ovm-e Dorado

Model number: ovm-e
Code name: Dorado
Unit type: mass production general purpose mobile suit
Manufacturer: Vagan
Operator: Vagan
First deployment: AG 140
Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor cockpit in head
Dimensions: overall height 20.0 meters
Weight: empty 33.1 metric tons
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; electromagnetic armor
Fixed armaments: 2 x beam vulcan gun/saber, mounted in palms; diffuse beam cannon, mounted in torso; beam rifle, mounted as tail connected to main body
Optional fixed armaments: 2 x 3-linked beam vulcan gun, mounted on forearms
Optional hand armaments: none

The ovm-e Dorado was a mass production mobile suit that by AG 140 had replaced the ovv-f Gafran. The Dorado’s design somewhat resembled the Gafran’s, although it dropped the dragon-like transformation ability. However, the Dorado included as standard equipment the electromagnetic armor first used on the ovv-a Baqto that countered the Earth Federation Forces’ DODS-based weapons. The Dorado presented a departure from Vagan design philosophy, which had mobile suits relying entirely on built-in weaponry. While the Dorado retained that style of armament, it could also equip optional vulcan guns on its forearms. The Vagans also produced a commander use variant, the ovm-el Dorado L. With the ability to operate on Earth and in space, the Dorado remained in regular use a quarter century after its introduction.

Pilot(s): Daz Roden, Igor Ehans
First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
Original mechanical designer: Junya Ishigaki

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Rear view