CB-0000G/C Reborns Gundam

Ribbons had named the Reborns Gundam based on his own name. The Reborns Gundam's basic design was based on the general-purpose CB-001 1 Gundam and its support-use, artillery combat counterpart, the CBY-077 GN Cannon. Both mobile suits were developed by Veda a decade ago for a cancelled, alternate plan whereby the Celestial Being's armed interventions were conducted by Gundam Meisters who were Innovades instead of human beings. The functions of the 1 Gundam and GN Cannon were combined into a single machine, the Reborns Gundam, to enable Ribbons to fight independently as he did not want to rely on his comrades. Besides Gundam Mode and Cannon Mode, the mobile suit originally had a third mode, the Tank Mode, but it was removed when the Twin Drive System was installed. To differentiate the Twin Drive System equipped version of Reborns Gundam from the original version, the latter became known as the CB-0000G/C/T Reborns Gundam Origin. The technology for the Twin Drive System originated from the GN-0000 00 Gundam and was acquired through theft by a spy.

The Reborns Gundam's weapons were enhanced through the use of various Gundams' design data stored within Veda, and consisted of a GN Buster Rifle that fires powerful particle beams, a pair of high output Large GN Beam Sabers, twelve wireless, remote-controlled GN Fin Fangs, two Egner Whips for delivering electric shock attacks, six rapid-fire GN Vulcans, and a GN Shield for defense. Most of these weapons can be used in both Gundam and Cannon Modes, and their usage can change depending on the mode. The Gundam Mode emphasizes mobility and excels at close-to-mid range combat. It primarily uses the Large GN Beam Sabers for close combat, and the GN Buster Rifle as well as the GN Fin Fangs for ranged combat. The Cannon Mode's mobility is slightly reduced compared to the Gundam Mode's, but it has high firepower and excels at mid-to-long range artillery combat. It primarily uses the GN Buster Rifle as well as four large-sized GN Fin Fangs which in this mode function as powerful beam cannons. The Cannon Mode also utilizes the Egner Whips to compensate for its poor close combat capability and can wield the Large GN Beam Sabers when required.

Using information obtained by Anew Returner, an Innovator spy who infiltrated Celestial Being, the Reborns Gundam was equipped with both Trans-Am System and Twin Drive System. When activated, the Trans-Am System increased a mobile suit's output by three fold for a limited time and caused the machine to glow red. The Twin Drive System is a system whereby two synchronized GN Drives produce a higher amount of GN Particles than that of two unsynchronized GN Drives. Since the Innovators do not possess the original GN Drives, the Reborns Gundam's Twin Drive System utilized two GN Drive Taus that were mounted on the elbows. However, this is also the Reborns Gundam's only deficiency as GN Drive Tau is inferior to the original GN Drive in certain aspects, such as having limited operating time. Ribbons considered the GN Drive Tau to be the cause of his defeat by the 00 Raiser, but in reality, technological innovations have almost eliminated the performance difference between the two types of GN Drives.

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