Today i am going to talk about the history of the byarlant

In order for Titans to firmly establish aerial superiority over the Earth, the Byarlant is designed to possess self-sustained atmospheric flight without the use of an external support system such as the Base Jabber

or a complicated and costly transformation system that was the trend at that time. It is also designed to intercept at high altitudes enemy units descending from outside the atmosphere.

The Byarlant's flight capabilities were achieved through the incorporation of powerful thermonuclear jet thrusters in its shoulders and waist. By replacing the jet thrusters with rocket thrusters, the Byarlant can be used in space. However, its offensive systems were lacking.

Due to its hands' designs, the Byarlant could not wield mass-produced weapons employed by other mobile suits, limiting it to its own pair of beam sabers and the mega particle guns in its hands.

ARMAMENTS

Mega Particle Gun

A fixed armament mounted on Byarlant's palms, the pair of mega particle guns are the suit's sole range weapons. They are capable of rapid-fire and have a power output of 4.7 MW each.

Beam Saber

For close-combat, the Byarlant has a pair of beam sabers stored in the upper arms (near the elbow joints), which can be pulled out during battle. The beam sabers' handles have a unique triangular cross-section to match the mobile suit's clawed hands

HISTORY

The RX-160 Byarlant was an experimental mobile suit designed by the Titans during the Gryps Conflict in U.C. 0087. Jerid seized the incomplete Byarlant as his new personal mobile suit during the skirmish at Mount Kilimanjaro.

He used the Byarlant to battle members of the AEUG, specifically his rival, the AEUG's Gundam pilot Kamille Bidan. Despite its impressive performance, the Byarlant was defeated and Jerid moved on to other more powerful machines.

Later, three additional Byarlant units accompanied Reccoa Londe during Scirocco's coup against Bask Om

In U.C. 0096, the Earth Federation Forces modified two remaining Byarlants into the superior RX-160S Byalant Custom and RX-160S-2 Byarlant Custom 02. Later that year, a third Byarlant variant, the RX-160G Byarlant Isolde was used by the private military organization, Birnam

I will also be going through all it's variants

The RX-160S Byarlant custom

After the Gryps Conflict of UC 0087, the Earth Federation reclaimed the data of the RX-160 Byarlant as it was the only non-transformable mobile suit with sustained atmospheric flight ability.

However this never happened until UC 0096, where the mobile suit researchers refurbished said mobile suit into the RX-160S Byarlant Custom

Other changes to the suit include arm parts taken from RX-110 Gabthley, a new feet design derived from the NRX-055 Baund Doc and the replacement of the mono-eye sensor with EFF standard visor-type sensor

Other changes to the suit include arm parts taken from RX-110 Gabthley, a new feet design derived from the NRX-055 Baund Doc and the replacement of the mono-eye sensor with EFF standard visor-type sensor

The Federation Forces HQ specifically requested the change in sensor before they would approve the project. Two Byarlant Custom units were produced at Torrington Base, with Unit 1 being a validation unit for the enhanced thrusters and various modifications

Development staff have referred to the project as a composite "creature" (Chimera) of Titans mobile suits.

ARMAMENTS

Mega Particle Cannon

A fixed armament mounted on the forearms, they are the suit's only range weapon and are power rated at 4.7 MW

By adjusting the relevant parameters/settings of the particle cannons (such as its output), the weapon can have a variety of firing modes, including a beam machine gun-like mode that have a high rate of fire at the expense of penetrating power

Beam Saber

Unlike the original Byarlant, the Byarlant Custom's beam sabers are generated from the Mega Particle Cannons

Claw Arm

While the original Byarlant has small claws for manipulators, the Byarlant Custom is equipped with two claw arms from Gabthley for improved melee combat capability. However, they are even more unsuitable for wielding weapons

HISTORY

The Byarlant Custom was deployed against the Zeon remnants during the assault of Torrington Base. Although Unit 1 was launched during the attack, Unit 2 was grounded due to a start-up error. The Byarlant Custom Unit 1 destroyed multiple Zeon remnant mobile suits,

including two AMS-129M Zee Zulu. The Byarlant Custom pushed back the Zeon remnant forces with the help of Londo Bell's Tri-Stars mobile suit team and other Earth Federation forces

RX-160S-2 Byarlant custom 02

The Byarlant Custom 02 is the second Byarlant Custom unit developed in Torrington as a composite "creature" (Chimera) of Titans mobile suits. It is considered the complete version of the Byarlant Custom, unlike unit 1 which is a modification validation unit

Like unit 1, it has enhanced speed, agility, and self-sustained atmospheric flight over the original and all these were achieved through the use of enhanced thruster units all over its body.

While unit 1 has new back-mounted thrusters with large-capacity fuel tanks, unit 2 has new thruster equipped movable binders with integrated beam cannons.

Another difference from unit 1 is that unit 2 is fitted with normal MS hands to hold additional weapons, and there is also slight changes to the feet design

The two long beam rifles on the Byarlant Custom 02's arms can function as ranged or melee combat weapons as they are capable of generating beam sabers

The pair of Aero Armor on top of the long beam rifles are shields that can be used to reduce air resistance when held in front of the mobile suit during high-speed flight.

The Byarlant Custom 02 can attach the booster used by the ORX-005 Gaplant to its rear skirt thruster, this not only increase the mobile suit's thrust but also allow it to reach the higher stratum of the atmosphere under its own power.

ARMAMENTS

Long Beam Rifle

The standard ranged armament of many mobile suits is the beam rifle. The particle beam fired from a beam rifle can penetrate almost any armor that has not been treated with specific counter-measures

The RX-160S-2 Byarlant Custom 02 is equipped with two long beam rifles which are mounted on the arms, and unlike most beam rifles of the day, they draw energy straight from the suit's reactor as opposed to an E-Pac

Long Beam Saber

The two long beam rifles can also emit beam sabers from their tips for close range combat, allowing the suit to switch between ranged and close combat easily

Beam Cannon

Byarlant Custom 02's second pair of ranged weapons, they are installed in the back-mounted movable thrusters that are derived from ORX-005 Gaplant's movable shield binders

Aero Armor

Small shields mounted above the long beam rifles, they have anti-beam coating and also serve to reduce air resistance when the suit is travelling via high-speed flight.

HISTORY

The second Byarlant Custom is seen in Torrington Base piloted by Federation Pilot Bier Quatrieme. During the assault by the Zeon remnants, this particular unit was grounded due to a start-up error.

Luckily, Bier finally got the MS running and assisted Robin during the assault, pushing the Zeon Remnants back to retreat.

The second Byarlant Custom is constructed in Torrington Base and is assigned to the Ra Cailum, piloted by Londo Bell's pilot Riddhe Marcenas. Riddhe used this particular unit during the events of Episode 5 in the Manga, contradicting the events of the OVA.