Model number: GAT-S02R
Code name: N Dagger N
Unit type: special operations mobile suit Manufacturer: Earth Alliance Operator: Earth Alliance First deployment: unknown Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: unknown Weight: unknown Armor materials: unknown Powerplant: ultracompact nuclear fission reactor, power output rating unknown Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; Mirage Colloid; 17 x multipurpose launcher port Fixed armaments: Mk315 "Stiletto" rocket-propelled anti-armor penetrator, stored in hip armor, hand-carried in use; 2 x DES-G07D+ anti-armor sword (set includes long and short swords), mounted on hip armor, hand-carried in use; "Hakenfaust" piercer lock, mounted on left forearm; DFH-S2026 "Schildgewehr" offensive shield system (mounts 70mm high-energy blaster), mounted on right arm; 2 x anchors, mounted inside hands, can be fired out on a line Optional hand armaments: none
Technical and Historical Notes
The GAT-S02R N Dagger N is a special operations mobile suit based on the GAT-01A1 Dagger and GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam.
In its model number, SO stands for "Special Operations," while the first N is for "N-Jammer Canceler" and the second N is for "Ninja." The N Dagger N is equipped with a nuclear engine, as well as a Mirage Colloid stealth system. The development team was officially dissolved in C.E. 72 upon signing of the Junius Treaty, which prohibited use of nuclear engines and Mirage Colloid. However, work actually continued as a secret "Ninja Works" project (hence the second "N" in its name). Multipurpose launcher ports distributed around body are usually fitted with grappling wires. The N Dagger N is armed with a "Schildgewehr" offensive shield system similar to the "Trikeros" system used by the Blitz Gundam. The "Hakenfaust" piercer lock is similarly inspired by the Blitz Gundam's "Gleipnir" rocket anchor. In addition, the N Dagger N is also armed with an anti-armor penetrator, as well as a pair of anti-armor swords and hand-mounted anchors. On October 2 C.E. 73, two N Dagger N units are involved in the Earth Alliance's surprise raid on ZAFT's Armory One PLANT, in which three new Gundam mobile suits are stolen. However, the two N Dagger N units are intercepted in space by PLANT test pilot Courtney Hieronymus' XMF-P192P Proto Chaos.