Well to be honest I do like the character so as an Ally to the Collins family it works....Oh idea that might work for everyone. We'll go with the idea that King Merrick wanted the gundams for himself but when he realized they were all sealed away he mass produced mobile suits and ran with that. Meanwhile countless Gundams were locked in the huge cavern but can only be activated if one of the main five of the Collins' Gundams have been activated.