History Characters / MacrossFrontierMainTriangle

* LetsGetDangerous: Complete subversion. Sheryl's attempts to do things beyond her position as IdolSinger results in complete disaster throughout the series, and her CatchPhrase tends to precede the low points of her life more often than the high. [[spoiler:The straightest subversion is in Sheryl's infamous attempt to fly a Valkyrie. She says her CatchPhrase and even gets a ThemeMusicPowerUp and still she bungles it up.]]

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Embrace each other! To the ends of the galaxy!"

* CatchPhrase: "Because I'm Sheryl! '''Sheryl Nome'''!" She also likes to quote [[Anime/{{Macross7}} Nekki Basara]] in saying "Listen to my song!"

* SmallRoleBigImpact: For ''Delta''. [[spoiler:Her unwittingly bringing in the Vajra was what leads to the Vajra War. After the Vajra leave the Milky Way Galaxy, they leave behind their Fold bacteria and they latch onto new hosts, infecting them with Vár Syndrome and thus setting up the events of Delta]]

* SmallRoleBigImpact: For ''Delta''. [[spoiler:Her unwittingly bringing in the Vajra was what leads to the Vajra War. After thr Vajra leave the Milky Way Galaxy, they leave behind their fold particles and the latch onto new hosts, infecting them with Vár Syndrome and setting them up for the events of Delta]]

* WhereIWasBornAndRazed: [[spoiler: Ranka's song lured the Vajra to the 117th fleet where she lived with her family, leading to the destruction of said fleet, the death of her mother and [[LongLostSibling the disappearance of her brother]].

* WhereIWasBornAndRazed: [[spoiler: Ranka's song lured the Vajra to the 117th fleet where she lived with her family, leading to the destruction of said fleet, the death of her mother and [[LongLostSibling the disappearance of her brother]]. Later on Grace lured the Vajra to Galaxy to get rid of those not involved in conspiracyAnd Ranka's song also inadvertently lured the Vajra to Frontier, her new home.]]

* HeroicWillpower: Not the most obvious, because the only real skill she has to back it up is her singing, but she often tries very hard. [[spoiler: And it takes a lot to [[BreakTheCutie break her down]], namely the simultaneous multi-wham of her career spontaneously imploding, her up until then boss Grace turning out to be an [[BigBad evil]] MagnificentBitch, and the revelation she is terminally ill with no cure and has only months, perhaps weeks, to live. Yet, she still gets through it, but with a little help]]. The only time it ever truly fails her is when [[spoiler: she's [[NotQuiteDead literally at death's door]] from her "incurable" fatal disease]].

* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Drops Alto's talisman down her shirt in as "insurance" that he'll look for her missing earring.
** Also used to carry her cell phone in the movies.
* WhipItGood: Her stage mic is shaped like the handle of a whip, and can be cracked like one, though the actual whip end is never shown.

* InnocentCohabitation: [[spoiler:With Alto, to a point. The novel/manga makes it clear this is something of a SubvertedTrope, also something of an AvertedTrope in that no one really gives them grief over it]].

* TheHero

* InnocentCohabitation: With Sheryl late in the series. Up to a point, [[spoiler: [[AllThereintheManual the novel]] makes it clear they do end up sleeping with each other]], but WordOfGod now is ''everything'' is AlternateContinuity, but there was still that SexyDiscretionShot.

* HartmanHips: Acknowledged by Sheryl herself in ''Universal Bunny''.

* HartmanHips: Lampshaded in ''Universal Bunny''
-- ''hippu na rain chiramise denjaa (I'll give you a dangerous glimpse of my hipline)''

* ArmorPiercingSlap: In episode 25, just when Sheryl is about to give up, Ranka slaps her to remind her of everything she did for Ranka and Alto. This, along with Alto's reassuring words, gives Sheryl the motivation to stand up and continue singing for the GrandFinale.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Delivers one to Ranka in episode 20 to convince her to continue singing.

* {{Gainaxing}}: Sheryl gains a unique version of this: there's a close-up of her cleavage as artificial gravity gradually engages from zero-G to 0.75Gs early in episode 1.

