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* SenpaiKohai: Kohai to Alto and Mikhail.
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* DudeShesLikeInAComa: [[spoiler: Gives an innocent kiss to an unconscious Nanase at the hosptial before heading out to the FinalBattle.]]

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* DudeShesLikeInAComa: [[spoiler: Gives an innocent kiss to an unconscious Nanase at the hosptial hospital before heading out to the FinalBattle.]]
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* SempaiKohai: Kohai to Alto and Mikhail.

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* SempaiKohai: SenpaiKohai: Kohai to Alto and Mikhail.
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* {{Gainaxing}}: Given her size, it would be a little strange if this ''wasn't'' happening to her.

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* BespectacledCutie: She's a shy and quiet bespectacled girl with cute glasses.



* {{Meganekko}}: Cute glasses at that.
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!!!Strategic Military Services

!!Ozma Lee
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi

The top ace in the S.M.S. and leader of Skull Squadron, designated "Skull-1", Ozma holds the rank of Major and is an experienced former New UN Spacy (N.U.N.S.) pilot, currently using a [=VF-25S=] Messiah. He's an avid fan of [[Anime/{{Macross 7}} Fire Bomber]] and often plays their songs in his car or at home, even naming some of Skull Squadron's battle formations after their songs (i.e. "Planet Dance" and "Totsugeki Love Heart"). Although laid-back and careless on the outside, he knows when to be serious, and believes the real duty of a soldier is to care for his subordinates and civilians. He's somewhat overprotective of his younger sister Ranka, and lies to her about his work so she won't have to worry about him, telling her he has a desk job in a company's personnel department.

Ozma is non biologically Ranka's brother; in fact, he adopts her following the tragic attack by the Vajra on the 117th Large Scale Research Fleet 11 years before the story begins. He constantly blames himself for failing to protect the fleet and Ranka's family. To end, he willingly takes her in and ensures the same won't happen to her again, even if it means he must take the bullet to do so. Years prior, he pursued a romantic relationship with N.U.N.S 2nd Lieutenant Catherine Glass, but broke it off, which makes their current working relationship aboard the Macross Quarter a little tense at times.
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* AcePilot: He's generally shown as a better pilot that Alto, and in supplementary materials has even put up a fight against [[Anime/MacrossPlus Isamu Dyson]], though he didn't win.
* BadassCreed: ''"Sorry, but I'm not an adult'': '''I AM A MAN!"''' ([[MemeticMutation No]] [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall punches]]).
** ''"Who cares about that!? If [[NukeEm reaction warheads]] don't work, use [[MacrossMissileMassacre missiles]]; if missiles don't work, use [[MoreDakka guns]]; and if guns don't work...even if I have to have have to use my teeth and nails in the end, I'll continue to fight! '''I'LL DAMN WELL FIGHT!!''' '''OUT OF THE WAY'''!"''
* BigBrotherInstinct: Adopted Ranka and filled the role of an older brother, due to feeling guilty for not saving her family. He does let go once he figures Ranka's old enough to decide and accept on her choices, [[spoiler:even if it means running away from the Frontier fleet]].
* BigDamnHeroes: Ozma practically lives on this trope.
* CoolCar: His Lancia Delta Integrale; it also bears the same color pattern and skull logo that's on his [=VF-25S=].
* DeathByIrony: He's about to start a relationship with Catherine Glass again, he's in a near-impossible fight against a Vajra, and his cockpit is apparently holed. Oh yes, and a pineapple-based dessert is thrown in for good measure. [[spoiler: He '''''SURVIVES'''''!]]
* EvenTheGuysWantHim
* {{Expy}}:
** Shares a lot of features with [[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross Roy Fokker]], [[spoiler: except the curse of the pineapple cake]].
** Also shares a lot of features with [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]], [[spoiler: although, he SUCCESSFULLY subverts even death...]]
* ItsAllMyFault: He blames himself for being unable to save Ranka's family, though an impartial observer would probably say he did very well saving ''anyone at all'' from that debacle (he and Ranka were among a tiny handful of survivors out of the entire colony).
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Most of the time he's being a jerk to either knock some sense into Alto's thick skull, or because he's being overprotective of Ranka.
* MadeOfIron: Ozma's immune to the curse of the [[MemeticMutation pineapple]] [[TonightSomeoneDies cake]].
* NoseArt: The traditional skull of Skull Squadron painted on top of his VF-25. And his car as a matter of fact.
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* ShutUpHannibal: To Brera in episode 17; bonus points for ejecting his Messiah's Armored Pack and gutting a Vajra with its knife to prove his point.
%%* UnstoppableRage

!!Klan Klein
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/MegumiToyoguchi

A blue-haired Zentradi female (Meltrandi) in command of the all-female S.M.S. Pixie Squadron, Klan holds the rank of captain, piloting a red Queadlunn-Rea. As the childhood friend of Mikhail Blanc, she's harbored a life-long crush on him that does not get reciprocated, most likely due to a certain genetic anomaly, as she appears her age as a fully-developed Meltrandi while macronized, but becomes physically a juvenile in her micronian form. This makes her the perfect target for Mikhail's mockery.
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* BadassAdorable: Badass when macronized, Adorable when micronized.
* BoobsOfSteel: Ironically, even in her macronized form, Klan ''does not'' have the largest bust size by proportion; that goes to Nanase.
* TheCaptain: Of her own squadron, putting her on the same level as Ozma.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Mikhail, even though he does his best to deny it.
* {{Deconstruction}}: A rather savage one of the TokenMiniMoe trope, showing how her being that trope gets in the way of her having a relationship with Mikhail.
* MeaningfulName: Klein is Dutch for small.
* PoweredArmour: Two of them: the first is her regular Queadlunn-Rea, while the second is [[spoiler: strapping herself with a variable fighter's jet engines, missile pods and gatling gun, turning into "Armored Klan", during the Vajra attack inside the fleet]].
** Hilariously, the latter one is a potential allied craft in the Macross Frontier PSP games. Yes, [[spoiler: Your ally is a Meltrandi in power armor.]]
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:Following Mikhail's death, she ''goes to town'' on the Vajra.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: Alongside Mikhail, Klan shares his opinion in regards to Alto's LoveTriangle. But like Mikhail this will favour Sheryl than Ranka.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Hoo boy... there are probably several dozen ways one can romanize "クラン クラン". "Klan Klein" or "Klan Klan" seem to be the most common.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Mikhail.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Mikhail.
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!!Nene Rora & Raramia Reremia
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-->''Nene is voiced by:'' Creator/AyaHirano
-->''Raramia is voiced by:'' Kana Oomuraa

