Zeon Mobile Suits

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Model number: ZMS-001
Code name: Pawn
Unit type: General-purpose mobile suit.
Manufacturer: Zeon
Operator: Zeon
First deployment: AC 199
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 16.2 meters
Construction: Titanium
Powerplant: ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 2998 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 71050 kg total
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments:
2 x Beam Buckler, mounted on forearms
2 x Beam Sabre, stored on back recharge rack, hand carried in use (Melee)
Optional hand armaments:
1 x 130mm Assault Rifle (Short-Medium)

Historical and Technical Notes: Zeon’s first MS. Based loosely on OZ’s Leo, the Pawn is quickly being replaced by the Knight. While they are small and lightly armed, they are not to be underestimated as thanks to their new Beam Shield technology, they have rather good defences against most mobile suits. They are made of standard titanium though, and without a lot of skill at dodging or using their shields to block, they are very easily destroyed.


Model number: ZMS-002
Code name: Knight
Unit type: General-purpose mobile suit.
Manufacturer: Zeon
Operator: Zeon
First deployment: AC 199
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 16.5 meters
Construction: Titanium
Powerplant: ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 2998 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 72030 kg total
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments:
2 x Beam Shield, mounted on shoulder guards
2 x Beam Sabre, stored on hip recharge racks, hand carried in use (Melee)
2 x 30mm Vulcan gun, mounted in head (Short Range)
Optional hand armaments:
1 x 120mm Armour Penetrating Variable Machine Rifle (Short-Medium in Machinegun Mode, Long Range in Sniper Mode)

Historical and Technical Notes: Zeon’s quick replacement for the Pawn. The knight was designed soon after the Pawn, as the Pawn mainly served as a prototype for Zeon’s series of Mobilesuits. The Knight features 2 larger Beam Shields, mounted a shoulder guards, as well as additional thrusters for manoeuvrability. It also features a “Variable Machine Rifle” which can switch between a fully-automatic machinegun or a high power sniper rifle (Sniper mode very easily pierces Neo Titanium, though its effect on Gundanium armour is unknown). The Knight is slowly replacing the Pawn as Zeon’s primary mobile suit.


Model number: ZMS-003
Code name: Rook
Unit type: Heavy Support mobile suit.
Manufacturer: Zeon
Operator: Zeon
First deployment: AC 199
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 17.1 meters
Construction: Neo Titanium
Powerplant: ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 3759 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 32030 kg total
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments:
2 x Beam Cannon, mounted on shoulders (Medium-Long Range)
1 x Dual Gatling Gun, mounted on left arm (Medium-Long Range)
2 x 6-Tube Missile Launcher, mounted in flight/hover unit (Long Range)
Optional hand armaments:
1 x 145mm Assault Rifle (Medium)

Historical and Technical Notes: Zeon’s Heavy Support unit for its Pawn and Knight forces. The Rook is designed purely as a ranged support unit, and thus lacks any type of melee weapons. What it lacks in melee, it makes up for in ranged, mounting a pair of Beam Cannons, a Double Gatling Gun (Same type as the Serpent and Heavy Arms), 2 6-Tube missile launchers, and a heavy assault rifle. While it lacks defensive capabilities, the shear amount of firepower being shot at them overwhelms most pilots. The majority of the Rook’s thrusters are designed for terrestrial use only, allowing it to hover and glide across the ground.


Model number: ZMS-003
Code name: Bishop
Unit type: High Preformance mobile suit.
Manufacturer: Zeon
Operator: Zeon
First deployment: AC 199
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 16.5 meters
Construction: Neo Titanium alloy
Powerplant: ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 2998 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 73030 kg total
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments:
2 x Beam Sabre, stored on hip recharge racks, hand carried in use (Melee)
2 x 30mm Vulcan gun, mounted in head (Short Range)
1 x Tower Shield, mounted of left arm
1 x Beam Tower Shield, mounted in shield
Optional hand armaments:
1 x High-Energy Beam Rifle, stored on back recharge racks, hand carried in use (Medium-Long)
1 x Bazooka, stored on back storage racks, hand carried in use (Medium-Long)

Historical and Technical Notes: A high-quality version of the Knight. It is made out of Neo Titanium Alloy, and is armed with a pair of beam sabers, Vulcan guns, a beam tower shield, a High-Energy Beam Rifle, and a bazooka. While superior to the Knight in just about every way, they are expensive to produce, and are usually only piloted by commanders or skilled pilots.