Gundam Pharact Complete Guide— The Tragedy of the Enhanced Human and GUND Technology in The Witch from Mercury

Introduction — A Boy and a Gundam Born to Be Expendable

"I knew. From the very beginning. How I was being used."

Those quiet words came from a young man seated in the cockpit of a red-and-black mobile suit. The machine was called Gundam Pharact. And its pilot, Elan Ceres, was not being treated as a human being.

In Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Gundam Pharact (XGF-02) plays a pivotal role alongside Gundam Aerial as one of the GUND Format-equipped mobile suits. Developed by Peil Technologies, this machine was placed at the center of a cruel system — one where human beings subjected to bodily modifications, known as "Enhanced Humans," were used as test pilots for GUND Format experiments in the name of corporate profit.

Pharact is not the protagonist's mobile suit. Yet the scar it carved into the story runs deep. As a GUND-ARM — a Gundam — it shares the same fundamental technology as Gundam Aerial, while embodying an entirely different tragedy. Enhanced Humans are stripped of their emotions through modification and discarded as tools. It was Enhanced Human No. 4, Elan Ceres, and Gundam Pharact that bore witness to that tragedy firsthand.

This article provides a comprehensive breakdown of Gundam Pharact: its full specifications, armaments, the mechanics of the GUND Format and Data Storm, the truth of the Enhanced Human program, the character of pilot Elan Ceres, and the machine's role throughout the story.

The GUND Format and Data Storm — Essential Knowledge to Understand Pharact

What Is GUND Technology?

Before discussing the performance of Gundam Pharact, it is necessary to understand the GUND Format, the core technology of this series.

GUND was originally developed as a body augmentation and medical technology for people who suffered physical disabilities due to long-term life in space. The research aimed to connect machines to the human body at the neural level, compensating for lost functions — a humanitarian purpose at its heart. The Vanadis Institute was the hub for this research, with Dr. Cardo Nabo at its center.

However, when this body augmentation technology was applied to mobile suit control systems, the GUND-ARM (Gundam) was born. By directly linking a pilot's nervous system to the mobile suit's control network, the system achieved levels of precision and reaction speed impossible with conventional controls. The pilot's intent becomes the machine's movement — a true sensation of becoming one with the mobile suit.

Data Storm — The Price of Power

The fatal flaw of the GUND Format is a phenomenon known as the Data Storm.

During operation, enormous amounts of data flow continuously between the pilot and the mobile suit. Rather than conventional computer systems handling that data, the GUND Format uses the human nervous system itself as the medium for data processing. As this burden accumulates, the pilot suffers severe physical damage.

The effects of Data Storm appear in stages. Early symptoms include numbness and loss of sensation in the hands and arms. As it progresses, bodily necrosis begins, ultimately leading to the pilot's death. After multiple fatal incidents in the past, the Mobile Suit Development Council imposed a full ban on GUND-ARM development. The very name "Gundam" became taboo.

Peil Technologies was the company that defied this prohibition and secretly continued GUND-ARM research. The Enhanced Humans were the "test subjects" prepared for that research.

Permet Score — Pharact's Operational Levels

The operational intensity of the GUND Format is quantified using a metric called the Permet Score. As the score rises, the machine's performance improves dramatically — but the burden on the pilot increases in equal measure.

While Aerial's pilot Suletta was barely affected by Data Storm, Pharact's Enhanced Human pilots suffer measurable bodily necrosis each time they push the Permet Score higher. This contrast is the fundamental difference between Aerial and Pharact, and it is precisely why Peil Technologies required the Enhanced Human program in the first place.

Gundam Pharact — Basic Specifications

Specification Notes

Gundam Pharact's color scheme is a striking combination of red and black with gold accent lines. In stark contrast to Aerial's clean white-and-blue palette, Pharact carries a certain ominous atmosphere — the dangerous aura of an "experimental machine."

The model number XGF-02 indicates a different development lineage from XVX-016 (Gundam Aerial). It is a GUND-ARM test machine developed independently by Peil Technologies and differs from Aerial (manufactured by Shin Sei Development Company) at the level of design philosophy.

Permet-coated armor (PPA) is employed in the same manner as Aerial, with the mineral known as Permet applied to the armor plating to provide a degree of defense against beam weapons. However, Pharact's essence lies in offense rather than defense — as its massive sniper rifle makes clear, it is a machine specialized for long-range precision fire.

