Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Outer armor removed

Inner frame shot. Full-body frame~

Body frame shot. The side cylinders are even represented, but... they don't move.

The Mk-II's signature cockpit block

The red circular cockpit block inside is reproduced just like on the PG!

The arm frame is a bit plain.

The leg frame is pretty impressive. Similar design to the PG.

Frame action shot. The waist only moves freely when it's just the frame...;;

As expected, the inside of all the outer armor panels has detailed molding carefully engraved throughout.

The sole detail and color separation are PG-level!

The most impressive color separation has to be the bazooka. The cylinder is molded as a single part using a slide mold,
and the surrounding colors are cleverly separated as well, so the design colors are perfectly reproduced.

Another interesting bit of color separation — even the red circular section of the vulcan mounted on the head is color-separated.
This is something neither the MG 1.0 nor even the PG managed to do, and here it is on the MG 2.0.

But... there's one blemish in the color separation... -_-;;
The yellow section on the shield still has to be handled with a sticker.
They did such a great job separating the far more difficult and complex bazooka, so what's the deal with that...
Classic Bandai! ;;

Detail on the inside of the shield. Clean and tidy.

The shield's extension mechanism follows the PG's approach exactly.
Instead of a fold-and-unfold style, you press the bottom of the shield and push it back, and then...

you slide it straight up. Nice~

The shield attachment method is unique.
Normally you plug a peg on the shield into the arm's polycap, but on the MG Mk-II 2.0, the
shield slots top-down into a mount on the forearm.
This method was first used on the HGUC Hazel, and it's a pretty clean solution...

The shield mount has three positions, but in practice you can choose between two of them to attach it.

The beam saber mount, which was notorious for not holding on the old MG 1.0, has been improved.
The beam saber itself has a groove so it locks securely into the backpack.

Regardless of grip strength, all weapons can be secured using the peg on the palm.
It's not the tightest lock, but it's at least more effective than having nothing at all.

Another standout point!
The movable cylinders on the front of the ankles are plated.

Just like the 1.0, mesh pipes are used on the back of the legs...

On the 1.0, the pipes felt a bit loose and uncertain.
On the 2.0, the pipe mounts have locking pegs, making it much easier to secure the mesh pipes.

The mesh pipes on the backpack also feel like they sit naturally in place...

Cockpit hatch open

The fingers use the same method as the MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079.
The three fingers molded as a single part can be easily split with a knife to allow individual articulation.

As a result, all five fingers can move independently.

A bazooka storage slot on the rear end is included as standard.

Just like the 1.0, the rifle can be holstered on the side.

An extra bazooka magazine is included and can be attached to the side as well.

The Mk-II's full standard weapon set is all here, plus the Argama stand is included too.

Dramatically improved articulation! Everything bends as far as it should.

The vertical shoulder articulation gimmick that started with the Strike has carried over from the MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079 to the Mk-II 2.0 as well.
However, the shoulder armor is a bit large, so the upward range is slightly reduced.

Flexible ankle and toe articulation. The feet are really excellent!

Leg articulation. I'm genuinely moved that the Mk-II can pose like this~

The split-and-fold knee mechanism is taken straight from the PG.
The sliding armor on the thigh is a nice touch too!

Here's what the leg articulation gimmick looks like on the inside. Complex and precise.

The armor splits and moves in a linked front-back-up-down motion like this.

The front-to-back linked ankle movement almost feels like you're looking at the PG Strike...

The problematic waist armor -_-;;
This waist armor, which is ball-jointed at the back, gets in the way and...
severely limits the waist's range of motion. Ugh. Why did they do it this way??
(Note: this waist articulation issue was improved in the Mk-II Titans version,
and subsequent reprints of the AEUG version Mk-II have also been released with the revised runners)

The waist can move side to side a little, but it doesn't rotate at all... OTL
There aren't many MGs where the waist doesn't rotate T_T

It moves forward and back just a little too...

