OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon

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Palladium RPG Stats by Kelly Green.
Created 11-17-01

Updated 1-10-03

Model number: OZ-13MS
Code name: Gundam Epyon
Unit type: transformable mobile suit
Manufacturer: OZ (Organization of Zodiac)
Operator(s): White Fang; Gundam pilots
First deployment: AC 195
Accomodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 17.4 meters
Weight: empty 8.5 metric tons; max gross weight unknown
Construction and armor: gundanium alloy
Powerplant: ultracompact fusion reactor, output rating unknown
Performance ability levels: fighting 160; weapons 140; speed 160; power 150; armor 140
Equipment and design features: Epyon System combat computer/pilot interface in cockpit
Fixed armaments: 1 x beam sword, directly powered by generator via cable, stored in rack on right hip armor, hand-carried in use
Optional fixed armaments: 1 x shield, mounted on left forearm, mounts 1 x heat rod, retractable

"Do you think you've built a god or something?" - Heero Yuy
"Mabye I do. As long as the warrior has a genuine will to fight, the Epyon will eliminate all distractions. There's nothing more noble and beautiful than a warrior with no distractions. One could say he's the closest thing to God." - Treize Khushrenada

Designed and built by OZ leader Treize Khushrenada during the political and military chaos occuring in AC 195, the OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon was intended to be the physical manifestation of Treize's martial ideals. Based on combat data acquired on the Gundams fighting OZ and the Romefeller Foundation, the Gundam Epyon ("epyon" is Greek for "next") was intended to be the perfect weapon for Treize's envisioned perfect soldier.

Rather than incorporating ranged weapons used by "cowardly" soldiers with no warrior's sense of fulfillment, Treize armed the Epyon with only two weapons: a razor-sharp, retractable tentacle heat rod - effective for both grappling and slicing enemies at high speed - and a large beam sword, connected directly to the mobile suit's generator via a power cable. These "duelist's" weapons were the only weapons a "true" soldier would need, and Treize, seeing the personal philosophies he lived by embodied in the Gundam pilots, waited until the day he could give his perfect weapon to one of these perfect soldiers. In addition to these melee weapons, the Epyon could transform into a mobile armor mode for atmospheric flight and added speed and mobility.

That day came when Treize - having withdrawn his support for the Romefeller Foundation's new direction of purpose - was under seige in his Luxenbourg headquarters by Romefeller loyalists attempting to take out Treize and his proud supporters. Gundam pilot Heero Yuy arrived on the scene, and his meeting with Treize ended in Heero's acquiring the Gundam Epyon for his personal use. To Heero's surprise, the Epyon incorporated a dangerous cockpit system similar to that of the XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero - one that interfaced directly with the pilot's mind, eliminating all doubts and fears and providing its pilot with unquestionable knowledge of his enemies and the ability to achieve total victory. Heero, having already had this disturbing experience with the Wing Zero, quickly mastered this new Gundam's "Epyon System," though he would later end up trading mobile suits with former OZ pilot Zechs Merquise, who had just recently acquired the Wing Zero himself. Zechs would keep the Gundam Epyon for the remainder of the fighting occuring that year, leading his own soulless mobile doll "troops" on the front lines against Treize's World Nation and the Gundam pilots.

Pilot(s): Zechs Merquise (aka Milliardo Peacecraft), Heero Yuy
Appearances: New Mobile Report Gundam W; Gundam W Dual Story: G-UNIT
Original mechanical designer: Kunio Ookawara

[1]The Head, Hands, and Sensor Unit are small targets , and are difficult to hit.  Therefore, even with a called shot, they are -3 to hit.

[2]Destroying the Head Sensor Unit will disrupt the Epyon's ability to receive radio signals and has a 50% chance of destroying the radar and laser tracking systems. This will eliminate the bonuses for Strike and Dodge.

[3]Depleting the MDC of the Main Body will disable the Epyon.

[4]When in Mobile Armor Mode, 1/3 of all damage done to the Main Body is transferred to the legs(twin heads).

Reactor: 3400 kilowatts
Soldier Mode:
  Running: 100 mph
  Leaping: 50 feet up or 100 feet across(Note: Leaps in space are increased by a factor of 10.)
  Leaping: (Thruster Assisted) 150 feet  up, and 300 feet across(Note: Leaps in space are increased by a factor of 10.)
  Thrust: 34,000 kilograms
  Flying:
    In Atmosphere: 300mph with a 18,000 foot ceiling
    Space: 1,925 mph
 

Mobile Armor Mode:
 Flying:
   In Atmosphere: 600 mph with a 30,000 foot ceiling.
   Space: 3,850 mph

Mobile Suit Mode:
Height: 17.4 m
Width:12.5 (at shoulder shields) 14.6 m (at wings, if they are pulled forward)
Length:8.9 m (with wings pulled forward)

Mobile Armor Mode:
Height:
Width:
Length:

Weight: 8.5 metric tons (9.4 tons)

1. Beam Sword: basically a really large energy sword.
   MDC: 50
   Location: The sword is stored in a rack on the right hip, hand held in use.
   Primary Purpose: Melee
   Range: Melee
   Mega Damage: 4D4 x 10 MD
   Attacks per Melee: Equal to the Pilots Hand to Hand
   Payload: Because it is tied directly to the Epyon's main reactor, energy is effectively Unlimited.

    

2. Heat Rod/Left Arm Shield: another unique mobile suit weapon, Epyons shield has a long articulated "Heat Rod" attached to it.  It also is is tied directly to the Epyon, and does not run off internal power, and is therefor inexhaustible.
   MDC: 150
   Location: Mounted on the forearm.
   Primary Purpose: Melee
   Range: Melee (approximately 60 ft; 19m)
   Mega Damage: 3D4 x 10 MD per strike
   Attacks per Melee: Equal to the Pilot's Hand to Hand
   Payload: Hardwired to the Mecha, it is Effectively Unlimited

    

3. Optional Hand to Hand Combat

   Restrained Punch Punch Power Punch(uses 2 attacks) Crush, Pry or Tear Kick Leap Kick Body Flip / Throw Body Block / Tackle / Ram Flying Ram Stomp

   1D4 2D6 3D6 1D6 1D6 2D6 1D4 1D6 3D6 1D6

   See Also: Gundam Combat Basic / Gundam Combat Elite

1. Epyon (Zero) System: WARNING UNSTABLE: 50% chance of going insane after first use. Gives +3 to initiative, +2 to attack, +2 dodge, +3 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact