ZGMF-X23S Saviour Gundam
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| Unit Type | |
| Prototype Transformable Mobile Weapon | |
| Profile | |
| Model Number |
ZGMF-X23S |
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| Developed from | |
| Launched |
73 C.E. |
| Destroyed |
74 C.E. |
| Manufacturer |
Integrated Design Bureau |
| Operator | |
| Known Pilots | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Overall Height |
18.61 meters |
| Standard Weight |
77.13 metric tons |
| Power-plant |
Ultracompact Energy Battery |
| Accommodation |
Pilot only, Cockpit in Chest |
| Armor | |
| Armaments | |
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| Special Equipments and Features | |
| Optional Equipments | |
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MA-BAR70 high-energy beam rifle | |
The Saviour is a Mobile Suit in the series Gundam SEED Destiny.
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Combat Abilities
Weapons wise, the Saviour is armed with a large beam rifle, a pair of beam sabers and CIWS guns, as well as a pair of back-mounted pods containing beam and plasma beam cannons. These pods can fold under the Saviour's arms to fire in mobile suit mode, and also constitute its primary armament when it transforms into a high-speed airplane-like flight mode. For defense, the suit features a single MMI-RD11 aerodynamic shield.
Armaments
Energy weapons
The energy weapons of the Saviour consist of two M106 "Amfortas" plasma beam cannons, which are the strongest weapons of the suit and can be fired in both MS and MA mode. Other beam weapons include two MA-7B "Super Fortis" beam cannons and an optional MA-BAR70 high-energy beam rifle.
Shell-firing weapons
In terms of shell-firing weapons, the suit is equipped with two head-mounted MMI-GAU25A 20mm CIWS guns, a standard equipment of most mobile suits and two MMI-GAU2 "Picus" 76mm machine guns.
Beam sabers
The only close combat armament of the Saviour are two MA-M941 "Vajra" beam sabers, which, when not in use, are stored in the shoulders of the suit.
System Features
As with the other Second Stage Gundams produced by ZAFT, the Saviour uses the new Deuterion Beam Energy Transfer System, which allows a properly equipped battleship to remotely recharge a mobile suit's battery. The suit also feature a new version of Phase Shift armor called “Variable Phase Shift Armor”, which is less power intensive than the original version.
The Saviour uses the operating system Generation Unrestricted Network Drive Assault Module.
History
In late CE 73, ZAFT created a new series of advanced mobile suits to succeed their previous generation of Gundams, which were all lost in the first Bloody Valentine War. Since the Treaty of Junius bans the military use of the Neutron Jammer Cancellers, these new Gundams used conventional battery power instead. However, technological improvements over the last two years mean that battery efficiency is improved.
One of these new suits was the Saviour, a transformable unit specializing in aerial combat. As with the ZGMF-X24S Chaos, the Saviour is based upon a similar prototype unit, which, in the Saviour’s case, is the ZGMF-YX21R Proto-Saviour.
The Saviour was produced separately from the other four new Gundams, and after the fall of Junius Seven it was assigned by Chairman Gilbert Durandal to Athrun Zala, newly reinstated to ZAFT and appointed by Durandal to the elite FAITH detachment. Athrun then flew the Saviour back to Earth and, after a small skirmish with Orb forces, joined the crew of the battleship Minerva. Although Athrun was able to disable the mobile armor YMAG-X7F Gells-Ghe in the Gulnahan Ravine near Suez he accomplished little in combat. He managed to tie up Chaos pilot Sting Oakley in most engagements by providing a difficult to hit target, but took very little offensive action against the EA forces. Saviour is later damaged beyond repair by Kira Yamato's ZGMF-X10A Freedom in a naval battle off the coast of Crete.
Trivia
- Saviour's head crest displays the text "X23S TRE", which means "Three" in Italian and is a reference to the Saviour's series number.
- The name Saviour may be a poke at G-Saviour and the way Saviour being destroyed by the Freedom being known as being "Savioured" seems to reinforce this.
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