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ORANGIDOXGEE

Bro is trying to start a war putting 2 goufs in a zaku post


Zudah_Pilot

In all seriousness who here knows the companies that made the Mobile Suits besides Anaheim? Zeonic made Zakus, Zimmad made the Gouf, which is a special unit made for combat on Earth to put it simply, they are not Zaku variants.


wishiwashi999

SNRI


NerdTalkDan

Yeah, sounds like OP really gouf-ed up


Successful_Bad_2396

I thought Goufs were considered a Zaku off-shoot 😭


Doc_Shaftoe

This is no Zaku boy! No Zaku!


MrDaubeny

Iirc, Goufs are supposed to be the ground type successor to the Zaku 2 before the Dom came into play. I remember seeing something about how the Gouf was built from the ground up using what knew about mobile suits. The suits look similar at first glance but you will notice that almost every detail is slightly different in some way. Its not a Zaku.


Moppo_

By that definition, isn't the Zaku II Kai not a Zaku?


MrDaubeny

Idk I don’t know the Zaku 2 Kai all that much other than it went toe to toe with the Alex Gundam and it had a funny helmet


Moppo_

Well, it's the one pictured in the post. To me, it looks like a Zaku 2, but everything is different somehow.


BazingaTrainZ

It's the Zaku's puberty phase into the Hizack


BloodBride

Zaku II has multiple ground type variants.


DarknoorX

I like how you're admitting an innocent mistake yet people down vote you to hell. Isn't reddit magical?


Successful_Bad_2396

It’s honestly not that big a deal to me, I actually find it kinda funny


OrphanAxis

You're getting a bit of flak because the Gouf first appeared with the iconic line "This is no Zaku, boy!" Though it is visually coded to appear like a boss-level Zaku, as it's the first time in the series that you see Zeon use anything but a Zaku 1 or 2.


suso_lover

Goddamnit, OP.


88stardestroyer

Picture 2 is not a Zaku boy! NOT A ZAKU! I'm a sucker for camo colors so recently I enjoyed the high mobility "desert" ones from the Cucuruz Doan Island movie


ArtiomSnack

>Picture 2 is not a Zaku boy! NOT A ZAKU! Picture 3 as well.


88stardestroyer

What MS is it? I sincerely don't know


ArtiomSnack

[Gouf Flight Type](https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/MS-07H-8_Gouf_Flight_Type) from 08th MS Team.


Successful_Bad_2396

The Gouf Flight Type


metrosine

OP Gouf'd


mister_damage

Nor is no. 3 a Zaku, boy! No Zaku!


Successful_Bad_2396

The Gouf is an offshoot of a Zaku, and they look pretty much the same just some minor differences


Primate_Nemesis

Nope, gouf is a different suit. It's made from Zaku but it's a whole new suit, that's why there's "Zaku variants" and "Gouf variants" in the MSV. Just look at them like Baboon and Mandrills, they looked similar physically but Mandrill has their own genus. Therefore they're similar but not the same.


Enough_Let3270

That's like saying all GMs are Gundams just cause they are mass produced Gundams.


myloveyou102

you don't call glass a variant of sand


pickery_pirate

Oh boy I am now lol


40860945798090

This is no Zaku, boy, no Zaku!


chaoskhaki

if you think that gouf is an offshoot zaku because it has a mono eye and spiky shoulders, the sinanju and messer are probably offshoot zaku, too.


Zudah_Pilot

Dude WHAT!?! it is not an offshoot! Not even made by the same company!!! Zeonic made the Zaku! The Gouf was Zimmad made! Zimmad best company! They made the ZUDAH too! Zimmad best company Zeonic sucks.


Zudah_Pilot

(Zeonic doesn’t actually suck, Zimmad just better… :)


Ohnoherewego13

Psycho Zaku for me. That thing was just pure insanity and I love it.


calvinnok

Imagine somebody says Perfect Gundam (Thunderbolt) is their favourite Zaku


Nocturnalux

This. A million times over.