The Shell Units distributed across its frame function similarly to those on Aerial. They glow as the GUND Format's operational level rises, visually indicating the volume of data transmission between pilot and machine. Every scene in which Pharact's Shell Units blaze red is simultaneously a scene in which an Enhanced Human's body is dying.

Armaments — A Combat System Built for Sniping

Gundam Pharact's weaponry is optimized for long-range sniping. The combination of remote weapons and a large-caliber rifle allows it to engage enemies unilaterally from well outside their effective range.

Armament List

Fold-Thorn Rifle (Sniper Rifle)

The defining armament of Gundam Pharact is this massive foldable sniper rifle.

When not in use, the rifle is mounted on the back in its folded state. At the start of combat, it is deployed and extended into a full-length long-range sniper rifle. Its effective range exceeds the bounds of the Asticassia School of Technology's dueling field — a ranged attack capability incomparable to a standard mobile suit's beam rifle.

Because the GUND Format directly links the pilot's nervous system to the machine, targeting is performed through human sensation. The precision it achieves is orders of magnitude beyond conventional sensor systems. The ability to operate the machine as an "extension of the pilot's physical senses" is the true value of the GUND-ARM.

Gunbits

Like Aerial, Pharact is equipped with Gunbits — remote-controlled weapons governed by the GUND Format.

Pharact carries six Gunbits, fewer than Aerial's eleven Bit Staves, but each individual bit is configured for higher firepower. Controlled by the pilot's neural impulses through the GUND Format, they are less susceptible to jamming than conventional wire-guided funnels or radio-controlled Dragoons.

Gunbit deployment becomes available at Permet Score 3 and above, but raising the score increases the physical burden on the pilot proportionally. Enhanced Humans are said to have been "modified" to withstand this load — yet bodily necrosis from Data Storm remains unavoidable even for them.

Beam Sabers

Two beam sabers are stored in holders on the side of the waist. Since Pharact is fundamentally a long-range combat machine, it is not well-suited to close-quarters engagement — however, it did engage in melee combat during its duel against Suletta and Aerial.

The Enhanced Human Program — Peil's "Human Experimentation"

When discussing Gundam Pharact, one cannot avoid the institution known as the Enhanced Human program. This is the root of Pharact's tragedy.

What Is an Enhanced Human?

An Enhanced Human is a person whose body has been modified to achieve compatibility with the GUND Format. It is an inhumane program spearheaded by Peil Technologies, with the stated aim of "modifying" the body to build resistance to Data Storm — the damage that occurs when ordinary humans use the GUND Format.

The specifics of the modifications have not been fully disclosed, but it is strongly implied that the procedures include suppression and management of emotions. Elan Ceres, the Enhanced Human depicted in the story, displays a severe lack of emotional expression, with outputs of joy, anger, sadness, and pleasure that differ radically from those of an ordinary person. This is presented as the result of the modification-induced emotional control.

Defined by Numbers, Not Names

Enhanced Humans are assigned numbers — "No. X" — rather than personal names. The "Elan Ceres" who appears as Gundam Pharact's pilot is referred to in-story as Enhanced Human No. 4.

The name "Elan Ceres" is nothing more than a "label" assigned to the Enhanced Human — not an original personal name. How No. 4 came to bear this name remains one of the series' mysteries.

The crucial point is that "Elan Ceres" is not a unique proper name belonging to a specific individual, but rather something like a "job title" that Peil Technologies reuses as needed. When No. 4 becomes incapacitated, the name "Elan Ceres" is passed on to No. 5.

Human Beings Treated as Expendables

The most brutal aspect of the Enhanced Human program is that Enhanced Humans are treated as "consumables."

Every use of the GUND Format advances Data Storm-induced necrosis — eventually, an Enhanced Human becomes unusable. Peil Technologies is fully aware of this from the outset and operates a system in which a "next number" is prepared once an Enhanced Human breaks down.

In the story, when No. 4's Elan sustains Data Storm damage that renders continued combat impossible, a "new Elan Ceres (No. 5)" appears at the school before long. No. 4's fate is never directly shown; the mere fact of his sudden disappearance and the emergence of a replacement sent shockwaves through audiences and sparked an enormous wave of fan theories online.

Peil Technologies' Calculations

The reason Peil Technologies maintains such an inhumane system is the monopolization and commercial exploitation of GUND Format technology.

