A new model for the High Grade (HG) 1/144 scale line has been announced: the Mobile Suit RX-78-02 in its "White Gundam" version, from the series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX. This Bandai Spirits kit is scheduled for release in December 2025, with a retail price of 2,200 yen (excluding tax), equivalent to 2,420 yen with tax.
・HG 1/144 白いガンダム (White Gundam)
Release: December 2025. Price: 2,420 yen (tax included).
Source: gundam.info
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: A New Interpretation of the Universal Century
The series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX represents a reinterpretation of the Universal Century, resulting from a collaboration between Sunrise and Studio Khara, the latter known for Neon Genesis Evangelion, with the participation of Hideaki Anno. This collaboration suggests a new perspective on the Gundam narrative. The mobile suit designs in this production feature a more humanoid aesthetic with fewer sharp angles, which could translate into an updated interpretation of the classic RX-78-02. The Gunpla kit's December release strategically coincides with interest in the new series and the appeal of the RX-78-02 design during a commercially significant period.
The RX-78-02 White Gundam showcasing its updated design for the Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX series.
Source: gundam.info
Context of the Mobile Suit RX-78-02 White Gundam
Within the framework of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, the RX-78-02 White Gundam is a unit developed by the Earth Federation as part of Project RX, alongside the Guncannon and the Guntank. This series takes place in an alternate timeline of the Universal Century, in which Char Aznable manages to steal the original RX-78-02 prototype, modifies it with a red color scheme, and renames it "Red Gundam." The latter is used by Char to secure victory for the Principality of Zeon in the One Year War, thus altering the known chronology of Mobile Suit Gundam.
It is important to note that the White Gundam from this kit does not correspond to the main Gundam of the GQuuuuuuX series (a designation belonging to the "gMS-Ω GQuuuuuuX" Gundam, model gMS-Ω GQuuuuuuX).
Detail of the equipment and proportions of the White Gundam HG 1/144.
Source: gundam.info
Specifications and Equipment of the White Gundam
This Mobile Suit was designed as a versatile combat unit for frontline operations. A notable feature retained in this Gundam model is the Core Block System. This system allows the pilot's cockpit, the Core Fighter, to detach and transform into an independent fighter unit, providing an escape route and greater tactical adaptability. Its standard armament includes head-mounted Vulcan cannons, dual beam sabers for close combat, a beam rifle, and a Hyper Bazooka. These last two weapons distinguish it from the "Red Gundam" of the same series, which lacks them and instead incorporates components called "Alpha Psycommu" on its head, absent in the White Gundam. This Bandai kit is expected to faithfully reproduce these features for Gunpla modelers.
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