ZAFT
ZGMF-X23S Saviour Gundam


Overall height: 18.61 meters
Weight: 77.13 tons
Armor: Variable Phase Shift
Armament: MMI-GAU25A 20mm CIWS x 2
MMI-GAU2 Picus 76mm machine gun x 2
M106 Amfortas plasma beam cannon x 2
MA-7B Super Fortis beam cannon x 2
MA-M941 Vajra beam saber x 2
MA-BAR70 high-energy beam rifle
MMI-RD11 aerodynamic shield
Pilot: Athrun Zala

The Saviour Gundam is a prototype mobile suit created by ZAFT as part of its Second Stage series. This transformable machine is designed for aerial combat, and it can change into a mobile armor form to carry out high-speed hit-and-run attacks using its powerful beam cannons. Because its development has fallen behind that of the other Second Stage machines, the Saviour escapes capture at Armory One, and Chairman Durandal subsequently offers it to the former Justice Gundam pilot Athrun Zala.