* CoolCar: Her Ferrari California in Nyan Cli. Doubles as a [[RareVehicles Rare Car]] because it has a 6-speed manual. [[note]] The first-generation California (2008-2013) is available with either said 6-speed manual or a 7-speed automated twin-clutch transmission. However, out of all first-gen cars, only TWO have been produced with the 6-speed manual. This is the major reason why the second-gen California drops the 6-speed as a transmission choice, and a reason why Sheryl's California qualifies for the trope.[[/note]]

* AmbiguouslyBi: LesYay with Ranka is one thing, but she also "stares lewdly" at Nanase during a shower scene and comments on her figure.
** And the one man she's interested in is [[DudeLooksLikeALady Alto-hime]].

* NotQuiteDead / OnlyMostlyDead: Movies only. First [[spoiler: she and Ozma are ThrownOutTheAirlock, but Sheryl's connection to Vajra saves them. Then, this very connection puts her in a coma, but Ranka saves her with a transfusion. However, [[BittersweetEnding she is still in a coma at the end...]]]]

* IllGirl: Eventually revealed to have [[spoiler:the V-Type Infection.]]

** UpToEleven with the scene she hires the SMS to save galaxy using her credit card. "The Galactic Fairy becomes the Goddess of War."

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMen: Sheryl's glamorous, rich, has a great singing voice and is quite possibly the hottest woman in the entire Milky Way. As it turns out, however, she wants a kind soul to live with, and Alto is like a match made in heaven.

* MidSeasonUpgrade: In the TV series, it's actually a ''downgrade'' from the VF-25 Messiah to the VF-171EX, though by the end he gets a special full-armor pack for the final battle. Played straight in the movie where he goes from the VF-25 Messiah and to the YF-29 Durandal.

* DudeLooksLikeALady: And is [[BerserkButton consistently mocked for it]], repeatedly]

* RapunzelHair: His ponytail hides the fact his hair goes past his waist...somehow.

The main protagonist of ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'', Alto's a pilot in the Mihoshi Academy in its "Pilot Training" course. As a result of his [[{{Bishonen}} fine]], [[DudeLooksLikeALady feminine features]] and [[LongHairedPrettyBoy long hair]], [[ViewerGenderConfusion he's often mistaken for a girl at first glance]], even receiving the InSeriesNickname "Princess". Otherwise, Alto's your OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, though somewhat aloof and standoff-ish. Born into a well-known Kabuki family, his persistent yearning for the skies has made a thorny relationship with his father Ranzou Saotome. He constantly frets having to live aboard the Macross Frontier fleet, due to the lack of a "true sky". After getting the chance to pilot a [=VF-25=] Messiah variable fighter (due to its original pilot, Henry Gilliam, being killed by a Vajra space mecha-drone) and seeing the destruction brought upon by the Vajra, he makes it a point to serve the S.M.S., a private military corporation, to protect those around him and fulfill his dreams of taking to the skies. Under the designation "Skull-4", Alto serves under Major Ozma Lee of the S.M.S. Skull Squadron.

* {{Bishonen}}: To the point where "pretty" is the most common adjective used to describe him.

* {{Expy}}: Of [[VisualNovel/{{Clannad}} Tomoya Okazaki]]. Blue-haired {{Bishonen}} who's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold ChickMagnet caught in a LoveDodecahedron? A-yup. they even share the same voice actor, who uses almost exactly the same tone of voice for both of them.

* SoBeautifulItsACurse: He seems to be the only {{Bishonen}} character ''ever'' to be dissatisfied with looking so feminine, an indulges in manly hobbies like piloting partially to prove how macho he is.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: It's rather pale blue, and sometimes mistaken for gray or purple depending on the light.

* MulticoloredHair: Played with. Her hair is officially strawberry-blond, but a lot of the shots make it appear a platinum-blonde with pink highlights.

** SexForSolace: What is implied to happen with Alto, as Sheryl is visibly distraught by [[spoiler: Alto finding out about her condition.]]

* LikeYouWereDying: [[spoiler:Sheryl lives her (presumed) last days as if she had won Alto in the LoveTriangle and actually sleeps with him. Later she gets drunk for no apparent reason other than living like she was dying.]]

* BigBreastPride: She says her chest gives people [[FanNickname hopes]] and [[MemeticMutation dreams]].