The GUND Format represents the cutting edge of spatial adaptation technology. Making it commercially viable would yield enormous profit and military advantage. But since the Council has banned the technology, public research is impossible. Secret experiments using Enhanced Humans are the means to circumvent this restriction, and Gundam Pharact holds the position of "experimental machine" in that scheme.

This stance embodies the cold pragmatism of Peil Technologies' four executives (sometimes called the "Peil Quartet"), who place greater value on the "data" yielded by GUND technology than on the humanity of the Enhanced Humans themselves.

The Pilot — Elan Ceres (Enhanced Human No. 4 and No. 5)

Enhanced Human No. 4 (Elan Ceres)

Profile

Character Portrait

Enhanced Human No. 4 is the "Elan Ceres" dispatched by Peil Technologies to the school. Likely due to the emotional-suppression modifications he has undergone, he expresses far less emotion than the ordinary students around him, and his demeanor is consistently flat and detached. He shows little interest in others, and ignores anything beyond the information he requires.

However, contact with Suletta Mercury brings about the faintest signs of change. That Elan — who should have had his emotions suppressed by modification — begins to take some form of interest in Suletta is the central highlight of No. 4's arc.

The purpose behind Elan's deployment to the school is to collect GUND Format data from Gundam Aerial. Peil Technologies has noticed that Aerial's pilot (Suletta) shows almost no signs of Data Storm, and seeks to obtain that data to improve their own GUND technology. For this reason, Elan deliberately draws close to Suletta under the pretense of intelligence-gathering.

No. 4's Approach to Suletta

The scenes in which No. 4 approaches Suletta are rendered with a subtlety open to interpretation. Although the audience knows the contact serves a mission, the way something stirs within him in response to Suletta's disarmingly guileless manner is conveyed with delicate restraint through Natsuki Hanae's performance.

Particularly memorable is the scene in which Suletta asks, "Elan, you're alone a lot, aren't you? Doesn't it get lonely?" The directness of the question makes No. 4 hesitate for just a moment. That momentary wavering — from an Elan whose emotions should be under control — symbolizes the tragedy of who No. 4 is.

No. 4's Fate

No. 4's fate is cruel. Physical damage from Data Storm accumulates due to Gunbit high-output operation aboard Gundam Pharact. Once he reaches the point where continued combat is difficult, Peil Technologies judges No. 4 to be "no longer useful."

What becomes of No. 4 afterward is never explicitly depicted in the story, but given his treatment as a "consumable," his end is not hard to imagine. All that remains in the viewer's heart is the memory of the brief, faint glimmer of humanity that No. 4 showed in his conversations with Suletta.

Enhanced Human No. 5 (Elan Ceres)

Differences from No. 4

After No. 4 disappears from the school, a new "Elan Ceres" appears — Enhanced Human No. 5.

No. 5 shares the name "Elan Ceres" with No. 4, but is an entirely different person. They look similar (both appear as the blue-haired Elan Ceres), yet their inner characters differ dramatically.

Where No. 4 was a figure with a "quiet flame" burning within, No. 5 has a more aggressive and emotional temperament. Unlike No. 4, who harbored a nuanced curiosity toward Suletta, No. 5 displays something closer to hostility toward her.

This setup — the same name, a completely different person inside — confronts the audience with the reality that Enhanced Humans are not respected as individuals but exist merely as tools and job functions of Peil Technologies.

No. 5's Character

No. 5 is more emotionally volatile than No. 4, and his attitude toward Suletta carries a more direct edge of hostility. Whether this is the result of a different modification pattern, or simply No. 5's own natural character, is never made clear in the story.

No. 5 pilots Gundam Pharact and challenges Suletta's Aerial to a rematch duel — and is once again defeated. After this defeat, No. 5 too concludes his "mission" at the school.

Relationship to the Original Elan Ceres

The story hints at the existence of an "original Elan Ceres" — the source person on whom the Enhanced Humans were based — separate from No. 4 and No. 5.

However, who the original Elan Ceres is and where he resides is never explored in depth within the main series, remaining as a deep mystery. Whether the name and appearance of "Elan Ceres" were taken from an original individual, or whether Peil Technologies fabricated the identity from scratch, is another of the questions The Witch from Mercury leaves unanswered.

In-Story Action — Season 1

Arrival at Asticassia School of Technology

Gundam Pharact and Enhanced Human No. 4 Elan make their first significant impression after being introduced as students of the Peil House dormitory.

