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A prototype
mobile suit,
or Main Battle Figure, developed by the
Orb Union
for its own national defense forces. Three Astray units were secretly produced at
Heliopolis,
using data and technology borrowed from the
Earth Alliance's
GAT-X series,
but since its developers were unable to duplicate the Alliance's
Phase Shift Armor
they instead designed the Astray for light weight and high maneuverability. When Heliopolis is attacked by
ZAFT
forces, the Astray factory is destroyed to prevent detection.
However, the
Coordinator
Rondo Ghina Sahaku takes control of the Gold Frame and escapes to continue the Astray project, leaving the mobile suit's damaged right arm behind at Heliopolis. Dual power plugs in its manipulators allow the Gold Frame to use Alliance mobile suit weapons as well as its own standard armament.
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