Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Parallel

by TPBvirus

100 years into the future, humanity has achieved peace with each other and has expanded its influence throughout the solar system. The Grey Matter, an ELS type organism, threatens to end this peace and destroy humanity. The Eternal and its crew are all that stands between humanity and this enemy.

24. Technical Manual (SEED)

Technical Chapter 2 (Blackhat was my first attempt at a technical chapter)

Hey Everyone,

If you made it this far, thank you for really investing your time into the story. Now here is my favorite part as nerd is explaining how everything works. Throughout the story there is a bunch of tech and terminology that is from the Gundam Universe that isn't necessarily from SEED. There is also custom mobile suits that are original creations that use base models from other mobile suits. So I'll dive right in and start taking inventory so you guys can get a better picture from the technical perspective.

Gundam SEED

ZGMF-X1995 Strike Impulse Gundam:

Pilot: Shinji Asuka

Arms: CIWS, 2x Combat Knives, Impulse Package System (Force, Sword, Blast, Chaos, Abyss, Gaia)

Force Package: Enhanced Beam Shield, Beam Rifle, 2x Beam Boomerangs, Combat Knives, 2x Beam Sabers

Sword Package: Beam Shield, Beam Rifle, 2x Beam Sabers, 2x Beam Boomerangs, 2x Anti-Ship Swords

Blast Package: Beam Shield, 2x Long Range Beam Cannons, 2x Positron Beam Cannons, 2x Missile Pods

Chaos Package: 1x Mega Particle Cannon, 2x Weapon Pods (Beam/Missile Equipped), 2x Beam Shield Generators, 6x Beam claws (3 on each hand)

Abyss Package: Beam Shield Generator, Dual Plasma Cannon, High-Speed Guided Torpedoes, Beam Lance, Triple Beam Cannon

Gaia Package: 2x Beam Swords, 2x Cannon Swords, Quadripedal system, Beam Shield Generator

Lightning Package: Electro-magnetic Long Range Rail Cannon, 2x Beam Saber, Beam Shield Generator

IWS Package: 105mm Cannons, Beam Rifle, Beam Shield, Large Anti-ship Sword, Bazooka

Mobile Suit Description and History: A futuristic remodel of the Impulse Gundam that combines the elements of Strike Gundam with it. The mobile shares an appearance similar to the Impulse Gundam. Capable of holding the original Impulse Gundam variants like the Force, Sword, and Blast Silhouettes from SEED Destiny. It also has the ability to carry the prototype variants for the Impulse and Strike Gundam mentioned in the series but never implemented like the Gaia, Chaos, Abyss, Lighting and IWS Silhouettes (Called packages in the SEED Parallel Story).

The mobile suit was first developed at the end of the 2nd Valentine war for Lunamaria Hawke to use. It survived throughout the years and stayed within the Asuka family. Whenever, someone from Shinn Asuka's family line went to fight in the military, they'd be granted the ability to use the Strike Impulse to use as their primary mobile suit. As the suit saw more use, different tactical package systems were implemented for it, so that its pilot could be able to tackle any situation at any time. Thus leading to the creation of the Chaos, Gaia, Abyss, IWS, and Lightning Packages for the Strike Impulse. Today, it has been passed into the hands of the very capable Shinji Asuka, a veteran mobile suit pilot who serves aboard the Archangel Mikael.

ORB 0003 Akatsuki Gundam:

Pilot: Guile Cagalli-Athha

Arms: "Asura" Hybrid Rifle, 2x Beam Sabers, CIWS, Type 73 Beam Shield, Guided Mobile Turret System, "Yata-No-Kagami" Beam Deflection Coating

Mobile Suit History and Description: Pretty much the same Akatsuki Gundam from Gundam SEED Destiny. A golden colored Gundam that shares a lot in common in appearance with the Strike Gundam. In the right hands can be one of the most deadly on the battlefield or at least the hardest to kill. Out of any mobile suit in the SEED Timeline the Akatsuki Gundam boasts the strongest defensive capabilities. The "Yata-no-Kagami" coating makes the suit impervious to most Beam Rifle Blasts. The Type 73 Beam Shield has the capability to withstand the blasts of most warship level cannons. The Guided Mobile Turret System is a set of "Dragoons" independent weapons that can attack enemies with a set of high energy beams on command. The Mobile turret system on the Akatsuki Gundam can also act as a support unit as it can create a wide stretching Beam Shield capable of withstanding most attacks. The "Asura" Hybrid Rifle can switch between being used as a Beam Rifle or a Beam Saber depending on what the pilot chooses.

The mainstay mobile suit defender of ORB. Living up to the ideals of ORB as a neutral nation that only wishes to live in harmony with the rest of the world, The Akatsuki Gundam comes equipped with much less offensive ability as it does defense. The one who pilots the suit must also follow ORB's ideals and as such, the suit never hit mass production for the ORB military out of fear that it would fall into the wrong hands. Instead the mobile suit was passed down through a democratic process of deciding who was the most worthy of wielding its power through voting amongst the high council of ORB. In CE 170, it has returned to the hands of an Athha family member, Guile Cagalli Athha. A former mobile suit pilot in the ORB military and now the head representative of the ORB Union in the UHFS Council. Guile leads ORB into a brighter tomorrow with the power of the Akatsuki Gundam.

