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The XXXG-01W Wing Gundam (aka Zero-One or Gundam 01) is the titular mobile suit of the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. It was primarily piloted by Heero Yuy.

Technology & Combat Characteristics[]

Out of the five original Gundams created for Operation Meteor, Wing Gundam is the most well-balanced in terms of abilities and bears the closest resemblance to their common ancestor: the XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero.[1] Like Wing Zero, the Wing Gundam can transform into an alternate flight form known as "Bird Mode" and has a powerful Buster Rifle as part of its armaments. However, the "ZERO System" interface (which had technical problems) and other parts considered to be excessive were not included, and the skills of the pilot are needed to make up for the shortfall. Its cockpit is a spherical capsule surrounded by a linear frame, and it swivels in the same direction as the mobile suit's head. Unlike the standard OZ cockpit, it is a floating cockpit with a shock mitigation function.

The major contributor to Wing's mobility is the pair of wing units on its backpack. These units not only generate lift, but can also change the aerodynamic characteristics of the mobile suit through the movements of their individual panels, supporting a range of speeds from stall to hypersonic. Even in outer space, these wing units exhibit high attitude control capability using both AMBAC and built-in vernier thrusters. By transforming into Bird Mode, Wing's mobility and movement range are increased further, allowing it to conduct operations that other Gundams could not. The leg thrusters on the back of the knees serve as the main verniers in Bird Mode, and are also used for dashing on the ground in MS mode.

Armaments[]

  • Buster Rifle
A beam cannon developed based on the Wing Zero's Twin Buster Rifle. While the Wing Zero's Twin Buster Rifle is powered directly by the MS, Wing Gundam's Buster Rifle is powered by three special cartridges filled with energy that has been degenerated to the verge of materialization, and thus can only be fired three times. However, the use of cartridges enabled the weapon to be used by other mobile suits as well. The Buster Rifle is as powerful as a battleship's main gun and can destroy multiple targets, such as mobile suits, with a single shot.[2][3][4] Although the Buster Rifle's power is less than half that of the Twin Buster Rifle, the energy it emits at maximum output is equivalent to the daily consumption of a medium-sized city. Furthermore, the emitted beam is powerful enough to ionize the surrounding atmosphere, creating a violent plasma vortex with a radius of 150 meters centered on the beam's optical axis and a scorching torrent of several tens of kilometers.[1][4] However, by adjusting the output, the affected area can be altered.[4] The beam itself has a composite structure, consisting of high-speed, highly penetrative beam in the center surrounded by a low-speed but highly destructive particle beam.[1][4] The destructive power of the Buster Rifle, combined with Wing Gundam's flight ability, meant that it is possible for the mobile suit to serve as a strategic weapon.[1]
  • Vulcan Gun
A pair of shell-firing armament built into the head. When fired in unison with the machine cannons, they will be out of bullets in less than a minute. Mainly for close quarters combat and to restrain enemy units.
  • Machine Cannon
Located on the shoulders, the two cannons are short to medium range weapons. They are capable of rapid fire thanks to internal drum structure.
  • Shield
Made of high-strength Gundanium Alloy, it can also be used as a ramming weapon. The shield can be mounted on the left forearm and/or held with the left hand. It can be mounted on its back when not in use. In Bird Mode, it is docked with the Buster Rifle and mounted on the backpack. A sensor is located at the tip of the shield.
  • Beam Saber
The beam saber is the standard close-combat weapon for many mobile suits, it generates a blade-shaped beam to melt and cut through enemy's armor. Due to the use of the highly durable Gundanium Alloy, Wing Gundam's beam saber has a high output that is not attenuated even in water. A pair of beam sabers are stored in Wing's shield.[2][3] When the beam saber is needed, the lower half of the shield folds to expose the grip of one saber. The beam saber is typically wielded in Wing's right hand, which forces the Gundam to discard the Buster Rifle temporarily.

Special Equipment & Features[]

  • Bird Mode
When transforming into Bird Mode, the Gundam's head and waist rotate backward, the legs fold up with the feet pointing backward, the shoulder armor fold down, the hands retract inside the forearms, and the talons fold over the forearms. Finally, the shield and Buster Rifle docks together and then attaches onto the Gundam's backpack to form the nose, and the Gundam's wings spread open. In this form, Wing is capable of high-speed flight and long-range travel, though it requires extra boosters in order to launch into space.
  • Search Eye
Focused on data gathering. When the antennas and main cameras do not suffice, the Gundam's secondary eye comprised of the large jewel on its chest is used to gather visual and radio-wave data.
  • Self-Destruct System
Wing Gundam was built to self-destruct should the pilot choose to. A remote detonator is placed within the cockpit and if a dire situation arrives, the pilot can destroy the Gundam. The system was designed to overload its power systems and has enough explosive power to destroy several city blocks. It's a last option tactic if the pilot is incapable of protecting the Gundam, while not allowing it to fall into enemy hands. It also can be used as one large explosive device to eradicate large targets.

