Mobile Suit Gundam 00

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The official site put a profile of the AEU Hellion in the MS section and Haro in the character sections.

Haro
"A small, all-purpose machine (autonomous AI) owned by Celestial Being. Stays in the cockpit with Lockon and helps with some of the controls for the Dynames. Additionally, it's extensively used for maintenance work and is indispensable to Celestial Being, who uses a small number of personnel for the sake of preserving the organization's secrets."

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00 spoilers

From this month's anime magazines (Newtype & Animage)

Ep 2 "Gundam Meister" - The leaders of the world are still discussing how to deal with Celestial Being. Meanwhile, Setsuna and Gundam appear at one of the longest ongoing ethnic conflict.

Ep 3 "Changing World" - Union MS pilot, Graham Acre, confronts the Gundam and is fascinated by it. Now cautious of the Gundam, Union Force sets up an anti-Gundam special op forces which Graham is part of.

Ep 4 "Foreign Negotiation" - Feeling the threat of Gundam, Human Reform League enlists a young girl to counter them. Republic of Talivia, a South American country that was part of the Union, withdraws from the Union. While the Union is considering military option against them, Celestial Being makes a surprising move in a response to this.

Ep 5 "Breakaway Limit Zone" - Saji and Louise head to Human Reform League's Lower Oribital Station as part of study tour. Meanwhile, Allelujah is onboard a linear train returning to Space for his next mission.

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Random 00 info

From Newtype: Hiroomi Iketani, one of the Gundam 00 producers, reveals some numbers associated with first episode of Gundam 00.

- About 2 years - The amount of time they spent planning the series. It started with temporary name "Next". Iketani met Seiji Mizushima for the first time at the end of 2005.

- About 30 people - Number of casts for the first episode.

- About 4hrs 30mins - The amount of time it took to record the audio. This is about average compared with other anime.

- Over 300 people - The staff members of Gundam 00. Compared with other shows, it probably has more main staff members (for an example, the mecha designers). Including the director, a lot of the staff is new to Gundam.

- Twice the amount compared to a typical show - The total amount of drawings needed to make the first episode.

- Over 400 pages - Reference drawings made for episode 1.

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This month's hobby mag news

    Mobile Suit Gundam 00P
    Mecha:
    GNY-001 Gundam Astraea
    Design by Kanetake Ebikawa
    Mecha that takes its name from Astraea, a goddess of justice. In order of succession, it is an Exia proto-unit but at this point in time, it's a general purpose mecha and not a close combat-use unit. How this machine evolves is very interesting.
    Armament: Shield, beam rifle, beam saber x 2

    Characters: Meisters of second generation Gundams. Louid Resonance is in charge of piloting the Astraea. The other two test other Gundams. Additionally, it seems there's another Gundam Meister...

    Marlene Bloody - A heinous criminal. Excellent as a pilot.

    Shal Akstica - A 16-year-old girl chosen to be a Meister.

    Louid Resonance - An engineer-type whose strength is in mechanics.

    Mobile Suit Gundam 00V
    GN-001/hs-A01 Gundam Avalanche Exia
    Head height: 18.3m
    Total weight: 62.1t (Avalanche equipment weight 4.9t)
    A Gundam Exia with additional high mobility equipment.
    Design by Kanetake Ebikawa
    Armament: GN sword, GN long blade, GN short blade, GN beam saber x 2, GN beam dagger x 2, GN shield, GN vulcans x 2
    Affiliation: Celestial Being

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Gundam Ace 00F info

    Mobile Suit Gundam 00F
    Mecha:
    GNY-001 Gundam Astraea
    A proto-unit in the Gundam Exia lineage. Has the name of the goddess of justice depicted on the justice tarot card. Equipped with a mask for hiding the fact that it is a Gundam.
    Design by Kanetake Ebikawa

    GNY-004 Gundam Plutone
    A Gundam proto-unit. Has the name "Pluto" from the "judgment" tarot card. Appears as though it has a function corresponding to its card meaning of "rebirth, change". Judging by the model number, was it discontinued during development? It seems to have a (?) connection with Chall in the past.
    Design by Takayuki Yanase

    Characters:
    Chall Acoustica
    Fon Spark

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The official site updated the MS and character profiles with new entries.

    MS:
    VMS-15 Union Realdo
    Head height: 15.3 m (Overall height: 17.7 m)
    Base weight: 60.0 t
    "MS used by the Union. Still retains its status as their main weapon as their newest unit, the Flag, hasn't been thoroughly deployed. Like the Flag, it has a flight form and can be similarly used as a fighter craft but can't transform in mid-air, needing parts modification work for transformation."

