[b]Mobile Suit[/b], often abbreviated as [b]MS[/b], is the official name of all the [[mecha]] in the [[GUNDAM]] anime [[science fiction]] series. It basically refers to any (mostly) humanoid [[giant]] [[robot]] (stands from about 15 to 20+ meters) that is piloted by a human soldier (aside from [[G Gundam]], which uses the term [b]Mobile Fighter[/b]).

As said above, most mobile suits are humanoid-shaped, though there are some which are not, such as the [[BuCUE]] and [[LaGOWE]] from [[Gundam SEED]].

This fictional term was first mentioned and introduced  in the very first episode of the original Gundam series, [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] from 1979.

[[Tomino Yoshiyuki]], creator and writer of the series, explained that the concept of a manned robot was inspired by the [[super robot]] shows of the [[1970s_(style)|70s]] that began with the [[Mazinger Z]] anime from 1972. 

The name is also a tribute to the [[Mobile Infantry]], a fictional military organization of [[space marine]]s that uses [[power armor]] in the novel [[Starship Troopers]] from 1959.

h4. See Also

* [[mobile armor]]
* [[man machine]]
モビルスーツ MS