Variants[]

  • Wing Gundam Ricardo Fellini Custom
A customized Wing Gundam Gunpla built and operated by Ricardo Fellini. It features a green color scheme, and retains all of the Wing Gundam's standard armaments. Through many victories and defeats, Ricardo would continue to modify his Wing Gundam, eventually resulting in the XXXG-01Wf Wing Gundam Fenice.

History[]

Operation Meteor[]

The Wing Gundam was developed in the L1 Colony Cluster by the engineer Doctor J as a tool of revenge to use against the OZ organization for the assassination of the pacifist leader of the colonies, Heero Yuy, whom the Gundam's pilot was code-named after. Wing was sent to Earth with Heero to commence Operation Meteor, at the same time that each of Doctor J's fellow scientists deployed their respective Gundams as well. However, Wing was intercepted during its descent through Earth's atmosphere by an United Earth Sphere Alliance assault carrier commanded by OZ's Zechs Merquise. Heero destroyed both of the carrier's OZ-07AMS Aries with Wing's Buster Rifle, but Zechs used his OZ-06MS Leo to grapple with and weigh down the Gundam. Wing then crashed into the Pacific Ocean near the coast of Japan, and Heero abandoned it.

After leaving Wing at the bottom of the sea, Heero enrolled as a student at the Saint Gabriel Academy to disguise himself. He later stole several torpedoes from an Alliance naval base, with the intention of destroying his Gundam before it fell into enemy hands. However, Wing had already been saved from OZ by Duo Maxwell, pilot of the XXXG-01D Gundam Deathscythe. Wing was set to self-detonate, but Duo deactivated the device. Duo later encountered Heero on land as he raised both of their Gundams out of the sea on autopilot. Unaware of Duo's allegiance, Heero fired the stolen torpedoes at the two suits, though they only caused minimal damage. Still, the fact that Heero knew Gundanium's impact tolerance made Duo realize he was Wing's pilot.

After Duo helped Heero escape captivity from an Alliance military hospital, he recovered both of their Gundams from the sea. Heero repaired Wing by stealing parts from Deathscythe behind Duo's back, and he used it for a mission to destroy an enemy air carrier transporting Gundanium Alloy. Heero later used Wing to destroy OZ's northern Pacific Ocean supply base. During the attack, he once again encountered Duo and repaid his debt to him by firing Wing's Buster Rifle at a Leo that was coming up behind Deathscythe. When OZ sent mobile suits to attack the Saint Gabriel Academy with the intent of killing Relena Darlian, Heero used Wing to counterattack as he believed that OZ had discovered his hideout. Wing took out most of the enemy with its beam saber, while impaling the last one with its shield after using it to save Relena from falling debris despite Heero's belief that she needed to die for the sake of his mission.

During an assault on the New Edwards Base, all five of the Gundam pilots were united thinking they were about to destroy OZ completely. During the battle, Wing destroyed an OZ shuttle with its beam saber before Heero found out that it held the pacifistic leader of the Alliance military, Field Marshal Noventa. OZ's leader, Treize Khushrenada, had tricked the Gundam pilots, and the ramifications were clear when OZ took over the world unopposed. When Heero was alerted to OZ's plan to self-detonate the New Edwards Base's missiles in order to eliminate the Gundams, he used Wing to break into the missile silo and disarm the explosives. Sometime later, Heero used Wing to team up with Duo in destroying an OZ island base near the school they had transferred to.

Self-destruction and Restoration[]

Wing Gundam's next major mission was in Siberia. Here, OZ was preparing to launch their new OZ-12SMS Taurus, and four of the five Gundams arrived to prevent their deployment. As soon as Wing arrived, it was intercepted by Zechs' OZ-00MS Tallgeese and they engaged in a beam saber duel. Though they seemed evenly matched, Wing managed to gain the upper hand when it sliced the Tallgeese's left arm off. However, the duel was interrupted when OZ's Lady Une threatened to destroy the space colonies if the Gundam pilots did not surrender. In response to this, Heero activated Wing's self-detonation device while standing just outside the cockpit, destroying his Gundam and nearly killing himself as well.

While Heero spent more than a month recovering under the care of fellow Gundam pilot Trowa Barton, Zechs had taken Wing's remains with him and began to rebuild it for a re-match as he felt both cheated and disgusted by Lady Une's actions in Siberia. However, OZ's parent organization, the Romefeller Foundation, ordered Zechs to have the Gundam's remains destroyed. Zechs tricked Romefeller by simply destroying a dummy constructed out of spare parts for the Tallgeese, and had the nearly-completed Wing taken to a base in Antarctica in order to continue its reconstruction.

Though Wing was mostly rebuilt at the Antarctica base, its highly-calibrated inner systems were completely destroyed during its self-detonation, leaving it at a disadvantage. Zechs also had the self-destruct system removed to avoid another interrupted duel. However, Wing was left in the base for the re-match, as Heero had chosen to use Trowa's XXXG-01H Gundam Heavyarms to avoid any sense of reluctance between himself and Zechs. During the battle, Trowa used Wing to prevent Romefeller's search party from interfering and destroyed a pair of Aries that were following Relena's transport. When Romefeller's fleet arrived, Trowa converted Wing into Bird Mode and picked up Heavyarms as he and Heero made their escape.

