Editing Gundam (fictional robot) (section)

{{Short description|Fictional manned robot in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = Gundam
| series = [[Mobile Suit Gundam]]
| image = RX-78-2 Gundam illustration.gif
| image_upright = yes
| alt = 
| caption = Original illustration of the RX-78-2 Gundam, designed by Kunio Okawara
| first = ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' ep. #01, "[[Gundam Rising]]"
| last = 
| creator = [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]]<br>[[Kunio Okawara]]
| portrayer = 
| voice = 
| lbl1 = Class
| data1 = Mobile suit
| lbl2 = Designation
| data2 = RX-78-2 Gundam
| lbl3 = Pilots
| data3 = {{Plainlist|
* [[Amuro Ray]]
* [[Sayla Mass]]
* Tokio Kurono (''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Alive]]'')
* Aiko Anna Pruna (''Mobile Suit Gundam Alive'')
* Tristan (''[[MS Saga: A New Dawn]]'')
* [[Char Aznable]] (''[[Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX]]'')
* Shuji Ito (''Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX'')
}}
| species = <!-- for non-humans only -->
| gender = <!-- if not obvious -->
| affiliation = Earth Federation
* Earth Liberation Organization Army (''Mobile Suit Gundam Alive'')
* Eisengrad Army (''MS Saga: A New Dawn'')
|data21 = 60 mm Vulcan Guns ×2<br />Beam Sabers ×2<br />Beam Rifle<br />Beam Javelin<br />Hyper Bazooka<br />Gundam Hammer<br />Hyper Hammer<ref>{{cite web | title = Mechanics: Gundam | url = http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/uc/msg/mechanics/ms_gundam.html | publisher = Bandi USA | access-date = November 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040111163217/http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/uc/msg/mechanics/ms_gundam.html|archive-date=January 11, 2004 }}</ref>
| lbl22 = Height
| data22 = 18 meters (appr. 60 feet)
| lbl23 = Weight
| data23 = 43.4 tons
}}
The {{nihongo|'''RX-78-2 Gundam'''|RX-78-2 ガンダム|Āru Ekkusu Nanajū Hachi no Ni Gandamu|lead=yes}} is a fictional piloted robot ([[mecha]]), introduced in 1979 in [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]]'s and [[Sunrise (company)|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 piloted by the protagonists use the RX-78-2's color scheme and general shape.