Rick Hunter

Rick Hunter is an officer/pilot in United Earth Forces and the main protagonist of the first arc of Robotech, the "Macross Saga".
== History ==
Rick was originally a show pilot until, in the midst of the Zentraedi's attack on Earth to destroy the SDF-1, he was unwittingly drafted into the United Earth Forces and piloted a Valkyrie to fend off the Zentraedi attack. Rick later formally joined the United Earth Forces and became part of the squadron led by his mentor Roy Fokker. Along the way, Rick began a relationship with famous pop idol Lynn Minmei though became conflicted when he developed feelings for his superior officer Lisa Hayes. Roy was eventually promoted to Second Lieutenant and gained two wingmates to command, Corporals Ben Dixon and Max Sterling. After Roy was tragically fatally wounded in battle, Rick took command of the squadron and later led them into the final battle against the main Zentraedi fleet.
After the war against the Zentraedi ended with much of Earth's surface being bombarded into rubble, but the main Zentraedi fleet being destroyed as well, Rick settled down and assisted in the reconstruction of Earth being jointly done by both humans and Zentraedi, only to be called back into action when a group of Zentraedi remnants led by Lord Khyron began a campaign of terror across the Earth to avenge the Zentraedi's defeat. He would later defeat Khyron once and for all by destroying his flagship before entering into space on board the newly constructed SDF-2 alongside Lisa, whom he had finally realized his feelings for and entered into a relationship with.
== See Also ==
* Hikaru Ichijyo, his counterpart in Super Dimension Fortress Macross
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