[[ThoseTwoGirls Those two Meltlandi]] who are usually with Klan, Nene's the tall (by Zentradi standards) pink-haired girl and Raramia the redhead. Together, they are part of the all-female S.M.S. Pixie Squadron. While Nene's calm, gentle and kind, Raramia has a rather intense gaze and very {{Bifauxnen}}.
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* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Raramia.
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* OneeSama: Nene addresses Klan this way.
* TheQuietOne: Both, actually, due to their lack of screentime.
* TheVoiceless: Specifically Raramia.
* {{Redshirt}}: [[spoiler:Raramia. She gets KilledOffForReal after a random, direct hit in battle against the Vajra. She's practically more redder than Henry Gilliam, since he had a voice actor, and Raramia never uttered a single line]].
%%* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Pink Hair]]: Nene.

!!Canaria Bernstein
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/HoukoKuwashima

A 1st Lieutenant in the S.M.S. and the pilot of Skull Squadron's VB-6 König Monster variable bomber, Canaria also serves as the S.M.S.'s military medic. Although she rarely speaks, Canaria offers advice with great weight, often. She's the only character who's married and has a young son named Eddie.
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* ActionMom: Being a mother certainly doesn't slow her down when nuking the enemy.
* {{BFG}}: König Monster has 4 of them on its back.
* BoobsOfSteel: Piloting the König Monster gives her more firepower than the rest of the squadron combined, and she uses it well.
* CombatMedic: Taken UpToEleven, who's skilled in medicine and an exceptional pilot of the ''very'' aptly named König Monster.
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* FluffyTheTerrible: Her callsign is "Rabbit 1".
* MoreDakka: König Monster. Aside from the cannons, it has 2 sets of 4 missile launchers on each arm.
* NoseArt: Paints the Monster with pinups of Sheryl and Ranka.

!!Bobby Margot
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/KentaMiyake

The highly skilled helmsman of the Macross Quarter, Bobby appears stern, but he states he's "just like a girl inside". Prior to serving the S.M.S., he was a hair stylist and make-up artist, and was known in its circle as a legend. Bobby's well-liked by the female crew members for his good understanding of others, due to his very open homosexuality and not-so subtle feelings for good friend Ozma, though he claims to be "way beyond the point in life where [he] needs [his] love to be reciprocated". Bobby tends to constantly criticize the N.U.N.S.'s actions on a regular basis, and while very feminine, calm and soft-spoken during times of peace, he will delve into a serious, daring and aggressive attitude during combat. Like Ozma, Bobby's also considered a fan of [[Anime/{{Macross 7}} Basara Nekki]], as he refers to him as "Basara-sama".
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* AgentPeacock: He's quite open about his leanings. Doesn't slow him down one bit.
* BridgeBunny: Since Bobby is...
* CampGay: Enough to count for the above trope.
* GameFace: Normally has a soft expression to go with his CampGay-ness, but when it's time for business on the Quarter, he starts to go...
* HotBlooded: '''HOLY FUCKING SHIT'''!
* RatedMForManly: Whenever he controls the combat mode of the Macross Quarter.

!!Monica Lange, Mina Roshan & Ram Hoa
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-->''Monica is voiced by:'' Creator/RieTanaka
-->''Mina is voiced by:'' Creator/AyaHirano
-->''Ram is voiced by:'' Creator/KaoriFukuhara

The three female bridge operators of the Macross Quarter, Monica's in charge of the Quarter's main search radar and chief operator, while Mina's responsible for internal warship status management and Ram's responsibilities include communications and main weapons control.
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* BridgeBunnies: Continuing the grand tradition of the ''Macross'' franchise.
* ControlFreak: Ram...maybe: she's a person of not too many words, but she tends to classify everything that she comes into contact with on a regular basis.
%%* {{Meganekko}}: Ram
* OnlySaneWoman: Compared to Mina and Ram, Monica takes a more serious stance in her duties.
* TeenGenius: Mina has an IQ of 180, but has trouble adjusting to the pace of her operating buddies.
* TokenMinority: [[AllThereInTheManual According to the official site]], Mina is of Indian ancestry.

!!Jeffrey Wilder
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/ToruOkawa

Captain of the ''Macross Quarter'' and de facto field commander of the S.M.S., Jeffrey ranks as a colonel and was originally a pilot in a UN Forces aircraft carrier early during his career. A seasoned veteran, he has a horizontal scar across his face as proof of his previous combat experience. Though a very polite officer, he can become highly mischievous when the situation requires it.
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* TheCaptain: Of the ''Macross Quarter'', and overall commander of the SMS aboard the Frontier Fleet.
* ChekhovsGun: In [[TheMovie Sayonara no Tsubasa]] his surfing hobby comes back in a [[SkySurfing BIG]] [[CrazyAwesome way.]]
* CoolOldGuy: Surfs, smokes, and will betray his superiors for the right cause.
* DirtyOldMan: He makes some moves on [[BridgeBunny Monica]], and she doesn't seem to mind.
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has one very noticeable scar on his nose.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Is occasionally seen smoking from an old wooden pipe.

