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The Gelgoog is Zeon's final mass-produced mobile suit, a vicious machine that rivals the Federation's dreaded Gundam in terms of performance and firepower. However, its late and haphazard introduction to the battlefield prevented the technological superiority of the Gelgoog from changing the course of the war, and its capabilities were largely wasted in the hands of poorly-trained student recruits.
Like the Zaku II, the Gelgoog is intended for use both in space and on Earth, and its forearms house supplemental jet engines for use in atmosphere or within space colonies. These jets can be replaced with small shields, machine guns, or rocket launchers as the mission demands. The main reason for the Gelgoog's late arrival is also its greatest advantage: It's the first general-purpose Zeon mobile suit to carry beam weapons, in the form of a beam rifle and a fancy twin beam sword.
A total of 165 Gelgoogs were produced, including 25 prototype units. For the most part, the Gelgoog was produced exclusively at the asteroid fortress A Bao A Qu, and it wasn't until the Federation's assault on A Bao A Qu on the last day of the war that this superb new mobile suit really entered combat.
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