BFD-01-01 Chaos Gundam Mk II:

Pilot: Gara Hiragaya

Arms: 4x BFD-01 Mobile Weapon Pods, BFD-01 "Erdas" Rotating Beam Rifle, BFD-01 "Yggdrasil" Beam Saber, BFD-01 Beam Claws, CIWS, Beam Shield, BFD-01 "Callidus Kai II" Multi-Phase Beam Cannon

Mobile Suit History and Description: Staying true for the most part to its original design in GSD, the Chaos Gundam Mk II is a custom model of the Chaos Gundam, retaining its forest green color and appearance. It is a Gundam model that is a very strong combatant in space. Relying on its 4 weapon pods equipped with Beam Cannons and Guided Missiles to take down enemy mobile suits and the multiphase beam cannon to take on battleships, it is a mobile suit that boasts strong offensive capabilities in exchange for very little defense.

A Gundam model first produced by ZAFT prior to the 2nd Valentine War and subsequently stolen by Logos's Phantom Pain special operations squad. It had its fair share of combat experience during the war. The original Chaos Gundam and its pilot Sting Oakley were shot down in the Battle of Berlin. The parts were salvaged by an anonymous Pirate Group that would play a big role in the foundation of the Black Flag. The parts were then reassembled and reverse engineered by the Pirate Group and the Black Flag, but funding for the Chaos Gundam project was always low so the re-creation of the Chaos Gundam was plagued with constant roadblocks. The Chaos Gundam Mk II would mark the first Gundam model created by Black Flag circa CE 170. It is piloted by Big Boss's lieutenant, Gara Hiragaya, one of Big Boss's trusted child soldier recruits along with Apollo Raynorth and Fareed Al-Shaara.

BFD-01-02 Excalibur Gundam

Pilot: Fareed Al-Shaara

Arms: Excalibur Dragoon System (BFDW-A3 Beam Assault Weapon, BFDW-A1 Beam Assault Weapon, BFDW-C9 Sword Weapon), "Solidus Agra" Beam Shield, "Excalibur" Anti-ship Concentrated Laser Sword, High Energy Beam rifle

Mobile Suit History and Description: The Excalibur Gundam is a custom built Gundam mobile suit based on the Legend Gundam. The Excalibur Gundam keeps the tradition of the Providence Gundam with is VPS armor taking on a metallic gray color throughout the mobile suit with only the chest armor changing color to a red and black color scheme. The primary weapons of this mobile suit are the Excalibur Dragoon mobile system and its namesake the "Excalibur" Anti-Ship Sword. The Dragoon system is capable of firing an array of multiple beams to attack enemies from several points, but also features a Dragoon Sword system that sends bladed Dragoon Turrets around the battlefield to cut enemies into bits. The "Excalibur" Anti-Ship Sword is among the strongest in its class being able to cut through the strongest of defenses with ease.

Hidden in the ruins of debris fields was a gem of old, the original Legend Gundam stood still amidst the whirling debris. On December 3, CE 168, a scavenging group found the Legend Gundam model and brought it to the Black Flag. Since that day, the Black Flag engineering group worked day and night to fix the Legend Gundam. A mobile suit during its time that was the pinnacle of technology, but it has been far surpassed by the mobile suits produced by the UHFS. Now in the Black Flag's hands and upgraded to match current standards for mobile suits, the Legend Gundam, dubbed the Excalibur Gundam, rests in the hands of Big Boss's lieutenant, Fareed Al-Shaara.

Gundam 00

GN/ELS 0000-00 Qan(T) Exia:

Pilot: Setsuna F. Seiei

Arms: GN X R-Blade Kai, GN X Shield,2x GN V Large Blades, 2x GN V Blade Rifles, 4x Beam Sabers, 6x GN V Combat Knives, 8x GN V Sword Bits, GN Field, Trans-Am System, Trans-Am Burst System, ELS Recovery System

Mobile Suit History and Description: A variant of the ELS Qan(T) that is seen at the end of the Awakening of the Trailblazer movie. A blue and white Gundam-type mobile suit with one shield on its right shoulder and several blades sticking out from it. With prioritization on close combat, the Qan(T) Exia carries an incredible number of blades to fuel this style of battle. Like all Celestial Being mobile suits it has the ability to use the Trans-am System, which maximizes the particle output and increases mobile suit performance dramatically. In addition, with the Qan(T) Exia being a double GN Drive powered mobile suit, it has the ability to use Trans-Am Burst, maximizing the output and synchronization rates of the two GN Drives and allowing the user to spontaneously Quantize (teleport) around the battlefield. Since the Qan(T) Exia is piloted by Setsuna F. Seiei and made the journey to the home world of the ELS, it shares a symbiotic relationship with the ELS as the particles feed the ELS energy and the ELS help repair the mobile suit when it suffers critical damage.

