Gundam (fictional robot)

Gundam
Mobile Suit Gundam character
Original illustration of the RX-78-2 Gundam, designed by Kunio Okawara
First appearance	Mobile Suit Gundam ep. #01, "Gundam Rising"
Created by	Yoshiyuki Tomino Kunio Okawara
Class	Mobile suit
Designation	RX-78-2 Gundam
Pilots	Amuro Ray Sayla Mass
In-universe information
Affiliation	Earth Federation
Armaments	60 mm Vulcan Guns ×2 Beam Sabers ×2 Beam Rifle Beam Javelin Hyper Bazooka Gundam Hammer Hyper Hammer[1]
Height	18 meters (appr. 60 feet)
Weight	43.4 tons

The RX-78-2 Gundam (Japanese: RX-78-2 ガンダム, Hepburn: Āru Ekkusu Nanajū Hachi no Ni Gandamu) is a fictional manned robot (mecha), introduced in 1979 in Yoshiyuki Tomino's and Sunrise's anime series Mobile Suit Gundam. In the series, it is a prototype weapon for the Earth Federation when it falls into the hands of Amuro Ray, the son of its designer in story (Tem Ray), who goes on to pilot it in the Earth Federation's war against the Principality of Zeon.

As the success of the series began the Gundam franchise, the robot's design was the first of many variations in subsequent works. The design appearing in Mobile Suit Gundam serves as the symbol of the Gundam franchise and sparked the creation of its multiple sequels and spinoffs; Most future Gundams featured use the RX-78-2's color scheme and shape.