Christina Mackenzie

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Christina Mackenzie



An Earth Federation Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Cristina Mackenzie is the mobile suit test pilot selected to test the NT-1 "Alex" Gundam due to her exceptional piloting ability despite being a new graduate from the Academy. Her hometown is Side 6's Libot colony, the site of a secret Federation mobile suit R&D facility.

Chris is the neighbor and friend of Alfred Izuruha, being the closest thing to a big sister for Al. At the beginning of War in the Pocket, Chris just returns from Earth, and is assigned to collect field data for the new NT-1 unit, which is "designed for a pilot from White Base". One night, she sees a young man sneaking around Al's house, and thinking he's a burglar, she knocks him out from behind with a baseball bat. The man turns out to be Bernard Wiseman, who Al claims to be his "older brother". Despite the rocky start, Chris and Bernie get along well, and if the reaction of Chris' parents is any indication, their attraction to each other is fairly obvious.

In a tragic twist of fate, Bernie is actually a Zeon soldier and a junior member of a commando team sent to the colony to destroy the Gundam Alex. Chris manages to fight off the attack, leaving most of the team dead. Bernie, the sole survivor of the battle, later launches a surprise attack on the Gundam in a lone Zaku. Chris launches to fight and is drawn into an ambush site, sustaining injuries herself and heavy damage to her Gundam. When the two mobile suits charge each other for a final attack, Chris impales the Zaku's cockpit with her beam sabre and unknowingly kills Bernie. The resulting explosion also incapacitates the Gundam. Al, who comes in a rush to stop the fight, only arrives to witness the result of their battle.

After a brief recovery, she leaves the colony to head back to Earth. While fare-welling Al, she asks Al to say goodbye to Bernie for her. Al keeps the fact that Bernie was killed to himself.

She now works on a mobile suit testing bace.

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RX-78NT-1 Gundam Alex

The RX-78NT-1 Gundam Alex (Alex for Armored Layers EXperimental) is a next generation Gundam built specifically for Newtypes. It is piloted by test pilot Christina Mackenzie.

As the Federation had not researched the extent of Newtype powers (such research would not become available until the acquisition of the Flannigan Institute by the Federation), the RX-78NT-1 did not have any sort of psycommu control. Instead, the RX-78NT-1 was optimized at every level for the vastly superior reaction time of Newtypes. Test pilot Christina MacKenzie (an Oldtype) noted that the machine was incredibly powerful, almost to the point that it was out of control.

360-degree cockpit

Replacing the original Gundam's costly Core Block System, the new panoramic cockpit would give the pilot a complete view of the battlefield in all directions, allowing for faster reaction times. This would be used in the RX-78GP03S Gundam "Dendrobium Stamen" and became an instant hit, becoming the standard design on all mobile suits afterwards.
Chobham Armor

First tested on the Alex, the Chobham armor was a series of heavy armor plates grafted to the main body of the Alex. Though it granted the Alex superior defensive capabilities (it withstood a direct hit from the Kampfer), it weighs down the suit tremendously and is unarmed. The armor would later be used to develop the RGC-83 GM Cannon II. When placed on the Alex the model number changes to RX-78NT-1FA Full Armor Gundam "Alex".


Armaments

60mm vulcan gun

Mounted in the forehead, the vulcan guns are standard on all Federation MS of the day. Weakest of all the armaments, they are primarily used for shooting down incoming missiles.
90mm gatling gun

Arguably the Alex's signature weapon, the gatling guns are normally stored in the blue forearm pieces of the Alex when not in use. When they are activated, the blue piece(s) quickly pop up to reveal the guns. These are quite powerful and are able to take down a thinly armored MS such as the Kampfer with only a few shots
Beam Rifle

Its outward appearance differs significantly from the original Gundam's but is assumed to have the same damage effect.
Beam Saber

Standard equipment for Federation MS, normally stored in backpack when unused. When activated, a large amount of Minovsky Particles stored in the saber is warped into the shape of a saber.