The AMS-119 Geara Doga

A mass produced frontline mobile suit used by Neo Zeon during the Second Neo Zeon War, the AMS-119 Geara Doga could be considered a distant descendant of the old Principality of Zeon's original mainstay unit, MS-06F Zaku II. Although not exactly a high performance model, the Geara Doga was sturdy, dependable, and inexpensive to mass-produce. Typically armed with one of two different beam machine guns - a larger type mounting an optional grenade launcher, and a slightly smaller type equipped with a removable heat bayonet - a shield carrying four rocket-propelled grenades and four sturm faust weapons, and a beam sword-axe, the Geara Doga was well enough equipped for a typical grunt soldier. Though typically painted in olive drab-on-dark green colors, a handful of squad leaders and ace pilots were allowed to paint their units in custom colors and attach a squad leader's antenna to the head, such as the blue-on-dark blue Geara Doga operated by ace pilot Rezin Schnyder. In addition to the regular version, Anaheim also produced three variants: a custom unit, a heavy weapons type and a psycommu test unit. By UC 0096, the "Sleeves" faction of Neo Zeon replaced the Geara Doga with the AMS-129 Geara Zulu as their frontline unit. However, they also made use of Geara Doga units that survived the Second Neo Zeon War. These units bore the distinctive sleeve decorations that gave the faction its nickname.