List of Mechanisms

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED X ASTRAY

Model Number: YMF-X000A

Based on technology stolen from the Earth Alliance, the Dreadnought was jointly developed by PLANT's three primary military design bureaus: Clarke, Asimov, and Heinlein. It was a testbed for ZAFT's newly developed Neutron Jammer Canceller, which allowed the use of nuclear power under Neutron Jammer interference, making it the first mobile suit to be powered by a nuclear engine. The Dreadnought's Neutron Jammer Canceller was installed in its head, unlike the later nuclear-powered mobile suits that were developed using its data. Therefore, while its head was a custom-made, Gundam-type head, its body reused many parts from the ZGMF-600 GuAIZ to shorten its development time. Additionally, several of its weapons were based on those used by the GuAIZ.

Due to its prototype nature, the Dreadnought's Neutron Jammer Canceller has a greater effective range than later units. Instead of being confined to the Dreadnought's nuclear engine, it also allowed nuclear reactions to occur nearby. Taking advantage of the nuclear engine's high output, the Dreadnought was equipped with Phase Shift armor and the new DRAGOON System, both of which consume massive amounts of power. In case the Neutron Jammer Canceller is missing or inoperable, the Dreadnought could still function using its internal battery, though it was unable to use the Phase Shift armor in this state.

The DRAGOON (Disconnected Rapid Armament Group Overlook Operation Network) System is similar in concept to the Wired Gunbarrels equipped by the Alliance's TS-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero, but its remote weaponry is controlled wirelessly via quantum communication, which is immune to the Neutron Jammers' disruptive effects. The power-intensive nature of the DRAGOON System is attributed to the quantum communication. Like the Wired Gunbarrels, the DRAGOON System can only be operated by pilots who have a high level of spatial awareness. Initially, the Dreadnought's remote weaponry only consisted of two waist-mounted XM1 "Pristis" Beam Reamers. It gained more remote weaponry when a large, X-shaped backpack armed with four DRAGOON units was later mounted onto the mobile suit.

The word "Dreadnought" means a fearless person, and officially, it was selected as the name of this mobile suit to convey the wish that it would be a fearless machine that protects the PLANTs. However, at the development site, it was joked that the name refers to the mobile suit's pilot, who bore increased risk as the machine has a dangerous nuclear engine. Despite this joke, the Dreadnought is said to be safe as sufficient protection is built-in. With the X-shaped backpack, the Dreadnought is also called "X Astray," but it is unrelated to the Astray series mobile suits. The "X" is a reference to the shape of its backpack, while "Astray" is derived from the fact that although the Dreadnought was meant to be a weapon for killing, its pilot, Prayer Reverie, wanted to use it for saving lives instead.

CAT1-X1/3(Unit 1)、CAT1-X2/3(Unit 2)、CAT1-X3/3(Unit 3)

Jointly developed by the Eurasian Federation and Actaeon Industries, the Hyperion was the Eurasian Federation's attempt to break the Atlantic Federation's monopoly on mobile suit development technology within the Earth Alliance. To that end, while based on the technologies used by the Atlantic Federation and ZAFT, it also incorporated the Eurasian Federation's own technology. Its model number prefix, "CAT", stood for "Composition Armament Tactical".

The Hyperion's greatest feature is the "Armure Lumiere", an improved version of the Eurasian Federation's Lightwave Barrier. By activating the five generators of the "Armure Lumiere" mounted on the backpack and the backpack's wing binders simultaneously, the Hyperion was able to project a 360-degree barrier around its entire body. Unlike the space fortress Artemis' Lightwave Barrier, the "Armure Lumiere" was mono-phase, allowing the Hyperion to fire at enemies from behind the barrier. This enabled the Hyperion to execute unorthodox tactical maneuvers in conjunction with other units, such as charging into the center of the enemy force by itself using the overwhelming defensive power of the "Armure Lumiere" and then causing havoc with its other weapons. The enemy units damaged by this attack were dealt the finishing blow by allies of the Hyperion that arrived later.

While the 360-degree "Armure Lumiere" barrier made Hyperion theoretically invincible, it could only function for five minutes due to high energy consumption. To save power, the Hyperion was also equipped with a pair of arm-mounted "Armure Lumiere" generators that could be activated independently to serve as shields. Additionally, to conserve as much energy as possible for the "Armure Lumiere", all of the Hyperion's other weapons were equipped with their own power cells. Development of the Hyperion was terminated after three units were built due to changes in the political situation, with the Eurasian Federation deciding to adopt the Atlantic Federation's Dagger series mobile suits. Despite this, the Hyperion Unit 1 was ultimately able to solve its power consumption issue when it was installed with a nuclear generator and a Neutron Jammer Canceller. This variant was referred to as the "Super Hyperion".