Title: PMX-003 The O
Scale: 1/144
Brand: Bandai
Grade: High Grade Universal Century (HGUC)
Overall Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars
Kit No.: # 36
Series: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Release Date: 12/2002
Suggested Price: ¥ 2,400
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Infomation of PMX-003 The O
The PMX-003 The O is a mobile suit from the series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. The unit is piloted by Paptimus Scirocco.
General and Technical Data
Model number: PMX-003
Code name: The O
Unit type: prototype custom heavy mobile suit
Manufacturer: Jupitris
Operator: Titans
First deployment: UC 0088
Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso
Dimensions: overall height 28.4 meters; head height 24.8 meters
Weight: empty 57.3 metric tons; max gross 86.3 metric tons; mass ratio 1.36
Armor materials: gundarium alloy
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1840 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 38200 kg, 6 x 16200 kg; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 50
Performance: maximum thruster acceleration: 1.57 G
Equipment and design features: sensors, range 11300 meters; 4 x sub-arm, mounted inside front skirt armor; bio-sensor system
Fixed armaments: 4 x beam sword, power rated at 0.39 MW, stored in recharge racks in hip armor, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, power rated at 2.6 MW, powered by rechargeable energy cap
Technology & Combat Characteristics
The fourth of five mobile suits built by Newtype Paptimus Scirocco on the Jupitris, the PMX-003 The O is Scirocco’s personal mobile suit, and perhaps the most powerful. It was designed as his own personal unit from the outset, reflected in its independently developed control system to take advantage of his rare spatial recognition abilities. Its control interface has been specifically tuned for Scirocco's use, making the The O impossible to pilot except by Scirocco himself. The generator output specifications are modest at less than 2,000 kw, however, The O is equipped with a large-scale thermonuclear reactor comparable to that of a warship.
The PMX-003 The O has very thick armor that can withstand direct beam hits from the AMX-004 Qubeley's funnels. Although very bulky and heavy, The O is outfitted with enough thrusters to maneuver and fly at very high speed, demonstrating powerful thrust similar to mobile armors. Its is extremely agile despite its massive frame, with performance that greatly surpass common MS and displaying tremendous space combat capabilities. By taking advantage of The O's large size, it is possible to load large amounts of propellant into various parts of the body and the skirt armor to extend operation time. The leg and armor units incorporate a complex multi-joint structure that allow a high degree of freedom of movement. These parts significantly differ from those found in typical mobile suits.
In terms of weapons, The O is only equipped with 4 beam swords and an optional beam rifle. However, thanks to its unique sub-arms, The O can wield all four swords at once, something that no other mobile suit could do and allowing The O to excel at close-quarters combat. The O is a robust machine designed with emphasis on mobility instead of excessive firepower, and features an excellent interface that reflects the skill of the pilot.
The last special feature of The O however is the bio-sensor (no relation to the device installed in the MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam), which functions like a psycommu system and allows the powerful Newtype Scirocco to more easily interface with his suit.
Armaments
Beam Rifle - The O's main weapon is its custom beam rifle. Combined with the Quick Reload feature, makes this beam rifle a potent firing force. The O's specific model of beam rifle is more powerful than average, having a power rating of 2.6 MW. According to the The O MG manual, the rifle can fire shots as powerful as the HM Launcher, meaning that there is no need for an option HM Launcher. This beam rifle cannot be used by MSs other than The O.
Beam Saber - The O can utilize up to 4 beam sabers simultaneously. Along with its 2 standard arms, The O has two hand-like armaments that extend from the armor beneath its torso. These extra hands allow The O to battle with 4 beam sabers simultaneously. The beam sabers are stored in The O's waist armor, and they generate a beam that is stronger on one side of the weapon.
Special Equipment & Features
Bio-sensor System - A technological variant of the psycommu system developed by Anaheim Electronics. Although its full capabilities are unknown, its primary purpose was to allow a Newtype pilot to more easily interface with his mobile suit via mental commands. The bio-sensor could also have a rather surprising side effect when the pilot was mentally and emotionally focused enough (usually when angry or upset) to cause the bio-sensor to amplify the power, speed and strength of the mobile suit for a short period of time.
Quick Reloader - This feature allows The O to quickly reload it's beam rifle. This proves important in battle, as The O can maintain a constantly rapid barrage of beam shots.
Sub-arm - A unique feature of The O is that the mobile suits possesses two sub-arms. These arms are typically folded behind The O's front skirt armor, and are different in design to The O's main arms, being much thinner and possessing only three manipulator fingers. These sub-arms allow The O to utilize up to four hand-held weapons, usually three of its beam sabers and its beam rifle, which when combined with its surprising agility makes it a formidable opponent in close combat.Since arms are complex limbs to operate, it is difficult for any pilot to effectively control a mobile suit with more than two in combat. Control of the sub-arms is aided by the bio-sensor.
