Technology & Combat Characteristics
To suit its operating needs, Fereshte (Celestial Being's shadow support team), modified the GNY-002 Gundam Sadalsuud into the GNY-002F Gundam Sadalsuud Type F ('F' for Fereshte) and gave it a new paint scheme. As a result of the enhancements, the Sadalsuud Type F has higher sensing capabilities, and is more battle worthy thanks to improvements in its defensive and offensive power.
The Sadalsuud Type F's sensing capabilities are improved in two ways. Firstly, it can be outfitted with a Sensor Mask that has added sensor functions. In line with hiding its Gundam identity, use of GN Particles by the Sadalsuud Type F (and other Fershte's Gundams) is also restricted. Since the original Sadalsuud's single large Sensor Shield is also used for defense, the presence of two upgraded shields on Sadalsuud Type F also boosted its defensive power. During reconnaissance mission, the Sadalsuud Type F can blend into the environment using its optical camouflage system, making it invisible to the naked eye.
Like the original Sadalsuud, Sadalsuud Type F has a pair of foldable head antennae. Folding the top half of the antennae not only serve to protect them, but also lower water resistance when the Gundam is moving underwater. Since Fereshte only has one GN Drive initially, courtesy of the GN-000 0 Gundam that was also transferred to the team, it can only deploy one unit at a time and must switch the GN Drive amongst its Gundams. Because of this, Sadalsuud Type F retains the original Sadalsuud's three-thruster cover for its GN Drive, as this design facilitates ease of changing the GN Drive within.
When Celestial Being was on the brink of defeat in A.D. 2308, Fereshte set out to recover the equipment stored in various secret bases belonging to Celestial Being to prevent the UN Forces from finding them. Following the fall of Celestial Being, Fereshte’s Gundam Meister, Fon Spaak, instructed the use of these spare parts to upgrade the Fereshte's Gundams. The upgraded Sadalsuud Type F has the ability to generate small GN Fields in a pinpoint manner over specific body areas. Although this improved the Sadalsuud Type F's defensive capability, control of the small GN Fields are difficult and can only be mastered by highly skilled pilots.
In A.D. 2311, based on information within Veda, a GN Drive Tau-powered replica known as the GNY-002FB Gundam Sadalsuud Type F Black was created alongside other replicas of Fereshte's Gundams (except 0 Gundam and GNY-001F2 Gundam Astraea Type F2) by the Innovators for their own purposes. However, as Fereshte had severed its link to Veda prior to Celestial Being's defeat, the Sadalsuud Type F Black does not have the ability to generate small GN Fields like the upgraded Sadalsuud Type F. As this Sadalsuud Type F is powered by a GN Drive Tau, it has more operational restrictions, such as limited operating time, and no Trans-Am System. It also did not display the ability to generate small GN Fields and have no Sensor Mask, but has access to the GN Sniper Rifle.
History
Sometime between A.D. 2307 and 2308, Sadalsuud Type F and Fon Spaak were deployed to protect the undersea container of GN-001 Gundam Exia, and destroyed a closing in enemy unit.
A.D. 2307. For several weeks, Lockon Stratos and his GN-002/DG014 Gundam Dynames Torpedo had been carrying out occasional armed interventions to stop the conflict between HRL forces protecting their orbital elevator and terrorists seeking to attack the structure. However, due to the intermittent nature of these interventions, Veda predicted the enemy might came up with a way to thwart the operation. Thus, Fon was sent out in the Sadalsuud Type F to provide support.
A MAJ-03 Shuichai used by the HRL forces was detected in the surrounding waters. Lockon tried to snipe the mobile armor, but was unable to lock on to the machine as it had released highly concentrated jamming substances. As Lockon prepares to retreat before HRL's reinforcement arrived, Fon decided to lend a helping hand. Using its sensors, the submerged Sadalsuud Type F easily located the enemy, and Fon got Hanayo to transit this data to Lockon’s Haro through Veda. With this data, Lockon successfully destroyed the Shuichai.
When Celestial Being was on the brink of defeat in A.D. 2308, Fereshte set out to recover the equipment stored in various secret bases belonging to Celestial Being to prevent the UN Forces from acquiring them. Later, the team also recovered the GN Drive ejected by the damaged GN-003 Gundam Kyrios. As a result, Fereshte now has 2 GN Drives. Subsequently, Fon ordered the use of the recovered spare parts to upgrade the Fereshte’s Gundams.
