MECHANICS 01: MK-01 GUNDAM MAGDALO

Background

Neo Philippines is in a state of political unrest. The Government has been divided into two opposing sides, the Tango Club, loyalists to the Administration, and the Makabagong Katipunan (MK), a revival of a historical noble revolutionary group. The Tango Club, having the support of a corrupt government and the military is virtually unstoppable. To counter this, brilliant minds from the country gathered to establish the Steel Carillion, an advanced R & D laboratory underneath the University of the Philippines Sunken Garden. The Carillion developed and built two Gundams to lead the MK forces. These were the MK-01 Magdalo and MK-02 Magdiwang. Former ace pilots Antares Bonifacio and Endymion Aguinaldo were to pilot the mobile fighters. However, a freak accident caused the MK to lose both the Magdiwang and its pilot. Magdiwang fell into Tango hands while Aguinaldo remains MIA. Thus, Magdalo and Magdiwang face each other as enemies in the conflict, with MK-01 being pilotted by Antares Bonifacio, and MK-02 by a mysterious masked man known only as "sandugo".

Technical Specifications

Ht. 16.4 meters
Wt. 7 tons
Armor: Gundanium Phase Shift
Arsenal: 2 x Gundanium reinforced Titanium Melee Sticks
1 x Combat Disk (a.k.a. Humongous Yo-yo)
Fighting Technique: Double Stick Escrima (Arnis)
Tapondo
Pilot: Antares Bonifacio

Faction: Makabagong Katipunan, hence the unit designation "MK"
Developer: Steel Carillion, an advanced undergound lab based under the University of the Philippines Sunken Garden