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Mikage Kiryū serves as a warrant officer in the science division aboard the UNCN battleship Yamato in 2199. She is the daughter of United Nations Cosmo Marine officer Goro Kiryū and a mother involved in cultural anthropology fieldwork. As a child, Kiryū accompanied her mother on an Amazon rainforest expedition, forming a close, brotherly bond with Hajime Saito, a subordinate and friend of her father.
Lieutenant Kaoru Niimi personally recruited Kiryū for the Yamato's mission to Iscandar. Her linguistic expertise proved vital; she translated Gatlantean and Zirellan using Garmillan data and developed Gatlantean translation software for ship communications. She temporarily assumed the chief science officer's station during the Battle of the Rainbow Star Cluster and later collaborated to maintain the Cosmo Reverse System as the Yamato neared Earth.
A month after leaving Iscandar, Kiryū joined a landing party investigating a mysterious planet. Unbeknownst to her, a Zirellan presence telepathically accessed her memories, creating trapping illusions of the Amazon rainforest and a replica of the Hotel Yamato, including a Garmillan military team. Her telepathic connection gradually revealed their captivity. A Zirellan shaman disguised as a Garmillan colonel shared a metaphorical history of the Zirel species. Discovering Zirellan writing, Kiryū led the group outside, where a confrontation with a Garmillan soldier occurred before the illusions dissolved.
The shaman revealed the planet, Shambleau, functioned as a "celestial ark" designed to spread life. Touching a control panel, Kiryū was briefly possessed by Shambleau, conveying this information before collapsing. She recovered quickly and returned to the Yamato.
Later in 2199, Kiryū monitored ship operations at UNCF headquarters during the 8th Floating Continent Recapture Operation. On December 8, she joined crewmates at a statue honoring Admiral Juzo Okita, discovering a shared vision instructing them to take the Yamato to Terezart. During preparations to commandeer the ship, Kiryū, Yuria Misaki, and Miki Saijo guided crew members underground. When a destroyed control room halted the Yamato's exit, Kiryū left with Toru Hoshina, Susumu Yamazaki, and Misaki to manually open the dock gates. She and Hoshina successfully transferred control but became trapped by flooding. They saluted the departing Yamato and were imprisoned before release following Earth Federation authorization of the mission. Kiryū later joined the crew of the experimental battleship Ginga during the Gatlantis Campaign. Over six months after the war, she rejoined the Yamato crew for a rescue mission.
Kiryū displays intellectual curiosity in Earth history, cultures, Norse mythology, and ancient seafaring vessels. She enjoys outdoor summer activities but exhibits inexperience and naivety in daily life. During the Shambleau incident, her near-identical resemblance to the deceased Meria Ricke, lover of Garmillan Lieutenant Commander Fomt Berger, facilitated an emotional connection, allowing her to offer him support and gather Zirel information. She initially clashed with Yamato fighter pilot Sho Sawamura but developed a friendship while trapped in the illusory hotel.
Lieutenant Kaoru Niimi personally recruited Kiryū for the Yamato's mission to Iscandar. Her linguistic expertise proved vital; she translated Gatlantean and Zirellan using Garmillan data and developed Gatlantean translation software for ship communications. She temporarily assumed the chief science officer's station during the Battle of the Rainbow Star Cluster and later collaborated to maintain the Cosmo Reverse System as the Yamato neared Earth.
A month after leaving Iscandar, Kiryū joined a landing party investigating a mysterious planet. Unbeknownst to her, a Zirellan presence telepathically accessed her memories, creating trapping illusions of the Amazon rainforest and a replica of the Hotel Yamato, including a Garmillan military team. Her telepathic connection gradually revealed their captivity. A Zirellan shaman disguised as a Garmillan colonel shared a metaphorical history of the Zirel species. Discovering Zirellan writing, Kiryū led the group outside, where a confrontation with a Garmillan soldier occurred before the illusions dissolved.
The shaman revealed the planet, Shambleau, functioned as a "celestial ark" designed to spread life. Touching a control panel, Kiryū was briefly possessed by Shambleau, conveying this information before collapsing. She recovered quickly and returned to the Yamato.
Later in 2199, Kiryū monitored ship operations at UNCF headquarters during the 8th Floating Continent Recapture Operation. On December 8, she joined crewmates at a statue honoring Admiral Juzo Okita, discovering a shared vision instructing them to take the Yamato to Terezart. During preparations to commandeer the ship, Kiryū, Yuria Misaki, and Miki Saijo guided crew members underground. When a destroyed control room halted the Yamato's exit, Kiryū left with Toru Hoshina, Susumu Yamazaki, and Misaki to manually open the dock gates. She and Hoshina successfully transferred control but became trapped by flooding. They saluted the departing Yamato and were imprisoned before release following Earth Federation authorization of the mission. Kiryū later joined the crew of the experimental battleship Ginga during the Gatlantis Campaign. Over six months after the war, she rejoined the Yamato crew for a rescue mission.
Kiryū displays intellectual curiosity in Earth history, cultures, Norse mythology, and ancient seafaring vessels. She enjoys outdoor summer activities but exhibits inexperience and naivety in daily life. During the Shambleau incident, her near-identical resemblance to the deceased Meria Ricke, lover of Garmillan Lieutenant Commander Fomt Berger, facilitated an emotional connection, allowing her to offer him support and gather Zirel information. She initially clashed with Yamato fighter pilot Sho Sawamura but developed a friendship while trapped in the illusory hotel.