Macross II - Characters

Characters

Hibiki Kanzaki (神崎 ヒビキ, Kanzaki Hibiki?)

Voiced by: Tsutomu Takayama (Japanese), Jonathan Fahn (English)

The series' main protagonist, Hibiki is an entertainment reporter for the television network Scramble News Network (SNN). Desiring to advance his career, he jumps at the chance to cover the first encounters with the Marduk. While covering one of the battles, he discovers Ishtar, an Emulator used to excite the Marduk forces' aggressive tendencies through her singing. Originally seeing the scoop of a lifetime, Hibiki harbors Ishtar on Earth and shows her Earth's culture but is eventually moved by Ishtar's belief in bringing peace to her people by spreading Earth's love songs. Hibiki also finds himself having to deal with the U.N. Spacy, which is overzealous in not allowing any possibility of public panics despite having the frontline pushed all the way back to Earth itself.

Ishtar (イシュタル, Ishutaru?)

Voiced by: Hiroko Kasahara (Japanese), Debra Rogers (English)

An Emulator within the Marduk race. Her singing enhances the aggressive tendencies of the Marduk's Zentraedi and Meltrandi warriors and allows the Marduk to control them. When Hibiki brings her to Earth, she is shocked by human culture and traditions. Because of her experiences, she changes her Emulator song to be one which encourages the Marduk to be peaceful. She believes the SDF-1 Macross is the legendary ship of the Alus, an entity prophesied in Marduk culture to bring peace to their civilization.

Silvie Gena (シルビー·ジーナ, Shirubī Jīna?)

Voiced by: Yumi Tōma (Japanese), Susan Byrkett (English)

Sylvie is an ace Valkyrie II variable fighter pilot and commander of the Faerie Squadron. She has a Meltrandi grandmother, from whom she inherited her prowess at fighting (reportedly second only to Nexx Gilbert), and becomes very angry at the Marduk when she discovers that the aliens brainwash their Zentradi and Meltrandi soldiers. Hibiki's pursuit of a scoop of her secret meeting with Supreme Commander Exxegran makes her punch the reporter in the nose. Her feelings for him change over the rest of the series.

Nexx Gilbert (ネックス·ギルバート, Nekkusu Girubāto?)

Voiced by: Bin Shimada

One of the UN Spacy's elite pilots, Nexx appears to be a bit narcissistic because of fighter pilots being highly popular in Earth society. Although he doesn't seem to go very far with Sylvie beyond a few dates, he is genuinely in love with her. He pilots a combat-worthy prototype of the VA-1SS Metal Siren variable fighter during the U.N. Spacy's fleet engagement against Marduk near the Moon and takes command of one of the two Macross Cannons committed to resist the final Marduk assault on Earth.

Wendy Ryder (ウェンディー·ライダー, Uendī Raidā?)

Voiced by: Yukiyo Satō (Japanese), Trish Ledoux (English)

An idol singer who is used in the U.N. Spacy propaganda releases. She is known for singing Invitation with the Valkyrie (バルキリーで誘って, Barukirī de Sasotte?) and Friends Now (今は友達, Ima wa Tomodachi?) during the annual U.N. Spacy Moon Festival.

Dennis Lone (デニス·ローン, Denisu Rōn?)

Voiced by: Ryūzaburō Ōtomo

An SNN cameraman and war correspondent, Dennis believes in presenting both sides of a story even if it means getting it from deep behind enemy lines. He thinks Hibiki doesn't understand what journalism is really all about but nevertheless sees potential in him. He dies during Hibiki's first assignment with him inside a Marduk warship; his death has a significant impact on how Hibiki looks at the world of journalism.

Mash (マッシュ, Masshu?)

Voiced by: Takeshi Kusao

A transsexual owner of a beauty salon, Mash is one of Hibiki's close friends. Their bond is good enough such that he is the one Hibiki turns to when the latter decides to harbor Ishtar after rescuing her on an assignment.

Exxegran Giri (エックセグラン・ジリ, Ekkuseguran Giri?)

Voiced by: Yoshisada Sakaguchi (Japanese), Hal Cleaveland (English)

One of the U.N. Spacy's senior commanders, Exxegran has a noble spirit and is equally aware of how complacent the organization has become. He appears quite personable as Sylvie and her Faerie teammates look up to him as a father figure.

Feff (フェフ, Fefu?)

Voiced by: Tōru Furuya (Japanese), Steven Blum (English)

Feff is a commander in the Marduk forces. Despite his battlefield prowess, he does not entirely believe in Ingues' extreme enforcement of cultural purity and eventually turns on him once he understands what Ishtar is trying to do. Feff later confesses that he harbors feelings for Ishtar.

Lord Emperor Ingues (イングス, Ingusu?)

Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japanese), Bill Kestin (English)

The Marduk Empire's supreme ruler, Ingues is cruel, despotic, and obsessed with eliminating any foreign culture. He even purges troops within the fleet that have been exposed to other cultures.

Commander Balser (バルゼー, Baruzē?)

Voiced by: Takeshi Watabe

Commander of the U.N. Spacy's 12th Fleet, Balser leads from the fleet flagship Gloria during a valiant but ultimately futile defense against the Marduk invasion near the Moon. The Gloria is destroyed when the sheer number of Marduk warships overwhelms the defenders.