!!Howard Glass
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/TomomichiNishimura

The fourth elected president of the New United Nations Government and also the administrative director of the Macross Frontier fleet, President Glass's administration was responsible for the creation of the Frontier colonial fleet. As president, he shoulders all political decisions to ensure the security and well-being of his citizens. He is also Cathy's father.
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* BadassMoustache: [[spoiler:Unfortunately, points are taken off because he's considered...]]
* DumbIsGood: Too naive regarding the Vajra and the threat they're considered.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He tries very hard to be this.

!!Catherine Glass
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/SanaeKobayashi

A N.U.N.S. General Staff 2nd Lieutenant attached to the S.M.S. Macross Quarter, Catherine's also President Howard Glass's daughter. Both beautiful and intelligent, Catherine was a former Miss Macross winner, and later went on to serve on the judging panel in the 2059 contest Ranka participates in. After having graduated from university with honors, she joined N.U.N.S and is fast-tracked into the elite. Though a very competent officer, she sometimes lacks flexibility. She has a relationship with Leon Mishima without her father's knowledge and was formerly in a relationship with Ozma before that, until they broke it off under mutual circumstances.
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* ChristmasCake: And mentioning it will get you laps around the SMS base in an EX-Gear.
* {{Expy}}: She shares a lot of qualities with [[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross Claudia LaSalle and Misa Hiyase]].
* NiceGirl: Despite at times rubbing wrong with the SMS team and their unorthodox fighting style, she's polite and more than willing to work together.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B towards Ozma.

!!Leon Mishima
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/TomokazuSugita

President's aide and Chief of Staff, Leon's a very calm and composed man, and Glass's closest associate and confidante. He's a constant source of all political trends throughout the Frontier fleet, and is in a secret relationship with Catherine.

As it turns out, he's part of the conspiracy behind the Frontier and Galaxy Fleets, and is heavily involved in the Vajra war from the beginning.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: After finding out about how twisted Grace truly was, he was having none of it.
* EvilChancellor: Not much of a surprise, considering the numerous [[spoiler:{{Traitor Shot}}s]] on him from the beginning of the series.
* ObviouslyEvil: Yeah... shifty eyes, talking of peoples as if they were tools, incredibly smug? His anime Pageboy cut doesn't do a thing to make him look less like a villain.
* ProfessionalsDoItOnDesks: Implied this is an early episode with Cathy.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler: Even when he usurped the government, he genuinely tried to fight the Vajra with all he had.]]
* SmugSnake: Very smug, but even more so in [[TheMovie The Movies]].
* UnwittingPawn: Ultimately, he's just a pawn in [[spoiler:Grace's and the Galaxy's]] schemes, no matter how in control he thought he was.
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* BadassGay: Somewhat surprising given his usual behavior, but when the chips are down, the ''gloves come off!''
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** Hilariously, the latter one is a potential allied craft in the Macross Frontier PSP games. Yes, [[spoiler: Your ally is a Meltrandi in power armor.]]
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** Well, sort of: it's more like Mikhail would rather have Alto pick between Sheryl or Ranka than continue to be indecisive about the LoveTriangle he's in. With a little bit of luck (and some pushing on his end), Mikhail ends up helping Sheryl more than Ranka in support of pursuing a relationship ([[spoiler:though mostly due to Sheryl being an IllGirl]]), but it's quite clear that he (along with Klan) would rather Alto actually make a decision than simply do nothing.

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* DeathByIrony: He's about to start a relationship with Catherine Glass again, he's in a near-impossible fight against a Vajra, and his cockpit is apparently holed. Oh yes, and a pineapple-based dessert is thrown in for good measure. [[spoiler: He ''''SURVIVES'''''!]]

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* DeathByIrony: He's about to start a relationship with Catherine Glass again, he's in a near-impossible fight against a Vajra, and his cockpit is apparently holed. Oh yes, and a pineapple-based dessert is thrown in for good measure. [[spoiler: He ''''SURVIVES'''''!]]'''''SURVIVES'''''!]]
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* DeathByIrony: He's about to start a relationship with Catherine Glass again, he's in a near-impossible fight against a Vajra, and his cockpit is apparently holed. Oh yes, and a pineapple-based dessert is thrown in for good measure. [[He ''''SURVIVES'''''!]]

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* DeathByIrony: He's about to start a relationship with Catherine Glass again, he's in a near-impossible fight against a Vajra, and his cockpit is apparently holed. Oh yes, and a pineapple-based dessert is thrown in for good measure. [[He [[spoiler: He ''''SURVIVES'''''!]]

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* {{Expy}}: Shares a lot of features with [[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross Roy Fokker]], [[spoiler: except the curse of the pineapple cake]].

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** Also shares a lot of features with [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]], [[spoiler: although, he SUCCESSFULLY subverts even death...]]