One day on Earth, Chall ordered the Sadalsuud Type F to be fitted with the second GN Drive in their possession (not stated which GN Drive this is). After the installation was completed, the Gundam Meister known as Hayana appeared and hijacked the Sadalsuud Type F. She then passed over its control to her partner, Hixar Fermi, another Gundam Meister.
The hijacking of the Sadalsuud Type F was interrupted by the return of Fon and Hanayo in the GNY-003F Gundam Abulhool Type F. Using the Gundam Abulhool Type F's GN Vulcans, Fon attempted to stop Hixar and Hanayo from leaving with the Sadalsuud Type F. However, Hixar activated the Sadalsuud Type F's small GN Field, an upgrade installed by Sherilyn, and easily blocked all of Fon's attacks. Hixar, Hayana and Sadalsuud Type F eventually escaped through the hole Fon made when he returned.
In the HRL's orbital elevator, Hixar met with Fon, and revealed he was tasked to observe events around world. When a terrorist bombing occurred, the two were unharmed, but Hixar unexpectedly jump off the structure. While freefalling, he was quickly encased in a GN Field, and then flew into the surrounding waters. Fon immediately realized that Sadalsuud Type F had generated the GN Field, and the GN Particles' ability to reduce mass was also utilized to bring Hixar into the waters. Terrorists then attacked using their mobile suits, and HRL responded with their own. In the water, Hixar and Hayana observed the battle. Hayana mused that picking the Sadalsuud Type F was the right choice, as being underwater allowed them to evade the UN Forces' surveillance system. Affected by what Fon had told him earlier, to observe, then decide and act, Hixar changed his mind on simply collecting intelligence and destroyed the last terrorist mobile suit using the Revolver Bazooka.
As "Veda's eyes", Hixar, accompanied by Hayana, travelled to Africa. After running into Fon, the two activated the Sadalsuud Type F's optical camouflage to observe a battle between UN Forces and anti-UN Forces. As Hayana commented that this battle was likely instigated by Fon, Hixar thought about how Fon's actions are beyond Veda's predictions. He then wonders if merely observing events is all he should do, and was so lost in thought that he did not react when the cloaked Sadalsuud Type F was discovered by a GNX-603T GN-X of the UN Forces. Fortunately, Fon arrived in his GNY-001F2 Gundam Astraea Type F2 and destroy the enemy MS, and left soon after telling Hixar to use the GN Drive he 'lent' him well.
A.D. 2309. After Fon went rogue, taking the Astraea Type F2 with him, Chall Acustica decided to recruit Hixar into Fereshte to capture Fon. After a brief consideration, Hixar accepted the mission of apprehending Fon using Sadalsuud Type F. Under Veda's arrangement, Hixar, Hayana and the Sadalsuud Type F then travelled to space to go after Fon.
In space, Hixar caught up to Fon using an Assault Container. However, he was caught off guard when the CBS-68 Euclides burst out of the asteroid behind Fon's Astraea Type F2. Hixar shot at the ship using Sadalsuud Type F's Revolver Bazooka, but Hanayo, who had joined Fon and was controlling the ship, activated its GN Field to block the attack. Fon then attacked with the Astraea Type F2 in Trans-Am, forcing Hixar to activate Sadalsuud Type F's own Trans-Am system. The two Gundams engaged in close combat, Astraea Type F2 attacking with GN Beam Sabers, while Sadalsuud Type F defended itself using its small GN Fields.
Fon eventually stop as Hixar refused to fight back. Hixar stated that such a battle between machines in Trans-Am was not part of Aeolia’s plan. Fon called him a fool for worrying too much and stated that sometimes some things are easily within reach. He then turned the Astraea Type F2 around to catch up with the Euclides. Taking heed of Fon's words, Hixar told Hayana to give him the GN Sniper Rifle stored in the Assault Container; he took aim and fired at Astraea Type F2's defenseless rear, but the shot only destroyed its left arm and part of its left torso as Fon had moved the Gundam aside. Fon praised Hixar for being willing to learn and continued moving to the Euclides. Hixar decided not to give chase as the Trans-Am had drained Sadalsuud Type F's GN Particles reserve.
A.D. 2311. Hixar finally located Fon and launched in the Sadalsuud Type F to stop Fon's plan of attacking various main military facilities on the ground via dropping numerous asteroids, driven by attached engine units, onto earth. Hixar destroyed an asteroid from afar using the GN Sniper Rifle, then engaged Fon and his Astraea Type F2. Fon's new accomplice, the Innovator Bring Stabity and his GNY-004B Gundam Plutone Black, later joined the battle, shooting off Sadalsuud Type F right Sensor Shield and causing it to drop its GN Sniper Rifle. Leaving Hixar to Bring, Fon continued on his mission.
