MSA-5 Methuss

As the Anti-Earth Union Group commissions Anaheim Electronics to develop and construct its next-generation wave of mobile suits under the "Project Zeta" flag, one of the early test prototype units built is the MSA-005 Methuss. This mobile suit is the AEUG's first true transformable mobile suit, as it is used to test the feasibility of the transformation systems that would later be used in the MSZ-6 Zeta Gundam. Capable of transforming into a space fighter-like mobile armor form, the Methuss is quite fast and agile in its mobile armor form. However, its mobile suit mode is lacking in combat abilities, as its weaponry is limited to a pair of fixed beam guns on its forearms and a set of beam sabers for close combat. It is quite possible that the Methuss, being simply a test unit for its transformation systems, is never truly intended for combat. However, the unit is delivered to the AEUG's flagship Argama and assigned to Reccoa Londe and later pilot trainee Fa Yuiry, who manages to master her mobile suit and survive the Gryps Conflict plaguing the Earth Sphere. This often comes at a high cost to the Methuss itself, as it is frequently trashed or heavily damaged during combat. Fortunately for the AEUG, the Methuss is easy to repair, allowing it to be returned to the field in very little time. Anaheim later creates an upgraded version of the Methuss, the MSA-5S Methuss Kai. The original Methuss posted to the Argama manages to survive the Gryps Conflict, but is heavily damaged and retired during the early days of the subsequent First Neo Zeon War.

Production: Prototype

Use: Attack

Type: Transformable Mobile Suit

Manufacturer: Anaheim Electronics

Operator: AEUG

Armaments: Arm Beam Gun, Beam Saber

Armor: Gundarium Alloy