Makina Nakajima

Makina Nakajima
Makina Nakajima
Real World
Television	Macross Δ: First Seen in Episode #1
Japanese	Nozomi Nishida
Profile
Aliases	Maki-Maki
Gender	Female
Hair Color	Pink
Age	18
Birth Date	April 19
Family	Raizou Nakajima
Affiliation	Walküre

Makina Nakajima (マキナ・中島, Makina Nakajima) is a character from the Macross Δ television series. She is an 18-year-old member of the tactical sound unit Walküre. She lives with her best friend and fellow Walküre member, Reina Prowler. Makina uses ID: 0398-0929 during investigations.

Her Walküre catchphrase is "Music is Hope".

Personality & Character

Makina is one of the kindest and most loveable members of Walküre. She enjoys being the life of the party, and likes giving people and things cute nicknames. She cares deeply for fellow Walküre member, Reina Prowler and would do anything to protect her.

Despite her flighty nature, Makina is one the most determined members of the group. Even when things are at their lowest, Makina is the first one to cheer everyone up.

Skills & Abilities

Though her current role is a member of an idol group who performs in Var Syndrome outbreak hot spots, Makina's first love is tinkering with machinery, since she comes from a distinguished family of engineers. When not performing, she assists the Xaos mechanics in repair and maintenance. As a result, she also has knowledge of a wide array of Variable Fighters and Zentradi Battle Armor. Though she generally favors the modern machines, Makina also openly admires contemporary variants of classics like the ZBP-104 Regult and the VF-1EX Valkyrie.

Makina is also shown to have a knack for costume design, since she was the one who provided the other Walküre members with such to improve their image early on.

History

In 2064, Makina was recruited by Xaos and assigned to Walküre to combat the early Var Syndrome infections. After a series of unsuccessful operations, she suggested the group adopt a more visually elaborate aesthetic and helped in the development of special 'gas clusters' that gave the team a wider range of movement in the battlefield.

At first, Makina didn't get along with Reina, which made coordination difficult during impromptu battlefield concerts. However, as time went on, the two formed an inseparable bond that would last through the events of the series.

In 2067, Makina, along with the rest of Walküre, were on a routine patrol mission on the planet Al Shahal when a Var Syndrome outbreak occurred on Shahal City. A sneak attack by the Aerial Knights of Windermere laid waste to the planet's defenses. Due to the efforts of Delta Flight and Walküre, the attack was halted. It was during this battle that members of Walküre discovered Freyja Wion's unusual singing ability. During the debriefing, Makina encouraged Freyja to try out for an audition on the planet Ragna. Frejya agreed, and some time later, joined Walküre.

Throughout the war with Winderemerians, Makina always made sure to cheer up her friends. She encouraged Mirage Farina Jenius to loosen up and pursue a relationship with Hayate Immelman (to disasterous results), and enjoyed spending time with Freyja, Chuck Mustang and Reina. She also liked playing tricks with Mikumo Guynemer.

When the war reached Windermere, Makina sacrificed herself to protect Freyja from sniper fire. She survived, and continued to encourage Walküre to keep singing until the war was finally over.

Relationships

Reina Prowler

A member who, in contrast to Makina's lively attitude, is very quiet and close-minded. She is a skilled hacker who used to be at odds with Makina, but they grew fond of each other over time to the point of becoming inseparable. She would give anything to protect her.

Picture Gallery

Makina during a performance at Al Shahal.

Makina admiring the 104 Regults while in an undercover operation at Al Shahal.

Makina in disguise inside a stalled Suspension Rail Car.

Makina's gravure image from the broadcast performance.

Makina Nakajima's character bio.

Notes And Trivia

• Save for the appetite, Makina's character shares many similarities with Yui Hoshimura, a game-exclusive character in the Macross universe.
• Makina seems to be related to Raizou Nakajima from Macross Zero in some way, but at the moment there is no official data on their exact connection other than the same last name and the fact that Makina was born into a family of mechanics and engineers.
• In Macross Δ Scramble, Makina is the very first support character that can be unlocked for the Xaos Side, and also the most useful: The player's main + sub weapons will become unlimited for the duration of the song.