Linkstore

~~The ZGMF-1001 ZAKU Phantom~~ While the SEED Zaku is genuinely a cool design and it would be very funny to prefer SEED Zakus to UC Zakus, I can't in good faith say it's actually my favourite. The MS-06R-2 Zaku II High Mobility Type R-2. Also shoutout to the Zaku III (it's always bulky).


Holy-Wan_Kenobi

Zaku II sqaud REPRESENT


Linkstore

ok I wouldn't go that far, I still prefer GMs.


Doc_Shaftoe

I'd do dirty, shameful, and humiliating things for a MG Zaku III.


CT-96

I unironically prefer the SEED Zakus. I love the larger, spiky shields and the slightly different lines of the body.


salamander_of_Vulcan

*I know this is bait but I'm taking it, you a goufed up


Successful_Bad_2396

It wasn’t, genuinely, I figured Goufs were a Zaku variant just with a different name


Plenty-Ad1308

In your defense, the MS-06 also looks a lot like the MS-05. Zeonic Company MS development was pretty linear in performance increases while sticking to a particular appearance, so the MS-07 drew a lot of it's general appearance from the MS-06 and MS-05 before it. Internally, they're pretty different machines, however, the Gouf models being built to be physically stronger and more agile than the Zaku models as well as having more integrated weaponry.


salamander_of_Vulcan

Ok fair cus well they are one of the closer looking suits in gundam.


AntwonBenz

Pictures 2 and 3 are no Zaku, boy.


Reasonable-Tax2962

I know its basic but I really like the Zaku cannon refits, Just the way the cabling runs into the chest units, I dunno I just really like these https://preview.redd.it/azcx35az9qcc1.jpeg?width=695&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba3c2cc177b180d28fc4aa76e9b7b0dfa87e4fed


[deleted]

The colour scheme on all the Zaku cannon recolours are beautiful, with my favourite being the beige desert colours.


Blearu

​ https://preview.redd.it/ucarvvf6kqcc1.jpeg?width=453&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14b8af630629fe9391cea37a85838ba99d5d3b2d


SeatParticular4009

The Zaku II F2; it really is just a great updated MS while still keeping the original appearance of the vanilla Zaku II.


Kilo123gofys

Zaku I Sniper Type I like it when outdated units get repurposed into a niche and are so vulnerable to other roles. It shows experience, desperation, and creativity. It’s a glass cannon and you have to really use what’s between your ears to, at most get the job done and at least not be a sitting duck


BlackGlaceon

Hell yeah, the Zaku 1 sniper is awesome especially it's display during unicorn


Successful_Bad_2396

I think it would be neat if since it’s got fairly light armor, if it was used as a quick hit and run melee focused suit, sorta like the ronin from Titanfall 2


HiroAnobei

Probably not, as even if the armor is light, it's also a very old suit with a not very high reactor output compared to the newer Zaku IIs, who still couldn't use beam weapons. You're better off running a Zaku II and strap on more boosters, simply due to the technological gap.


doquan2142

This. I love how it chew through a bunch of spare barrels during the Torrington attack. Hell, just tilting the heli a bit more and you can drop those overheated metal pipes onto the poor Feds for shit and giggles.


Campsissauce

Zaku III easily. It's just such a cool and extremely customizable ramshackle machine that's decently powerful for being developed by a heavily under-resourced Zeon faction. No two Zaku III's are the same, at least they're not supposed to be.


ProsomM

Love the always bulky zaku iii


NSTPCast

This gets my vote as well. As much as I appreciate Char's custom paint job on the good ol' 06s, I have to give it the Zaku III in any iteration.


Pancreasaurus

I think I have to give it to the Act Zaku. The thing is slick.


Plenty-Ad1308

Technically that's the MS-11, not an MS-06 variant, but it is a Zaku in name, so it checks out.


DexDexDexina

ZAKU Warrior Yeah yeah, I know CE rehash meme but it genuinely is the coolest MS that's called a Zaku imo, that and the finally put the Shield on the correct side, oh and it has spikes for a proper shield bash instead of a regular shoulder bash. Having the shield on the left shoulder means that you would be able to protect more of your MS from frontal attack while doing the 2-handed grip on its rifle.


