The PLANT Supreme Council is a faction introduced in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
Overview[]
The PLANT Supreme Council is the highest decision-making body in the PLANT Colonies, responsible for overseeing and managing the affairs of PLANT and ZAFT. The members consist of one elected chief councilor from the "PLANT's Council of Sixty", each representing one of the twelve cities; the twelve members are treated equally, but a chairman is elected from them as a measure of convenience to facilitate the proceedings. The term of office for the PLANT Supreme Council Chairman, who serves as the de facto head of state, is one year and rotates. The council's political base is the PLANT Supreme Council Building in the PLANT Capital colony, Aprilius One.
History[]
Beginning[]
Formed in C.E. 53, the PLANT Supreme Council was created after completion of the 120 colonies that make up the PLANT homeland. Five years later, Patrick Zala and Siegel Clyne were elected on the council and in C.E. 63 the two became the leaders of a faction of the council which sought independence from the sponsor nations on Earth. In C.E. 68, Clyne became chairman of the council and continued to secure independence from Earth. On January 1, C.E. 70, the council was targeted by an attack of the sponsor nations, which resulted in the death of one of its members. Over the next months, the relationship between PLANT and the newly formed Earth Alliance deteriorated, resulting in a declaration of war from the EA.
First Alliance-PLANT War[]
At the beginning of the war, there was a roughly evenly split political division of the Moderate Faction (led by Siegel Clyne and Eileen Canaver) and the Radical Faction (led by Patrick Zala and Ezalia Joule). Many members of the PLANT Supreme Council were also parents of elite mobile suit pilots in ZAFT, such as Tad Elsman, Ezalia Joule, Yuri Amalfi, and Patrick Zala, whose children were under the command of Rau Le Creuset on board the newly constructed Nazca-class destroyer Vesalius.[1][2]
Siegel Clyne was later replaced by Patrick Zala as Supreme Council Chair.[3] In C.E. 71, Siegel Clyne, frustrated by the extremist actions of his successor, secretly allowed his daughter, Lacus Clyne to entrust Kira Yamato with the ZGMF-X10A Freedom.[4] The Clyne family was forced into hiding with the supposed act of treason drawn against them; Eileen Canaver was left in charge of the Moderate Faction and Patrick Zala quickly ordered the arrest of the members of the Moderate Faction and those associated with the Clyne family.[5][6] Patrick Zala was killed during the Second Battle of Jachin Due by Ray Yuki, after having shot Ray when he suggested they not fire GENESIS at the Earth.[7]
Provisional Council[]
Following the conclusion of the First Alliance-PLANT War, Eileen Canaver led the arrest of Ezalia Joule and the members of the Radical Faction and became the acting head of the PLANT Provisional Council, consisting of the members of the Moderate Faction.[7] This provisional council eventually negotiated a peace treaty between PLANT and the Earth Alliance which would become known as the Treaty of Junius. After the treaty became active, the provisional council was dissolved with Eileen Canaver leaving the council. Gilbert Durandal became the chairman of the new PLANT Supreme Council.
Second Alliance-PLANT War[]
As of C.E. 73, Eileen Canaver retired from her position as PLANT Supreme Chair and an almost entirely new PLANT Supreme Council had been elected. Besides Durandal as the new PLANT Supreme Chair, new members were Alan Clarzec, Ricardo Orff, Eduardo Lee, George Adaman, Crister Orberg, Neu Kazaefsky, and Takao Schreiber.[8][9] Returning members consisted of Ali Kasim of Januarius City, Louise Leitner of Junius City, Orson White of Sextilis City, and Parnell Jesek of November City.
In C.E. 74, after the death of Durandal and the end of the second war, Lacus Clyne became chairwoman of the PLANT Supreme Council.[10][11]
Members[]
During C.E. 71, in the First Alliance-PLANT War, the council was made up the following:[12]
Council Member | Colony Representing | Position | Political Faction | Academic Specialty |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Kasim | Januarius City | Legislative Committee Chair | Moderate | Microengineering |
Tad Elsman | Februarius City | Administrative Committee Member | Moderate/Neutral/Radical | Biochemistry |
Ezalia Joule | Martius City | National Defense Committee Member | Radical | Aerospace engineering |
Siegel Clyne | Aprilius City | Supreme Council Chair | Moderate | Space Life Sciences |
Yuri Amalfi | Maius City | National Defense Committee Member | Moderate/Radical | Mechanical Engineering |
Louise Leitner | Junius City | Judicial Committee Chair | Radical | Agricultural Engineering |
Jeremy Maxwell | Quintilis City | Legislative Committee Member | Radical | Chemistry |
Orson White | Sextilis City | Administrative Committee Chair | Neutral/Radical | Particle Physics |
Eileen Canaver | September City | Diplomatic Committee Chair | Moderate | Information Science |
Herman Gould | October City | National Defense Committee Member | Radical | Political Science |
Parnel Jesek | November City | Judicial Committee Member | Moderate/Neutral | Industrial Engineering |
Patrick Zala | December City | National Defense Committee Chair | Radical | Space Navigation and Control |
During C.E. 73, the council was made up the following:[13]
Council Member | Position |
---|---|
Ali Kasim | Legislative Committee Chair |
Neu Kazaefsky | Administrative Committee Member |
Eduardo Lee | National Defense Committee Member |
Gilbert Durandal | Supreme Council Chair |
Alan Clarzec | National Defense Committee Member |
Louise Leitner | Judicial Committee Chair |
George Adaman | Legislative Committee Member |
Orson White | Administrative Committee Chair |
Christa Orberg | Diplomatic Committee Chair |
Ricardo Orff | National Defense Committee Member |
Parnel Jesek | Judicial Committee Member |
Takao Schreiber | National Defense Committee Chair |
Notes & Trivia[]
Gallery[]
Anime[]
Appearances[]
- Television Series
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- PHASE-05, Phase Shift Down
- Mentioned only
- PHASE-01, False Peace
- First Mentioned; Indirectly
- PHASE-04, Silent Run
- Mentioned Only; Indirectly
- PHASE-07, The Scar of Space
- First Appearance
- PHASE-08, The Songstress of The Enemy Forces
- Mentioned only
- PHASE-10, Crossroads
- Mentioned only
- PHASE-32, In the Promised Land
- PHASE-41, Trembling World
- Appears in a news report
- PHASE-20, On a Calm Day
- PHASE-36, In the Name of Justice
- Mentioned only
- PHASE-43, What Stands in the Way
- Mentioned Only; Indirectly
- PHASE-47, The Nightmare Reborn
- PHASE-05, Phase Shift Down
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- PHASE-09, Bared Fangs
- PHASE-10, A Father's Spell
- OVAs and ONAs
References[]
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-01, False Peace
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-07, The Scar of Space
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-32, In the Promised Land
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-34, Seen and Unseen
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-36, In the Name of Justice
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-41, Trembling World
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED PHASE-50, To a Future that Never Ends
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny PHASE-01, Angry Eyes
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny PHASE-09, Bared Fangs
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny PHASE-50, The Final Power
- ↑ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Final Plus: The Chosen Future
- ↑ File 04 from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED volume 4 by beez
- ↑ The Official Gundam Perfect File, Issue 22, pg. 20