- —Amuro Ray on the RX-78-2 Gundam
The RX-78-2 Gundam is a mech from the Mobile Suit Gundam series. It appeared in the 98th episode of Death Battle, Optimus Prime VS Gundam, where it and Amuro Ray fought against Optimus Prime from the Transformers series.
History
In the year 0079 of the Universal Century, at the height of a great war between the denizens of Earth and those who took to the stars, a new series of weapons were created: the Mobile Suits. After suffering heavy losses at the hands of mobile suits built by the Principality of Zeon, the Earth Federation had enough and decided to build their own answer to the problem with the help of brilliant scientist Tem Ray. However, the project was sabotaged when their base of operations was bombarded. The Mobile Suits were later rediscovered by Tem's son, Amuro Ray, who then took the cockpit of the second model, the RX-78-2. While many other Gundam Mobile Suits would come after, the RX-78-2 is one of the first, and most legendary.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Model Number: RX-78-2
- Height: 59'1" | 18 m
- Weight: 60 tons
- Armor: Luna Titanium AKA Gundarium
- Created by Tem Ray
- Assigned to White Base
- Inspired 412+ other Gundams
- Add-Ons
Amuro Ray
- Age: 29
- Height: 5'11" | 180 cm
- Weight: 155 lbs | 70.3 kg
- Rank: Captain
- Code names: White Devil, White Unicorn
- Other notable Mobile Suits:
Equipment
- Beam Rifle
- Beam Sabers
- Can morph into Beam Javelins
- Forearm-mounted shield
- 60mm Vulcan Gun
- Hyper Bazookas
- Gravity/Hyper Hammer
- Heatproof Shield
- Disposable & single use
Newtype Powers
- Precognition
- Heightened Spatial Awareness
- Telepathy
- Psychokinesis
- Mental Pressure
- Can increase Beam Saber size
- If it lasts for more than 4 hours, please consult Doctor Minosky
Feats
- Threw a 75.4 ton MS-OB Gouf
- Outsped Char's legendary suits
- Survived an exploding asteroid
- Withstood a 4,000°F magnetic field
- Survived a Zaku's nuclear reactor detonation
- Obliterated a Musai warship in one shot
- Shot down the Elmeth's hypersonic bits
- Defeated Char, Ramba Ral, Lalah, & Black Tri-Stars
Gallery
Appearance
(From Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3)
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- RX-78-2 and Amuro Ray are the 10th and 11th Bandai Namco characters to appear, after Dig Dug, Ivy Valentine, Zechs Merquise, Gundam Epyon, Nightmare, Tai Kamiya, Agumon, Renamon, and Jin Kazama, and with the next two being Heihachi Mishima and Chosen Undead.
- They are the third and fourth Gundam characters to appear, after Zechs Merquise and Gundam Epyon.
- They are the first and second Gundam characters to lose.
- They are the fifth and sixth Bandai Namco characters to lose, after Ivy Valentine, Nightmare, Renamon, and Jin Kazama, and with the next one being Chosen Undead.
- They are the third and fourth Gundam characters to appear, after Zechs Merquise and Gundam Epyon.
- RX-78-2 and Amuro Ray are the third and fourth Anime/Manga characters to fight against a Cartoon character, after Gaara and Afro Samurai, and with the next four being Edward Elric, Shoto Todoroki, Saitama, and Frieza.
- They are the third and fourth Anime/Manga characters to lose, after Gaara and Afro Samurai, and with the next two being Edward Elric and Saitama.
- RX-78-2 and Amuro Ray are the fourth and fifth Anime/Manga characters to fight against a Comic Book character, after Son Goku, Android 18, and Lucy, and with the next 12 being Genos, Crona, Broly, Goku Black, Saitama, Vegeta, Tetsuo Shima, Xeno Trunks, Frieza, Bardock, Simon the Digger, and Gurren Lagann.
- They are the second and third Anime/Manga characters lose, after Son Goku, and with the next seven being Genos, Goku Black, Saitama, Vegeta, Tetsuo Shima, Xeno Trunks, and Bardock.
- RX-78-2 is the fifth mech to appear, after White Tigerzord, Gundam Epyon, Megazord, and Voltron, and with the next three being Dragonzord, Mechagodzilla, and Gurren Lagann.
- It is the third mech to lose, after White Tigerzord and Megazord, and with the next one being Dragonzord.