Acting on Peil Technologies' instructions, Elan infiltrates the school with the mission to collect data from Suletta's Aerial. Initially he approaches Suletta for the purposes of intelligence-gathering. But the utterly unguarded purity of Suletta's manner begins to stir something in No. 4 that goes beyond the mission.

Episodes 5–6 — The Duel and Its Suspicions

Elan exploits the school's dueling system to challenge Suletta to a duel. Ostensibly the purpose is to "verify whether Aerial is a GUND-ARM," but the true objective is to collect Aerial's GUND Format data.

In this duel, Gundam Pharact deploys its full capability for the first time. The deployed long-range sniper rifle launches its attack — but the defensive screen of Aerial's Bit Staves and its superior mobility prevent Pharact from achieving the results it seeks.

When Elan raises the Permet Score and deploys the Gunbits, the physical load from GUND Format operation spikes sharply. Pharact's Shell Units blaze red, and Data Storm effects begin to manifest in Elan's body.

The data collected during the duel allows Peil Technologies to confirm that Aerial is indeed a GUND-ARM — and to establish the disturbing fact that its pilot (Suletta) shows almost no sign of Data Storm damage.

The Outcome of the Duel

Suletta and Aerial repel Pharact in the duel. This is not solely a matter of combat power differential; a contributing factor is that while Suletta can maintain a stable Permet Score without Data Storm effects, Elan's body is reaching its limit.

After the defeat, Elan — despite the emotional suppression he has undergone — shows a strange fixation on Suletta. "Why are you unaffected?" The question carries neither jealousy nor anger, only pure puzzlement. Who is this Suletta, who can use the GUND Format without being broken by Data Storm? That becomes the greatest mystery for No. 4's Elan.

The Transition from No. 4 to No. 5

When No. 4's Elan sustains Data Storm damage that makes further combat unfeasible, Peil Technologies "retrieves" him. This is never shown directly; rather, it is conveyed through the abrupt disappearance of No. 4 one day, followed by the appearance of a "new Elan Ceres (No. 5)" at the school.

The shock to the audience was immense. "What happened to No. 4?" and "Is No. 5 a different person?" generated an enormous volume of online analysis and speculation.

No. 5's Duel

The new Elan who appears as Enhanced Human No. 5 once again challenges Suletta to a duel in Gundam Pharact.

However, unlike No. 4, No. 5 is notable for emotional and provocative behavior. He taunts Suletta — "Your Gundam has a defect" — and forces the duel. No. 5 attacks by leveraging Pharact's long-range sniping capability, but here too is defeated by the coordination of Aerial and Suletta.

The defeat in this rematch exposed the "limitations" of Gundam Pharact. No matter how superior the machine's performance, there was a fundamental flaw in Peil Technologies' strategy of continuing to treat the pilots — the human beings — as expendables.

Pharact's Final Appearance

After No. 5's defeat, Gundam Pharact never appears again on the dueling field of Asticassia School of Technology. Peil Technologies remains an important faction throughout the rest of the story, but Gundam Pharact effectively exits the narrative in Season 1.

Pharact's departure was not a dramatic one. It was not destroyed in an explosion, nor did it fall gloriously in a climactic battle — it was simply withdrawn, quietly designated "mission complete." That manner of exit, too, embodies the tragedy of this machine.

Memorable Scenes and Dialogue

"Why Are You Unaffected?"

The question No. 4's Elan directs at Suletta is one of the most memorable lines in the series.

For an Enhanced Human who has lived with bodily necrosis advancing each time he uses the GUND Format, the existence of Suletta — who can pilot a Gundam without suffering Data Storm — was simply beyond comprehension. The line can be received not as jealousy or anger but as pure astonishment and the faintest hint of "longing."

No. 4 and Suletta's Rooftop Scene

The scene in which No. 4's Elan and Suletta talk on the school rooftop is the most lyrical moment among all Pharact-related sequences.

Suletta asks, innocently: "Elan, you're alone a lot, aren't you? Doesn't it get lonely?" Elan falters for a moment, then answers: "...I don't know."

An Enhanced Human whose emotions are supposed to be managed, answering "I don't know" — that single reply symbolizes the humanity of No. 4. Even after being modified and having the very name for "lonely" erased from him, the sensation itself had not been fully extinguished. The audience perceives this, and their sorrow at No. 4's fate deepens.

No. 5's Provocation

"Your Gundam has a defect. There is no Gundam that doesn't break its pilot."

