Greek for “
next,” this is the name given to a very powerful and mysterious
gundam that appears in the second half of the
Japanese television series,
Gundam Wing.
Epyon was built by the former leader of
OZ,
Treize Khushrenada, but
Treize never piloted the
Gundam himself.
Treze gave Epyon to
Heero Yuy when
Heero’s
Wing Gundam was disabled. Heero fought with Epyon until he entered into a clash with
Zechs Merquise who was piloting the
Wing Zero Gundam. The battle ended in a stalemate and the two warriors decided to exchange
Gundams. From then on, only
Zechs would pilot Epyon. Epyon was destroyed in the final
episode of
Gundam Wing when
Zechs engaged the
self-destruct button.
Treize Khushrenada based the
design of Epyon on that of the
Tallgeese and the five
gundams sent to earth as part of
Operation Meteor. Even so, the
ideals and preferences of
Treize are clearly evident in Epyon’s design. Epyon eschews
cowardly long-range
weapons in favor of
chivalrous close
combat. Epyon’s color scheme is mostly dark red and black with grey and even a few yellow highlights. The
humanoid form is
augmented with
demonic wings, horns, and many sharp edges. The
gundam Epyon is beautiful yet it strikes
fear into the hearts of its adversaries.
One of Epyon’s chief distinctions from other mobile suits is it’s this piloting mechanism, known as the
Zero System. This system connects directly to the pilot’s brain, analyzes all the possible moves the pilot could make, selects the best move, and relates the
data directly back to the pilot’s brain. Because of this, the
Zero system gives the
pilot of Epyon incredible reaction times and fighting ability, matched only by the
Gundam Wing Zero which is also outfitted with the
Zero System.
Epyon is equipped with a
beam saber that is directly connected to its main
power supply giving Epyon the most powerful
melee weapon in the
Gundam Wing universe. This sword single handedly destroyed the massive
space station Barge. Epyon also sports a
buster shield with connected segmented
heat whip. When activated, the whip glows
red-hot and is capable of cutting through lesser
mobile suits
like a hot knife through butter. In addition, Epyon has
claws attached to its wrists.
Epyon has the ability to
transform into
mobile armor mode, which allows it to achieve high-speed flight as well as to conserve power for long distance flights. When in mobile armor mode, Epyon changes its shape from that of a
humanoid to a shape that resembles a bird. The claws act as landing gear and the
whip trails behind like a tail.
Epyon’s Specifications:
Model #: OZ-13MS
Weight: 8500 kg
Height: 17.4 m
Armor:
Gundanium Alloy
Equipment:
beam saber,
heat whip
Epyon’s Stats(regular Leo's being all 100):
Speed: 160
Power: 150
Weapons: 140
Fighting: 160
Armor: 140