Model number:Â RB-79
Code name:Â B Gundam (unofficial designation)
Unit type:Â custom mobile pod
Manufacturer:Â Earth Federation Forces
Operator:Â Earth Federation Forces
First deployment:Â 24 December UC 0079
Accommodation:Â pilot only, in standard cockpit in body
Dimensions:Â unknown
Weight:Â unknown
Armor materials:Â unknown
Powerplant:Â Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, power output rating unknown
Propulsion:Â rocket thrusters, output unknown
Equipment and design features:Â sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments:Â 120mm recoilless cannon, mounted on body
The result of an unauthorized modification, the B Gundam was in fact little more than a standard RB-79 Ball mounting a large faceplate inspired by Amuro Ray’s RX-78-2 Gundam. The modification was performed on a whim by its pilot, the young and enthusiastic Umon Samon. However, Umon gave absolutely no thought to anything but aesthetics; the faceplate was nothing more than dead weight and interfered with the view through the Ball’s main window, resulting in a machine with even poorer performance than the already infamous “flying coffin.” Despite these handicaps, Umon managed to shoot down six MS-09R Rick Doms during the Battle of Solomon, which marked the beginning of his six decade-long career as a mobile suit pilot.
Pilot:Â Umon Samon
Original mechanical designer:Â Yuichi Hasegawa
Note:Â custom color lineart by AmuroNT1
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Skull Heart Info
Writer:
Yuichi Hasegawa
Artist:
Yuichi Hasegawa
Mechanical Designer:
Yuichi Hasegawa
Format:
1 volume
Manga Release:
Japan 09.26.2002 – 08.26.2004
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