Degwin Sodo Zabi

- Kycilia Zabi

- Garma Zabi

Degwin Sodo Zabi (is a character from the Mobile Suit Black Gundam - The Origin: Dawn of the Black Knight web serial. He is the absolute dictator of the Autonomous Republic of Zeon.

## Personality & Character

Degwin is cunning and pragmatic, often being able to see and far into the future and thinking carefully of his next move.

While not as close with his older children, Degwin tends to dote heavily on his youngest son, Garma and trusts his daughter Kycilia heavily with many behind-the-scenes operations. In contrast, Degwin does not think too highly of Dozle most especially with his failure in stopping the Dawn Rebellion and prematurely leading them to war against the Federation, though he still has enough confidence to keep Dozle in command of the front lines.

Perhaps his most complicated relationship is with Gihren, and Degwin is quick to notice his eldest son's insatiable ambition and radical solutions; Among the greatest points of their contention being the destruction of Side 5, the declaration of war against the Federation, and the possibility of peace with the Federation. Degwin fears his growing inability to control Gihren, and compares his son to historical figures, Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler, believing firmly that Gihren would also be consumed by his own desires like them.

## History

As the patriarch of the Zabi family and a close advisor to revolutionary, Zeon Zum Deikun, Degwin helped Zeon in spreading his speeches pushing for the people of Munzo to gain independence from the Federation. Due to Zeon's abrupt death to a heart attack, Degwin takes control of Zeon's previous assets and effectively becomes his successor. As the Zabi family fears possible insurrection from the late Zeon's family, the Ral Family, and followers, they have Kycilia hunt down Zeon's children - Casval and Artesia - and Ramba Ral's children, Adrian and Rosary. Unfortunately, the children are able to flee to Zum-City with help from Jimba Ral and Crowley Hamon

Nonetheless, without Zeon's heirs and chief followers, Degwin and the Zabis are able to quickly consolidate their control, eventually forming Autonomous Republic of Zeon. Although Gihren sees this as the perfect opportunity to finally declare themselves separate from the Federation, Degwin is against immediate conflict due to the difference in resources and manpower between the Federation and a mere colony-sized Zeon. When Garma wishes to follow in his siblings' footsteps and enter a military academy, Degwin assigns Dozle as the academy's superintendent to keep watch over Garma and to prevent conflicts between Zeon's people and the Federation.

When a Federation ship collides with a local transport vessel and crashes and destroys an agricultural block, Degwin's fears come true as Garma leads a rebellion against the Federation forces forcibly suppressing the civilians of Zum City. Although unwilling to punish Garma or hand him over to the Federation, Degwin reaches a compromise with Admiral Revil by dismissing Dozle from his position in the academy and expelling Char Aznable, one of the rebellion's ringleaders. In exchange, Revil would have to forfeit the Federation's military assets to prevent another occupation like the one Zum City had been subjected to. While this maneuver did allow a brief ease in tensions, both Zeon and the Federation had unknowingly started the infamous One Year War.