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!!The Vajra

An alien species first encountered around 2040 by the 117th Large-Scale Research Fleet. Initially, they were non-hostile toward humanity, but this seems to have changed in more recent years, as they begin mounting attacks on the Frontier Fleet. They serve as the primary antagonists for the series.
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* AdaptiveAbility: Initially, their outer skin was tough enough to stand up to shells and missiles pretty easily. This makes the humans break out the Reaction weapons against them, and then they start encasing themselves in a reactive exoskeleton that can weather such assaults. This forces the humans to start using DME weaponry...
* BizarreAlienBiology: Their physiology completely baffles the human scientists who study them. They have a decentralized nervous system (ie, "no brains") which doesn't seem to have nearly enough neural pathways to support the intelligence the Vajra clearly possess, they have what amounts to a natural FTL Drive in their body (technically, Protoculture Fold technology was reverse-engineered from Vajra organs in the distant past: the Vajra came first), and they communicate by means of [[spoiler:psychic bacteria in their guts, which maintains their HiveMind.]]
* HiveMind: A true hive mind at that: there is no central controller, no individuality. The entire species is one mind and one will.
* HiveQueen: Subverted. Vajra Queens act as communication nodes and have a greater amount of brain matter in them than other Vajra, but they are not individuals nor do they control the others. [[spoiler:Grace uses the primary Queen at their homeworld as an entry point to their Fold Network, making herself a ''de facto'' Hive Queen.]]
* {{Kaiju}}: Even the smallest adult Vajra are about the size of a bus, while the larger ones, such as in the picture, can stand nearly twice as tall as a macronized Zentraedi. The Queens are the outliers even among their race: a minor Queen encountered partway through stands a fair bit larger than the largest drones, while the primary Queen at their homeworld stands several ''kilometers'' tall. Surprisingly, larval Vajra start out about the size of a large squirrel [[spoiler: as demonstrated by Ai-kun]].
* OrganicTechnology: All of their ships appear to be organic in nature, though it isn't clear whether the ships themselves are another form of Vajra or just constructs grown by them. They also integrate some organic technology into their own bodies, including Fold Engines, explosive growths that function like missiles, and what appears to be a back-mounted railgun on larger Vajra.
* PoorCommunicationKills: The entire reason there's a conflict with them at all. [[spoiler:They attempted to implant their communication bacteria into humans to talk to them, but said bacteria caused the lethal V-Type Infection. When a human ''was'' successfully linked with their network (Ranka), they mistook her for one of their own being held captive by humans and launched attacks to "rescue" her. Once they realized their mistake, they had no way of apologizing to the humans for the misunderstanding.]]
* {{Precursors}}: They are old enough to remember the Protoculture, who had some limited contact with them way back when. Some of the Protoculture's most advanced technology is believed to have been copied from the Vajra's own natural systems.
* ReactionlessDrive: it isn't entirely clear ''how'' they propel themselves through vacuum. They make movements as though "swimming", and their tails glow brightly when they do, but the actual method isn't gone into. It also works in atmosphere, coupled with using insect-like wings on their backs for maneuvers.
* StarfishAliens: The closest analogue would probably be eusocial insects, but the Vajra have several major differences even from them.
* SubspaceAnsible: How they maintain their HiveMind. [[spoiler:It's a naturally-occurring one made up of the bacteria in their digestive tract.]]

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!!The Vajra

An alien species first encountered around 2040 by the 117th Large-Scale Research Fleet. Initially, they were non-hostile toward humanity, but this seems to have changed in more recent years, as they begin mounting attacks on the Frontier Fleet. They serve as the primary antagonists for the series.
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* AdaptiveAbility: Initially, their outer skin was tough enough to stand up to shells and missiles pretty easily. This makes the humans break out the Reaction weapons against them, and then they start encasing themselves in a reactive exoskeleton that can weather such assaults. This forces the humans to start using DME weaponry...
* BizarreAlienBiology: Their physiology completely baffles the human scientists who study them. They have a decentralized nervous system (ie, "no brains") which doesn't seem to have nearly enough neural pathways to support the intelligence the Vajra clearly possess, they have what amounts to a natural FTL Drive in their body (technically, Protoculture Fold technology was reverse-engineered from Vajra organs in the distant past: the Vajra came first), and they communicate by means of [[spoiler:psychic bacteria in their guts, which maintains their HiveMind.]]
* HiveMind: A true hive mind at that: there is no central controller, no individuality. The entire species is one mind and one will.
* HiveQueen: Subverted. Vajra Queens act as communication nodes and have a greater amount of brain matter in them than other Vajra, but they are not individuals nor do they control the others. [[spoiler:Grace uses the primary Queen at their homeworld as an entry point to their Fold Network, making herself a ''de facto'' Hive Queen.]]
* {{Kaiju}}: Even the smallest adult Vajra are about the size of a bus, while the larger ones, such as in the picture, can stand nearly twice as tall as a macronized Zentraedi. The Queens are the outliers even among their race: a minor Queen encountered partway through stands a fair bit larger than the largest drones, while the primary Queen at their homeworld stands several ''kilometers'' tall. Surprisingly, larval Vajra start out about the size of a large squirrel [[spoiler: as demonstrated by Ai-kun]].
* OrganicTechnology: All of their ships appear to be organic in nature, though it isn't clear whether the ships themselves are another form of Vajra or just constructs grown by them. They also integrate some organic technology into their own bodies, including Fold Engines, explosive growths that function like missiles, and what appears to be a back-mounted railgun on larger Vajra.
* PoorCommunicationKills: The entire reason there's a conflict with them at all. [[spoiler:They attempted to implant their communication bacteria into humans to talk to them, but said bacteria caused the lethal V-Type Infection. When a human ''was'' successfully linked with their network (Ranka), they mistook her for one of their own being held captive by humans and launched attacks to "rescue" her. Once they realized their mistake, they had no way of apologizing to the humans for the misunderstanding.]]
* {{Precursors}}: They are old enough to remember the Protoculture, who had some limited contact with them way back when. Some of the Protoculture's most advanced technology is believed to have been copied from the Vajra's own natural systems.
* ReactionlessDrive: it isn't entirely clear ''how'' they propel themselves through vacuum. They make movements as though "swimming", and their tails glow brightly when they do, but the actual method isn't gone into. It also works in atmosphere, coupled with using insect-like wings on their backs for maneuvers.
* StarfishAliens: The closest analogue would probably be eusocial insects, but the Vajra have several major differences even from them.
* SubspaceAnsible: How they maintain their HiveMind. [[spoiler:It's a naturally-occurring one made up of the bacteria in their digestive tract.]]
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!!Mikhail "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Michael/Michel]]" Blanc
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/HiroshiKamiya

