Technology & Combat Characteristics
The OZ-14MS Gundam Aquarius was designed by Treize Khushrenada as the sister machine to the OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon, and its primary purpose was the destruction of Mobile Dolls. To that end, its most important feature was its ability to broadcast a virus that disables the enemy identification component of the MD system. Without the ability to recognize targets and attack, the mobile dolls would be helpless, making them easy pickings. Given heavy armor for defense, Aquarius featured powerful thrusters to let it fly in the atmosphere and keep up with Epyon. However, it had few vernier and apogee motors, resulting in it having high speed but low maneuverability. Since most of Aquarius's reactor output was concentrated in its thrusters and jamming pods, it lacked the ability to power beam weapons. As such, its only fixed weapons were a pair of heat rods. For extended combat, Aquarius was intended to borrow the OZ-06MS Leo's 105mm rifle and shield.
History
While Treize Khushrenada was placed under house arrest in his Luxembourg mansion after resigning from his position as head of OZ, he used data from the OZ-00MS Tallgeese and the five rebel Gundams to produce the OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon. Though Epyon would make its mark on history as the personal mobile suit of White Fang's Milliardo Peacecraft, much lesser known is the OZ-14MS Gundam Aquarius, Epyon's sister machine which Treize designed at the same time. If Epyon could be considered the embodiment of Treize's love of honorable duels, Aquarius could be considered the embodiment of his hatred for mobile dolls.
Information on Aquarius's deployment is uncertain. By some accounts, Treize left his confinement before it could be built. Others say that members of the Treize Faction happened upon Aquarius's plans at the mansion and had it constructed for their own use against White Fang. This information goes on to say that though Aquarius was completed, it was not ready in time to participate in the Eve Wars and was subsequently destroyed during the great disarmament following the Mariemaia Rebellion.