When you bend the elbow, part of the arm armor slides inward.
The box art even proudly mentions that this is taken directly from the PG's approach :-)

I'm not sure about other areas, but as shown in the photo above, the part that locks the legs in place feels like it comes loose a bit too easily.

Oh wow...! Following the PG Strike and MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079, the leg connection pin slides forward and back.
There's no separate external locking mechanism — it clicks into place internally on its own.
It's a slightly nerve-wracking way to lock things, but it doesn't seem to cause any major issues...

Pulling the leg connection pin forward makes kneeling-type poses feel a bit more natural.
But it doesn't seem as effective as on the PG Strike or MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079... it just makes posing slightly easier.
Even on the MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079, the effect from moving the leg connection gimmick is quite noticeable,
but on the Mk-II 2.0, the armor and leg structure seem to limit how visibly effective it actually is.

Still, it's genuinely impressive that the Mk-II can pull off this level of natural articulation T_T/

Thanks to the relatively sturdy joints and various articulation gimmicks, you can even pull off weird poses like this;;

Bazooka action. The pose is relatively natural.

A draw-sword pose is naturally doable, of course...

Beam saber action.

This is one of the highlights of the Mk-II 2.0 — the Argama stand!
It looks like they just cut a section straight off the Argama carrier's deck.

The boarding lift moves too.
The platform at the top where the figure stands is designed to stay level as it moves.

Pull the footrest forward and the rear support automatically rises up — a nice little touch!

The footrest has a wide range of forward and backward movement.

Following the MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079, the 1/100 pilot figure has a peg on the sole of its foot.
But was Kamille always this chubby...?

There are 3 types of 1/100 figures included in total, and 2 of them can be displayed in a zero-gravity
floating pose using the wire that comes in the box.

The detail on the 1/100 mechanic figure is pretty decent — about on par with the Ball.
It seems like lately they've been putting more care into these tiny figures that are less than 2cm tall...

Stand on!
It doesn't go as far as the MG Aile Strike with a support for aerial poses,
but the display effect is pretty nice.

A shot with the MG Gundam Ver. O.Y.W. 0079, which you could call the First 2.0. The two share a pretty similar base design and development concept.

The difference in the feet is really striking ^^;

Compared to the 1.0's molded color which had a slightly translucent, plasticky feel, the 2.0's molded color is subdued and refined.

The faces look similar.. but somehow the 1.0 face looks a bit squished-
The 2.0's eyes got a bit bigger. (More precisely, the eye stickers did.. ;)
And the head antenna feels a bit shorter.

Hmm.. the 2.0 head is slightly bigger.

The back looks similar. But the 2.0 head is definitely bigger ;;;

On the 1.0, the center chest duct was a separate part (non-movable) which gave it great depth.
The 2.0's one-piece chest duct doesn't look bad either though.

On the 2.0, the detail extends all the way down below the neck.
The 1.0 was pretty bare there..

The cockpit hatch mechanism is a bit different.
The 1.0 simply lifts the top cover straight up, and it opens higher than the 2.0.
The 2.0, like the PG, slides the top cover forward slightly before lifting it up.

Shoulders that are 2% bigger. Lots of PG-style markings have been added.

Compared to the 1.0 forearm where seam lines were blatantly visible, the 2.0 uses one-piece armor so there are no seam lines.

Detail differences on the arms. The 1.0 definitely has chunkier, blunter detail.

On the 2.0, the cover on the side of the forearm is also articulated..
But it really doesn't look like it ever needs to move. -_-

The 2.0 legs look nice and slender~. Especially the feet..

The infamous 1.0 high-heel feet have been fixed into something much more stable in the 2.0.
You can really see how the chunky legs have slimmed right down. The thighs are longer and the lower legs are a bit shorter.
The 1.0's proportions were a bit off;

The soles are worlds apart~
The 1.0's red molded color had a slightly translucent quality to it, which didn't look great.

