Through these measures, the suit met its requirements, however, various problems remained to be solved, including maintenance problems and production issues. This gave its joints near-human flexibility when phase-shifted and produced a faint metallic glow when discharging excess residual energy within the body through the joints. The Destiny's joints were constructed of the same material as Phase Shift armor. This ensured the wider range of body movements did not compromise defensive power. The exposed gaps in the armor due to smaller armor pieces were remedied by mapping out the ranges of motion of the frame using Shinn's combat performance to determine the most efficient way to separate the armor parts. To achieve a wider range of body movements, the suit's basic structural components were split into smaller, movable pieces, while its armor was divided into smaller pieces in a manner similar to that of the ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam's. įor the Destiny Gundam to use its variety of weapons effectively and quickly, it needed to have a wider range of body movements and more flexibility.

Finally, it had a standard set of head-mounted CIWS. For defense, it mounted a small physical shield as well as two beam shield generators. For ranged battle, it was equipped with a long-range beam cannon and a beam rifle. For close combat, it had two beam boomerangs that doubled as beam sabers, a pair of palm beam cannons, and a large beam sword. Based on the ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam and Shinn Asuka's combat data, it was designed to handle any combat situations with a single set of varied armament, a concept first tested on the ZGMF-X56S/θ Destiny Impulse. The ZGMF-X42S Destiny Gundam was a high performance general-purpose MS commissioned by ZAFT Chairman Gilbert Durandal, who ordered it to be incorporated with the most advanced technology of the time, including technologies banned by the Junius Treaty.

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