GENESIS

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Technical Information

GENESIS is a huge gamma ray cannon that uses nuclear explosions to produce a massive burst of gamma radiation, which is reflected back by an external alignment mirror and focused by a second mirror on the cannon to create a laser beam. The nuclear explosions are possible due to the use of the Neutron Jammer Canceller technology. The laser fired by GENESIS is sufficiently powerful that if it were to hit Earth, it would wipe out half the life on the planet. It causes human bodies closest to the shot to inflate and explode. The external mirror is severely damaged in the blast and must be replaced for another shot to be fired. GENESIS was protected by multiple layers of Phase Shift armor, which is capable of even withstanding a hit from a Positron Blaster Cannon, and could be concealed by its Mirage Colloid Stealth System.

History

Constructed during the latter phase of the First Alliance-PLANT War, GENESIS was not originally meant to be used as a weapon. Its original purpose was to deliver energy to the solar sails of interstellar spacecraft, making possible the exploration of other solar systems. When the system was redesigned for military use, it was adapted to emit gamma rays. GENESIS was stationed behind and protected by the ZAFT space fortress Jachin Due. It was first deployed in September C.E. 71, during the Second Battle of Jachin Due, after the Earth Alliance's nuclear attack on ZAFT's other space fortress, Boaz.^[1] With its first shot, it destroyed a large portion of the Alliance’s fleet and forced them to retreat for a short time.^[2] The following day, the superweapon fired its second shot on the EA's Ptolemaeus lunar base, destroying it completely and also wiping out over half of the EA's reinforcement fleet.^[3]

The third shot was intended by Patrick Zala to fire on Earth (the target being Washington D.C., the capital of Atlantic Federation), which would wipe out half the life on the planet, but Patrick was shot by Ray Yuki before it was able to fire. However, a self-destruct of Jachin Due was triggered, threatening to fire GENESIS. Patrick's son Athrun Zala then flew his ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam inside the weapon and detonated it, thus destroying GENESIS before it was able to fully emit its destructive burst. Only a small amount of energy was emitted, and the weapon fires one last shot which destroys the badly damaged ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam and knocking the badly damaged ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam away.^[4]

During the Second Alliance-PLANT War, an improved GENESIS unit was built within ZAFT's mobile space fortress Messiah called Neo-GENESIS. It was smaller than GENESIS but still capable of devastating enemy fleets.^[5]

Gallery

Lineart

Lineart showing the GENESIS's main body (left), single-use alignment mirror (middle), control room (top right), and reactor (bottom right)

Anime

GENESIS Data 01 (Lacus Strikes, HD Remaster)

GENESIS' Mirage Colloid Stealth System Activated (The Nightmare Reborn, HD Remaster)

Schematics of GENESIS (Day of Wrath, HD Remaster)

GENESIS Charging (1) (Day of Wrath, HD Remaster)

GENESIS Charging (2) (Day of Wrath, HD Remaster)

GENESIS Firing (1) (Day of Wrath, HD Remaster)

GENESIS Firing (2) (Day of Wrath, HD Remaster)

GENESIS After Firing (Day of Wrath, HD Remaster)

Illustrations & Artwork

GENESIS (Gundam Perfect File)

Appearances

References