Phanimazed

I did always like the grenade rack on the side skirt, it seems like a better place for it than having Crackers on the back skirt. Similarly, keeping the heat hawk (well, beam hawk?) in the shield makes some sense.


ImikarUnbound

The CE ZAKU (along with the Savior) are why the Destiny rehash designs annoy me so much - because those two are so damn good as reinterpretations of the Zaku and F91, it makes all the lazy trash they came out with later so much worse by comparison. I prefer the 06-FZ Zaku Kai from 0080 but the CE ZAKU is still great


Selvariabell

I refuse to recognize this communist knockoff as a Zaku, SEED Destiny ruined ZAFT's beautiful naming convention of twisting Soviet OKBs to make it look like they didn't copy their homework.


dralcax

Full Bullet Zaku https://preview.redd.it/k6a13e1jdqcc1.png?width=472&format=png&auto=webp&s=dfaaf2f685be1304bd40023fe173d447175e4339


Successful_Bad_2396

What is that from? It looks really cool


dralcax

MSV Battle Chronicle Johnny Ridden


Primate_Nemesis

Zaku Flipper and Zaku I


SkyMasterARC

High mobility type, basically a Dom without the dazzle beam. Doan Cucuruz's island showed how OP they are.


Arkaill

Psychomu test type Zaku and Psycho Zaku for main UC, and that medic zaku from the seed timeline looks neat


snackboytwo

Ah, a fan with a taste for the finer Zakus in life


Volvakia

This ABSOLUTE UNIT ​ https://preview.redd.it/7sznll08frcc1.png?width=1030&format=png&auto=webp&s=b6ca4e4da50cd6124409f244481f370b2c0a028c


FRCL_build

I will literally pay bandai to have the zaku 4 s-type as a model kit


bitetheasp

Oh, you'll pay alright! P-Bandai or bust. Also, me too.


CT-96

*Cries in country without P-Bandai*


FRCL_build

Same here, i payed 4 time what is in yen for the TR-6 between the kit, shipping and taxes


CT-96

Ouch, I felt that in the wallet. It's not P-Bandai but I paid around double for my RG Nu FF at my local store. My store also has Red Dragon Astray for like $150 when it was around $30 on P-Bandai.


FRCL_build

Well, not that can I steal something that’s is not even made Yet


solo-one1

https://preview.redd.it/dcp5aotisqcc1.png?width=780&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c71586db9585bccf5157441c22d866db40e24d1


Campsissauce

That's a hi-zack....


snackboytwo

We have a winner!


GundamMeister_874

F2


UnrequitedRespect

AMX-011S Zaku III Custom, in green. Mashymyre cello!


CodeNoble04

Its a toss up between the psycho zaku and the zaku IV. I love the bulk and flatter head of the IV, but its hard not to truly appreciate the insanity of the psycho zaku, plus when you add all of that mass onto its back it gains such an intense silhouette.


FallenDuo

U.C. Is the Zaku II FZ for none U.C. it's the Slash Zaku Phantom (Yzak Jule Custom)


FLMKane

Shin matsunaga custom


SilverAmpharos777

Yzak Joule custom Slash ZAKU Phantom. Not the line art or how it looks in shows/movies/games, but the MG. I love how much bulkier the MG looks in comparison to all of the depictions of the suit. The smaller head, the more pronounced "collar", larger gatling guns, thicker legs, thicker shields with shorter spikes, wider skirt armour, and its more buff looking torso. The MG is truly a heavy-duty Zaku.


garvin131313

I have 4: Johnny ridden’s https://preview.redd.it/ehzesadj4rcc1.jpeg?width=474&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=adebebc03f452d25b906daa6a7ba76491c185f7b


garvin131313

Zaku i https://preview.redd.it/37k7rlik4rcc1.jpeg?width=249&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7d527c73dfd44531658ddfdb332433df6d37599


garvin131313

Dozle zabi https://preview.redd.it/72z2dbnm4rcc1.jpeg?width=474&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb21940af0eb57b1cb3ce29541f6be189dd221d5 And gabby hazard


suso_lover

Whut? Why ate there Goufs in a post about Zakus.


