Nicholas Hayes
Rank: Admiral
Admiral of the Space Corps for the United Earth Defense Concil/Government
Like Henry Gloval, Nicholas Hayes was a vetern from the Global Civil War. He once invaded another allied camp and took rations when the then current Admiral of the Fleet refused to send anymore.
When the 'Visitor' (SDF-1) crashed on Earth, Henry and Nicholas went their seperate ways. Nicholas to become an Admiral on the newly formed United Earth Government, and Henry Gloval to become Captain of the SDF-1 itself.
Somewhere during the reconstruction of the SDF-1 Hayes and Gloval's friendship collasped. The possible reason is that Henry Gloval was against the use of the Grand Cannon, the very project Nicholas Hayes himself had come up with.
Also Lisa's almost daughterlike relationship with Gloval also may have made Nicholas jealous. Especially since Lisa seemed to prefer to stay and die on the SDF-1 rather then be with her father in the safetly of Alaska Base.
When we first meet Admiral Hayes during Lisa and Gloval's pleas with the UEG to grant the Macross Island refugees asylum, he comes across as cold hearted. Refusing to even consider it, and rebuffs Lisa personally as well. Though he later writes her a letter of explanation, one which Lisa tears up, and doesn't respond to.
Later on we see that Nicholas worries about Lisa a lot and wishes to keep her close. This explains why he doesn't want her to return to the SDF-1, and why he seems happy when she congratulates him for changing the Concil's mind about Peace Talks with the Zentraedi.
It is Nicholas Hayes who gives the order for the Grand Cannon to be fired after the Zentraedi fire on Earth. Before his death when the Cannon explodes he tells Lisa she was right about the Cannon after all.
