Technology & Combat Characteristics
Bugu is the mainstay mobile suit of CONSENT's Congressional Armed Forces (CAF). It was designed by the Saviour team to be a general-purpose unit, and was used by Settlements as part of their defense forces, replacing the outdated RGM-196 Freedom. Basic weapons of the Bugu include a giant hatchet and beam saber. It can use a beam rifle, though a machine gun is more commonly used to extend its operation time. The Bugu is also able to increase its mobility in space with an additional S-Skirt or L-Skirt booster pack. The Bugu is popular in the CAF for its overall versatility and ease of maintenance.
The EP-11 Type cockpit is a forward-facing 3-screen multi-monitor model. The EP-11 Type cockpit has a life support system capable of sustaining a pilot for up to 168 hours. The cockpit can also be jettisoned from the mobile suit by shedding its outer armor and backpack.
While CONSENT continued to use the Bugu after the events of the film, they were aware of its inferiority to the Illuminati's Saviour series. The design of Bugu was further developed into the more powerful Bugu II.
History
Following the dissolution of the Earth Federation, mobile suit development had stagnated. Mobile suits such as the RGM-196 Freedom were viewed as obsolete, and so the Saviour team, headed by John Saviour, was tasked with creating a new general-purpose mobile suit. The result was the Bugu, which combined existing technologies to produce a mobile suit that could adapt to the battle environment through the use of modules.
A Bugu was stationed at a CONSENT space station when it fell into orbit, crashing into the ocean. The pilot, Tim Holloway, was later rescued by Mark Curran and brought into Hydro-Gen.
Several Bugus were later deployed during the Battle of Gaea, and two Bugus were sent inside Gaea to suppress further resistance. These two units were destroyed by Mark Curran and his G-SAVIOUR G-Saviour Terrain Mode.