These words that No. 5's Elan throws at Suletta cut to the essence of the GUND Format while simultaneously serving as his attempt to "justify" his own existence as an Enhanced Human.

Suletta not breaking is a "defect"; pilots breaking under the GUND Format is "normal" — because if it were otherwise, the very purpose of Enhanced Humans like him would disappear. Condensed into this line is the warped pride of a person who has been forced to be "expendable" his entire life.

The Red Glow of the Shell Units

Not a line of dialogue but a recurring piece of visual storytelling: the scenes in which Pharact's Shell Units light up red appear repeatedly throughout the series.

The red Shell Units signal GUND Format operation while simultaneously indicating that the Enhanced Human pilot's body is being consumed. In stark contrast to Aerial's Shell Units glowing a cool blue, Pharact's red light symbolizes "danger," "consumption," and "sacrifice." This color contrast is a skillful directorial device that visually conveys the difference in the positions of the two Gundams.

Gundam Pharact vs. Gundam Aerial — A Comparison

Gundam Pharact and Gundam Aerial are both "GUND-ARM (Gundams)" and yet stand at opposite poles in every respect.

This contrast is not accidental — it was intentionally designed by the production team. Even within the same GUND-ARM category, there exists a structural difference between "a machine that protects its pilot" and "a machine that uses up its pilot." That difference is the answer to one of this series' central questions: Whose technology is this for?

Design Background — The "Forbidden Red and Black" Born from Ippei Gyoubu

Designer: Ippei Gyoubu

The mechanical design of Gundam Pharact was handled by Ippei Gyoubu, who participated in The Witch from Mercury as the designer responsible for Peil Technologies mobile suits, crafting Pharact and other Peil-faction machines.

Design Concept

Gundam Pharact's design embodies several clearly defined concepts.

Red, Black, and Gold Color Scheme In the history of Gundam, red on a mobile suit has traditionally signified an "ace machine" or "special unit" (evoking Char's Zaku). However, Pharact's red is not the heroic red of an ace — it is somehow ominous, conjuring associations of experimentation and danger. With black dominating a large portion of the palette and gold accent lines running through it, the overall impression is of "an expensive experimental instrument."

The Foldable Sniper Rifle The foldable sniper rifle that is Pharact's most distinctive feature generates visual impact through the act of "deploying." Something compact in storage unfolds and extends into its combat configuration — this transformation gimmick became an important selling point when the Gunpla kit was produced.

Silhouette Impression Compared to Aerial, Pharact has a sharper, more aggressive silhouette. The edge-heavy design with its suppressed roundness expresses the cold, mechanical quality and danger of an "experimental weapon." If Aerial suggests the image of "a mobile suit that protects," Pharact suggests the image of "a mobile suit that attacks."

Variations and Derivative Units

Relationship to the Gundam Lfrith Lineage

Gundam Pharact carries the model number XGF-02. The "XGF" designation is understood to refer to the Vanadis Institute's GUND-ARM development program.

Multiple GUND-ARM (Gundams) appear in the series, which can be organized as follows:

Noteworthy is the fact that Lfrith and Pharact share the same model number, XGF-02. This suggests that Pharact lies on the same development line as Lfrith — in other words, Gundam Pharact can be interpreted as a machine that Peil Technologies independently analyzed and improved upon from the Vanadis Institute's GUND-ARM technology.

Gundam Lfrith Thorn and Gundam Lfrith Ur

Gundam Lfrith Thorn and Gundam Lfrith Ur, which appear in the latter half of Season 1, are modifications of the original Lfrith from the Vanadis Institute. They are piloted respectively by Sophie Pulone and Norea du Noc of the Earth House dormitory, and they battle Suletta's Aerial.

Pharact and the Lfrith-series units are different development lines, but share a common technological foundation as GUND-ARMs. The appearance of multiple such units in the story demonstrates "how widely the GUND Format has spread through the world" and "how secretly each corporation has been conducting research on a technology that should have been banned."

Other Appearances and Media Tie-ins

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury PROLOGUE

Gundam Pharact does not appear in the prologue episode released before Season 1 and 2, but PROLOGUE depicts the incident at the origin of the GUND-ARM — including the Lfrith — making it important supplementary material for understanding the relationship between Pharact and Peil Technologies.

Manga Adaptations

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury spawned multiple manga adaptations running concurrently with the anime. Some of these contain supplementary episodes relating to Elan Ceres and Gundam Pharact, and have drawn attention as material that offers deeper insight into the inner world of an Enhanced Human.

