ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior
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Unit Type Mass Production General-Purpose Mobile Suit
Appearances
Anime	GSD
Profile
Model Number	ZGMF-1000
Developed from	ZGMF-X999A ZAKU Trial Type
Developed into	ZGMF-1001 ZAKU Phantom
Variants	ZGM-1000/R4 Command ZAKU CCI ZGMF-1000 Hospital ZAKU Warrior ZGMF-1000 Kerberos ZAKU Warrior ZGMF-1000/A1 Gunner ZAKU Warrior ZGMF-1000/AAL Noctiluca ZAKU Warrior ZGMF-1000/K Slash ZAKU Warrior ZGMF-1000/M Blaze ZAKU Warrior ZGMF-1001 ZAKU Phantom Kaite Madigan Custom
First Seen	73 C.E.
Manufacturer	Integrated Design Bureau
Operator	ZAFT
Known Pilots	Lunamaria Hawke Athrun Zala Dearka Elsman Shiho Hahnenfuss
General Characteristics
Overall Height	17.19 meters56.398 ft 676.772 in
Standard Weight	73.09 metric tons
Power-plant	Ultracompact Energy Battery
Pilot Accommodations	Pilot only, cockpit in chest
Armaments MA-M8 beam tomahawk 4 x Hand grenade ZR30F fragmentation grenade ZR20E high explosive grenade ZR271 thermite incendiary grenade ZR11Q flash grenade ZR13Q smoke grenade Shoulder shield
Special Equipments and Features Hardpoint (for mounting Wizard Packs)
Optional Equipment MMI-M633 beam assault rifle Bazooka M68 "Cattus" 500mm recoilless rifle

The ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior is a Mobile Suit in the Cosmic Era universe.

Technology & Combat Characteristics

As a mass production mobile suit, the ZAKU Warrior features a rather standard set or armament designed for both close combat and ranged battle. For close combat the suit features a single beam tomahawk which is stored inside its shield. For ranged combat, the suit usually uses a beam assault rifle, although it can optionally use other hand armaments like a bazooka or a recoilless rifle. The most unusual weapon of the ZAKU are four mobile suit sized hand grenades, of which the ZAKU carries different types. Oddly, the ZAKU lacks the CIWS guns that are standard equipment in most mobile suits of the era.

Armaments

• Beam Tomahawk/Shield

As with most other mass production mobile suits, the ZAKU Warrior is equipped with a weapon for close combat. While other suits usually use beam sabers, the ZAKU instead uses a single MA-M8 beam tomahawk. Thanks to its more aerodynamic form, the beam tomahawk can be thrown quite easily, granting it limited ranged combat abilities. When not in use, the tomahawk is stored inside a single physical shield, which is mounted on the left shoulder and which serves as the only defense of the suit. The shield also mounts two extra energy packs for the beam assault rifle.

• Hand Grenades

Stored on the waist of the suit, four hand grenades are among the standard armament of the ZAKU. Several different types can be carried, including fragmentation, high-explosive, and smoke grenades.

• Beam Rifles

The primary ranged weapon of the ZAKU is an MMI-M633 beam assault rifle, which unlike most beam rifles does not draw power from the mobile suit's battery. Instead, the rifle has its own independent battery, stored in a replaceable clip (similar to the technology used in the Eurasian Federation's CAT1-X Hyperion series), with a pair of extra clips attached to a shield mounted on the ZAKU's left shoulder.

• M68 "Cattus" 500mm recoilless rifle

The M68 "Cattus" 500mm recoilless rifle is a standard GINN armament that is similar in design to a bazooka, though fires non-explosive rounds. The M68 "Cattus" 500mm recoilless rifle has greater range and firepower than the MMI-M8A3 76mm heavy assault machine gun but has less ammunition and a slower rate of fire. Typically the "Cattus" is reserved for larger more heavily armored targets such as battleships. Due to similarity between the GINN and ZAKU the the "Cattus" can easily be used by the latter

System Features

The most significant feature of the production-model ZAKUs, however, is their ability to mount Wizard Packs to adapt to different roles. The EX-A1 Gunner Wizard adds the huge "Orthros" beam cannon for long-range fire support, the EX-M Blaze Wizard is a high-mobility backpack mounting extra thrusters and a pair of missile launchers, and the EX-K Slash Wizard adds a pair of "Hydra" Gatling beam cannons and a large double-bladed beam axe.

