HG 1/144 Tallgeese Ⅲ

HG 1/144 Tallgeese Ⅲ


The Tallgeese (トールギス Tōrugisu^?) is the predecessor of all mobile suits used through Gundam Wing. Introduced in episode 3 and first operated in episode 9 by Zechs Merquise, the suit is extremely powerful, but also physically and mentally strenuous, to the point of causing physical harm to its pilots. Zechs suffers a heart attack when he first pilots Tallgeese, but he eventually masters the suit. The Tallgeese is the only mobile suit capable of matching a Gundam in combat. Its armament consists primarily of its long-range dober rifle and a beam saber for close combat. At some point between episodes 18 and 22, Tallgeese is modified for space travel, allowing Zechs (as Milliardo Peacecraft) to visit the colonies. Tallgeese is self-destructed in episode 34, allowing Zechs to claim the Wing Gundam ZERO, and later the Gundam Epyon. The Tallgeese II is built from spare parts left over from the original Tallgeese project, combined with an Epyon-like appearance and piloted by Treize Khushrenada during the final battle from episode 46 to episode 48. Its armament is exactly same as the original Tallgeese (long-range dober gun and beam saber). This Tallgeese is destroyed when Treize allows Chang Wufei, piloting the Altron Gundam, to kill him in combat. In Endless Waltz, the Tallgeese III is introduced, and is said to have been built by Treize prior to his death. It has armaments that make it superior to the previous two versions: a large beam cannon (similar to Wing ZERO's), which is used to destroy the resource satellite MO-III, and a retractable heat whip built into the shield (similar to Epyon's). This Tallgeese is piloted by Zechs when he returns from "death" (self-imposed exile) and uses it against the Mariemaia Army. Notably, the Tallgeese is visibly taller than any mobile suit in the anime, as is the real-life toy counterpart. According to the prequel manga Episode Zero, a fourth Tallgeese, identical to the original, was in existence, and was piloted by the wife of Wufei, Long Meiran. The original Tallgeese unit was designed in After Colony 170 by the Romefeller Foundation to provide an armed unit based on mobile suit technology. The resulting design was extremely powerful, but expensive to mass-produce and too rough on its pilots. The design was simplified, resulting in the standard Leo mobile suit.