There's nothing wrong with your theory as far as I can see, however I would like to point out that Seravee doesn’t just stand still when Seraphim separates, its goes into autopilot. Now those aren’t the best replacement that’s comparable to a human pilot, but they’re not just standing still waiting to be destroyed. They were actually built to fight as 2 units separately if needed.Shores wrote:The third explains why they could say that: The unit without Trial System is a weaponry add-on for the unit with it. This was true in the first season, then reversed in the second, and if we assume this is a pattern forming, then this unit must return to that. The actual design we can see is not in opposition to that; not only does the weapons pack look like the lower half of a Gundam from the front, but this is almost a more literal take on the conventional than Virtue, in that the weapons pack is just a backpack carried by a slim, Nadleeh/Seraphim-esque Gundam. This seems more practical than Seravee, as well, since neither unit has to separate and be without a pilot, standing still to get destroyed.
We’ve confirmed in 00V Senki 4 that Celestial Being lost only 1 GN Drive in their campaign against the Innovators. And S2 Novel 5 confirmed that one GN Drives destroyed was the one on board the 0 Gundam Type ACD. [hinted to be GN Drive Unit-001, Exia’ s original GN Drive]Kurotetsu wrote:Its using a GN[T] drive? Considering its using the Gadessa as a base, and since Tieria's GN drive got blasted to bits during the last battle of S2, its highly likely.
Not to mention, the trailer has showned us that it fires normal pink beams so find this very unlikely, and after taking into account CB's philosophy close to impossible even before the visual evidence.
I think one of the previous magazine articles directly stated that the shoulders can fire some sort of “powerful” beam, of course someone will have to back me up if this is true.SniperBlade wrote:I really like the GN Sword IV design, but I personally don't think it switches into a rifle mode. I just don't see much room for it to rotate or anywhere for it go. Unlike the GN Sword the GN Sword Kai and the GN Sword III. The thing that makes me think this is look at the handle its so boxed in by the cross-guard it doesn't look like it could move, and as we've seen we like our vertical triggers. I think its going to be GN Sword bits for ranged weapons also on another note wasn't there like a rumor that the GN shield at some sort of Beam weapon in it.
To me, there seems to be a side barrel that reminds me a lot of one of the side barrels on GN Sword III. I think this itself may contribute to a Rifle Mode, even if the blade itself does not move anywhere.
For me, I think if this is indeed part of the GN Sword series, which it may look to be, then more likely than not it will have a Rifle Mode of some sort. Relying on a transformable sword seems to be a staple of the Exia series, and I would find it a big design flaw if its suddenly taken out since even if its melee oriented the suit, 00’s strongest attacks have come from beams so even if it’s a weak rifle design, the Twin Drive would help it achieve considerable power.
And I guess if one were to see the GN Sword II being held by 00 Gundam in its lineart pose without viewing the weapon line art, it may be easy to mistake the lack of a rifle mode in that one as well since the barrel is barely visible and the handle of the sword is far from a gun and is hidden. This weapon may have some smart mechanism somewhere as well to transform it, perhaps different from what we have seen before.
Of course, there is always the possibility that you are right. I just feel like with the deep tradition of the main GN Swords over the last 3 of its generations that it’s unlikely.
