One of the largest developments was that of mobile suit technology, which initially intended for colony construction found military applications. With the backing of the Principality of Zeon's new leadership, technological breakthroughs were made in many fields of research. Garma Zabi, the youngest of the Zabi family, was placed in command of the Zeon Earth Attack Force. Kycilia Zabi, a Rear Admiral, shared command of the Zeon Space Attack Force with her brother Dozle, which led to conflicts between the two as she operated from the lunar city of Granada. Dozle Zabi, the second eldest son of the Zabi family, became Vice-Admiral and the Commander of the Space Attack Force, responsible for overseeing fleet movements within the Principality and for securing territory. Gihren Zabi, the eldest of the Zabi children, remained at his father's side as his aide, achieving Admiral's rank and eventually became the Supreme Commander of the Zeon Armed Forces in place of his father. To this end, Degwin appointed his children into military and political offices and pushed for rapid development of military technology. Seizing control of the government, Degwin maintained the only way for the colonies to be independent of the Earth Federation was for the Principality to fight (though in reality, Side 3 was already independent of Earth at that time). After being appointed as the leader of the Republic of Zeon, Degwin Zabi adopted the title of Sodo, meaning "Lord," and was referred to from them on as Degwin Sodo Zabi. When Zeon Zum Deikun, the leader of the Republic, became gravely ill in UC 0068, he mentioned only one name on his deathbed: "Degwin Zabi." The people of Side 3 took this to mean that Deikun was naming Degwin to succeed him as leader of the Republic in that year. It was in control of the colonies of Side 3 and fought against the Earth Federation during the One Year War. The Principality of Zeon, also referred to as the Duchy of Zeon and Zeon Dukedom, is a nation featured in Mobile Suit Gundam.
The opening for this episode is the OP for Mobile Suit Gundam called “Fly! Gundam” by Koh Ikeda. Listen and find out!Īs mentioned in the podcast, this copy of Mobile Suit Gundam was provided to us for review by Nozomi Entertainment and Rightstuf.
Does it hold up to today’s standards, what does it do right, and what may hold it back.
The 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam series in all of its retro glory. It’s been a long time coming, but the hosts of the Animecast finally dive into the origins of what became one of the biggest franchises of anime history.