Supreme Leader (phuzeron, Phuzeron)[7][8][9] is the title of head of state of the Greater Garmillan Empire used by Abelt Desler during and after the Desler administration. It later became the title of the head of state of Galman-Garmillas.
The formal title was Eternal Supreme Leader of Great Imperial Garmillas during the first Desler regime, but it was shortened under Galman-Garmillas.
History[]
Desler at the pinnacle of his power as Eternal Supreme Leader
During Desler's reign[]
In 2188, at the end of the Civil War Over the Rights of Succession, Abelt Desler declared the Greater Garmillan Empire and assumed the title of Eternal Supreme Leader of Great Imperial Garmillas. He ruled as an autocrat for the following 11 years although his power was threatened multiple times by political opponents and even by his own family.[10][11][12][2] Eventually in late 2199 following the end of the Battle of the Imperial Capital Desler went missing in action and was presumed to be dead, a new Provisional Government took office and began a series of reforms to turn the empire into a democracy, including the replacement of the post of Supreme Leader with that of Prime Minister.[3][13]
The revivalists and the Desler fleet[]
Desler maintained his title even while in exile from Garmillas
In the years following Desler's apparent death various factions began a scramble for power in the unstable Greater Garmillan Empire, chief among them were the Desler Regime Revivalists, a terrorist group headed by former Imperial Guard Director General Hydom Gimleh with the aim of restoring the dictatorship.[11][14][4]
Gimleh wanted to give the title of Eternal Supreme Leader to Abelt's nephew Ranhardt Desler, however, when Abelt himself reemerged at the head of the Desler fleet in early 2203, the young Desler agreed to give the title back to his uncle. Unbeknownst to Gimleh however, Ranhardt was actually an undercover agent of the Security Intelligence Agency and the Revivalists' plans were thwarted.[11][4]
Abelt and his forces escaped and eventually the fallen Supreme Leader made peace with the new government. Despite this, he continued to use the title of Eternal Supreme Leader as far as 2205 during the Planet Galman Liberation Operation.[15][16]
Under Galman-Garmillas[]
Following the founding of Galman-Garmillas in 2206,[17] Desler became the new country's head of state and continued to bear the title of Supreme Leader. The extended form of the title stopped being used under Galman-Garmillas.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
The Japanese word 総統 (Sōtō) is the one used to translate the titles of many dictators from the 20th century, including Hitler's "Führer", Mussolini's "Duce" and Franco's "Caudillo".[18] Desler's character description for Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love[19] and Space Battleship Yamato 2205: A New Journey[20] both describe him as the "Former Eternal Supreme Leader of the Greater Garmillan Empire", but in both series he continues to use the title.[4][16] The title is translated as "Chancellor" in the english dub for Space Battleship Yamato 2199[21] and as "Supreme Leader" in the english dub for Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Sun Sets on Pluto"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Prison Planet 17"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "One Man's War"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Farewell, Teresa! Flowers for Two Deslers"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 starblazers-yamato.net CHARACTERS Star Blazers REBEL 3199 chapter 3 entry for Abelt Desler
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Desler Era timeline in the theatrical program book for 2202 Chapter 5
- ↑ "Wish Upon a Star"
- ↑ Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Model Sheet Design Collection GARMILLAS p.261
- ↑ Official English translation seen in "Shocking! The Dezarium's Dark Millennium of History"
- ↑ The harsh history of Garmillas in the Yamato 2202 Chapter 5 Program Book
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "O Teresa, Cry for Desler!"
- ↑ "Over the Black Light"
- ↑ Yamato 2199 secret file 03: The steep but bright future of the Garmillas provisional government
- ↑ "The Trap at Planet Stravase!"
- ↑ "Earth, Yamato is..."
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "A Galactic War is About to Break Out! Assemble the Yamato Fleet!!"
- ↑ Star Blazers REBEL 3199 opening
- ↑ "総統" on Japanese wikipedia
- ↑ Yamato 2202 official website CHARACTER & MECHANIC entry for Abelt Desler
- ↑ Yamato 2205 official website CHARACTERS entry for Abelt Desler
- ↑ "The Sun Sets on Pluto"
Japanese language information[]
- 大ガミラス帝星永世総統 Dai gamirasu tei-boshi eisei sōtō (Eternal Supreme Leader of Great Imperial Garmillas)
- 総統 sōtō (Supreme Leader)