Mao Nome

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Mao Nome is a fictional character in the Macross universe. She appears in the prequel Macross Zero.

Much like her older sister Sara, little Mao has known nothing but her home; the secluded Mayan Island. Mao's fascination for the technology that the outsiders bring masks her deep mystical link to the island's mysterious alien ruins. A link she shares with her sister.

The sudden arrival of Shin Kudo to Mayan sparks Mao's dream of release, and she centers all her attentions on the young pilot. Unlike her older sister Sara, she is carefree and spritelike. She yearns for a life in the cities beyond the island. She is infatuated with the pilot Shin Kudo, whom she has gotten to know well during his time here. Shin's skill in manipulating and repairing the island's few bits of machinery further infatuates the impressionable young girl. What she doesn't expect is competition in the form of the growing feelings between Shin and her sister Sara.

In the 2008 series Macross Frontier, a version of the Macross Zero story is produced in which she is played by the character Ranka Lee. Her adoptive brother Ozma is also shown reflecting on his sister playing "Doctor Mao" indicating that she may more than a few links to that series.