Technology & Combat Characteristics
The Gaddess is one of the "GNZ series" mobile suits developed and used exclusively by the Innovades that called themselves Innovators. This GN Drive Tau-equipped machine is a variant of the GNZ-003 Gadessa, and was made specifically for Anew Returner, a spy who had infiltrated Celestial Being. The basic tactics of the Gaddess focused on avoidance of direct combat, with the GN Beam Saber Fangs also used to keep enemies away, creating a gap for the mobile suit to escape. The GNZ series was also said to have performance comparable to the Gundams, as the design data of the previous generations of Gundams stored within Veda served as the basis for their development. For long-range, high-speed travel, the Gaddess can equip a pair of optional leg-mounted booster units that are also used by other GNZ series mobile suits. As one of the variants of the Gadessa, the Gaddess is also known as a "Gadessa-series" machine. After the Innovators' defeat, the Gadessa-series machines, including the Gaddess, served as the basis for the Celestial Being's CB-002 Raphael Gundam, while the Earth Sphere Federation Forces utilized their technologies in the GNMA-Y0002V Gadelaza.
History
Shortly after Revive Revival and Anew Returner escaped from the Celestial Being’s ship, the CBS-74 Ptolemaios 2, they returned as part of a small Innovators strike force intent on capturing the GN-0000 00 Gundam while the ship and GNR-010 0 Raiser's systems were down. The strike force consisted of Anew’s new Gaddess, the new GNMA-0001V Regnant, the GNZ-003 Gadessa, and the GNZ-005 Garazzo. In the ensuing battle between the Innovators and Ptolemaios 2, Anew and her Gaddess fought the GN-006 Cherudim Gundam, piloted by her lover, Lockon Stratos.
Anew started by attacking the Cherudim several times with the Gaddess’ GN Heat Saber, causing the latter to defend with its GN Beam Pistol IIs. Anew/Gaddess was later forced back when the Cherudim went on the offensive using its pistols. However, Anew soon resumed her attack using the Gaddess’ GN Vulcans and its saber. The two mobile suits then traded multiple attacks, with neither able to get the upper hand. Anew eventually deployed four of the Gaddess’ GN Beam Saber Fangs, and Lockon responded with the Cherudim’s GN Shield Bits. Two of the fangs were destroyed by the Cherudim’s shield bits and pistols, but the fangs destroyed a shield bit in return.
The two mobile suits then engaged in close combat again, and Anew used one of her Gaddess’ fangs to destroy the Cherudim’s right leg. Immediately after, the Gaddess’ left forearm was taken out by one of the Cherudim’s GN Missiles. Despite the damages, both mobile suits remain locked in close combat as Lockon tried to convince Anew to return to his side. The Cherudim later activated its Trans-Am System, and the Gaddess was subjected to a barrage from the shield bits. While Anew was able to slice apart a shield bit using the Gaddess’ saber, she was unable to stop the powered-up Cherudim’s close range shots with its pistols and the follow-up barrage from the shield bits.
Damaged in multiple places, the Gaddess was powerless when the Cherudim stopped in front of it, with pistols and shield bits all aiming at the crippled machine. Throwing away its pistols, the Cherudim ripped out the Gaddess’ cockpit hatch and Lockon managed to talk Anew into returning to his side. Unfortunately, the leader of the Innovators, Ribbons Almark, took over Anew’s body using his Quantum Brainwave, and restarted the battle. Using the Gaddess’ saber, the Ribbons-controlled-Anew forced the Cherudim back and sliced apart most of the shield bits. The Gaddess launched its remaining three fangs and severely damaged the Cherudim easily.
Lockon pleaded for Anew to stop, but the Ribbons-controlled-Anew remained unmoved, and the Gaddess charged at the Cherudim with its saber. The Gaddess’ attack was stopped when the GN-0000+GNR-010 00 Raiser in Trans-Am mode intervened, and shot the mobile suit through its torso. As the critically damaged Gaddess fell harmless onto the Cherudim, the star-crossed lovers piloting the two machines conveyed their love for each other for the final time. The Gaddess then pushed the Cherudim away before exploding, killing Anew.