MSA-005S Methuss Kai

Model number: MSA-005S
Code name: Methuss Kai
Unit type: prototype attack use transformable mobile suit
Manufacturer: Anaheim Electronics
Operator(s): AEUG (Anti-Earth Union Group); Karaba
First deployment: UC 0087
Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso
Dimensions: mobile suit mode: head height 18.3 meters; mobile armor mode: unknown
Weight: empty 34.9 metric tons; max gross 50.9 metric tons
Armor materials: Gundarium alloy
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 2,000 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 83,000 kg total
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 12,000 meters
Fixed armaments: 2 x beam saber, hand-carried in use; high mega cannon, power rating unknown, mounted on main body, operable in mobile suit and mobile armor mode
Optional hand armaments: none

The MSA-005S Methuss Kai was a trial production transformable mobile suit based on the AEUG’s MSA-005 Methuss. The body was slightly altered from the standard Methuss and was made specifically for bombardment. The nose portion was equipped with a high mega cannon for main use in mobile armor mode, though it could also be used in mobile suit mode. The joints were also strengthened from the standard Methuss, which solved the problem of the original’s weak body. Compared to the Methuss, the mobile armor mode was greatly improved with the high mega cannon and increased thrust. Several experimental units were built and sent to Karaba on Earth, where they played an active role in the war against the Titans.

First appearance: Z-MSV
Original mechanical designer: Kazumi Fujita

Rear view