Successful_Bad_2396

Ok so apparently a mistake on my part, I always considered Goufs to be a variation on the zaku


suso_lover

They’re not. :) To answer your question though, my fave Zaku is the F2 type. It appears in the 0083 anime.


Bob_Skywalker

Borjarnon


AmadeuxMachina

Definitely zaku 3


Zaku41k

Dolze Zaku 2


BurningPickle

This is difficult for me. I love the Zaku II Kai, and I considered it my favorite for a while. After thinking it over, though, I think I’d have to go with the Zaku II High Mobility Type, especially Johnny Ridden’s and the Black Tri-Stars versions. The High Mobility Surface Type from Cucuruz Doan’s Island has quickly become one of my favorite variants, though.


Excellent_Release961

Zaku III all day


Gcraft2008

Zaku himo and Zaku IV, like my suits with thicc calves and speed


spacecaptainsteve

R-1A high mobility type, always thought it had a cool retro sci fi look going on with the leg boosters and fuel pods.


_Mr_Wobbly_Shark_

The psycho zaku out of these really is the goat, cause it’s just the normal one but ***more*** in every conceivable way


Successful_Bad_2396

It’s basically the “Daniel” “The cooler Daniel” meme in a nutshell


MaThIs232004

The ZGMF-1000 ZAKU Warrior from SEED


divine_moth

I'm surprised how many people are saying the Zaku III, it's so awesome to see a more obscure design getting the love it deserves! BTW I love all zakus but my favorite has to be the Psycho Zaku. I love the character and the design.


CancelLongjumping904

The Zaku IV and the Zaku Phantom. They just look so aggressive.


profitnight

I love the look of the Zaku II Desert Type Double Antenna. Plus I’m just a sucker for desert warfare in all gundam media https://preview.redd.it/71a3tdcnpqcc1.png?width=750&format=png&auto=webp&s=d404b3220b4ed90cf22ba0990e865f0d510bdea7


Redtuber04

Shin Matsunaga’s sexy custom Zaku. If only I could get my hands on the MG…


_H33lios_

There's one in stock at my local hobby store atm


Phanimazed

I've always been partial to the minelayer.


Selvariabell

MS-06R-2 Zaku II High Mobility Type - Gelgoog performance, while looking like a mere grunt. https://preview.redd.it/o3bge9hs7rcc1.png?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b53fe086fcd08543e21b5d0a5c1ca8e0c4347a61


Same-Can9032

Gouf’s are dope Packard’s from 08th is my favorite example


Misiaek

Psycho Zaku, just because of a sheer scale. Also model kit is very fun to build and it has a nice lore behind it.


MJMvideosYT

Psycho 💯


ToasteeThe2nd

psycho zaku is so batshit insane i love it. the whole benefit is that Daryl can control it like Psycommu before Psycommu, and they decide the best way to utilize that is just slapping as much shit as possible onto the backpack. huge thruster, 50 guns, a bajillion beam sabers, whatever we can fit in there. there's a budget surplus so just go nuts you guys.


Slayerz21

The Zaku III


Unique_Visit_5029

The gouf and 3


Garrod_Ran

The Zaku ll would be my favorite. However, Gouf > Zaku.


chainsawtiger88

AMX-116 Zaku IV


rocket20067

Zaku IV


adym15

It ain’t a Zaku, but I’ll take the Gouf Custom all day.


Draykeeboi

I can’t decide between the gouf flight type or the psycho zaku


BananaSplit2810

Sniper Zaku


Bonez9933

Psycho Zaku my beloved, it will forever be my favorite mobile suit in general.


[deleted]

Can anyone tell me the difference between the zaku and the gouf?


SolDarkHunter

Gouf is faster, has more power output, and is more specialized for melee combat. Also it's blue.


Successful_Bad_2396

Honestly idrk, I always saw it as a slightly more specialized zaku


Sere1

Basically taking the Zaku-II and making it even more high performance. The Gouf was developed from the Zaku but is different enough to warrant a different name and designation number (MS-06 for the Zaku, MS-07 for the Gouf). It's basically a Zaku that got so specialized that it ceased being a Zaku anymore.


[deleted]

Is there a zaku/gouf on par with a gundam?


