Model number:Â ovm-e
Code name:Â Dorado
Unit type:Â mass production general purpose mobile suit
Manufacturer:Â Vagan
Operator:Â Vagan
First deployment:Â AG 140
Accommodation:Â pilot only, in panoramic monitor cockpit in head
Dimensions:Â overall height 20.0 meters
Weight:Â empty 33.1 metric tons
Armor materials:Â unknown
Powerplant:Â unknown
Propulsion:Â unknown
Equipment and design features:Â sensors, range unknown; electromagnetic armor
Fixed armaments:Â 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:Â 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):Â Daz Roden, Igor Ehans
First appearance:Â Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
Original mechanical designer:Â Junya Ishigaki
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Gundam AGE Info
Director(s):
Susumu Yamaguchi (TV)
Shinya Watada (OVA)
Writer(s):
Akihiro Hino
Kazuho Hyodo
Noboru Kimura
Rika Nakase
Yoichi Kato
Mechanical Designer(s):
Kanetake Ebikawa
Kenji Teraoka
Junya Ishigaki
Character Designer(s):
Takuzo Nagano
Michinori Chiba
Musical Composer:
Kei Yoshikawa
Airdates:
Japan 10.09.2011 – 09.23.2012
Format:
49 episodes; 1 compilation OVA
Video Release (OVA):
Japan 07.26.2013
U.S. 07.03.2018
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Cutaway diagram of the VF-1J Valkyrie Fighter Mode from “This is Animation Special: Macross Plus”(1995). Larger versions on my DA profile:
https://www.deviantart.com/marchly/art/Macross-VF-1J-Valkyrie-Cutaway-Diagram-detailed-973372931
https://www.deviantart.com/marchly/art/Macross-VF-1J-Valkyrie-Cutaway-Diagram-clean-973371729
Art by Kiyomi Tanaka. Original concept by unknown Macross fan. Image built by me
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