RGM-89 Jegan

Adopted in U.C. 0089, RGM-89 Jegan is the Earth Federation's general-purpose mass-production mobile suit of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988, U.C. 0093). Anaheim Electronics developed and supplied it rather than Federation engineers, combining the service's GM-series experience with the design thinking behind the MSA-003 Nemo. Londo Bell fields it against Char Aznable's Neo Zeon.

What it does in the story

Fewer than a hundred Jegans existed when the Second Neo Zeon War broke out, mostly with Londo Bell and the Luna II garrison, and Londo Bell's machines carried a large share of the fighting. The type is on screen in the attempt to push the falling asteroid Axis back, and after the war it settled in as the Federation's standard mobile suit for decades.

What makes it different

• It is written as mobile infantry, not a duelling machine. The design follows the original mobile suit idea of infantry for close combat in and around space colonies, which is why the rifle has a short barrel and the armour is lightened for manoeuvring rather than protection.
• The shield carries its own missiles. A pair of twin missile launchers sit in the shield. The small missiles home on composite sensors even through Minovsky particle interference, but they carry little propellant, so they are a close-in weapon rather than a stand-off option.
• The beam saber has two emitters. Output and emitter can be selected to produce a flat blade for slashing or a slim blade for penetration. The rack also holds a capacitor system that recharges the saber quickly between swings.
• The front skirt was removed on purpose. Deleting the front skirt armour keeps the legs' full range of articulation, and the lighter armour that comes with the design is what gives the Jegan its manoeuvrability. A calf thruster on each leg and verniers on the front shoulder armour handle attitude control.

How big is it?

• Overall height: 20.4 m, with a head height of 19.0 m, per Bandai's official spec
• 1/144: roughly 14 cm
• 1/100: roughly 20.5 cm

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Background sources: RGM-89 Jegan — Gundam Wiki · 宇宙世紀の登場機動兵器一覧（ガンダムUC）— 日本語版 Wikipedia