Zoë DeFrein

Colonel Zoë Sakura DeFrein (11 November 2014 - 11 February 2053) was a Terran Alliance Marine and astrophysicist. She is widely renowned for her role in unlocking the hyperspace hubs and establishing the Alliance. She was also one of only two witnesses to the Symmetry Breaking event. Many revere her as a religious figure.

Early Life
Zoë DeFrein was born 11 November 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia to Peter Francis DeFrein, an Irish software engineer, and Kanna Kobayashi DeFrein, a Japanese business translator. Peter was an Irish national and Kanna a Japanese national, giving Zoë a complicated citizenship situation. She ultimately ended up with dual Canadian / Irish citizenship.

Zoë attended private school in Vancouver and often spent summers in the Seattle area. She was a gifted student from the start, especially showing an aptitude and inclination for math and science. She was reportedly well-liked by her peers, though perhaps not popular. After meeting Katrina Vandervelt in Seattle when they were 10, the two quickly became best friends despite being on opposite sides of the border. Zoë was very close with her cousin, Tara Connolly. Though Zoë had no siblings, she and Tara often referred to each other as sisters.

In high school, Zoë ran cross-country and was active in many clubs. Upon graduation, she attended the University of California Berkeley and double majored in astronomy and physics. In her junior year, in order to see the southern hemisphere sky, she studied abroad at the University of Christchurch, New Zealand. There she met Beth Davies and quickly fell in love. They maintained a long distance relationship after Zoë's return to the United States.

After graduating college, Zoë attended graduate school at the University of Washington.

Anadean Christianity
In Anadean (Third Covenant) Christianity, Zoë is revered as The Mother in the Distaff Trinity.

Eveskan Paganism
In Eveskan pagan religion, Zoë is considered by many to be an avatar of the goddess Selen.