[The mobile suit ends up in a kneeling position less than five metres away from Rossiu, with its cockpit opening before the maneuver is complete. Ash might be a bit of a showoff, when he feels like it.]

It sure is. That's the first time I've heard the term the word 'gunman', but I can think of at least three other people who called their own robots mobile suits like I do. I guess wanting to creating large machines to pilot is a dream common to many worlds.