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The ORB-01 Akatsuki Gundam (aka Akatsuki Gundam, Akatsuki) is a Mobile Suit introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. It is initially piloted by Cagalli Yula Athha, and later by Mu La Flaga.

The Akatsuki Gundam was developed through the fusion of the knowledge that the Orb engineers had gained from studying the GAT-X105 Strike Gundam and its Striker Pack support system, with newer Orb-based prototype technologies. Its standard armaments include a twin beam saber, head-mounted CIWS, an arm-mounted shield, and a beam rifle. Its most remarkable feature is its gold-colored armor, known as the "Yata-no-Kagami". Gold is the color reserved for Orb's ruling class, and this armor is actually a mirror surface armor capable of deflecting and even reflecting beam fire with help from the Akatsuki's sensors, making the mobile suit virtually impervious to beam shots. Despite this, its vulnerability to melee and physical weapons remained equal to that of any other mobile suit, hence the presence of a shield as part of its armaments.

The Akatsuki can also equip two optional backpacks, which are derived from the Strike Gundam's Striker Packs, to improve its combat abilities. On Earth, it can use an aerial backpack known as "Oowashi" Sky Pack, granting it atmospheric flight capabilities. Armed with two beam cannons, the Oowashi can separate from the mobile suit and transform into a support craft, similar to the ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam's Fatum-00. With this pack on, the suit is known as Oowashi Akatsuki Gundam. When operating in space, the Akatsuki can use another backpack known as the "Shiranui" Space Pack, which increases the suit's mobility and equipped it with seven remote control beam turret units that have offensive and defensive capabilities. With this pack on, the suit is known as Shiranui Akatsuki Gundam.

Yata-no-Kagami" Anti-Beam Defensive Reflection System

The Akatsuki's golden armor, including those on its armaments and backpacks, is a mirror surface armor composed of nanoscale beam diffraction gratings and ultrafine plasma criticality control layers. It not only defend against incoming beam fires by deflecting them, but can also use the Akatsuki's sensors to track enemies and automatically redirect these beams back at them, thus combining offense and defense. This armor also allows Akatsuki to withstand a shot from the Positron Blaster Cannon and deflect the beam from the Requiem, as well as enable it to penetrate beam shields and positron reflectors. However, the armor provides no protection against melee attacks from beam sabers or beam boomerang, and there seemed to be a limit to how much damage it can take, as seen when a portion of the armor was smoldering and alarm sounded in the cockpit after blocking a shot from the Requiem. Additionally, its manufacturing and maintenance costs are enormous, with the amount spent on equipping one mobile suit with this armor said to be equal to producing more than 20 MBF-M1 M1 Astrays.

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