Technology & Combat Characteristics

This Gelgoog is the exclusive machine of Lieutenant Uma Lightning, who is also known as the "Blue Lightning" and was one of the ace pilots belonging to the Principality of Zeon's Mobile Attack Force's specially organized battalion, the "Chimera Corps". It is painted in blue and white, and because of these colors, it was sometimes mistaken for the machine of Colonel Robert Gilliam, whose personal colors are blue and cream yellow. The Gelgoog Uma Lightning Custom's head unit is different from the regular Gelgoog, and its high-mobility backpack has also been improved. It also incorporated parts left over from the prototype MS-11 Act Zaku before the designation of the Gelgoog project was changed to "MS-14". Similar to the MS-14C-1A Gelgoog Cannon, it had conformal tanks on its legs to extend its operating time.

After the One Year War, Uma had Anaheim Electronics upgrade his Gelgoog using Federation materials and technology so that it could compete with newer mobile suits. Also, by using parts from Anaheim, it is able to operate weapons made by the Federation. When Rimia Greenwood, an MS engineer of the F.S.S. research team, analyzed the data and performance of this machine in U.C. 0090, she found that in addition to using "Gundarium Alloy" for its armor material and "Crushable Structure" for its armor structure, it was also equipped with "Field Motors" with the latest "Magnet Coating". Furthermore, the verniers were upgraded for increased output using fuel made by the Federation. Additionally, a spectrum analysis also revealed that the Gelgoog's targeting lasers match those made with Federation technology.

History

After the end of the One Year War, Lieutenant Uma Lightning became part of the Federation Forces Technical Test Unit. With the rank of Captain, he served as the commander of the 202nd Technical Test Battalion. Although the details are unclear, it is said that he had been searching for the captain of the Chimera Corps' 1st Company, Major Johnny Ridden, also known as the "Crimson Lightning", who went missing at the end of the war. Uma continued to operate his custom Gelgoog even after the end of the war, and it eventually became a highly advanced hybrid machine with the addition of the latest Federation Forces technology to its body. Even though its interior has been changed, it is said that Uma insisted on keeping the machine's appearance unchanged so that Johnny Ridden would recognize him when they meet.