Takashi Hayase

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Admiral Takashi Hayase of the Macross series is also known as Admiral Donald Hayes in the English dubbed Robotech series. The Macross series saw him as being involved in the Rim Pac Alliance Force prior to becoming a high ranking admiral in the U.N. Navy.

The Admiral's wife died, leaving behind his only child, Misa Hayase, aka Lisa Hayes of Robotech.

In Episode 15 of the series, he tells Captain Bruno J. Global to leave the earth with the SDF-1 Macross and not to allow the civilians on board to disembark. He also convinced that the Grand Cannon will be able to wipe out a Zentradi invasion force despite clear warnings of how powerful the enemy is.

During Boddole Zer's attack on the SDF-1 Macross and the Earth, the Admiral uses the Grand Cannon but only manages to destroy 800,000 of the invasion forces' 4.8 million capital ships. The cannon is hit by enemy, and he eventually dies in the explosions. His daughter is saved by Hikaru Ichijyo aka Rick Hunter.