The original [B]Gundam[/b] [[Mobile Suit]] from the series [[Mobile Suit Gundam]]. Together with the [[Guntank]] and the [[Guncannon]], it is the final mobile suit of the [[Earth Federation]]'s Project V. It also serves as the [[Gundam]] franchise's mascot. It is piloted by the series' protagonist, [[Amuro Ray]]. 

Extremely powerful and resilient (thanks to its experimental [i]Luna Titanium Alloy[/i]), it is equipped with an advanced A.I. system that improves the combat abilities of its [[pilot]]. The model was designed by [[Tem Ray]].

Visually, the RX-78-2 has a white, red, blue, and yellow color scheme. It also has a white [[V-fin]] on its head unit, and is often seen carrying a couple of [[beam saber]]s, a [[shield]] and a [[beam rifle]]. Not the be confused with the [[Gundam Mk II]], [[Strike Gundam]], [[Ground Gundam]], or [[Gundam GP-01 Zephyranthes]].

In [[real life]] it was designed by [[Ookawara Kunio]] and refined by [[Yasuhiko Yoshikazu]] in the late 70s. (Yasuhiko designed the Gundam's face mask and color scheme.)

The first Gundam was inspired by [[Mazinger Z (mecha)]] and the [[power armor]]s from [[Starship Troopers]].

h4.See also

* RX-78-1 "[[Prototype Gundam]]" / プロトタイプガンダム ([[Gundam MSV]])
* RX-78-3 "[[G-3 Gundam]]" / G-3ガンダム (Novelization of Mobile Suit Gundam / [[Gundam MSV]])
* RX-78-4 "[[gundam_g04|4th Gundam G-04]]" aka. "Gundam Unit 4 G04" / ガンダム4号機 (M-MSV / [[gundam_side_story:_from_place_beyond_the_blaze|Gundam Side Story: From Place Beyond the Blaze (Senkou no Hate ni)]])
* RX-78-5 "[[gundam_g05|5th Gundam G-05]]" aka. "Gundam Unit 5 G05" / ガンダム5号機 (M-MSV / [[gundam_side_story:_from_place_beyond_the_blaze|Gundam Side Story: From Place Beyond the Blaze (Senkou no Hate ni)]])
* RX-78-6 "[[Mudrock Gundam]]" / ガンダム6号機 "マドロック" (M-MSV / [[Gundam Zeonic Front]])
* [[RX-78-7 Gundam]] ("7th Gundam") / ガンダム7号機 (M-MSV / [[gundam_battlefield_record_uc_0081|Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki(Gundam Battlefield Record): UC 0081]])
* [[RX-78F00]] / The [[real life]] moving Gundam statue in Yokohama

* [[Core Fighter]]
* [[Core Booster]]
* [[Guntank]]
* [[Guncannon]]
* [[G-Armor]]
* [[G-Fighter]]

* [[gm_(mobile_suit)|GM]]  / The cheap and underpowered mass produced version of the mecha
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