GN-006 Cherudim Gundam

Model number: GN-006

Code name: Cherudim Gundam

Unit type: long-range sniper mobile suit

Manufacturer: Celestial Being

Operator: Celestial Being

Rollout: AD 2312
First deployment: AD 2312

Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso

Dimensions: head height 18.0 meters

Weight: max gross 58.9 metric tons

Armor materials: E-Carbon

Powerplant: GN Drive, power output rating unknown

Propulsion: GN verniers, total output unknown

Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; Trans-Am System; optical camouflage; communication jamming; Holoscreen targeting system; Haro support bot

Fixed armaments: 2 x GN Beam Pistol II, stored in racks on back, hand-carried in use; 8 x GN Missile, mounted on armor pieces

Optional fixed armaments: see GN-006/SA Cherudim Gundam SAGA; GN-006GNHW/R Cherudim Gundam GNHW/R

Optional hand armaments: GN Sniper Rifle II, foldable into Vulcan Mode for mid/close-range combat
Remote weapons: 9 x GN Shield Bit, 5 mounted around GN Drive, 2 mounted on kneecaps, 2 mounted on left shoulder, controlled by Haro

The GN-006 Cherudim Gundam was the successor to the earlier GN-002 Gundam Dynames and featured higher offensive capability. The Cherudim Gundam was equipped with a forehead sensor that was only revealed during sniper mode. Clavicle antennae were moved to the back of the head to prevent sensor interference. Like the Gundam Dynames before it, the Cherudim Gundam used a special rifle-shaped controller for sniping attacks. The suit’s unique foot design and movable heels weren’t designed for walking, but rather for ensuring stability while sniping. The GN Drive was moved to the back of the waist rather than the chest because its topological defect could have a minute effect on the surrounding space. The new location allowed for more efficient supplying of GN particles to the GN shield bits. After the Trans-Am System was unlocked, Celestial Being designed its new Gundams to be able to function even after the performance drop from releasing highly compressed GN particles. One new Trans-Am feature was the Holoscreen, which collected and transmitted shooting data at high speed to the Meister to improve targeting accuracy.

The Cherudim Gundam’s main weapon was the GN Sniper Rifle II, an improved version of the rifle used by the Gundam Dynames. The rifle could be folded in half for Vulcan Mode, which allowed it to be used in mid- and close-range combat. The rifle also featured a new crystal sensor that was utilized in the weapons of other Gundams. The Cherudim Gundam lacked its predecessor's melee weapons, but the improved GN Beam Pistol II had a protrusion with anti-beam coating that could block beam sabers. Haro-controlled GN Shield Bits offered improved defensive capability over the Gundam Dynames’ GN Full Shield. In 2312, Setsuna F. Seiei recruited Lyle Dylandy to become a Gundam Meister and take his fallen brother Neil’s code name of Lockon Stratos. The new Lockon participated in many armed interventions, and his suit was later upgraded to the GN-006GNHW/R Cherudim Gundam GNHW/R.

Pilot: Lockon Stratos (aka Lyle Dylandy)

Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam 00; Mobile Suit Gundam 00I

Original mechanical designer: Takayuki Yanase

Cockpit
Foot anchor
GN Beam Pistol II
GN Drive and GN Shield Bit dock
GN Missile
GN Shield Bit
GN Sniper Rifle II
Head
Targeting visor