Technology & Combat Characteristics

Developed by a mobile suit development team consisting of Billy Katagiri and other former Union engineers, the GNX-U02X Masurao was a prototype (testbed) for the Earth Sphere Federation's next mainstay machine that would replace the GNX-704T Ahead and the GNX-609T GN-XIII. The Masurao was originally based on the Ahead, but when Billy accepted Mr. Bushido's request to turn it into his custom machine with the fastest speed and the strongest sword, its development was restarted from scratch, with a machine from the Union Flag series serving as the new base unit. To be exact, the SVMS-01X Union Flag Custom II became the basis of the Masurao, whose model number, "GNX-U02X", indicated its status as the next machine in line.

The appearance of the Masurao and its specialization in close combat were according to Mr. Bushido's preferences. Its main weapons are a pair of GN Beam Sabers named after Mr. Bushido's fallen wingmen: Howard Mason and Daryl Dodge. Other weapons included special Beam Chakram fired from the tips of its head antennas, and low-powered guns for interception, anti-personnel purposes, etc. Depending on sources, these guns are said to be head-mounted Laser Machine Guns, head and/or chest-mounted GN Vulcans, or a mix of head-mounted Laser Machine Guns and chest-mounted GN Vulcans. For defense, the Masurao can generate GN Field from the four small GN Field generators on its shoulders and elbows. Installation of a Trans-Am System usable by GN Drive Tau-equipped mobile suit was possible due to Billy's analysis of the late Professor Eifman's notes on the GN Drive. Furthermore, the Masurao's Trans-Am System was designed to make full use of the mobile suit's two GN Drive Taus, giving it overwhelming output that cannot be achieved with a single GN Drive Tau. While the Masurao has two GN Drive Taus, one installed in each waist-mounted side binder, this is not a Twin Drive System because the two drives are not synchronized. Additionally, it is due to the particle control capability of the head antennas that the Beam Chakram can be formed and fired. The two GN Drive Taus, and the particle control capabilities of the head antennas and side binders, showed that Masurao was designed to maximize the performance of its GN Drive Taus, and this contrasted greatly with the Ahead, which was focused on versatility.

History

Please see Mr. Bushido's page for the combat history of GNX-U02X Masurao.