History
The O was first fielded in the last days of the Gryps Conflict during the negotiations with Haman Karn, Jamitov Hyman and Char Aznable on board the Axis Zeon flagship Gwadan. After Scirocco betrays Jamitov Hymen and takes control of the Titans, he uses The O to engage Haman in her AMX-004 Qubeley, with Sarah Zabiarov in her PMX-002 Bolinoak Sammahn and Reccoa Londe in her PMX-001 Palace Athene as backup. During the battle, Scirocco engages Haman in a Newtype battle until Katz Kobayashi interferes, resulting in Sarah getting killed.
Later, during the Battle of Gryps, Scirocco has a big battle with Kamille Bidan’s MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam, which also uses the Bio-sensor. Despite Scirocco’s great Newtype powers and the strength of The O, he is finally defeated by Kamille who rams the Zeta Gundam in Waverider form into The O’s cockpit, impaling Scirocco on its tip and The O against the Jupitris. Before his death, however, Scirocco uses the Bio-sensor to cripple Kamille’s mind, followed by The O exploding and taking the Jupitris with it.
At the same time the PMX-003 The O was being developed, Scirocco was also creating a "sister" unit, the PMX-004 Titania, which was to be piloted by a woman of his choosing.
Variants
- PMX-003 The O II (Neo Geo/Hauser)
- PMX-004 Titania
- PMX-005 Breda
Miscellaneous Information
Pilot: Paptimus Scirocco
Appearances: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam; Gundam: The Battle Master/Gundam Battle Assault; Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: AEUG VS Titans; Mobile Suit Gundam: Advanced Operation; Dynasty Warriors: Gundam; Mobile Suit Gundam: Climax U.C.; Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs.
Original mechanical designer(s): Makoto Kobayashi (principal design), Kazumi Fujita (cleanup) [Source: wikia & MAHQ]
1/144 HGUC PMX-003 The O Model Kit Reviews
Here's the extremely hefty Zeta Gundam bad guy (it's pronounced "gee-oh," by the way), previously available only as very expensive resin kits, seeing good ol' plastic for the first time. But with this being Bandai's High Grade "Universal Century" series, that plastic does this double-handful of 'bot fine justice indeed! Typical Bandai High Grade kit quality with beautiful detail, snap assembly, and full poseability with poly-caps. Weapons load includes a beam rifle, as well as a beam sword for The-O's hideaway extra arms to wield! Comes with stickers for the details that are not molded in color. Molded in Bandai's patented multi-gate technology which allows multiple colors on one tree. Parts are pre-colored, but painting will greatly enhance appearance.
The-O is nicely detailed and comes in full color and includes the Beam Rifle, and Beam Sabers for The-O's hide arms hidden within the mobile suit. The-O nearly doubles the normal amount of runners for an HG and will definitely reflect that in its bulky size! The kit features all the gimmicks of the real mobile suit, including the extendable arms and beam sabers that go with them. Weapons include a beam cannon and four beam sabers. The model features snap-together parts and is cast in color so no paint or glue is required to complete it. If you’re looking to jump from HG to MG but aren’t quite ready, this kit is a great transition! [via GP]
Review by Steven
Value: 4/5
Quality: 2/5
Design: 5/5
One of my favorite mechs of the gundam series. Was stoked to get it for xmas. Skill level is about average for this kit, but dam everyone one of the green exhaust ports needs to be trimmed from the runners and boy are there a lot of them. My main gripe with this kit is the color..... wth the yellow is no where near the color on the box art or the anime. Its this weird faded looking yellow. None of the vents are green, except for the 2 big ones on the front skirts. Also the inner frame is that dark blue that is seen on most gundam models. Thankfully I am re-painting it. Other than that its a cool kit.
Review by Justin
Value: 5/5
Quality: 4/5
Design: 5/5
This guy is found next to the word intimidating in the dictionary. What a cool looking model. For a HG 1/144 scale, there is a lot of detail ( though some should be painted unfortunately). If you really like this guy, he is 1/5th of the cost of the MG 1/100 scale model.
Review by Benjamin
Value: 5/5
Quality: 4/5
Design: 4/5
I was pretty excited about getting this, really. It is very easy to say that this guy is huge. As the third addition to my small collection he literally doubles the size of my Throne Eins and Reborns Gundam. Colouring isn't perfect to the box, but what you should expect is a pale yellow coloured mobile suit and that's exactly what you're getting. It took me about 4 hours to build and honestly that was due to me having to snip and shave off all the little attachments that are on the parts (it is imperative to this model that you get them off, will cause interference).
I'm pretty happy with it overall, some of the pieces could have been thought out a little better, but once this thing is put together it is a must if you have seen 'The-O' in any of the games or anime. Love the fact it came with four beam sabers as oppose to the two the master grade comes with. Decent movement overall (not what you would expect with something so bulky). Definitely a suit worth checking out, so read this and do it!
1/144 HGUC PMX-003 The O Model Kit and Reviews
Source: www.scalemodelmuseum.com
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