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RGM-79 GM — Specifications, Lineage & Appearances

RGM-79

RGM-79 GM Mass Production General-Purpose Mobile Suit from Gundam Universal Century
RGM-79 GM

The RGM-79 GM is a mass production general-purpose mobile suit from the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam franchise. It was manufactured by Earth Federation. Within the franchise it is considered canon.

Within the story, the RGM-79 GM first appears in November, 0079 U.C.

The RGM-79 GM was developed from RX-78-2 Gundam, RGM-79[E] GM Early Type and RX-78-02 Gundam. It in turn led to 27 derived units — G-Armor, Gefangener GM, GM Camouf, GM Underground Combat Type, GM-005 GM (Argent Keil Type) and RAG-79 Aqua GM and 21 more. Both directions are mapped on the interactive tree above.

The RGM-79 GM has appeared in 108 Gundam releases across 1979–2024, debuting in Mobile Suit Gundam (1979). Later appearances include Mobile Suit Gundam novelization, Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow, Mobile Suit Gundam: Record of MS Wars and Mobile Suit Vor!! and 103 more.

It was fielded by Earth Federation Forces, EFFWhite Base Corps, Gunpla Mafia, Azhdaha and BGST and 7 more and piloted by Kai Shiden, Amuro Ray(Unit 47), Etur Börbache, Michael Rodrigo and Sleggar Law(Unit 77) and 1 more.

4 Gunpla model kits have been catalogued for the RGM-79 GM, alongside 2 figures and other collectibles.

Specifications

Model number
RGM-79
Classification
Mass Production General-Purpose Mobile Suit
Manufacturer
Earth Federation
Universe
Universal Century
Canon status
canon
Overall height
18.50 m
Weight
58.80 t
Power source
Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor
Power output
1250 kW 1,676.278 hp
Armor
Titanium Alloy
First deployment
Tragedy In Jaburo
First seen
November, 0079 U.C.

Special Equipment & Features

  • Core Block System

Production Timeline

The RGM-79 GM has appeared in 78 releases from 1979 to 2024.

