HG IBO #01 Gundam Barbatos

The Gundam Barbatos was the perfect choice to kick off the interchangeable, highly collectible HG IBO line! Of Gundam Barbatos’s various forms and configurations, this model builds into the 1st Form or the 4th Form. Barbatos’s 1st form is almost identical to its dormant state, only featuring a new cockpit from a CGS Mobile Worker. The Gundam’s original cockpit was lost and likely destroyed during the Calamity War. Gundam Barbatos receives its 4th Form upgrades after Tekkedan joins with Teiwaz, who would help return Gundam Barbatos to its original Calamity War Era configuration using their vast Mobile Suit data archives. The remaining 5th and 6th Forms are available in the HG IBO #15 Gundam Barbatos 6th Form set, and the Season 2 Lupus and Lupus Rex upgrades are available separately too!

Included alongside Gundam Barbatos for accessories:

• Mace
• Longsword
• 4th Form Replacement Arm
• 4th Form Shoulder Armor

Articulation –

Gundam Barbatos uses the same internal construction as the rest of the HG IBO Gundams, so building Gundam Barbatos will be pretty familiar if you’ve assembled other HG IBO models before. While this may seem like purely cost-cutting, it is in line with the Post-Disaster timeline lore. As the first kit to use the frame, Gundam Barbatos is the benchmark used by many builders to gauge how posable other HG IBO models are. Compared to other recent High Grade releases, the Gundam Barbatos is on par with its swiveling thighs, double-jointed knees, and free-moving shoulder armor.

Weapons and Other Notable Attributes –

Since there are no Beam Sabers to be found, the ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos includes a gigantic Mace for blunt force attacks against enemy Mobile Suits. At the tip of the Mace is a deployable spear, which could pierce through a Mobile Suit with ease (this gimmick is not recreated in this High Grade version). For quicker, more precise attacks, Gundam Barbatos also includes a Longsword. This weapon isn’t quite as powerful as the Mace, initially, at least. Before Mikazuki could master the sword, all he could do with it was target gaps in the enemy’s armor. After some time, he managed to cut through a Mobile Suit’s armor and frame in a single strike!

This kit includes:

7 Runners total (A1, A2, B, C, D, E, PC002)
Total Piece Count – 124 with 5 Unused Parts
Foil Stickers
Materials – PS, PE

Additional Fun information

Pilot(s): Mikazuki Augus
Unit Type: General-Purpose Mobile Suit
Model number: ASW-G-08
Code name: Gundam Barbatos
Overall Height: 18.0m(59.0ft)
Manufacturer: Gjallarhorn

Scale: 1/144
Grade: High Grade
Completed Model Height:
Original Release Date: Oct 2015
Gundam Series: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Mechanical Designer: Naohiro Washio