Video Games

Gundam Pharact appears as a playable unit in certain Bandai Namco Gundam-related games. The combination of the long-range sniper rifle and Gunbits gives it a distinctively unique feel in gameplay — a high-performance unit that is difficult to master but rewarding for those who do.

Gunpla Guide — How to Get Gundam Pharact

Gundam Pharact is the mobile suit piloted by Season 1's popular character Elan Ceres, making its Gunpla demand consistently high.

HG (High Grade) 1/144

HG 1/144 Gundam Pharact

The HG Gundam Pharact reproduces the machine's defining feature: the foldable sniper rifle's deploy and stow gimmick. Both the folded storage configuration and the fully deployed sniping configuration can be recreated, and the kit can be displayed in either form.

All six Gunbits are included, enabling poses with the bits attached to the body or deployed in a separated formation. Displaying Pharact's Gunbits alongside Aerial's Bit Staves allows you to recreate the GUND-ARM battlefield of The Witch from Mercury.

The red, black, and gold color scheme is largely captured by the molded plastic colors, though finer details such as the gold accent lines are recommended to be supplemented with panel-lining stickers or Gundam Markers.

The Shell Units are reproduced in clear red parts. Displayed alongside Aerial's clear green (normal) and clear blue (Score 6) parts, the contrast between the two machines becomes all the more vivid.

HG 1/144 Gundam Pharact — Review Summary

Choosing the Right Kit

Note as of March 2026: Gundam Pharact has only been released as an HG kit; no Full Mechanics (1/100), RG (Real Grade), or MG (Master Grade) kits have been released. Grade options beyond HG remain limited across the entire Witch from Mercury lineup, and fans seeking a larger-scale Pharact kit should keep an eye on Bandai Spirits Premium Bandai and other limited releases.

Conclusion — The Quiet Dignity of a Machine Called Expendable

Gundam Pharact is not the protagonist's mobile suit. It fought without shining at the center of the story, carrying a pilot who was nothing more than a "tool," and then quietly exited the stage.

But that is precisely why Gundam Pharact can be called, in a certain sense, the machine that most fully embodies the essence of The Witch from Mercury.

The GUND Format technology was born to save people who had been wounded in the emptiness of space. Somewhere along the way it was applied to weapons and transformed into a system that produced "Enhanced Humans" — living experiments in the name of corporate profit. Gundam Pharact is the "end product" of that distorted system.

The faint glimmer of humanity that No. 4's Elan Ceres showed — the momentary wavering of his "I don't know," the strange fascination he felt toward Suletta — was a trace of humanity that not even modification could fully erase. Pharact is a machine built upon such a human being, and beneath its beautiful red-and-black exterior lie the accumulated sacrifices of many "expendables."

"Why are you unaffected?" — No. 4's question was not only an inquiry into the technological mystery of the GUND Format. It was also a question about human dignity: Why am I expendable, and you are not?

If Gundam Aerial tells the story of "the bonds of family," Gundam Pharact tells the story of "the sacrifice demanded by technology." The contrast between these two machines is one of the central pillars that elevates Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury from a mere school robot anime into a work carrying a message for contemporary society.

Gundam Pharact departed quietly — but the questions it raises have reached us beyond the bounds of the story itself. What is technology for? When and where does treating human beings as "expendables" begin? As a machine that provokes such questions, Gundam Pharact deserves its place in Gundam history.

Related Articles

• Gundam Aerial — Complete Guide: The protagonist's machine that pairs with Pharact. A unit that embodies the "right way" to use the GUND Format
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury — Series Complete Guide: Story, characters, and world-building of the entire series explained
• Gundam Bael — Complete Guide: Another story of a mobile suit caught up in "a system that treats humans as tools"
• Unicorn Gundam — Complete Guide: The pioneering machine to explore the theme of "a will dwelling within a mobile suit"

Sources

• Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury TV Series Season 1 (12 episodes), Sunrise, 2022–2023
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury TV Series Season 2 (12 episodes), Sunrise, 2023
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury PROLOGUE, Sunrise, 2022
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Official Website (g-witch.net)
• Bandai Spirits Hobby Official Website (bandai-hobby.net)
• GUNDAM.INFO (gundam.info)
• Gundam Wiki (gundam.fandom.com)
• Pixiv Encyclopedia: "Gundam Pharact," "Elan Ceres," "Enhanced Human"

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