As Hixar battled Bring's Plutone Black using Sadalsuud Type F's GN Beam Saber and GN Field, he saw a chance to reclaim the GN Sniper Rifle. Activating Trans-Am, he rushed over to grab the GN Sniper Rifle, and then fires at the Plutone Black. Bring activated the GN Field to block the shots, and noted that no matter how Hixar tries, he would not be able to penetrate the GN Field. Hixar begs to differ, and continues to attack the same spot on the GN Field, eventually penetrating and destroying the Plutone Black. As Bring escaped in the Plutone Black's Core Fighter, he remarked that the Trans-Am had drained Sadalsuud Type F's GN Particles reserve and Hixar could no longer stop Fon's plan. Hixar replied that Fon had fooled Bring, that his actual plan was something else. The asteroids then blew up, creating a large debris field that blocked the sunlight essential to the Solar Power generation system, causing massive blackout on Earth.
Wanting to know Fon's true objective, Hixar and his Sadalsuud Type F approached the Astraea Type F2. Fon asked Hixar what he plans to do once he know the answer, and Hixar replied he would act based on his own judgment. Fon liked the answer, and invited Hixar, Hayana and Sadalsuud Type F back to the Euclides. Together, they journeyed to the dark side of the Moon, where Fon revealed that this is where Veda is. The massive blackout he caused was to see where the government prioritized supplying the now limited electrical energy to, which Fon theorized would be Veda's whereabouts. Hanayo detected multiple incoming mobile suits, and Hixar and Fon launched in their Gundams. The enemy machines were the GN-XXXB Gundam Rasiel Black piloted by a clone of Hixar, and GNR-000B Black GN Sefer piloted by a clone of Grave Violento. The two machines combined into the GN-XXXB + GNR-000B Black Sefer Rasiel, and proceeded to fight Hixar and his Sadalsuud Type F. Meanwhile, Fon battles the Innovators' black replica of Fereshte's four Gundams.
The Black Sefer Rasiel launched numerous GN Proto Bits at the Sadalsuud Type F, while Hixar activated Trans-Am to dodge their attacks and to shoot them down using the Revolver Bazooka. Most of the GN Proto Bits were destroyed as Sadalsuud Type F's Trans-Am reached its time limit. The clone of Hixar goaded the real Hixar, who then shot down the Black GN Sefer's GN Pod, killing the clone Grave. This angered the clone Hixar, who charged towards the Sadalsuud Type F. Using the GN Field and GN Beam Saber, Hixar blocked the Black Sefer Rasiel's beam shot and destroyed the incoming GN Proto Bits. He then delivered the final blow, destroying the Black Sefer Rasiel at the cost of Sadalsuud Type F's left arm. Hixar and his damaged Gundam then waited for the rematch with Fon. It was implied that this match did not occur as Fon abandoned the damaged Astraea Type F2 on the moon after defeating the Innovators' black Gundams.
AD 2312. Within Euclides, Fon and Hanayo had repaired the Innovators' black replica of Fereshte's four Gundams. Their GN Drive Taus were operational, and the Gundams were also repainted in the colors of the Fereshte's versions.
With the Gundam Rasiel, converted from the Rasiel Black, badly damaged in its defeat by Beside Pain and the CB-001.5 1.5 Gundam, Hixar thinks that it would be a while before he could avenge Grave Violento's death as the reborn Celestial Being is too busy to carry out immediate repair on the Rasiel. Hayana then suggested that Hixar abandon the Rasiel as she knows where to get another Gundam. The two traveled to space, where they boarded the Euclides and were offered the use of Fon's Sadalsuud Type F.
Hixar launched in the Sadalsuud Type F, accompanied by Hayana in a GN Sefer. Upon reaching where Beside Pain and the 1.5 Gundam are at, Sadalsuud Type F snipes at the enemy using the GN Sniper Rifle. As Beside Pain had trouble closing in, he seek help from his accomplice, Regene Regetta, who used his newly awaken special ability to shut down Sadalsuud Type F's GN Drive Tau. Beside Pain then destroyed the immobile machine using the 1.5 Gundam's Alvaaron Cannon. Unknown to Beside Pain, the Sadalsuud Type F was actually piloted by a Haro. As Beside Pain rejoices over his victory, the GN Sefer, containing Hayana and Hixar, crashed into the 1.5 Gundam. Hixar then got out and opened the cockpit, killing Beside Pain with a shot to the head as he pulled the trigger faster.