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* [[A Father to His Men]] - He is shown to care deeply about the people under his command.
* [[A Father to His Men]] - He is shown to care deeply about the people under his command.
* [[Dirty Old Man]] - The bridge crew gets a few good snarks in as Global seems to be enjoying himself a little ''too'' much while judging the Miss Macross contest.
* [[Dirty Old Man]] - The bridge crew gets a few good snarks in as Global seems to be enjoying himself a little ''too'' much while judging the Miss Macross contest.
* [[The Captain]] - Technically he is either (depending on the ambiguous Japanese term) a Brigadier General or a Rear Admiral.
* [[The Captain]] - Technically he is either (depending on the ambiguous Japanese term) a Brigadier General or a Rear Admiral.
* [[Running Gag]] - "No smoking on the bridge!"
* [[Running Gag]] - "No smoking on the bridge!"
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** She wears [[Phenotype Stereotype|Jheri Curls]], for god's sake! Of course she's black!
** She wears [[Phenotype Stereotype|Jheri Curls]], for god's sake! Of course she's black!
** On the other hand, the cast ''is'' pretty diverse, so it's hard to call her ''token'' minority. For the record, both Hikaru and Misa are Japanese, while Minmay and Kaifun are Chinese. It's just that Japanese artists traditionally do not distinguish between Asian and Caucasian features, so it's somewhat difficult to notice.
** On the other hand, the cast ''is'' pretty diverse, so it's hard to call her ''token'' minority. For the record, both Hikaru and Misa are Japanese, while Minmay and Kaifun are Chinese. It's just that Japanese artists traditionally do not distinguish between Asian and Caucasian features, so it's somewhat difficult to notice.
** If anything she's an aversion - Japan has never had any social pressure for artificial racial diversity, and her being black has no real impact on the plot. If we had some race tropes equivalent of [[Straight Gay]], that would probably apply.
** If anything she's an aversion - Japan has never had any social pressure for artificial racial diversity, and her being black has no real impact on the plot. If we had some race tropes equivalent of [[Invisible to Gaydar]], that would probably apply.
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'''Hayao Kakizaki'''
'''Hayao Kakizaki'''
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* [[Badass in Distress]]
* [[Badass in Distress]]
* [[Captain Crash]] - Has a tendency to trash his machines. This is even lampshaded in the episode ''Phantasm'' where even ''his own coma delirium'' mocks him for his repeated pancaking of vehicles.
* [[Captain Crash]] - Has a tendency to trash his machines. This is even lampshaded in the episode ''Phantasm'' where even ''his own coma delirium'' mocks him for his repeated pancaking of vehicles.
* [[Love Triangle]] - To the point that when Max asked him for an advice about [[Capulet Counterpart|Millia]], he mused that he wished his romantic problems were so simple.
* [[Love Triangle]] - To the point that when Max asked him for an advice about [[Capulet Counterpart|Millia]], he mused that he wished his romantic problems were so simple.
* [[Otaku]] - While not one himself, his use of the over-polite honorific version of "you" early in the series is thought now to be the origin of the term.
* [[Otaku]] - While not one himself, his use of the over-polite honorific version of "you" early in the series is thought now to be the origin of the term.
* [[The Other Darrin]] - Due to the death of his original seiyuu, Arihiro Hase, in 1996, in all subsequent appearances, he is voiced by [[Kenji Nojima]].
* [[The Other Darrin]] - Due to the death of his original seiyuu, Arihiro Hase, in 1996, in all subsequent appearances, he is voiced by [[Kenji Nojima]].
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* [[Ace Pilot]]
* [[Ace Pilot]]
* [[Battle Couple]] - with Max.
* [[Battle Couple]] - with Max.
* [[Best Her to Bed Her]]
* [[Best Her to Bed Her]]
* [[Beta Couple]]
* [[Beta Couple]]
* [[Capulet Counterpart]] - Even more so in the movie.
* [[Capulet Counterpart]] - Even more so in the movie.
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* [[Hot Amazon]]
* [[Hot Amazon]]
* [[Hot Mom]] - Like Max, [[Macross 7|she stays that way]], [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!|even decades later]]. Even more amazing when you consider that, by ''7'''s time, she's given birth '''7''' times.
* [[Hot Mom]] - Like Max, [[Macross 7|she stays that way]], [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!|even decades later]]. Even more amazing when you consider that, by ''7'''s time, she's given birth '''7''' times.
* [[I Know Mortal Kombat]] - She was defeated by Max at an arcade...after winning three CASES of coins from the machine.
* [[I Know Mortal Kombat]] - She was defeated by Max at an arcade...after winning three CASES of coins from the machine.
* [[Luci Christian]]
* [[Luci Christian]]
* [[Sacrificed Basic Skill for Awesome Training]] - She can operate planes and mecha just fine. [[Lethal Chef|Cooking?]] [[Hilarity Ensues|Not so much]].
* [[Sacrificed Basic Skill for Awesome Training]] - She can operate planes and mecha just fine. [[Lethal Chef|Cooking?]] [[Hilarity Ensues|Not so much]].
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