The GN-007/AL Arios Gundam Ascalon was one of the "GNHW" (GN Heavy Weapons) plans developed for the GN-007 Arios Gundam in preparation for Celestial Being's final battle against the Innovators.It featured three new weapons, a GN Sword, a pair of GN Missile Containers, and a GN Beam Cannon, which were developed with reference to the GN-001 Gundam Exia's GN Sword, GN-002 Gundam Dynames's GN Missiles, and GN-005 Gundam Virtue's GN Bazooka respectively.With these added weapons, the Arios Ascalon not only gained significantly higher attack power than the Arios, but also became a multi-functional mobile suit.The basic strategy of the Arios Ascalon is to charge into the center of the enemy forces at high-speed and attack with its weapons.This heavy weapons plan was named "Ascalon" as the machine's appearance when the GN Sword is deployed resembled the long, lance-like dragon slaying sword used by Saint George.

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