CB-0002 Raphael Gundam /CB-0010 Zabanya Gundam:

Pilots: Tieria Erde/Kira Yamato

Arms: Raphael Gundam( GN Bazooka, GN Beam Rifle, GN Field, Trans-Am, GN Big Cannons, GN Big Claws), Zabanya Gundam( GN Holster Bit, GN Missiles, GN Rifle Bit II, GN Pistols, GN Field, Trans-am)

Mobile Suit History and Description: The Raphael Gundam and the Zabanya Gundam are both the same mobile suits used in Awakening of the Trailblazer movie. The only change is the model number of the Zabanya Gundam to CB-0010 being the tenth mobile suit redesign in mind by the newest iteration of Celestial Being. To conserve resources, Celestial Being brought these mobile suits out of storage and just updated them with the most recent mobile suit tech, there wasn't really much to improve on outside of GN Drive Trans-am output because these two mobile suits were the standard holder for mobile suit technology for a long time, and still remain above the line in the events of SEED Parallel.

The Raphael Gundam has been given back to the Innovade that has always used it, Tieria Erde. The suit features incredible firepower and bunker busting ability. It excels at taking down a massive number of troops and armor in one or two shots. The Zabanya Gundam, originally piloted by Neil Dylandy, has been passed down to the Kira Yamato of the 00 timeline. Kira in this timeline, instead of attending a technical college, continued his studies at the military institutions and became a mobile suit specialist in sniping and marksmanship. His skillset was highly valued by Celestial Being, and after a long vetting process to decide the pilot of the Zabanya Gundam, it was decided that Kira would be the one to pilot it.

GN-X-1010 Frostbite-C

Pilot: Kira Yamato

Arms: GN Sniper Rifle, GN Field, GN Pistols, Beam Saber

Mobile Suit History and Description: An ESF specialist mobile suit based on the GN-IV C from Awakening of the Trailblazer. It is colored dark grey to blend in with its surroundings more easily but can change color to match with the terrain it is hiding in. The Frostbite uses a GN Sniper Rifle that can fire a penetrative long range beam to take down enemies.

Used primarily by Kira Yamato in his days before joining Celestial Being. Before he was discharged from the ESF military, Kira did patrols in South America using this mobile suit. Then subsequently used it to destroy his own mobile suit squadron after they began massacring innocents. It now rests in the confines of the UHFS armory waiting for the next pilot to take over it.

Mobile Suit Gundam UC

NT-D 01 Gundam Unicorn

Pilot: Banagher Links

Arms: Beam Magnum, I-Field Shield, 2x Beam Saber (arm-mounted), 2x Beam Saber II (backpack), NT-D Psycommu Frame System, Full Arms Weapon System

Mobile Suit Description and History: The Unicorn in its base form is a simple looking white mobile suit with a long, unicorn-like horn. Upon activation of the NT-D System, the Unicorn transforms into Gundam mode, the iconic horn splits open revealing a golden crown, and the rest of the frame opens revealing a psycommu system built in throughout the mobile suit. This psycommu system allows any powerful Newtype to control the mobile suit with only his or her mind, almost acting like an extension of that Newtype's body. The Unicorn is equipped with all the latest Federation weaponry, especially the Full-Arms System which gives the Unicorn a wide array of weapons to use.

The Unicorn is a special mobile suit produced by Anaheim Electronics and was given to the Vist Foundation as a token of their cooperation. The Gundam Unicorn, also known as "The Key to Laplace's Box," is vital to the Vist Foundation's mission to keep the box hidden from both the Federation and other factions who seek its destruction, especially Neo-Zeon and "The Sleeves." It found its way into the hands of Banagher Links upon short reunion with his father Cardeas Vist, the head of the Vist Foundation at the time. It now serves Banagher in his quest to find "Laplace's Box" and why it is of such importance to both the Zeon remnants and the Earth Federation.

MSN-06S Sinanju:

Pilot: Full Frontal

Arms: 60mm Vulcans, Beam Tonfa, Beam Saber, Beam Rifle, Shield, Beam Axe, Grenade Launcher, Rocket Bazooka

Mobile Suit History and Description: The Sinanju is a crimson red mobile suit that is balanced in all forms of combat. It shares a lot in common with its Zeonic predecessor, the Sazabi, however doesn't support funnels. Instead, the psyco-frame cockpit enables a Newtype user, like Full Frontal, to interface directly with the pilot's mind. What it lacks in powerful arms, it makes up in combat ability. The suit despite its hulking size, is extremely agile and quick. This performance allows it to outmaneuver almost any suit that or mobile armor that crushes it in firepower. The more capable the pilot, the more this suit shines on the battlefield, and in the hands of Frontal, the Sinanju has more than a capable pilot to use it effectively.

Developed by Anaheim Electronics in UC 0096, the Sinanju was a base platform that was used to create the Gundam Unicorn. However, "The Sleeves," stole the incomplete mobile suit from Anaheim Electronics and gave it to their leader, Full Frontal. It has since been modified and complete by the remnants of Zeon and has found its use by the influential leader, Full Frontal. There is no one on the battlefield that can match him at his best when he pilots the Sinanju, and due to his awful similarity with Zeon's previous leader, Char, he has been called the infamous "Red Comet" by Earth Federation forces.