The MS-21C Dra-C is a mass-produced mobile suit first featured in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory OVA. It reappeared in the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III - Love Is the Pulse of the Stars movie in a gray color scheme used by Axis Zeon, and then in Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, where it is colored purple and used by the Sleeves.
A high-speed assault space mobile suit developed by the Zeon remnants known as the Delaz Fleet to augment their combat strength, it is often utilized for patrolling, reconnaissance and sabotage missions. Reflecting the fleet's lack of resources, the MS-21C Dra-C is assembled primarily using the body parts of the MS-06F-2 Zaku II F2 Type and parts from the space use fighter-bomber, Gattle. These parts are from damaged machines as well as dead stocks. Its head is based on the Zaku II F2 Type, but has a wider movement range for the mono-eye to adapt to super high-speed combat.
After the end of the One Year War, many of the Zeon remnants retreated from the Earth Sphere and went into hiding. The Delaz Fleet was one such remnant group and during its exile, it developed the Dra-C in an attempt to bolster its depleted fighting strength.
After the end of the One Year War, many of the Zeon remnants retreated from the Earth Sphere and went into hiding. The Delaz Fleet was one such remnant group and during its exile, it developed the Dra-C in an attempt to bolster its depleted fighting strength. The Dra-Cs were one of the many mobile suits deployed by the Delaz Fleet during Operation Stardust in U.C. 0083.
Some Dra-Cs were recovered by the Axis Fleet when the Delaz Fleet was defeated by the Earth Federation Forces at the end of Operation Stardust. The Axis Fleet subsequently deployed the Dra-Cs, now recolored in a grey color scheme, during the Gryps Conflict in late U.C. 0080s.