Gundam (Solar Era)

A Gundam is a type of mobile suit, constructed to be more advanced and have higher output than regular mass production mobile suits. Generally Gundams possess technologies which are at the time considered new or experimental, often requiring skilled pilots to use effectively.

Overview
Over the course of the Solar Era numerous Gundams were built, but the origins of the Gundams lie within Project Storm, which involved researching mobile suit-sized SR particle generation drives. The outcomes of this project were coupled together; creating both the Storm Drive and a new mobile suit design with higher output better suited to handling the power of a Storm Drive. These mobile suits were referred to a Generation Unseen New Drive Assault Mobile units, or Gundams for short, leading to the construction of the Storm Gundam, Sunflare Gundam, Guardian Gundam and Cascade Gundam. All mobile suits built under Project Storm took inspiration from the MSXU-001 Riesen, notably the V-fin and face plate design.

While the later Gundams were not produced under the same project, they retained the name and aesthetic trend from the first four suits. A common factor between all Gundams though is a high performance output, potentially experimental systems and often a unique exterior design.