Sobach appears quite young although he is in his 50's. Sobach is the Head-Flyer on the Basrogrh and a very wealthy Abh businessmen. He holds a low rank in the Lubaréc because he spent his early years on business trips. Even by Abh standards he is very wealthy. He has black eyes and is very reserved.

The anime series portrays him as a woman, but he is in fact, a man. In the novels, he is described as having facial hair and a deep voice; however, the animators accidentally animated him as female. Due to budget restrictions, this mistake was not reversed and his voice-over was performed by a female.