▁also ▁military ▁tact ics . ▁The ▁series ▁also ▁followed ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁characters ▁and ▁political ▁intr igue , ▁with ▁many ▁sh ady ▁characters ▁switching ▁sides ▁throughout ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Cr inn ▁C ash im ▁is ▁the ▁show ' s ▁main ▁character . ▁Son ▁of ▁Governor ▁Don an ▁C ash im , ▁he ▁becomes ▁trained ▁in ▁pil oting ▁the ▁Sol t ic ▁Round fac er ▁by ▁Jack y ▁Z alt se v , ▁a ▁Federation ▁A ce , ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁political ▁connections . ▁When ▁his ▁father ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁over th rown ▁by ▁a ▁coup ▁led ▁by ▁Colonel ▁Von ▁Stein , ▁he ▁pil ots ▁a ▁Round fac er ▁while ▁Federation ▁forces ▁battle ▁Gar cia ' s ▁forces . ▁He ▁is ▁st unn ed ▁to ▁learn ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁has ▁actually ▁s ided ▁with ▁Von ▁Stein ▁in ▁a ▁secret ▁plan , ▁and ▁eventually ▁becomes ▁angry ▁at ▁his ▁father ' s ▁forces ▁in ▁how ▁they ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁following ▁the ▁coup . ▁Following ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁Dr . ▁David ▁Sam alin , ▁who ▁introdu ces ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁combat ▁arm or ▁he ▁has ▁designed , ▁the ▁Dou gram , ▁C ash im ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁form ▁The ▁F ang ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ▁and ▁join ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁the ▁Federation . ▁ ▁Vo ice ▁actors ▁ ▁Com bat ▁Arm ors ▁ ▁In ▁S . C . ▁ 1 4 0 ▁( D ou gram ▁time ▁system , ▁meaning ▁Space ▁Century ), ▁the ▁Federal ▁military ▁asked ▁for