Alto's high school classmate and friendly rival, Mikhail's one of his closest friends who knew of Alto's reputation as a kabuki actor. Outside of school, he's an excellent marksman and the designated sniper of Skull Squadron with callsign "Skull-2" with the rank of Second Lieutenant, piloting a blue [=VF-25G=] Messiah (gunner/sniper variant). Mikhail's motto is to always acquire his targets, be it an enemy or a woman, which maintains his reputation as a considerable ladies' man. He initially expresses doubt over Alto joining the S.M.S., stating he's using it as an excuse to further retreat from his family. In normal attire, he wears corrective glasses, but dishes them once in combat. Notably, Mikhail's ears are pointed, although whether this is a simple genetic quirk or the result of some degree of Zentradi lineage is never explained.

Mikhail's parents died when he was a child, leaving him with his older sister Jessica, who served in the military, and Zentran childhood friend Klan Klang. Unfortunately, Jessica commits suicide after an investigation and court-martial, whereupon she's accused of shooting her superior officer (and her lover) during combat. Ultimately, he joins the S.M.S. to investigate whether his sister's suicide was justified.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Episode 12 and 13
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Klan.
* CommitmentIssues: He doesn't want to begin a serious relationship with anyone because it's possible he could die in battle the very next day.
* DeathByGenreSavvy: [[spoiler:You just ''had'' to poke the fourth wall one too many times, didn't you, Mikhail?]]
%%* DyingDeclarationOfLove
* FriendlySniper: With loads of DeadpanSnarker.
* HandsomeLech: Generally seen chasing girls in his down-time, never getting serious with any of them before moving on to a new one.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Apparently part-Zentraedi and/or [[Anime/Macross7 Zolan]], depending on what source you're looking at.
* HeroicResolve: [[spoiler: Saves Klan before ''and after'' being ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice]].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Go with God in all the dark places you may walk, Michael Blanc. Klan will not forget your sacrifice]].
* TheNicknamer: Is the one who came up with "Alto-hime".
* ShipperOnDeck: Is an Alto x Sheryl shipper.
** Well, sort of: it's more like Mikhail would rather have Alto pick between Sheryl or Ranka than continue to be indecisive about the LoveTriangle he's in. With a little bit of luck (and some pushing on his end), Mikhail ends up helping Sheryl more than Ranka in support of pursuing a relationship ([[spoiler:though mostly due to Sheryl being an IllGirl]]), but it's quite clear that he (along with Klan) would rather Alto actually make a decision than simply do nothing.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the movies.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Klan.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Klan.

!!Luca Angelloni
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/JunFukuyama

Alto and Michael's junior classmate, Luca's often frustrated his seniors give him a hard time, even though they're studying in the same classes. He's a genius with computers and military electronics, as well as serving in the S.M.S. Skull Squadron as "Skull-3". Luca pilots a green [=RVF-25=] Messiah (reconnaissance version), but he's customized it to have three AIF-7S (QF-4000) Ghosts (hich he calls ''Shimon'', ''Johanne'' and ''Petero'', or simply Simon, John and Peter) that respond to his verbal commands and support him. His penchant [[ThemeNaming for naming objects with Biblical names]] extends to his EX-Gear, which he dubs "Samson". He's also the heir to the L.A.I. corporation, a manufacturing company for the military, with near unlimited access to exotic, prototype technologies. Throughout Macross Frontier, it's strongly hinted he has a crush on his classmate Nanase Matsuura.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Has an older sister, but you won't know that unless you read up on it through supplementary materials for the movies. [[spoiler:Especially when you see a picture of a young Luca with his sister and Mishima.]]
* {{Attack Drone}}s: Unlike the rest of Skull Squadron, Luca relegates to information gathering and heavily relies on his three Ghost drones to do the fighting. This is fully displayed in the FinalBattle, where he unleashes the program limiters in his Messiah, granting the drones independence from his commands.
* CovertPervert: His first thought at Sheryl proclaiming Alto's her slave for the day when she comes to Mihoshi Academy? [[TooKinkyToTorture BDSM]].
* DudeShesLikeInAComa: [[spoiler: Gives an innocent kiss to an unconscious Nanase at the hosptial before heading out to the FinalBattle.]]
* SempaiKohai: Kohai to Alto and Mikhail.
* TeenGenius: His tech achievements are the main reason why Frontier manages to last until the finale.

