Cultural Significance
In the book "Seikai Seifuku" wa kanou ka? by Toshio Okada, the Principality of Zeon is given as an example of a realistic Conquer the world reason (to end the unjust rule of the Earth Federation against spacenoids). It is a rare example (for its time) of an anime arch-enemy having a clear reason for conquering the world (the other major example being Space Battleship Yamato). It is also an uncommon example of a rebellion group under an unjust rule being portrayed as evil instead of just.
The Principality of Zeon can also be compared to World War II Nazi Germany. The strategy and tactics used in the war is enlarged to a global (or space) scale, yet the ideal and methods are basically the same.
The Hong Kong Comic World 2009 voice over competition's workers' uniforms were replicas of the uniforms of the 4 different ranks of the Zeon forces.
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