The 1.0 also has articulated cylinders above the ankles..
But they were weirdly thin and long, like chopsticks.
The 2.0's PG-style plated cylinders are much better.^^

The frame. The 2.0 is naturally superior in detail too.
In particular, thigh frames have been added that weren't there on the 1.0.

Frame comparison from the other side. The shapes themselves are quite different.

The difference in articulation is huge-

The difference in the spherical joint at the torso connection.
The 1.0's was literally just a plain ball;;

Articulation comparison. The 1.0's arms fold up fully too, but there's a big difference in the legs.

Backpack interior detail. This is one area where the 1.0's molding somehow looks deeper and more refined.

The red circle on the vulcan has been upgraded from a sticker to an actual separate part!

One of the biggest differences.
The 1.0's bazooka was just a rough single dark color, but the 2.0 has perfect color separation.

The shields look almost identical aside from minor detail differences.
The yellow parts being handled with stickers is the same. -_-

The 2.0's shield interior detail is also much more intricate.

The way the shield folds is completely different.. On the 1.0, the clip-in section was loose and wobbly, which drew a lot of complaints.
The 2.0 uses a perfect PG-style sliding mechanism.

So when the shield is folded, the 2.0 folds up more compactly and completely.

The shield mounting method has also been improved. Unlike the 1.0 which could only be attached in one direction,
The 2.0 can be mounted in two directions.

Together with the PG. The PG and MG v2.0 have nearly identical detail — like father and son.

PG and 2.0 photos compared at the same scale.
The detail concept is the same but the proportions are quite different.
The 2.0 has a much slimmer and more slender build.

The arms look identical, and the way the armor slides away when the forearm folds is reproduced the same way too!

The leg proportions are nearly identical — it feels like a straight-up scaled-down copy.

The spherical(?) design at the torso joint is completely identical too.

Ta-da — the cylinders above the ankles are copies too~

The soles are copies too~ They're definitely father and son.

Oh wait.. in terms of toe articulation, the 2.0 is actually better.
The PG only bends partway, but the 2.0 bends all the way.

Articulation comparison. The PG does seem to bend a bit more overall.

Looking closely at the split knee articulation gimmick.. whoa~
You can see the 2.0's knee bends much further, and even the small protrusion in the center moves in sync.
The 2.0 actually achieves more dynamic knee articulation than the PG.

On top of that, the 2.0 has a sliding thigh articulation that even the PG doesn't have!
This is probably the influence of the SEED-series MGs.

Internal frame comparison. They look similar, but the PG frame is just on another level.

The basic frame detail is similar..
But look closely and you can see that since the 2.0 frame was trying to copy the PG,
Even the PG's hatch-opening articulation gimmick has been molded right onto the 2.0 as a fixed detail ^^;
Copying something like that even when it won't actually move — come on now..

The thigh frames are completely different.
Understandably, replicating the PG's complex yellow and red detail there would've been a tall order.

The detail inside the rear skirt is a straight-up scaled-down copy.
Copying even these hidden areas — Bandai, you sneaky...

The shield in particular is the ultimate example of a scaled-down copy.

The detail concept on the yellow side sections is completely identical.
Though of course the PG naturally has better color separation.

The interior detail is a copy too~

The shield folding mechanism is a copy. The folded shape is a copy too-
Even the forearm connector design is the same.

The bazooka color separation that you'd think only a PG could pull off — the 2.0 has it too~

The red circle on the vulcan that even the PG skipped — it's color-separated exclusively on the 2.0.

Figure comparison. Looking at it now, the 2.0 figure design was basically copied straight from the PG.
Of course, given the size difference, the PG's detail is much better.

If you remove the small cover on the back of the 2.0's backpack, there's a slot for securing something. Which means!!

It's been designed so you can mount the 1.0's G-Defenser directly onto it.
Super Gundam 2.0, achieved!

The 2.0 body itself has such tight, refined detail, but the 1.0 G-Defenser's detail is so plain that
They feel a bit mismatched. It would've been nice if they'd upgraded the G-Defenser too...

Let's try the flying mode too.

All the Mk-II brothers, gather up!