!!Nanase Matsura
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/HoukoKuwashima

Another classmate of Alto, Michael and Luca, Nanase Matsuura is also Ranka Lee's best friend. A shy, quiet and voluptuous girl [[{{Meganekko}} with glasses]], she also works in the same "Nyan-Nyan" restaurant as Ranka and supports her dream of becoming a singer. Nanase's a skilled artist and was hired by Grace to become Ranka's costume designer.
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* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Has purple hair and PurpleEyes
* {{Gainaxing}}: Given her size, it would be a little strange if this ''wasn't'' happening to her.
* HypocriticalHumor: Unintentional; she tries to encourage Ranka that "breast size isn't everything" when Ranka competes in the Miss Macross contest...despite the fact she's one of the most stacked characters in the show, proportionally. The camera angle adds to the effect.
* {{Meganekko}}: Cute glasses at that.
* NiceGirl: Nothing but supportive to others.
* ObliviousToLove: Or at least doesn't notice Luca's crush on her.
* PurpleEyes
* ShipperOnDeck: Ships Ranka with Alto.
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[[folder:Strategic Military Services]]
!!Ozma Lee
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi

The top ace in the S.M.S. and leader of Skull Squadron, designated "Skull-1", Ozma holds the rank of Major and is an experienced former New UN Spacy (N.U.N.S.) pilot, currently using a [=VF-25S=] Messiah. He's an avid fan of [[Anime/{{Macross 7}} Fire Bomber]] and often plays their songs in his car or at home, even naming some of Skull Squadron's battle formations after their songs (i.e. "Planet Dance" and "Totsugeki Love Heart"). Although laid-back and careless on the outside, he knows when to be serious, and believes the real duty of a soldier is to care for his subordinates and civilians. He's somewhat overprotective of his younger sister Ranka, and lies to her about his work so she won't have to worry about him, telling her he has a desk job in a company's personnel department.

Ozma is non biologically Ranka's brother; in fact, he adopts her following the tragic attack by the Vajra on the 117th Large Scale Research Fleet 11 years before the story begins. He constantly blames himself for failing to protect the fleet and Ranka's family. To end, he willingly takes her in and ensures the same won't happen to her again, even if it means he must take the bullet to do so. Years prior, he pursued a romantic relationship with N.U.N.S 2nd Lieutenant Catherine Glass, but broke it off, which makes their current working relationship aboard the Macross Quarter a little tense at times.
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* AcePilot: He's generally shown as a better pilot that Alto, and in supplementary materials has even put up a fight against [[Anime/MacrossPlus Isamu Dyson]], though he didn't win.
* BadassCreed: ''"Sorry, but I'm not an adult'': '''I AM A MAN!"''' ([[MemeticMutation No]] [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall punches]]).
** ''"Who cares about that!? If [[NukeEm reaction warheads]] don't work, use [[MacrossMissileMassacre missiles]]; if missiles don't work, use [[MoreDakka guns]]; and if guns don't work...even if I have to have have to use my teeth and nails in the end, I'll continue to fight! '''I'LL DAMN WELL FIGHT!!''' '''OUT OF THE WAY'''!"''
* BigBrotherInstinct: Adopted Ranka and filled the role of an older brother, due to feeling guilty for not saving her family. He does let go once he figures Ranka's old enough to decide and accept on her choices, [[spoiler:even if it means running away from the Frontier fleet]].
* BigDamnHeroes: Ozma practically lives on this trope.
* CoolCar: His Lancia Delta Integrale; it also bears the same color pattern and skull logo that's on his [=VF-25S=].
* EvenTheGuysWantHim
* {{Expy}}: Shares a lot of features with [[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross Roy Fokker]], [[spoiler: except the curse of the pineapple cake]].
* ItsAllMyFault: He blames himself for being unable to save Ranka's family, though an impartial observer would probably say he did very well saving ''anyone at all'' from that debacle (he and Ranka were among a tiny handful of survivors out of the entire colony).
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Most of the time he's being a jerk to either knock some sense into Alto's thick skull, or because he's being overprotective of Ranka.
* MadeOfIron: Ozma's immune to the curse of the [[MemeticMutation pineapple]] [[TonightSomeoneDies cake]].
* NoseArt: The traditional skull of Skull Squadron painted on top of his VF-25. And his car as a matter of fact.
%%* PermaStubble
* ShutUpHannibal: To Brera in episode 17; bonus points for ejecting his Messiah's Armored Pack and gutting a Vajra with its knife to prove his point.
%%* UnstoppableRage

!!Klan Klein
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/MegumiToyoguchi

A blue-haired Zentradi female (Meltrandi) in command of the all-female S.M.S. Pixie Squadron, Klan holds the rank of captain, piloting a red Queadlunn-Rea. As the childhood friend of Mikhail Blanc, she's harbored a life-long crush on him that does not get reciprocated, most likely due to a certain genetic anomaly, as she appears her age as a fully-developed Meltrandi while macronized, but becomes physically a juvenile in her micronian form. This makes her the perfect target for Mikhail's mockery.
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* BadassAdorable: Badass when macronized, Adorable when micronized.
* BoobsOfSteel: Ironically, even in her macronized form, Klan ''does not'' have the largest bust size by proportion; that goes to Nanase.
* TheCaptain: Of her own squadron, putting her on the same level as Ozma.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Mikhail, even though he does his best to deny it.
* {{Deconstruction}}: A rather savage one of the TokenMiniMoe trope, showing how her being that trope gets in the way of her having a relationship with Mikhail.
* MeaningfulName: Klein is Dutch for small.
* PoweredArmour: Two of them: the first is her regular Queadlunn-Rea, while the second is [[spoiler: strapping herself with a variable fighter's jet engines, missile pods and gatling gun, turning into "Armored Klan", during the Vajra attack inside the fleet]].
%%* RapunzelHair
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:Following Mikhail's death, she ''goes to town'' on the Vajra.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: Alongside Mikhail, Klan shares his opinion in regards to Alto's LoveTriangle. But like Mikhail this will favour Sheryl than Ranka.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Hoo boy... there are probably several dozen ways one can romanize "クラン クラン". "Klan Klein" or "Klan Klan" seem to be the most common.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Mikhail.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Mikhail.
%%* TheWorfEffect
%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!Nene Rora & Raramia Reremia
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-->''Nene is voiced by:'' Creator/AyaHirano
-->''Raramia is voiced by:'' Kana Oomuraa

[[ThoseTwoGirls Those two Meltlandi]] who are usually with Klan, Nene's the tall (by Zentradi standards) pink-haired girl and Raramia the redhead. Together, they are part of the all-female S.M.S. Pixie Squadron. While Nene's calm, gentle and kind, Raramia has a rather intense gaze and very {{Bifauxnen}}.
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* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Raramia.
%%* GentleGiant
* OneeSama: Nene addresses Klan this way.
* TheQuietOne: Both, actually, due to their lack of screentime.
* TheVoiceless: Specifically Raramia.
* {{Redshirt}}: [[spoiler:Raramia. She gets KilledOffForReal after a random, direct hit in battle against the Vajra. She's practically more redder than Henry Gilliam, since he had a voice actor, and Raramia never uttered a single line]].
%%* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Pink Hair]]: Nene.

