ボール RB-79
A fictional [[mecha]] from the [[Gundam]] [[science fiction]] series. It first appeared in the [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] TV show from 1979.

The [b]RB-79 Ball[/b] is a simplistic mobile weapon created by the [[Earth Federation]] to support their fledgling [[mobile suit]] [[space]] forces. They are usually deployed in vast numbers and operate only in [[zero gravity]] environments. 

Despite its unassuming looks and less than unique armament, the Ball was somewhat agile and possessed multiple different configurations, which made the pokey machines quite dangerous in the right hands. It is said that a Ball, piloted by [[Shiro Amada]], was even capable of defeating a [[Zaku II]] High Mobility Type in one-on-one combat.

In [[real life]] its design was inspired by the [[EVA pod]]s from [[2001 A Space Odyssey]].
ball (gundam)