MS-05S Char’s Zaku I

Model number: MS-05S
Code name: Char’s Zaku I
Unit type: commander type mobile suit
Manufacturer: Zeonic Company
Operator: Principality of Zeon
Rollout: unknown
First deployment: UC 0079
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 17.4 meters; overall width 9.0 meters
Weight: unknown
Armor materials: super hard steel alloy
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Performance: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: shield, mounted on right shoulder
Optional hand armaments: belt-fed MS machine gun, connects to ammo container mounted under backpack; Type A1 MS bazooka

The Principality of Zeon mass produced the MS-05 Zaku I in the build up to its war of independence against the Earth Federation. Mobility test data led to the suggestion of several revisions to the Zaku I, including a new type of shield that mounted on the right shoulder and could protect the suit. A new type of spiked left shoulder armor that could be used offensively was also added. A new belt-fed MS machine gun was also developed, which featured increased ammunition due to a feed mechanism mounted on the back. These improvements were intended to be used by the improved MS-06F Zaku II, but the One Year War broke out just as the Zaku II was entering full production. As a result, some Zaku I units were fitted with the new Zaku II equipment, including one piloted by Char Aznable.

Pilot: Char Aznable
First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (anime)
Original mechanical designer: Hajime Katoki

Belt-fed MS machine gun

Rear view

Type A1 MS bazooka