!!Canaria Bernstein
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/HoukoKuwashima

A 1st Lieutenant in the S.M.S. and the pilot of Skull Squadron's VB-6 König Monster variable bomber, Canaria also serves as the S.M.S.'s military medic. Although she rarely speaks, Canaria offers advice with great weight, often. She's the only character who's married and has a young son named Eddie.
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* ActionMom: Being a mother certainly doesn't slow her down when nuking the enemy.
* {{BFG}}: König Monster has 4 of them on its back.
* BoobsOfSteel: Piloting the König Monster gives her more firepower than the rest of the squadron combined, and she uses it well.
* CombatMedic: Taken UpToEleven, who's skilled in medicine and an exceptional pilot of the ''very'' aptly named König Monster.
%%* DarkSkinnedRedhead
* FluffyTheTerrible: Her callsign is "Rabbit 1".
* MoreDakka: König Monster. Aside from the cannons, it has 2 sets of 4 missile launchers on each arm.
* NoseArt: Paints the Monster with pinups of Sheryl and Ranka.

!!Bobby Margot
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/KentaMiyake

The highly skilled helmsman of the Macross Quarter, Bobby appears stern, but he states he's "just like a girl inside". Prior to serving the S.M.S., he was a hair stylist and make-up artist, and was known in its circle as a legend. Bobby's well-liked by the female crew members for his good understanding of others, due to his very open homosexuality and not-so subtle feelings for good friend Ozma, though he claims to be "way beyond the point in life where [he] needs [his] love to be reciprocated". Bobby tends to constantly criticize the N.U.N.S.'s actions on a regular basis, and while very feminine, calm and soft-spoken during times of peace, he will delve into a serious, daring and aggressive attitude during combat. Like Ozma, Bobby's also considered a fan of [[Anime/{{Macross 7}} Basara Nekki]], as he refers to him as "Basara-sama".
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* AgentPeacock: He's quite open about his leanings. Doesn't slow him down one bit.
* BadassGay: Somewhat surprising given his usual behavior, but when the chips are down, the ''gloves come off!''
* BridgeBunny: Since Bobby is...
* CampGay: Enough to count for the above trope.
* GameFace: Normally has a soft expression to go with his CampGay-ness, but when it's time for business on the Quarter, he starts to go...
* HotBlooded: '''HOLY FUCKING SHIT'''!
* RatedMForManly: Whenever he controls the combat mode of the Macross Quarter.

!!Monica Lange, Mina Roshan & Ram Hoa
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-->''Monica is voiced by:'' Creator/RieTanaka
-->''Mina is voiced by:'' Creator/AyaHirano
-->''Ram is voiced by:'' Creator/KaoriFukuhara

The three female bridge operators of the Macross Quarter, Monica's in charge of the Quarter's main search radar and chief operator, while Mina's responsible for internal warship status management and Ram's responsibilities include communications and main weapons control.
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* BridgeBunnies: Continuing the grand tradition of the ''Macross'' franchise.
* ControlFreak: Ram...maybe: she's a person of not too many words, but she tends to classify everything that she comes into contact with on a regular basis.
%%* HairDecorations: Ram
%%* {{Meganekko}}: Ram
* OnlySaneWoman: Compared to Mina and Ram, Monica takes a more serious stance in her duties.
* TeenGenius: Mina has an IQ of 180, but has trouble adjusting to the pace of her operating buddies.
* TokenMinority: [[AllThereInTheManual According to the official site]], Mina is of Indian ancestry.

!!Jeffrey Wilder
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/ToruOkawa

Captain of the ''Macross Quarter'' and de facto field commander of the S.M.S., Jeffrey ranks as a colonel and was originally a pilot in a UN Forces aircraft carrier early during his career. A seasoned veteran, he has a horizontal scar across his face as proof of his previous combat experience. Though a very polite officer, he can become highly mischievous when the situation requires it.
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%%* BadassBeard
* TheCaptain: Of the ''Macross Quarter'', and overall commander of the SMS aboard the Frontier Fleet.
* ChekhovsGun: In [[TheMovie Sayonara no Tsubasa]] his surfing hobby comes back in a [[SkySurfing BIG]] [[CrazyAwesome way.]]
* CoolOldGuy: Surfs, smokes, and will betray his superiors for the right cause.
* DirtyOldMan: He makes some moves on [[BridgeBunny Monica]], and she doesn't seem to mind.
%%* AFatherToHisMen
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has one very noticeable scar on his nose.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Is occasionally seen smoking from an old wooden pipe.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:New UN Government/New UN Spacy]]
!!Howard Glass
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-->''Voiced by:'' TomomichiNishimura

The fourth elected president of the New United Nations Government and also the administrative director of the Macross Frontier fleet, President Glass's administration was responsible for the creation of the Frontier colonial fleet. As president, he shoulders all political decisions to ensure the security and well-being of his citizens. He is also Cathy's father.
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* BadassMoustache: [[spoiler:Unfortunately, points are taken off because he's considered...]]
* DumbIsGood: Too naive regarding the Vajra and the threat they're considered.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He tries very hard to be this.

