The Gunners

The RX-0 Unicorn Gundam (aka Unicorn Gundam, Unicorn) is the titular mobile suit of the serial novel and OVA Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. It is considered the successor to Amuro Ray's RX-93 ν Gundam in terms of development, and is piloted by Banagher Links. When used for noble reasons by a pilot possessing the proper character, the RX-0 is the "key" to opening a mysterious object known only as "Laplace's Box".

This mode presents the RX-0 in its standard, pure-white form. Produced as a part of the E.F.S.F's reorganization plan, the "UC Project", the Unicorn Gundam's design is revolutionary. Its entire frame is lined with psycoframe receptors, drastically increasing the responsiveness of the unit. It also utilizes a special "Laplace Program" OS and a system known as "NT-D (Newtype-Destroyer)". Its head is similar in appearance to those of Londo Bell's mass-produced MS, with the addition of a single, horn-like antenna extending from the forehead; hence the name "Unicorn". The RX-0 also incorporates a black box known as "La+", the purpose of which is currently unknown; what is known, however, is that it somehow responds to the Unicorn whenever the NT-D is initiated.

Destroy Mode is the form Unicorn Gundam takes when the NT-D is activated. The transformation is marked by an expansion of the suit's frame. The armor seams separate and lockdown into various hard-points. The newly exposed psychoframe emits a red glow, mainly attributed to a psychoframe luminescence phenomenon. The machine's performance, its mobility in particular, is dramatically increased when NT-D is active due to the revealing and activation of four additional thrusters, occuring as a response to an increase in reactor output. In this form, the psycoframe built into the entire body's movable frame reads the pilot's thoughts (psycowaves) and directly influences the unit's movements. In other words, the MS can ultimately be controlled by thought alone. However, when compared to one's idea of how a human body works, the stress of gravity on a 20 meter tall MS (more than 10 times the size of a human) is extraordinary. Aided by the psycommu, the pilot's mind can only endure about five minutes of operation, after which a limiter is believed to activate, returning the MS to normal Unicorn form. Furthermore, the system activates not according to the pilot's discretion, but automatically when engaging a newtype enemy. In this mode, the mobile suit becomes taller and its head transforms to one having standard Gundam features, the visor and face guard transforming to reveal the mouth plate and the antenna splitting into a V-fin. In addition to performance boost, NT-D allows Unicorn Gundam to take control of an enemy's psycommu weapons.

The Full Armor Mode was an enhancement plan devised by Banagher's friend Takuya Irei while aboard the Nahel Argama. In Full Armor Mode, the psychoframe of the Unicorn Gundam changes from its regular reddish-pink hue, to a vibrant green (possibly related to the psychoframe resonance which resulted in the miraculous phenomenon that occurred in Chars Counterattack). This mode also introduces a large array of weapons, which can be added to the backpack and forearms. Aside from the change in psychoframe color, the transformation of Unicorn Gundam into Full Armor Mode is identical to that of its transformation into Destroy Mode. The new array of weapons includes two backpack-mounted hyper bazookas, missile pods, forearm-mounted Gatling guns, and two additional shields, one on the backpack and the other on the right forearm. The backpack also features dual large "long-booster" systems to compensate for the increased mass, with the spare shield situated between them. The entire Full Armor weapon load-out can be disconnected at any time if ammunition was completely spent to avoid becoming dead-weight. when Full Armor Destroy Mode allows the Unicorn Gundam to take control of an enemy's psycommu weapons for a much greater period of time.

Confiscated from the NZ-666 Kshatriya.

A highly customized beam rifle designed with an energy condenser, mirroring the output of large mega-particle cannons. Normally, It functions like an ordinary beam rifle, but utilizes a special E-cap magazine mechanism to produce mega-particle cannon yield at the expense of an entire E-cap battery. The Unicorn Gundam is outfitted with 5 spare customized E-Pacs on its backpack.

Each forearm stores a beam saber. In Destroy Mode, two additional beam sabers deploy from the backpack in a design reminiscent of the RX-78 Gundam.

Standard-issue equipment to all Earth Federation Mobile Suits. However, its length vaires between Unicorn Gundam's two modes. Fed with 6-round magazines.

Houses an I-Field barrier generator; the feature is operational in both Unicorn mode and Destroy mode.

Housed within both the shoulder assembly and the head. Both are only usable in Destroy Mode. Hobby Japanlists it as a beam vulcan gun, though standard live rounds can be used.

The RX-0 Unicorn Gundam is first operated by the Visit Foundation as part of the "UC Project" at the Industrial 7 colony.

In the manga version the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam was first used on a test run. Four ARX-014 Silver Bullet units three with GM heads and one with a Gundam head attack Gundam Unicorn. Cardeas Vist was trying to see Gundam Unicorn's full potential by testing it against Londo Bell's Silver Bullets. The Gundam was outnumbered four to one, then three of the Silver Bullets used their remote beam gun forearms to grab hold of the Gundam and started electrocuting the pilot. Before one of units could take down the Unicorn, the pilot activated the Unicorn Gundam's Destroy Mode and took down one of the units. He then went after the other, destroyed it, and only one Silver Bullet remained. The Unicorn launched at full speed towards the remaining Silver Bullet, but at the last moment the Gundam returns to its Unicorn mode as the pilot dies due to the stran of the NT-D.

In the anime the Unicorn is first seen as it flew by the colony at an extremely fast rate, but Banagher was able to make it out as a mobile suit. The Unicorn Gundam is piloted by a Vist Foundation Pilot, Gael and the head of the House of Vist. Cardeas Vist put a lot of stress on the pilot when they entered a debris field during a test excercise near the Colony Industrial 7. When the test ended Gael notified Cardeas that some people might have seen the MS, but Cardeas said that the people would probably think it was a shooting star.

When an intense battle between the Londo Bell taskforce led by the Nahel Argama along with the ECOAS special forces, and the Neo Zeon remnants known as "The Sleeves" broke out, Industrial 7 became the battleground between the two sides. The battle was halfway over and Banagher was looking for Audrey Burne (the girl he rescued earlier) when he found the Mobile Suit that he saw on the test run. He found Cardeas Vist in the Cockpit of the MS. Banagher and Cardeas talked and before he died, Cardeas entrusted the mobile suit to Banagher and soon realized that Cardeas was his father. Banagher took the Unicorn Gundam and headed out, only to be confronted by Marida who was in the NZ-666 Kshatriya. In the initial skirmish, the Unicorn took her all the way outside the Colony.

As soon as the Unicorn Gundam and Kshatriya got outside the colony and into space where the Nahel Argama is, they separate out so they can face each other in combat. Immediately, Marida deploys the funnels toward the Unicorn. Inside the cockpit as Banagher spot the funels from the Kshatriya approaching at him; suddenly, the NT-D system self-activated. A field is deployed briefly to deflects the beams fire from Kshatriya's funnels allowing Unicorn Gundam to proceed with its transformation. Marida is frightened while watching the Gundam resembled figure transforming. Right after activating its Destroy mode, Unicorn Gundam draws out its Beam Saber as the crews of the Nahel Argama watching and astonished by the Destroy-mode Unicorn Gundam. The Unicorn Gundam engages the Kshatriya, destroying most of its funnels and chopping off two of its binders before it retreats. The Unicorn then transformed back into its normal state with a unconscious Banagher still in the cockpit.