Of the five prototype Earth Alliance mobile suits secretly developed at satellite

Heliopolis , only this one escapes capture by ZAFT forces. The Strike Gundam is

equipped with the same Phase Shift Armor as the other GAT-X units , rendering it

almost invulnerable to physical attacks, and its shield has an anti-beam coating

to protect it from energy weapons. The Strike can also be adapted to a variety of

combat situations by attaching different Striker packs , and since these weapon

modules also contain backup energy batteries, they can be used to recharge the

mobile suit itself in mid-battle. With the young Coordinator Kira Yamato at its

controls, the Strike's performance far exceeds anything its designers could have

expected.