The CB-0000G/C Reborns Gundam (aka Reborns Gundam, Reborns Cannon) is a transformable mobile suit introduced in season two of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and is piloted by Ribbons Almark.

The Reborns Gundam was created using mobile suit technologies accumulated in the quantum processing system, Veda, and it served as the personal mobile suit of Ribbons Almark, leader of a group of Innovades who called themselves Innovators.This mobile suit was said to be a special machine that inherited the functions, performance and weaponry of all mobile suits before it. The Reborns Gundam can instantly transform between the versatile "Gundam Mode", also known as the "Reborns Gundam", and the long-range shooting specialized "Cannon Mode", also known as the "Reborns Cannon", allowing it to handle any combat situations.Furthermore, it has a large output thanks to the Twin Drive System and is a match for the Celestial Being's GN-0000+GNR-010 00 Raiser in combat. Unlike other mobile suits deployed by the Innovators, the Reborns Gundam did not receive support from Veda and was thus unaffected when the GN-009 Seraphim Gundam activated its Trial System to forcibly shut down all machines linked to Veda.

Ribbons had named the Reborns Gundam based on his own name. The Reborns Gundam's basic design was based on the general-purpose CB-001 1 Gundam and its support-use, artillery combat counterpart, the CBY-077 GN Cannon. Both mobile suits were developed by Veda a decade ago for a cancelled, alternate plan whereby the Celestial Being's armed interventions were conducted by Gundam Meisters who were Innovades instead of human beings. The functions of the 1 Gundam and GN Cannon were combined into a single machine, the Reborns Gundam, to enable Ribbons to fight independently as he did not want to rely on his comrades.Besides Gundam Mode and Cannon Mode, the mobile suit originally had a third mode, the Tank Mode, but it was removed when the Twin Drive System was installed. To differentiate the Twin Drive System equipped version of Reborns Gundam from the original version, the latter became known as the CB-0000G/C/T Reborns Gundam Origin. The technology for the Twin Drive System originated from the GN-0000 00 Gundam and was acquired through theft by a spy.

The Reborns Gundam's weapons were enhanced through the use of various Gundams' design data stored within Veda, and consisted of a GN Buster Rifle that fires powerful particle beams, a pair of high output Large GN Beam Sabers, twelve wireless, remote-controlled GN Fin Fangs, two Egner Whips for delivering electric shock attacks, six rapid-fire GN Vulcans, and a GN Shield for defense.Most of these weapons can be used in both Gundam and Cannon Modes, and their usage can change depending on the mode. The Gundam Mode emphasizes mobility and excels at close-to-mid range combat. It primarily uses the Large GN Beam Sabers for close combat, and the GN Buster Rifle as well as the GN Fin Fangs for ranged combat. The Cannon Mode's mobility is slightly reduced compared to the Gundam Mode's, but it has high firepower and excels at mid-to-long range artillery combat.It primarily uses the GN Buster Rifle as well as four large-sized GN Fin Fangs which in this mode function as powerful beam cannons. The Cannon Mode also utilizes the Egner Whips to compensate for its poor close combat capability and can wield the Large GN Beam Sabers when required.

The Reborns Gundam has a simple transformation structure, with the back of the Gundam Mode turning into the front of the Cannon Mode and vice versa. Each mode has its own head unit and manipulators.Unsurprisingly, the Gundam Mode has a Gundam-type head, with characteristic features such as twin eyes and large antenna.For the Cannon Mode, it has a goggle-type head and the sensors in its head visor are of the same series as that of the GNX-607T/BW GN-XII Cannon to improve long-range shooting precision.It should be noted that the GN-XII Cannon's sensors utilized technology derived from the GN Cannon. The Gundam Mode's manipulators have five fingers each to facilitate the use of portable weaponry such as the GN Buster Rifle, while the Cannon Mode has three-fingers manipulators that double as Egner Whips.To absorb recoil and improve stability during bombardment, the Cannon Mode adopted a front leaning posture with bent knee joints, and this resulted in it having a shorter head height than the Gundam Mode. Additionally, the feet of the Cannon Mode are spread wider than the Gundam Mode's to increase the contact surface with the ground during ground-based bombardment.

Using information obtained by Anew Returner, an Innovator spy who infiltrated Celestial Being, the Reborns Gundam was equipped with both Trans-Am System and Twin Drive System. When activated, the Trans-Am System increased a mobile suit's output by three fold for a limited time and caused the machine to glow red. The Twin Drive System is a system whereby two synchronized GN Drives produce a higher amount of GN Particles than that of two unsynchronized GN Drives. Since the Innovators do not possess the original GN Drives, the Reborns Gundam's Twin Drive System utilized two GN Drive Taus that were mounted on the elbows. However, this is also the Reborns Gundam's only deficiency as GN Drive Tau is inferior to the original GN Drive in certain aspects, such as having limited operating time.Ribbons considered the GN Drive Tau to be the cause of his defeat by the 00 Raiser, but in reality, technological innovations have almost eliminated the performance difference between the two types of GN Drives.

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