  1. 1979 — Mobile Suit Gundam (debut)
  2. 1979 — Mobile Suit Gundam novelization
  3. 1981 — Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow
  4. 1984 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Record of MS Wars
  5. 1988 — Mobile Suit Vor!!
  6. 1989 — Mobile Suit Gundam: MS Generation
  7. 1991 — Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
  8. 1992 — Jupiter (Zeus) in Operation Titan U.C. 0083
  9. 1992 — Mobile Suit Gundam 0079
  10. 1992 — SD Gundam Gaiden: Seikihei Monogatari
  11. 1993 — Gundam 0079 - Nightmare of Solomon
  12. 1996 — Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny
  13. 1996 — Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny (1996 Manga)
  14. 1999 — Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise From the Ashes
  15. 2000 — Gundam the Ride: A Baoa Qu
  16. 2000 — Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Hero of Stardust
  17. 2001 — Gundam Evolve
  18. 2001 — Gundam Pilot Series of Biographies: The Brave Soldiers in the Sky
  19. 2001 — Mobile Suit Gundam École du Ciel
  20. 2001 — Mobile Suit Gundam-san (Manga)
  21. 2001 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Deleted Affair: Portrait Of Young Comet
  22. 2001 — Tony Takezaki presents GUNDAM manga
  23. 2002 — Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Skull Heart
  24. 2002 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Lost War Chronicles (Manga)
  25. 2003 — Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Space, To the End of a Flash
  26. 2003 — Nightmare of Solomon
  27. 2004 — Gundam Legacy
  28. 2004 — Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War
  29. 2004 — Mobile Suit: Gundam Pilot's Locus
  30. 2005 — Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 603
  31. 2005 — My First Triumph: A Memory of Emma Sheen
  32. 2006 — Mobile Suit Gundam Climax U.C.: The Bonds of the Bloodline
  33. 2006 — Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO Apocalypse 0079 (Manga)
  34. 2006 — Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079
  35. 2006 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
  36. 2006 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Operation: Troy
  37. 2006 — Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam 1/2 UC 0087: Another Story
  38. 2007 — Gundam Crisis
  39. 2007 — Mobile Suit Gundam - Acguy: 2250 Miles Across North America
  40. 2007 — Mobile Suit Gundam – U.C. War Chronicle Memories of Char Aznable
  41. 2007 — Mobile Suit Gundam MSV Battle Chronicle Johnny Ridden
  42. 2007 — Mobile Suit Gundam: We're Federation Hooligans!!
  43. 2008 — Mobile Suit Gundam Zero Old Zakus
  44. 2009 — Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record U.C. 0081 -The Wrath of Varuna-
  45. 2009 — Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record: Avant-Title
  46. 2009 — Mobile Suit Gundam Katana
  47. 2009 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Battlefield Record U.C. 0081
  48. 2010 — Advance of Zeta: The Traitor to Destiny
  49. 2010 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Principality of Zeon Military Preparatory School
  50. 2010 — Mobile Suit Gundam: The Light of A Baoa Qu
  51. 2010 — MSV-R: The Return of Johnny Ridden
  52. 2011 — Gundam EXA
  53. 2011 — Mobile Suit Gundam The MSV: The Mobile Suit Variations
  54. 2012 — Advance of Zeta: The Traitor to Destiny (Manga)
  55. 2012 — Mobile Suit Gundam MSV-R Legend of the Universal Century Heroes: The Fabulous Shin Matsunaga
  56. 2012 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Hunter of Black Clothes
  57. 2012 — Mobile Suit Gundam: The Hunters in Black
  58. 2012 — MSV-R: Legend of the Universal Century Heroes: Rainbow's Shin Matsunaga
  59. 2013 — Gundam Stand at Jaburo
  60. 2013 — Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Rebellion
  61. 2013 — Mobile Suit Gundam MSV-R The Troublemakers
  62. 2013 — Mobile Suit Gundam UC: The Man Who Could Not Ride the Rainbow
  63. 2014 — GBFT
  64. 2014 — Gundam Build Fighters Try
  65. 2014 — Mobile Suit Gundam Aggressor
  66. 2014 — Mobile Suit Gundam Side Stories
  67. 2014 — Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Missing Link
  68. 2014 — Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Missing Link (Manga)
  69. 2014 — Mobile Suit Gundam: After-Jaburo
  70. 2016 — Gundam Build Fighters Try Island Wars
  71. 2017 — Gundam Build Fighters: GM's Counterattack
  72. 2018 — Gundam Build Divers
  73. 2020 — Mobile Suit Gundam Ground Zero: Rise From the Ashes
  74. 2021 — Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (Hiroyuki Tamakoshi Manga)
  75. 2021 — Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation Code Fairy (manga)
  76. 2023 — Mobile Suits Gundam: Red Giant 03rd MS Team
  77. 2023 — Mobile Suits Gundam: Red Giant 03rd MS Team (Manga)
  78. 2024 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom

Games featuring the RGM-79 GM

The RGM-79 GM is playable in 30 Gundam games.

  1. 1996 — Gundam Tactics Mobility Fleet 0079
  2. 2000 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo
  3. 2001 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs Zeon
  4. 2001 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front
  5. 2002 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Lost War Chronicles
  6. 2003 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space
  7. 2004 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam
  8. 2005 — MS Saga: A New Dawn
  9. 2006 — Gundam Battle Royale
  10. 2006 — Mobile Suit Gundam Climax U.C.
  11. 2006 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield
  12. 2007 — Dynasty Warriors Gundam
  13. 2007 — SD Gundam G Generation Spirits
  14. 2008 — Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2
  15. 2008 — Mobile Ops: The One Year War
  16. 2009 — Gundam Battle Universe
  17. 2009 — SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Online
  18. 2010 — Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3
  19. 2010 — Gundam Assault Survive
  20. 2010 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs.
  21. 2012 — Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (Game)
  22. 2012 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation
  23. 2012 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost
  24. 2013 — Dynasty Warriors Gundam Reborn
  25. 2016 — Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost ON
  26. 2018 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2
  27. 2021 — Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation Code Fairy
  28. 2021 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield II
  29. 2022 — Gundam Evolution
  30. 2022 — SD Gundam Battle Alliance

Development Lineage

Developed from

Develops into & variants

Related mobile suits

Other machines catalogued alongside the RGM-79 GM — same series where one exists, otherwise the same timeline. Each links to its own development tree.

