GF13-017NJ Shining Gundam is Neo Japan's entry for the 13th Gundam Fight in Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994, Future Century, F.C. 60). Dr. Mikamura developed it around close-quarters combat, and Domon Kasshu, the colony martial arts champion, pilots it, with his partner Rain Mikamura taking the controls on occasion.
What it does in the story
The Shining Gundam is sent to Earth with Domon and Rain at the start of the tournament, and it fights the qualifying rounds across the globe while the two of them pursue the Devil Gundam on the side. After Master Asia's betrayal it is taken to the Guiana Highlands to train its modes, and there Domon brings out its True Super Mode.
What makes it different
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The pilot's temper is a power source.
An Emotion Energy System turns Domon's peak anger into energy and drives the suit into Super Mode. Once Schwarz Bruder teaches him to hold a calm mind he can enter it at will, and that same calm is the condition for True Super Mode.
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It powers up in stages, and each stage takes something away.
Battle Mode pops the arm covers and opens the face armour for ventilation, briefly raising speed and attack while cutting sensor range, adaptability and defensive strength. Super Mode lifts overall performance by half, doubles speed and attack, and opens the armour panels onto cooling systems, boosters and generators.
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The Shining Finger is a hand, not a weapon.
The technique exposes the finger joints and coats the hand in liquid metal, concentrating energy until it glows green, then drives it through an opponent's armour. Domon usually aims it at a rival Gundam's head, which ends the fight and the fighter's tournament at the same time.
How big is it?
- Overall height: 16.2 m according to Bandai's official spec
- 1/144: roughly 11 cm, covering the HG Future Century kit and the Real Grade
- 1/100: roughly 16 cm, covering the Master Grade
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Frequently asked questions
1. How is the Shining Gundam different from the God Gundam?
The God Gundam is the newer Neo Japan machine deployed to replace it. Domon transfers the Shining Gundam's combat data into the God Gundam to bring it online, and the Shining Gundam is left behind.
2. Why does the suit turn gold?
That is True Super Mode, which recolours the machine gold and raises its capabilities sharply. It is only reachable in the calm state the Japanese calls meikyo shisui, clear mirror and still water, so Domon cannot force it while he is angry.
3. What is the Shining Finger Sword?
A Super Mode variant that pours the Shining Finger's energy into one beam sword and turns the blade green, lengthening and strengthening it. It runs off the Emotion Energy System, so it is only as reliable as Domon's state of mind.
4. Why does the Shining Gundam carry so few weapons?
It is built to end fights at contact range, so fixed armament is thin: head vulcans, collar machine cannons, a Shining Shot on each forearm and two beam swords on the left waist. The rest of its output goes into the modes and the finger.
Background sources: GF13-017NJ Shining Gundam — Gundam Wiki · シャイニングガンダム — 日本語版 Wikipedia