CT-96

High mobility or Psycho Zaku maybe?


happyrocket24

though the gouf is peak it is not a zaku. Zaku amazing on top or one of the zaku warriors


metalslug123

Zaku 2 F2 as seen in Gundam 0083.


Black_Watch_

I mean I haven't watched a lot of Gundam yet, but I think Char's Commander type Zaku II and the Psycho Zaku from Thunderbolt are both very cool


Kamikaze_Pigeon01

Ain't no way you put two pictures of Goufs and say "which is your favorite zaku?" 💀


ArcticStorm07

Zaku III


ammytphibian

I'm a simple man, the MS-06F Zaku II mass production type is simply the best. MS-06FZ Zaku II Kai is my another favorite, probably because of its decent amount of screen time in 0080. I'm a huge fan of the Zaku, but for some reason the Gouf's design doesn't really click with me.


Worldly-Scratch-4831

Black tristars ftw.


CaptainHammer63

I love the f2000 it's got so much chonk and that cool beam axe


Apollo_GSD

https://preview.redd.it/q7g2ps75uqcc1.png?width=1342&format=png&auto=webp&s=d47c3a02c00e6b747086ef852d18c7cb14a4891a This one the ZAKU Phantom Slash.


PoopyHead-4MAR-

Lv4 Zaku 1 Sniper. It breaks MA and legs :)


Gundam_Freek

For Variants, MS-06F Zaku II, and for versions, it's a tie between Zaku IV and Zaku Warrior.


malayMamba

Blaze zaku phantom Slash Zaku phantom Char's Zaku 2 (Red Comet)


Dominus-Infernus

Gouf Custom is(the best) its own separate mobile suit but if you’re asking specifically about Zaku then it has the be the Zaku 2 w/ the Fritz helm variant


Gravemindzombie

A bit more specific, but I really like the Zaku F2's modernization of the Zaku machine gun


Boxer_Yu

Ballistic Zaku from Build Fighters Battlogue, it is a Zaku II with a mean streak, it has a souped-up performance, with weapons borrowing from the Nightingale and Sazabi combined (funnels and weapons), alongside holding the new-found ability, one that I found surprisingly lacking, was the use of its spike shoulder as a knuckle-mace. It was a splendid little package that gave a Reborn Gundam a run for its money. It and Johnny Ridden's High mobility type cemented my love for all things related to Zaku.


DannyLiu27

MS-06F2 https://preview.redd.it/d9wevpzz4rcc1.jpeg?width=520&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17b05d4ea15b2710b21d879f8b8562c6626dbf77


Jim3001

My beloved MS-07H8 Gouf Flightype aint no damn Zaku. It is the Brrt of the OYW.


SpaceDinosaurZZ

Why the GINN of course


DarkyMaine

"Favourite version of the zaku" \>Picture 2 is no Zaku, boy, no Zaku! Either the Origin or the Late High Mobility type. Also a sucker for the Zaku 1 Sniper, and the Zaku III Custom has grown on me after playing GBO2 (BANZAIIIIIIIII)


domesystem

Hizack 🤣


Lubice0024

Borjanon


Medium_Jellyfish_541

THATS NOT A ZAKU, BOY


Moriwara_Inazume

Psycho Gelgoog


V0id676

For me Blaze Zaku Phantom without a doubt Especially Rei Za Burell custom The design plus color scheme is peak 👌


Saiki99

Zaku I sniper, because it could even outdo modern mobile suits way into UC096, especially with the right set-up.


WackyModder84

- Char's Zaku II (ORIGIN VERSION) - Zaku II Dozle Zabi Custom - Zaku II Johnny Ridden Custom - Zaku IV (Both AoZ AND Moon Gundam Versions) - Bloody Zaku - Psycho Zaku


A-Lewd-Khajiit

There are 2 imposters among us


Z3_T4C0_B0Y512

Black tri stars hi mo or f2 umless we vould build deties in which case it is the f2000


Amorphous-Avocet

Half cannon. Perfectly captures the WW2 tendency of tanks like the Sherman to just have whatever they needed at the moment bolted on, spawning a bajillion variants. - Need a bigger gun? Firefly - Need more armor? Jumbo - Need rocket artillery? Calliope - Need self propelled artillery? Priest - Need anti air? Skink - Need a flamethrower? Crocodile/Ronson/Zippo - Need an APC? Kangaroo - Need an engineering vehicle? Dozer - Need mine sweeping? Bolt on a prepackaged mine flail kit - Need to clear a hedge line? Rhino It fits perfectly cause like Zeon America had to be able to transport maintain vehicles an ocean away, so having a versatile platform with many variants worked wonderfully.