Besides these three main Wizard Packs, the ZAKU can also mount packs which were only produced in limited numbers, which, among others, grant the ZAKU series features for non-combat roles. One of the most unusual packs is the Hospital Pack, which is a large backpack for medical transport missions.

History

After the first Bloody Valentine War and the signing of the Treaty of Junius, a new generation of mobile suits was created by ZAFT to not only succeed its aging ZGMF-1017 GINN series, but to also cope with the technological and numerical restrictions placed on the superpowers as part of the treaty. ZAFT thus created the ZAKU series as part of the "New Millennium Series". The production model of this series was the ZAKU Warrior, which was chosen over the ZGMF-XX09T DOM Trooper. This series, like its Earth Alliance counterparts of the GAT-02L2 Dagger L and GAT-04 Windam series, was able to mount Striker Pack-like Wizard Packs to adapt to different combat situations. The ZAKU Warrior itself is based upon the prototype ZGMF-X999A ZAKU Trial Type. Despite fielding many ZAKU Warriors until CE 74, older suits like GINNs and ZGMF-601R GuAIZ Rs were still widely used at that time.

When the Second Bloody Valentine War broke out between ZAFT and the EA, the ZAKU was used alongside the older models in most battles of the war. Due to its ability to mount Wizard Packs, ZAKU Warriors were nearly every time fielded with such a pack attached to it.

ZAFT policy allows for certain elite pilots to paint their ZAKUs in their own custom color schemes. Examples of this include Lunamaria Hawke's red ZGMF-1000/A1 Gunner ZAKU Warrior and the ZGMF-1001 ZAKU Phantoms of Rey Za Burrel, Yzak Joule, Heine Westenfluss, Dearka Elsman, and Riika Sheder, painted white, blue, orange, black, and purple, respectively. In addition, one ZAKU Warrior has been specially painted in a distinctive pink color scheme as the "Live Concert Version", for use as a stage prop in Meer Campbell's concert tour.

Variants

• ZGMF-1000/A1 Gunner ZAKU Warrior
• ZGMF-1000/M Blaze ZAKU Warrior
• ZGMF-1000/K Slash ZAKU Warrior
• ZGMF-1000/AAL Noctiluca ZAKU Warrior
• ZGMF-1000 Hospital ZAKU Warrior
• ZGM-1000/R4 Command ZAKU CCI
• ZGMF-1000 Kerberos ZAKU Warrior

Gallery

ZAKU Warrior Lunamaria Hawke colors

ZAKU Warrior Live Concert Version colors

MMI-M633 Beam Assault Rifle

M68 "Cattus" 500mm recoilless rifle

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Trivia

• The Zaku Warrior is the Cosmic Era parallel to the Universal Century's MS-06 Zaku II, with the main armaments having slightly similar appearances but significantly different properties. (i.e. the Zaku II's ZMP-50 is a shell-firing machine cannon, whereas the Zaku Warrior's MMI-M633 is a beam weapon)
• In Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Battle Destiny, a mission the the Another arc called "Zaft's Protectors" entails battling waves of Zaku Warriors including the Live Concert version (who imparts auto hyper mode to all allies whenever Meer Campbell starts singing). Ace pilots with custom colored Zaku Warrior and Zaku Phantom units (Yzak, Dearka, Heine, Rey, and Lunamaria) will also appear later on, with their entrance paying homage to a Super Sentai group intro scene.

External Links

• ZAKU Warrior on MAHQ
• ZAKU Warrior on GundamOfficial