Hayao Kakizaki

Hayao Kakizaki
Macross character
First appearance	Episode 8 - Longest Birthday
Voiced by	Katsumi Suzuki / Jason Douglas

Hayao Kakizaki (柿崎速雄, Kakizaki Hayao) is a fictional character in the science fiction television series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, voiced by Katsumi Suzuki. In the ADV Films dub of Macross, he is voiced by Jason Douglas.

In the fictional world of Macross Hayao Kakizaki is a tall and strong, but not very smart, U.N. Spacy japanese variable fighter pilot who was assigned to the Vermilion Squadron, along with Maximilian Jenius, to be under the command of Hikaru Ichijyo. He pilots a brown-white VF-1A Valkyrie in the television series and in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? movie he pilots a green-striped VF-1A Valkyrie. Among the pilots of the Vermillion Squadron, Kakizaki is the least serious and skilled. His characterization adds to an already heavy laden humorous anime even more comic relief. He is portrayed also as being a laid back character, which often at times would endanger him while out battling the Zentradi. Compared to his teammates, Kakizaki is also the least experienced pilot, and from time-to-time, Hikaru and Max had to save him from being killed.

On November 2009, when Gunsight One's radar system was damaged, Kakizaki, along with Max and his superior, Hikaru Ichijyo accompanied Misa Hayase to scout the surrounding of the SDF-1 Macross. During this mission, he and the others were captured by the Zentradi. This marks the first contact between the races.

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