    MSJ-06II-SP Tieren Taozi
    Head height: 18.7 m
    Base weight: 112.1 t
    Pilot: Soma Peries
    "Enhanced soldiers, 'super soldiers', have been researched by the Human Reform League in absolute secrecy. This is the custom unit for the first of those, Soma Peiris. It displays astounding mobility with thrusters having been added all over the body and large thrust vectoring thrusters equipped on the legs and the moveable armor on both shoulders. The operating system's greater data processing volume with the increase in camera-eyes on the head and the large amount of G's acting on the pilot make flying it difficult for all but trained super soldiers. Further, for the Human Reform League, it's a unique unit envisioned for use both on land and in space."

    MSJ-06II-LC Tieren Long-Range Cannon Type
    Head height: 20.2 m (Bombardment posture head height, 19.3 m)
    Base weight: 142.0 t
    "Human Reform League Tieren variation specialized for long-range shooting. Equipped with a 300mm x 50 caliber smooth bore cannon. Against fortifications and, of course, against MS, it's an effective unit, attacking from outside enemy range. Its mobility as an MS is significantly reduced so it's mobilized with escorts during military action."

    Characters:
    Ali Al Sarshes
    "35-years-old. Head of the private military company PMC. It seems he has a past connection with Setsuna..."

    Soma Peries
    "18-years-old. MS pilot with the Human Reform League, rank 2nd Lieutenant. From the Ubermensch Technical Research Institute, whose goal is to create a perfect soldier, 'Super Soldier Number 1' has an enhanced nervous system and body restructuring to adapt to outer space. She has limited emotional range as a result of brain alterations."

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Note: the following is taken from 2ch so there's potential for false info but at the very least the names Sadalsuud and Gundam Dynames Torpedo are confirmed by content listings for Dengeki Hobby and Hobby Japan.

00V
GN-002/DG014 Gundam Dynames Torpedo
Head height: 18.3 m
Base weight: 66.0 t (torpedo equipment weight 6.9 t)
Armament: Torpedo launcher, GN beam saber
Has sensors on its left shoulder & face and anti-underwater equipment with a huge, larger-than-body-height torpedo launcher that conceals the right arm. Can shoot submerged enemies without entering the water. It appears to fire GN particle-charged GN torpedoes but as the torpedoes themselves remain undiscovered, the facts aren't certain.
Design by Takayuki Yanase

00P
Mecha:
GNY-002 Gundam Sadalsuud
Head height: 18.2 m
Base weight: 49.9 t
Pilot: Gundam Meister 874
Armament: Revolve Bazooka
Has the image of the tarot card "The Star" (a female goddess taking some water). Scouting & command specialized prototype equipped with sensors all over its entire body. As it is a sensor-using test unit, it has a meager armament and an equal lack of armor. For the time being, it is the prototype of the Dynames.
Design by Takayuki Yanase

Character:
Gundam Meister 874
One of Celestal Being's four Gundam Meisters. Though Meisters generally use codenames, she's called by a number in her case. Doesn't appear in front of other members and apparently has a secret of some kind. Outwardly, she looks to be in her early teens and, if she is as old as she appears, as a mobile suit pilot so young, she is the best of the best.

00F
Gundam Sadalsuud F - This unit is reinforced with weaponry and armor to a degree that doesn't compromise the prototype Sadalsuud's sensor effectiveness. Nonetheless, it isn't suited mainly for combat.

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The official site has a pic of the Gundam Dynames Full-Shield and several character additions:

Celestial Being

Alejandro Corner
"34-years-old. A Celestial UN Ambassador for a Union member nation and an observer for Celestial Being."

Livonze Almark
"Age unknown. A mysterious boy participating in Alejandro Corner's actions."

Union

Billy Katagiri
"31-years-old. Scientist with the Union army. Pursues the mystery of the Gundams with ace pilot Graham."

Special Economic Zone Japan

Louise Halevy
"17-years-old. An overseas student majoring in space engineering who lives in Japan's Special Economic Zone. Saji Crossroad's girlfriend (?), she stands out with her selfishness and pushy behavior."

Kinue Crossroad
"22-years-old. Saji Crossroad's older sister who works in the press."

Kingdom of Azadistan

Shirin Bakhtiar
"27-years-old. A woman who chaperons and advises ruler Marina Ismail at the royal palace of the Middle East's Kingdom of Azadistan. Her political aptitude is great but because women are prohibited from being involved in politics in Azadistan, she can't take part in an official capacity. Consequently, her words and behavior have a bite to them."