Technology & Combat Characteristics
A next generation transformable mobile suit unveiled by the Advanced European Union (AEU) in AD 2307 as the successor to its current mainstay machine, the AEU-05/05 AEU Hellion Perpetuum (aka Hellion). With the AEU lagging behind the Union and the Human Reform League in the development of its Orbital Elevator, it puts its utmost into developing the AEU Enact to show off its technical capabilities and dispel the negative image that it is technically inferior. The AEU is also motivated by the need to create a new weapon that could surpass those of other factions in the relatively peaceful era following the end of the Solar Power Wars. The two machines thus have many similarities such as weaponry, changing modes without swapping parts, and the ability to receive solar power from the Orbital Elevator, but they should not be viewed as the same as they differ in performance and tactics. Additionally, the AEU also established a comprehensive power receiver network, granting the mobile suit virtually unlimited operating time within the bloc's territories. Its Flight mode is an evolved version of the Hellion's and has a basic structure as well as transformation layout similar to the Flag's. For the Flag, its Flight mode is to allow the Union, the self-declared 'world's police', to deploy the mobile suit to any location on the globe. The Enact's primary armament is a mixture of the Hellion and Flag's, consisting of 20mm machine gun, linear rifle, defense rod and sonic blade that can function as plasma sword. The two head units also differ in their sensor range and climate adjustment system, and it is rumored that Moralian army finds the Enact Demonstration Color's defeat too embarrassing and thus refuse to use the same head design. Additionally, the GN Drive Tau-powered mobile suits have limited operating time and require specific recharging facilities. The Enact series was also fielded without any upgrades or modifications (such as upgraded operating system to improve performance) by Katharon, as unlike the other older mobile suits used by the anti-federation organization, the series was considered to be the pinnacle of non-GN Drive Tau powered mobile suit.
History
In AD 2305, AEU upgraded the AEU-05 AEU Hellion into its final form, the AEU-05/05 AEU Hellion Perpetuum, and began developing a brand new mobile suit. This new machine, the AEU-09 AEU Enact, was completed and introduced to the public in AD 2307 at a demonstration event. The AEU-09 AEU Enact Demonstration Color used for the event is based on the AEU-09T AEU Enact Commander Type, but the joyous occasion was marred by the sudden appearance of the Celestial Being's GN-001 Gundam Exia which proceeded to heavily damage the Enact Demonstration Color swiftly.
Despite the setback, AEU continued with the deployment of the Enact as the new mainstay mobile suit and even exported the machine to other countries. Although the Enact has many similarities to the Union's SVMS-01 Union Flag, its production numbers were lower due to its comparatively late roll out. Several months later, the Union, AEU, and Human Reform League united against the Celestial Being, creating the United Nations Forces equipped with the new GNX-603T GN-Xs powered by GN Drive Taus. After the defeat of the Celestial Being, the Earth Sphere Federation was formed and GN Drive Tau-powered mobile suits were mass produced, causing production of older mobile suits such as the Enact series to eventually cease.
However, the Enact series and other older mobile suits continued to be deployed by the Earth Sphere Federation Forces, and were also operated by other factions such as the Kingdom of Suille and the anti-federation organization, Katharon. During the Break Pillar Incident in AD 2312, the Enact series was among the numerous mobile suits of both the Earth Sphere Federation Forces and Katharon that worked together to prevent the falling outer wall pieces of the damaged Orbital Elevator, La Tour, from damaging the city at the elevator's base.
