ZGMF-1017 GINN

Model number: ZGMF-1017
Code name: GINN
Unit type: mass production general purpose mobile suit
Manufacturer: Asimov Design Bureau
Operator(s): ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty); civilians
First deployment: 3 November C.E. 69
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 21.43 meters
Weight: max gross weight 78.5 metric tons
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: rocket thrusters
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: none
Optional fixed armaments: 2 x M68 “Pardus” 3-barrel missile launcher, mounted on legs
Optional hand armaments: 2 x M66 “Canus” short-range guided missile launcher, two missiles per launcher; M69 “Barrus” heavy ion cannon; M68 “Cattus” 500mm recoilless rifle; MMI-M8A3 76mm heavy assault machine gun; MA-M3 heavy sword

As tensions increased between the Naturals of the Earth Alliance and the Coordinators of ZAFT, military development also continued. Whereas the Alliance concentrated on mobile armors like the TS-MA2 Moebius, ZAFT instead developed the first humanoid mobile suit in C.E. 65, the YMF-01B Proto GINN. Four years later, that prototype was refined into a mass production version, the ZGMF-1017 GINN. The GINN was vastly superior to the Moebius, as illustrated by the poor performance of the Moebius line in most conflicts following the GINN’s introduction. The GINN’s basic armament consisted of a 76mm machine gun and a heavy sword, but it could also be equipped with a wide variety of weapons for specific combat scenarios. These optional weapons included leg-mounted missile launchers, handheld missile launchers and a heavy particle cannon. As a general purpose mass produced suit, the GINN was deployed by ZAFT in space as well as on Earth. Because of the versatility of its design, ZAFT created many variants based on the basic GINN design. The GINN (and its many variants) were so widely produced that many units were salvaged or otherwise acquired by mercenaries, the Junk Guild or private citizens. In July C.E. 71, ZAFT began rolling out the new mass production model ZGMF-600 GuAIZ to replace the aging GINN.

Pilot(s): Miguel Aiman, Olor Koudenberg, Matthew, Jean Carrey, Kaite Madigan, Seamus Bonny
First appearance: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara

Head

M66 “Canus” short-range guided missile launcher

M68 “Cattus” 500mm recoilless gun

M68 “Pardus” 3-tube missile launcher

M69 “Barrus” heavy ion cannon

MA-M3 heavy sword

MMI-M8A3 76mm heavy assault machine gun

Rear view

Torso