RGM-79G GM Command

RGM-79G GM Command is the Earth Federation's colony-defence mobile suit from the OVA Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (1989), in service from December U.C. 0079. It was developed from the RGM-79D GM Cold Districts Type alongside a space-use version.

What it does in the story

Built in the last weeks of the One Year War, the GM Command never reached numbers that would have changed anything, so most units sat on colony and base defence. In 0080 a group is stationed at the neutral Side 6 colony Ribo, and the Scarlet Team's machines are wiped out when the Kämpfer enters the colony.

What makes it different

• Its firepower was turned down on purpose. As a machine for defending colonies, its output and weaponry were adjusted to reduce the chance of fatal damage to colony structures during a firefight.
• The backpack was rebuilt for gravity. Thrusters are spread around the body, and the backpack's verniers point downward for movement under gravity inside a colony. Sensors take the place of the standard GM's saber rack there.
• It is the first GM with a mono-eye. The GM Command series is the first in the GM line to use a mono-eye camera in the head, a change made for ease of production, plus extra sensors for detecting people and materials.
• A better generator cost it production numbers. The higher-output generator made beam weapons practical, but such generators could then only be built in zero-gravity plants, and Jaburo could not turn the suit out in bulk.

How big is it?

• Head height: 18.0 m, per the machine's spec listing
• 1/144: roughly 12.5 cm

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Frequently asked questions

Background sources: RGM-79G GM Command — Gundam Wiki · ジム・コマンド — 日本語版 Wikipedia