GU Particles

Gundam Uterus Particles (shortened to GU Particles) are mutated s processed and generated by a piece of Archetype material. These particles become a fixture of the Unified Century timeline and their origin is highlighted in Mobile Savior Gundam CED.

Description & Characteristics
Like their GN counterpart, GU particles are decayed baryons that can be manipulated by a machine-based interface which utilizes the particles in a multitude of applications. From beam weaponry, enhancing and hardening the surface of any material they interact with, acting as a propellant fuel, blocking remote radio communications, and almost disabling the weight of whatever object is generating them. These effects are amplified to a point where mobile suits using GU particles must have limiters installed in order to not overexert the suit itself and its pilot.

GU Particles come into being when any kind of GN particle (be it one produced by full-powered GN drives or that of the GN Tau) comes into contact with the surface of an Archetype. The particle is absorbed through the living metal and, almost immediately, a GU particle is produced. The process, when observed, is not conversion, as there is no trace of the original GN particle within or without the overall body of the GU particle. This process is instead referred to as a form of gestation, using the GN particle as a blueprint or seed to create the GU particle. Produced GU Particles are bluish-purple in color, regardless of the entering GN particle.

Rapid Innovation
Another amplified element of the GU particles comes in the form of their interaction with humans. Normal GN particle exposure, over time, slowly converts the human into an evolved form known as an Innovator through a process called Innovation. GU particles attempt to perform the same basic concept, however it is on a more aggressive level, acting as an invasive process working against the human. This process, known as Rapid Innovation, most of the time kills the individual. However, through genetic alterations, one can be Rapidly Innovated, now becoming what is known as a Renovator.

Related

 * GU Drive
 * Archetype
 * Renovator

Trivia

 * As far as the official Anno Domini is concerned, GU particles are a form of the purplish GN particle which appears during the events of  generated by -infected mobile suits.