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RX-79BD-1
GM Blue Destiny Unit 1
Model number: RX-79BD-1 Code name: GM Blue Destiny Unit 1 Unit type: prototype EXAM mobile suit Manufacturer: Earth Federation Forces Operator: Earth Federation Forces First deployment: UC 0079 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: overall height 18.5 meters; head height 18.0 meters Weight: empty 52.8 metric tons; max gross 73.0 metric tons Armor materials: lunar titanium alloy Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, power output rating unknown Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; EXAM system Fixed armaments: 2 x vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted on head; 2 x chest missile, fire-linked; 2 x machine gun, fire-linked, mounted in chest; 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge racks in legs, hand-carried in use Optional fixed armaments: shield, mounted on either forearm Optional hand armaments: 100 mm machine gun, clip-fed, 2 spare clips stored on hip armor
As the One Year War continued in UC 0079, the idea of Newtypes became widespread. Some feared Newtypes, including Zeon scientist Chlust Morses, who believed that Newtypes would eventually dominate Oldtypes. He put all of his hatred of Newtypes into the EXAM combat system, along with the soul of Newtype Marion Welch. The EXAM system allowed for incredible performance, but it was extremely unstable. Since it was controlled by the tormented soul of Marion, it would sometimes go out of control and attack allies, or refuse to move. After developing the EXAM system for use in the MS-08TX(EXAM) Efreet Custom, Morses defected to the Federation and gave them the EXAM system. The Federation Forces would use the EXAM in 3 units: the RX-79BD-1, RX-79BD-2 and RX-79BD-3. While all three units were based on the RX-79[G] Gundam Mass Production Ground Type, Unit 1 featured a GM head instead of a standard Gundam head. Its armaments were also different from the RX-79[G]. Unit 1 was equipped with two head vulcan guns, as well as chest-mounted machine guns and missile launchers. It could also carry the same 100mm machine gun used by the RX-79[G]. Unit 1 was tested under the supervision of Alph Kamra, who selected Lt. Yu Kajima as the unit's test pilot, based on two encounters with the EXAM system. Using his RGM-79 GM, Yu successfully fought off Unit 1 when it went out of control during a field test. Yu later used his RGM-79D GM Cold Climate Type to fight Nimbus Schterzen's EXAM-equipped Efreet Custom.Yu would later use Unit 1 in the Federation Forces operation to reclaim the California Base in December UC 0079, where it was destroyed fighting the Efreet Custom.
Pilot:
Yu Kajima |
