Ribbons had named the Reborns Gundam based on his own name. The Reborns Gundam's basic design was based on the general-purpose CB-001 1 Gundam and its support-use, artillery combat counterpart, the CBY-077 GN Cannon. Both mobile suits were developed by Veda a decade ago for a cancelled, alternate plan whereby the Celestial Being's armed interventions were conducted by Gundam Meisters who were Innovades instead of human beings. The functions of the 1 Gundam and GN Cannon were combined into a single machine, the Reborns Gundam, to enable Ribbons to fight independently as he did not want to rely on his comrades. Besides Gundam Mode and Cannon Mode, the mobile suit originally had a third mode, the Tank Mode, but it was removed when the Twin Drive System was installed. To differentiate the Twin Drive System equipped version of Reborns Gundam from the original version, the latter became known as the CB-0000G/C/T Reborns Gundam Origin. The technology for the Twin Drive System originated from the GN-0000 00 Gundam and was acquired through theft by a spy.