Got this latest Gundam Astrea from Littark Sdn Bhd Warehouse with my fellow friends (Gundam fans).
Astraea appears in the side-storie Mobile Suit Gundam 00P and Mobile Suit Gundam 00F. A test-type mobile unit, which serves as the intermediary design between the 1st-generation O Gundam and the 3rd-generation Gundam Exia. It is a testbed for a number of experimental technologies, incorporated in pursuit of a greater general utility versus the O. The GN Drive control mechanism differs from that of the O, and benchmarks with both higher output and higher instability.
In 00P, where the Astraea is initially introduced, its paint scheme is white with blue and red highlights. As of 00F, 15 years later in the 00 continuity, the scheme has been altered to red with grey highlights, and the face has been covered with a black mask, in order to disguise the fact that it is actually a Gundam; as 00F pointed out, Celestial Beings and its associates want to keep only four Gundams being known to the world. No explanation has been provided for the other changes thus far.
The two ear-like protrusions that extend backwards from the sides of the head structure appear to be a design feature unique to the Astraea, but their purpose is thus far unknown and its paint scheme is white with blue and red highlights.
The unit name derives from the goddess Astraea, who is associated with the card Justice -- one of the twenty-two Major Arcana in the Tarot. The other Gundam test-types follow this naming theme.
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