GAT-X105E+AQM/E-X09S Strike Noir

General and Technical Data

Model number: GAT-X105E+AQM/E-X09S
Code name: Strike Noir
Unit type: prototype all-purpose multi-mode mobile suit
Manufacturer: Actaeon Industries
Operator: Earth Alliance
First deployment: unknown
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 17.72 meters
Weight: max gross weight 90.51 metric tons
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; Variable Phase Shift (VPS) armor; enhanced power unit; hardpoints for mounting Striker packs
Fixed armaments: 2 x M2M5 "Todesschrecken" 12.5mm automatic CIWS, fire-linked, mounted in head; 4 x EQS1358 rocket anchor, mounted in hands and feet; 2 x M8F-SB1 "Shorty" beam rifle, mounted on hips, hand-carried in use; 2 x MR-Q10 "Fragarach" 3 beam blade, mounted on Noir, hand-carried in use; EQS1358T rocket anchor, mounted on Noir Striker; 2 x MAU-M3E42 linked linear gun, mounted on Noir Striker
Optional hand armaments: 2 x 57mm high-energy beam rifle w/175mm grenade launcher x 2

Technical and Historical Notes

Like the original GAT-X105 Strike Gundam, the upgraded GAT-X105E Strike E is designed to use several interchangeable Striker packs. It most commonly uses the AQM/E-X09S Noir Striker, which combines various armaments. The Noir Striker's "wings" house a pair of linked linear guns, as well as a pair of beam blades and a rocket anchor. The Strike Noir is assigned to Phantom Pain pilot Sven Cal Bayang and serves as his personal unit during the Second Earth/ZAFT War that begins in late C.E. 73 with the "Break the World" incident. Separated from the regular Earth Alliance command structure, Sven's Phantom Pain unit includes Mudie Holcroft's GAT-X1022 Blu Duel and Shams Couza's GAT-X103AP Verde Buster. During the course of the war, Sven is assigned to lead a group of Orb pilots using GAT-01A2R Slaughter Daggers in the hunt for the Martian ship Acidalium and Ergnes Brahe's GSF-YAM01 Δ Astray.

In early C.E. 74, Sven's unit is assigned to protect Phantom Pain's land carrier Bonaparte, as well as the massive GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundam. The Bonaparte comes under attack from ZAFT forces, resulting in Mudie's death. Soon after, Sven and Shams are sent to space as part of an attack on the Deep Space Survey and Development Organization (DSSD) to seize control of the AI-equipped GSX-401FW Stargazer. During that battle, the Strike Noir is damaged by the Stargazer. In a last-ditch effort to defeat Sven, Stargazer pilot Selene MacGriff uses the Stargazer's "Voiture Lumiere" interplanetary propulsion system to send both suits out to Venus. Afterward, Selene rescues Sven and uses the Strike Noir's remaining energy to recharge the Stargazer for its long journey back to Earth.

Miscellaneous Information

Pilot: Sven Cal Bayang
Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 STARGAZER; Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 DELTA ASTRAY; Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 STARGAZER: Phantom Pain Report
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara

Lineart

AQM/E-X09S Noir Striker
AQM/E-X09S Noir Striker in flight mode
57mm high-energy beam rifle w/175mm grenade launcher
EQS1358 rocket anchor
M8F-SB1 "Shorty" beam rifle
MR-Q10 "Fragarach" 3 beam blade
Wing configuration 1
Wing configuration 2