Pilots: Kai Shiden, Amuro Ray(Unit 47), Etur Börbache, Michael Rodrigo, Sleggar Law(Unit 77), Wong Chang

Operators: Earth Federation Forces, EFFWhite Base Corps, Gunpla Mafia, Azhdaha, BGST, Coalition of Volunteers, Moore Brotherhood, Nemesis Instructor Corps, Sleggar Platoon, Titans, White Base Corps, White Dingo Team

RGM-79 GM Model Kits

4 catalogued model kits for the RGM-79 GM (plus 2 figures and other collectibles):

See all RGM-79 GM kits, prices and community builds

Frequently asked questions about the RGM-79 GM

What is the RGM-79 GM?
The RGM-79 GM is a mass production general-purpose mobile suit from the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam franchise. It was manufactured by Earth Federation. It is considered canon within the franchise.
What was the RGM-79 GM developed from?
The RGM-79 GM was developed from RX-78-2 Gundam, RGM-79[E] GM Early Type and RX-78-02 Gundam. Its full development lineage is mapped on the RGM-79 GM evolution tree.
What mobile suits were developed from the RGM-79 GM?
27 units were developed from or built as variants of the RGM-79 GM: G-Armor, Gefangener GM, GM Camouf, GM Underground Combat Type, GM-005 GM (Argent Keil Type), RAG-79 Aqua GM, RG-78AV Gundam Mass Production Type and RGC-80 GM Cannon (Thunderbolt Ver.) (plus 19 more).
Who piloted the RGM-79 GM?
The RGM-79 GM was piloted by Kai Shiden, Amuro Ray(Unit 47), Etur Börbache, Michael Rodrigo, Sleggar Law(Unit 77) and Wong Chang.
Which factions operated the RGM-79 GM?
The RGM-79 GM was operated by Earth Federation Forces, EFFWhite Base Corps, Gunpla Mafia, Azhdaha, BGST, Coalition of Volunteers, Moore Brotherhood, Nemesis Instructor Corps, Sleggar Platoon and Titans (plus 2 more).
How big is the RGM-79 GM?
The RGM-79 GM stands 18.50 m tall, weighs 58.80 t, produces 1250 kW 1,676.278 hp, is armoured in Titanium Alloy.
Which Gundam series does the RGM-79 GM appear in?
The RGM-79 GM appears in 78 Gundam releases, debuting in Mobile Suit Gundam (1979): Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam novelization, Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow, Mobile Suit Gundam: Record of MS Wars, Mobile Suit Vor!! and Mobile Suit Gundam: MS Generation (plus 72 more).
Which Gundam games is the RGM-79 GM in?
The RGM-79 GM is playable in 30 Gundam games: Gundam Tactics Mobility Fleet 0079, Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo, Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs Zeon, Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front, Mobile Suit Gundam: Lost War Chronicles, Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space, Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam and MS Saga: A New Dawn (plus 22 more). It originally appeared in Mobile Suit Gundam (1979), not in a game.
Are there Gunpla model kits of the RGM-79 GM?
Yes — 4 model kits are catalogued for the RGM-79 GM, alongside 2 figures and other collectibles, listed with grade, scale and release year on its Gunpla page.

Explore the full interactive development tree for the RGM-79 GM above, or browse every Gundam mobile suit. Browse RGM-79 GM Gunpla kits & merchandise (6). Reference: Gundam Wiki.