Gyan

The YMS-15 Gyan is a prototype close combat mobile suit developed by Zimmand Company to compete against Zeonic Company's MS-14 Gelgoog series to become the next generation mainstay mobile suit used by the Zeon Forces near the very end of the One Year War. The Gyan was meant to fight alongside Zimmand's highly popular Doms and Rick-Doms, which would provide ranged support for the Gyan as it engaged in close combat. Though the Gelgoog won out in the end due to it's versatility, at least three prototype Gyans were constructed. One of them was piloted by Captain M'Quve, the right hand-man of Kycilia Zabi, and he used it in an attempted one-on-one duel with the RX-78-2 Gundam piloted by the young Newtype, Amuro Ray (Mobile Suit Gundam)

The Gyan is one of the most powerful melee mobile suits currently in the game, if not the most powerful overall. The Needle Missile Launcher in it's shield are comparable in power and function to the Guncannon SML's Spray Missile Launchers and The Zaku Cannon Rabbit Ear's 2-tube Rocket Launcher, and may also "half-stun" whatever mobile suits they connect with like the aforementioned weapons. The Gyan's Hide Bombs are a strange and unique weapon. As they are deployed, they move forward slowly for a fixed period of time or until they hit a surface, at which point, they explode, causing damage comparable to a Sturm Faust. Due to their nature and use, some have dubbed the Hide Bombs as "airbourne land mines". As the Gyan is a Melee Suit though, its strongest weapon is its beam sword, whose destructive power surpasses the Iron Nails of the Z'Gok E by a sizable amount (the LV1 Beam Sword's damage is listed at 2700, LV1 Z'Gok E's Iron Nails are listed at 2150). Unfortunately, as the sword is the Gyan's greatest strength, it is also its largest weakness. The Gyan attacks using a fencing style, made up of mostly stabs, and while they are faster to do than ordinary slashes, they have a much, much narrower attack area by comparison, to the point that the sword may only hit what is DIRECTLY in front of the Gyan. The Gyan does have an upward slash that has a wider attack area than the rest of its attacks, but not by much. This reason, coupled with the Gyan's high bounty, is why many players who have Gyans prefer to stick with Z'Gok Es or Goufs as their main Melee suits. Nevertheless, whenever a Gyan is encountered, it is still best not to take it lightly.

