The image in the far right is obviously the Gundam Exia which Setsuna pilots. The two other robot images are from the recently-published design of the 00 Gundam. Here are some of the more obvious cosmetic changes:
- green orb on chest is gone
- one more green orb for each arm
- blue wrists
- thruster backpack instead of hunchback cone design
- traditional red forehead piece on the V-fin
- flat strap wiring on the shoulder-to-arm is gone
- knees actually remind me of the RX-78-2
- while the hips remind me of the PG Strike Gundam
- new arm design
- yellow fins on the collarbone appear to have migrated to the head as the additional V-fin
- and the crowning glory appears to be two GN drives mounted on the shoulders and they swivel into the back or outwards to the sides
Nice? Ehhhhh… I’m still wondering what the weaponry looks like. Will it still be the seven sword system or will it be something different? Are those hardpoints on the arms for mounting weapons like in the Exia or are they just cosmetic keepsakes with no purpose whatsoever? Will it be a cheeser like how the Freedom and Strike Freedom turned out to be or will it remain realistic? To be honest, the 00 Gundam doesn’t look as sexy and slim as the Exia so its agility is put into question whereas the Exia could do acrobatics while slicin’ and dicin’ enemies.
Again, the unit has yet to be seen in action. But from what I’ve been reading in the past, the Exia’s GN drive will definitely be part of this new mobile suit since it was previously mentioned that the 0 Gundam’s GN drive was not compatible with the 00 Gundam.
Hmmm…we’ll just have to wait and see, I guess. More images of the 00 Gundam at SRW Hotnews.
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