When the five Gundam pilots returned to space to stop OZ from taking over the colonies, Heero left Wing behind on Earth to avoid enemy detection. Sometime later, Wing was found underwater by Sally Po, who eventually turned it over to Lucrezia Noin after the two recovered it while Sally was temporarily imprisoned by OZ. Noin then brought the Gundam to the rebuilt Sanc Kingdom's underground hangar. Sometime after Heero returned to Earth with Quatre Raberba Winner, he joined a local branch of the Treize Faction and engaged an army of Romefeller's new OZ-02MD Virgos in a standard Leo, but was overwhelmed. After Quatre arrived to save him in an Aries, Noin delivered Wing's Buster Rifle to them and Quatre used it to wipe out all the Virgos. They were then brought to the Sanc Kingdom and Heero was once again reunited with his Gundam. He would soon after use Wing to lead a counterattack against Romefeller forces attempting to invade Relena's pacifist nation. After much convincing from Noin, Quatre and Relena, Heero agreed to stay in the Sanc Kingdom with his Gundam to defend the nation from further threats.

Final Battle and Replacement[]

When Romefeller sent another army of Virgos to crush the Treize Faction at their base in Luxembourg, Heero used Wing Gundam to help defend the Treize Faction in order to prevent Romefeller from spreading their forces any further. Though Wing was more of a match for the Virgos than the Treize Faction's Leos and Aries, the Gundam's right leg was damaged during the battle. As more Virgos began surrounding it, Treize spoke to Heero through the Gundam's intercom and encouraged him not to give up. Heero managed to get Wing back on its feet, but it was eventually blasted into a building and disabled completely. After the remaining Virgos were destroyed in a suicide attack by three of Treize's soldiers, Heero exited Wing's cockpit and abandoned his Gundam for the final time. Soon after, he was given the OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon by Treize, though Heero would later replace Epyon with the XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero.

Last Heroics[]

After the battle at Luxembourg Base, the abandoned Wing Gundam was captured by OZ and taken to a base on the grounds of a military hospital for repairs. While there, it was fitted with booster rockets for travelling into space, though one engineer asked another why the Gundam needed the modifications for space flight since seemingly nobody remaining on Earth was capable of piloting it. When Treize attempted suicide in space by taunting Zechs into firing the battleship Libra's main beam cannon directly at him, Lady Une suddenly awoke from a coma on Earth, commandeered the idle Wing and launched into space at full speed.

Rapidly switching Wing out of Bird Mode, Lady Une arrived just in time to push Treize's OZ-00MS2 Tallgeese II out of the devastating path of the beam attack. Taking the full force of the beam, Wing was almost completely disintegrated, with only its head and torso remaining intact. Lady Une then emerged from the cockpit wearing a spacesuit and jumped onto the Tallgeese II's hand, abandoning Wing's remains in space. The Gundam was never seen again after this.

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Notes & Trivia[]

W gundam EarlyDesigns

The early mecha designs of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing; Wing Gundam is on the far left.

  • The initial design of Wing Gundam was to follow the "nationality" trend from Mobile Fighter G Gundam. Wing's design is Japanese and, according to designer Kunio Okawara's comments, is heavily based on the God Gundam. It should be noted that the Gundam's wings were missing from this initial design, and it wasn't until the second draft that the wings, as well as its transformation ability, were added.
  • Despite being the title mobile suit of Gundam Wing, Wing saw little action compared to its fellow Gundams (especially after it was rebuilt following its self-destruction in episode 10) and was abandoned by its own pilot multiple times.
  • Wing was the only Gundam of the original five of Gundam Wing to never receive an upgrade during the series as it was instead replaced by its prototype, the Wing Zero.
  • The only character from the series to actually refer to Wing Gundam by its name was Treize (in episode 46); to most others it was referred to as either "Zero-One" or "Gundam 01," the name it was given by OZ, while Heero himself only ever referred to it as "my mobile suit" or "my Gundam" (though he does refer to Wing by its name in the series' original manga adaptation).
  • Story differences for Wing Gundam in the original manga adaptation of the anime include:
    • After crashing into the Pacific Ocean, Heero recovers Wing immediately after his first encounter with Relena thanks to Duo's timely intervention.
    • Wing's self-destruction occurs at the New Edwards Base instead of Siberia.
    • Heero uses the rebuilt Wing instead of Heavyarms for his duel with Zechs in Antarctica.
    • At the Sanc Kingdom, Heero uses Wing to save Relena from a group of Virgos rather than a crashing OZ plane.
    • Quatre briefly pilots Wing to stop Heero when he loses control of himself while piloting Epyon for the first time.
    • Heero abandons Wing during the final battle at the Sanc Kingdom rather than at Luxembourg; he simply leaves it behind in the hangar and soon after swaps Epyon for Wing Zero with Zechs.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1/100 Master Grade Wing Gundam model kit manual, Bandai
  2. 2.0 2.1 XXXG - 01W Wing Gundam, "New Mobile Report Gundam Wing" Official Website, Sunrise
  3. 3.0 3.1 1/144 Original Wing Gundam model kit manual, Bandai
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 1/144 HGAC Wing Gundam model kit manual, Bandai

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