Garma Zabi, fourth son of Degwin Sodo Zabi, served as a high-ranking commander in the Principality of Zeon’s Earth Attack Forces during the One Year War. Doted upon by his father following his mother’s early death, his privileged upbringing ingrained a fierce loyalty to his family’s political ascendancy, though he privately wrestled with self-doubt under the shadow of his siblings—particularly Kycilia, who secured his military appointment. Trained at a prestigious academy, Garma clashed with peer Char Aznable, whose superior skills stoked a one-sided rivalry. This tension shifted when Char aided Garma during a critical training incident, fostering reluctant admiration. Their uneasy alliance deepened during a student uprising in Side 3, where Garma, pressured by Char, assumed command to demonstrate his value to the Zabi legacy. The rebellion’s victory bolstered his reputation but cost Char his academic standing, sacrificed to political expediency. Leading Zeon’s terrestrial operations from bases in New Yark (alternately documented as Hollywood), Garma directed Gaw assault carriers and Dopp fighter squadrons to enforce control over North America. His tactical choices often prioritized proving his merit over hereditary status, yet impulsive tendencies led him to depend on Char’s guidance—a trust exploited when Char orchestrated a fatal ambush near Los Angeles. Cornered aboard his doomed Gaw carrier, Garma confronted Char’s treachery moments before his death, defiantly reaffirming his loyalty to Zeon. A romance with Icelina Eschonbach, daughter of a cooperative Federation defector, exposed tensions between his public obligations and private desires. Though he voiced readiness to renounce his station for her, he ultimately chose familial duty. His demise crippled Zeon’s Earth occupation, paving the way for Federation victories such as Operation Odessa. Gihren, his brother, later amplified his martyrdom for propaganda, while Degwin’s mourning eroded his political steadfastness. Supplementary accounts, including *Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin*, expanded his backstory with childhood trauma from witnessing his brother Sasro’s assassination and nuanced his military record. These depictions balanced his tactical shortcomings with flashes of ingenuity, such as baiting the Gundam into a beam cannon’s trajectory—a maneuver undone by Char’s intervention. While ancillary sources reference him piloting a customized Zaku II, this detail remains absent from canonical animations.