Iznario Fareed (イズナリオ・ファリド Izunario Farido?) is a character that appears in the Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS anime series.
Personality & Character
Iznario Fareed is staid, stern, and comfortable in his authoritative position as head of one of the families of Gjallarhorn's Seven Stars. He expects success from his subordinates and is unused to failure. Although shown to be calculating and manipulative when it comes to politics, he is somewhat unimaginative, believing any obstacle on his path to amassing power can be overcome by bringing Gjallarhorn's influence or military strength to bear. It is this overconfidence that blinds him to the rising threat posed by Tekkadan, as well as the machinations of his adoptive son, McGillis Fareed, until it is too late.
In one of McGillis Fareed's recollection of his childhood, Iznario has been shown to have physically abused McGillis and shared a bed with his adopted son, with both being naked. This raises the possibility of Iznario being an abusive pedophile, which provides further explanation for McGillis' resolve to change Gjallarhorn even at the expense of his friends.
Skills & Abilities
Iznario is an experienced politician and administrator.
History
Iznario Fareed's main goal was to strengthen his position within Gjallarhorn and increase the stature of the Fareed family among the Seven Stars. Sometime before he adopted McGillis Fareed as his son and heir, Iznario became the legal guardian of Carta Issue, the sole heiress of the preeminent Issue family, when her father fell ill. He later sought to tie himself to another of the Seven Stars, the Bauduin family, by arranging his son's engagement to Almiria Bauduin, the younger sister of family heir Gaelio Bauduin.
Subsequent years of planning and careful political dealings culminate in Iznario's boldest power-grab in P.D. 323. After Togonosuke Makanai resigned as prime minister of Arbrau and entered self-imposed exile in the face of a possible corruption scandal, Iznario secretly supported Henri Fleurs' campaign for the vacated position using Gjallarhorn resources; if elected, Iznario would be able to influence Fleurs, allowing him to have some control of one of Earth's four economic blocs. Combined with his already expansive authority as a leading member of Gjallarhorn, he would have become one of the most powerful individuals in the world.
Ultimately, Iznario's gamble failed due to the intervention of Tekkadan, which escorted Makanai and Kudelia Aina Bernstein to Edmonton in time for the election despite multiple Gjallarhorn forces standing in their way. Even as Tekkadan approached the city by train, Iznario remained fully confident in Gjallarhorn's ability to destroy them, reassuring a nervous Fleurs that he had control of the situation. Makanai won re-election as Arbrau's prime minister in a landslide, and Kudelia gave a speech before the Arbrau parliament exposing Gjallarhorn's involvement in its political affairs, implicating Iznario.
Incredulous that his plans had fallen apart, Iznario realized that this disaster and his other, previous setbacks, including the death of Carta Issue, had been intentionally designed by his son, McGillis. Returning to Vingolf and facing severe consequences from Gjallarhorn's Inspection Bureau for his overreach, he had no choice but to abandon his position and titles and enter exile in disgrace. When McGillis arrived to inform him that the preparations for his departure were completed, Iznario angrily tried to confront his son, but with the Inspection Bureau due to arrive soon, he resigned himself to his fate. In Iznario's absence, McGillis became the next head of the Fareed family.