Trans-Am System
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| Raphael's Trans-Am Activation Screen | |
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| Designer(s) | Aeolia Schenberg |
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| Timeline | Anno Domini |
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System Description & Characteristics
The system was originally drafted by Aeolia Schenberg to grant Celestial Being's Gundam Meisters full utilization of their GN Drives and was a secret feature hidden inside the black boxes of the five original GN Drives. Because of this, the first and second generation Gundams never had the chance to utilize Trans-Am as the pilots didn't even know such a powerful function existed; however, it was later possible for Fereshte since they were still in possession of a GN Drive when Trans-Am was enabled. The system itself was rigged to unlock by a system trap inside Veda that automatically executed itself once Aeolia was killed.Under normal operation, the GN Drives generated particles at a preset rate while the drives themselves store excess GN Particles inside the GN Condensers. With Trans-Am, the GN Drive operates at full power by releasing all of the stored particles and increasing the GN Drive operation rate to its maximum output. These released GN Particles saturate the frame of the MS, which renders a glowing pink-reddish hue on the entire mobile suit. These particles that cover the whole mobile suit improve the MS's defense and at the same time increase the amount of thrust produced.[2] Overall, the abilities of the mobile suit is increased to three times its normal specifications. However, using Trans-Am also comes with several considerable risks.
Trans-Am is considered a "double-edged sword." Once activated and all the released energy and particles dissipate, the GN Drives must recharge the spent energy and the unit will perform at a dramatically reduced capacity until the energy is replaced. This leaves a MS extremely vulnerable to any remaining opposition once Trans-Am ends. Because all limiters on the GN Drive are removed, the drive can also potentially self-destruct in a massive explosion if it is pushed too hard.[3] While this risk has been shown for GN T Drives, this is debatable for true GN Drives. Even so, the ESF has taken advantage of this risk in its newest generation of MSs in AD 2314 by actually using it as a self-destruct mechanism in its GN-XIV series.
CB engineers later learned to develop their 3.5 - 5th Generation Gundams and support units to take advantage of Trans-Am's abilities. The improved system has the exact same properties as the previous system; however, the new system is capable of temporary utilization without exhausting its entire GN particle supply. The newer Gundams were designed with special functions that require greater GN particles than the GN Drive would normally generate. To compensate for the particles needed for the high-consuming function(s), Trans-Am can be used for a few seconds, long enough to power and execute the function without fully draining the Gundam of its power. This technology is also expanded throughout all their support units that utilize GN particles to function. Doing so not only gives them an advantage in the battlefield, but effectively utilize their particles without waste; it's unclear if the Earth Sphere Federation and/or Innovators have reversed-engineered such an ability with their own Trans-Am.
The system was later reverse-engineered and adapted by the Earth Sphere Federation and the Innovators. The Earth Sphere Federation's version of Trans-Am is different than that of Celestial Being's, primarily in their particle output abilities. Overall, the GN Drive Tau Trans-Am can partially rival the abilities of a true GN Drive, but post Trans-Am usage of a non-Celestial Being mobile suit is a liability as the GN T Drive destroys itself during Trans-Am, meaning that a replacement of the GN Tau Drives is needed after Trans-Am. It should be noted that the Earth Sphere Federation and the Innovators developed Trans-Am differently. While their abilities are nearly the same, the Innovators developed their Trans-Am from stolen Celestial Being data, while technical engineer Billy Katagiri figured it out through notes left behind by Ralph Eifman. Eventually, the Innovators shared their data with Billy Katagiri to help develop/refine their mobile units; regardless, the overall capabilities of their Trans-Am performed lesser than their true counterparts.
According to Ian Vashti, Innovation is caused by the GN Particles' special state in Trans-Am[1] (Trans-Am Raiser and Trans-Am Burst System specifically). He theorized that it may be possible that this special state of GN Particles can even be felt regardless of range, and that more possible genuine Innovators has awakened as a result of Trans-Am Burst that Setsuna used during the battle with the Innovators[4]. In addition, he is also worried that the Earth Sphere Federation will notice its relation to Innovation now that it possesses the Trans-Am System technology .[1]
System Variants
History
Activation
Trans-Am system first appeared after Alejandro Corner killed Aeolia Schenberg and activated a system trap. Aeolia's death activated the black boxes of the 5 original GN Drives to allow full utilization of their abilities. Trans-Am activated within GN-001 Gundam Exia while it was battling Ali Al-Saachez and his GNW-002 Gundam Throne Zwei. The Exia's new abilities allowed it to clearly outclass the Zwei, forcing Al-Saachez to flee. Ralph Eifman's Legacy
In the four-year interim between the first season and the second, and during the events of 2312 AD, Billy Katagiri recovered and researched what Eifman was working on before his death concerning the GN Drives and their ability to produce topological defects, which gave them a near-limitless energy supply. After much toiling, he was able to successfully replicate one feature: the Trans-Am system, first applied to Graham Aker's Masurao unit, allowing him and it to fight on even footing with the 00. However, it had some serious drawbacks that is not present in the Original Drives in which case each usage seriously damage the Tau Drive requiring replacement soon after they were used[5][6] and forcing the pilot on remaining Condenser supply for retreat after usage.[5] Innovators Development
Unlike A-LAWS, the Innovators obtained their Trans-Am System by copying the data from the Ptolemaios 2's databanks via Anew Returner.[6] This system came to light separately from Billy Katagiri's imperfect version[7] on the GNX-U02X Masurao though they would give him the full data for him to perfect his previously imperfect system.[8] This technology was applied Revive Revival's GNZ-003 Gadessa, Hiling Care's GNZ-005 Garazzo and their GNZ-004 Gaga. The former two could also use Trans-Am more than once, indicating that either their Drives were somehow larger in terms of particle storage capacity, a way to use the system had been found that lessened the amount of particles exhausted or the suits/Drives were changed at the mothership after each usage. Federation Widespread Adoption
By 2314, Trans-Am technology has been introduced to regular Federation forces to the point that it is considered standard equipment on its newest generation of GN Tau Drive machines. While it is still used for enhancing mobile suit performance when needed, Trans-Am is also used on Tau Drive equipped ships for extreme long distance journeys and as a last resort self-destruct as well. Whether any of the major flaws in using Tau Drives have been rectified remains unclear. In the movie, it is shown that the Trans Am system can be used to overload the GN Drive Tau as a last resort and self destruct the MS to cause as much damage to enemies close by.DARI:gundam.wikia.com
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