!!Catherine Glass
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/SanaeKobayashi

A N.U.N.S. General Staff 2nd Lieutenant attached to the S.M.S. Macross Quarter, Catherine's also President Howard Glass's daughter. Both beautiful and intelligent, Catherine was a former Miss Macross winner, and later went on to serve on the judging panel in the 2059 contest Ranka participates in. After having graduated from university with honors, she joined N.U.N.S and is fast-tracked into the elite. Though a very competent officer, she sometimes lacks flexibility. She has a relationship with Leon Mishima without her father's knowledge and was formerly in a relationship with Ozma before that, until they broke it off under mutual circumstances.
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* ChristmasCake: And mentioning it will get you laps around the SMS base in an EX-Gear.
* {{Expy}}: She shares a lot of qualities with [[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross Claudia LaSalle and Misa Hiyase]].
* NiceGirl: Despite at times rubbing wrong with the SMS team and their unorthodox fighting style, she's polite and more than willing to work together.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B towards Ozma.

!!Leon Mishima
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-->''Voiced by:'' Creator/TomokazuSugita

President's aide and Chief of Staff, Leon's a very calm and composed man, and Glass's closest associate and confidante. He's a constant source of all political trends throughout the Frontier fleet, and is in a secret relationship with Catherine.

As it turns out, he's part of the conspiracy behind the Frontier and Galaxy Fleets, and is heavily involved in the Vajra war from the beginning.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: After finding out about how twisted Grace truly was, he was having none of it.
* EvilChancellor: Not much of a surprise, considering the numerous [[spoiler:{{Traitor Shot}}s]] on him from the beginning of the series.
* ObviouslyEvil: Yeah... shifty eyes, talking of peoples as if they were tools, incredibly smug? His anime Pageboy cut doesn't do a thing to make him look less like a villain.
* ProfessionalsDoItOnDesks: Implied this is an early episode with Cathy.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler: Even when he usurped the government, he genuinely tried to fight the Vajra with all he had.]]
* SmugSnake: Very smug, but even more so in [[TheMovie The Movies]].
* UnwittingPawn: Ultimately, he's just a pawn in [[spoiler:Grace's and the Galaxy's]] schemes, no matter how in control he thought he was.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: the Vajra]]
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!!The Vajra

An alien species first encountered around 2040 by the 117th Large-Scale Research Fleet. Initially, they were non-hostile toward humanity, but this seems to have changed in more recent years, as they begin mounting attacks on the Frontier Fleet. They serve as the primary antagonists for the series.
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* AdaptiveAbility: Initially, their outer skin was tough enough to stand up to shells and missiles pretty easily. This makes the humans break out the Reaction weapons against them, and then they start encasing themselves in a reactive exoskeleton that can weather such assaults. This forces the humans to start using DME weaponry...
* BizarreAlienBiology: Their physiology completely baffles the human scientists who study them. They have a decentralized nervous system (ie, "no brains") which doesn't seem to have nearly enough neural pathways to support the intelligence the Vajra clearly possess, they have what amounts to a natural FTL Drive in their body (technically, Protoculture Fold technology was reverse-engineered from Vajra organs in the distant past: the Vajra came first), and they communicate by means of [[spoiler:psychic bacteria in their guts, which maintains their HiveMind.]]
* HiveMind: A true hive mind at that: there is no central controller, no individuality. The entire species is one mind and one will.
* HiveQueen: Subverted. Vajra Queens act as communication nodes and have a greater amount of brain matter in them than other Vajra, but they are not individuals nor do they control the others. [[spoiler:Grace uses the primary Queen at their homeworld as an entry point to their Fold Network, making herself a ''de facto'' Hive Queen.]]
* {{Kaiju}}: Even the smallest adult Vajra are about the size of a bus, while the larger ones, such as in the picture, can stand nearly twice as tall as a macronized Zentraedi. The Queens are the outliers even among their race: a minor Queen encountered partway through stands a fair bit larger than the largest drones, while the primary Queen at their homeworld stands several ''kilometers'' tall. Surprisingly, larval Vajra start out about the size of a large squirrel [[spoiler: as demonstrated by Ai-kun]].
* OrganicTechnology: All of their ships appear to be organic in nature, though it isn't clear whether the ships themselves are another form of Vajra or just constructs grown by them. They also integrate some organic technology into their own bodies, including Fold Engines, explosive growths that function like missiles, and what appears to be a back-mounted railgun on larger Vajra.
* PoorCommunicationKills: The entire reason there's a conflict with them at all. [[spoiler:They attempted to implant their communication bacteria into humans to talk to them, but said bacteria caused the lethal V-Type Infection. When a human ''was'' successfully linked with their network (Ranka), they mistook her for one of their own being held captive by humans and launched attacks to "rescue" her. Once they realized their mistake, they had no way of apologizing to the humans for the misunderstanding.]]
* {{Precursors}}: They are old enough to remember the Protoculture, who had some limited contact with them way back when. Some of the Protoculture's most advanced technology is believed to have been copied from the Vajra's own natural systems.
* ReactionlessDrive: it isn't entirely clear ''how'' they propel themselves through vacuum. They make movements as though "swimming", and their tails glow brightly when they do, but the actual method isn't gone into. It also works in atmosphere, coupled with using insect-like wings on their backs for maneuvers.
* StarfishAliens: The closest analogue would probably be eusocial insects, but the Vajra have several major differences even from them.
* SubspaceAnsible: How they maintain their HiveMind. [[spoiler:It's a naturally-occurring one made up of the bacteria in their digestive tract.]]

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