows the Unicorn to take control of an enemy's psycommu weapons. However, the stress placed on the mind by manipulating an object more than tenfold the size of an average human is extraordinary.
Even with the aid of the psyco-frame the pilot's mind can only endure roughly five minutes of operation before a safeguard is believed to activate, deactivating the psyco-frame and returning the mobile suit to its normal form. Furthermore, the system activates not according to the pilot's discretion, but automatically upon the detection of another Newtype. The system also directs the movement of the suit when active, and does not completely depend on the pilot for commands. By default, the system will automatically attempt to destroy any Newtype enemies it detects, but requires the pilot to give it a conscience so it does not merely become a killing machine.
ArmamentsEdit
- 60mm Vulcan Gun
- Housed in the head on the OVA version. Hobby Japan lists it as a beam vulcan gun, though standard live rounds can also be used.
- Beam Gatling Gun
- A manipulator-operated, Gatling-style beam weapon capable of a high-rate of fire. This fully automatic weapon was equipped by the Sleeves to the Unicorn when the machine escaped from Palau. Though initially incompatible to the Unicorn's OS, the beam Gatling gun can be recognized through the use of a weapon device driver. While the weapon is capable of unleashing a torrent of beam fire, individual shots are relatively weak as they are seen to only chip away at the armor of an AMX-009 Dreissen mobile suit. The beam Gatling gun was destroyed during a battle with the NZ-666 Kshatriya, but two new gatling guns are mounted to the Unicorn when the mobile suit is taken on by the Sleeve ship Garancieres.
- Beam Magnum
- A highly customized beam rifle designed with an energy condenser, the beam magnum is capable of matching the output of large mega-particle cannons. Normally, it functions like an ordinary beam rifle but utilizes a special E-cap magazine mechanism to produce mega-particle cannon yields at the expense of an entire E-cap battery. Each magazine is loaded with five batteries stacked one after another, allowing a total of five shots before a new magazine is needed. The Unicorn can be outfitted with two spare magazines on the back of its skirt.
- Beam Saber
- The Unicorn is equipped with a total of four beam sabers. Each forearm stores a beam saber and can also be used while attached externally to the arms, a mechanism inherited from the Sinanju. In Destroy Mode, two additional beam sabers deploy from the backpack in a design reminiscent of the RX-78 Gundam. Also, while in Destroy Mode, the Unicorn is capable of generating giant beam sabers capable of effortlessly slicing a large piece of debris clean in half.
- Hyper Bazooka
- Standard-issue equipment to all Earth Federation Mobile Suits. However, its length varies between the Unicorn's two modes. Fed with 6-round magazines, the rounds operate differently than a normal bazooka as they explode before making contact and releasing small beams on par with vulcans.
- Shield
- A four-petal shaped shield that houses an I-field barrier generator; the feature is operational in both Unicorn mode and Destroy mode.
System FeaturesEdit
- La+ Program
- A unique Operating System that slowly reveals the path to open Laplace's Box once certain requirements are met. The program appears to be closely tied to both the NT-D and the Unicorn's pilot. Upon reaching Laplace at midnight Greenwich Mean Time, the program will broadcast the Universal Century inauguration speech and Federation Universal Century Charter made at Laplace in UC 0001. Following that, the next checkpoint given by the La+ Program is Torrington Base in Australia. What the program will do upon arrival at Torrington is still unknown. Ultimately, according to Daguza Mackle, the true purpose of the program might actually be to serve as a guidepost to test the pilot's heart as the program itself leads the pilot to the Box.
- Newtype Destroyer System (NT-D)
- Weapon Device Driver
- When the Unicorn acquires a new weapon such as the Beam Gatling Gun, the weapon's control software needs to be converted and translated before the Unicorn can actually use it in battle. This is analogous to installing new software drivers for newly installed computer equipment. This gives the Unicorn an advantage by allowing it to use any weapon it can obtain on the battlefield without the need to return to a mothership for configuring.
HistoryEdit
In the manga, the Unicorn Gundam debuted with a unknown pilot at the controls, doing a test run for the Vist Foundation. The Unicorn was up against a group of ARX-014 Silver Bullets. Three of the Silver Bullets grabbed the Unicorn Gundam with their incoms and started electrocuting the pilot. Suddenly, the NT-D activated and took out three of the Silver Bullets. The Unicorn charged towards the fourth when the NT-D shut off. The test ended with the pilot being killed due to the G-forces exerted on his body.
Note: Much of the Unicorn Gundam's history can be found on Banagher Links' page
VariantsEdit
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Notes & TriviaEdit
- RX-0 Unicorn Gundam is one of the playable secret mobile suits in the game Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next, coming along with a new Route H. For the PlayStation Portable port Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next Plus, the Unicorn is joined by NZ-666 Kshatriya. Gundam Unicorn is also included as a Playable MS in Gundam Musou 3, alonside the Sinanju.
- In Gundam Memories: Tatakai no Kioku, Unicorn Gundam is categorized as a "long" unit in Unicorn Mode, while it is classified as a "short" unit whenever it turns into Destroy Mode. The Unicorn Gundam is the only unit that switches between two different types in the game.
- The OVA version of the Master Grade Unicorn Gundam includes blue beam saber effect parts, as opposed to pink from the Version Katoki.
Articles & ReferencesEdit
External LinksEdit
- RX-0 Unicorn Gundam on MAHQ.net
- RX-0 Unicorn Gundam (OVA ver.) on MAHQ.net
- RX-0 Unicorn Gundam (Unicorn Mode) on Gundam-Unicorn.net (English)
- RX-0 Unicorn Gundam (Destroy Mode) on Gundam-Unicorn.net (English)
| Armor | Gundarium alloy + |
| Era | Universal Century + |
| First Seen | 96 + |
| Height | 1,970 cm (19.7 m, 775.591 in, 64.633 ft) +, and 2,170 cm (21.7 m, 854.331 in, 71.194 ft) + |
| Manufacturer | Anaheim Electronics + |
| Model Number | RX-0 + |
| Operator | Vist Foundation +, and Londo Bell + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Mobile Weapon + |
| Parent | MSN-06S Sinanju Stein (Descendant) +, and RX-93 ν Gundam (Descendant) + |
| Picture | +, and + |
| Pilot | Banagher Links (?) + |
| Powerplant Output | 3,480 kW (3.48 MW, 4,666.757 hp) + |
| Powerplant Type | Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor + |
| Production Type | Prototype + |
| Sensor Range | 22,000 m (72,178.478 ft) + |
| Series | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (?) + |
| Test | Rocket Thrusters: 142600 kg |
| Unit Type | Suit + |
| Usage | Full-Psyco-Frame + |
| Weight | 23.7 tons (21,500.279 kg, 47,399.987 lb) + |
