ZGMF-1017 GINN Gai Murakumo Custom

Model number: ZGMF-1017
Code name: GINN Gai Murakumo Custom
Unit type: custom mobile suit
Manufacturer: ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty)
Operator: Serpent Tail
First deployment: unknown
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: rocket thrusters
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; secondary monoeye, mounted on head; 2 x fuel pod, mounted on back
Fixed armaments: 2 x "Armor Schneider" combat knife, stored in shoulders, hand-carried in use; 2 x flash bomb launcher, mounted in torso
Optional hand armaments: M68 "Cattus" 500mm recoilless rifle

Owing to its large production run, ZAFT's mass production ZGMF-1017 GINN falls into the hands of many parties, including Serpent Tail mercenary Gai Murakumo. Gai heavily customizes a GINN to serve as his personal unit. Gai's unit is equipped with more thrusters than a standard GINN and thus requires two fuel pods to keep up his desired level of performance. The head crest has also been replaced with a secondary monoeye, giving Gai a clearer view of threats approaching from the rear. The custom GINN's armaments include a pair of "Armor Schneider" combat knives taken from Earth Alliance suits, a pair of flash bomb launchers and a "Cattus" recoilless rifle. In January C.E. 71, Gai's mission to destroy ZAFT supply bases is interrupted by an attack from ZAFT ace pilot Miguel Aiman. Gai's GINN is damaged in the battle, and he sacrifices it in order to complete his mission. Soon after, he discovers the MBF-P03 Gundam Astray Blue Frame in the remains of the destroyed space colony Heliopolis.

Pilot: Gai Murakumo
Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED ASTRAY; Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Never-Ending Tomorrow
Original mechanical designer: Yoshihiko Machida

M68 "Cattus" 500mm recoilless rifle