Tallgeese is the name given to three designs of fictional mobile suit depicted in the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing anime and derivative works (referred to collectively as the After Colony era). In the Gundam terminology the terms normal suit (Universal Century and astrosuit (After Colony are used to refer to normal astronaut spacesuits so Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, known in Japan as, was an anime series in the Mecha genre and is one of the alternate universe Gundam series (anime in Japanese, After Colony is the collective name for works related to the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing anime series which first aired in 1995 In the anime, Walker, an OZ pilot that discovered the Tallgeese and procured it for Zechs Merquise's use, notes that it was the very first armed mobile suit, something of a common ancestor of both the Gundams and the mass-produced military mobile suits depicted. A group of organisms is said to have common descent if they have a common Ancestor. The Tallgeese II is built from the original design to be used as a command suit, and Tallgeese III is the Endless Waltz depiction of the mecha. Gundam Wing Endless Waltz, known in Japan as, is the sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, both of which are set in the After Colony timeline All three incarnations of the mobile suit were designed by Hajime Katoki. is a popular Japanese Mecha designer A member of the studio Sunrise, he is highly noted for his work on the ''Gundam'' series

Role in plot

Tallgeese I

The original Tallgeese unit was designed in After Colony 170 (twenty-five years before the setting of the anime series) by the Romefeller Foundation, to provide an armed unit based on mobile suit technology. This is a list of fictional nations and factions from the After Colony timeline of the Gundam Anime Metaseries. The resulting design was extremely powerful, but extremely expensive construction-wise and physically and mentally strenuous to the point of physical harm on its pilots, as demonstrated by the unfortunate death of one Otto, assistant and friend of Zechs Merquise, the pilot. Zechs had almost died when he first piloted, but mastered it later, so much so that in episode 34 of the anime he asks for diagnostics to be run because the suit felt slow to him. The design was simplified, resulting in the Leo mobile suit. The following is a list of fictional mobile suits that appear in the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing anime and associated works (the collective of which is known as the "

Within the After Colony timeline, only two Tallgeese suits are depicted. The first was in storage, but was rebuilt in After Colony 195 by Zechs Merquise over the course of the early episodes. Tallgeese I was the only mobile suit capable of matching a Gundam in combat. At a point between episodes 18 and 22, Zechs' Tallgeese is modified for space travel, allowing Zechs (as Milliardo Peacecraft) to visit the colonies. This Tallgeese is self-detonated in episode 34, allowing Zechs to claim Wing Gundam Zero. The XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero (commonly abbreviated as either Wing Zero or simply Zero) is one of the fictional Gundam mobile suits appearing in the Mobile

The second example revealed appeared in the Episode Zero manga. released in the United States as Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Episode Zero, is a Manga miniseries based on the Anime series New This Tallgeese was owned by the Long Clan (of which Chang Wufei was associated), and was destroyed while defending the Long Clan's orbital colony in After Colony 194. is a Fictional character from the Anime series Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. ^[1]

Tallgeese II

Tallgeese II was a stop-gap unit assembled on the asteroid base MO-II, built from spare parts left over from the original Tallgeese project. Tallgeese II is identical in performance to its predecessor, Tallgeese I, with the only major differences being an Epyon-style crest, a Gundam-like face and a new color scheme to match the clothes of its intended pilot. OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon is a fictional Gundam mobile suit appearing in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and derivative works

Tallgeese II was piloted by Treize Khushrenada from episode 46 until episode 48. is a fictional character in the anime/manga series Gundam Wing. It is destroyed in episode 48, when Treize allows Chang Wufei, piloting the Altron Gundam, to kill him in combat. XXXG-01S Gundam Shenlong (also referred to as Gundam Zero-Five) is one of the five fictional Gundam mobile suits appearing in the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

Tallgeese III

 Model number: OZ-00MS2B
 Code name: Tallgeese III
 Unit type: mobile suit
 Manufacturer: unknown (based on a OZ design)
 Operator: Preventers
 First deployment: 24 December AC 196
 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
 Dimensions: head height 17. 4 meters
 Weight: empty 8. 2 metric tons; max gross weight unknown
 Armor materials: titanium alloy
 Powerplant: ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 3647 kW
 Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 87003 kg total
 Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
 Fixed armaments: 1 x mega cannon, mounted on right shoulder; 2 x vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge      racks in shield, hand-carried in use

The Tallgeese III was built at the same time as the Tallgeese II, but due to difficulties developing the armament did not appear until Endless Waltz. Gundam Wing Endless Waltz, known in Japan as, is the sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, both of which are set in the After Colony timeline Tallgeese III was equipped with weapons derived from the Epyon and Wing Zero Gundams; the weapons were still under construction and prevented the suit from being functional when Treize went to space in episode 46. OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon is a fictional Gundam mobile suit appearing in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and derivative works The XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero (commonly abbreviated as either Wing Zero or simply Zero) is one of the fictional Gundam mobile suits appearing in the Mobile The suit was confiscated by the Earth Sphere Unified Nation's Preventer taskforce. This is a list of fictional nations and factions from the After Colony timeline of the Gundam Anime Metaseries.

During the events of Endless Waltz, Zechs returns from his self-imposed exile (he was believed dead at the end of the anime) and uses Tallgeese III against the Mariemaia Army. This is a list of fictional nations and factions from the After Colony timeline of the Gundam Anime Metaseries. Its armament included the devastating Mega Beam Cannon ( as powerful as Wing Gundam Zero's Double Beam Cannon), the heat rod from the Epyon, which extends from its shield, and two beam sabers. Zechs uses Tallgeese III in combat against the rebellious Mariemaia Army, almost single-handedly destroying or holding off many of their new MMS-01 Serpent units although, it is unknown whether or not the Tallgeese III was destroyed at the end of Endless Waltz.

The 1:100 scale Tallgeese III model kit, aside from the parts needed to build the Tallgeese III, contains extra parts to construct either the original Tallgeese or the Tallgeese II instead. This is considering the previous versions were only released in 1/144 scale. This means that one would need to purchase three 1:100 scale Tallgeese III to create 1:100 scale model kits of each of the three Tallgeeses (although it is also possible to build either of the two Tallgeese using the HG Tallgeese III, but in 1:144 scale).

References

• GundamOfficial.com - Tallgeese. SOTSU AGENCY - SUNRISE / BANDAI. Retrieved on 2007-01-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted

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