Milia Fallyna Jenius

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Milia as she appeared in the Macross television series
Milia as she appeared in the Macross television series
Macross & Macross 7 character
Milia Fallyna Jenius
Species: Zentradi
Gender: Female
Height: 855 cm, 171 cm (Miclone)
Weight: 6250 kg, 50 kg (Miclone)
Birthplace: Zentradi Clone Synthesis System
Blood Type: BZ
Seiyu: Eri Takeda


Milia Fallyna Jenius (ミリア・ファリーナ・ジーナス Miria Farina Jīnasu?) is a character in the Macross Japanese animated science fiction series, voiced by Eri Takeda. In the new English adaptation by ADV Films she is voiced by Luci Christian. She was renamed Miriya Parino Sterling in the Robotech English adaptation.

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[edit] Macross

Milia is an ace pilot, a female of the giant race of warriors known as the Zentradi (Meltlandi in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?). Serving on board an all-female ship, she joined Commander Vrlitwhai Kridanik's investigation of the "miclones" of Earth, and their spacecraft, the SDF-1 Macross. After being beaten in a pitched battle against the human pilot Maximilian Jenius (Max Sterling in Robotech), she volunteered for micloning and, reduced to human size, infiltrated the Macross. Rather than espionage, her real aim was to find and kill the man who had humiliated her, but when he defeated her in a knife fight and yet would not harm her, she realised that the emotion he had awoken in her was not hate, but love.

Max, Milia, and baby Komilia
Max, Milia, and baby Komilia

After defecting to the Macross and marrying Max, Milia was allowed to become a member of the UN Spacy in her own right and piloted a red-painted VF-1J Valkyrie Fighter into battle thereafter as her husband's wingmate. However, caring for her own people, she convinced Max and the other pilots to capture, rather than kill, their Zentradi opponents. This deed actually saved the ship during an all out attack by her race to destroy the ship as it, among other events, led to mutiny in the Zentradi forces severe enough for Commander Vrlitwhai to call a cease fire. The birth of her first child was another profoundly moving event for her when the artificially gestated woman realized that she created life with her own body.

In the original Macross series, Milia is a very prolific mother, and she and Max together have seven natural daughters and adopt a Zentradi girl over a period of twenty years from 2011 to 2030, the oldest being Komilia Maria Fallyna (Dana Sterling in Robotech) and the youngest being Mylene Flare.

[edit] Macross Do You Remember Love?

Just as in the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Milia is depicted as an ace pilot. Milia is first seen when the Meltrandi breached Vrlitwhai Kridanik's Nupetiet-Vergnitzs. As she entered the ship, Milia starts killing every Zentran she sees, and after executing her task, flees with gusto.

Milia's subsequent appearance in the movie is during the battle between the Macross fleet and the Meltrandi. In this battle, Milia entered into Lap Lamiz's ship with a tailing Maximilian Jenius behind her. She was shot down within the ship. Upon breaching the Queadluun-Rau armor, Max is enamored by Milia (as she is with him) and expresses his awe of the Meltran pilot. Milia and Max are finally seen battling together against Boddole Zer and his fleet, Max having been enlarged to Zentradi size.

[edit] Macross 7

In Macross 7 Milia sports a new short hairdo rather than her original long hair in Macross. Like Max, she doesn't seem to have aged. However, she is sensitive whenever people, especially Basara Nekki refer to her age. Milia is elected overwhelmingly as the mayor of City 7, largest ship of the Macross 7 colonization fleet, and is accompanied by Mylene, her daughter, who lives separately. Max is also present as commander of the Macross 7 fleet, although the couple are now separated. It is also implied that she still may have feelings for her estranged husband. As City 7's Mayor, Milia is determined not only to maintain law and order among her citizens, but to marry off the rebellious Mylene as well. It turns out that, like Max, her skills have not faltered after so many years, and she can still fly a Valkyrie as well as or better than anyone in the Macross 7 fleet. In the series, Milia still possesses her red VF-IJ Valkyrie, which she pilots as passionately as she did in the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross. Milia also clearly shows signs of affection towards her antique red VF-1J when her Valkyrie, piloted by Gamlin Kizaki was destroyed by Sivil.

Later in the series, Milia, while serving as City 7's mayor, would from time-to-time pilot her Valkyrie - first piloting her VF-1J and gradually moving on to more advanced Valkyries, the VF-17D Nightmare and VF-22S Sturmvogel II respectively, all of which are colored a deep red - to assist the battle of the Macross 7 fleet against the Protodeviln. In the final episode of Macross 7, Milia and Max fought side-by-side with each other against Lord Geperuniti.

[edit] The Jenius Family

As previously stated Max and Milia have eight daughters (seven biological, one adopted). The names of the 8 children are:

  • Komilia Maria Fallyna Jenius - 2011 (first born human/zentran child)
  • Miracle Jenius - 2017
  • Muse Jenius - 2022
  • Therese Jenius - 2022
  • Emilia Jenius - 2024
  • Miranda Jenius - 2026
  • Mylene Flare Jenius - 2031 (youngest daughter)
  • Moaramia Fallyna Jenius (adopted daughter)

[edit] Robotech

In Robotech after the end of the Macross Saga, Max and Miriya join their friends Rick and Lisa Hunter aboard the SDF-3 Pioneer Expedition in traveling to the stars to do battle with the Robotech Masters. Max and Miriya leave behind their young daughter, Dana Sterling, in the care of a family friend, Rolf Emerson, who is also godfather to Bowie Grant. Dana was to be the leading character of the Robotech Southern Cross series (in footage from a separate anime). At an unknown point in time, Max and Miriya have a second daughter, Maia Sterling, who is leader of Skull Squadron during the Battle of Reflex Point. The SDF-3 vanishes during the return jump to Earth preparatory to the Battle of Reflex Point. Max and Mirya had just arrived aboard the SDF-3 when the ship was testing the Neutron S Missiles. After the Icarus was forced to withdraw leaving the SDF-3 their fate is unknown.

In the secondary continuity of the Del Rey novels by Jack McKinney, the second daughter of Max and Miriya is named Aurora Sterling, and she is gifted with psychic powers.

Miriya is considered by many to be second only to her husband in Robotech combat skill and lethality.

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