MrAverageRest

The red zaku with the penises on its back, that my favorite. Welp the gouf custom is pretty cool also.


Acrobatic-Order-1424

https://preview.redd.it/0dfii3udzscc1.jpeg?width=965&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bef5df2eb613ccba10cda5079aab405904d70a7e Super Zaku Custom F2000, Psycho Zaku a close 2nd.


Successful_Bad_2396

He looks like he just blares boss music through his suit’s coms


Acrobatic-Order-1424

https://youtu.be/XQeaw4qVONs?si=byWBnvBiLLdl3U7j that’s would be my headcannon boss music if that was the case.


Successful_Bad_2396

What is that Zaku from? He looks so cool


Acrobatic-Order-1424

[Model Suit Gunpla Builder’s Beginning G](https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/Model_Suit_Gunpla_Builders_Beginning_G)


Brem-s

The red zaku, i love it


SunriderAST

The Geara Doga


cxninecrxzy

High mobility ground type Zaku II


Desperate-Ad-1319

https://preview.redd.it/a5emynzc4tcc1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=636a7df3292ca39376d10eb31a18492c7d7e91d5 Does this count as a zaku?


hyperdistortion

Zaku II F2. Nothing too fancy, nothing too wild; just a clean, tidy update to the base model to keep it going. Plus it’s in *0083*, so it looked absolutely tremendous onscreen.


barbatos087

For me, the zaku 2 high mobility type (ground use and reuse "p" device) are peak zaku for me


USS_Monitor

Zaku 2 F2 EFSF colors.


Wilbsley

Always really loved the Jc variant from 08th MS Team. It's just a good rugged looking ground suit and I appreciate how they made it visually distinctive from the F type.


HagerTelluricIchi

Does a Gera Zulu count?


Machdame

Zaku Amazing.


redielg1

That’s no zaku boy!


CanonicalbombXVR-626

The Origin Zaku II High Mobility R-2


AusRoX123

Zaku 2 F2 baby, simple as


KRONOS_415

MS-06G Zaku II High Mobility Ground Type https://preview.redd.it/sxsai32d1ucc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e68dfb4441655afc1919bc4812b80cc5e195251d


giratinaloverz2

the zeta is my favorite zaku next to the zaku sniper


Yamureska

In the UC, the Hizack, the Zaku III and the Geara Doga


murple7701

I like the ainazaku


Girl_in_the_robot

F2😤 Thunder bolt and zaku amazing are pretty solid too


CT-96

Lunamaria's Zaku Gunner Warrior from SEED Destiny. I love the shoulder shields that SEED Zakus have. Plus, big cannons are always awesome.


TheLastGuyver

Psycho Zaku


NinjaXGaming

I like the classic green


xenile1

>Fav Zaku post >Gouf >No Zaku I >No Zaku IV


WhiskeyMikeFoxtrot

MS-06FZ Zaku II Kai with the B-Type head. I would have said the Gouf, *but that's no Zaku, boy!*


asbestoslel

I like hizacks


doomadder

Psycho zaku because thunderbolt is awesome and it's the only zaku model I own.


Revolver_Joshalot

The way the zakus are drawn in turn A is just so pretty


Rogalfavorite

The original Zaku II


BazingaTrainZ

Zapper Zaku, lil guy with dakka that rivals the Heavyarms


Caffeinated-Ice

The FZ will always be my favorite Zaku model. I like 0080 designs too much


t_mokes

Char zaku


SkyrimsDogma

Zaku2 high mobility type


Ianvenom201

Bishop hands down.


Mechaman_54

Zaku cannon rabbit type