MS-04 BUGU
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| Affiliation | Autonomous Republic of Zeon | ||
| Head Height | 17.5m | ||
| Overall Width | 9.3m | ||
| Armament | machine gun heat hawk shield |
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BACKGROUND |
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| Much like the YMS-03 Waffe, the Bugu is a newly invented suit as the predecessor to the Zaku. Although it is higher in performance than the Zaku I by design, mass production was postponed because production costs ballooned, but it is said that multiple units were manufactured. Two types of the suit appeared in Episode 4 of the anime: a prototype color and Ramba Ral’s version | |||
PROTOTYPE COLORING |
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| DETAIL | This version of the suit appears in footage showing it undergoing a test flight in June UC 0077 at A Baoa Qu. The coloring of the prototype is inherited from the Mobile Worker. | ||
MS-04 WEAPONS DETAIL |
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| DETAIL | Top | magazine and bullet design | |
| Side | fully equipped MS-04 | ||
| Bottom | magazine and folding stock removed | ||
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| A retractable bazooka rack is mounted at the upper portion of the rear skirt and a mount latch is installed beneath it for magazines. This mechanism is passed along to the Zaku. The side skirts can be equipped with a heat hawk and spare magazines. | |||
MACHINE GUN |
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| A portable weapon for mobile suits manufactured by Yashima Heavy Industrial. A machine gun that fires solid rounds, it is utilized by both the Federation and Zeon. | |||
HEAT HAWK |
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| A weapon for close combat. The blade glows red with heat that is hot enough to melt through armor. The MS-05 and many other suits were equipped with this weapon. | |||
SHORT SHIELD |
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| DETAIL | Top | The type of shield that appeared in the animation. | |
| Bottom | Equipped with a mount latch and grip on the back of the shield to attach it to the elbow pad. | ||
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| For the coloring and marking plans of the shield, the left and center gray shields are the final designs. The shield on the right is another proposal that specifies the Zeon insignia and suit number “04” according to the manga original and a personal coloring is added at one point. Although painting mobile suit development numbers on the suits is a traditional method of marking mobile suits, following Ramba Ral, individual suit numbers were assigned to each machine to emphasize the personality of each pilot. | |||
