Lisa Hayes - Third Robotech War

Third Robotech War

In the Wildstorm comic Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles, set in 2043, Lisa is still the Admiral of the fleet and, despite now being 58, is expecting her first child, something which Lisa has wanted for three decades; since she first saw how happy and proud Max Sterling and Miriya Parina Sterling were after the birth of their daughter Dana Sterling in 2012. The comic opens with the discovery that General T. R. Edwards has betrayed the REF to the Invid Regent and the REF Ghost Squadron has joined him. After realizing what has happened, Lisa, in command of the SDF-3, tries to stop Edwards’ and the Regent’s ships from escaping. Lisa maneuvers the SDF-3 to fire its main cannon but the Regent's supercarrier is able to fire first. The SDF-3 takes a direct hit, shredding the forward part of the ship and causing extensive damage. Lisa is severely injured in the attack and medics race to stabilize her. With the SDF-3 crippled, Lisa is transferred to Tirol to continue her recovery. A few days later, Rick is informed by Dr. Jean Grant that Lisa will survive. As Rick states that Lisa was planning to resign her commission due to her pregnancy, Dr. Grant, with a sad look, is forced to tell Rick that Lisa’s injuries were so severe that she has suffered a miscarriage. The loss of their unborn child takes its toll on both Lisa and Rick. The REF is unable to pursue Edwards and spends the next year rebuilding the SDF-3 and refitting the cruiser Tokugawa. Even one year later, Lisa remains in a wheelchair and has braces on her legs; while her husband's once black hair has turned gray and his face has considerably aged.

During her recovery, Rick takes command of the REF, and along with Vince Grant, eventually manage to find and defeat Edwards before he can create his own Invid army. Following Edwards' defeat, Rick orders the preparation of a full scale assault on Earth with all available REF forces. Lisa now fully recovered, reflects on the irony that the REF was able to free many worlds from Invid occupation yet failed to protect Earth itself, which has now been under Invid occupation for almost 13 years. Lisa, like Rick, is reluctant to use the newly acquired Neutron-S warheads against the Invid should the attack fail since the missiles will, in addition to destroying the Invid, wipe out most (or possibly all) life on Earth. However, she accepts Rick's decision that the missiles will only be used as a last resort. Lisa then implies that she is resigning her position, stating to Rick that "One Admiral Hunter is enough for the fleet."

In the movie Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, Lisa is aboard the SDF-3 during the disastrous test-firing of a Neutron-S warhead that creates a new black hole that cripples the SDF-3, despite the fact that the detonation occurred 800 million kilometers (500 million miles) away. However, Rick orders Vince Grant, who has just folded in aboard the cruiser Icarus, to fold back to Earth immediately to warn the fleet, which is already engaged in combat with the Invid forces occupying Earth, that the Neutron-S warheads cannot be used under any circumstances as their true power is now apparent. Although Grant is able to rescue the science vessel Deukalion, his attempts to rescue the SDF-3 fail when they come under attack from unknown hostile forces, which are later revealed to be the Haydonites, former allies which have now turned on the REF. The fate of the Hunters and the SDF-3 are still unknown, but it is stated that at the end of the movie that the SDF-3 may not have been destroyed, and the Ark Angel is dispatched to search for them. It is believed by fans that Lisa and Rick's fate may be decided in a future Robotech installment.