{"title":"GN-005 Gundam Virtue","description":"\u003cp\u003eGN-005 Gundam Virtue is the heavy artillery Gundam of \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Gundam 00\u003c\/em\u003e's first season (2007, Anno Domini 2307), built by Celestial Being at Krung Thep and flown by Tieria Erde. Its name comes from one of the angelic orders. Where the other third-generation suits skirmish, this one is built to break fleets and fortified positions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it does in the story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVirtue is in the series' first armed intervention and stays in action to the season's end. In the tenth episode it pushes back against the combined thrust of six Tieren Space Types, then strips its own armour mid-battle and comes out as the Nadleeh. Its place in the team passes to the GN-008 Seravee in the second season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe armour is a second machine, not plating.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nEvery outer plate can be jettisoned to uncover the GN-004 Nadleeh inside. That was not an escape trick at first: the mechanism existed so the switch to the inner suit and the activation of its Trial System could happen together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe GN Field wraps the whole suit.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nFour generators on the legs and in the GN Cannons slide out to build a sphere that stops most beam and physical attacks, and it can be stretched to cover another Gundam. It costs a great deal of GN Particles, and a beam fired at the field's own compression rate can push through.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBurst Mode docks the bazooka to the reactor.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nThe centre chest plate lifts and the rear of the GN Bazooka slides forward to link with the GN Drive, while the barrel splits and the inner section extends. The recoil shoves the suit backwards, so it cannot fire twice in quick succession.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe beam design beat a projectile version.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nVeda worked up a shell-firing alternative, the GN-005\/PH Virtue Physical, then set it aside. Swapping equipment mid-mission was impractical with the crew and mothership Celestial Being had, and shared details might give away the machine underneath.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow big is it?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHead height: 18.4 m according to Bandai's official spec, with a base weight of 66.7 t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/144: roughly 12.8 cm, for the HG00 kit and its Trans-Am Mode version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/100: roughly 18.4 cm, which covers the 1\/100 from 2008 and the Master Grade from 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy buy from P-Rex Hobby\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eP-Rex Hobby is a \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vendors\"\u003eBandai Recommended Hobby Store\u003c\/a\u003e with 20,000+ customers served and \u003cspan data-prex-live=\"five-star-reviews\"\u003e1,800+\u003c\/span\u003e five-star reviews. US orders ship duties prepaid with no import fees, and Route Package Protection is available at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e1. Does the Master Grade Virtue include the Nadleeh?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. The 2021 Master Grade builds both the armoured suit and the inner GN-004, and the armour comes off after assembly. The 2008 1\/100 works the same way; the 1\/144 High Grade builds only the Virtue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e2. Why is the Virtue so heavy yet still quick?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGN Particles reduce the effective mass of whatever they permeate, and the effect continues while the drive is running. Its listed weight sits far below what the bulk suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e3. What did the other side call it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe forces of the three power blocs nicknamed it the big one, which is about as much as they understood of it. Its designation stayed unknown to them through most of the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e4. Can the GN Field be beaten?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, two ways on record: a beam whose compression matches the field's own can slip through, and the Fangs of the Gundam Throne Zwei reached inside it. Altering the compression rate answers the first problem, not the second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:18px;font-size:13px;color:#6b7280;\"\u003eBackground sources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gundam.fandom.com\/wiki\/GN-005_Gundam_Virtue\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGN-005 Gundam Virtue — Gundam Wiki\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E6%A9%9F%E5%8B%95%E6%88%A6%E5%A3%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%A000%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%81%AE%E7%99%BB%E5%A0%B4%E5%85%B5%E5%99%A8#%E7%AC%AC3%E4%B8%96%E4%BB%A3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e機動戦士ガンダム00シリーズの登場兵器（第3世代ガンダム）— 日本語版 Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mobile-suit-gundam-00-gn-004-gundam-nadleeh-gn-005-gundam-virtue-mg-1-100-bandai-spirits","title":"MG 1\/100 Gundam Virtue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMG 1\/100 Gundam Virtue\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cem\u003e\"Mobile Suit Gundam 00\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Tieria Erde's heavy-firepower Gundam joins the Master Grade lineup with full Nadleeh conversion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGundam Virtue, piloted by Tieria Erde in \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Gundam 00\u003c\/em\u003e, joins the MG lineup. The internal structure has been pushed to its limit to deliver Virtue's signature transformation into Gundam Nadleeh, with the heavy armor able to be detached to match the on-screen reveal. Backing parts add density and a layered feel under the armor, while sliding hatches reproduce the GN field deployment state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe leg GN cables use hologram-processed resin parts, and the GN cannons on both shoulders extend at the barrel and reposition to the upper body for attack mode. 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As one of Celestial Being's four main Gundams, Gundam Virtue arrives as a snap-fit assembly kit in Bandai's HG Gundam 00 lineup. Color-molded parts mean the build needs no paint, and the finished kit articulates well thanks to plenty of polycap joints. The shoulder GN cannons rotate forward into firing position, while the GN bazooka can be reconfigured into hyper mode. 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