Hester Gallop

* The Beyond
* Exodus
* Original

**Hester Gallop** (ヘスター・ギャロップ) is a character who is introduced in *Soukyuu no Fafner*.

## Biography

### *Soukyuu no Fafner*

Hester is in a meeting where the report of the craft carrier is shown and she says that they finally found the island of Giants.

### *Soukyuu no Fafner Exodus*

Hester is informed about the current situation of the Festum that is approaching Srinagar and Tatsumiyajima. Disgusted by their actions, she declares ROE Alpha, not caring about the lives of the soldiers currently at Srinagar. Hester is once again informed by Dylan and two other informants about the current situation and doesn't believe in the coexistence with Altair since it will be Earth's greatest calamity since the North Pole's Mir. She then states that they must prevent Tatsumiyajima and Narain Wiseman-Bose from reuniting and proceed with ROE Alpha for the sake of humanity's salvation.

Hester gets updated by Dylan Basel on the situation of the Argos platoon and the Dhaka Base forces. She gives the order to restructure the forces and to pursue Narain and wants to use the puppet for the new Salvator Model. She ignores Dylan's warning and wants all monsters gather in one location to eradicate all Mir on the surface. Hester introduces herself to Maya Toomi and is surprised that she cuts right to the chase, showing her the new Salvator Model she wants her to pilot. Maya wonders what they did to Hiroto Douma to which Hester responds that his remains were recovered. Maya then brings up Jonathan Mitsuhiro Bartland and brings her to Prometheus' Cave where she explains situation of the core before them and orders for Mitsuhiro's personality to be deleted.

Hester gets updated of the situation of Tatsumiyajima and Maya piloting Mark Raison. The next day, she remembers the past when her father got assasinated after looking at a photo before Dylan tells her that Tatsumiyajima has arrived. She meets up with Kyousuke Mizoguchi to negotiate the exchange between Maya and Mark Nicht and orders Dylan to bring Maya and Hiroto's remains. The first box Dylan gives contains a bomb and Hester makes Dylan explain himself. After speaking the truth, Hester reveals that Dylan is a Puppet and deletes his personality. She wants to continue the negotiations the next day, however, Prometheus intervenes and goes on the offense, causing Hester to order ROE Alpha. She escapes the base with a ship and wants to destroy the city but Maya stops her by tying her Fafner to the ship and activating the Fenrir program. Maya forces Hester to make a choice between disappearing with everyone else or revoking ROE Alpha with Hester ultimately choosing the latter. She watches how Vagrant gets shot down from space and states that Tatsumiyajima might still be of use to them.

### *Soukyuu no Fafner The Beyond*

Hester and Dudley Burns are contacted by Alvis and Fumihiko Makabe tells them that they will be moving through the Pacific region. Hester responds that the Neo UN fleet will keep the Eurasian and Indian regions in check although they don't know if the Human Army will cooperate. She accepts the offer of 500 Ashoka communication branches as it's a countermeasure to the enemy's detection abilities and she prays for their success to find their island back. Hester wonders if what will happen if Soushi Minashiro decides to turn on them to which Maya Toomi responds that she will dispose of him with her own hands. Before ceasing the connection, she hopes that they can choose the right path for the future of mankind.

Hester contacts Wadatsumijima with her granddaughter Alexandra and informs them on the enemy's situation. Kyousuke Mizoguchi realizes that they can't evacuate everyone when the topic of a rescue team is brought up and Hester hopes for their understanding since they need to choose those who need to survive in the crisis they are in. She then wonders what will happen to the three of them when they aren't mentioned and prays for their survival when hearing that they will heading towards Tatsumiyajima until the very end, respecting their decision. The communication breaks off and Alexandra asks if they really can survive. Hester states that they will have to bet on their continued survival record thus far and that Alexandra will have to shoulder the duty of humanity's survival if they happen to fall.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 4: Escape -Departure-
2. ↑ Exodus Episode 6: Blessed Time
3. ↑ Exodus Episode 13: A Future Within the Darkness
4. ↑ Exodus Episode 21: Time of Awakening
5. ↑ Exodus Episode 22: Memories of Hatred
6. ↑ Exodus Episode 23: Power Without Reason
7. ↑ Exodus Episode 25: Operation Azure
8. ↑ The Beyond Episode 4: The Powerless Ones
9. ↑ The Beyond Episode 8: Message Passed On