Technology & Combat Characteristics
The Gundam Astray Turn Red is a mobile suit created by Valerio Valeri for his own use. However, since the suit is fully controlled by the combat AI called "80", he does not need to do any actual piloting, although he still sits in the cockpit. The suit has a custom head unit and backpack. Its main body is constructed using MBF-P0X Gundam Astray Noir's spare parts and its body color is basically a reverse of MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame's (hence the suit's name).
The Turn Red is usually armed with a pair of head-mounted CIWS and a pair of Tactical Arms on its back, but it can also be equipped with the same type of beam rifle, beam sabers and shield as the Red Frame. It also carries additional power packs for the Tactical Arms like MBF-P03secondL Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second L. The mobile suit is supposed to be used alongside CAT1-VGR Hyperion GR and CAT1-VGL Hyperion GL, both are commandeered by the Turn Red itself and serve as its protectors during battle. The Turn Red is installed with the Trio System to improve its cooperation with the other two AI-controlled suits.
History
In C.E. 73, Valerio Valeri showed off the Gundam Astray Turn Red and his other MS creations to Lowe Guele, who had arrived to demand the return of 8. The facility that Valerio and Lowe were in was then attacked by a ZGMF-X56S/ι Destiny Impulse Gundam R and numerous DI Adagas. To fend off the attackers, Valerio deployed all of his MS and personally launched in the Gundam Astray Turn Red, while Lowe launched in his MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Dragon. During the battle, Lowe deduced that the sole Destiny Impulse R present was the controller of the DI Adagas and Valerio came up with a plan to destroy it. They let the GAT-X131B Blau Calamity Gundam, GAT-X370G Gelb Raider Gundam and GAT-X252R Rot Forbidden Gundam deal with the DI Adagas while they try to get close to the Destiny Impulse R. Protected by the Hyperion GR and Hyperion GL, the Red Dragon and Turn Red rushed toward the Destiny Impulse R, which is protected by the DI Adagas. Lowe and Valerio later took advantage of the gap in the DI Adagas' attack and slashed Destiny Impulse R with their suits' swords simultaneously, destroying it.
An argument then broke out when Valerio and Lowe were celebrating their victory, and this led the former to challenge the latter to a duel, which occurred a week later on Earth. During the duel, Lowe successfully defeated the Blau Calamity, Gelb Raider and Rot Forbidden in a 3 on 1 battle, which was a prerequisite that Valerio had set before Lowe can fight with him and his Turn Red. Valerio then surprised Lowe when Turn Red started to use the Tactical Arms as boomerangs, and he mocked the latter for not knowing his own creation (Tactical Arms was originally designed by Lowe for his Red Frame) well. Using the boomerang attacks, Valerio managed to destroy the Red Frame's Ddraig Head, but one of the Tactical Arms was destroyed by Red Dragon's Gerbera Straight. Confident of his victory, Valerio discarded the other Tactical Arms and explained that the victory would not truly be his if he obtained it using the weapon. He also allowed Lowe to repair the damaged head. The battle later restarted and turned into a punching contest to see which MS is better. In the end, Valerio was knocked out by a powerful 'Red Flame' punch from Red Frame and the Turn Red's Combat AI, 80, surrendered on his behalf.