In the fictional
Mobile Suit Gundam series, is the only daughter of
Degwin Sodo Zabi. While
Yoshiyuki Tomino's
novel version of
MSG indicates her as the fourth of his five children and youngest except for
Garma, the ongoing
Gundam: The Origin manga by
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko identifies her as his third, older than her brother
Dozle.
Kycilia was quick to adapt to the changing technology of the
One Year War, and was equally proficient in gathering intelligence for use against the
Earth Federation. She was in charge of the
Principality of Zeon's
mobile suit forces, and was responsible for their use against the Federation. In addition, she was responsible for the creation of numerous elite mobile suit units, including
Char Aznable's 300th Independent Corps (aka "Char's Newtype Corps"), the hand-picked
Chimera Corps and the
Midnight Fenrir covert ops team.
She is portrayed ambiguously during both the main series, and the various side stories surrounding the One Year War, with her motives often open to question. On the one hand, she is shown to be fiercely loyal to the people of
Zeon, and to the men under her command. Many of her actions, however, can also be interpreted as those of a charismatic, but utterly merciless manipulator of the highest order, preparing for a military
coup.
Story
Not much is known about Kycilia's youth, but she is known to have grown up on
Side 3, where she first met Johnny Ridden.
During the
Battle of Loum, she ordered her fleet to withdraw as...
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