Esperanza (Gundam X)

The Esperanza is a mobile armor in the anime series Gundam X. After the chaos of the mass colony drop, many civilians modified mobile weapons or made units for their personal use. One of them was the Esperanza. The Esperanza was very fast and armed with two beam guns, which proved to be powerful and highly accurate. The Esperanza was also equipped with two machine cannons, but like most mobile armors lacked any close quarters weaponry. Only one unit is confirmed to have been built and piloted by Ennil El in an attack on the Vulture land battleship Freeden. Ennil would later be attacked by the Frost brothers after accidentally discovering the secret development of the GX-9901-DX Gundam Double X. The battle ended in the destruction of the Esperanza, though Ennil herself survived the encounter.

Specifications

Esperanza

Manufacturer: civilians
Operator: Ennil El
Unit type: custom built high-speed mobile armor
Dimensions: overall length 18.3 meters
Weight: empty 6.3 metric tons
Powerplant: ultracompact fusion reactor
Armament: 2 x beam gun, fire-linked, mounted on main body; 2 x machinecannon, fire-linked, mounted on main body
Pilot: Ennil El

Trivia

In original storyline of Gundam X, the Esperanza was supposed to be upgraded into a transformable MS that resembled a Gundam. However, with the series cut to 39 episodes, the idea of upgraded Esperanza was replaced by Enil's Jenice.

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