MS-06R-2 Zaku II High Mobility Type (Robert Branigan Use)

The MS-06R-2 Zaku II High Mobility Type (Robert Branigan Use) is a recolored and slightly modified MS-06R-2 Zaku II High Mobility Type used by Australian modeler and representative for the 35th Gunpla Battle World Championship, Robert Branigan.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
Although the suit externally is simply a recolor of the original Zaku II High Mobility Type featured in the original Mobile Suit Variations, Robert's piloting skills make up for the lack of additions to the original model.

The R-2's thrusters' limiters were removed improving the already high speed the original model has, the suit's leg armor was also thickened as to prevent weapon blasts from damaging its verniers.

The Zaku II made it into the world tournament thanks to Robert's piloting skills as well as his reflexes, combined with the Zaku's high speed helps it dodge many attacks coming its way, making it an infamous suit amongst many fighters in the tournament.

Its incredible speed as well as its enhanced performance is thanks to an enlarged Plavsky Particle propellant tank on its backpack, making it able to last longer on the field. This however comes at the cost of less weapon storage for the cracker grenades, being removed completely from the Zaku.

Robert himself is a big fan of the Zaku series of suits, opting him to do more internal changes to his suits rather than overhauling it with new weapon systems and/or a specialized backpack.

The purple color scheme Robert uses for the Zaku earned him the nickname of "Violet Blitz" in the gunpla battle scene, a homage to the pilot Johnny Ridden who used the same suit as Robert does.

Armaments
Stored on the backpack of the Zaku, the Bazooka is used to damage and/or destroy large targets. The Bazooka fires physical 280mm Bazooka rounds, bypassing the anti-beam treatment most suits use. A standard weapon used in the Zaku series of suits, the machine gun fires physical rounds and does not require the suit's energy to be used. The weapon however does not fare well against suits with heavy or thick armor. A close combat weapon shaped like an axe, the edge of the axe is superheated and can cut through enemy armor fairly easily.
 * 280mm Zaku Bazooka
 * 120mm Zaku Machine Gun
 * Heat Hawk Type-5